The second they got to the hospital, Hyde whipped his car into a parking spot, slammed his foot on the break and got out of the car. He picked Jackie up and carried her into the hospital. A nurse saw him and walked to him.

"Excuse me sir can I help you?"

"My girlfriend…she…she is having trouble breathing and I-" He was talking a mile a minute and she signaled for a stretcher. Another nurse brought it over and they helped Hyde place her on it.

"Sir…calm down. What exactly happened?"

"She…she was driving to Chicago with one of my friends and they hit a fence…I think she got whiplash."

"Where is your friend sir?"

"I don't know…my other friend had him…but I lost them on the road."

"Is he ok?"

"He was bleeding really badly…broken leg I think."

"You have no idea where he is?"

"No! How many times do I have to say it? I lost him and my other friend on the road. But…please…she needs help.
Just…shouldn't you put an oxygen mask on her or something?" He asked frantically.

"Sir…we just need to know what happened."

"No you just need to help her damn it!"

"Alright…Peter take her…I'm sorry what is her name?"

"Jackie…Jacquelyn Burkhart."

"Ok…Peter take Ms. Burkhart down to room 21 and call Doctor Robinson in to take a look at her. I'll be here with Mr…?" She looked back at Hyde.

"Steven Hyde."

"Yes…I'll be here with Mr. Hyde to fill out some paper work."

"I want to go with her."

"You can be with her as soon as you fill out some paperwork."

"But I-"

"Mr. Hyde…you fighting with me is not going to help her or your other friend. So please cooperate with me here."

Hyde sighed. "Ok…just…be careful with her. She's so tiny…and I just…"

"She is going to be fine. Now…Peter do as I said and Mr. Hyde come with me."

She started to walk away and Hyde watched Peter wheel Jackie down the hall. He turned and saw the nurse was gone and then saw her at the front desk. He made his way over to her and sat down in a chair by her desk.

"Ok Mr. Hyde…I am Cynthia Mason. Now…I need you to fill out this paper work for me here." She handed him a clipboard.

"Uh ok…"

Hyde started to answer the questions about Jackie. Birthday, age, height…ect…He handed the clip board back to her and waited.

"Ok…thank you. Now…can you tell me exactly what happened?"

"I uh…I wasn't there but Jackie told me that my friend Kelso who was driving dropped his soda and reached to get it. They swerved off the road and hit a fence."

"Ok…and how did you find them?"

"I was driving to Chicago to find Jackie and I was driving past them, I recognized them so I stopped."

"Ok. And who was your friend that had this Kelso boy?"

"Oh that was our friend Leo. I haven't seen him in awhile but he was driving by there too and he stopped to help them. He's kind of a space shot and I guess he got distracted and stopped following me."

"When did you notice he wasn't behind you?"

"Uh Jackie noticed it after awhile."

"Ok…well…I'll just go see if Doctor Robinson has checked on Jackie yet."

"Can I come with you?"

"You should stay out here until I come back."

"Um…ok…"

Hyde sat pacing in the hallway waiting for the nurse to come back in. Jackie was lying in a hospital bed and she opened her eyes slowly looking around her. She was still breathing heavily but she saw a doctor.

"Excuse me…" She said and started to breathe harder.

"Oh you're awake. Ok…don't try and talk ok? I'm Dr. Robinson I'm here to help you."

Jackie nodded her head as Nurse Mason came in the room and smiled at Jackie and the doctor. She walked up to them.

"How is she?"

"I think she just the wind knocked out of her. We should keep her on an oxygen mask for awhile just until she can breathe normally again. It shouldn't be to long now."

"Ok. Well her boyfriend said that there was another boy in the car but his other friend was driving him here. They lost him on the road. He said he was bleeding and he had a broken leg."

"And he doesn't have any idea where they are?"

"No."

He sighed. "Well we'll have to get a description of the car and have the police search for them tonight. If he's bleeding, the longer he's out there the more danger he is in."

"Ok. Can her boyfriend come in and see her?"

"Yeah. Send him in."

Nurse Mason walked out to the waiting room and found Hyde sitting in a chair by her desk, his head in his hands. She smiled sadly at him and cleared her throat to let him know that she's there. He looked up at her anxiously and stands up.

"Is she ok?"

"Yeah…she needs to stay here until she can breathe normally but you can go see her if you want to."

"Thank you."

"Oh and Mr. Hyde?"

"Yes?"

"Were going to send the police out to try and find your other friends. It's important he gets help. Especially if he is bleeding."

"Oh right…so you need like a description of the car?"

"Yes."

"Ok…well Leo drives an old Cadillac. White, black top. Um…he's kinda scruffy, long black hair in glasses. Um…and Kelso…or Michael Kelso…he's tall, brown hair and eyes."

"Ok. I'll send the police out right away. You go in and see your girlfriend."

"Thanks."

Hyde walked into Jackie's room, she had her eyes shut and her tiny little chest was going up and down faster than it usually did. He hated hospitals, everything about them but he knew he had to be here for Jackie. He walked in and stood by her bed when Dr. Robinson came in the room.

"So you must be the boyfriend?"

"Yeah…or well…I don't know what we are right now…"

"Uh…troublesome relationship?"

"Yeah…something like that. She was coming here to take up a new job and we had sort of broken up I guess…"

"And you were coming to win her back?"

Jackie opened her eyes wanting to hear Hyde's answer. Hyde saw Jackie open her eyes and looked back at Dr. Robinson.

"Yeah…something like that."

"Well…I'll leave you two alone. But don't let her talk too much…if she stays quiet and regains her breathe than she will be able to leave tonight."

"Ok…that's gonna be hard. Jackie likes to talk a lot."

Jackie pinched his arm and he spun round to look at her. "Ow!"

Dr. Robinson laughed. "She's got spunk."

"Yeah…she really does."

Dr. Robinson left and then Hyde turned back to Jackie. He looked down at her, put his hands in his pocket and wasn't sure what to say.

"Hey…"

She opened her mouth to say something but he put his finger to her lips. "Don't…you heard what Dr. Robinson said. There will be plenty of time to talk later ok?"

She nodded her head and pointed to some paper and a pen by the bed. Hyde saw it and handed to her she wrote on it and handed it back to him. It said. "Where is Michael?"

"I don't know…they just sent the police out to look for him and Leo."

She nodded and started writing again and handed the paper back to him. "He's lost a lot of blood Steven…I'm scared."

"I know…but Kelso is tough. He can handle it…I'm sure he will be just fine."

She took the paper again. "Will you stay with me for awhile?"

He smiled at her. "Of course I will. As long as you promise not to talk."

She nodded her head and smiled. Hyde pulled up a chair next to the bed and turned on the TV. The Price is Right was on and he turned back to Jackie and they both smiled. They watched for a few moments, the sound of Jackie breathing had never made him happier. He reached over and took her hand rubbing her knuckles gently. Jackie smiled at him, he didn't look at her but it gave her hope. About three hours later Nurse Mason came back into the room.

"I just wanted you to know the police tracked down your friends."

Hyde jumped up and looked back at Jackie smiling. "Really? How is he?"

"He's in the X-Ray room right now getting his leg checked out. He lost a lot of blood but he is going to be just fine. Your friend Leo is coming in to talk to you."

"Thank you."

Leo walked in and just looked around. "Hey man…where am I?"

"Leo man your in a hospital…what the hell happened to you and Kelso?"

"Oh yeah man…I wanted some pizza so I pulled off the exit and went down town to eat some pizza."

"Kelso was bleeding man."

"Yeah I know…there's blood in the back of my car. Oh hey…why is Loud Girl in a hospital bed?"

"She got the wind knocked out of her but she's getting better." He looked back at Jackie and she was breathing normally again. Dr. Robinson came in and smiled at them.

"I think that Jackie will be able to breathe normally again. Let me take out her oxygen tubes and see how she can talks and breathes."

He walked to Jackie and she sat up a little bit. "Ok…try talking."

Jackie took a deep breathe. "I think I'm ok now."

"Can you breathe normally…?"

"Yeah I can. I feel a lot better."

"Ok then, I think you are ready to go home."

"What about our friend Michael?" She asked.

"Oh were just putting a cast on his leg and after that he will be ready to get out of here. He just needs to take it easy for awhile."

"Ok. Thank you." Hyde said.

"No problem, and you too Jackie…don't do anything to strenuous."

"Ok…thank you."

He took the IV out of her arm and helped her up and gave her, her cloths. She went into the bathroom and changed while Leo and
Hyde went to Kelso's room. Once he was done being wrapped up they gave him some crutches and they went out to the cars.

"Ok…so…I think we should get a hotel room." Hyde said.

"I saw one right down the road when we were coming to the hospital." Leo said.

"Should we believe him?" Jackie said whispering to Hyde.

"Uh…no I think I saw one too. Look Leo…you can come with us…or…"

"Naw man…I just remembered I was supposed to go back home to my wife. That's why I came here…but I saw Loud Girl and the stupid one so I stopped. You guys should go to the hotel without me."

"Ok man. We'll…come back to Point Place some time. It was great to see you." Hyde said.

"Yeah even though you could have killed me…" Kelso said. "It was cool to see you, and you helped Jackie and me out when we needed you."

"Yeah Thanks Leo." Jackie hugged him.

"Oh no problem man…but who are you again?"

Jackie rolled her eyes and looked back at Hyde who just stood there laughing with Kelso.

"Oh whatever…just go you dirty hippy."

"Ok. See you later."

Leo got in the car and Kelso, Hyde and Jackie stood there unsure of what to say or do.

"Ok…you guys aren't going to be all gushy and mushy are you?" Kelso said.

"No Michael we aren't…were not even together anymore." Jackie said.

Hyde's heart hurt hearing her say that. "Yeah man…were not together. And Jackie…just don't talk to much ok?"

"Steven I'm fine."

"Yeah we thought you were fine before and look what happened. You passed out in my arms. I don't want that to happen again."

"Ok that's being mushy if you ask me."

"Shut up Kelso." Hyde said.

"You love her man."

"I do not. I just don't like girls passing out in my arms ok? Well…unless there drunk in which case it means I can pretty much guarantee I'm gonna get some."

Jackie stared at him, tears burning in her eyes. "You are such an asshole."

Jackie stormed to the El Camino got in the passenger seat and slammed the door shut. Hyde closed his eyes and cursed himself for being such an idiot.

"Good going Hyde…now she's gonna be all cranky now."

"Shut up and get in the car."

"Oh you better be nice to me…I have a broken leg."

"Whatever."

Hyde waited until Kelso had slid into the middle seat in the Camino and he got in and they drove off to the nearby hotel. The ride was pretty silent. When they got there, Jackie helped Kelso out of the car and they walked behind Hyde to the reception desk. They only had one room with a single bed open and Hyde sighed.

"I get the bed!" Kelso yelled.

"We have a cot available if you want that." The woman said.

"Just one?" Hyde questioned.

"Yeah just one."

"Well…fine I'll just sleep on the floor." Hyde said.

He took the keys and they went to their room. Kelso flopped down on the bed and yelled out in pain when he landed on his leg.

"Michael you are such an idiot."

"Shut up Jackie. Help me up…I need to pee."

Jackie pulled him off the bed and helped him to the bathroom. He stared at her expectantly. "Yeah no…your gonna have to do that by yourself." Jackie said shutting the door in his face.

She walked over to the cot that Hyde had carried in and started putting some sheets and blankets on it. Hyde was setting up a bed on the floor and then stopped and looked back at Jackie.

"Look Jackie I didn't mean-"

"Just forget it Steven. At least now I know."

"No you don't know! That's the problem!"

"Fine than explain it to me!"

"I don't want to fight about this…you shouldn't be yelling…your using to much air you need to keep your strength up."

"There you go again…avoiding the problem at hand."

"Jackie…I…I love you…" He whispered.

"Then why did you say that?"

"Because I'm a dill hole."

"Look Steven I-"

"Ok all done in there. Anything good on TV?"

Kelso looked between Hyde and Jackie and saw the tears in Jackie's eyes and the pain on Hyde's face.

"Huh…I interrupted something didn't I?"

"Just…go to sleep Michael…it's been a long day. I'm tired…and I want to go to bed."

"You wanna sleep with me Jackie?"

"No Michael!"

"Well I just figured that Hyde could have the cot if you slept with me."

"You are such a moron! Just go to sleep!"

Kelso shrugged his shoulders and lay down on the bed getting comfortable. Jackie went to go on her cot.

"Jackie I-"

"Just go to sleep Steven…I'm tired."

Hyde sighed and lay down on the bed. Kelso shut the light off and fell straight to sleep. But Hyde lay awake for many hours just as Jackie did, silent tears streaming down her face. Neither of them knew what was going to happen in the morning, but all they wanted was to be in each other's arms. But that was not going to happen tonight…they just hoped that someday they would be together again.

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