The dinner party had been going on for hours; at least that's what it felt like to Eric Foreman and Steven Hyde. In reality the marvelous, snobby, rich, dinner party that Grandma Burkhardt was throwing had only begun a half hour ago.

Hyde and Eric stood by the huge buffet table talking amongst themselves. They hadn't seen their fiancé and wife, respective fully, in the past twenty minutes.

"All I remember was Donna tell some tall, old, balding man about our estate in Maine. And that's when I went for the alcohol." Eric said sipping whatever was in his glass.

"Somehow me and Jackie got disconnected." Hyde shrugged.

"Oh my god. I wish I was rich!" Donna said coming over to the boys. "Oh, Eric, if anyone asks, we have a mansion in Texas, oil, very refined. An estate in Maine, I like the crabs there. And we're right now residing in our Chicago flat, you're job and all." Donna smiled.

"What's my job?" Eric asked.

"That's the best part!" Donna smiled excitedly. "They don't care; they think you're just some rich bastard!"

"That's great sweetie." Eric kissed the top of her head.

"I know. John! I'll talk to you soon. John!" Donna said walking over to a tall man who smiled and began talking to her.

"If I was any less of a man, I'd be insecure." Eric said taking a sip of his wine and watching Donna with the tall stranger intensely.

"Jealous?"

"Look at those muscles." Eric said, giving reasons. Hyde laughed and simply shook his head. A laugh caught his ear. Hyde looked up to see Jackie with a group of people. There was a tall man with light skin and jet black hair. He had his arm casual draped around he shoulders, and she was talking as the group laughed. "Who's Mr. Armani?"

"I don't know." Hyde said and casually walked over to the group. He stood slightly behind Jackie, catching the end of Mr. Armani's story.

"And I said, why give away? I'll buy it for four million, and not a penny more. And they looked shocked. And I was like, people, people, it's only four million, pocket change." There was another uproar of laughter.

Hyde stood, and rolled his eyes. He then protectively put his arm around Jackie's waist and bringing her closer to him.

"Steven!" Jackie said excitedly kissing his cheek. "I was looking for you." Hyde simply nodded. The group began to dispatch, upon seeing another Mr. Armani telling stories. The jet black Mr. Armani stayed and smiled at Hyde. He was only two or three inches taller.

"Steven Hyde I'm presuming. Thomas Dixon." Hyde reluctantly shook the taller man's hand.

"I was telling Tommy earlier, about your job at Rock Forever Records." Jackie smiled, looking up at Hyde.

"Yes, yes, I use to own a record company. Got a little boring." Thomas and Jackie began laughing but Hyde looked at him with distain. "It's nice to finally meet the famous Steven Hyde."

"Really?" Hyde asked skeptically.

"Oh yes. I've heard much about you from Madame Burkhardt. I use to play with Jackie when we were younger."

"Really?" Hyde asked again, looking down at Jackie.

"Yeah, I mean… yes… he would visit his uncle's vineyard which is about twenty minutes from here. He'd come over all the time to play with me and my cousins."

"I mainly came to play with Jackie. She was the prettiest." Thomas laughed, Jackie joined in, Hyde stood, Zen-ed faced. "Hell if Jackie hadn't stopped coming to her grandmother's estate I'd probably be married to her." Thomas let out another laugh. Jackie joined in but not as loud as Thomas.

"Thomas! Thomas!" Thomas turned to see an elderly woman ushering him to her.

"Oh, that would be my aunt. I'll be seeing you later Jackie." Thomas bent down and kissed her cheek. Hyde tightened his grip on her waist, more so holding in a punch then anything else. "Nice meeting you Steven." Thomas put out his hand. Hyde, again, shook it reluctantly. Thomas then suavely turned on his heel and head towards his aunt.

"Never heard about Thomas before." Hyde said looking down at Jackie.

"I stopped seeing him the beginning of high school, what was there to say?"

"Did you two go out?" Hyde asked. Jackie's smiled dimmed.

"I guess we had a little bit of a sweetheart relationship."

"Would you have married him?"

"Steven, what's with you? Does it matter what I did or would have done with Thomas? I'm with you now." Jackie pushed herself from Hyde's grip. "I have to go socialize… you know make appearances."

"Some things will never change." Hyde mumbled, angry, upset.

"I guess some things will never change." Jackie said walking away pushing back one of her curls. 

All of a sudden there was a scream, Hyde turned to see Eric standing with his fist up and the tall stranger who was talking to Donna, on the floor holding his eye.

"Next time… hit on your OWN wife!" Eric screamed. Donna stood with her hand over her eye. Jackie was staring at Eric from the opposite side of the room her mouth agape and Hyde heard laughter. It took a few minutes but he finally figured out it was his.

*

"He wasn't hitting on me! You Moron!" Donna yelled from the bathroom. Eric had an ice pack on the back of his head, from where Donna and Jackie had hit him.

Hyde walked into the bed room shooting a sympathy look towards Eric.

"He deserved it." Eric said quietly to Hyde.

"Yeah, took a lot of self control not to beat the crap out of that Thomas guy."

"That Thomas guy is coming over tomorrow!" Donna said walking out of the bathroom shooting a look at Eric.

"Why?" Hyde asked, angrily.

"He is pretty close to Grandma Burkhardt… if I didn't know better, I pretty sure she would pay Jackie to marry him instead of you." Donna said sitting on her bed.

"What does that hag have against me?" Hyde shouted and plopped down next to Eric.

"I think it's the whole, you're not a millionaire." Eric said.

"Hey Donna?" Jackie walked into the room, still in her dinner party outfit. "Oh, I didn't know everyone was in here."

"Let's go to your room." Donna got up and ushered Jackie out of the room.

"She seems pissed."

"She's not happy that I'm having insecurity issues." Hyde said.

"I could use a beer." Eric said.

"Me too."

"BUTLER!" The two yelled together.

*

Jackie woke up to the sun hitting her face. "Ugh!"

"Mmpfh…" Donna mumbled from next to Jackie.

"Donna…" Jackie shook her best friend.

"Five more minutes midget." Donna mumbled. Jackie rolled off the side of her king size bed. She went towards the huge windows and looked out. "When's Thomas getting here?"

"Around twelve-ish." Jackie said walking into her bathroom.

"I'm gonna go to my room and have Eric apologize, and forgive him, and then, you know…"

"Go!" Jackie laughed, as Donna slipped out of the room Hyde slipped in. He locked the door. "I thought you were…" Jackie trailed off when she saw Hyde.

"I wanted to apologize for, asking all the stupid questions." Jackie smiled and kissed him on the lips.

"And?"

"For being a jackass."

"Forgiven." Hyde kissed her and then began tickling her.

"Uncle!" Jackie squealed after a few minutes. Hyde stopped and looked at her.

"So, when's Prince Armani getting here?"

"Around noon."

"Ah." Hyde said.

"Don't let him get to you, he's a prick." Jackie smiled, Hyde kissed her.

"This is why I love you."

*

"He wasn't hitting on me!" Donna said, looking at Eric.

"He put his hand on your shoulder." Eric said, half asleep.

"Eric, even if he was… am I wearing his wedding ring?"

"No." Eric said, half asleep.

"I'm your wife. I love you." Donna said looking at him.

"I'll never fight again, I love you. I'm sorry I'm an ass. Love me?" Eric said his eyes barely in slits.

"Ok." Donna said and hopped on the bed. She snuggled up to Eric who put his arms around her.

"You're being agreeable."

"Because I'm in a love making mood, not a beat the crap out of you move." Donna kissed him.

"Uh huh." Eric said. Donna went to kiss him again before she heard his light snoring.

"See… now the whole, beat the crap out of you mood is coming back." She was met with another snore.

*

"That is why we sent Eric." Donna said to Hyde who had binoculars and was watching Jackie, Thomas, and Eric ride horses.

"You think she get tired of the damn horses!" Hyde said.

"Just because you fell off—"

"I didn't fall off. That horse has it in for me!" Hyde accused.

"Don't blame it on the horse." Donna said, watching the three, which were simply blurs to her.

"Your husband hit Ralph Lauren's nephew." Hyde said putting down the binoculars.

"Great." Donna said sarcastically. "How's Grandma Burkhardt?"

"According to the help she thinks me and Eric are jealous, bumbling idiots."

"How are you involved?"

"I "ruined" Thomas' reunion with Jacks." Hyde said looking over at his long time friend.

"Well… I like you better then Thomas." Donna smiled.

"Yeah, me too."

"Hey guys!" Eric came riding up to them.

"Where's Jackie?" Donna and Hyde asked at the same time.

"With Mr. Armani, dude?" Eric said, unsurely.

"Why?" The other two asked at once, again.

"…I don't know?" Eric had the horse backing up slightly.

"I'm gonna kill you!" Hyde jumped up.

"Run Thunder! Run like the wind!" Eric screamed to the black horse, who began running away. As Hyde chased them. Donna sat and stared at the two, she then noticed the maids and other helpers looking at her.

"They're brothers." She said and then slid her sunglasses over her eyes and opened her novel. Ignoring the screams of Hyde and Eric.

*

"I can not say that I am happy with what went on last night and this afternoon." Grandma Burkhardt said to the two boys in the living room. Donna and Jackie were on the other couch and Thomas was in an arm chair. "You were acting like two wild men. Right into the Dixon Vineyard."

"Mrs. Burkhardt, I'm sorry… me and Eric… are stupid." Hyde said. Jackie and Donna both shook their heads yes.

"Yes, Grandma Burkhardt, we are very, very stupid."

"I will neither agree nor disagree. But you're behavior is appalling. Since you all have till Sunday, about five more days, I would like to see a difference in behavior.

"Yes, Mrs. Burkhardt." The two boys said together.

"Grandma Burkhardt, I think you should be easier on the two boys. They were not raised by… how do I say this? People like us. They were raised by, medium families." Thomas said smiling at the two boys.

"I suppose you are right Thomas."

"Nana… I was wondering… can Donna, Eric, Steven, and I take the boat out to Martha's Vineyard tomorrow?" Jackie asked.

"May you, darling." Grandma Burkhardt corrected.

"May I?" Jackie asked again.

"Sounds like an enchanting idea." Thomas approved.

"Well, I see no real harm. But please take Thomas with you; you know how well he is with boats." Grandma Burkhardt sat down.

"Yes nana." Jackie said. The other three looked at Thomas. Distain crossed their faces.

*

"I am never, ever, ever, visiting your nut bag grandmother again." Hyde said sitting towards the back of the boat.

"Look, I don't know why I let her talk me into coming. But, I want everything to go smoothly at the wedding, and if she approves… the family will behave." Jackie said her head on his shoulder.

"I hate this." Hyde whispered. Jackie brought his head down and kissed him.

"Please just suck up. Donna is going to fake sick Thursday and get the four of us out of here. Ok?"

"Works for me." Hyde kissed Jackie again.

*

"We're making out on a boat!" Donna exclaimed as Eric kissed her neck.

"Ok, kinda ruining the mood here."

"Sorry." Donna said and then kissed Eric. "Is it locked?"

"Yes!" Eric said and began leaving kisses down her neck again.

Donna moaned and then brought Eric back and kissed him again. Hands wandered, noises were made, and then the boat shook, but it wasn't Donna and Eric.

"That was bad." Eric said getting off of Donna.

"You're telling me. Morning sickness!" Donna jumped up and ran up to the top deck, where she elegantly, threw up.

"Ew, Donna." Jackie said.

"Morning sickness." Eric said. The other two nodded.

"Sorry about the bump in the water." Thomas said from the top deck

"No worries." Hyde said as Eric rubbed Donna's back.

"If she's sick I can turn around?" Thomas said, looking sick himself by looking at Donna.

"No, no, she's pregnant, the slightest things upset her." Eric reassured Thomas.

"Ok." Thomas took his brandy and went back to the helm of the ship.

"How about she fakes sicks now, and we all go home." Hyde said, looking towards the helm. Jackie and Eric nodded. 

((I'm thinking of just kinda jumping back to New York/Chicago, instead of continuing with the Massachusetts theme. And you know, spare a few details. That way I can again focus on the baby and the wedding. If you guys want some kind of closure with Massachusetts, I can write a small little thing… but I like jumping stuff :). Um… leave it in the review or email me. I was so tired, that adding any kind of real fluff would involve some serious caffeine… which we have none in my house at the moment (… ok so leave me with your ideas. And I'll try to make the next chapter light and cute and fluffy… yeah lack of caffeine is not good for me, lol. ~Jaded Angel a.k.a Danielle))