After many hours of unpacking, cleaning, and getting things the way she
wanted them Jackie was exhausted and laid down on her brand new couch to
take a nap. After a few minutes she drifted off to sleep.
Suddenly Jackie awoke to someone loudly pounding on her front door. She groggily stumbled over to look out her window to see Steven pounding on her door frantically.
"What the hell?" she said out loud to herself.
Hesitantly she opened the door. Steven stared at her with the most haunted, wounded expression she had ever seen. "Steven, what's the matter with you? What are you trying to do, disturb the whole neighborhood?"
Hyde stared at Jackie, unsure of where to start, still in disbelief from Donna's revelation. Instead of answering her he pushed his way into the house, not waiting to be invited in. He grabbed her hand and led her over to the couch. "I just want to know, is it true?" Hyde demanded as he looked searchingly into her eyes.
Hyde's behavior was really beginning to scare Jackie. It suddenly occurred to her. Only one thing could have him this rattled. "Steven, Is what true? What are you talking about?" asked Jackie, afraid she already knew the answer.
"I talked to Donna. I know. How come you never told me you were pregnant?!" Hyde demanded, with hurt evident in his voice.
Jackie turned away from him but he put one hand on her shoulder and another hand on her chin to make her look at him. "Jackie? Tell me the truth now. I want to know."
Jackie expelled a shaky breathe and looked down at her hands. "I didn't know"
Hyde looked at her in confusion "What do you mean you didn't know?"
"Steven, I didn't know I was pregnant until it was too late. After I left our house I went to Donna's. I started having these terrible cramping pains. I didn't know what was wrong with me. I stood up and realized that I was bleeding and then Donna drove me to the hospital. Later on they told me that I'd had a miscarriage." explained Jackie tearfully, remembering that terrifying night so long ago.
Hyde put his head down in shame. "It was all my fault wasn't it?. If we hadn't of had that fight you wouldn't have lost our baby." he whispered dejectedly.
"Steven, Listen to me. For a long time I blamed you. But it wasn't your fault. It wasn't anyone's fault. Look, I'm a nurse. Miscarriages are not caused by stress. They happen because something is wrong with the baby. It's nature's way of correcting itself. Steven, even if we hadn't of had that fight and broken up I still would have probably lost the baby later anyway."
Hyde pulled her into his arms and for once she didn't fight him. He whispered in her ear "I'm so sorry Jackie. I wish I could have been there for you."
"Me too, me too" Jackie whispered sadly, with a few stray tears running down her cheeks. "It just wasn't mean to be"
A few minutes later she pulled away from Hyde and wiped her eyes. They sat in awkward silence, neither of them really knowing what to say to the other.
"I still love you" Hyde blurted out, not knowing what else to say.
Jackie stood up and walked over to the window. Hyde quickly followed her and stood behind her and pulled her close to him with his hand holding her hip possessively. "I mean it Jackie, I still love you. I never stopped." he whispered.
"Stop it Steven, I don't want to hear it!" said Jackie as she angrily tore out of his grasp. "It's too late for us, ok. Too much has happened and we can't go back and undo it."
Hyde stared at Jackie in angry disbelief. "You know what, Jackie? You're a coward. You're so busy dwelling on the past that you're cheating yourself out of the future. I love you, whether you believe it or not. You are all I think about. I'm not giving up on you. Don't ask me to because I won't."
"Steven, please just leave me alone." whispered Jackie half-heartedly.
He walked towards her until their faces were only a breath apart. "No" Hyde wrapped his arms around her tightly and kissed her long and hard on the lips. Jackie's willpower to fight Hyde had finally run out. They drank from each other's lips like their lives depended on it. They couldn't get close enough to each other. Suddenly Hyde whispered "Where's your bedroom?"
Jackie sighed, no longer having the strength to deny herself what she so badly needed and craved. She pointed to the last door down the hall. He slowly led her to her bedroom, his eyes never leaving hers. Her bedroom was dark and they didn't bother turning on the lights. Jackie leaned down on the bed and pushed some clothes and a small box on to the floor to make room for them. He pushed her back towards the pillows and got on top of her slowly, careful not to rest all of his weight on her. They frantically made love. Clothes were torn off, not caring if they were ripped or still had buttons intact. Afterwards they clung to each other, still sweaty from their exertions. Jackie began to cry silently in Hyde's arms. He looked at her with concern and wiped them away. "What's wrong, baby?" he whispered.
"Nothing, I just forgot how wonderful it was." Jackie whispered, feeling like she had gotten a missing piece of herself back. Sex with Aaron had never even compared to how it was with Steven because she had always held part of herself back. Hyde pulled her closer to him. It had never been like this for him with anyone else either. It had always been mechanical, lacking passion and any real feeling. They lay in each others arms feeling like they'd finally come home. They made love once again and then finally drifted off to sleep.
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Suddenly Jackie awoke to someone loudly pounding on her front door. She groggily stumbled over to look out her window to see Steven pounding on her door frantically.
"What the hell?" she said out loud to herself.
Hesitantly she opened the door. Steven stared at her with the most haunted, wounded expression she had ever seen. "Steven, what's the matter with you? What are you trying to do, disturb the whole neighborhood?"
Hyde stared at Jackie, unsure of where to start, still in disbelief from Donna's revelation. Instead of answering her he pushed his way into the house, not waiting to be invited in. He grabbed her hand and led her over to the couch. "I just want to know, is it true?" Hyde demanded as he looked searchingly into her eyes.
Hyde's behavior was really beginning to scare Jackie. It suddenly occurred to her. Only one thing could have him this rattled. "Steven, Is what true? What are you talking about?" asked Jackie, afraid she already knew the answer.
"I talked to Donna. I know. How come you never told me you were pregnant?!" Hyde demanded, with hurt evident in his voice.
Jackie turned away from him but he put one hand on her shoulder and another hand on her chin to make her look at him. "Jackie? Tell me the truth now. I want to know."
Jackie expelled a shaky breathe and looked down at her hands. "I didn't know"
Hyde looked at her in confusion "What do you mean you didn't know?"
"Steven, I didn't know I was pregnant until it was too late. After I left our house I went to Donna's. I started having these terrible cramping pains. I didn't know what was wrong with me. I stood up and realized that I was bleeding and then Donna drove me to the hospital. Later on they told me that I'd had a miscarriage." explained Jackie tearfully, remembering that terrifying night so long ago.
Hyde put his head down in shame. "It was all my fault wasn't it?. If we hadn't of had that fight you wouldn't have lost our baby." he whispered dejectedly.
"Steven, Listen to me. For a long time I blamed you. But it wasn't your fault. It wasn't anyone's fault. Look, I'm a nurse. Miscarriages are not caused by stress. They happen because something is wrong with the baby. It's nature's way of correcting itself. Steven, even if we hadn't of had that fight and broken up I still would have probably lost the baby later anyway."
Hyde pulled her into his arms and for once she didn't fight him. He whispered in her ear "I'm so sorry Jackie. I wish I could have been there for you."
"Me too, me too" Jackie whispered sadly, with a few stray tears running down her cheeks. "It just wasn't mean to be"
A few minutes later she pulled away from Hyde and wiped her eyes. They sat in awkward silence, neither of them really knowing what to say to the other.
"I still love you" Hyde blurted out, not knowing what else to say.
Jackie stood up and walked over to the window. Hyde quickly followed her and stood behind her and pulled her close to him with his hand holding her hip possessively. "I mean it Jackie, I still love you. I never stopped." he whispered.
"Stop it Steven, I don't want to hear it!" said Jackie as she angrily tore out of his grasp. "It's too late for us, ok. Too much has happened and we can't go back and undo it."
Hyde stared at Jackie in angry disbelief. "You know what, Jackie? You're a coward. You're so busy dwelling on the past that you're cheating yourself out of the future. I love you, whether you believe it or not. You are all I think about. I'm not giving up on you. Don't ask me to because I won't."
"Steven, please just leave me alone." whispered Jackie half-heartedly.
He walked towards her until their faces were only a breath apart. "No" Hyde wrapped his arms around her tightly and kissed her long and hard on the lips. Jackie's willpower to fight Hyde had finally run out. They drank from each other's lips like their lives depended on it. They couldn't get close enough to each other. Suddenly Hyde whispered "Where's your bedroom?"
Jackie sighed, no longer having the strength to deny herself what she so badly needed and craved. She pointed to the last door down the hall. He slowly led her to her bedroom, his eyes never leaving hers. Her bedroom was dark and they didn't bother turning on the lights. Jackie leaned down on the bed and pushed some clothes and a small box on to the floor to make room for them. He pushed her back towards the pillows and got on top of her slowly, careful not to rest all of his weight on her. They frantically made love. Clothes were torn off, not caring if they were ripped or still had buttons intact. Afterwards they clung to each other, still sweaty from their exertions. Jackie began to cry silently in Hyde's arms. He looked at her with concern and wiped them away. "What's wrong, baby?" he whispered.
"Nothing, I just forgot how wonderful it was." Jackie whispered, feeling like she had gotten a missing piece of herself back. Sex with Aaron had never even compared to how it was with Steven because she had always held part of herself back. Hyde pulled her closer to him. It had never been like this for him with anyone else either. It had always been mechanical, lacking passion and any real feeling. They lay in each others arms feeling like they'd finally come home. They made love once again and then finally drifted off to sleep.
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