You are cordially invited to the weddings of Donna Pinciotti & Eric
Forman/Jackie Burkhart & Steven Hyde
July 22, 2000
Chapter 1 Kitty's Plan
May
Eric threw on his UofW hoodie as he ran down the stairs and greeted Donna in the parking lot of his St. Louis apartment complex. Today was the day she was moving in.
"Hi," He said as he kissed her on the lips.
"Hi," Donna replied as she handed Eric her car keys to get some of her boxes out of the trunk as she got what was crammed in the backseat. "Eric-did you get a phone call from your Mom today?"
"She calls me everyday since-yeah. About visiting them on Saturday?"
"I got the same call. Is she up to something?"
"You know how excited she gets over planning parties." Eric took the box marked 'records' out of the trunk and placed it next to the pile of boxes by the side of the car realizing he should have borrowed one of those pull carts from maintance.
"I hope it's not about to discuss a shower for me, I don't want one they're so phony." She remembered the last one all it was, was a bunch of giggling females giving naughty nighties and sex manuals.
"I doubt that's it. Why would she make me come along?"
"To see your cute face." Donna playfully slapped his cheek.
"Can't argue with that, Donna." Eric playfully slapped her back as he went to get a pull cart for Donna's boxes.
Saturday
Kitty revealed her plan to Red as his face was in the paper.
"Oh, Kitty!"
"Now, Red.Not a word. I think this will work out."
"Sticking ones nose in where it doesn't belong doesn't make things work out."
"Well, my nose does belong. And not a word to the kids when they get here." It was a five hour drive from St Louis to Point Place.
"So that's what that dinner was about with the other two!"
"Yes-and no. But also to show Steven and Jackie that we support them, too."
Red never thought Steven Hyde would marry anybody never mind that little chatterbox from the basement
AFTER DINNER:
"Eric go away, I want to talk woman talk with Donna." Kitty pushed him out of the kitchen as soon as he set some dishes down on the counter.
"Okay," Eric did a "tell-me-later" wink but it looked like he had something in his eye.
"What is it Mrs. Forman? If it's about Eric you can tell he obviously hasn't touched any drugs."
Kitty knocked on the counter to keep it that way.
"Nothing like that, Donna. Did you and Eric set a date for the wedding?"
"I was thinking of August."
"August is lovely, but did you consider July? July's better."
What was Kitty Forman up to? Donna thought. Why would the date matter?
"Why?" Her journalistic instincts kicked in as Kitty set two tea cups on the table let Red and Eric do the dishes later.
"It's Red. He said he could get a better deal on the reception hall."
"If it's money---"
"We won't hear of it, Donna. We helped your Dad with the first wedding, this one's on us-our gift to you two."
There had to be more to this.
"Thank you, Mrs. Forman. I suppose you have the date all ready picked out don't you?"
"Yes, July 22. All you two have to do is show up," Kitty laughed, "How about some cinnamon swirl cake to go with that tea?"
"Sure."
New York City
"Hold still, Steven!" Jackie was pinning his tuxedo.
"Not if you keep pinning me and not the suit, Jackie!"
"Don't you want to look good for our wedding?"
"I swear if you pout, I'm getting off this stool."
Jackie slapped his rear. "I doubt that. You didn't mind Mrs. Forman changing the wedding date did you?"
"No." Hyde was 95% recovered from his hospital stay. He was still in physical therapy, they wanted him to walk with a cane but he thought there was a better chance for a blizzard in Jupiter. There was once a teacher in Point Place High named Mrs. Williams who carried a cane and acted like she was in the Gestapo. Also the most important factor of all-it didn't look cool. He also still despised his former best friend Eric Forman. Kitty said he clean and sober and he respectfully said he didn't care.
12:00AM
"Eric wake up," Donna gently shook him.
"Wha-t is it, Donna?" He wiped his eyes. They were staying the night because Kitty preferred if they didn't drive back to St. Louis overnight.
"I think I just figured out what your Mother's up to. Oh f***." She sighed.
"What? It can't be that bad? I'd marry you right now. Who needs the all the pomp and circumstance?"
"You care to do a little detective work?" Donna got out of bed and put on her robe.
"What do you think my Mother's done?" Eric asked, also getting out of bed.
"Ssh, Eric, you talk too much."
'You're the one that woke me up out of a sound sleep babbling about my Mother' he thought.
They went downstairs and Eric followed Donna into the dining room that's where she saw it last after dinner. Eric put the light on as Donna grabbed the yellow legal pad off the side table and turned the pages.
"I knew it. Eric you have to promise me you won't freak."
"What could my Mother have done so bad that has us sneaking downstairs in the middle of the night?"
"Here you read it." She handed Eric the tablet, hoping his reaction wouldn't be too drastic.
"July 22, 2000-Weddings of Donna Pinciotti and Eric Forman and--- Jackie Burkhart and Steven Hyde-Oh Christ." Eric replied calmly putting the tablet down back where it was off the side table. He started to walk back upstairs.
"Eric," Donna ran after him, "What are we going to do about this?"
"Elope." He said as he crashed on his bed. She couldn't tell if he was being serious or not.
"Eric," Donna slid in next to him, "are you serious or just tired?"
"I love you," he kissed her on the lips trying to stifle a yawn, "We'll talk about this in the morning."
Donna got up extra early to start packing so they could get ready to go back to St Louis and was hoping that if she made enough noise Eric would wake up.
"Donna, what time is it?" Eric groaned in his pillow
"Five thirty."
"If God meant for us to be up now it wouldn't be dark outside."
"We really should talk about this before your parents wake up."
Eric sat up as he rubbed his eyes.
"What am I supposed to say? You know Mom is trying to fix what happened between Hyde and me. For that I love her. But there's no way we're getting married on that date."
"Do you have to be so stubborn?" Donna folded the shirts she didn't wear back in the suitcase.
"Me?"
"And don't pull any victim crap Eric, because this has nothing to do with your rehab."
"What?" He sank back down in the bed.
"I shouldn't have worded it like that. Sorry. What I'm saying is you two will have to be in the same room with each other sooner or later. "
"And it should be on OUR wedding day? No way." Eric stood up torn between brushing his teeth, peeing, or continuing this argument with his fiancée.
"I'm going to take the suitcase to the car. Use the duffle bag as a hamper." Donna sighed changing the subject as she left the room.
'Damn Hyde, even when you aren't here you are a pain in the ass' Eric thought as he grabbed his clean clothes off the chair.
Jackie was drinking a coffee and eating a croissant when Donna called her.
"Hi, Donna. How are you and the scrawny boy?"
"Fine. Listen we have to talk----"
"Mom, we have to talk." Kitty was up early when she heard their muffled voices talking and preceded to make Eric a big breakfast.
"About what, honey? God, you're still as skinny as a rail."
"People say ten pounds are hard to lose, I think it's more difficult to gain five." Eric quipped, pouring the cereal.
"But you look good."
Eric blushed. "Thanks. Mom, we need to talk about something that you think is going to happen, but it's not going to happen."
"What are you talking about? How would you like your eggs?"
"Mom-Donna and I know about your plan. You were going to have to tell us sooner or later. I mean we would have found out."
Kitty broke the eggs with a fork and decided to scramble them in the pan.
"Why can't you and Steven put your differences aside for one special day?" Kitty asked
"Steven won't do go for it, either. I don't even have to ask him, I know what he'll say." Jackie said, putting her empty coffee cup in the sink.
Jackie forgave Eric for what he had done. She never told him to his face or on the phone and she hasn't talked to him in a very long time but in her mind she knew he was high as he never would have done it otherwise. She was just angry seeing Steven in the hospital clinging for life that she started to hate Eric for what he had caused. And as far as the first fight went Steven was the one who did the damage, even though Eric started that one too and was just as hell-bent to kill Steven that day, too. Even though he wasn't on Coke then. It was all just one big mess and Jackie didn't want to hate Eric over it. Life was too short. Steven was alive and they were together so she didn't want to hold grudges.
"So are you saying you don't want a double wedding?" Donna asked sitting in Eric's car.
"Not if Steven and Eric are only going to fight with each other I don't."
Jackie replied honestly.
"I thought it would be a nice idea." Kitty gave Eric his plate.
"I know you did Mom and we love you for it. But, Hyde and I are broken-and it's really not worth fixing."
'I think it is' Kitty thought, switching to plan B as she poured herself a coffee and sat down to eat breakfast with her son.
"Here let me help you with that, Red."
'Oh no' Donna mouthed from the car.
What was Hyde doing here? Jackie didn't mention anything about Hyde visiting the Forman's on the phone. She watched Red and Hyde carry some things to the garage before she quietly got out of the car to get to Eric before they saw each other.
"That was good Mom, thanks." Eric got up and kissed her on the cheek.
"You're welcome, honey," Kitty replied as Donna slowed her pace and entered from the kitchen door.
"Morning, Donna. Would you like some breakfast?"
"No thanks, Mrs. Forman. I'll just have some juice." Donna replied to make Kitty happy.
"Eric, can I see you in the living room?" asked Donna
"You two can talk here, I'm going upstairs to make the beds." Kitty replied guessing they probably were going to talk about setting a wedding date.
"Is everything okay, Donna?"
"I think we should leave now, I'll bring the car out front. Where are your keys?"
"In my pocket, why?" Eric put his dishes in the sink, he looked out the window to see Hyde and his Dad coming out of the garage.
Donna grabbed the duffle bag and her overnighter off the floor watching Eric's face twitch nervously.
"Why should I have to leave to accommodate him? This is my house."
"This is not the time to be stubborn." Donna replied.
"Donna, that's twice in one day you've called me that."
"Because I think you want to confront Hyde. Now are we leaving or not?"
Eric took a deep breath and was about to speak when Red and Hyde entered the kitchen.
'F***' thought Hyde.
"Hey, Donna." Hyde acknowledged. It wasn't her he loathed.
She could only nod a 'hello' back. "The keys, Eric?"
"I'll take them to the car."
At that moment Kitty walked in "Steven!" she gushed happily and gave him a hug as Eric took the rest of the bags to the car rolling his eyes half expecting Red to slap him upside the head on the way out.
"I'm proud of you, Eric." Donna followed as Donna opened the back car door to take the suitcase out as Eric opened the trunk.
"Why? Because I didn't punch him in the mouth?" (or worse)
When they put their bags in the trunk Donna put her arms around Eric letting her hands travel inside his shirt resting them on the small of his back, kissing him.
"We are going to have to say goodbye to your parents."
"We can phone them." Eric jingled his keys.
"No," Eric made a smirky face as Donna held his hand. "You don't think Hyde's really going to start a scene do you?"
'Yeah, I do' Eric thought.
When Eric and Donna were on their way back to St. Louis and Red went to watch TV and Kitty kept feeding Steven ('my god, don't these Kids ever eat?' she thought)
"I couldn't eat another bite, Mrs. Forman." Hyde said
"Are you sure?"
He laughed. "I'm sure, thanks. Mrs. Forman there's something I need to tell you."
"What is it, Steven?"
"Jackie called me while I was on my way here and told me about your idea for a double wedding. We know you meant well, but it's really not a good idea." That was difficult for Hyde to say he's loved his woman more than his own Mother and he didn't want to hurt her.
Kitty sighed, "I just wanted you and Eric to be friends again." She didn't want to cry, but all she saw in her mind were images of Eric and Steven when they were little kids. They were like brothers to each other. She didn't know what to do there could be no plan 'B' because nothing could get them to talk to each other again. At least thankfully they didn't come to blows today.
"But Jackie and I thought we could get married on July 20th as long as THEY choose another date." Hyde nervously twisted his pinky ring.
Kitty put the dirty dishes in the sink, "If that's what you kids want." It hurt her deeply to see her son and the other boy she loved like a son not talking to each other.
Hyde knew this hurt Kitty he could tell, he knew what real disappointment was like.
"I'm sorry," he got up and hugged her "I wish the situation was different if only for you."
"Thanks, Steven." Kitty let one tear fall down her cheek.
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Forman/Jackie Burkhart & Steven Hyde
July 22, 2000
Chapter 1 Kitty's Plan
May
Eric threw on his UofW hoodie as he ran down the stairs and greeted Donna in the parking lot of his St. Louis apartment complex. Today was the day she was moving in.
"Hi," He said as he kissed her on the lips.
"Hi," Donna replied as she handed Eric her car keys to get some of her boxes out of the trunk as she got what was crammed in the backseat. "Eric-did you get a phone call from your Mom today?"
"She calls me everyday since-yeah. About visiting them on Saturday?"
"I got the same call. Is she up to something?"
"You know how excited she gets over planning parties." Eric took the box marked 'records' out of the trunk and placed it next to the pile of boxes by the side of the car realizing he should have borrowed one of those pull carts from maintance.
"I hope it's not about to discuss a shower for me, I don't want one they're so phony." She remembered the last one all it was, was a bunch of giggling females giving naughty nighties and sex manuals.
"I doubt that's it. Why would she make me come along?"
"To see your cute face." Donna playfully slapped his cheek.
"Can't argue with that, Donna." Eric playfully slapped her back as he went to get a pull cart for Donna's boxes.
Saturday
Kitty revealed her plan to Red as his face was in the paper.
"Oh, Kitty!"
"Now, Red.Not a word. I think this will work out."
"Sticking ones nose in where it doesn't belong doesn't make things work out."
"Well, my nose does belong. And not a word to the kids when they get here." It was a five hour drive from St Louis to Point Place.
"So that's what that dinner was about with the other two!"
"Yes-and no. But also to show Steven and Jackie that we support them, too."
Red never thought Steven Hyde would marry anybody never mind that little chatterbox from the basement
AFTER DINNER:
"Eric go away, I want to talk woman talk with Donna." Kitty pushed him out of the kitchen as soon as he set some dishes down on the counter.
"Okay," Eric did a "tell-me-later" wink but it looked like he had something in his eye.
"What is it Mrs. Forman? If it's about Eric you can tell he obviously hasn't touched any drugs."
Kitty knocked on the counter to keep it that way.
"Nothing like that, Donna. Did you and Eric set a date for the wedding?"
"I was thinking of August."
"August is lovely, but did you consider July? July's better."
What was Kitty Forman up to? Donna thought. Why would the date matter?
"Why?" Her journalistic instincts kicked in as Kitty set two tea cups on the table let Red and Eric do the dishes later.
"It's Red. He said he could get a better deal on the reception hall."
"If it's money---"
"We won't hear of it, Donna. We helped your Dad with the first wedding, this one's on us-our gift to you two."
There had to be more to this.
"Thank you, Mrs. Forman. I suppose you have the date all ready picked out don't you?"
"Yes, July 22. All you two have to do is show up," Kitty laughed, "How about some cinnamon swirl cake to go with that tea?"
"Sure."
New York City
"Hold still, Steven!" Jackie was pinning his tuxedo.
"Not if you keep pinning me and not the suit, Jackie!"
"Don't you want to look good for our wedding?"
"I swear if you pout, I'm getting off this stool."
Jackie slapped his rear. "I doubt that. You didn't mind Mrs. Forman changing the wedding date did you?"
"No." Hyde was 95% recovered from his hospital stay. He was still in physical therapy, they wanted him to walk with a cane but he thought there was a better chance for a blizzard in Jupiter. There was once a teacher in Point Place High named Mrs. Williams who carried a cane and acted like she was in the Gestapo. Also the most important factor of all-it didn't look cool. He also still despised his former best friend Eric Forman. Kitty said he clean and sober and he respectfully said he didn't care.
12:00AM
"Eric wake up," Donna gently shook him.
"Wha-t is it, Donna?" He wiped his eyes. They were staying the night because Kitty preferred if they didn't drive back to St. Louis overnight.
"I think I just figured out what your Mother's up to. Oh f***." She sighed.
"What? It can't be that bad? I'd marry you right now. Who needs the all the pomp and circumstance?"
"You care to do a little detective work?" Donna got out of bed and put on her robe.
"What do you think my Mother's done?" Eric asked, also getting out of bed.
"Ssh, Eric, you talk too much."
'You're the one that woke me up out of a sound sleep babbling about my Mother' he thought.
They went downstairs and Eric followed Donna into the dining room that's where she saw it last after dinner. Eric put the light on as Donna grabbed the yellow legal pad off the side table and turned the pages.
"I knew it. Eric you have to promise me you won't freak."
"What could my Mother have done so bad that has us sneaking downstairs in the middle of the night?"
"Here you read it." She handed Eric the tablet, hoping his reaction wouldn't be too drastic.
"July 22, 2000-Weddings of Donna Pinciotti and Eric Forman and--- Jackie Burkhart and Steven Hyde-Oh Christ." Eric replied calmly putting the tablet down back where it was off the side table. He started to walk back upstairs.
"Eric," Donna ran after him, "What are we going to do about this?"
"Elope." He said as he crashed on his bed. She couldn't tell if he was being serious or not.
"Eric," Donna slid in next to him, "are you serious or just tired?"
"I love you," he kissed her on the lips trying to stifle a yawn, "We'll talk about this in the morning."
Donna got up extra early to start packing so they could get ready to go back to St Louis and was hoping that if she made enough noise Eric would wake up.
"Donna, what time is it?" Eric groaned in his pillow
"Five thirty."
"If God meant for us to be up now it wouldn't be dark outside."
"We really should talk about this before your parents wake up."
Eric sat up as he rubbed his eyes.
"What am I supposed to say? You know Mom is trying to fix what happened between Hyde and me. For that I love her. But there's no way we're getting married on that date."
"Do you have to be so stubborn?" Donna folded the shirts she didn't wear back in the suitcase.
"Me?"
"And don't pull any victim crap Eric, because this has nothing to do with your rehab."
"What?" He sank back down in the bed.
"I shouldn't have worded it like that. Sorry. What I'm saying is you two will have to be in the same room with each other sooner or later. "
"And it should be on OUR wedding day? No way." Eric stood up torn between brushing his teeth, peeing, or continuing this argument with his fiancée.
"I'm going to take the suitcase to the car. Use the duffle bag as a hamper." Donna sighed changing the subject as she left the room.
'Damn Hyde, even when you aren't here you are a pain in the ass' Eric thought as he grabbed his clean clothes off the chair.
Jackie was drinking a coffee and eating a croissant when Donna called her.
"Hi, Donna. How are you and the scrawny boy?"
"Fine. Listen we have to talk----"
"Mom, we have to talk." Kitty was up early when she heard their muffled voices talking and preceded to make Eric a big breakfast.
"About what, honey? God, you're still as skinny as a rail."
"People say ten pounds are hard to lose, I think it's more difficult to gain five." Eric quipped, pouring the cereal.
"But you look good."
Eric blushed. "Thanks. Mom, we need to talk about something that you think is going to happen, but it's not going to happen."
"What are you talking about? How would you like your eggs?"
"Mom-Donna and I know about your plan. You were going to have to tell us sooner or later. I mean we would have found out."
Kitty broke the eggs with a fork and decided to scramble them in the pan.
"Why can't you and Steven put your differences aside for one special day?" Kitty asked
"Steven won't do go for it, either. I don't even have to ask him, I know what he'll say." Jackie said, putting her empty coffee cup in the sink.
Jackie forgave Eric for what he had done. She never told him to his face or on the phone and she hasn't talked to him in a very long time but in her mind she knew he was high as he never would have done it otherwise. She was just angry seeing Steven in the hospital clinging for life that she started to hate Eric for what he had caused. And as far as the first fight went Steven was the one who did the damage, even though Eric started that one too and was just as hell-bent to kill Steven that day, too. Even though he wasn't on Coke then. It was all just one big mess and Jackie didn't want to hate Eric over it. Life was too short. Steven was alive and they were together so she didn't want to hold grudges.
"So are you saying you don't want a double wedding?" Donna asked sitting in Eric's car.
"Not if Steven and Eric are only going to fight with each other I don't."
Jackie replied honestly.
"I thought it would be a nice idea." Kitty gave Eric his plate.
"I know you did Mom and we love you for it. But, Hyde and I are broken-and it's really not worth fixing."
'I think it is' Kitty thought, switching to plan B as she poured herself a coffee and sat down to eat breakfast with her son.
"Here let me help you with that, Red."
'Oh no' Donna mouthed from the car.
What was Hyde doing here? Jackie didn't mention anything about Hyde visiting the Forman's on the phone. She watched Red and Hyde carry some things to the garage before she quietly got out of the car to get to Eric before they saw each other.
"That was good Mom, thanks." Eric got up and kissed her on the cheek.
"You're welcome, honey," Kitty replied as Donna slowed her pace and entered from the kitchen door.
"Morning, Donna. Would you like some breakfast?"
"No thanks, Mrs. Forman. I'll just have some juice." Donna replied to make Kitty happy.
"Eric, can I see you in the living room?" asked Donna
"You two can talk here, I'm going upstairs to make the beds." Kitty replied guessing they probably were going to talk about setting a wedding date.
"Is everything okay, Donna?"
"I think we should leave now, I'll bring the car out front. Where are your keys?"
"In my pocket, why?" Eric put his dishes in the sink, he looked out the window to see Hyde and his Dad coming out of the garage.
Donna grabbed the duffle bag and her overnighter off the floor watching Eric's face twitch nervously.
"Why should I have to leave to accommodate him? This is my house."
"This is not the time to be stubborn." Donna replied.
"Donna, that's twice in one day you've called me that."
"Because I think you want to confront Hyde. Now are we leaving or not?"
Eric took a deep breath and was about to speak when Red and Hyde entered the kitchen.
'F***' thought Hyde.
"Hey, Donna." Hyde acknowledged. It wasn't her he loathed.
She could only nod a 'hello' back. "The keys, Eric?"
"I'll take them to the car."
At that moment Kitty walked in "Steven!" she gushed happily and gave him a hug as Eric took the rest of the bags to the car rolling his eyes half expecting Red to slap him upside the head on the way out.
"I'm proud of you, Eric." Donna followed as Donna opened the back car door to take the suitcase out as Eric opened the trunk.
"Why? Because I didn't punch him in the mouth?" (or worse)
When they put their bags in the trunk Donna put her arms around Eric letting her hands travel inside his shirt resting them on the small of his back, kissing him.
"We are going to have to say goodbye to your parents."
"We can phone them." Eric jingled his keys.
"No," Eric made a smirky face as Donna held his hand. "You don't think Hyde's really going to start a scene do you?"
'Yeah, I do' Eric thought.
When Eric and Donna were on their way back to St. Louis and Red went to watch TV and Kitty kept feeding Steven ('my god, don't these Kids ever eat?' she thought)
"I couldn't eat another bite, Mrs. Forman." Hyde said
"Are you sure?"
He laughed. "I'm sure, thanks. Mrs. Forman there's something I need to tell you."
"What is it, Steven?"
"Jackie called me while I was on my way here and told me about your idea for a double wedding. We know you meant well, but it's really not a good idea." That was difficult for Hyde to say he's loved his woman more than his own Mother and he didn't want to hurt her.
Kitty sighed, "I just wanted you and Eric to be friends again." She didn't want to cry, but all she saw in her mind were images of Eric and Steven when they were little kids. They were like brothers to each other. She didn't know what to do there could be no plan 'B' because nothing could get them to talk to each other again. At least thankfully they didn't come to blows today.
"But Jackie and I thought we could get married on July 20th as long as THEY choose another date." Hyde nervously twisted his pinky ring.
Kitty put the dirty dishes in the sink, "If that's what you kids want." It hurt her deeply to see her son and the other boy she loved like a son not talking to each other.
Hyde knew this hurt Kitty he could tell, he knew what real disappointment was like.
"I'm sorry," he got up and hugged her "I wish the situation was different if only for you."
"Thanks, Steven." Kitty let one tear fall down her cheek.
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