Author: BlackCherryMeg
Title: The Twists and Turns of Life
Chapter7: Trust Issues
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters.
I stood there and watched as Steven was on top of Michael beating him down. "Steven stop it!" Chrissie burst with a loud cry as they continued. "Steven you're making her cry stop!" He then got up and looked down at the breathless Michael.
Michael had blood streaming down from his nose and his face was clearly damaged by the powerful hits from Steven.
"I'm sorry Jackie I didn't mean to upset him. I just needed that closure. I see you have a baby now and all, but I love you Jackie." Michael stood up and dusted himself off and held his nose.
"Michael please leave."
"Yeah get out of here Kelso." So Michael tuned around and left. I looked at Steven and walked into the house.
I could hear the door shut behind Steven. "You didn't have to do that Steven. It was a small innocent kiss."
"So you wanted him to kiss you? My God Jackie did you kiss him back?" He looked at me in disgust.
"No I didn't kiss him back! Chrissie was in my arms the whole time and my intentions were to just walk away and let him know this couldn't happen."
"Whatever." Steven walked up the stairs. I followed him a little later and grabbed Chrissie's portable bassinette and took it into our guest room. Steven was fast asleep and didn't wake with me moving about.
Chrissie and I slept in that room for the night.
***The Next Morning***
I woke up and saw Chrissie moving a little in the crib so I walked over to her and picked her up. I heard a noise downstairs and figured Steven was already up; I changed Chrissie and put a new undershirt and outfit on her. When I walked down the stairs I could see Steven in the kitchen making his coffee.
I picked up the phone and walked into the family room; I called Donna.
"Hey Donna, it's me Jackie."
"Oh hey what's up?"
"Well nothing really, but I need a place to stay. Steven and I are fighting and I don't want that around Chrissie … so please?"
"Yeah I guess that would be ok."
"Thanks, I'll be there in like half an hour."
I hung up and walked into the living room where Steven was on the couch eating and drinking his coffee. "I need to talk to you Steven."
"If it's about last night I don't want to hear it."
"Well it kind of is but kind of isn't."
"What is it Jackie?"
"I'm going to Donna's and staying with her. Chrissie is going with me."
"What? You can't just get up and leave every time something happens. We can work this out I just don't want to talk about it."
"Steven if we don't talk about it, then we aren't going to work it out. We'll be there for about a week. And during that time, you need to think about what you think we need to do to work this out."
"I know what we need to do; we just need to get Kelso out of here."
"I'm going up stairs to pack, and then the baby and I are leaving." I went up the stairs and packed Chrissie's things. She was lying in her crib looking at me with her blue eyes sparkling; I went and picked her up with her diaper bag on my shoulder. "Well hello Chrissie, we're going to go bye-bye!" I gave her a kiss on the cheek and took her downstairs.
"Jackie please re-think this. I mean you kissed Kelso, shouldn't I be leaving?"
"For one Steven, Michael kissed me and for two I'm not leaving you, I'm just taking a break. Now I have to get going, Donna is expecting me. I'll see you later." I walked over to him and let him kiss Chrissie good-bye.
"Bye."
I walked out of the door and buckled Chrissie into her car seat. I drove to Donna's with so many thoughts going through my head. I know Steven was used to people leaving him, but I told him I was coming back. I pulled up into Eric and Donna's driveway and saw Eric watering the grass. He waved as he saw me so I figured he was just being nice because he knew I was staying.
"Hey Eric, where's Donna?"
"She's inside."
"Oh, would you mind taking Chrissie in the house for me?" I gave Eric the sleeping baby and he walked her inside. I got our bags out of the car and followed him inside. Donna was on the couch watching TV and eating ice cream.
"Hey there. Can I hold Chrissie now?" Donna held out her arms waiting for Eric to hand over the baby. And he did; Donna looked down at Chrissie with such love and care. I could tell she was ready to be a mother.
***Donna's POV***
I loved holding Chrissie; she was so amazing to watch. I couldn't wait to have my baby here with me. Chrissie started to cry and her blue eyes were so bright as her face turned red and tears poured down. "I think she wants you Jackie." So Jackie came over and got her.
I moved around on the couch to find a comfortable way to get up. As I got half way onto my feet I let out a groan. My back ached whenever I got up or sat down.
"Are you ok Donna?"
"Yeah I'm fine. The baby's been growing so much and my back is killing me."
"Oh I guess I wouldn't know. Little Chris came at seven and a half months so she never got that big."
"Yeah the doctor says that baby's grow the most the last six to eight weeks. Well speaking of doctor's I have an appointment to go to."
"Oh let me come please? I have absolutely nothing to do and Eric is boring so please Donna?" Jackie pleaded then held up Chrissie and made a sad face.
"Fine you can come Jackie, but don't ask me to go shopping with you."
"Deal; no stopping to eat every fifteen minutes and dress in something a little nicer than one of Eric's plaid shirts and sweats." I looked down at my outfit and didn't get why I had to look good when I'm a little over eight months pregnant.
"I'll go get Chris' things put in our room and I'll be ready in about ten minutes."
Jackie came back out with Chrissie and said she was ready. "Are we going to take your car since you have a car seat ready?"
"Yeah that will be fine." Jackie bounced off with Chrissie in her arms and I regretfully followed.
"I'll see you in a bit Eric. I love you." I went over and he kissed me.
"Love you too." He smiled and walked me out.
A little later we were in the doctor's office and I was lying on the bed waiting for the doctor to come in.
"Donna last night Michael came to the house to talk to me. And before he left he gave me a kiss. Well Steven saw Michael kiss me and he freaked out and jumped on Michael. Steven was hitting Michael… but stopped when he heard Chrissie crying."
"Oh my God Jackie why didn't you say something earlier?"
"Well I mean it seemed ok afterwards, I know Steven gets all tripped out around Michael anyways and have a right to be mad. He just got mad at me because he thinks I wanted the kiss."
"Well you didn't right?"
"No I didn't want him to kiss me, but I guess I needed it as a goodbye."
"Well yeah I can understand that, but Jackie you know where he's coming from."
"Yeah I know. I told him this week is to just give him time."
The doctor then came in the room. "Donna Foreman?"
"Yes that's me. I'm here for my check-up."
"Ok. We'll listen to the heartbeat, take an ultrasound and give you some more vitamins. Can you please lift your shirt above the stomach?" So I did then he put on the jelly stuff for the ultrasound.
"Well everything looks normal so far, and he's still a boy." The doctor smiled and I laughed, but Jackie was very unamused. "And he's moving down so you might want to expect an early delivery. But you are free to go once you get the vitamins from the nurse outside." I nodded and went out to the front office.
"Is it ok that you're having an early delivery? I mean are you far enough along?"
"Yeah so it should be fine." She said ok and we got the vitamins.
"Can we go shopping now?"
"Jackie I told you not to ask me that. Besides it looks like Chrissie is tired. Shouldn't you take her to see Hyde?"
"Steven knows I'm not coming back until Sunday. So I'm guessing he knows he won't be seeing her."
"Jackie you can't rip her away from her father whenever something happens."
"I know, but Donna he had no right to get mad at me and assume I wanted to kiss Michael. This is just to get some time for us to think. And for him to realize it's always going to be me and him."
"Fine Jackie; Maybe I could take Chrissie to him then ok? That way you don't have to see him."
"Alright, that will be ok."
Dropped Jackie off at my house and drove to their mansion. I knocked on the huge door and Hyde took his time to answer it. "Hyde it's me Donna."
He opened the door a couple minutes later. "Hey Donna. Oh you brought Chrissie?" Hyde then cleared his throat like he was a little uncomfortable or nervous.
"Hyde is something wrong?"
"No not at all." But a woman's voice called from inside the doors.
"Hyde can you come back in here?"
"Who is that? Oh my God are you cheating on Jackie?"
"Donna it's not what you think really. Just take Chrissie back to Jackie I have to go."
"You know what Hyde? You are a back-stabbing jerk and need to go to hell." I stormed off with Chrissie reaching over my shoulders to Hyde while crying. I looked back and Hyde was closing the door.
I went back to my house and walked in. Eric was on the couch eating some chips, but I didn't see Jackie. "Hey Eric is Jackie around?"
"Actually no, but she should be home in just a few. She went to go buy some diet candy bars or something."
"Ok good cause I need to talk to you."
"What's the matter? Is it Chrissie or the baby?"
"No when I went to Hyde's house to let him see Chris he opened the door and I herd a woman calling him back into the house. He said he had to go and that I should take Chris back to Jackie."
"Oh my God is he cheating on her?"
"I think so. It could be because of him seeing Kelso kiss Jackie last night."
"Wait what? When did this happen?"
"It's a long story but Kelso came to their house for closure and kissed Jackie. Hyde thought Jackie kissed him back and you know."
"Oh… yeah and I know how Hyde gets. Man he has to be mad."
"But cheating on Jackie is just wrong." Just then Jackie walked in the door with a couple bags of groceries.
"Hey Jackie I need to talk to you."
"Ok, what is it Donna?"
"You might want to sit down for this."
"Ok… this can't be good, so Donna just tell me."
***Jackie's POV***
I took Chrissie from Donna's arms and cradled her. Donna just sat there watching me hold her.
"Donna are you going to tell me?" She looked up.
"Well I went to your house to let Hyde see Chris and when I got there he was acting really weird. Jackie I'm so sorry." I sat there now knowing what she was talking about, but Donna broke down in tears.
"Well what is it?"
"I asked him what was wrong and then I heard a woman asking him to come back inside. He told me to just take Chrissie back to you."
"Oh my gosh… he's cheating on me!" I nearly exploded with emotions. I was angry, sad, and confused. Chris started crying in my arms so I put her up on my shoulders as I also started crying. "Donna what am I going to do?"
"Well Jackie I mean go talk to him. I'm not completely sure but it seemed like the only answer."
"I can't talk to him I'll breakdown and I can't do that in front of Steven." Eric came in and saw us crying so he patted me on the back and took Chrissie.
"Jackie go talk to Hyde. I will watch Chrissie, and Donna can go with you for support." I said ok and Donna and I drove there.
For ten minutes we sat in the car just staring at the mansion. I didn't want to move or get out and talk to him. I was so afraid of the fact he really could be cheating.
"Jackie you really have to talk to him."
"I know… I'm ready." We got out and I knocked. "Wait why am I knocking?"
"I don't know. Just go in." So I got out my keys and walked into the house. I looked around and Steven wasn't anywhere to be seen.
"Should I call for him or look around first?"
"Look around first, so if he's doing anything you'll have proof." I nodded, but didn't really want to see him doing anything.
We quietly went up the stairs and peered into a guest room, but saw nothing. Then looked into another guest room and heard a woman's voice.
"Is the bed big enough?" The woman sounded young.
"Yeah it looks perfect now let's hurry. I'm sure Donna will be back with Jackie."
"This shouldn't take long." The door shut in front of me.
"Donna why did they shut the door?" I whispered to her.
"I really don't know, just go in Jackie."
So I stepped forward and opened the door. A young blonde woman was lying on the bed and Steven stood by the foot of the bed. "Oh my God Steven you really are cheating on me!" I ran out of the room not wanting to deal with what had happened. I kept running until I reached the front door. I stood there for a moment and saw Steven coming down following me. "Stop Steven. I don't want to talk to you."
"Jackie please just let me explain." But I didn't let him. I ran out of the house and into a little forest that was by the road. I looked behind me but still kept my pace. I couldn't see Steven, but I heard him calling my name. "Jackie please come back."
I stopped in a small clearing that was barely lit by the sun. I heard Steven's steps getting closer and his voice was louder. I was tired of running, physically and mentally. "Steven?"
"Jackie!" He ran over to me but stopped as he saw the tears rolling down my cheeks. I backed away from him slowly, hoping we wouldn't have to talk about it. But I was the one to break the silence.
"What about me and Chrissie? How could you?"
"Jackie please just listen. This time it's really not what you think. I'm not cheating again."
As he said this I remembered when I had caught him cheating on me. He thought I has slept with Michael… it was just a big misunderstanding.
***Flashback***
I had to study at Eric's house because his house was a lot quieter than mine and Kitty didn't mind.
It was late evening on a Saturday and I had been up all night with Michael actually studying for a test I was going to take. It was a little after two when we stopped and decided to take a break. Michael said he was going to sleep in Steven's room since Steven was at Roy's. And I was going to stay on the couch. Michael knew I wasn't comfortable being on the couch with him and I had taken off my shirt and was in just my bra and cheer shorts; it had been extremely hot that night and I couldn't stay in all my clothes. Michael went into Steven's room and so I laid down on the couch. Some time during the night he had came back in and snuggled up behind me, I was too much of a deep sleeper to notice.
(The Next Morning)
I woke up as the sun shone through a little window and I heard Donna coming down the stairs with Steven. "Hey Donna have you seen Jackie? She was supposed to be here studying but I didn't see her upstairs. Jackie would have been up by now; she doesn't sleep in because she's afraid of the bags under her eyes." I heard them continue walking and noticed an arm around me. Michael was behind me and his shirt was off and I was in just my bra. I had no idea what to do, but I knew it had to be fast before Steven freaked out.
"No I haven't seen her. I haven't been down here though. Jackie are you here?" I heard Donna call. "Oh my God Jackie!" Her mouth was gaped open as I stood up with the blanket covering my bra and bare stomach.
"Jackie what the hell? Is that Kelso?"
"Steven I swear it looks worse than what it is."
"Whatever. I'm out of here." Steven stormed out of the basement.
"Jackie what are you doing?"
"I feel asleep and it was hot so I took off my shirt, I'm a deep sleeper and Michael must have went behind me when I was sleeping. Really I told him not to!"
Michael moved around and looked up at Donna and me. "Hey Jacks, hey Donna." He had a smiled spread across his face as he noticed me in my bra.
"Michael Kelso I can't believe you! How could you do this?"
"Relax Jackie it's not like we did anything."
"But Steven saw us and he thinks we did. I told you to stay away. You were supposed to sleep in his room. I can't believe you!" I found my shirt and put it on. Then I ran out the door and looked for Steven. I had no idea where he would be, but then I thought of his old abandoned house and went there. I didn't have a car to take so I ran.
About half an hour later I walked into his house with sweat dripping down my forehead. I was so out of breath I couldn't even cry when I saw Steven in bed with this blonde lady. "Oh my God Steven!" I couldn't get another word out and then fainted.
I woke up with Steven over me waving a paper in my face to cool me down. "Jackie I'm sorry but you cheated on me too."
"Steven I didn't cheat on you…"
"I saw everything."
"No you saw something that shouldn't have happened… and something that didn't."
"What do you mean?"
"We were up all night studying. I told Michael to sleep in your room so I took the couch. It was really hot so I took my shirt off. I'm such a deep sleeper I didn't notice Michael come in behind me. It's not what you thought it was."
"Jackie I'm so sorry. I should've let you explain." I looked around the room and saw the blonde lady putting her shirt on and a tear rolled down my cheek.
"You should've trusted me."
***End Flashback***
"Jackie are you ok?"
"I was just thinking about last time we had this talk."
"But it really is different. I didn't give you the chance to talk and it turned out horrible so please just listen to me this time." I saw the sorrow in his eyes and knew that nothing could've happened.
"What happened then, why was she asking if the bed was big enough?"
"I was getting a hand-made bed set done in that bedroom for when Chrissie grows up. It was going to be a surprise."
"Then why did you have to shut the door?"
"Cause I know I sounded suspicious with Donna and she would bring you back here, so if she did I didn't want you walking in and thinking something was going on. She was lying on the bed to see the size of it compared to her. Knowing that Chrissie will only be here until she's 18, she wanted it to be big enough for a teen."
"Steven I'm so sorry for not trusting you." I ran up to him and hugged him. He wiped a tear from my eyes and we walked back to the house. We saw Donna's car was gone.
"Where did the red head go?" We asked the blonde lady.
"Her water broke and said she was going to the hospital."
"Oh my Gosh!" I was so excited that Donna's baby boy was going to be here.
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Title: The Twists and Turns of Life
Chapter7: Trust Issues
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters.
I stood there and watched as Steven was on top of Michael beating him down. "Steven stop it!" Chrissie burst with a loud cry as they continued. "Steven you're making her cry stop!" He then got up and looked down at the breathless Michael.
Michael had blood streaming down from his nose and his face was clearly damaged by the powerful hits from Steven.
"I'm sorry Jackie I didn't mean to upset him. I just needed that closure. I see you have a baby now and all, but I love you Jackie." Michael stood up and dusted himself off and held his nose.
"Michael please leave."
"Yeah get out of here Kelso." So Michael tuned around and left. I looked at Steven and walked into the house.
I could hear the door shut behind Steven. "You didn't have to do that Steven. It was a small innocent kiss."
"So you wanted him to kiss you? My God Jackie did you kiss him back?" He looked at me in disgust.
"No I didn't kiss him back! Chrissie was in my arms the whole time and my intentions were to just walk away and let him know this couldn't happen."
"Whatever." Steven walked up the stairs. I followed him a little later and grabbed Chrissie's portable bassinette and took it into our guest room. Steven was fast asleep and didn't wake with me moving about.
Chrissie and I slept in that room for the night.
***The Next Morning***
I woke up and saw Chrissie moving a little in the crib so I walked over to her and picked her up. I heard a noise downstairs and figured Steven was already up; I changed Chrissie and put a new undershirt and outfit on her. When I walked down the stairs I could see Steven in the kitchen making his coffee.
I picked up the phone and walked into the family room; I called Donna.
"Hey Donna, it's me Jackie."
"Oh hey what's up?"
"Well nothing really, but I need a place to stay. Steven and I are fighting and I don't want that around Chrissie … so please?"
"Yeah I guess that would be ok."
"Thanks, I'll be there in like half an hour."
I hung up and walked into the living room where Steven was on the couch eating and drinking his coffee. "I need to talk to you Steven."
"If it's about last night I don't want to hear it."
"Well it kind of is but kind of isn't."
"What is it Jackie?"
"I'm going to Donna's and staying with her. Chrissie is going with me."
"What? You can't just get up and leave every time something happens. We can work this out I just don't want to talk about it."
"Steven if we don't talk about it, then we aren't going to work it out. We'll be there for about a week. And during that time, you need to think about what you think we need to do to work this out."
"I know what we need to do; we just need to get Kelso out of here."
"I'm going up stairs to pack, and then the baby and I are leaving." I went up the stairs and packed Chrissie's things. She was lying in her crib looking at me with her blue eyes sparkling; I went and picked her up with her diaper bag on my shoulder. "Well hello Chrissie, we're going to go bye-bye!" I gave her a kiss on the cheek and took her downstairs.
"Jackie please re-think this. I mean you kissed Kelso, shouldn't I be leaving?"
"For one Steven, Michael kissed me and for two I'm not leaving you, I'm just taking a break. Now I have to get going, Donna is expecting me. I'll see you later." I walked over to him and let him kiss Chrissie good-bye.
"Bye."
I walked out of the door and buckled Chrissie into her car seat. I drove to Donna's with so many thoughts going through my head. I know Steven was used to people leaving him, but I told him I was coming back. I pulled up into Eric and Donna's driveway and saw Eric watering the grass. He waved as he saw me so I figured he was just being nice because he knew I was staying.
"Hey Eric, where's Donna?"
"She's inside."
"Oh, would you mind taking Chrissie in the house for me?" I gave Eric the sleeping baby and he walked her inside. I got our bags out of the car and followed him inside. Donna was on the couch watching TV and eating ice cream.
"Hey there. Can I hold Chrissie now?" Donna held out her arms waiting for Eric to hand over the baby. And he did; Donna looked down at Chrissie with such love and care. I could tell she was ready to be a mother.
***Donna's POV***
I loved holding Chrissie; she was so amazing to watch. I couldn't wait to have my baby here with me. Chrissie started to cry and her blue eyes were so bright as her face turned red and tears poured down. "I think she wants you Jackie." So Jackie came over and got her.
I moved around on the couch to find a comfortable way to get up. As I got half way onto my feet I let out a groan. My back ached whenever I got up or sat down.
"Are you ok Donna?"
"Yeah I'm fine. The baby's been growing so much and my back is killing me."
"Oh I guess I wouldn't know. Little Chris came at seven and a half months so she never got that big."
"Yeah the doctor says that baby's grow the most the last six to eight weeks. Well speaking of doctor's I have an appointment to go to."
"Oh let me come please? I have absolutely nothing to do and Eric is boring so please Donna?" Jackie pleaded then held up Chrissie and made a sad face.
"Fine you can come Jackie, but don't ask me to go shopping with you."
"Deal; no stopping to eat every fifteen minutes and dress in something a little nicer than one of Eric's plaid shirts and sweats." I looked down at my outfit and didn't get why I had to look good when I'm a little over eight months pregnant.
"I'll go get Chris' things put in our room and I'll be ready in about ten minutes."
Jackie came back out with Chrissie and said she was ready. "Are we going to take your car since you have a car seat ready?"
"Yeah that will be fine." Jackie bounced off with Chrissie in her arms and I regretfully followed.
"I'll see you in a bit Eric. I love you." I went over and he kissed me.
"Love you too." He smiled and walked me out.
A little later we were in the doctor's office and I was lying on the bed waiting for the doctor to come in.
"Donna last night Michael came to the house to talk to me. And before he left he gave me a kiss. Well Steven saw Michael kiss me and he freaked out and jumped on Michael. Steven was hitting Michael… but stopped when he heard Chrissie crying."
"Oh my God Jackie why didn't you say something earlier?"
"Well I mean it seemed ok afterwards, I know Steven gets all tripped out around Michael anyways and have a right to be mad. He just got mad at me because he thinks I wanted the kiss."
"Well you didn't right?"
"No I didn't want him to kiss me, but I guess I needed it as a goodbye."
"Well yeah I can understand that, but Jackie you know where he's coming from."
"Yeah I know. I told him this week is to just give him time."
The doctor then came in the room. "Donna Foreman?"
"Yes that's me. I'm here for my check-up."
"Ok. We'll listen to the heartbeat, take an ultrasound and give you some more vitamins. Can you please lift your shirt above the stomach?" So I did then he put on the jelly stuff for the ultrasound.
"Well everything looks normal so far, and he's still a boy." The doctor smiled and I laughed, but Jackie was very unamused. "And he's moving down so you might want to expect an early delivery. But you are free to go once you get the vitamins from the nurse outside." I nodded and went out to the front office.
"Is it ok that you're having an early delivery? I mean are you far enough along?"
"Yeah so it should be fine." She said ok and we got the vitamins.
"Can we go shopping now?"
"Jackie I told you not to ask me that. Besides it looks like Chrissie is tired. Shouldn't you take her to see Hyde?"
"Steven knows I'm not coming back until Sunday. So I'm guessing he knows he won't be seeing her."
"Jackie you can't rip her away from her father whenever something happens."
"I know, but Donna he had no right to get mad at me and assume I wanted to kiss Michael. This is just to get some time for us to think. And for him to realize it's always going to be me and him."
"Fine Jackie; Maybe I could take Chrissie to him then ok? That way you don't have to see him."
"Alright, that will be ok."
Dropped Jackie off at my house and drove to their mansion. I knocked on the huge door and Hyde took his time to answer it. "Hyde it's me Donna."
He opened the door a couple minutes later. "Hey Donna. Oh you brought Chrissie?" Hyde then cleared his throat like he was a little uncomfortable or nervous.
"Hyde is something wrong?"
"No not at all." But a woman's voice called from inside the doors.
"Hyde can you come back in here?"
"Who is that? Oh my God are you cheating on Jackie?"
"Donna it's not what you think really. Just take Chrissie back to Jackie I have to go."
"You know what Hyde? You are a back-stabbing jerk and need to go to hell." I stormed off with Chrissie reaching over my shoulders to Hyde while crying. I looked back and Hyde was closing the door.
I went back to my house and walked in. Eric was on the couch eating some chips, but I didn't see Jackie. "Hey Eric is Jackie around?"
"Actually no, but she should be home in just a few. She went to go buy some diet candy bars or something."
"Ok good cause I need to talk to you."
"What's the matter? Is it Chrissie or the baby?"
"No when I went to Hyde's house to let him see Chris he opened the door and I herd a woman calling him back into the house. He said he had to go and that I should take Chris back to Jackie."
"Oh my God is he cheating on her?"
"I think so. It could be because of him seeing Kelso kiss Jackie last night."
"Wait what? When did this happen?"
"It's a long story but Kelso came to their house for closure and kissed Jackie. Hyde thought Jackie kissed him back and you know."
"Oh… yeah and I know how Hyde gets. Man he has to be mad."
"But cheating on Jackie is just wrong." Just then Jackie walked in the door with a couple bags of groceries.
"Hey Jackie I need to talk to you."
"Ok, what is it Donna?"
"You might want to sit down for this."
"Ok… this can't be good, so Donna just tell me."
***Jackie's POV***
I took Chrissie from Donna's arms and cradled her. Donna just sat there watching me hold her.
"Donna are you going to tell me?" She looked up.
"Well I went to your house to let Hyde see Chris and when I got there he was acting really weird. Jackie I'm so sorry." I sat there now knowing what she was talking about, but Donna broke down in tears.
"Well what is it?"
"I asked him what was wrong and then I heard a woman asking him to come back inside. He told me to just take Chrissie back to you."
"Oh my gosh… he's cheating on me!" I nearly exploded with emotions. I was angry, sad, and confused. Chris started crying in my arms so I put her up on my shoulders as I also started crying. "Donna what am I going to do?"
"Well Jackie I mean go talk to him. I'm not completely sure but it seemed like the only answer."
"I can't talk to him I'll breakdown and I can't do that in front of Steven." Eric came in and saw us crying so he patted me on the back and took Chrissie.
"Jackie go talk to Hyde. I will watch Chrissie, and Donna can go with you for support." I said ok and Donna and I drove there.
For ten minutes we sat in the car just staring at the mansion. I didn't want to move or get out and talk to him. I was so afraid of the fact he really could be cheating.
"Jackie you really have to talk to him."
"I know… I'm ready." We got out and I knocked. "Wait why am I knocking?"
"I don't know. Just go in." So I got out my keys and walked into the house. I looked around and Steven wasn't anywhere to be seen.
"Should I call for him or look around first?"
"Look around first, so if he's doing anything you'll have proof." I nodded, but didn't really want to see him doing anything.
We quietly went up the stairs and peered into a guest room, but saw nothing. Then looked into another guest room and heard a woman's voice.
"Is the bed big enough?" The woman sounded young.
"Yeah it looks perfect now let's hurry. I'm sure Donna will be back with Jackie."
"This shouldn't take long." The door shut in front of me.
"Donna why did they shut the door?" I whispered to her.
"I really don't know, just go in Jackie."
So I stepped forward and opened the door. A young blonde woman was lying on the bed and Steven stood by the foot of the bed. "Oh my God Steven you really are cheating on me!" I ran out of the room not wanting to deal with what had happened. I kept running until I reached the front door. I stood there for a moment and saw Steven coming down following me. "Stop Steven. I don't want to talk to you."
"Jackie please just let me explain." But I didn't let him. I ran out of the house and into a little forest that was by the road. I looked behind me but still kept my pace. I couldn't see Steven, but I heard him calling my name. "Jackie please come back."
I stopped in a small clearing that was barely lit by the sun. I heard Steven's steps getting closer and his voice was louder. I was tired of running, physically and mentally. "Steven?"
"Jackie!" He ran over to me but stopped as he saw the tears rolling down my cheeks. I backed away from him slowly, hoping we wouldn't have to talk about it. But I was the one to break the silence.
"What about me and Chrissie? How could you?"
"Jackie please just listen. This time it's really not what you think. I'm not cheating again."
As he said this I remembered when I had caught him cheating on me. He thought I has slept with Michael… it was just a big misunderstanding.
***Flashback***
I had to study at Eric's house because his house was a lot quieter than mine and Kitty didn't mind.
It was late evening on a Saturday and I had been up all night with Michael actually studying for a test I was going to take. It was a little after two when we stopped and decided to take a break. Michael said he was going to sleep in Steven's room since Steven was at Roy's. And I was going to stay on the couch. Michael knew I wasn't comfortable being on the couch with him and I had taken off my shirt and was in just my bra and cheer shorts; it had been extremely hot that night and I couldn't stay in all my clothes. Michael went into Steven's room and so I laid down on the couch. Some time during the night he had came back in and snuggled up behind me, I was too much of a deep sleeper to notice.
(The Next Morning)
I woke up as the sun shone through a little window and I heard Donna coming down the stairs with Steven. "Hey Donna have you seen Jackie? She was supposed to be here studying but I didn't see her upstairs. Jackie would have been up by now; she doesn't sleep in because she's afraid of the bags under her eyes." I heard them continue walking and noticed an arm around me. Michael was behind me and his shirt was off and I was in just my bra. I had no idea what to do, but I knew it had to be fast before Steven freaked out.
"No I haven't seen her. I haven't been down here though. Jackie are you here?" I heard Donna call. "Oh my God Jackie!" Her mouth was gaped open as I stood up with the blanket covering my bra and bare stomach.
"Jackie what the hell? Is that Kelso?"
"Steven I swear it looks worse than what it is."
"Whatever. I'm out of here." Steven stormed out of the basement.
"Jackie what are you doing?"
"I feel asleep and it was hot so I took off my shirt, I'm a deep sleeper and Michael must have went behind me when I was sleeping. Really I told him not to!"
Michael moved around and looked up at Donna and me. "Hey Jacks, hey Donna." He had a smiled spread across his face as he noticed me in my bra.
"Michael Kelso I can't believe you! How could you do this?"
"Relax Jackie it's not like we did anything."
"But Steven saw us and he thinks we did. I told you to stay away. You were supposed to sleep in his room. I can't believe you!" I found my shirt and put it on. Then I ran out the door and looked for Steven. I had no idea where he would be, but then I thought of his old abandoned house and went there. I didn't have a car to take so I ran.
About half an hour later I walked into his house with sweat dripping down my forehead. I was so out of breath I couldn't even cry when I saw Steven in bed with this blonde lady. "Oh my God Steven!" I couldn't get another word out and then fainted.
I woke up with Steven over me waving a paper in my face to cool me down. "Jackie I'm sorry but you cheated on me too."
"Steven I didn't cheat on you…"
"I saw everything."
"No you saw something that shouldn't have happened… and something that didn't."
"What do you mean?"
"We were up all night studying. I told Michael to sleep in your room so I took the couch. It was really hot so I took my shirt off. I'm such a deep sleeper I didn't notice Michael come in behind me. It's not what you thought it was."
"Jackie I'm so sorry. I should've let you explain." I looked around the room and saw the blonde lady putting her shirt on and a tear rolled down my cheek.
"You should've trusted me."
***End Flashback***
"Jackie are you ok?"
"I was just thinking about last time we had this talk."
"But it really is different. I didn't give you the chance to talk and it turned out horrible so please just listen to me this time." I saw the sorrow in his eyes and knew that nothing could've happened.
"What happened then, why was she asking if the bed was big enough?"
"I was getting a hand-made bed set done in that bedroom for when Chrissie grows up. It was going to be a surprise."
"Then why did you have to shut the door?"
"Cause I know I sounded suspicious with Donna and she would bring you back here, so if she did I didn't want you walking in and thinking something was going on. She was lying on the bed to see the size of it compared to her. Knowing that Chrissie will only be here until she's 18, she wanted it to be big enough for a teen."
"Steven I'm so sorry for not trusting you." I ran up to him and hugged him. He wiped a tear from my eyes and we walked back to the house. We saw Donna's car was gone.
"Where did the red head go?" We asked the blonde lady.
"Her water broke and said she was going to the hospital."
"Oh my Gosh!" I was so excited that Donna's baby boy was going to be here.
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