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October 9th, 1981

5:41 pm

Jackie and Hyde's apartment

"I just don't know what to pack" said Jackie, sitting at the edge of the bed, looking at all her clothes spread on the floor. Donna was leaning on the door frame with a crocked smile on her face "tell me what to pack!" Jackie pleaded.

"I'm not telling you Hyde's plan" said Donna. Jackie gave her friend a murderous look. Donna grunted, half annoyed and half amused. "Ok, I'll help you, but I'll only say three things" said Donna, resigned. She moved over and pulled Jackie off the bed and sat in her spot "First, it's Fall… and you love Fall"

Jackie looked at the clothes scattered on the floor, picked up a huge armload of pants and sweaters and scarves and hats, and tossed them on the bed.

"Ok… second, you're only going for the weekend, so there's no need for that many clothes"

"Yeah but if I don't know where we're going how can I choose my outfits?" pouted Jackie throwing her arms up

"Third… you know you're not going camping" said Donna not paying attention to Jackie's question "Don't look at me like that, we all know that you don't do very well in the wilderness"

Jackie could see her friend's point. Last time they'd been out in the woods she had fallen into a small stream, mostly thanks to him anyways. But that was back then, and she knew he wouldn't let any of that happen again.

"And…?" asked Jackie hoping for a little more insight.

"Uuughh… Ok, obviously he won't take you to Las Vegas" same logical voice. Vegas… thought Jackie with a shrug, maintaining her Zen outside "And he's not taking you to Chicago since the only possible reason you had for going has been back here for over a year now" Jackie nodded, thanking Donna for avoiding delicate issues so nicely.

Truth is, she had let go of the whole Chicago incident almost two years ago. Most of it anyways, and more so since she had that gorgeous ring on her finger. But still, they hadn't been back to Chicago since Kelso and his family were back in Point Place. And she still felt a small pang of pain every time she thought about that night.

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6:21 pm

Donna had just left when the door opened again and Steven walked in. He had his sunglasses on but, as he did every time he got home, he took them off and put them in the little table by the door along with his keys and his wallet. It was a very nice thing that he'd started doing back when they had gotten back together, without her even asking. Though he would still wear them all the time when they were not home, especially around strangers or – for some reason – her co-workers

She was looking at him from the kitchen door, and when he turned around she walked through the living room and greeted him with a flirty smile and a hot kiss. Best way to start the weekend, he thought before he lost contact with reality. But suddenly the kiss was over and he looked at her almost like begging for more.

"So…" she started, her arms around his neck, her body dangerously close to his "where are we going?"

He smiled slyly and raised an eyebrow. "Not telling" he replied chuckling at her almost successful attempt to distract him enough to spill the beans. Her eager face melted away instantly but he didn't let her pull apart "I told you it's a surprise" he said patiently pulling her closer and kissing her fiercely.

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October 11th, 1981

6:35 pm

A cabin in the woods

On Friday they had driven in a comfortable silence listening Donna's program on the radio and enjoying the music. Jackie would hum most of the songs looking placidly through the window to the darkening landscape. After almost two years, he was still surprised by her new music taste. When they moved in together, he hadn't seen any ABBA or Donny Osmond in her section of the shelf were they kept the records. They even had some twice! And they never had even the slightest argument about music anymore. It had become clear after a couple of months that Jackie favored Pink Floyd over Led Zeppelin, but they'd found a good balance of both, mixing it with other stuff as well.

The cabin that Steven had rented for the weekend was very similar to the one her parents owned before the whole embezzlement fiasco some years before. The main difference was the decoration, this was furnished in a way that made it really warm and homey, instead of rough and filled with dead animals.

They had enjoyed Friday night cuddled in the big comfy couch, hypnotized by the flames in the fireplace, not talking much, but enjoying the change of scene, the silence of the woods and each other's company. Both had had a very stressful few weeks and as soon as Steven saw a bit of calm - and a long weekend too, he had planned this getaway.

Saturday had been a beautiful day, warm and sunny, and they had gone out for a long walk. There was a trail network near the cabin and encouraged by the nice weather they had both been eager to explore. It also helped that there was no risk of falling to a creek since there were beautiful wooden bridges over them, and also benches and gorgeous lookouts. By noon they had reached the back of a small village where they had lunch and hot chocolate to escape the cold breeze that run through the streets.

Sunday had been a lazy day so far. It had started to rain the night before and even though it hadn't turned into a full-on storm, neither of them had had the inclination of going outside, except to get more firewood. Steven was sitting in the rug in front of the fire, carefully roasting a marshmallow. Next to him was a big tray with a chocolate bar pieced in squares and two packages of graham crackers.

"So… have you thought more about the proposal?"