Hyde stared at Eric in disbelief. "What do you mean she threw you out?
What the hell did you do now? Forman, are you ever going to learn what
not to say to women during certain times of the month?"
"Whatever Hyde, We got into a huge fight and she told me to get the hell out before she threw me out bodily. I mean look at me, we both know she could do it." Eric paused for a moment before finally asking "Can I come in or what?"
"Sure Forman, You can sleep in the den. Me and Jackie just got in a huge fight so don't expect a big welcome from her." warned Hyde as they walked into the living room.
"Well Hyde at least we have that in common. We're real good at pissing off our wives."
"Forman, worry about yourself. Jackie will calm down and it will all blow over. It always does. Plus makeup sex is our specialty."
"Ok Hyde, I didn't need to hear that."
"Oh grow up, how do you think we have two kids already?" Hyde said with a smirk. There's a couch in the den with a fold out bed. I'll go upstairs and get you a couple of pillows and blankets."
"Thanks man"
Hyde walked upstairs and pulled out of the hall closet two pillows and a few blankets. Just then Jackie unlocked their bedroom door.
"Steven, who is downstairs?"
"Forman. Donna kicked him out."
"What? Why didn't he go to Red and Kitty's? He'd better not think he's going to stay here forever."
"Jackie, believe me, Red's is the last place to go if you're looking for sympathy for marital problems. And you know I owe him a lot. I lived with the Formans for years. So he can stay with us as long as needs to." Hyde said firmly.
"I know. What are they fighting about now?" asked Jackie with a puzzled expression.
"I don't know. He hasn't said yet." Hyde stared at Jackie, trying to gage how bad he was still in the dog house. He pulled her to him and put his arms around her and whispered in her ear. "I'm sorry babe. We'll work something out, ok. I just don't want you to be unhappy."
"Oh Steven." She leaned up and kissed him passionately. "I love you so much. I'm sorry I called you a chauvinist pig." They went on kissing for several minutes, both completely forgetting what they had been fighting about in the first place. Their fights always came in like a lion and went out like a lamb. Try as hard as they might they could never manage to stay mad at each other for very long.
They broke away laughing, suddenly remembering they had a guest downstairs.
"Well, I guess we better go see what Forman's done now" said Hyde laughingly.
They started down the stairs but only got about halfway when they heard Kaitlyn crying.
"I'll go check on her. You take these pillows and blankets down to Forman."
Jackie went downstairs and Eric was staring sadly into space, not paying attention to the television.
"Hey Eric"
"Hey Jackie, where'd Hyde go?"
"He's checking on Katie. She woke up from her nap." Jackie stared at Eric watchfully for a moment "Ok spill it Eric, what happened?"
"You mean, you don't already know? Usually you know what I did before I do." Eric replied sarcastically.
"She hasn't called here yet, so I have no idea what's going on with you guys."
"We're arguing about having kids" replied Eric reluctantly.
Jackie stared at him in shock. "Donna's not pregnant is she?"
"No"
Hyde enters the room with Kaitlyn in his arms with her head propped on his shoulder.
"So what's the story Forman?" he asked as he situated himself and Kaitlyn on the couch.
"They're arguing about kids."
"Kids, what the hell for? She's not pregnant is she?"
"No"
"Then what do you have to argue about?" "I want us to start trying in the next year and she wants to wait at least five. She wants to wait until she's established in journalism."
"Well, what's wrong with that Eric?" asked Jackie. "You guys should not rush into having a baby before you're ready. Believe me its not easy. And it's her body Eric. Its no fun being pregnant either."
"Forman, are you crazy? You're almost done with school. The smartest thing you could do is wait at least two or three more years until you've gotten decent jobs. How can you even think about having a baby now? Neither of you work fulltime or have health insurance."
"Well, you guys seem to be managing just fine with two kids and one job."
"Forman, we're an example of how not to do it. Sure we've made it work, but we had to. It was sink or swim. Believe me Jackie and I have had more than our share of problems." insisted Hyde.
"But Five years? Five years is too long. There's never a perfect time. If we wait for it to be perfect we'll end up waiting forever. I mean look at you guys. Jackie, you got pregnant with the worst timing possible and look how great it's turned out."
"Great? I don't know about that. Sure, I'm happy and I don't really have any regrets but it probably would have been better to wait a couple more years plus."
Jackie was cut off by Jacob's crying coming down through the upstairs vent.
"Eric, Maybe it's a good thing you're here. You're going to get an education on how demanding babies are." said Jackie as she headed up the stairs.
A few minutes later Jackie came down stairs carrying Jacob and the yellow and mint green afghan Kitty had made him. She went into the kitchen and grabbed a bottle out of the refrigerator. Moments later she came back into the living room and sat down in the rocking recliner. Jacob was still fussing because Jackie hadn't given him the bottle yet.
"Yes, Yes Jakie. Mommy knows you're hungry." She popped the cap off the bottle and he was instantly content the minute she put the rubber nipple in his mouth. Kaitlyn was watching her mother feed her brother and started to fuss.
"I want mommy, Daddy feed Jakie."
Jackie rolled her eyes and shot Eric a knowing glance. "See Eric, these are the fun things about kids. She's going through a jealousy phase. She doesn't want me to have anything to do with Jacob sometimes. Sometimes she doesn't want anything to do with Steven; sometimes she just wants Steven and not me." Jackie got up from her chair and gently placed Jacob in Hyde's arms careful not to interrupt his feeding. Hyde eagerly took him from Jackie as he hadn't had a chance to hold his son all day.
"Come here crabby and sit with Mommy" said Jackie, with partial amusement. Kaitlyn cuddled up to Jackie and buried her face in her neck. Jackie kissed her cheek and rocked her slowly in the chair.
Eric watched this and it made him even more envious. Five years was way to long to wait and he was going to have to convince Donna of this somehow. He was happy for Hyde even though he loved to razz him about getting soft but knew that if anybody deserved to finally have a family it was Hyde.
Hyde could see Eric looking at him with a smirk on his face and smirked right back. Jacob was sucking down his bottle like he hadn't been fed in a week. He knew he and Jackie weren't putting forward a very good case against having a baby right now but he was confident both kids would throw fits later so he wasn't too worried. If Forman stayed with them for much longer he could have him convinced a vasectomy was the answer to his and Donna's problems.
The short-lived tranquility of the moment was interrupted by the telephone ringing.
Jackie reached over for the phone one the end table. "Hello?"
"Jackie?" It's Donna. Is the dillhole there with you?"
Jackie laughed "Yes, as a matter of fact he is."
"Good, maybe you can convince him what a selfish ass he's being. Like I've got nothing better to do but be a baby machine. I'm sorry Jackie, I don't mean that about you."
"I know Donna, don't worry about it. Do you want to talk to him?"
Eric shook his head frantically and whispered "No"
"No that asshole can stay there for all I care. I swear for somebody who says he's nothing like Red sure seems to have some very Red-like ideas. Look, I just wanted to see if he was there. I think its best if we don't talk right now and say anymore things we'll end up regretting that we can't take back. I'll talk to you later Jackie." Jackie didn't get a chance to respond. Donna hung up before she had a chance.
"Well, she sure doesn't want to talk to you."
"That's fine, I don't really feel like talking to her." said Eric resentfully.
Hyde got up from the couch. "Forman, we're going to put these two back in bed and go to bed ourselves. I've got to get up early for work and they wake Jackie up at the crack of dawn so don't think you're going to get to sleep in late. There's the blankets and pillows and the den is down the hall. The couch folds out into a bed or you can sleep in here, doesn't matter to me one way or the other."
"Fine Hyde and thanks."
"No problem. Goodnight."
Hyde and Jackie walked up the stairs carrying Jacob and Kaitlyn, leaving Eric alone with his thoughts. This was the first major fight he and Donna had gotten into since they got married and he had never felt quite as anxious as he was now. He knew they'd get through it somehow but right now he didn't really know how.
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"Whatever Hyde, We got into a huge fight and she told me to get the hell out before she threw me out bodily. I mean look at me, we both know she could do it." Eric paused for a moment before finally asking "Can I come in or what?"
"Sure Forman, You can sleep in the den. Me and Jackie just got in a huge fight so don't expect a big welcome from her." warned Hyde as they walked into the living room.
"Well Hyde at least we have that in common. We're real good at pissing off our wives."
"Forman, worry about yourself. Jackie will calm down and it will all blow over. It always does. Plus makeup sex is our specialty."
"Ok Hyde, I didn't need to hear that."
"Oh grow up, how do you think we have two kids already?" Hyde said with a smirk. There's a couch in the den with a fold out bed. I'll go upstairs and get you a couple of pillows and blankets."
"Thanks man"
Hyde walked upstairs and pulled out of the hall closet two pillows and a few blankets. Just then Jackie unlocked their bedroom door.
"Steven, who is downstairs?"
"Forman. Donna kicked him out."
"What? Why didn't he go to Red and Kitty's? He'd better not think he's going to stay here forever."
"Jackie, believe me, Red's is the last place to go if you're looking for sympathy for marital problems. And you know I owe him a lot. I lived with the Formans for years. So he can stay with us as long as needs to." Hyde said firmly.
"I know. What are they fighting about now?" asked Jackie with a puzzled expression.
"I don't know. He hasn't said yet." Hyde stared at Jackie, trying to gage how bad he was still in the dog house. He pulled her to him and put his arms around her and whispered in her ear. "I'm sorry babe. We'll work something out, ok. I just don't want you to be unhappy."
"Oh Steven." She leaned up and kissed him passionately. "I love you so much. I'm sorry I called you a chauvinist pig." They went on kissing for several minutes, both completely forgetting what they had been fighting about in the first place. Their fights always came in like a lion and went out like a lamb. Try as hard as they might they could never manage to stay mad at each other for very long.
They broke away laughing, suddenly remembering they had a guest downstairs.
"Well, I guess we better go see what Forman's done now" said Hyde laughingly.
They started down the stairs but only got about halfway when they heard Kaitlyn crying.
"I'll go check on her. You take these pillows and blankets down to Forman."
Jackie went downstairs and Eric was staring sadly into space, not paying attention to the television.
"Hey Eric"
"Hey Jackie, where'd Hyde go?"
"He's checking on Katie. She woke up from her nap." Jackie stared at Eric watchfully for a moment "Ok spill it Eric, what happened?"
"You mean, you don't already know? Usually you know what I did before I do." Eric replied sarcastically.
"She hasn't called here yet, so I have no idea what's going on with you guys."
"We're arguing about having kids" replied Eric reluctantly.
Jackie stared at him in shock. "Donna's not pregnant is she?"
"No"
Hyde enters the room with Kaitlyn in his arms with her head propped on his shoulder.
"So what's the story Forman?" he asked as he situated himself and Kaitlyn on the couch.
"They're arguing about kids."
"Kids, what the hell for? She's not pregnant is she?"
"No"
"Then what do you have to argue about?" "I want us to start trying in the next year and she wants to wait at least five. She wants to wait until she's established in journalism."
"Well, what's wrong with that Eric?" asked Jackie. "You guys should not rush into having a baby before you're ready. Believe me its not easy. And it's her body Eric. Its no fun being pregnant either."
"Forman, are you crazy? You're almost done with school. The smartest thing you could do is wait at least two or three more years until you've gotten decent jobs. How can you even think about having a baby now? Neither of you work fulltime or have health insurance."
"Well, you guys seem to be managing just fine with two kids and one job."
"Forman, we're an example of how not to do it. Sure we've made it work, but we had to. It was sink or swim. Believe me Jackie and I have had more than our share of problems." insisted Hyde.
"But Five years? Five years is too long. There's never a perfect time. If we wait for it to be perfect we'll end up waiting forever. I mean look at you guys. Jackie, you got pregnant with the worst timing possible and look how great it's turned out."
"Great? I don't know about that. Sure, I'm happy and I don't really have any regrets but it probably would have been better to wait a couple more years plus."
Jackie was cut off by Jacob's crying coming down through the upstairs vent.
"Eric, Maybe it's a good thing you're here. You're going to get an education on how demanding babies are." said Jackie as she headed up the stairs.
A few minutes later Jackie came down stairs carrying Jacob and the yellow and mint green afghan Kitty had made him. She went into the kitchen and grabbed a bottle out of the refrigerator. Moments later she came back into the living room and sat down in the rocking recliner. Jacob was still fussing because Jackie hadn't given him the bottle yet.
"Yes, Yes Jakie. Mommy knows you're hungry." She popped the cap off the bottle and he was instantly content the minute she put the rubber nipple in his mouth. Kaitlyn was watching her mother feed her brother and started to fuss.
"I want mommy, Daddy feed Jakie."
Jackie rolled her eyes and shot Eric a knowing glance. "See Eric, these are the fun things about kids. She's going through a jealousy phase. She doesn't want me to have anything to do with Jacob sometimes. Sometimes she doesn't want anything to do with Steven; sometimes she just wants Steven and not me." Jackie got up from her chair and gently placed Jacob in Hyde's arms careful not to interrupt his feeding. Hyde eagerly took him from Jackie as he hadn't had a chance to hold his son all day.
"Come here crabby and sit with Mommy" said Jackie, with partial amusement. Kaitlyn cuddled up to Jackie and buried her face in her neck. Jackie kissed her cheek and rocked her slowly in the chair.
Eric watched this and it made him even more envious. Five years was way to long to wait and he was going to have to convince Donna of this somehow. He was happy for Hyde even though he loved to razz him about getting soft but knew that if anybody deserved to finally have a family it was Hyde.
Hyde could see Eric looking at him with a smirk on his face and smirked right back. Jacob was sucking down his bottle like he hadn't been fed in a week. He knew he and Jackie weren't putting forward a very good case against having a baby right now but he was confident both kids would throw fits later so he wasn't too worried. If Forman stayed with them for much longer he could have him convinced a vasectomy was the answer to his and Donna's problems.
The short-lived tranquility of the moment was interrupted by the telephone ringing.
Jackie reached over for the phone one the end table. "Hello?"
"Jackie?" It's Donna. Is the dillhole there with you?"
Jackie laughed "Yes, as a matter of fact he is."
"Good, maybe you can convince him what a selfish ass he's being. Like I've got nothing better to do but be a baby machine. I'm sorry Jackie, I don't mean that about you."
"I know Donna, don't worry about it. Do you want to talk to him?"
Eric shook his head frantically and whispered "No"
"No that asshole can stay there for all I care. I swear for somebody who says he's nothing like Red sure seems to have some very Red-like ideas. Look, I just wanted to see if he was there. I think its best if we don't talk right now and say anymore things we'll end up regretting that we can't take back. I'll talk to you later Jackie." Jackie didn't get a chance to respond. Donna hung up before she had a chance.
"Well, she sure doesn't want to talk to you."
"That's fine, I don't really feel like talking to her." said Eric resentfully.
Hyde got up from the couch. "Forman, we're going to put these two back in bed and go to bed ourselves. I've got to get up early for work and they wake Jackie up at the crack of dawn so don't think you're going to get to sleep in late. There's the blankets and pillows and the den is down the hall. The couch folds out into a bed or you can sleep in here, doesn't matter to me one way or the other."
"Fine Hyde and thanks."
"No problem. Goodnight."
Hyde and Jackie walked up the stairs carrying Jacob and Kaitlyn, leaving Eric alone with his thoughts. This was the first major fight he and Donna had gotten into since they got married and he had never felt quite as anxious as he was now. He knew they'd get through it somehow but right now he didn't really know how.
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