Hyde and Jackie opened the basement door to find the whole gang watching
television. Everyone looked up at the same time.
"Jackie!" gasped Donna in shock and got up to hug her friend.
Eric even got up and gave her a hug which was very uncharacteristic.
"Oh Jackie, Fez has been so bored without you" said Fez excitedly.
"Hey Jackie" said Kelso reservedly, feeling out of place because he and Jackie weren't really friends anymore.
"Hey Man, its about time you got home. We were starting to wonder what the hell was going on." remarked Eric.
"Well man, its been a busy last few days." explained Hyde.
Fez suddenly caught a glimpse of Hyde's left hand and noticed the gold wedding band Jackie had placed there only the day before.
"Hyde, what is that on your hand?! Did you get married and not invite any of us, you son of a bitch?!" said Fez agitatedly.
"Fez, calm down, it was a spur of the moment thing." said Hyde, trying to calm Fez down.
Eric interrupted "You guys got married???!!!"
Donna picked up Jackie's left hand and noticed the gold band and engagement ring. "Jackie, what the hell?!"
"We got married yesterday! Isn't it wonderful, Donna? I'm so excited!" said Jackie enthusiastically.
Kelso looked at Hyde suspiciously. "What did you do Hyde, knock her up?!"
Hyde looked back at Kelso menacingly.
"Oh my God, you did, didn't you?!" shrieked Kelso.
"Not that it's any of your business but yes, Jackie is pregnant." informed Hyde.
Fez looked at Jackie in shock. "Fez is going to be an uncle?"
"Yes, Fez, you are" laughed Jackie amusedly.
"When are you going to tell my Mom and Dad, Hyde?" laughed Eric.
"Are they upstairs?" asked Hyde nervously.
"Yes"
"Come on Jackie, let's get this over with"
"Steven, are you sure you wouldn't rather tell them yourself?" asked Jackie anxiously.
"Come on Jackie, you're coming with me" said Hyde, giving her a look that she knew meant business.
"Ok, fine" Jackie reluctantly agreed.
They walked up the stairs with Jackie following behind Hyde. They reached the top and Hyde noticed that Jackie was still standing a few steps below, not going any further.
"Come on, you chicken" and pulled her up the rest of the way.
Kitty and Red were sitting at the kitchen table finishing up lunch and drinking coffee. Kitty noticed Jackie and Hyde and immediately launched out of her chair to hug them both.
"Jackie, Steven, you're home. I was so worried about you kids. Its so good to have you home. Jackie, you look pale, what's the matter sweetie?"
"Oh nothing, just tired from the flight home I guess" answered Jackie tensely.
"Sit down, Do you kids want some lunch?" asked Kitty enthusiastically.
Red looked up from his paper "Hey Steven, its about time you got home. I was starting to wonder if you forgot how to use a phone."
"Sorry Red, the last few days I haven't had time to let anybody know what was going on."
"Oh really, busy with what?" asked Red with a raised eye brow.
"Well yesterday, Jackie and I got.." Hyde stopped short, suddenly apprehensive of Red's legendary temper. Jackie nudged Hyde's leg under the table.
"You got what Steven?" asked Kitty fearfully.
"We got married" said Hyde matter-of-factly. "Married! Are you dumbasses insane?! What do you kids know about making a marriage work? You're too young and stupid to know your ass from your elbow about anything much less marriage!"
"Red!" shouted Kitty warningly. "I'm sure everything will work out fine. Jackie and Steven love each other very much and they've been together for quite awhile now."
"Eric and Donna have been together longer and they're still just engaged" retorted Red.
"Red, we're not Eric and Donna" said Hyde exasperatedly.
"What'd you do Steven, get her pregnant?!" asked Red angrily.
Hyde started to answer but hesitated.
"Steven?" prompted Kitty worriedly.
Hyde remained silent. Kitty looked over to Jackie.
"Yes Mrs. Forman, I'm pregnant" confirmed Jackie softly.
"So you had to marry her" said Red gruffly.
Hyde lost what little patience he had left. "Hey Red, I didn't have to marry her, I wanted to marry her. I bought her an engagement ring before I even knew about the baby!"
"So you mope around here for over a month like some sad bastard and the solution you come up with is the genius plan of getting married?" asked Red disbelievingly.
"I love her and we'll make it work!"
"Well, don't think you're going to live here with a baby" yelled Red.
"Jesus, Red, I'm not that stupid. We're going to live at Jackie's until we can afford a place of our own."
"Steven, Jackie, congratulations! Though I would have liked to see you kids get married." said Kitty sadly.
"I'm sorry Mrs. Forman. I just wanted to get things settled between me and Jackie before we came back." explained Hyde.
"Meaning you wanted her to marry you before she came to her senses." retorted Red sarcastically.
"Red, I'm 19 and I don't need your permission to marry my girlfriend." defended Hyde angrily. "Come on Jackie, help me pack up my stuff so we can get out of here." requested Hyde while glaring at Red.
"Sure Steven" agreed Jackie, uncomfortable with the conversation that had just taken place.
"Steven, you don't need to leave just this minute." said Kitty in a panic.
"Its ok Mrs. Forman. I appreciate all that you and Red have done for me the last few years but its time I got out on my own anyway." said Hyde gently; trying to soothe the woman he considered to be his mother.
"Red?" prompted Kitty, wanting him to smooth things over with Steven.
"Kitty, Steven's right. He's a man now with a wife and a baby on the way and needs to start making his own way"
Kitty walked over and gave Steven and Jackie each a hug and kiss on the cheek. "Let us know if you need anything." offered Kitty tearfully.
"Don't worry Mrs. Forman, I'm sure you'll see more of us than you want to" said Hyde jokingly.
"Steven" she chided sadly. Sad that boy she had come to love as much as her own children was going to leave and start his own life.
"Come on Jackie, we'd better get a move on. We have a lot to get done."
Jackie nodded and followed Hyde down the stairs to the basement.
Everyone was still downstairs, standing around in total shock.
"Well man, I've got to get my stuff packed up to move into Jackie's tonight. Will you help load stuff in the car? I don't want Jackie carrying anything heavy." requested Hyde.
"Geez Hyde, watching out for the little woman?" smirked Eric.
"Damn Forman, she's pregnant, ok! Of course I'm looking out for her." said Hyde agitatedly.
"I'm just messing with your man. I just can't believe you and Jackie are married!" said Eric in disbelief.
"Well whatever man, I don't have to discuss it, so more helping and less talk."
It took around an hour and a half to get everything cleared out and loaded into Hyde's car. Eric, Fez, Kelso, and Donna followed in the vista cruiser and helped bring everything into Jackie's house. After having delivery pizza everybody left, leaving the newlyweds alone at last.
"Jackie!" gasped Donna in shock and got up to hug her friend.
Eric even got up and gave her a hug which was very uncharacteristic.
"Oh Jackie, Fez has been so bored without you" said Fez excitedly.
"Hey Jackie" said Kelso reservedly, feeling out of place because he and Jackie weren't really friends anymore.
"Hey Man, its about time you got home. We were starting to wonder what the hell was going on." remarked Eric.
"Well man, its been a busy last few days." explained Hyde.
Fez suddenly caught a glimpse of Hyde's left hand and noticed the gold wedding band Jackie had placed there only the day before.
"Hyde, what is that on your hand?! Did you get married and not invite any of us, you son of a bitch?!" said Fez agitatedly.
"Fez, calm down, it was a spur of the moment thing." said Hyde, trying to calm Fez down.
Eric interrupted "You guys got married???!!!"
Donna picked up Jackie's left hand and noticed the gold band and engagement ring. "Jackie, what the hell?!"
"We got married yesterday! Isn't it wonderful, Donna? I'm so excited!" said Jackie enthusiastically.
Kelso looked at Hyde suspiciously. "What did you do Hyde, knock her up?!"
Hyde looked back at Kelso menacingly.
"Oh my God, you did, didn't you?!" shrieked Kelso.
"Not that it's any of your business but yes, Jackie is pregnant." informed Hyde.
Fez looked at Jackie in shock. "Fez is going to be an uncle?"
"Yes, Fez, you are" laughed Jackie amusedly.
"When are you going to tell my Mom and Dad, Hyde?" laughed Eric.
"Are they upstairs?" asked Hyde nervously.
"Yes"
"Come on Jackie, let's get this over with"
"Steven, are you sure you wouldn't rather tell them yourself?" asked Jackie anxiously.
"Come on Jackie, you're coming with me" said Hyde, giving her a look that she knew meant business.
"Ok, fine" Jackie reluctantly agreed.
They walked up the stairs with Jackie following behind Hyde. They reached the top and Hyde noticed that Jackie was still standing a few steps below, not going any further.
"Come on, you chicken" and pulled her up the rest of the way.
Kitty and Red were sitting at the kitchen table finishing up lunch and drinking coffee. Kitty noticed Jackie and Hyde and immediately launched out of her chair to hug them both.
"Jackie, Steven, you're home. I was so worried about you kids. Its so good to have you home. Jackie, you look pale, what's the matter sweetie?"
"Oh nothing, just tired from the flight home I guess" answered Jackie tensely.
"Sit down, Do you kids want some lunch?" asked Kitty enthusiastically.
Red looked up from his paper "Hey Steven, its about time you got home. I was starting to wonder if you forgot how to use a phone."
"Sorry Red, the last few days I haven't had time to let anybody know what was going on."
"Oh really, busy with what?" asked Red with a raised eye brow.
"Well yesterday, Jackie and I got.." Hyde stopped short, suddenly apprehensive of Red's legendary temper. Jackie nudged Hyde's leg under the table.
"You got what Steven?" asked Kitty fearfully.
"We got married" said Hyde matter-of-factly. "Married! Are you dumbasses insane?! What do you kids know about making a marriage work? You're too young and stupid to know your ass from your elbow about anything much less marriage!"
"Red!" shouted Kitty warningly. "I'm sure everything will work out fine. Jackie and Steven love each other very much and they've been together for quite awhile now."
"Eric and Donna have been together longer and they're still just engaged" retorted Red.
"Red, we're not Eric and Donna" said Hyde exasperatedly.
"What'd you do Steven, get her pregnant?!" asked Red angrily.
Hyde started to answer but hesitated.
"Steven?" prompted Kitty worriedly.
Hyde remained silent. Kitty looked over to Jackie.
"Yes Mrs. Forman, I'm pregnant" confirmed Jackie softly.
"So you had to marry her" said Red gruffly.
Hyde lost what little patience he had left. "Hey Red, I didn't have to marry her, I wanted to marry her. I bought her an engagement ring before I even knew about the baby!"
"So you mope around here for over a month like some sad bastard and the solution you come up with is the genius plan of getting married?" asked Red disbelievingly.
"I love her and we'll make it work!"
"Well, don't think you're going to live here with a baby" yelled Red.
"Jesus, Red, I'm not that stupid. We're going to live at Jackie's until we can afford a place of our own."
"Steven, Jackie, congratulations! Though I would have liked to see you kids get married." said Kitty sadly.
"I'm sorry Mrs. Forman. I just wanted to get things settled between me and Jackie before we came back." explained Hyde.
"Meaning you wanted her to marry you before she came to her senses." retorted Red sarcastically.
"Red, I'm 19 and I don't need your permission to marry my girlfriend." defended Hyde angrily. "Come on Jackie, help me pack up my stuff so we can get out of here." requested Hyde while glaring at Red.
"Sure Steven" agreed Jackie, uncomfortable with the conversation that had just taken place.
"Steven, you don't need to leave just this minute." said Kitty in a panic.
"Its ok Mrs. Forman. I appreciate all that you and Red have done for me the last few years but its time I got out on my own anyway." said Hyde gently; trying to soothe the woman he considered to be his mother.
"Red?" prompted Kitty, wanting him to smooth things over with Steven.
"Kitty, Steven's right. He's a man now with a wife and a baby on the way and needs to start making his own way"
Kitty walked over and gave Steven and Jackie each a hug and kiss on the cheek. "Let us know if you need anything." offered Kitty tearfully.
"Don't worry Mrs. Forman, I'm sure you'll see more of us than you want to" said Hyde jokingly.
"Steven" she chided sadly. Sad that boy she had come to love as much as her own children was going to leave and start his own life.
"Come on Jackie, we'd better get a move on. We have a lot to get done."
Jackie nodded and followed Hyde down the stairs to the basement.
Everyone was still downstairs, standing around in total shock.
"Well man, I've got to get my stuff packed up to move into Jackie's tonight. Will you help load stuff in the car? I don't want Jackie carrying anything heavy." requested Hyde.
"Geez Hyde, watching out for the little woman?" smirked Eric.
"Damn Forman, she's pregnant, ok! Of course I'm looking out for her." said Hyde agitatedly.
"I'm just messing with your man. I just can't believe you and Jackie are married!" said Eric in disbelief.
"Well whatever man, I don't have to discuss it, so more helping and less talk."
It took around an hour and a half to get everything cleared out and loaded into Hyde's car. Eric, Fez, Kelso, and Donna followed in the vista cruiser and helped bring everything into Jackie's house. After having delivery pizza everybody left, leaving the newlyweds alone at last.