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Jackie stared at Hyde for a moment letting his words sink in. He had said he had a drinking problem and a million different scenarios ran through her head. She wrapped her arms around herself fearing what happened.

"You have a drinking problem. What does that mean?" She asked.

"I didn't realize it. For a few weeks some fights happened between us because of my drinking habits. Some really bad fights." He said.

Jackie bit her lip. "And?"

"And we were house sitting for my Dad and we had a party. It was supposed to be just us at the house but the gang showed up. I got plastered and I was dancing with another girl and you got pissed. Rightfully so. We got into a fight about it and you were drunk yourself and you left in your car. You crashed and that's how you lost your memory." He said.

Jackie stood there for a moment taking in his words. "So…so are you saying this is partially your fault?"

He took a deep, nervous breath. "Yeah. I am."

She looked down. "Well did you even try and come after me when I left?"

He was silent for a moment. "Jackie-"

"Steven if you knew I was drunk why would you let me drive?" She asked.

"I…I asked you to leave." He said.

Jackie's eyes widened. "What?"

"Jackie I know how it sounds but I was just so hammered." He said pleading with her.

She scoffed. "So that makes it better?"

"No of course not. I would never do anything to hurt you. Not intentionally." He said.

Jackie put her hands on her hips. "Why didn't you tell me about this at first?"

He sighed and put his hands in his pockets. "I didn't know how too."

"Right. So instead you tried to get on my good side so I wouldn't hate you?" She asked.

"That's not it at all. I just wasn't sure how to start this conversation." He said walking closer to her.

Jackie shook her head. "Steven I don't know how I feel about this."

"Please Jackie…we can figure this out." He said.

"What if I never get my memory back Steven? What if I'm always like this? What then?" She asked angrily.

"Jackie that's not going to happen." He said.

"Oh so now you're God? You can predict what's going to happen?" She asked.

"Jackie I'm begging you." He said.

"Do you feel bad about this?" She asked.

"Of course I do! I've been tearing myself apart since it happened!" He yelled. "Do you know how much I love you?"

She laughed through fresh tears. "Is that supposed to be a joke?"

Hyde sighed. "Damn it Jackie…you know what I meant. I know this is hard for you…it's hard for me too because I feel like shit. I don't know what else to do but try and get you to understand how sorry I am and how much I love you."

Jackie sighed. "Steven I don't know how to deal with this."

Hyde walked closer to her and reached for her hand. "Please believe me that I never meant for this to happen."

She pulled her hand back and put them in her coat pockets so they were away from him. "And yet it did happen Steven."

Hyde took off his sunglasses and searched her eyes. "What are you saying?"

"Well Steven for all I know you're lying to me about how this happened and you hit me yourself." She said.

Hyde's eyes widened. "What? Jackie you can't be serious."

She shrugged. "Well Steven I don't know anything. I'm relearning my whole life so how would I know if you were telling the truth or not?"

Hyde walked even closer to her. "You are the most important thing in my life Jackie. I would never, ever hurt you. You need to believe me about that."

She sighed. "Steven I just can't. I'm sorry but I can't."

He searched her face. "What does that mean?"

"It means that right now I want nothing to do with you. And I don't want you to come into my bedroom tonight. I don't want to see you." She said turning to walk into the Foreman's house.

Hyde walked after her. "Jackie come on please just-"

"Is everything ok?" Red asked.

"I don't want him near me." Jackie said. "Please make him go away." She said walking towards the living room and stairs.

"Jackie please-" He started again.

"Just leave me alone!" Jackie yelled.

Red stopped him. "Steven, Jackie needs her space." He said. "She needs to figure this all out for herself."

Hyde glared at Red. "Red you know I never meant for any of this to happen."

He nodded. "Of course you didn't. But it did. And now we need to deal with it."

Hyde stared at him for a moment. "I'm out of here."

"Hyde you can't run away. You always run when things get though." Donna said.

"Donna you were there, why didn't you run after Jackie? You went on and on about her getting hurt and you didn't do anything about it either!" Hyde yelled.

Donna glared at him. "I was drunk too!"

"So you could have talked some sense into her." He sighed. "You can't blame this all on me." She said.

Donna sighed. "Whatever Hyde. Run like you always do."

"Well what would you like me to do?" Hyde asked. "I told her the truth and she won't let me near her."

"You should wait here until she gives you the time of day." She paused "Even though she shouldn't."

"Enough." Red said. "Both of you need to stop yelling like this. What happened to Jackie is horrible. But we can't take it back now. And if were going to get through this you all need to stop arguing!"

Donna looked down. "Sorry Red."

"Yeah. Sorry Red." Hyde said.

"Stop apologizing and work your asses off on helping Jackie out. She needs you all now more than ever. And yes…Jackie doesn't want to see you right now Steven. But you have to wait it out for her to come to you." She said.

Hyde nodded. "You're right."

"Go down in the basement for awhile. I'm sure she'll talk to you soon. Just let her cool off a bit." Hyde said.

Hyde nodded. "Ok."

Upstairs, Jackie was sitting up on her bed clutching one of the pillows to her chest. She was crying so hard she could barely see straight. She felt so confused now that Hyde had told her the truth. She felt so close to him even though she couldn't remember their relationship. She felt something when he was around but she just didn't know what it was. Now she felt confused and alone because she didn't know who to trust. She buried her face in the pillow and cried harder, so hard she didn't hear the front door open. She felt a hand on her shoulder and she jumped.

"It's ok. It's just me." Kitty said trying to calm her.

Jackie wiped her tears away. "Mrs. Foreman…"

"Oh sweetie…look at you. You're a mess." She said reaching for some tissues.

Jackie sighed. "I'm sorry…I didn't mean to cause a scene. After all you guys did for me with the play and-"

"Shh…it's more than ok. I understand that you are upset." Kitty said rubbing her back.

Jackie sighed. "I just don't know what to do."

Kitty sat down on the side of the bed. "Honey I know you are confused right now…but you need to know that that boy loves you more than anything in this world."

Jackie's tearful eyes. "But how could he let this happen?"

"I don't know everything that was said that night Jackie. But if Steven had known what he was doing he never would have let you get in that car." She said.

Jackie sighed. "It's just…I was letting him in because I felt this connection to him. I don't know what it is but I feel it. And now I feel betrayed."

Kitty scooted in closer to her. "I know you do."

She sighed and pulled her knees up to rest her head on them. "I just wish I could remember all of this."

Kitty rubbed her arm. "Look sweetheart, I know you are confused and I know you're upset. But Steven would do anything. He would jump in front of a moving car to save your life and if there was a way to get your memory back he would do it. No matter the cost." She said.

"He would?" Jackie asked.

Kitty smiled. "Do you want to know when I realized that he loved you?"

Jackie nodded her head. "Sure."

"You see it's always been hard for Steven to show his emotions or really care about someone. He never talked about his parent's ditching him and how much it hurt him and he never had relationships. And when I heard you two were dating I was a little shocked first. I figured it was just a little fling…but then your mother left. And you were crashing here for a few weeks. When you moved into Donna's house, you were a little upset about being away from him. I was bringing a casserole over to Donna's and you and Hyde were sitting on the bench in their backyard. You were curled up on the bench and he was holding you. I'd never seen him be so close and caring towards someone. You were sniffling and he rubbed your back and played with your hair. You told him you were afraid to stay there because he wouldn't be with you. He wouldn't be there to make you feel better. He kissed the top of your head, and he told you that he was only a phone call away and that he would come running if you needed him to. He told you everything would alright, and that you didn't have to worry anymore. He told you how beautiful you were and how you didn't deserve to be ditched like you were. He told you would never be alone again and that everything would be alright. From now on, you would be taken care of by him. That's when I knew." Kitty finished.

Jackie started to cry again. "He said all that?"

Kitty nodded. "Yup. And there were so many times he held you close when we were around. It looked like he just couldn't get enough of you. Like you were his entire world."

Jackie cracked a smile. "Really?"

"Yes. Jackie I know you're going through a lot right now. But don't push Steven away. He would just be torn apart if you ever left him." She said. "In fact, the few times you did break up I've never seen him so sad, so depressed."

Jackie sighed. "He really does love me."

Kitty smiled. "Yes. He does."

Jackie rubbed her eyes. "God this just sucks so much."

Kitty leaned over and kissed the top of her head. "I think you just need some time to think about this all."

Jackie nodded. "I agree."

"I'll leave you alone then. But come get me if you need me." She said.

Jackie smiled. "Thank you Mrs. Foreman. For everything."

Kitty winked at her and walked out of the room. Jackie sighed and lay back on the bed thinking about everything Kitty had said. It was clear that Hyde loved her but it was hard to get past how the accident happened. She just needed to be alone for awhile…then she would find Hyde.

In the basement, Hyde was sitting on his old cot. He felt so out of place here even though it hadn't been to long ago that this was his home. His home now was at the apartment with Jackie. Or it had been before the accident. It scared him how fast things could change. He had felt like everything was going well before the whole drinking became an issue. And now here they were, in the same house on different floors and their relationship was falling apart. He wasn't even sure it was safe to say they had a relationship because she couldn't remember it. He sighed and sat up when he heard a knock on the door.

"It's open." He said.

Kelso walked in and sat down on the chair in his room. "Hey man. How you doing?"

Hyde shrugged. "I've been better."

Kelso nodded. "I bet."

Hyde rubbed his head. "I just feel like this is some fucked up dream."

Kelso looked at his old friend. "It's upsetting to all of us man. But I can't imagine how it makes you feel."

Hyde looked over at Kelso. "Is she still in her room?"

Kelso nodded. "Yeah. Mrs. Foreman went to go talk to her for awhile."

Hyde nodded. "This is all my fault."

"Look Hyde…you can't beat yourself up over this. Red was right, you can't change it now. You just have to stick by her." Kelso said.

Hyde looked down. "How do I do that when she won't even look at me?"

Kelso was silent for a moment. "You know when we were doing the play today, the scene where I found out above you two…it brought up a lot old memories." He smirked. "It reminded me how much I hated you then."

Hyde looked at Kelso. "I can only imagine how pissed you must have been."

Kelso chuckled. "I was pissed. But…" He looked at Hyde for a moment. "I realized that it wasn't just a fling."

Hyde sighed. "You did?"

"Yeah. When you pretended I shot you with the BB gun…and you shaved off you're beard. That's when I realized it was real." Kelso said honestly.

Hyde laughed. "That was a good burn on you."

Kelso shook his head. "It was more than a burn Hyde. You were teaching me a lesson. I treated Jackie like crap during our whole relationship. She deserved better. And she got better. You aren't perfect…no one is. But at the end of the day, you were a hell of a lot better to her than I ever was. I didn't appreciate all that she did for me but you do. You understand that she is one of a kind and you respect her. I should have done that but I didn't." He said.

"Kelso what are you saying?" Hyde asked.

"I'm saying I care about Jackie. She was my first everything…and when I first found out about you guys, I wanted to kill you. I won't lie about that. But because I care about Jackie…I want what's best for her. You are what's best for her Hyde. You're her soul mate." He said honestly.

Hyde was surprised by what Kelso had just said. Kelso was a man of few words so for him to tell him all this was big. "Wow…Kelso I don't-"

"You don't have to say anything back Hyde. I should have said this a long time ago rather than try and break you two up. I don't think I still flirted with Jackie because I was mad she was with you. I think I did it because I realized that you were a better man than me and that made me jealous. I look up to you man. I really do." He said.

"You're kidding right? You look up to me?" Hyde asked.

Kelso nodded. "Yeah. I really do. After everything you've been through, you've never given up. You fight to prove that you've got what it takes; you fight to prove you're tough. But at the end of the day, you would do anything for any of us. I respect you." He said. "And yes…you've made some mistakes. But we all do. You're human."

Hyde smiled. "Thanks man. This means a lot coming from you. I always thought most of our friendship was ruined when Jackie and I got together."

"It changed sure. But it wasn't ruined." He said.

Hyde smiled. "You think she'll be able to forgive me?"

"Jackie may not have a memory right now…but deep down…love can't be lost." He said.

Hyde sighed. "You really believe that?"

"Yeah Hyde. I do." He said honestly.

Hyde took a deep breath. "I hope you're right man. Because I love her. I really love her."

"I know you do. And I know that this will all work out." He said standing up to pat Hyde on the back.

He walked out of the room and left Hyde to lie there and think things over. Hyde sat there, thinking about what Kelso had said about love not being able to be forgotten. He hoped that was true.

Upstairs, Jackie was still in bed. She had fallen asleep for awhile and when she woke up she knew it was now night. She sighed and sat up trying to decide what to do. She had thought a lot about what Kitty had said and what she knew of Hyde and his personality. He had been by her side the entire time since she woke up at the hospital. She wanted to believe it was because he loved her but what if it was because he felt guilty. She sighed and knew the only thing she could do was to talk to Hyde himself. She got up out of the bed and walked down the hallway and saw that the Foreman's were in bed already. She tip toed down the stairs and looked around the house to see if anyone was around. She hadn't been in the basement yet so she went downstairs and noticed an open door in the back. She walked over to it slowly and saw a sleeping Hyde on the cot in the small dingy room. She smiled as she saw him all curled up like that so she sat down beside him.

"Steven…" She whispered and he moved slowly. "Steven wake up."

Hyde's eyes fluttered open. "Mmmm…Jackie?" He asked.

She smiled down at him. "Yeah it's me."

Hyde groaned and rolled onto his back. "Are you ok?"

She sighed. "I've been thinking a lot."

He sat up a little bit. "Kelso said Mrs. Foreman talked to you."

She nodded her head. "She did. She told me how much you loved me."

Hyde nodded his head. "God Jackie I-"

"It's just…you have to understand how scared I am right now." She whispered.

He nodded. "I know."

"I mean…for all I know this could all me a scam. You guys might not be my friends…you may have just found me and figured you could take advantage of a girl with amnesia." She said.

"But we didn't." He said.

She nodded. "I believe that…I'm just saying I know nothing."

He sighed. "If I could take it all back I would. You know that right?"

She nodded. "I do." She was silent for a moment. "I may but know much but I just…I get this feeling when you're around. At first I thought you made me nervous but the more you were around the stronger this feeling got. It was like I felt comfortable and happy when you were near and I didn't know why. But I'm starting to think it is because I love you deep down. I don't remember it…but I feel like we have something special."

He stared at her for a moment. "Jackie when I heard that you were in the hospital…my heart dropped. You're all I have in this world. I mean…I have our friends and the Foreman's. But you are the most important thing to me. I hate myself for the way I acted and that I didn't realize I had a drinking problem."

Jackie looked down. "Are you getting help?"

He nodded. "Yeah. WB helped me find a great facility. I'm going to AA meetings and I'm going to do whatever it takes to get better."

Jackie sighed. "Steven it's just so hard because I don't remember anything."

Hyde sat up. "I know baby. I know it's hard but I need to know how sorry I am. The thought that I'm the reason for all of this…it just kills me."

She smiled at him. "Can you just hold me?"

Hyde smiled and scooted over on the bed. "Come lay down."

Jackie took her shoes off and lay down beside him as he wrapped his arms securely around her. She closed her eyes tightly and held onto him for dear life as his hand rubbed the back of her head.

"Hey Steven?" She asked.

He kissed her forehead. "Yeah?"

"I think we need to have that counseling session about me dating Kelso." She said.

Hyde chuckled. "Ok babe."

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