Jackie's flight landed in New York City at LaGuardia airport around 9:30.
She had only a very old picture of her sister and hoped she would be able
to recognize her. After looking around for several minutes she noticed a
familiar looking dark haired woman scanning the crowd. It had to be
Jennifer. Jackie walked over towards the woman she thought to be her
sister. Jackie was shocked to notice her sister was noticeable pregnant,
probably as least 5 months.
"Jennifer?"
"Yes, Hi Jackie!"
Jennifer gave Jackie a warm hug.
"Well, let's go get your bags loaded on one of these carts so we can get headed to my apartment." suggested Jennifer.
Jackie, who's never been one to beat around the bush, said "Jennifer, I didn't know you were pregnant!"
"Jackie, its kind of a long story. I'll tell you about it later." said Jennifer somewhat seriously.
"Ok" agreed Jackie, puzzled.
Her sister lived in Manhattan on Park Avenue. Marrying rich investment bankers apparently had its perks, thought Jackie. She used to be fixated on money and material things but having been with Steven for the last several years had taught her that there were other things much more important.
They arrived at Jennifer's apartment around 10:30. Traffic had been extremely busy around the airport and it had taken much longer than usual to get to Manhattan. Jennifer had the doorman bring Jackie's bags up.
"No problem, Mrs. Malloy" the Doorman happily volunteered.
"Thank you Tom" replied Jennifer, and gave him a $5 tip.
The building itself was very impressive. Jackie could just imagine what the apartments looked like. Jennifer's apartment was amazing. It had the most breathtaking view of the city. You could see practically everything from the terrace.
Jennifer showed Jackie to the guest bedroom which had its own bathroom.
Jackie had noticed Jennifer's husband was no where to be seen. There seemed to be no traces of anyone living there besides Jennifer.
"Where's your husband, Jennifer?" questioned Jackie.
"That's part of the long story. We're getting divorced." said Jennifer, seemingly indifferent to the situation.
"Really, Oh my God! I'm sorry, Jennifer!"
"Don't be, he's an asshole who's going to get his." shrugged Jennifer.
"What happened?"
"I came home early one day and caught him in bed with my former best friend. My first instinct was to shoot them both but then I decided I had a much better plan in store for him instead. I'm taking him for everything he's worth. Money's all he cares about, so that's how I'll make him pay." stated Jennifer bitterly.
"What about the baby?"
"Well, at the time I didn't know I was pregnant. It wasn't until a few months later that I found out. I thought I was late due to stress but no such luck. Not that I don't want the baby, I do, its just the timing is really bad. He found out through a mutual friend and demanded a reconciliation. I told him when hell freezes over! I even had to get a restraining order." explained Jennifer.
"Jennifer, I'm so sorry!" said Jackie, feeling really terrible for her sister.
"Don't worry about it, I'll be fine. My mom had been so great since this whole thing happened. She'll be here tomorrow."
Jennifer noticed Jackie tense up.
"Don't worry about it; nobody blames you for any of your mother's deeds. Its not your fault your mom's a bitch." Jennifer winced, realizing she probably shouldn't have said that. "I'm sorry Jackie."
"Hey, she's not one of my favorite people either. I haven't even seen her in over a year." said Jackie sadly.
"Do you need to call anyone?" enquired Jennifer.
"Not right now. Maybe tomorrow I'll call my friend Donna. She'll be worried. I'm not up to it right now and its getting kind of late."
Jennifer and Jackie watched TV and ate popcorn and talked for hours. They had surprisingly a lot in common.
Hey Jackie, my best friend works at Bloomingdale's and we can use her discount and I still have a virgin credit card Nick forgot to cancel. How do you feel about shopping sprees?" asked Jennifer excitedly.
"I love them" shouted Jackie eagerly.
Jackie thought to herself "Wow, I can sure tell that we are related!". Finally after neither of them could keep their eyes open they both went to bed.
3 WEEKS LATER
Steven Hyde had never been so miserable in all of his life, and that was saying something considering his childhood. All he did was go to work and mope around the Forman house. He missed her so much! He missed her voice, her laugh, the smell of her hair and skin. He missed making love to her. He'd hardly slept alone since they'd been together and he didn't sleep nearly as well without her beside him.
In the last three weeks he had come to several conclusions about his relationship with Jackie. He had taken her love for granted. Now that it was gone he realized how empty his life was without her. He was determined to get her back. Once he got her back he didn't want to ever be without her again. But right now he wasn't sure how he was going to accomplish that goal.
Donna had called Jackie several times. They would have a good conversation but the minutes Steven's name was mentioned Jackie would change the subject or hang up. She refused to let Donna tell her anything about what Steven had asked her tell Jackie for him. He had even written her four letters, 3 of which had already come back return to sender. He was hoping that she would finally crack and read the latest one. Everyone was so tired of seeing him mope around the Forman house. He hadn't shaved in weeks. Eric had sarcastically told him "Ya Hyde, that's the way to get her back!"
Hyde had yelled "Well, she's not here is she!" and stormed off to his room. Red had commented to Kitty "He's one sad bastard". Kitty had tried numerous things to cheer him up with. She cooked his favorite meals which he didn't eat because he had little or no appetite. He had probably lost ten pounds in the last three weeks.
Hyde had come home from work to find Eric and Kitty in the kitchen looking through the mail. The minute they saw him Kitty hid one of the letters behind her back.
"Mrs. Forman, Is that for me?"
"What? No, ha ha ha." laughed Kitty nervously.
"Let me see it"
She sadly handed it over to him. It was his latest to Jackie returned with her handwriting in big red letters "Return to Sender!!!!". "Steven, I'm sorry honey!" said Kitty solemnly.
He took it and went downstairs to his bedroom.
MEANWHILE...
Jackie Burkhardt lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, not having any energy to get out of bed. She glanced at the alarm clock next to the bed. Its 11:00 am. Suddenly Jennifer comes into the room. Jackie closes her eyes and pretends to be asleep. Jennifer throws open the curtains. Bright sunlight floods the room.
"Come on, up and at em! I think you've spent enough time in that bed." orders Jennifer.
Jackie does as she's told and goes into the bathroom to take a shower. The warm water feels good on her skin and she starts to feel a little better. She doesn't understand what is wrong with her lately, all she does is sleep and she can't stop eating.
After Jackie showers and dresses she goes into the living room where Jennifer is waiting for her.
"Your friend Donna called again. She's worried about you. So is Steven."
"I'll call Donna later but I don't want to talk about Steven!" says Jackie angrily.
"Jackie, shouldn't you at least hear what he has to say? Or at least stop sending his letters back. Jackie honey, I know you're upset and angry with him; you've got every right to be. But what he's done just doesn't add up and with everything you've told me about your relationship and about his parents it just sounds like there's more going on here than meets the eye" advises Jennifer.
"I'm not the one who threw everything away! He made his bed, now he has to lay in it, alone." says Jackie despondently.
"Jackie, do you love him?"
"Yes" answers Jackie, with tears starting to well up in her eyes.
"Then don't you think you owe it to yourself and to him to hear him out."
"I just can't deal with it right now" says Jackie adamantly.
"Don't take too long. Time doesn't stand still for anybody. Pride's all well and good but it doesn't love you back and it doesn't keep you warm at night." warned Jennifer.
"Jackie, I love having you here but you've got to stop moping. You need to do something to get your mind off of it. My friend that works at Bloomingdale's said she could get you a job in the lingerie department if you want it.
"Really?"
"Yes, we can call her later and set it all up." suggested Jennifer, trying to cheer her sister up.
"Thanks Jenn"
"No problem. What are sisters for?" laughed Jennifer, and hugged Jackie tightly.
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"Jennifer?"
"Yes, Hi Jackie!"
Jennifer gave Jackie a warm hug.
"Well, let's go get your bags loaded on one of these carts so we can get headed to my apartment." suggested Jennifer.
Jackie, who's never been one to beat around the bush, said "Jennifer, I didn't know you were pregnant!"
"Jackie, its kind of a long story. I'll tell you about it later." said Jennifer somewhat seriously.
"Ok" agreed Jackie, puzzled.
Her sister lived in Manhattan on Park Avenue. Marrying rich investment bankers apparently had its perks, thought Jackie. She used to be fixated on money and material things but having been with Steven for the last several years had taught her that there were other things much more important.
They arrived at Jennifer's apartment around 10:30. Traffic had been extremely busy around the airport and it had taken much longer than usual to get to Manhattan. Jennifer had the doorman bring Jackie's bags up.
"No problem, Mrs. Malloy" the Doorman happily volunteered.
"Thank you Tom" replied Jennifer, and gave him a $5 tip.
The building itself was very impressive. Jackie could just imagine what the apartments looked like. Jennifer's apartment was amazing. It had the most breathtaking view of the city. You could see practically everything from the terrace.
Jennifer showed Jackie to the guest bedroom which had its own bathroom.
Jackie had noticed Jennifer's husband was no where to be seen. There seemed to be no traces of anyone living there besides Jennifer.
"Where's your husband, Jennifer?" questioned Jackie.
"That's part of the long story. We're getting divorced." said Jennifer, seemingly indifferent to the situation.
"Really, Oh my God! I'm sorry, Jennifer!"
"Don't be, he's an asshole who's going to get his." shrugged Jennifer.
"What happened?"
"I came home early one day and caught him in bed with my former best friend. My first instinct was to shoot them both but then I decided I had a much better plan in store for him instead. I'm taking him for everything he's worth. Money's all he cares about, so that's how I'll make him pay." stated Jennifer bitterly.
"What about the baby?"
"Well, at the time I didn't know I was pregnant. It wasn't until a few months later that I found out. I thought I was late due to stress but no such luck. Not that I don't want the baby, I do, its just the timing is really bad. He found out through a mutual friend and demanded a reconciliation. I told him when hell freezes over! I even had to get a restraining order." explained Jennifer.
"Jennifer, I'm so sorry!" said Jackie, feeling really terrible for her sister.
"Don't worry about it, I'll be fine. My mom had been so great since this whole thing happened. She'll be here tomorrow."
Jennifer noticed Jackie tense up.
"Don't worry about it; nobody blames you for any of your mother's deeds. Its not your fault your mom's a bitch." Jennifer winced, realizing she probably shouldn't have said that. "I'm sorry Jackie."
"Hey, she's not one of my favorite people either. I haven't even seen her in over a year." said Jackie sadly.
"Do you need to call anyone?" enquired Jennifer.
"Not right now. Maybe tomorrow I'll call my friend Donna. She'll be worried. I'm not up to it right now and its getting kind of late."
Jennifer and Jackie watched TV and ate popcorn and talked for hours. They had surprisingly a lot in common.
Hey Jackie, my best friend works at Bloomingdale's and we can use her discount and I still have a virgin credit card Nick forgot to cancel. How do you feel about shopping sprees?" asked Jennifer excitedly.
"I love them" shouted Jackie eagerly.
Jackie thought to herself "Wow, I can sure tell that we are related!". Finally after neither of them could keep their eyes open they both went to bed.
3 WEEKS LATER
Steven Hyde had never been so miserable in all of his life, and that was saying something considering his childhood. All he did was go to work and mope around the Forman house. He missed her so much! He missed her voice, her laugh, the smell of her hair and skin. He missed making love to her. He'd hardly slept alone since they'd been together and he didn't sleep nearly as well without her beside him.
In the last three weeks he had come to several conclusions about his relationship with Jackie. He had taken her love for granted. Now that it was gone he realized how empty his life was without her. He was determined to get her back. Once he got her back he didn't want to ever be without her again. But right now he wasn't sure how he was going to accomplish that goal.
Donna had called Jackie several times. They would have a good conversation but the minutes Steven's name was mentioned Jackie would change the subject or hang up. She refused to let Donna tell her anything about what Steven had asked her tell Jackie for him. He had even written her four letters, 3 of which had already come back return to sender. He was hoping that she would finally crack and read the latest one. Everyone was so tired of seeing him mope around the Forman house. He hadn't shaved in weeks. Eric had sarcastically told him "Ya Hyde, that's the way to get her back!"
Hyde had yelled "Well, she's not here is she!" and stormed off to his room. Red had commented to Kitty "He's one sad bastard". Kitty had tried numerous things to cheer him up with. She cooked his favorite meals which he didn't eat because he had little or no appetite. He had probably lost ten pounds in the last three weeks.
Hyde had come home from work to find Eric and Kitty in the kitchen looking through the mail. The minute they saw him Kitty hid one of the letters behind her back.
"Mrs. Forman, Is that for me?"
"What? No, ha ha ha." laughed Kitty nervously.
"Let me see it"
She sadly handed it over to him. It was his latest to Jackie returned with her handwriting in big red letters "Return to Sender!!!!". "Steven, I'm sorry honey!" said Kitty solemnly.
He took it and went downstairs to his bedroom.
MEANWHILE...
Jackie Burkhardt lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, not having any energy to get out of bed. She glanced at the alarm clock next to the bed. Its 11:00 am. Suddenly Jennifer comes into the room. Jackie closes her eyes and pretends to be asleep. Jennifer throws open the curtains. Bright sunlight floods the room.
"Come on, up and at em! I think you've spent enough time in that bed." orders Jennifer.
Jackie does as she's told and goes into the bathroom to take a shower. The warm water feels good on her skin and she starts to feel a little better. She doesn't understand what is wrong with her lately, all she does is sleep and she can't stop eating.
After Jackie showers and dresses she goes into the living room where Jennifer is waiting for her.
"Your friend Donna called again. She's worried about you. So is Steven."
"I'll call Donna later but I don't want to talk about Steven!" says Jackie angrily.
"Jackie, shouldn't you at least hear what he has to say? Or at least stop sending his letters back. Jackie honey, I know you're upset and angry with him; you've got every right to be. But what he's done just doesn't add up and with everything you've told me about your relationship and about his parents it just sounds like there's more going on here than meets the eye" advises Jennifer.
"I'm not the one who threw everything away! He made his bed, now he has to lay in it, alone." says Jackie despondently.
"Jackie, do you love him?"
"Yes" answers Jackie, with tears starting to well up in her eyes.
"Then don't you think you owe it to yourself and to him to hear him out."
"I just can't deal with it right now" says Jackie adamantly.
"Don't take too long. Time doesn't stand still for anybody. Pride's all well and good but it doesn't love you back and it doesn't keep you warm at night." warned Jennifer.
"Jackie, I love having you here but you've got to stop moping. You need to do something to get your mind off of it. My friend that works at Bloomingdale's said she could get you a job in the lingerie department if you want it.
"Really?"
"Yes, we can call her later and set it all up." suggested Jennifer, trying to cheer her sister up.
"Thanks Jenn"
"No problem. What are sisters for?" laughed Jennifer, and hugged Jackie tightly.
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