Chapter 50: A surprise from Arizona
With the month of January coming into view unaware to everyone's knowledge a surprise was in store at the beginning of the month. A surprise featuring Kitty's mother and father visiting from Arizona. It all started as a regular normal day for the everyone in the Forman household. Eric and Jackie had gotten everything together that they would need for school that day before going down into the kitchen where Red was reading his daily newspaper while Kitty was at the stove making breakfast like always. Jackie would go over to assist Kitty in anyway that she could while Eric would have some small talk with his father about anything from work to recent sports news. This daily routine was broken up when the telephone started to ring.
Taking her eyes away from the stove seeing Red and Eric sitting at the table oblivious to the phone ringing Kitty slowly moves past Jackie before making her way over to the telephone. Reaching up Kitty grabs the phone and puts it to her ear as Jackie walks over to the kitchen table with a few plates full of eggs and bacon.
Setting down the plates on the table with a smile on her face Jackie looks over her shoulder at Kitty before her smile vanishes and turns into a frown when she sees Kitty having a not so amused look on her face.
" Hey guys what is wrong with Mrs Forman? She doesn't look as happy as she was a few seconds ago."
Taking his eyes away from his newspaper looking over Jackie's shoulder Red looks closely at his wife before a frown comes to his face.
" Oh damnit."
" What is it Mr Forman?"
" Well it is one of two things. Either one of her favorite tv show characters is being written out of her favorite tv show or her parents are visiting. Let's hope for the first."
" What's wrong with Mrs Forman's parents?"
Jackie glances back and forth between Eric and Red for a few seconds before she looks back towards Kitty when she hears Kitty putting the phone back on the receiver.
" So who was that just now on the phone mom?"
" It was your grandmother. I guess she and my father decided to surprise everyone with a visit to Point Place this weekend. On Thursday i would like for you and Jackie to pick them up from the airport. You can let Eric out of work early to pick them up right Red?"
" Yeah yeah. You know when they moved to Arizona, I was hoping they would have gotten lost in the desert. But unfortunately for me i'm not that lucky."
Jackie watches Kitty take a seat at the kitchen table before she glances at everyone around the table.
" So what is it about Mrs Forman's parents that has everyone worked up. If they are like Mrs Forman then i am sure they are nice people."
" Thank you Jackie. That is very sweet of you. But you see there is nothing wrong with them per say. They are just very complicated people who can't be summed up in a couple of words."
" Grandma yells. Grandpa drinks."
Looking over Red gives his son a nod before turning to look towards the ladies.
" That pretty much summed it up."
" Now that is not true. My father is a wonderful man that now and then just gets a little sleepy. And my mother fine is a little remote. Which after doing some reading through a lot of books I have found out makes it impossible for her to say I love you to anyone. Which is why I say it everyday to you kids."
Kitty looks over to Eric with a smile.
" Eric, I love you."
Jackie lets out a few giggles as she watches Kitty pulling Eric into a hug and her kissing him on the cheek before she watches Kitty turn her direction.
" And you too Jackie. I love you."
Eric lets out a small laugh as he watches Jackie get pulled into a hug by his mother and given a kiss on the cheek just like he was given before he starts gathering his breakfast along with his father.
With the next few days going by in a hurry once Thursday had come Eric with Jackie by his side had driven to the airport to pick up his grandparents. Upon arriving at the airport with a smile on her face Jackie listened in as Eric proudly introduced her to his grandparents as his fiance. After she was introduced Jackie was engulfed with a hug by Eric's grandmother with the explanation of welcome to the family. That she was so proud of Eric finding the right girl. Especially one that was so pretty as her. From their things go better as Jackie and Eric's grandmother bonded in the airport with the elder of the two ladies bombarding the younger with question after question while Eric and his grandfather gathered the bags from the airline baggage.
Once the elder's bags were safely packed away in the back of the Vista Cruiser after insisting that they should relax Eric and Jackie got in the back seat of Vista Cruiser while Eric's grandfather and grandmother took the front seats. Now as they sit in the back seat snuggled close to each other with smiles on their faces Eric watches Jackie play with a dreamcatcher in her hands.
" Thank you again for the dream catchers. They are very beautiful."
" Oh you're welcome. A blind Indian with three fingers made those. It was quite a thing to watch."
" Wow, I wonder if him being blind had something to do with him losing his fingers."
Jackie glances up and gives Eric a stern look before she turns her head back to the front to see Eric's grandmother looking back towards them with a smile.
" Actually, I think it was taken as part of a primitive manhood ritual."
Looking up seeing Eric letting out a gulp as he looks down towards his hands Jackie lets out a giggle before lacing her hands with his before leaning up to whisper into his ear.
" I like your grandparents. They are really funny and nice. What were you so worried about?"
" Wait for it beautiful. Anytime now you will see it with your own two eyes."
" Burt? Sweetie, I think that car is trying to pass. Why don't you move over?"
" Oh, he's fine."
" Honey, I really think you should move over."
" Sweetie, he can go around."
" Move!"
Jackie jumps up a little from hearing Bea letting out a shout before she looks up to see Eric with a I told you so look across his face.
Arriving back at the Forman residence with a now ringing headache from hearing all of the shouting inside of the Vista Cruiser with the help of Eric with a smile across her face Jackie was lead inside of the house with the elder Formans following after her and Eric. A couple minutes after arriving in the house with a smile across her face Jackie watched Kitty and Red bring Bea and Burt upstairs to show them where they would be staying for the weekend before she looked over towards Eric as she rubbed her head.
" See that wasn't so bad now was it."
" Oh just you wait beautiful. You have only gotten a small taste of the craziness."
" God, I hope not. Even though your grandmother is very nice she does have very loud opinions on things."
Seeing Jackie still rubbing her head with a smile Eric closes the distance between them before taking her in his arms.
" Well i know of one way to make your headache go away."
" Oh and what would that be sweetie?"
Leaning forward Eric gives Jackie a gentle kiss before he breaks away to see her giving him a bright smile.
" Feeling better beautiful?"
" Actually i am. Thank you for that. But just incase i think you should prescribe me with a kiss every hour Dr Forman."
" Burt!"
Jackie jumps up a little bit as her headache starts to come back before she glances towards the stairs then back to Eric.
" Consider it done beautiful. I think just to be safe you should get a few more kisses the first hour."
With a bright smile on her face Jackie gives Eric a quick kiss before she leads him out of the living room towards the kitchen.
For the next few hours as they sat down stairs in the basement with the rest of the gang watching a few television shows every couple of minutes Jackie would let out a small huff when she would hear Bea shouting out for Burt upstairs. In fact every time she would hear the shout she would snuggle even closer to Eric and bury her head into his chest in an attempt to block out the shout. But after a little while the shouting stopped from upstairs and a smile came to Jackie's face. A smile of hearing pure silence from the floor above her. Something that had been non existent for the whole day.
But every good thing must come to an end as Jackie had quickly learned when an even louder Burt shout was heard from upstairs. Letting out a huff Jackie crosses her arms and snuggles closer to Eric as the basement door opens revealing a snow covered Hyde with a large bag in his hands.
Looking over seeing everyone with an annoyed look on each of their faces Hyde lets out a small groan.
" Are they still at it?"
" Yep. She has been shouting out his name out for the last hour. If we didn't know any better you would think that they were having sex or something. Lucky bastard."
Everyone turns towards Fez with a disgusted look before in unison say.
" Eww!"
" Oh god the image it burns!"
Jackie quickly wraps her arms around Eric pulling him to her as the rest of the couples do the same thing while Hyde tries not to gag in the corner. Regaining his composure Hyde waives a hand up into the air.
" Okay that was a image that none of us wanted to picture. Anyways i got something that will come in handy for this weekend while Forman's grandparents are here."
With everyone turning their attention his way Hyde reaches into the bag before seconds later pulling out a large bottle of bourbon from within.
" I say we make a game out of this."
Hyde walks over to the basement table and places the bottle in the middle of the table before reaching back into the bag grabbing a few shot glasses from within.
" Everytime we hear a Burt shout we each have to take a shot."
Looking over Hyde's shoulder Brooke looks over towards the basement door's window seeing snow coming down hard outside before turning towards Hyde to shrug her shoulders.
" Michael and I are staying over the night anyways. It's snowing hard outside and there is not a chance Mrs Forman will allow us to go anywhere while it's that bad."
Hyde nods his head at Brooke before turning his head towards Eric and Jackie.
" What about you mom and dad? Are you in?"
With her eyes widening Jackie gives Hyde a stern look as she feels a pair of arms wrapping around her waist.
" Stop calling us that Steven. It isn't our fault that we are responsible and you aren't."
" No i don't think that is what's it at all. I think you and Eric are chicken."
" What we are not chicken!"
Suddenly Eric and Jackie quickly send Hyde a glare as they hear him bocking like a chicken at them.
" Shut up Hyde! We are not!"
Glancing around the room Eric and Jackie send everyone else a glare as they hear everyone else bocking like a chicken.
" Fine!"
Everyone lets out a small cheer as Hyde pours some bourbon in each of the glasses. Once he has all the glasses filled seconds later everyone turns towards the stairs when they hear a loud Burt shout coming from above. Reaching over everyone takes a glass before downing a shot.
2 hours later unable to take the Bae's shouting anymore Red quietly makes his way out of the living room towards the basement in hopes to watch the rest of his football game downstairs in the basement in peace. Reaching the basement stairs with the intent on hijacking the television downstairs for the rest of the night Red makes his way down the stairs before his eyes widen at what he sees on the basement table. Looking around to each of the kids seeing them with wide smiles on their faces Red looks over towards his son giving him a stern look.
" There better be a damn good explanation for this!"
Turning their heads the gang looks over towards Red seeing him giving them a stern look but before any of them have a chance to speak a loud Burt shout is heard through the house. In unison the gang picks up their glasses and raise them up into the air before shouting out.
" Burt!"
Seeing each of the kids taking a shot Red rubs his eyes and shakes his head before slowly making his way to the basement table.
" I need a drink."
Reaching over Hyde grabs a unused glass and hands it to Red before pouring him a glass. Looking on with everyone else in the room Hyde watches Red down the shot before he watches Red extend the glass back out towards him. With a smile forming on his face Hyde pours Red another glass before doing the same for the rest of the gang.
Taking his refilled glass in his left hand Eric wraps his free arm around Jackie's shoulders as he looks over towards his father.
" So what is going to be my punishment for this sir?"
" Oh that will come tomorrow. And believe me it will be a very painful experience for all of you. If you think her shout is loud now wait until you hear it with a hangover. That will be more than enough of a punishment."
Every member of the gang gulps before the sound of Bae shouting Burt echoes into the basement. Looking over everyone watches Red raise a glass into the air before they slowly do the same. Seeing Red down his glass slowly everyone else does the same as Red changes the channel on the television screen with a grin on his face.
Author Notes: As requested by reviewer 125 john73 and reviewer 124 MonstarzGirl. Hope everyone liked the chapter. Will do next request at review 140
