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Chapter 9
Eric was sitting in the living room when Jackie came walking in. She had a genuine smile on her face, something he hadn't seen in years. He was about to ask her why when she spoke. "Eric, I have some good news and some bad news," She said suddenly serious. Well if she was that happy then the bad news couldn't be too bad could it? "Um. okay, do you want me to choose?" He asked. "Yeah," She said biting her lip. "I'll take the bad news first," He responded. "No you won't!" she remarked. "Then why did you make me choose?" He asked. "I'm pregnant!" She said excitedly. He sat there emotionless for a second. "So is that the good news or bad news?" He asked. "Eric!" She scoffed. "Jackie, Seriously I want another child but we already have our hands full with Harrison," He told her. "Well then you'll be happy to know that Harrison isn't really your son. He's Steven's," She stood there cold. "What?" He was caught off guard. "Oh yeah, when the DNA test results came back it said that your DNA didn't match up. Steven's the father," She said through tears.
Eric didn't know whether to be happy or mad. So he thought of what to say next. He didn't want to make her more upset. "So what are we going to do?" He asked. "Well I'm having this baby!" She answered. " I know, but I mean about Harrison," He replied. "Well, I was talking to Steven. I told him I wasn't leaving you; I was thinking you could openly adopt Harrison. So he is still your son since you raised him but this way Steven can stay in his life," Jackie explained. "Jackie, I want you to know I'm not trying to back out of this but don't you think that this kid has gone through enough? I mean with the autism and to top it off this," "Hold on! So you're not mad at me?" She asked out of the blue. "What?" Eric questioned. "That you're stuck with me because of Harrison and he isn't your son. Your gave up Donna because of him and now you might adopt him?" She asked. "Jackie, I love you," Eric told her, and for the first time in their marriage he meant it. "Eric, I love you too!" She said and gave him a big hug. "You really want to adopt him as your own son?" "Only if both you and Hyde want me too," He answered. "Yes!" She said exclaimed happily. "We are a real family now!"
And Eric did feel it. The air in the house didn't feel as thick as it did. He was finally over Donna and she Hyde. Eric had learned to love Jackie and that had made a huge difference. He had to learn to love because when they first got married he didn't even love himself.
He wasn't sure what life would have brought him and Donna but he didn't think he would have had this much joy if he did marry her.
Eric sat on the couch and Jackie snuggled up to him. He didn't try to push her away but instead pulled her closer. Her hair was so soft and she smelled really good, like vanilla. She was thinner then he was and more fragile. "Oh Eric, do we have to watch the news? Its so boring!" She whined. He had to laugh even after all these years she was still the same.
He handed her the remote in defeat and sat there on the couch pretending to be interested in whatever drama she was watching. He felt like he had been living in one of those for the past couple of years. The worst was finally over and he could now be happy.
The TV flickered off and he looked down at Jackie. "No! The cable went out!" She pouted. "Now we'll never know what happened!" "Darn! And I was losing sleep over who Diane would choose," He mocked She playfully smacked him in the arm. "Don't make fun of me or you'll be sleeping on the couch!" "Yes ma'am," he said and saluted her. Jackie rolled her eyes. "Well if the cables out, we can still watch movies," He said trying to cheer her up. "What do you want to watch?" She asked him. "How about some action packed fighting in space?" "No MORE Star Wars!" She exclaimed and he laughed at her again. "Well if we can't agree then we won't watch anything," Eric replied. "I'm gonna give myself a facial," She said and kissed him as she stood up pretending to be angry. "Maybe tomorrow we can take Harrison to the park?" He asked. "He'll like that, Eric - the newspaper said it was going to be a nice day tomorrow," Yes, now the storm had weathered they were finally a family
Chapter 9
Eric was sitting in the living room when Jackie came walking in. She had a genuine smile on her face, something he hadn't seen in years. He was about to ask her why when she spoke. "Eric, I have some good news and some bad news," She said suddenly serious. Well if she was that happy then the bad news couldn't be too bad could it? "Um. okay, do you want me to choose?" He asked. "Yeah," She said biting her lip. "I'll take the bad news first," He responded. "No you won't!" she remarked. "Then why did you make me choose?" He asked. "I'm pregnant!" She said excitedly. He sat there emotionless for a second. "So is that the good news or bad news?" He asked. "Eric!" She scoffed. "Jackie, Seriously I want another child but we already have our hands full with Harrison," He told her. "Well then you'll be happy to know that Harrison isn't really your son. He's Steven's," She stood there cold. "What?" He was caught off guard. "Oh yeah, when the DNA test results came back it said that your DNA didn't match up. Steven's the father," She said through tears.
Eric didn't know whether to be happy or mad. So he thought of what to say next. He didn't want to make her more upset. "So what are we going to do?" He asked. "Well I'm having this baby!" She answered. " I know, but I mean about Harrison," He replied. "Well, I was talking to Steven. I told him I wasn't leaving you; I was thinking you could openly adopt Harrison. So he is still your son since you raised him but this way Steven can stay in his life," Jackie explained. "Jackie, I want you to know I'm not trying to back out of this but don't you think that this kid has gone through enough? I mean with the autism and to top it off this," "Hold on! So you're not mad at me?" She asked out of the blue. "What?" Eric questioned. "That you're stuck with me because of Harrison and he isn't your son. Your gave up Donna because of him and now you might adopt him?" She asked. "Jackie, I love you," Eric told her, and for the first time in their marriage he meant it. "Eric, I love you too!" She said and gave him a big hug. "You really want to adopt him as your own son?" "Only if both you and Hyde want me too," He answered. "Yes!" She said exclaimed happily. "We are a real family now!"
And Eric did feel it. The air in the house didn't feel as thick as it did. He was finally over Donna and she Hyde. Eric had learned to love Jackie and that had made a huge difference. He had to learn to love because when they first got married he didn't even love himself.
He wasn't sure what life would have brought him and Donna but he didn't think he would have had this much joy if he did marry her.
Eric sat on the couch and Jackie snuggled up to him. He didn't try to push her away but instead pulled her closer. Her hair was so soft and she smelled really good, like vanilla. She was thinner then he was and more fragile. "Oh Eric, do we have to watch the news? Its so boring!" She whined. He had to laugh even after all these years she was still the same.
He handed her the remote in defeat and sat there on the couch pretending to be interested in whatever drama she was watching. He felt like he had been living in one of those for the past couple of years. The worst was finally over and he could now be happy.
The TV flickered off and he looked down at Jackie. "No! The cable went out!" She pouted. "Now we'll never know what happened!" "Darn! And I was losing sleep over who Diane would choose," He mocked She playfully smacked him in the arm. "Don't make fun of me or you'll be sleeping on the couch!" "Yes ma'am," he said and saluted her. Jackie rolled her eyes. "Well if the cables out, we can still watch movies," He said trying to cheer her up. "What do you want to watch?" She asked him. "How about some action packed fighting in space?" "No MORE Star Wars!" She exclaimed and he laughed at her again. "Well if we can't agree then we won't watch anything," Eric replied. "I'm gonna give myself a facial," She said and kissed him as she stood up pretending to be angry. "Maybe tomorrow we can take Harrison to the park?" He asked. "He'll like that, Eric - the newspaper said it was going to be a nice day tomorrow," Yes, now the storm had weathered they were finally a family