"Well, it's about Heather." She said.
"What about Heather?" He asked.
"Heather is not your...I'm sorry Steven but I can't tell you." She finally said.
"Jackie, if you love me then you'll tell me. Jackie whatever it is, it can't be that bad." Hyde said.
"Yes it can." She said.
"No it can't Jackie." Hyde said again.
"Steven remember that night when we finally figured out who the killer was?" She asked.
"Yes, I had to go to the hospital; what about it?" He asked.
"Well, I never told you about that night." She said.
"Jackie what about that night?" He asked nervously.
"Well I was..."
"Hold on the phone's ringing." He said.
Jackie couldn't take it anymore. She was beginning to get so nervous; she knew once he found out that there would be a war. He would be so upset with her that he wouldn't be able to even look at her. While he was on the phone, Jackie rushed into the bathroom and slammed it shut. Hyde looked up from the dinning room table at the bathroom. He knew that whatever she was going to tell him, that it wouldn't be good. He knew it had to do with Heather. She didn't want to be anywhere near her little girl for some reason. He hung up the phone and went over to the bathroom.
"Jackie, Heather is really sick and they need to do some blood tests on her. They need a sample of your blood." He said.
"Well, you can tell them to forget about it because I don't want to ever see her again. I want nothing to do with her. I don't why you want anything to do with her since you're not the...I mean just leave me alone." Jackie said.
It then hit Hyde what she was talking about.
"Jackie, were you ever raped before that night in the hospital?" He asked.
Jackie didn't know how to answer him. She couldn't tell him the truth.
"Steven, I didn't get rapped before the night at the hospital. I swear to you." Jackie said.
"Then what were going to tell me?" He asked.
"Um...nothing. Just forget it." She said.
"You know what Jackie I won't forget it. I can't forget it. I want you to tell me the truth. No more lies Jackie; just tell me the truth." Hyde demanded.
"I'm telling the truth." Jackie said.
"Jackie, I'm only going to ask you one more time. If I find out that you're lying them I'm done with you. Jackie you're much better off telling me the truth." Hyde said.
Jackie thought long and hard before making her decision.
"Steven, I'm telling you the truth." She said.
He stood there shaking his head; for some reason he didn't believe her. Lucas knew what was going on and he would beat it out of him if he had to.
"Hey Jackie it was just a false alarm. I'll be right back I have to go see someone." Hyde said.
"Who are you going to see?" She asked.
"Lucas; I'll be back in a little while." He said.
"Um...okay then." Jackie said.
Jackie sat in the bathroom crying. She didn't understand why Hyde had to see Lucas so suddenly. She was just coming out of the bathroom when suddenly she remembered what she had told Lucas. She raced to the phone to call him; she had to make sure that he didn't tell Hyde about Heather. No one could know about Heather or what had happened that night. It was hers and Lucas's secret. She would make sure that he never opened his mouth no matter what.
The phone kept on ringing; no one answered it. Jackie was relieved by this. Hyde wouldn't be able to talk to Lucas after all. She could keep her secret safe until she talked to Lucas about what had happened. She dried her eyes and smiled.
Lucas sat at home; he didn't feel like picking up the phone so he let it ring. He suddenly heard fierce knocking at his door. He got up to see who it was; it was Hyde. He looked mad and displeased. Lucas opened up the door and tried to be friendly but Hyde pushed his way through.
"You know Lucas I just learned the funniest thing today about my slutty wife." Hyde said.
"Listen man I'm so sorry but it's not Jackie's fault." Lucas said.
"Oh so she should be aloud to go around and sleep with other men." Hyde said.
"That's not her fault. While you were in the hospital she was raped again. She didn't mean to keep it from you; she just didn't want you to be hurt about not being Heather's father." Lucas said.
"What did you say?" Hyde asked.
"Oh God, you didn't know about....um...nothing." Lucas said.
"Heather's not my daughter; she's not my child, she's someone else's baby. Heather's Jackie and someone else's kid." Hyde said.
"Okay look I'm sorry I didn't know." Lucas said.
"Why would she keep this from me all this time? I don't want anything to do with her. I told her not to lie me about this and she did." Hyde said.
"I don't think that's a good idea. Jackie needs you right now." Lucas said.
"You know what, I don't care. If she needed me so badly then she would have told me the truth instead of hiding it from me." Hyde said.
"So you're going to walk out on your wife right after her ordeal in the hospital. That's pretty pathetic; if you do that then you don't deserve her or Heather. Heather may not be yours and Jackie's but it doesn't mean that she doesn't need a father and a mother." Lucas said.
"Lucas don't give me any of your high and mighty speeches; I'm not in the mood." Hyde said.
"If you leave then you're the bigger fool not me. I don't want to listen to your complaining because I'm not in the mood. Did you ever think about that?" Lucas said.
Hyde walked out of the apartment he drove home in silence. Yes he had tricked Lucas into spitting out the truth but he hadn't expected him to say that Heather wasn't his. He got out of the car and looked at Jackie through the window. She was sitting there waiting for him to come home. He wanted to go in there and yell at her but he couldn't. He walked into the house and she quickly looked up. He could see the guilt in her eyes; so he turned away from her pitiful stare.
"Hey Jackie." He said.
"Hey." She said back.
"Listen I think it's best for you to go see Heather for now on. I think I've seen enough of your daughter by myself and I think it's your turn. Donna will be flying in next week; you two can go see her then. I'm kind of tired; I'm going to go upstairs and take a nap." He said sadly.
The phone rang and Jackie picked up; it was him, the rapist.
"Soon he'll know everything. Do you really think he's going to want to stay with a slut like you?" He asked then hung-up.
Jackie began to cry. Why wouldn't he just leave her alone. She picked herself up and hobbled up the stairs in extreme pain. She made her way to the bathroom and bathroom and began to cry. Hyde came out when he saw her on the floor soaked in tears.
"Jackie what's wrong?" He asked.
"Why can't he just leave me alone?" She said.
"Who won't leave you alone?" He asked.
"He just keeps badgering me." Jackie said.
Hyde then understood what she was saying; her attacker must have called her just now.
"Hey Jackie why don't we take a nap and go see Heather together." He said.
She dried her eyes and nodded her head yes. Now was not the time to be getting mad at Jackie he thought. Besides we have a custody battle to win tomorrow.