Wednesday February 19, 1986
Eric jolted up upon hearing the shrill cries of the five day old baby in his apartment. Eric put his hand on his face and then sighed. He rolled over, falling off the bed.
"Donna?" Eric said walking into the living room.
"Yeah?" She was holding the tiny little baby in her arms next to the faint light of the touch lamp on one of the end tables next to the couch.
"When he get up?" Eric sat next to Donna, watching as Luke nursed.
"Few minutes ago." Donna said groggily.
"You ok?" Eric said, pushing some hair out of her face.
"Yeah, just a little tired."
"I'm sorry." Eric smiled softly.
"Don't be." Donna smiled. Luke stopped nursing and began stretching. Eric took him and lightly patted his back.
"Did he wake you?" Eric asked; patting the tiny child's back.
"No, not really…" Donna shrugged she leaned against the couch.
"He's so small." Eric said looking at his son after he got the child to burp.
"I know."
"When are Jackie and Hyde coming?"
"This weekend… Jackie bought over three hundred dollars worth of stuff for him." Donna lightly touched Luke's head.
"Three hundred dollars?" Eric said shocked.
"She got some Star Wars stuff." Donna smirked as Eric's eyes lit up.
"I love Jackie!"
*
Saturday February 22, 1986
"Aw!" Jackie giggled holding Luke. "He's gorgeous."
"Thank you." Donna and Eric said together, while looking through the various clothes and items Jackie bought.
"We should move closer to you guys." Jackie smiled. Hyde, who was behind the couch, looking down on Jackie and Luke, looked up to Eric and Donna and began shaking his head. Eric quickly shut his mouth, but Donna who was looking down opened hers.
"That's a great idea! You guys should totally move to Kenosha… sadly you be twenty minutes from the Foreman's, god bless them, but we'd live by each other and baby-sit, and have Tupperware parties!" Donna looked up and saw Hyde shaking his head, and Jackie's face gleaming. "Or you can stay in New York…" Donna said unsurely.
Jackie looked up at Hyde who instantly smiled at her.
"I think we should move."
"Let's get married and then we'll discuss moving arrangements." Jackie smiled and nodded. Hyde shot a look at Donna, who in return, shrugged.
"I want a baby." Jackie said, rocking Luke gently.
"First, marriage."
"Ok. But her name will be Elise and as a nick name, Elle." Jackie smiled.
"I always liked Roxanne." Hyde said. Jackie smiled.
"No." She said and looked at Luke.
*
Donna and Jackie sat across form each other at a small diner not to far from the apartment.
"Are you sure about coming out?" Jackie asked over her coffee. Donna nodded and took a sip of her water.
"We're barely ten minutes from the apartment. And I think that Eric should spend some time with his son."
"How does it feel being a mom?" Jackie smiled.
"Tiring." Donna smiled. "I love him so much." Jackie nodded.
"He really is gorgeous." Jackie smiled.
"Yeah… he is… I just can't believe it. God, I'm Ms. Mom." The two laughed a bit.
"And Eric is Mr. Dad."
"I bet you they're watching Star Wars." Donna said sadly.
"I doubt it." Jackie said, taking a sip of her coffee.
*
"See… that's Obi wan." Eric said pointing to the old man on the screen.
"Leave the child alone." Hyde said coming into the living room. Eric took the remote and shut the TV off.
"Want to hold him for a few minutes?" Eric asked.
"Um… I'm good." Hyde said sitting in the arm chair away from the couch.
"You haven't held him once." Eric said, leaning back looking at his old time friend.
"I'm just not good with kids, that's all." Hyde said, sipping his soda.
"Come on Hyde."
"No."
"Hyde."
"No."
Eric got up and hovered over Hyde. "I'm placing him in your arms."
"Foreman…" Hyde said. Eric took the glass out of Hyde's hand and gently placed Luke in Hyde's arms. "Eric." Hyde whispered as Luke gently moved around.
"Hold him closer." Eric said putting the soda on one of the end tables and sitting next to the arm chair.
"I'm going to drop him."
"No you won't." Eric encouraged.
"Eric."
"Hyde!"
"We're home." Donna said walking in. She went over to the couch and smiled to Hyde.
"Aw." Hyde looked to see Jackie seeing down at him. "That's so cute. Donna get a camera."
"Jackie…" Hyde said. Jackie waved him off.
"She is totally going to turn out like my mom and become camera happy." Eric watching as Donna and Jackie looked for the camera.
"And you wondered why I didn't buy a camera?" Hyde said, and then smiled at Luke.
*
"Dad… we're not coming to Florida… That's nice… I don't care… I guess you'll have to come to Chicago… I don't care…" Donna shook her head. Hyde walked through the front door and sat on the couch staring at Donna. She put up her hand and sighed loudly. "Dad… No… I have to go… I'll call you later." Donna hung up the phone.
"Did you hang up on him?" Hyde smirked.
"Yes, yes I did." Donna put her head to her forehead and pushed her hair back. "He wants me to bring my week old child to Florida… I don't like taking my week old child out of the bedroom." Hyde laughed and leaned back on the chair.
"Where is the kid? And where's Jacks or Eric?" Hyde asked.
"Luke is sleeping." Donna looked at the ceiling and mouthed 'thank you'. Hyde smirked. Donna looked back at him. "Jackie and Eric went shopping."
"Shopping?" Hyde asked.
"Yep. Baby shopping and suit shopping. It was interesting." Donna smiled.
"I hate it when she goes shopping… I told her she should buy a tiny country and become the ruler... she said something about natives and then went into the bedroom." Donna laughed.
"Where did you run off too?"
"Not far. I saw a coffee place, got some coffee, read the paper, looked over some music stuff, called my boss, my usual." Hyde shrugged.
"Baby got too much for you?" Donna smiled, leaning back.
"I'm not use to having kids around me. I just don't think I'll be that great with kids." Hyde shrugged again.
"Hyde…" Donna smiled. "You are going to make a great dad… and you will be a dad. Jackie has wanted kids since, forever."
"Still…"
"You will be a great dad… don't worry." Donna got up and patted his shoulder. "I'm gonna lay down till Luke gets up. Help yourself to anything in the house."
"Thanks Donna."
"No problem."
*
Tuesday, February 24, 1986
"I don't want to leave him!" Jackie said, holding Luke.
"Jackie… we kind of have to." Hyde said tugging on her shirt lightly.
"No." Jackie said rocking the baby innocently. Hyde shot looks at Donna and Eric.
"I'm not arguing… she got him to stop crying." Donna shrugged.
"She's the only one who picks him out and he stops crying." Eric smirked.
"Can we keep him?" Jackie asked hopefully.
"Sure." Eric smirked. Dona hit his arm.
"Come on Jackie… you'll see him soon." Donna said getting up.
Jackie reluctantly gave Luke to Donna. Luke began to stretch and fuss. Donna began to rock him slowly.
"Bye you guys." Hyde smiled and then turned to leave. After about five minutes he came back and physically picked up Jackie and smiled good-bye to the couple once again.
Donna laughed and then went back to the couch.
"Well… it was a good few days." Donna smiled.
"Yeah… we're moving in exactly a month." Eric smiled brightly. Donna stared at him and then began to cry.
"What? What's wrong?"
"Twenty god-damn minutes." As Donna began to sob Luke began to cry. Eric looked at his wife and son and grew very fearful.
*
Thursday February 26, 1986
Jackie was watching "Flintstones" when Hyde came from the bedroom, rubbing his eyes, in his boxers.
"Morning." Jackie said not looking from the TV.
Hyde simply nodded.
"Guess who called?"
"Who?" Hyde said on his way to the kitchen.
"Jessica." Jackie said. Hyde stopped and turned around.
"Jessica?"
"Bruce's secretary… she wanted to see why you weren't at work yet."
"Because I'm not." Hyde said, continuing his trip to the kitchen.
"She then asked if I was the maid." Jackie said. Hyde came from the kitchen and looked at the back of Jackie's head.
"She knows I'm getting married, she knows I love you, she knows all that." Hyde said, going towards the couch and putting his arms around Jackie.
"How come she didn't know my name?" Jackie turned and looked at him.
"What?" Hyde asked confused.
"I said, "No, I'm not the maid, I'm Jackie." She was like, Jackie who? So I said, Jackie O! Seriously, I'm Steven's fiancé. And she was like, oh… Jackie? I didn't know." Jackie looked at Steven and then got up. "I'm late for work."
"Jackie." Hyde followed Jackie to the door. "I'm not like you I don't like flashing my life for the world to see."
"You could have at least said my name." Jackie slammed the front door.
"This is… this is never ending!"
*
"Luke." Donna put her hands over her face. She then took them away and smiled brightly. "Luke."
"Donna you are going to traumatize him." Eric said sitting at the table reading his paper.
"Go to work." Donna said, testily.
"You called in sick for me this morning." Eric said, not looking up from his paper.
"Then get out of the house."
"Why?"
"You are annoying."
"So are you—Ow!" Eric rubbed his head where Donna hit him, as she walked out. He looked on the table to see Luke in his car seat. "Your mommy is an Amazon."
"I heard that you dill hole!" Donna screamed from the living room. Eric looked from the living room back to his son.
"Don't get married." Eric said patting Luke's feet. "It's too much hassle."
*
Hyde called in sick, not really wanting to face Jessica or Bruce or anyone else. He had called Jackie, but to no avail. Lilly said she was on at a lunch meeting and wanted to be called Ms. Burkhardt. Though Lilly did say she hoped Hyde could redeem himself.
Hyde laid on the couch, and just stared at the ceiling, he looked at his watch. Jackie would be home in an hour and half, unless she went shopping. And Hyde was more then prepared to sleep on the couch.
Damn Jessica. But only Bruce really knew about Jackie. Everyone else just knew he was getting married in December. Jackie on the other hand told every one she came in contact with. When her office called to check on something and Hyde picked up, they knew his name and would congratulate him. His office called and asked if Jackie was the maid.
But Hyde wasn't very gossipy; he guessed that Jackie thought maybe he might have been about the wedding. But he hadn't. The door opened and Hyde looked to see Jackie walking in. Her hair was in a tight bun, she was wearing a skirt and blouse; she put her purse and keys down and walked to the living room. She stopped about six feet from the couch and stared at Hyde.
"Aren't you suppose to be at work?" She asked coyly.
"Called in sick." Hyde said softly. He looked at her. She was really blowing this out of proportion. Jackie nodded her head and went into the kitchen. "Is it such a big deal that she didn't know your name?"
"No, it's not." Jackie said; her tone was calm. Hyde looked at her and then the ceiling.
"Then why were you so mad?" Hyde asked. This was so going to end with him in the hall way.
"Whatever Steven." Jackie said walking from the kitchen to the bedroom with the coffee cup in her hand. Hyde got up and followed her to the bedroom. The cup was on the dresser as Jackie began taking off her clothes. There was a pair of boxers and a wife beater on the bed. Hyde sat and watched as Jackie went from her 5th Avenue skirt and blouse to the blue boxers and white wife beater. "What?" Jackie asked taking her coffee, letting her hair loose and laying on the bed.
"I'm sorry that I didn't stand on a roof top and scream I was marrying." Hyde said still sitting on the bottom of the bed. Jackie shrugged and sipped her coffee. "Jackie… I love you."
Jackie looked at him, and nodded.
"Steven… it's over and done with… I was upset this morning and now I'm not. Whatever. I know you aren't like me. I'm fine with it. If you don't mind I had a strenuous day. I would like to just relax with my coffee and a little, maybe, ABBA or Elton John." Hyde nodded and walked out of the room.
He closed the door and leaned against it. He could here the faint sounds of ABBA's "When all is said and done," coming through the thick oak door. He looked at the floor and shook his head.
*
Saturday February 28, 1986
Eric stared at the sleeping baby in the cradle.
"How's my two week old son? Is he good?" Eric said in a soft, baby-ish voice. He smiled and patted the slumbering child's head. He then walked into the living room and flopped on the couch.
The phone rang, Eric picked it up quickly.
"Hello?"
"Eric?"
"Kelso?" Eric said.
"Yes!"
"Hi Kelso." Eric smiled.
"I got my invited from that traitor."
"They weren't going to not invite you." Eric said.
"She was suppose to marry me!"
"Like a million years ago! Kelso, get over it… they love each other."
"You are always taking Hyde's side!"
"Because he's not stupid."
"Eric!" Kelso said taken aback.
"I'm sorry Kel—"
"No, no, I get it. Good bye Eric!"
"Oh come on—"
The dial tone answered Eric. He put the phone down and put his hand on his forehead.
"Seriously… how am I friends with these people?"
*
Jackie laid on her stomach in a pair of jeans and a tee-shirt. She was looking over papers for work. She then heard the radio in the living room. She looked up and the got off the bed. She opened the bedroom door to see Hyde standing in the living room moving slowly with ABBA "Fernando."
"Steven?" Jackie asked standing in the door way of the bedroom.
Hyde smiled widely and pulled Jackie to him. He then began dancing with her around the living room. "Want to know a huge secret?"
"What?" Jackie smiled.
"It's really big, but it's the best secret ever." Hyde smirked.
"What is it?" Jackie's smiled widen a bit more.
"There was something in the air tonight. The stars were bright, Fernando. They were shining there for you and me." Hyde sang and then dipped Jackie, who giggled.
"What's with you?" Jackie asked as Hyde pulled her up.
"Do you still recall the faithful night we crossed the Rio Grande? I can see it in your eyes." Hyde continued to sing as he and Jackie danced around there living room.
"Did robots take over you? You hate seeing, hell you hate ABBA." Hyde smiled and kissed her briefly.
"Yeah but I love you." Jackie smiled and laughed. "Come here." Hyde pulled Jackie over to the balcony. He pointed to the sky.
A plane was flying over head and there was a sign attached to it that read, "Steven Hyde and Jackie Burkhardt are getting married in December."
"Oh my god… Steven." Jackie whispered. Hyde kissed the top of her head and began dancing around the room again.
"It's been flying around my office for an hour." Hyde smirked.
"You keep pulling all these little non-Steven things. If you don't watch your back I might get use to this, grand gesture Steven Hyde." Jackie smiled. Hyde smiled back and kissed her.
"I guess it wouldn't be so bad." Jackie smiled, and Hyde dipped her again. "There was something in the air tonight. The stars were bright, Fernando. They were shining there for you and me."
((Yeah it's a little something… J/H goodness. I'm listening to "Fernando" over and over again so I had to put it in the story :). Next chapter will be a bit more organized and chuck full of goodness I'm sure. Lol, I'll try. I hope you guys like this, it's a transtion chapter lol. Ok.. Review, tell me what you think, and if you guys would like me to out something in the story, like an idea or w/e feel free to tell me. I need some idea to keep on track lol.))