Donna looks down at the floor trying to find a fixed spot to focus on in order to prevent getting dizzy from Jackie's back and forth pacing in her bedroom. For the past twenty or so minutes, Donna has been sitting quietly as Jackie rants and groans about Hyde and what a dillhole he was being to her.

"Why does he have to be such an asshole? It's no one's fault that he's miserable, why try to make the rest of us just as miserable too?" Jackie groans and just as Donna is about to respond, Jackie starts talking again. "I mean, he can just go back to hating me and pretending I'm not there, that wasn't as bad as having to deal with him again."

Donna shakes her head from side to side and rolls her eyes. How the hell could someone lack so much awareness was beyond her. "Jackie, Hyde doesn't hate you" she says from her spot on the edge of her bed.

"Oh no? Then what is his problem? I don't see him being this cruel to anyone else" Jackie says as she finally starts pacing and looks at Donna.

"Did you ever stop to think that there might be a reason Hyde is being such a jerk to you?" Donna asks.

"Like what?"

Donna lets out a loud exasperated breath and again shakes her head. "Come on Jackie, you're marrying his best friend."

"So?"

Donna's eyes widen as she looks at her friend and sees that she is really not understanding why this might be a problem for Hyde. "What do you mean so? That's probably why he's acting that way towards you" Donna explains.

"That makes no sense Donna. Steven and I are not together and he has his own stripper wife to worry about, why would he care that I'm marrying Michael?"

"You can not be this dense" Donna says and Jackie smirks. Of course she understands why this might be a big deal for Hyde, she isn't stupid, but she wants to hear someone else say it, if only to confirm what she already knows. Some sick, twisted part of her likes that Hyde is squirming about the whole situation. Hell, it serves him right for what he's put her through. Then there's the other part, the one that keeps pestering her and tells her she's just being spiteful and that's why she had agreed to marry Michael.

"Jackie, you and Hyde were together for a long time. In fact, it wasn't that long ago since you were together and now you're just moving on and getting married to his best friend" replies Donna.

"Again, Steven's married so why the hell should he care?"

"God the two of you are meant for each other. This is ridiculous. Hyde is obviously still in love with you and from what I can see, you're still in love with him" Donna tells her friend.

"Donna you're crazy. I do not love Steven, I love Michael."

"Look Jackie, you can say that all you want, but the fact that Hyde managed to get you this upset with a stupid comment says a lot."

"Yeah, that he's a dillhole that gets on my nerves. It doesn't mean anything else Donna, don't read so much into it" Jackie says and she starts pacing again.

"Sure it doesn't" Donna replies as she brings her hands up to rub her temples and try to deal with the frustration of the conversation.

"Okay so enough about Steven, I wanted to ask you something" Jackie says. She stops pacing once more and walks over to the chair by Donna's desk and takes a seat.

Donna brings her hands down to her lap and looks up at Jackie, bracing herself for whatever was about to be thrown her way. Given how tense things have been with the group since Kelso proposed, she is now always on edge when her friends asked her for favors. "Uh huh" she says apprehensively.

"You know I've been planning my wedding since I was a little girl and I have all the details pretty much all figured out but I didn't realize how much work actually went into the actual doing, you know? Mrs. Forman has been trying to help since my mother is who knows where but she's busy herself" Jackie starts and the pauses.

Donna raises an eyebrow, "uh. huh" she says again, slower this time.

"And I was thinking that technically, you are my oldest friend and I was wondering if you would want to be my maid of honor" Jackie asks, saying the last few words quickly.

Donna stays quiet for a moment, pondering what Jackie's just asked of her. Even though they have not been as close as they were in the past, Donna still considers Jackie her best friend. She had always been there for when she was going through tough time, albeit with snarky comments, but still there and always willing to help. It shouldn't have come as surprise that Jackie would ask her to be maid of honor and yet...

"Jackie, I'm really flattered that you would ask me but I don't think I can be your maid of honor" Donna says. She looks down at her hands and then back at Jackie who is wide-eyed and slowly nodding her head up and down.

"Oh, okay" Jackie says in disbelief. She had never considered being turned down by Donna. "Can I ask why not?"

"I would rather not say" Donna replies.

"Donna, you can tell me it's okay" Jackie says, curious as to what possible reason her friend has for not wanting to be her maid of honor.

"Jackie, I'm just going to be busy with school starting up soon and I don't think I'll have a lot of free time to dedicate to helping you with the plans."

"Okay, sure I get it" Jackie says and she stands up and pushes the chair back under the desk.

"Jackie, come on please don't be mad" Donna pleads feeling bad that not only she's not able to be her maid of honor but also that she was not honest about why she couldn't accept the role. However, how could she tell Jackie that she just couldn't be part of something she didn't agree with? She knows that Jackie marrying Kelso is a huge mistake, especially after seeing the way both she and Hyde are acting. She knows they both still love each other and she knows that Jackie accepting Kelso's proposal wasn't done for the right reasons.

"I have to go Donna" Jackie says and before Donna can respond, she walks out of the bedroom. Donna grunts and throws herself back on her bed hoping she made the right decision and that this will all pass.