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Chapter 8
Hyde was even more pissed when he heard the apartment door close. Now he was alone, he had gone thought all that work and she left. He laid in his bed thinking maybe if he went to bed early then the next day would come faster. He sounded childish but he gave his heart away, he felt like shit and she left. He felt like he did when Jackie had walked out on him after he told her he loved her for the first time.
He watched the time on the alarm clock change time. He was bored and couldn't get to sleep. He didn't know where Donna went or he would have gone after her. It wasn't safe for her to be out this late but then again Donna could defend herself. He was shaken from his thoughts when he heard the phone ring. He turned over in bed so he could reach the phone on the nightstand next to the bed. "Hello?" He asked. The person on the other end of the line took in a deep breath. That was freaky. What the hell was going on? "Hello?" He repeated "Steven," He heard her say. "Jackie?" He asked. "Yeah," she answered. He felt himself tighten up and his heart start beating faster. "Why are you calling?" He asked "Steven, I have some news for you," she told him. "Mrs. Forman. she's not." to scared to finish his sentence. "No, she is fine and so is Red," she comforted him. He felt relieved. "Okay, what is it?" "After talking this through with Laurie, she convinced me to tell you. Eric and I got a DNA test the other day for Harrison. And Eric's not his father," She explained. "What?" Hyde sat up, was this what he was thinking? "You are Harrison's father, Steven," She told him.
Suddenly he was filled with all these feelings of joy and anger one couldn't take over the other. "Wow," was all he could let out. "I felt like I owed it to you to let you know and I don't want anything from you Steven. I'm not leaving Eric because I found out I'm pregnant again. This time for sure the baby is hi," Jackie continued. "So what do you want me to do?" He asked confused. "Well I want to tell you, if Eric is willing to it, that I want Eric to adopt Harrison. But it will be an open adoption so you can still see him," "Then Jackie I don't want to be apart of Harrison's life," He told her. "Why not?" "Because Forman will be the legal guardian of Harrison," "Oh Steven grow up! I know you're only doing this to get back at me!" She retorted. "Think whatever you want Jackie," "Your so stubborn, Steven! If you don't want to be part of our child's life fine! But you will never get to see him ever!" She yelled. "Maybe this wouldn't be an issue Jackie if you didn't sleep around while we were dating!" He yelled back. "That was low Steven. I tell you something out of respect and you still treat me like shit!" She screamed. "Well in this case you shouldn't have even told me at all!" He yelled with the same intensity. "Maybe I shouldn't of," She said evenly. "Goodbye Steven," Then the next thing he heard was the dial tone.
He laid on his bed the news still was sinking in. He was a father to a son he would never see. Maybe this was for the best; he didn't need a father like him. He would make the kid's life worse. The kid already was autistic; did he really need a father like him cursing his life? If he couldn't even deal with Jackie how was he going to be like with his son? Then it hit him, this is what his father must of thought when he left. His father must of thought that Hyde would be better off without him. Which wasn't the case, Hyde wished everyday his father would come back though he would never admit it to anyone. He didn't want to be like his father. Yeah the kid would have Eric but who would be the male influence? Okay that was another low blow. This kid did need him no matter what he thought.
He walked to his closet and pulled out an old Wisconsin phone book and walked back over to his bed. He sat at the edge and picked up the phone. He thumbed through the phone book until he found Forman's number. He dialed it and waited as it rung, it rung twice until Jackie picked up. "Hello?" She said. "Jackie, I'm sorry about earlier," He said into the phone. "Steven?" she asked in shock. "Yeah," he replied like she did earlier. "So you want to be part of Harrison's life?" She asked. "Yeah," He said very sure of himself. "Oh that's so great Steven!" She practically yelled. "Yeah," He didn't know what to say. "Steven, I haven't told Eric yet so if you could please not mention anything to him," She asked. "Yeah sure thing," He answered even though he knew he and Eric wouldn't be talking anytime soon. "Thank you Steven," She said cheerfully. "Anytime," He responded. "I have to go now, Harrison's crying," She said. "All right, Bye," He answered and heard the dial tone for the second time that night.
Now he knew he was in way over his head. He would have to tell Donna. He didn't know if she would be cool with it or not want to get married to him. He looked over at the clock. 10:15, hopefully she would be home soon.
He woke up to the sound of the door slamming. He heard Donna take in a deep breath and then she joined him in the bedroom. "Where have you been?" He asked. "Working on my midterm paper," She said.
Something was wrong did she already know? How would she know? Can Jackie track down people like the FBI? "Are you okay?" He asked. "We need to talk," She answered. "Yeah, I have some news to tell you," He responded "You go first," She told him. "No you go," He responded. "Hyde, please don't play that game. Go ahead," she said stressfully. "Alright, Jackie called here tonight," He informed her. Her eyes shot open. "Really?" "Yeah, She had something big to tell me," He went on. "What?" She said with all her attention on him. "Eric, Jackie and Harrison had DNA tests and Eric isn't Harrison's father. I am," He finished. She sat there in shock and didn't say anything for a moment. It looked like she was trying to form her thoughts. "Yeah she is also pregnant with Eric's real first kid and she wants him to adopt Harrison," "She can't cut you out of his life!" Donna said angrily. "She's not, She's making it an open adoption," He responded. "Well that's good I guess," Donna sighed. "You know if you don't want." He began but was cut off by Donna. "Hyde, I don't think we can get married and not because of Harrison. I went out with a friend tonight and realized I was doing this for all the wrong reasons. We got together because we were both bitter and thought we could get back at Eric and Jackie. We needed someone who understood what we were going through and someone to lick our wounds. Now I'm over it. If we stay together the drama won't end and you won't be able to get over it. I need to get rid of all this craziness and move on with my life," She said without breathing and then slipped him the ring. "I guess this is for the best," he responded. "Yes, for the best," She answered.
Chapter 8
Hyde was even more pissed when he heard the apartment door close. Now he was alone, he had gone thought all that work and she left. He laid in his bed thinking maybe if he went to bed early then the next day would come faster. He sounded childish but he gave his heart away, he felt like shit and she left. He felt like he did when Jackie had walked out on him after he told her he loved her for the first time.
He watched the time on the alarm clock change time. He was bored and couldn't get to sleep. He didn't know where Donna went or he would have gone after her. It wasn't safe for her to be out this late but then again Donna could defend herself. He was shaken from his thoughts when he heard the phone ring. He turned over in bed so he could reach the phone on the nightstand next to the bed. "Hello?" He asked. The person on the other end of the line took in a deep breath. That was freaky. What the hell was going on? "Hello?" He repeated "Steven," He heard her say. "Jackie?" He asked. "Yeah," she answered. He felt himself tighten up and his heart start beating faster. "Why are you calling?" He asked "Steven, I have some news for you," she told him. "Mrs. Forman. she's not." to scared to finish his sentence. "No, she is fine and so is Red," she comforted him. He felt relieved. "Okay, what is it?" "After talking this through with Laurie, she convinced me to tell you. Eric and I got a DNA test the other day for Harrison. And Eric's not his father," She explained. "What?" Hyde sat up, was this what he was thinking? "You are Harrison's father, Steven," She told him.
Suddenly he was filled with all these feelings of joy and anger one couldn't take over the other. "Wow," was all he could let out. "I felt like I owed it to you to let you know and I don't want anything from you Steven. I'm not leaving Eric because I found out I'm pregnant again. This time for sure the baby is hi," Jackie continued. "So what do you want me to do?" He asked confused. "Well I want to tell you, if Eric is willing to it, that I want Eric to adopt Harrison. But it will be an open adoption so you can still see him," "Then Jackie I don't want to be apart of Harrison's life," He told her. "Why not?" "Because Forman will be the legal guardian of Harrison," "Oh Steven grow up! I know you're only doing this to get back at me!" She retorted. "Think whatever you want Jackie," "Your so stubborn, Steven! If you don't want to be part of our child's life fine! But you will never get to see him ever!" She yelled. "Maybe this wouldn't be an issue Jackie if you didn't sleep around while we were dating!" He yelled back. "That was low Steven. I tell you something out of respect and you still treat me like shit!" She screamed. "Well in this case you shouldn't have even told me at all!" He yelled with the same intensity. "Maybe I shouldn't of," She said evenly. "Goodbye Steven," Then the next thing he heard was the dial tone.
He laid on his bed the news still was sinking in. He was a father to a son he would never see. Maybe this was for the best; he didn't need a father like him. He would make the kid's life worse. The kid already was autistic; did he really need a father like him cursing his life? If he couldn't even deal with Jackie how was he going to be like with his son? Then it hit him, this is what his father must of thought when he left. His father must of thought that Hyde would be better off without him. Which wasn't the case, Hyde wished everyday his father would come back though he would never admit it to anyone. He didn't want to be like his father. Yeah the kid would have Eric but who would be the male influence? Okay that was another low blow. This kid did need him no matter what he thought.
He walked to his closet and pulled out an old Wisconsin phone book and walked back over to his bed. He sat at the edge and picked up the phone. He thumbed through the phone book until he found Forman's number. He dialed it and waited as it rung, it rung twice until Jackie picked up. "Hello?" She said. "Jackie, I'm sorry about earlier," He said into the phone. "Steven?" she asked in shock. "Yeah," he replied like she did earlier. "So you want to be part of Harrison's life?" She asked. "Yeah," He said very sure of himself. "Oh that's so great Steven!" She practically yelled. "Yeah," He didn't know what to say. "Steven, I haven't told Eric yet so if you could please not mention anything to him," She asked. "Yeah sure thing," He answered even though he knew he and Eric wouldn't be talking anytime soon. "Thank you Steven," She said cheerfully. "Anytime," He responded. "I have to go now, Harrison's crying," She said. "All right, Bye," He answered and heard the dial tone for the second time that night.
Now he knew he was in way over his head. He would have to tell Donna. He didn't know if she would be cool with it or not want to get married to him. He looked over at the clock. 10:15, hopefully she would be home soon.
He woke up to the sound of the door slamming. He heard Donna take in a deep breath and then she joined him in the bedroom. "Where have you been?" He asked. "Working on my midterm paper," She said.
Something was wrong did she already know? How would she know? Can Jackie track down people like the FBI? "Are you okay?" He asked. "We need to talk," She answered. "Yeah, I have some news to tell you," He responded "You go first," She told him. "No you go," He responded. "Hyde, please don't play that game. Go ahead," she said stressfully. "Alright, Jackie called here tonight," He informed her. Her eyes shot open. "Really?" "Yeah, She had something big to tell me," He went on. "What?" She said with all her attention on him. "Eric, Jackie and Harrison had DNA tests and Eric isn't Harrison's father. I am," He finished. She sat there in shock and didn't say anything for a moment. It looked like she was trying to form her thoughts. "Yeah she is also pregnant with Eric's real first kid and she wants him to adopt Harrison," "She can't cut you out of his life!" Donna said angrily. "She's not, She's making it an open adoption," He responded. "Well that's good I guess," Donna sighed. "You know if you don't want." He began but was cut off by Donna. "Hyde, I don't think we can get married and not because of Harrison. I went out with a friend tonight and realized I was doing this for all the wrong reasons. We got together because we were both bitter and thought we could get back at Eric and Jackie. We needed someone who understood what we were going through and someone to lick our wounds. Now I'm over it. If we stay together the drama won't end and you won't be able to get over it. I need to get rid of all this craziness and move on with my life," She said without breathing and then slipped him the ring. "I guess this is for the best," he responded. "Yes, for the best," She answered.