A/N I always felt like the guys should eventually grow out of calling each other by their last names all the time, especially since I have Steven dropping the Hyde, he was the main character that went by his last name. I am open for suggestions on the baby name, I haven't settled on anything definite yet, Family name? Rocker Name? Something completely different than other Fanfiction stories? PM me ideas.

Sorry for the missing end to the Chapter not sure what happened

Chapter 17

Bob sat at his kitchen table with his daughter, he didn't even know who she was anymore, he had talked to Midge who seemed to smarten up with in the last year since she left and was able to discuss their daughter and what they needed to do with her, Midge agreed she needed to get away from Point Place for a while and maybe Midge could help her find herself. She could maybe get through to her where he had failed. "Donna, I wanted you to know your mom wants you to come to her house this week instead of waiting till closer to Christmas. And I also need to tell you I am putting the house up for sale, if you want to find your own place here when you come back from seeing your mom or maybe you might decide to stay out there. Or you can join me in Florida."

"What" she couldn't believe the bomb her dad just dropped on her "What brought this on?"

"Pumpkin, you haven't been yourself since before you and Eric almost got married, I felt in my gut it wasn't going to happen when you tried to buy that trailer, that wasn't you. And you need to get out, explore the world maybe and find yourself and figure out what you want to do with your life. Your mom and me, we just settled and look what that got us, the only good thing was you. Your mom misses you and wants to help you, we are both worried about you"

"When am I leaving?"

"I already talked to the radio station, and let them know you are flying out tomorrow"

Donna didn't know what to say to her dad, this time she wasn't running to California with Kelso, this time her dad was sending her away. She got up and bolted out the door. She ran next door to the basement that was a sanctuary to her growing up, but the door that was usually always unlocked was locked, she needed in, she needed her friends.

Steven had been laying on his cot trying to sleep when he heard the footsteps on the outside staircase, the handle jiggle and then someone banging on the door. His gut told him who it was, anyone else that would come in the basement was upstairs and knew he was trying to rest. He groaned and got up and went to the door, "Donna" he said flatly as he opened the door and Donna shoved past him.

"Hyde my dad is trying to send me to California to my mom! I need help"

He cringed as she called him a name he now wanted to forget, "Sounds like you need a friend, maybe you should go try and find one"

Not catching his words "No I need a circle, even if it's just the two of us, can you get your stash out?"

Upstairs the gang was helping Kitty clean up from lunch and heard the banging downstairs, the boys all looked at each other "that sounded like Big D"

Red was getting furious, "I thought I told her she wasn't to come over here anymore"

Michael stopped the older man from going downstairs, "We have got this Mr Foreman, Fez and I will go down there"

"I am going down there with you guys too" everyone looked at Eric in shock

"Eric are you sure? Michael and I can go down there that way you don't have to deal with her yet" Fez said stopping his friend.

"No it's time we all dealt with her"

The three boys started down the stairs. Angie went up to check on Jackie, unsure what could be heard from her room.

As the boys got to the bottom of the stairs Donna looked up without taking notice of the last one down the stairs, "Good Kelso and Fez are here, we can have a full circle" and then she saw someone she wasn't expecting to see "Eric?"

Fez was the first to speak, "Donna I do believe that Mr Red told you yesterday you wasn't welcomed in this house"

Donna scoffed at the statement "yea and he also said we aren't supposed to smoke down here either and that happens"

"Well it's not happening any more" Steven stood with his arms crossed

"So was a banned because you was coming back so you wouldn't have to see me?" She looked at Eric

"No it was because of your actions yesterday and really just your actions over the last few months" Fez had filled him in quickly on their way down the stairs

"Donna I told you maybe you need to go find some friends to help you with your problems" Steven hadn't moved as the guys came and stood beside him facing Donna.

"What you are not my friends? Since when?"

"Well I figured it out last night that you have never really treated us as friends, you treated Jackie like crap over the years and never was a friend to me either. A real friend would have called me on my shit I was doing to Jackie. Would have had Jackie's back and checked on her when everything went down."

"A real friend wouldn't have befriended a stripper whore who was scamming their friend" Michael added

Donna looked at them in confusion, "scamming?"

"Yea the marriage was a scam, she knew I was WB's son and was after money, there was never a marriage, she is married to someone else, that is the real reason Red kicked her out when he did"

"I got word Friday she was locked up, so if you want to visit her while you're out that way I can give you the prison address"

Steven turned and looked at Michael, "You hadn't told me the finally picked her up, nice"

"Donna, you are not the same girl I grew up with. It cut me to hear how you was acting after I left. I know about you and Randy, I knew how you was treating Jackie, that is part of the reason I broke up with you. I also realized I was growing up, and what you saw for your future has really always been different than what I want for mine. It took being away from here to put into perspective my life and my friends. The first letter I got that wasn't from my mom was from Jackie. After that letter I wrote everyone and called them out on how they were acting, you was the only one that didn't seem to change or make amends."

Steven finally uncrossed his arms "Donna there are no more circles, at least for me, I got rid of it all last night. I am tired of mimicking Bud and Edna, they are not who I want to be like. I never wanted to be like them but I was without really noticing it, I pushed away the woman I love more than anything and I have a lot to do prove to her that I am going to be the man she has always seen in me and not the burnout I let everyone else see. I want my son to have a father he is proud of"

Donna just stood there in shock Son? "Well I guess there is nothing for me here then" she turned towards the door.

"Maybe after some time with your mom and a little distance you can find who you really are and if you want to be friends again, we can all talk when you get back" Eric said and gave her a hopeful smile

Donna turned her head, she had a lot to think about, "Maybe" and she was out the door.

At the top of the steps sat Angie, Jackie and Brook, Jackie had heard the noise from the basement and the three girls had taken a seat on the step the smaller of the three in the middle while the taller two had arms around her for support. When they heard door shut they got up and slowly made their way down the steps. Eric had went over and locked the door back and the guys all took their seats, Steven on his chair, Michael on the lawn chair, Eric on the back spine of the couch along with Fez. They didn't hear the girls till Jackie spoke, "Steven" by that time she was already almost to him, he reached for her and pulled her in his lap, Brook went and sat with Michael and Angie joined the guys on the couch.

"So I guess you heard doll"

"yes, we've been at the top of the steps and heard just about everything" She looked at Fez "Did she do something else yesterday besides the ride out to the festival"

Fez looked at his goddess, "Yes, but I will never repeat what she said"

They all let it go with that, she would be gone tomorrow.

"maybe she'll grow up, getting away from here can do it to a person" Eric said

"Yea, I know spending time with Brook and Betsey in Chicago did that to me, that and the wakeup call when I realized Jackie was really gone and we didn't know where"

"time alone in that house gave me a lot of time to reflect, and then a lot of things cleared up for me talking to WB and Angie over the last few months" Jackie gave Angie a smile.

"Losing everything that really mattered, made me realize how much I was like Bud and Edna, last night I went to the old house, I think the only good memories are all of us pulling up there naked" He gave them all a smirk and squeezed Jackie tighter, sure she was with Michael then, but he had checked her out and now looking back was thankful she wouldn't wear his mother's clothes "And the day Red came in cussed me out and told me to grab my stuff and I left"

Eric always the one to be straight forward with Steven looked at him, "Do you even know where they are now?"

Steven sat there, he had told Jackie and figured that WB or Jackie had told Angie with the sympathetic look she was giving him, "Buried out in Arizona somewhere, crashed somewhere after drinking too much, killed them both"

Eric felt a wave a regret for not being there for him, "When?"

"A few months after they took out of here together"

Michael was the next to speak up, "Why didn't you ever tell us?"

"I just found out last night, WB found out when he hired a PI to find Edna when he found out about me, he found out, but was never sure how to tell me, that is why I went to the house last night, I got some stuff off my chest yelling at the house, since I would never get to yell at them"

Jackie snaked her arm around Steven and held on to him as he held her tighter. "I threw out all my stash and liquor bottles last night. I realized that the circle was something I had grown up watching them do all my life, I had started recently drinking the same liquor that they drank, I am tired of following in their footsteps, I need to start a better path and break the chain for myself, for Jackie and for our son."

"I love you Puddin, and I am proud of you"

"Love you too Doll, I am trying to do better"

They all sat around and watched TV for a bit, Eric had mentioned he hadn't watched TV since he left. After a while, Eric broke the silence, "I told mom I wanted to grab a burger from the hub tonight, I didn't want her to cook again after that huge lunch, what do you say we all go to the hub?"

Jackie jumped up from Steven's lap, "Oh, baby wants fries and a chocolate milkshake!" Everyone laughed

"Aw the cravings, speaking of baby let me go get Betsey from Mrs. Foreman and then we can go" Brook went up the stairs, everyone followed but Jackie and Steven.

"Babe, let me grab my coat." He kissed her lightly on the lips and went to his room. Grabbing his jacket he came out to see Jackie still waiting for him, he took her had and they walked up the stairs, everyone had the coats on and Brook and Michael was bundling Betsey up.

Michael looked around and realized that seven was too much for the Vista Cruiser and adding the baby to that, "Why don't Fez ride with me Brook, that way we can go back to the apartment after, it will be close to Betsey's bed time by the time we are done.

"OK, the rest of us will take the Cruiser, I haven't driven in ages, I hope I remember how to drive" Eric joked.

"Eric maybe I should drive since it's been so long for you, and my girl, my baby and my sister are all going to be in the car" Steven said in a dead serious tone

"Relax, it's like riding a bike"

"Eric it took you forever to learn how to ride a bike"

"Haha, get in" Eric slid into the driver's seat, Steven motioned for his sister to ride up front so he could sit with Jackie in the back. Eric looked at the couple in his rearview mirror, he couldn't help but grin, "No making out you two back there"

Everyone got to the hub, Brook had given Michael her order and went to sit with Betsey . Steven looked at Jackie, "burger in a tin foil doll?"

"Yes with fries, extra side of pickles and a chocolate shake"

Raising an eye brow, "do I want to know"

Angie spoke up, "probably not and it's best to try and not watch her eat"

Steven looked at his sister, "what would you like sis?"

"I can get my own "

"No, I'll vet it, you and Jackie can go sit with Brook"

"Ok, burger, fries and a pop, and thanks"

The girls all took a seat at their normal table to wait on the guys.

The guys got the food and brought the food to the table. Steven forgot Angie's warning and watched Jackie put the pickles over the fries and then pour the shake over the fries, "Angie you were right I shouldn't watch" looking a little disgusted.

"Yea, I won't tell you now about some of her other odd cravings, best learn on your own"

"Can't wait" he deadpaned

"Hey I can't help it, our this is your son's fault"

Steven looked at Brook for answers "Brook tell me this only last a few months or so?"

She laughed, "sorry but this will last the whole pregnancy"

After dropping Angie off at her hotel Eric drove back to the house, "don't expect me to open the door for you or anything!" Eric took off to the house.

Jackie and Steven walked into the house. The kitchen was empty, he pulled her into his arms. They just stood there, he noticed Kitty had taken one of the ultrasound pictures and put it on the refrigerator he couldn't help but smile. He would love to be able to keep her in his arms all night but he knew he had to follow her lead. "I guess this is good night doll, love you" and kissed her sweetly on the lips.

Jackie looked at himhim and thought about how lonely it was earlier, "Puddin can you change and come upstairs to my room?" she hoped he wouldn't ask to go to his room. She didn't think she could go to the room Sam stayed in. They broke apart and went to their rooms to get ready. Steven could careless where he slept if he got to sleep with Jackie in his arms, he just hoped Red and Kitty would not have a problem with it, they was just sleeping and they had a kid on the way..

When he got up to Jackie's room he tapped lightly on the door, Jackie opened the door and he took her in with his eyes, she was wearing the Led Zeppelin shirt he had just gave back to her and flannel pajama pants. He took her face in his hands and kissed her. When they finally broke apart for air she took his hand and led him to bed the got in and he pulled her to him with her back against his chest. it didn't take long for both of them to fall asleep.