Authors Note: Sorry this has taken so long to get out. A lot has been happening here. My boyfriend's brother's wedding, then jury duty and finally getting suspended from my shitty job. So it's been pretty crazy here. But i'm back with a ton of time on my hands too. Though i've spent a lot of that time reading the twilight books. If you havent read them before you really should. They're amazing. Bella and Edward make my day. Ne ways so there are two songs in this one. One is called I get it by Kate Voegele and the other is Fall for you by Secondhand Serenade. Both songs are truly amazing. So read and of couse let me know what you think. Thanks to those of you who reviewed last chapter. You're amazing. This is the longest one so far i think so here's to hoping you guys like it.
Disclaimer: I own nothing except the supporting characters and tiffany
Giving Life:
Chapter Eleven: The Fact is I think I'm jealous
Jackie sighed as she closed a file on her desk.
"Long day?" Nikki asked as Jackie nodded.
"Oh yeah. I swear this is like the day that will never end." Jackie said as she put her head in her hands.
"This wouldn't have anything to do with a curtain father not being in town right now?"
"No, this doesn't have anything to do with him, but I am beginning to think that's why Tiffany is in a slump."
Nikki laughed as she smiled at her friend. "Hun she's not the only one who's in a slump. You've been like this since he left you're just too stubborn to admit it."
"I have not been in a slump." She said as Nikki laughed again.
"See stubborn." She said as she walked out of Jackie's office and closed the door behind her.
"I am not. " She said to herself as she heard the door open again, "If you've come back to tell me that I'm stubborn again save it." Jackie said without even looking up.
"Well I could say you're stubborn but in my defense I've never called you that before."
Jackie looked up and smiled when she saw her friend Jason standing in the doorway.
"Jason I didn't know that was you. I thought it was Nikki."
"She called you stubborn?"
"Yeah just as joke."
"Ah I see."
"So what can I do for you Jason? Are you having trouble in accounting again?"
"No and even if I was you know I wouldn't call you."
"True, so what's up?"
"I actually wanted to ask you something." He said as Jackie looked at him.
"Okay sure go ahead." She said with a smile as Jason took a deep breath.
"Will you go out with me tonight?" Jason asked as Jackie stared at him.
Jackie didn't know what to do. Part of her wanted to say yes, but there was another part of her, a larger part of her, that wanted to say no because Steven. 'Wait,' Jackie thought to herself, 'why should I sacrifice my happiness for a man who doesn't want to be with me. It's time I just moved on right?' She asked herself as she looked behind Jason and saw Nikki giving her the thumbs up.
"Sure." Jackie said as Jason smiled.
"Really? Alright well I'll pick you up at eight." He said as he started to walk away.
"Okay, just ask Nikki for my address." Jackie said as Jason gave her one last smile before he walked over to Nikki. Once he was completely gone Nikki quickly made her way into Jackie's office and closed the door.
"Did I just do the right thing?" She asked as Nikki smiled at her.
" Yes you did. Jackie its time that you started dating again and Jason will make the perfect test run." She said as Jackie smiled at her before her smiled quickly turned into a frown.
"I know I'm just afraid that I agreed because I'm lonely. Steven is in Milwaukee and Tiffany is busy with school and Tommy."
Nikki nodded as she looked at Jackie, "Well I for one think that regardless of yours reason, that you made the right choice"
"Tiffany are you home?" Jackie said as she walked in the house.
"Yeah, but I'm going out in a few minutes."
"Well do you have enough time to come down here and talk to me?" Jackie asked as Tiffany came down the stairs.
"Of course Mom." Tiffany said as they walked into the kitchen together.
"So I have something I need to tell you?"
"Should I be sitting for this?"
"Maybe." Jackie said as Tiffany sat down at the table.
"So what's going on mom?"
"I have a date."
"You have a date?"
"Yeah tonight actually. It's with this guy from work. I've known him for a few months and today he asked me out to dinner."
"Well that's great mom. I'm happy for you."
"You are honey?"
"Yeah I mean you deserve to be happy."
"Well that went a lot better than I thought it would."
"Well I'm a complicated woman mom." Tiffany said as she stood up and kissed her mom on the cheek.
"That you are my dear. But you get that from me."
"Yeah I know." She said as she smiled then walked out of the kitchen, "I'll be home late so don't wait up." She yelled before she walked out of the house.
Jackie stared at the clock above the fireplace and sighed. She'd gotten ready a lot quicker than she planned and had been sitting in the living room staring at the clock ever since. Just as she was about to get up and find something else to do to kill the time, her doorbell rang.
She got up and smiled when she saw Jason on the other side.
"Hey Jason." Jackie said as Jason smiled at her and walked inside.
"Are you ready to go?"
"Yeah just let me grab my purse," She said as she walked over to the living room table and grabbed it, "Alright lets go." Jackie said as Jason nodded and together they walked out of the house.
"So my mom has a date tonight." Tiffany said as Tommy and Missy looked at her.
"Are you serious?" Missy asked as Tiffany nodded.
"Would I lie about something like that?" Tiffany asked her as Missy shook her head.
"I don't know it just seems weird because you're mom has never really gone on a date before."
"I know, but this is good for her. I mean she's been so lonely for so long that it's nice to just see her get out."
"Yeah it is. I'm glad she's getting out." Missy said as Tommy nodded as well.
Jackie smiled as she picked her guitar up and ran her fingers across the strings. This guitar was her life at this moment. This guitar was her diary in a way. It was the only thing in the world that helped her get her true feelings out and because of that she adored the time she spent just sitting in this little rooming playing with it's strings. Jackie sat down and adjusted the neck strap as the sound of her doorbell interrupted her. 'Who could that be?' she thought to herself as she got up with the guitar still strapped to her and made her way to the door.
"Morning Jackie," Jason said as he smiled down at her.
"Jason, what are you doing here?"
"I wanted to talk to you."
"Oh well come on in." She said as she moved away from the door to let him in.
"Thanks Jackie."
"So what do you want to talk about?" She asked as he looked down.
"Jackie last night was great it really was. But it didn't feel like a date to me."
"It didn't?" Jackie asked as she stared at Jason.
"No, it actually felt like I was having dinner with a good friend rather than a potential girlfriend."
Jackie smiled at Jason as she took his hand into hers, "I'm glad you felt that way, because I felt like it too."
"You did?" He asked.
"Yeah, I just didn't feel that spark, it was like you said, dinner with a good friend."
"I'm glad I didn't hurt you."
"I'm glad I didn't hurt you." She said as she smiled at him.
"So what's that for?" He asked as Jackie looked down at her guitar.
"Oh this…I was just going to work on a few things."
"You sing?"
"Yeah I do."
"Do you think you could play me something?"
"Sure just don't make fun of me if it sucks." Jackie said as she led the way to the den.
"Okay but no promises." He said as Jackie playfully hit him.
"Okay so this one is called, I get it." She said as she started playing.
I couldn't make this up
I have been outdone by my own kind
I always traded up, yeah
Now I'm a victim for the first time
But I'm unaffected and indifferent
But I can't pretend that I'm not over the edge
Well, well baby what do you know
You turned the tables on me, didn't you?
My, my, my it only serves me right, now I Get It
This is how hurt feels
And it's everything they say it is
I was untouchable
Until karma crashed my party
Found out I'm crushable, oh
And I'm the only one who's sorry
I don't get rejected, I was somehow redressed
It's unprecedented oh, no second page
Well, well baby what do you know
You turned the tables on me, didn't you?
My, my, my it only serves me right, now I Get It
This is how hurt feels
And it's everything they say it is
No, no, no don't you go
I do all the breaking up around here
No, no, no don't steal my show
You should be the one crying these tears
Well, well baby, what do you know
You turned the tables on me, didn't you?
My, my, my it only serves me right, now I Get It
This is how hurt feels
And its everything..
Well, well baby what do you know
You turned the tables on me, didn't you?
My, my, my it only serves me right, now I get it
This is how hurt feels
And it's everything they say it is
Hyde turned his ignition off as he stared at Jackie's house. It really was a wonderful home. Even from the outside you could tell that Jackie had meant for this to be a comforting and loving environment for her daughter and that thought alone made Hyde happy. He smiled as he picked up the envelope and the tape from the passenger seat. He got out of the car and walked up the drive. He knew the front door would be open because that's how Jackie was. So he opened the door and wasn't surprised to hear her voice coming from the den. He walked down the hall and looked in the den. The smile on his face instantly disappeared when he realized that she wasn't alone. The man beside her was listening so intently that he never saw Hyde. It didn't matter because all Hyde could focus on was the smile that graced Jackie's features as she played for his man. She was happy and that thought alone for some reason brought out an unusual feeling in the pit of his stomach. A feeling he hadn't felt since he'd found her with Kelso…the feeling of complete and total jealousy. Deciding at that moment that it would be better for all of them if he left he quickly made his way to the living room. He quickly remembered his reason for coming there in the first place and made a beeline for the living room. He set the envelope and the tape down on the table before he quickly he made his way out of the house.
Jackie placed her guitar back in its case as Jason stared at her.
"So what do you think?" She asked as he continued to stare at her.
"I think it's great." He said as she smiled then looked down.
"But?"
"How did you know there was going to be a but?"
"I could tell by your voice. So come on tell me."
"Jackie I'm really confused about something."
"What are you confused about?"
"Your music is amazing and you've got a talent. But what I'm really confused about is why you don't go out and show the world it."
"I don't want to put my daughter through that."
"Oh,"
"She's the biggest part of my life and if would never do anything to hurt her."
"You're a great mother."
"Thanks."
"So tell me about this guy?"
"What guy?"
"Song guy…the one who hurt you or you hurt him. I can't quite tell yet."
Jackie laughed as Jason smiled at her. "His name is Steven and he's Tiffany's father."
"Ah so there's a lot of history in these songs." He said with a smile on his face.
"Yeah a lot and not all of it good." She said as he nodded.
"So do you see him a lot?"
"Yeah just not lately. He had to go home for a business meeting."
"Are you in love with him?"
Jackie looked down and decided to just tell him the truth. "He's my heart."
"Do you want to be with him?"
"Yeah I do, but he doesn't want to be with me."
"Why not?"
"I hurt him really badly last time we were together and he doesn't want that to happen again."
"I see. Well if you really want to be with him, then I have a plan."
"No."
"Why not?"
"Because I said no Jason. He doesn't want to go down that road again so I'm going to respect his wishes."
"Even if it hurts you in the end?"
"Even if it kills me in the end."
"You're stubborn."
"I really am." She said as a faint smile came to her lips.
"Well can I at least tell you my plan in case you change your mind?"
"Fine." She said as he smiled.
"We pretend that we're together and make him jealous to the point where it gets so bad that he confesses his true feelings to you."
"No."
"Oh come on it would work."
"Jason seriously it's hard enough to get him in the same room with me as it is. I'm not going to ruin the good thing we have going on."
"Fine, but call me if you change your mind." Jason said before he got up and walked out.
"I doubt I will." Jackie said as she heard the front door close.
Tiffany walked into her house and looked around for her mother. When she saw no sign of her she decided to just watch a little TV. She plopped down on the couch and turned on VH1 hoping to find some documentary on one of her favorite shows or one of those before they were stars things. When she realized that the show playing was neither of those she sighed and threw the remote down beside her.
"There's nothing on." She said to herself as she sat up and finally noticed the things on the table.
"What the?" She said as she picked up the envelope and the tape. She opened the envelope and pulled out the paper. A smiled came to her lips as she realized that it was from her father's office and that's he'd most likely been the one to deliver it. She shot up off the couch and made her way to the den. "Mom?" She called as she looked around for her mother. Jackie slowly made her way down the stairs when she heard her name being called.
"Hey sweetie I thought that was you." She said as Tiffany walked over to her.
"Where's dad?" She asked as Jackie looked at her.
"Still in Wisconsin I suppose. Why?"
Tiffany handed her mother the tape and the letter. "Because this was on the table. I figured that dad had dropped it off."
Jackie looked down at the letter and saw the grooves emblem on the top of it. "I guess he did. I wonder why he didn't say hi."
"It's really weird." Tiffany said as Jackie nodded.
"So what's on the tape?" Jackie asked as Tiffany shrugged.
"I didn't listen to it."
"Did you read this?" She asked as she held up the letter.
"No, what does it say?"
"Oh my…"Jackie said as Tiffany pulled the letter from her mother's hands.
"Mom this is amazing." Tiffany said as Jackie nodded.
"Someone wants to sing my songs and that someone is on this tape." Jackie said as Tiffany smiled.
"Then what are we waiting for." Tiffany said as both girls hurried into the den and popped the tape into the tape deck.
Jackie's head shot up as she heard the voice through the speakers and the familiar words she'd penned herself.
The best thing about tonight's that we're not fighting
Could it be that we have been this way before
I know you don't think that I am trying
I know you're wearing thin down to the core
But hold your breath
Because tonight will be the night
That I will fall for you
Over again
Don't make me change my mind
Or I won't live to see another day
I swear it's true
Because a girl like you is impossible to find
You're impossible to find
This is not what I intended
I always swore to you I'd never fall apart
You always thought that I was stronger
I may have failed but I have loved you from the start
Oh, But hold your breathe
Because tonight will be the night
That I will fall for you
Over again
Don't make me change my mind
Or I won't live to see another day
I swear it's true
Because a girl like you is impossible to find
It's impossible
So breathe in so deep
Breathe me in
I'm yours to keep
And hold on to your words
Cause talk is cheap
And remember me tonight
When you're asleep
Because tonight will be the night
That I will fall for you
Over again
Don't make me change my mind
Or I won't live to see another day
I swear it's true
Because a girl like you is impossible to find
Tonight will be the night
That I will fall for you
Over again
Don't make me change my mind
Or I won't live to see another day
I swear it's true
Because a girl like you is impossible to find
You're impossible to find
"Steven,' Jackie said as she stared at the speaker as the tape ended.
"Mom?" Tiffany asked as Jackie smiled at her.
"That was your father." Jackie said as she felt a tear come to her eye.
"Dad was singing that?"
"Of course he was." Jackie said as Tiffany collapsed on the couch.
"Wow."
"He has an amazing voice doesn't he?" Jackie asked as she sat next to Tiffany.
"Yeah, he really does." Tiffany said as smiled came to her face.
Hyde began to throw everything from his hotel room into a bag as he prepared to leave South Bend. 'I cant sit here and watch her move on with someone else. I cant it'll be too hard,' he thought to himself as he finished putting all of his things together.
Just as he was about to leave his room the phone rang. He thought about ignoring it all together and just leaving but then he remembered that he'd given his father that number and told him to call if there were any emergencies.
He made his way back to the bed and picked up the phone. "Hello?" He said as he heard someone sigh on the other end.
"Steven, it's W.B."
"Dad what's up?"
"You need to come son."
"Did something happen?"
"Its Red son…it's serious and you need to come home."
"I'm on my way."
"Son," W.B. said before Hyde hung up.
"Yeah?"
"Bring the girls." He said before he hung up.
"I'll get it." Tiffany called as she walked to the door and opened it. "Dad!" She said as she ran into her father's arms.
"Hey sweetie." He said quietly as she smiled up at him.
"I missed you dad." She said as he nodded to her.
"I missed you too."
"Dad," Tiffany said as she noticed his somber tone, "Are you alright?"
"Is your mother here?"
"She's upstairs"
"Okay can you go get her? "
"Sure," Tiffany said as she stared walking up the stairs.
"Wait, Tiff I need you to pack a bag for your mother and for you."
"Where are we going?" Tiffany asked as she stared at her father.
"Just please pack a bag." Hyde pleaded with her as she nodded.
A few second later Jackie her made her way down the stairs. "Steven what's going on?"
"Jackie I need you and Tiffany to come with me to Point Place."
"Why? Steven what's going on?"
"It's Red"
"What happened?" Jackie asked as tears instantly came to her eyes.
"I don't know, but we need to go." Hyde said as Tiffany walked down the stairs with two bags in her hands.
"We're all packed dad." Tiffany said as Hyde nodded.
"Tiffany I want you to go say good bye to Tommy. Tell him you'll call him when we get there."
"Can I at least tell him where we're going?"
"Sure…we're going to Point Place." Hyde said before he took the bags and made his way out of the house.
"Mom?" Tiffany asked as Jackie looked at her.
"Do as your father asked sweetie." Jackie said before she followed Hyde out of the house.
Tiffany stared at her parents for a few seconds before she ran over to Tommy's house.
"Hey." He said as he opened the door.
"I'm leaving." She said as his smile disappeared.
"Where are you going?"
"I don't know what's going on but my dad is taking mom and me to Point Place. I think something happened there."
"Are you okay?"
"I'm fine just really confused."
"I don't blame you. When are you coming back?"
"I'm not sure. But I promise I'll call as soon as we get there." Tiffany said before she buried herself in his arms.
"I love you Tiffany."
"I love you too Tommy. Take care of yourself while I'm gone okay?"
"I will… and you be safe alright? I couldn't bare it if something happened to you."
"Same here." She said as she leaned up and kissed his lips.
She pulled away and gave him one last smile before she ran over to the car.
Tommy looked up and saw Hyde staring at him. The two nodded to each other before Hyde got into the car and pulled away.
"Come back to me." Tommy said before he walked back into his house.
A/N: So what did you think? Please let me know. I didnt have time today to go over ne spelling or anything so i'm hoping i'll be able to do that later. So forgive any errors you might see. Thanks and as always please review. And Check out Hydesbride's new story, Road to Redemption. It's quite good.
