((Short A/N: Um… there's a flashback… it's in italics… but just in case it doesn't come out… because I'm Danielle… Lol… anyway… it was to asterics the beginning and end. If you think I should write a story based on the flashback put it in the review… need some feed back. Ok… hope you enjoy :) ))

Jackie Hyde was sweet, nice, beautiful, charming, and the most charismatic person you could possible meet in Point Place, that is, when she wasn't try to pull your head off.

The last two months of the pregnancy had gone very slowly, much to her husband's earlier theory that the months would "fly" by. Quite the contrary, the last two months were going by like molasses on a tree.

Between the vicious mood swings, the food cravings, and the occasional "I hate you," Jackie was still Jackie. But those moments were few and far between, especially towards her significant other, who she pointedly blamed for her uncomfortable position. Though Hyde took it like a man…

…Most of the time.

"YOU JERK!" Jackie screeched, sending some type of toy flying towards her husband's head.

"Jackie! Sweetie! Please!" Hyde said, ducking the toy.

"Don't you dare sweetie me! You put me through this!" Jackie said throwing another toy. She then sat on the couch and breathed in and out heavily.

"Jacks?" Hyde cautioned. He hid behind the office door.

"Go. Away." Jackie said in her eerily calm voice. A voice Hyde had learned to fear over the past three months. A voice that suggested death was in the air.

Hyde moved out of the living room and into the office. Shutting the door. He was thankful that Kitty and Red wanted to take Holly to Virginia with them for the long weekend. Though having Holly around, when she wanted to listen, helped Jackie's moods. Holly kept Jackie in a neutral, boarding good mood. Hyde on the other hand escalated Jackie's moods to psycho murderer. Jackie only kept her moods at bay with Holly because Holly was blood, and a small child. Jackie would rather die then have anything happen to Holly.

The phone rang. Hyde picked it up before the first ring even finished. The phone was a device made by the government to torture him. He knew it. Ever since Jackie began getting even more irritable with the ringing tone, Hyde knew it was a conspiracy.

"Hello." Hyde answered watching the door. Jackie might or might not barge in, demanding to know who dared call her house.

"Um… is it safe to talk?" Hyde recognized the voice. Eric Foreman. A good man, stupid at times, but a good man.

"Hold on." Hyde said. After a minute and the door not being broken down, Hyde let out a silent breath he had been holding in.

"So…?" Eric said, the questions silently said.

"She's on the war path. The doctor said she be a little irritable, being a week and a half late, but I think she's plotting to murder me." Hyde said quietly, cautiously.

"That's not good." Eric said. "Is there anything you could do?"

"We tried… everything! From long walks to sex! Nothing man!" Hyde said, sounding frustrated.

"Spicy foods?"

"She ate three plates of Hot Tamale rice dinners. Those things burn! All she did was have a sip of water and say it wasn't nearly as spicy as it should have been. Man, she's killing me!" Hyde said putting his head down.

"Was it ever this bad with Holly?" Eric questioned.

"No, not at all! Jackie had the mood swings the first few months. And Holly was a week early. Holly—Holly was a good pregnancy!"

"I'm sorry man. On a better note, though, the guys and me are going to Samuel's Grill Bar tonight. Men night's out kind of."

"That's nice." Hyde said, his tone emotionless.

"Donna says that she's more then willing to come over and hang out with Jackie…"  Hyde smiled, blocking the rest of what Eric was saying. A new light was forming. Donna.

Donna was one of the few people who withstood it all from Jackie. She even got Jackie to laugh about the outright mood swings.

Donna was Hyde's god.

"It sounds like a plan! Send Donna over. I'll meet you at the bar!" Hyde hung up the phone and raced past his wife to the bedroom.

*

"Donna… what a surprise?" Hyde smiled broadly. "Please, please come in." Jackie took the opportunity to walk in. She was eating an ice cream cone, and looked like she was ready to go to an all night pajama party.

"Hi Donna!" Jackie said smiling and walking into the living room.

"Ok, the beast is calmed. I gave her ice cream. She should stay calm. I gave her drugs. There about twelve numbers that you may call if she goes into labor. God speed!" Hyde was just about to go out the door.

"You gave her drugs?" Donna asked, ready to slam Hyde into the wall.

"Don't worry… they are from the doctor… they are the most mildest things a person can take. They don't do crap for normal humans… but for Jackie… works miracles. She can't have anymore, but the effects should last a few hours. Ok? Bye!" Hyde ran out the door.

Donna stood and watched the black car drive off fast.

"Donna?"

"Yeah?" Donna said, moving towards the living room.

"Want to watch movies, eat junk food, and curse off the male species?" Donna stood and considered the choice for a minute or two. She then nodded her head.

"Yeah."

*

Hyde, Fez, Kelso, and Eric sat at the round table, drinking beer.

"Women, women are whores." Eric said sipping his beer.

"No, they are evil, programmed by the government to make men suffer." Hyde jumped in.

"You're wrong, women are beautiful… oh hell! They are sluts!" Fez said letting his head roll back as he tapped his empty beer glass.

"What are you guys talking about? Women are the best!" Kelso said. Various objects, mainly sugar packets were thrown at Kelso. "Yo! Watch it! God I'd think you were throwing stuff at me!"

A loud, long sigh was heard from the rest of the table.

"What?" Kelso replied, confused.

*

Hyde walked into his house quietly. Donna was curled up on the couch, sleeping peacefully. He didn't know whether to wake her, or let her sleep. Hyde decided on the latter.  He'd call Eric, after checking on his wife.

He walked up the stairs quietly. He opened the door to see no Jackie, curled inside the bed. He cocked an eyebrow and went towards Holly's room. Nothing. He checked the nursery and the spare room, both were bare of Jackie.

Hyde went downstairs and looked in the office, which had a pull out bed and then the kitchen. He looked at his watch.  It was one in the morning. Where the hell was Jackie?

He went to the back door and opened it. What he saw made his heart leap to his throat in excitement and curiosity.

Sitting on one of the patio chairs was his wife who had a large blanket draped over her body. Her hair was in a messy, loose ponytail, and she was swinging her legs. Hyde could see her feet cover in the pink slippers he bought for her years ago.

"Hey." Hyde lost his train of thoughts about Jackie's footwear.

"How did you know I was out here?" Hyde asked curiously.

"Just did." Her tone was very soft, something that Hyde hadn't heard, at least towards him, in a long time.

"You ok?" Hyde said coming in front of her and looking at her.

"I was just thinking…" Jackie said.

"About?" Hyde pried.

"The night you proposed." Hyde let a smile form on his face.

"Hyde?" Jackie said, her tone unsure and scared.

"Yeah?" Hyde said, looking up from his term paper. All he had to do was finish this one last paragraph and Steven Hyde would be a college graduate.

"I have something, that's really important, to tell you." Jackie said, not very confidently.

"Ok, spill." Hyde said, typing away at the old typewriter.

"Look at me?" Jackie pleaded.

Hyde let his eyes travel from the old typewriter to his girlfriend. They wandered over her body to her face, past her mouth, her button nose, and straight into her clear brown, chocolate eyes.

"I'm looking at you." Hyde stated the obvious.

"I am so sorry." Jackie said, her voice wavering.

"About?" Hyde said, becoming anxious.

"Steven… I… I'm—" Jackie began to stutter.

"Jeez Jacks, just say it!" Hyde said, the anxiety becoming too great.

"I'm pregnant!" Jackie said quickly.

Everything slowed down. Hyde continued to stare as her head turned away slowly. Her hair moving with her head, slowly, over her shoulder.

"You're joking?" Hyde said, hoping and praying it was a cute prank.

Jackie shook her head. Hyde just stared at her. He thought back, they were so careful, Hyde didn't dare not use protection. Except on their first time. But that was years ago. After that protection was always on their minds.

"We have to get married." It came out without warning, for either person. Hyde didn't know where it came from.

"Have to?" Jackie repeated.

"YES! We have to get married! We have to find a place! I have to get a job!" Hyde was frantic now.

"No we don't." Jackie reason.

"We have too." Hyde repeated.

"Do you want to?" Jackie asked, the tears burning the back of her eyes.

"Does it matter? We have to!" Hyde instantly regretted his last statement.

Jackie looked at him. The tears fell freely. She looked at him and then walked out the door. The statement was added to Hyde's list of things he wished he could take back.

Hyde got up and raced after Jackie.

It was pouring rain. That didn't stop a stubborn Jackie from walking across the deserted park, and it didn't stop a running Hyde from chasing after Jackie.

"Jackie! PLEASE!" Hyde begged. There was a thunderclap that abruptly stopped Jackie, who hated thunderstorms. "Jackie!"

Another thunderclap. Hyde grabbed Jackie's sopping shoulder.

"Please!"

"No Steven. I know. We have to get married. No matter if we want to or not."

"Jackie, no! Never. I want to marry you. Look." Hyde jammed his hand into his pocket and pulled out a silver ring. It was diamonds going half of the band, in the middle of the diamond rows was a pink heart shaped diamond. It wasn't very big but it shined the brightest. The ring itself wasn't much to die over, but Jackie had never seen such a beautiful thing.

"Steven—" Jackie began. But Hyde cut her off.

"I bought it! Two months ago… I was going to ask you to marry me, next week, after graduation. I figured we announce it at our graduation party." Steven was taken back when Jackie looked up at him. He had never seen such passion, such emotion.

"Oh Steven!" Jackie said throwing her arms around his neck. Steven pulled away and took Jackie's hands in his. The rain was still pouring but it fazed neither one of them.

"Jackie marry me." Hyde smiled. Jackie smiled, her eyes red from tears that had long ago mixed with the rain.

"Yes." Jackie said softly. Steven took Jackie's left hand and placed the ring on her finger. He then took her face in his hands and kissed her gently.

"How far are you?" Hyde asked after the kiss ended. He leaned his forehead against hers so he could look her in the eyes.

"Three weeks." Jackie said smiling at Hyde.

"8 months and one week. That gives us enough time to make up lies to tell Red.

Jackie just laughed as the rain continued to fall.

Hyde smiled. He hadn't thought about that night in years. He looked at Jackie's wedding finger. She still had the engagement ring, over it on the finger was the matching silver wedding band. Which had pink diamonds on half the band.

"Steven?" Jackie said slowly.

"Mmm hmm?" Hyde mumbled still lost in the memory.

"I love you." Hyde looked up to see tears rolling down Jackie's smooth cheeks.

"I love you too." The two shared an intimate kiss. They broke, apart and stared at the clear sky.

"Ow." Jackie said holding onto her stomach.

"What?" Hyde said getting nervous.

"Don't freak." Jackie said through gritted teeth. "But I think I'm going into labor."