Ok so this chapter took me awhile to write. Its an interesting one too...its going to lead to a lot of things that will happen in the next few chapters. So...read and find out what happens when Jackie and Hyde go to see Jack on his first day home from prison. Then REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!

On Monday morning, Jackie was lying on Hyde's chest, staring at the clock 6:59. Hyde's alarm was going to go off at 7:00 but she had been up since 4. She couldn't sleep…thinking about what was going to happen today. Hyde's arms we're wrapped securely around her and she knew she was safe with him. But…she hadn't seen her father in almost two and a half years. A lot had changed since then, but she wasn't so sure her farther had. The beeping of the alarm went off and Hyde stirred slowly, squeezing Jackie's tiny frame and kissing the top of her head. She reached over and turned off the alarm and rested her chin on his chest, and stared up at him.

"Morning…" She whispered.

Hyde yawned and opened one eye. "Morning beautiful…"

"You called your Dad and told him you wouldn't open?" She asked nervously.

Hyde smiled. "Jackie…I'm coming with you. Stop worrying…"

She smiled and hugged him tightly too her. "Right…ok."

He smiled and lifted her head up, rubbing her cheeks softly. "It's going to be fine."

She smiled and leaned up to kiss him. "Ok…"

He smiled and kissed her forehead. "Alright. Come on…let's get ready to go."

Jackie's nerves started to get the better of her when she couldn't decided on an outfit to wear. And then when she finally did, Hyde grabbed her arm and pointed out her shirt was on inside out. Rummaging around the room, making sure she looked alright, Jackie went to Mia and prepped her to meet her grandfather. Hyde made them breakfast which he insisted Jackie eat to keep her and the baby's strength up, but she barley picked at it. Hyde gave up after a few minutes, not wanting to upset her than she already was. Picking up Mia, he led her out to the car and put Mia in her car seat. Jackie got in the passenger seat, staring aimlessly out the window. When the pulled up to the mansion, Jackie opened the door and stood in front of it, staring straight up. Hyde walked up behind her, bouncing Mia in his arms.

"Jackie?" He asked.

"It looks so much bigger now…" She whispered.

He wrapped his free arm around her and kissed her head. "It's just a house…"

She shook her head. "It's not though…I hate this place…"

He stared at her for a moment. "Jackie…"

"I mean when I was a kid…this place was my sanctuary. I loved it here…but when I got older and realized who my parents really we're…it was just so empty." She felt the tears burning in her eyes. "I hate it…" She whispered again.

He kissed her head again. "I know…I know babe…but it's not your home anymore. You don't have to be afraid of it…" He whispered. "You have a real home now…"

She smiled at him, and wiped a tear away. "I know…"

"You can be strong Jackie. I know you can…you can do this. It's just another step in your life. And in the end, you'll be the better person in all of this. You need to do this…you need to put this to rest." He said. "Or…if it comes to it…maybe you and your Dad can have a civil relationship."

She looked over at him. "You really think that could happen?"

"Well we'll never know until we go in there…" He said cocking his head towards the door. "So what do you say?"

She took a deep breath. "Let's go…" She whispered.

He smiled. "You lead the way…"

She looked back at him hopefully. "You'll be right behind me?"

He smiled and winked at her. "Always."

She smiled and nodded her head. Taking big step she walked up the path to the place she had once called home. Hyde was right behind her, holding onto Mia, making sure he was never more than a step away from Jackie. Lifting her tiny hand, Jackie picked up the brass knocker that her mother had insisted her father buy. It would symbolize "wealthy, and the high class family" that they we're as she said. A moment or two later, the door opened and Jackie came face to face with her father again. He looked mostly the same, but a tad bit older. His time in jail had taken its toll on him, his hair was greyer and there we're more wrinkles on his face. But he immediately smiled when he saw her.

"Jacquelyn…" He whispered. "Sweet pea…I wasn't sure if you would come."

"Hello Daddy…" She whispered.

He smiled again and moved aside. "Come in! Come in!"

Jackie and Hyde stepped into the mansion, and Jackie looked the rooms up and down. "Looks the same…"

Jack smiled. "So it does…" He stared at his daughter for a moment. "Well…are you going to give your old man a hug?" He teased.

She smiled and walked over to him. "Sorry…"

He smiled and held his arms out to her, gathering her up like he had done so many times before. "It's good to see you sweetheart."

She smiled slightly. "It's good to see you too Daddy…"

He smiled and held her away. "You look wonderful." He put a hand on her small baby bump. "Pregnancy is one of the most beautiful things in the world. Wouldn't you agree Hyde?" Jack asked finally addressing his son-in-law.

Hyde smiled. "Yes. I would."

Jack smiled. "Are you treating my daughter well?" He asked.

Hyde nodded his head. "Yes sir. She's a great girl; I would give her anything she wants and more." He said.

Jack smiled and turned to his daughter. "You picked a good husband." He said. "There was never any doubt that you would…except when you dated that fool Kelso."

Jackie laughed. "I never would have married him."

Jack smiled. "Thank God for that."

Hyde chuckled. "Amen."

Jack smiled at Hyde again and then looked at the beautiful baby in his arms. "And this…this must be my beautiful granddaughter."

Jackie smiled. "Daddy this is Mia…Mia Elizabeth Hyde."

Jack walked over to Hyde. "She is beautiful sweetheart…she looks like you when you we're little. Those black curls are just like yours we're…except her eyes. She's got Steven's eyes."

Jackie nodded. "Yeah…she does."

Jack smiled. "Can I hold her?"

Hyde looked at Jackie who nodded and he handed him over to her. "Go to Grandpa."

Mia groaned for a minute, fearing the new person in her life. Hyde rubbed her head gently to soothe her and Mia began to feel comfortable with the stranger. She reached out and touched his face all over, getting accustomed to him.

Jack smiled. "She's perfect sweetheart…" He giggled when the young girl grabbed his nose. "How old?"

"A year in November." She said.

Jack smiled. "You didn't waste to much time on the second one then…" He teased.

Jackie blushed. "No…I guess not."

"How far along are you?" He asked.

She rubbed her baby bump gently. "About three months." She said.

He looked over at her. "Everything is going well?" He asked.

She nodded. "The Doctors said that everything is perfect…we're both healthy."

He smiled. "Good. Well…enough of standing here in the mud room…let's move this into the living room. Have you eaten already?"

Jackie nodded. "Yes. Steven cooked breakfast."

Jack looked over at Hyde. "You cook?"

Hyde shrugged. "I worked in a restaurant for a few years."

Jack smiled. "Impressive. And that's a good thing…if Jackie inherited her mothers cooking skills…I feel your pain."

Jackie gasped. "Uh! I'm not that bad."

Hyde chuckled. "She's actually improved quite a bit."

Jackie smiled. "Thank you Steven…"

Jack smiled. "Good to hear. Now…let's go."

As they moved into the living room, Hyde grabbed Jackie's hand and kissed the top of her head gently. She smiled at him leaning up to kiss him as Jack took a seat on the couch, bouncing Mia up and down on his knee. Mia started to giggle, starting too really like her new friend. Jackie and Hyde sat across from them on the other couch and smiled at the sight before them.

Jack rocked Mia back and forth and turned to Jackie and Hyde. "So…sweet pea. What have you been up too?"

She took a deep breath. "Well…after Steven and I got married I got a job at a boutique down town. The woman I work for is great and she even lets me make some of the designs and cloths myself."

Jack smiled. "Wow. That's great Jackie."

"She also graduated from college." Hyde pointed out. "She's done very well for herself Mr. Burkhart…you should be very proud of your daughter."

Jackie blushed again. "I…it was only community college." She said.

Jack smiled. "You we're always modest. Community college or not…it's still a wonderful thing Jackie. I'm proud of you. And Hyde…now that you are married to my daughter…you can just call me Jack."

Hyde nodded. "Ok…Jack."

Jack smiled. "Good. And what are you doing these days?"

Hyde looked at Jackie. "Well, my Dad owns a record store chain called Grooves. I'm the manager of the one here in Point Place. And I do work at my Dad's office for him too."

Jack smiled. "Well that's great. Who is your father?"

"William Barnett." He said.

Jack thought about it for a moment. "Hm…that name sounds familiar. I feel like I did business with him once." He saw Jackie's expression when he mentioned that, and knew she was wondering if he stole money from him as well. "Well…that was a long time ago."

Jackie stared at her father. "Dad…I…" She paused. "What are you going to do now?"

Jack sighed and kissed Mia's cheek. "Well…I'm going to sell the house as soon as I can. And then I was thinking of moving to Florida…"

Jackie seemed surprised. "But…what are you going to do about money?"

Jack smiled at his daughter. "I still have some left over…" He said.

"Daddy…" Jackie whispered.

Hyde looked between the two of them and noticed Mia squirming. "Um…I'm going to go get Mia's bottle outside. I'll give you two some time alone…" He looked at Jackie to see if she was ok with that and she nodded her head. He smiled and kissed her gently. "Well be back."

Hyde picked up Mia from Jack's arms and walked outside to the car. Jackie could see him from the window and she smiled before she turned back to her father. He was sitting across from her, staring intently at her. She sighed and started playing with her fingers, feeling nervous again.

"Daddy…why did you do it?" She asked.

Jack sighed. "I wanted to provide for you and your mother."

Jackie looked at him strangely. "You didn't have to do so by breaking the law."

Jack sighed. "Didn't we have this conversation when you came to see me in prison?" He asked.

Jackie shook her head. "I tried to talk to you about it. But you got upset and told me to stop contacting me. So I did…and then when I was finally starting to move on, I get a letter from you asking me to come see you. If you thought everything was going to be peachy keen…you are sadly mistaken."

Jack nodded. "I suppose you're right."

She shook her head. "Fine…so you told me why you did it. But…just what do you think you are going to do now?"

Jack shrugged. "I figured I'd take what money I have left…and what I get from the house and move on down to Florida. Buy a little cabana on the beach and drink margaritas for the rest of my life…"

Jackie laughed. "You're more like Mom than you think."

He looked at her. "How so?"

"You both think you can just drink your problems away…" She said. "It doesn't work that way…trust me I know. When you and Mom abandoned me I had to figure that out the hard way."

Jack sighed. "I didn't abandon you on purpose Jackie…"

"Right…you just fucked up and got sent away." She said. "That wasn't your fault at all…"

Jack stared at his daughter for a moment, realizing how grown up she was. "I guess your right…"

She sighed. "Do you really think you will have enough money?" She asked.

Jack looked out the window and saw Hyde playing with Mia. "Well…now that you mention it. Do you think you could loan me some?"

Jackie thought about it for a moment. "I don't know Daddy…I would have to ask Steven." She said.

Jack smiled and walked over to Jackie, sitting beside her. "Why would you have to do that? You do have your own money don't you?"

She nodded. "Well yes…but with one baby…and another on the way, Steven and I make our financial decisions together. You know maybe if you had done that with Mom…we wouldn't be in this situation."

Jack chuckled angrily. "Well…your mother was a bit busy whoring around town for me to talk to her about things now wasn't she?"

Jackie stared at her father. "You know at first, I thought we might be able to have a civil relationship again."

"And why can't we?" He asked.

"Well it's going so well now…" She said rolling her eyes.

Jack sighed. "It was fine until your husband left." Jackie eyed him. "Jackie…all I need is a little loan. And then…until I leave, we can see each other occasionally. Then when I leave...I won't contact you again if that's what you want."

"I don't know…" She whispered.

Jack sighed. "Pleas sweet pea…just a little loan."

Jackie looked at him. "How much?"

He shrugged. "Five hundred dollars."

"What for?" She asked. "I thought you said that you had enough money in the bank…"

He shrugged. "I said I have some…but I could always use more."

Jackie picked up her wallet. "And it would only be just this once?"

Jack smiled at his daughter. "Just this once…"

She sighed. "Fine…but I want you to pay me back. It's not fair to Steven…and with the new baby on the way we're going to need all the money we have."

"Are you having money problems?" He asked.

Jackie shook her head. "No. Steven does very well for himself…but I still want you to pay me back. In full." She said.

Jack threw his hands up in the air. "You drive a hard bargain my dear…like father like daughter. And it's a deal."

Jackie smirked. "Yes…I just don't steam from other people."

Jack chuckled. "The end justifies the means Jackie…I did what I had to do for you and your mother. So it didn't turn out well…I'm only human." He said shrugging.

Jackie stared at him. "Whatever." She took out her check book and filled out for he father. "Here." She looked out the window.

"Don't say anything about it in front of Steven…and pay me back right away."

Jack smiled. "Anything for you sweetheart."

Hyde came back and peered in the room. "How's it going in here?"

Jackie stared at her father for a moment and then back at her husband. "Everything is fine."

Jack turned and smiled at Hyde, but something about it made Hyde wonder just what had gone on while he was gone. "How is my beautiful granddaughter?"

Hyde looked at Jackie who was just staring absentmindedly at Jack. "She's doing fine. So…did you two have a good chat?"

Jack smiled and placed a hand around Jackie's shoulders. "We sure did. Didn't we sweet pea?" He asked.

Jackie looked at Hyde and then back at her husband. "Yeah we uh…we did."

Jack smiled. "Well…I'm going to go get some coffee. But none for you sweet pea…want some juice?"

She smiled warily. "Yeah. That would be great."

Jack smiled. "How do you like your coffee Steven?"

"Black." Hyde said watching him intently.

Jack smiled. "I'll be out in just a moment."

When Jack walked into the kitchen, Hyde walked over to Jackie who reached out for Mia. Hyde stood in front of Jackie and stroked her hair as she held Mia close to her. He lifted her chin with his thumb gently.

"Is everything ok?" He asked.

Jackie smiled at her husband the best she could. "Yeah…everything's fine."

"You sure?" He asked. "You seem upset."

She shook her head and bit her tongue to keep the tears in, hating that she was keeping the loan a secret from him. "I'm fine." She smiled. "Really. I guess it was jus at lat to see him after so long…" She said.

Hyde looked at Jack, moving around in the kitchen. "Right." He said.

She smiled. "I promise. Everything's fine."

He smiled and tweaked her chin. "I'm going to go help your Dad with the drinks."

Jackie smiled. "Oh. Ok. We'll be here."

He smiled and leaned down to kiss her. "Be right back."

Walking into the kitchen, Hyde looked back at Jackie who was bouncing Mia up and down on her knees. She was smiling at Mia, but he still had a guy feeling that something was wrong. Whatever it was, he wanted to make sure Jack knew who was boss around here these days. Jack looked up at him as he started to pour the coffee and smiled.

"Well hello there Hyde." He said.

Hyde nodded his head at him. "You need any help?"

Jack smiled. "That would be nice."

Hyde smiled tauntingly. "Yeah…I figured you we're used to servants doing things for you…I wasn't sure if you could handle this alone."

Jack looked at Hyde. "Wow…where did that come from? I mean after all…I did handle myself in prison didn't I?"

Hyde laughed. "You we're in high class prison…not the real prison."

Jack smiled. "Well you would know all about that wouldn't you?"

Hyde smirked. "Is that your way of saying you think Jackie should be with someone better?" He asked.

Jack shrugged. "I just call it like I see it."

"So all that when we walked in at first, was that an act?" He asked.

Jack shrugged. "I like to please my daughter…I'll say whatever I need to, to make her happy." He said.

Hyde nodded. "Right. So that was the reason for the embezzlement?"

Jack laughed. "Look…I'm not about to sit here and be judged by some orphan boy who found his Dad…and got a store from him. I've been more successful than you in my life…prison or not."

Hyde leaned into the counter, so he was very close to Jack. "I may have inherited the store from my father, but at least I didn't have to break the law to provide for my family."

"Oh…aren't you a regular prince charming." He said.

Hyde smirked. "To Jackie, I am."

"My daughter always had low standards…" He said.

Hyde chuckled. "You can make all the low blows you want Jack. But you better know that I will not let you hurt Jackie again. She and Mia are my life, and with the new baby on the way they are more important than ever. Whatever it is you are planning are will plan to do, choose your actions carefully. I will break every single bone in your frail little body if you even think about hurting Jackie again. Do you hear me?" He asked sternly, refusing to break eye contact with him.

Jack smiled. "Oh I heard you."

Hyde smiled. "Good. Now put on a brave face and go out there and have a drink with your daughter. She doesn't need to know about this little chat we had."

Jack smiled. "No. She doesn't."

"Good. It was nice doing business with you Jack…" He said popping a grape from the tray into his mouth, carrying Jackie's juice and his coffee out with him.

Jack stood in his place and watched the young man go, shaking his head slowly he thought. "This is going to be harder than I thought…"

When Hyde walked back into the living room, he placed Jackie's juice in front of her and kissed her deeply. "Hey."

Jackie looked back to see her father coming. "Hey. What took you so long?"

Hyde shrugged. "Oh we we're just talking." He said.

Jack sat down. "Talking about what?" Jackie asked nervously.

Hyde glared at Jack. "About how well the record store is…you know…how well I'm doing."

Jackie smiled. "Oh. Is that true Daddy?"

Jack smiled. "Yep. Your husband is a very successful man Jackie…I never would have guessed it."

Jackie looked back at Hyde who just smiled at her. "You never we're good at judging people…" She said.

Jack smiled and sipped his coffee as he crossed his legs. "I guess I wasn't."

Jackie smiled nervously at her father and took a sip of her drink, as Hyde caressed her back. The rest of the morning was filled with mindless banter between the three people, who we're all thinking about a million different things. On the way home, Jackie was staring out the window when Hyde reached his hand out to her, massaging her shoulder gently.

"You alright?" He asked.

She turned and smiled at him. "Oh yeah. Ya know…I guess it was just weird seeing my Dad after so long."

He nodded. "I bet."

"He said he wouldn't bother us to much…we'll probably only see him a few more times before he leaves for Florida." She said.

Hyde nodded. "You ok with that?"

She took a deep breath. "Yeah. I'm fine with that. This was probably the closure I needed…"

Hyde smiled and leaned over to kiss her. "Good."

She smiled warily at him. "Yeah…good."

Hyde tweaked her chin and checked Mia in the mirror, as he drove back to their house. Both of them silently prayed that would be the end of Jackie's father…but somehow…they both doubted it would be.

Back at the mansion, Jack was staring down at the check Jackie had signed from him. After years of risky business, he had learned a few tricks. Picking up his pen, he carefully added two more zeroes and a comma making 500 dollars magically turn into 50,000. He laughed strategically to himself.

"She's just as dumb as her mother…" He whispered. "Now I just have to find a way to get rid of Hyde…" He chuckled evilly.

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