A/N- Told you I'd get better about posting more often! :) Here is Chapter 9! It's pretty fluffy :) I hope you like it! REVIEW, please!!!
Disclaimer***I do not own That 70s Show or any of the characters. If i did, Jackie and Hyde would have gotten married and had a million babies by the end of the show :)
Chapter 9:
An hour later, the entire group of all of their friends and family—minus Kelso, who was in Chicago visiting Brooke and Bessie—were sitting in front of Jackie and Hyde with expressions of shock. It had been a full thirty seconds since they finished telling the people they loved the good news, and they were still sitting there completely speechless. Finally, Mrs. Forman was the one to break the silence.
"Oh my goodness! I'm getting three grandbabies at once," she exclaimed while clapping her hands, and jumping up and down simultaneously. She ran over to Jackie to give her a hug. "Well, sweetie, don't you worry. We are all going to take great care of you! You will never have to worry about a thing. Right everyone?"
That's when everyone seemed to break out of their shock. Donna smiled big, and walked over to Jackie and Hyde. "Wow you guys! It's already hard to believe you're having one baby, let alone three!" She hugged them both. "Mrs. Forman's right, though. We will all pitch in and help you with whatever you need."
"Really, Donna?" Jackie said with happy tears in her eyes. "I'm sorry. I don't even know why I'm crying," she said wiping her eyes with the backs of her hands. "This is all just wild! I don't have the slightest clue as to wear to start getting ready for a baby. Now we have three to get ready for. We have to look for a home big enough for all of us now, and…well…everything else that babies need." Jackie was pretty much clueless, which is why she didn't name specifics.
"Yeah, we need to find a four bedroom place now, and cribs. We have to start stocking up on diapers, and get car seats. That's all I really know about babies and what they need…" Steven said, confused.
"Well, don't you two worry. We'll help you figure everything out. Right, boys?" Kitty said, giving Red and Fez meaningful glances.
Red cleared his throat. "Yes, of course, Kitty."
Right then, Fez stood up with tears in his eyes. "Oh, my goddess is having triplets!" He exclaimed before standing up, and jumping around the kitchen. "We are going to have so much fun!"
Jackie and Hyde both laughed. "Yes, Fez, we're going to have wild amounts of fun," Hyde said, and then placing one of his arms around Jackie's shoulder, and then his other hand on her belly. He then leaned over, and kissed the top of her head softly. "Okay, well, first we have to go house hunting…like now. We need to make sure that we have a home before we decide what to put in it."
"Okay, that sounds like fun," Jackie said with a smile on her face, and then getting up with Hyde to follow him out of the slider. "See you all later!" She yelled over her shoulder.
Six houses later, they were on their way to their final house of the day. They were both so discouraged, that they decided this would be the last one for the day.
"Oh, Steven, what are we going to do if we can't find a house that we like?" Jackie was panicking in normal Jackie-fashion.
Hyde reached over and softly ran his fingers through her hair. "Baby, the realtor who was showing the last house said that this next one was a pretty good one for us. Who knows…maybe if it's not a total piece of crap, I can fix it up pretty nice. It sounds like it'd be big enough."
Jackie simply gave a small smile, and then nodded her head before looking out the window. Hyde was slowing the car down as they made their way through the street that the house was on. Three or four houses further, and Hyde stopped the car in front of the most beautiful two story house she had ever seen.
"We're…here," Hyde said.
Jackie turned her head to the side to look at him. "Steven…are you sure this house is even in our budget? It's like…gigantic."
Hyde looked down at the paper that realtor had given him again. "Yep. It's very much in our price range. I know what you mean, though. Maybe there's a catch to it." He looked back up at the house in awe. "Well, let's get going, and then we'll go and get you and the babies some dinner," Hyde said smiling.
Jackie smiled big, nodded her head, and then stepped out of the car to follow Hyde up to the front door of the beautiful two story home—white, with blue shutters. It was already like something out of a dream, and they hadn't even gone inside yet.
Hyde knocked on the door, and a realtor opened the door, dressed in a black suit, with a big smile on his face. "Well, hello, there. I take it you're here to get a walk-thru of the house?" He asked.
"Yes sir." Hyde shook his hand. "I'm Steven Hyde, and this is my girlfriend Jackie Burkhardt."
The man smiled, and nodded his head before shaking Jackie's hand as well. "Alright, well, let's get to it, shall we?" Without another word, he led them into the house.
Jackie and Hyde were both rendered speechless by the immaculate home throughout practically the entire walk-thru. There were beautiful cherry wood floors that led through the foyer, into the large living room and dining room, up the stairs, and down the hallway which led to the bedrooms. The kitchen was spacious, with white tiled floors, forest green counter tops, white appliances, and a white backsplash above the counter tops. There was a small dining area in the kitchen, also. There was a hallway that led away from the kitchen, and into a cozy den with beautiful navy-blue carpets, and in the hallway was a door that led to the basement. There was also a bathroom next to it.
Upstairs were four large bedrooms, also with the navy blue carpet, and a pretty good-sized bathroom. The master suite was at the end of the hallway, and it had a his/hers bathroom attached to it. After the walk-thru, Jackie and Hyde stood in the foyer with dazed looks on their faces.
"So, what do you think of it?" The realtor asked, breaking them both out of their thoughts.
Jackie and Hyde looked at each other, and at that moment, they both realized that they could picture all of the things they had always dreamed of happening in this home. They could see themselves setting up house, and getting ready for the babies. They could see themselves getting married, and bringing their children home from the hospital to this house. They could see themselves raising children, and eventually rowdy teenagers like they used to be in this house, and they realized that this home was a miracle for them. Who would have thought that the last house they looked at would've been the perfect one? Who would have guessed that a house this beautiful would even be available to them; in their price range for that matter? Who would have guessed that two kids who never had any real parents that they could look up to—aside from the Formans, of course—would ever be this lucky? Three babies on the way, happy, healthy, and so in love. At that moment, they both realized that they were going to make it, and that this house would definitely be called their home.
"We'll take it," Hyde blurted out, and Jackie's face lit up at the sound.
The realtor smiled, and nodded. "Okay, you two. Let's go into the dining room, and start signing some papers."
A few hours later, Jackie and Hyde were back at the Forman residence, running—or in Jackie's case, walking—as fast as they could to tell their "family" the news.
"We got a house!" Jackie exclaimed before they even had a chance to walk all the way in through the slider, and into the kitchen where everyone was sitting at the table, waiting for dinner.
"Oh, dear! That's just wonderful," Mrs. Forman said with a smile. "Congratulations, you two! Now, Jackie, sit down so that you can feed those babies some dinner."
"When do you kids get to move in?" Mr. Forman asked.
"Tomorrow, actually. The realtor said that usually it would take about a month, but he said that the owner was a widow who just really wanted to part with the home because it was just getting to be too big for her. She actually already moved out, and after we explained to the man our situation, he agreed to schedule an inspection for tomorrow morning, and then we can move in after that. We already put a down payment on it and everything," Hyde explained proudly.
"It really is a beautiful home, you guys. It has more than enough room for us to raise the babies. Oh! I'm so happy! I can't wait for you all to come and see it." Jackie exclaimed excitedly.
"We'll all be there tomorrow to help you two move in," Donna said.
"Yes, yes we will, my goddess" Fez nodded with a smile.
"Oh, thanks you guys! Oh my gosh, Steven, we still need to by dishes, and bathroom decorations, our bed! Oh, it's all so much to do in such little time," Jackie started to panic.
"Jacks, baby, don't worry. We have plenty of time to set up our house. We can even go and pick out a bed at the furniture store tonight on the way back to your parents' house, and have them deliver it tomorrow if you'd like, alright?" Hyde said nodding towards everyone else to agree with him.
"Yeah, sweetheart. Tomorrow, you, Fez, Donna, and I will go shopping. We'll help you pick out some of the essentials, so that you'll be able to live in the home comfortably," Mrs. Forman explained. "You can just do what I did with our house, and pick out the things you want to put into each room little by little along the way."
Jackie nodded her head, obviously becoming less panicked. "Okay. Yeah, that sounds like a good plan."
"Alright, Jacks. Just stay calm, don't stress out—it's not good for the babies—and eat your dinner. We'll go pick out a bed after that, and then we'll go back to your parents' house, and I'll give you a back rub. How does that sound?" Hyde asked.
"That sounds great, Steven." Jackie leaned in and kissed him sweetly on the lips before sitting forward in her chair, and chowing down on some food.
A/N- How did you all like it?! Any suggestions for later chapters? Review & I will reply!!! :) xoxo
