Donna stared at her for a moment, trying to figure out what to say. "So...you're gonna tell him, right?"
"Tell him what?"
"That he's the father, of course!" Donna exclaimed.
"Donna, don't be stupid. Of course not!" Jackie laughed.
"What?"
"It's been twelve years. Why would I start now?" Jackie said.
"Well, if it were me, I would've told him-"
"Look, Donna, it doesn't matter if I should've told him or not. But the fact is I didn't. And we can't change the past. I came here for you and Eric, not to reveal Hannah to Hyde. And it's going to stay that way." Jackie said sternly.
"Okay. Fine. But let me say this once, and I then I won't bring it up again. You're making a big mistake. Every little girl should grow up with a father if they have the chance. And we both know Hyde would be a good dad." Donna said seriously, then added lightly as she opened the door, "Okay, I'm done. Now I would like to meet your daughter."
"Eric's at a Brewer's game with the boys." Donna explained as they headed upstairs. "I'm sorry, we were only expecting ONE of you," She said, giving Jackie a glare, "And the bed only fits one. We've moved Samuel into Ben's room while you stay. I supposed we could fit the two of you in here, but I could also fit one of you in Hyde's old room."
"Hannah can take this room. I'll take Hyde's." Jackie said.
"Jackie, are you sure?" Donna said, not wanting to bring back any bad memories.
"It's fine." Jackie said.
"Donna, we're back!" Eric called from downstairs, "The Devil's not coming until-"
"I'm here, String Bean." Jackie replied, smiling.
"Oh, um, well this is awkward." Eric laughed as Jackie hurried down the stairs, and he greeted her with a big hug.
"Hey, Eric." Donna said, shortly following Jackie. "Can I see you in the kitchen for a moment?"
"Donna, wait a minute. I've got to say hello to Jackie. It took me twelve years to realize I finally missed her." He teased.
"But, Eric, I need to give you a heads up on-"
"Hey, Mom." Hannah called as she walked downstairs. "Have you seen my CD collection? I'm almost positive I brought it!"
"Sweetie, I told you not to!" Jackie sighed, following Hannah to her room.
Eric's jaw dropped. "Oh my god. There's two."
"And that," Donna said triumphantly, "Is what I wanted to warn you about."
"So there's the Devil and little Devil...but where's Mr. Devil?" Eric said, still in shock.
"There isn't." She said flatly.
"What? Then who's the baby daddy?"
"Eric," Donna said, grabbing his wrist and sitting him on the couch. "Jackie made me SWEAR not to tell anyone, and I won't tell anyone else, but you're my husband, I can't keep anything from you-"
"C'mon, woman, just tell me who it is!" Eric said eagerly.
"Okay, you have to promise not to tell anyone, especially Hyde because-"
"Why would I tell Hyde?" Eric said suddenly.
Donna took a deep breath. "Well, he doesn't know it, but Hyde's the father."
"He's WHAT?"
"Shhhhh! I don't want her to hear you. She can't know you know! And you can't tell anyone who the father is!" Donna said sternly.
"But-"
Just that moment, Fez walked in.
"Fez!" Eric called, sitting his friend on the couch. "We gotta give you the heads up, or you'll be thrown a curveball just like me! Jackie's a mother! She and her daughter are upstairs!"
"Oh, so it was a girl? Did she ever admit to Hyde being the father?" He said calmly.
"Wait WHAT?" Donna and Eric said simultaneously. "You KNEW?"
"Well...no." Fez said, taken aback. "I just kind of assumed. I mean, she said she was leaving one day, then was gone by the morning, moving faster than I would to a cheerleader car wash! So, I thought about it for a moment. She broke up with me because she had to leave. She couldn't tell me why, but she was 'ashamed'. She had to get out fast though, probably because she didn't want to start showing! And, I wasn't the father. I know that because we never slept together. But she had to be ashamed. Because the father wasn't her current boyfriend. Or, because the father was with another woman. Or maybe, because she was still in love with him. But she didn't want him to come back to her out of pity. Jackie Burkhart has always been headstrong and proud. So, because she was so in love with Hyde she couldn't deal with it, and because she was scared of what her life would now bring, she did the easiest thing possible: leave."
Donna and Eric stared at Fez for a moment, absorbing his whole monologue.
"What?" Fez shrugged. "She's been gone twelve years, isn't that enough time to think of a theory?"
"I just can't believe we never knew." Donna sighed.
"Well, I kind of knew. Looks like I'm the brains of the group." Fez grinned proudly.
"Okay, I can't believe she never TOLD us." Donna said, kicking Fez off his high horse.
"Can you blame her? With that whole mess with Hyde, Kelso, Sam, Fez...everything, maybe she just needed to clear her head for a bit. Although I don't agree with her leaving for twelve years with barely any contact." Eric said insightfully.
"Eric's right. We shouldn't judge her; we don't know what she's gone through. Plus, she raised that little girl all by herself, and Hannah seems a lot more down-to-earth than young Jackie Burkhart." Donna said fairly. "But, before Jackie comes back downstairs, we have to discuss: What about Hyde?"
"What about him?" Fez and Eric asked.
"Well, he's the father! He's gonna wanna know details on this. I'm already predicting, he's going to be PISSED." Donna exclaimed.
"Not if he doesn't know he's the father!" Eric said, raising an eyebrow at Fez.
"Even if he doesn't, I'm sure he's going to want to know EVERYTHING about the whole situation. And I have a feeling he'll be a little jealous of the guy who gets to be the father of Jackie's baby, unaware that it's him." Donna said.
"C'mon, Donna, that was twelve years ago! They were like high school sweethearts! Now they're adults. Clearly they've moved on, haven't they?" Eric asked.
"I don't know." Donna said. "But due to the fact they're both still single, it sure doesn't look like they're doing too good at it."
