Hyde refused to leave her in the room alone. He just sat there in the motel room, in a seat across from the bed, staring at everything but Jackie. Jackie, on the other hand, sat at the edge of the bed, glaring straight at Hyde. When they had first gotten there, all she could do was yell at him, screaming random obscenities and threatening to get him arrested. She didn't know why she was treating him like this, maybe a part of her blamed him for putting her in this situation. Maybe a part of her blamed him for kidnapping her like that. She didn't see it as rescuing, she saw it as entrapment.
"We need to talk about this," Steven finally spoke, glancing up into Jackie's eyes through his sunglasses, as he leaned forward and clasped his hands together nervously.
Jackie's eyes pierced into his, her glare narrowing in on him as she folded her arms across her chest. "There's nothing to discuss. What's done is done-"
"Jackie! Stop it, damnit. This is my baby too, and you're my girlfriend. We're in this together," he snapped at her, as he started to get really angry at her attitude towards him. He was trying to save her, to protect her. He had a right to his say too. She had to listen to his side. All he wanted was what was best.
Despite herself, Jackie felt an overwhelming urge to cry, and as Hyde looked up and saw her, he stood up from the chair and made a move to go towards her, but she flinched back and glared at him. "Don't," she said, shaking her head at him, as he slowly lowered himself back onto the seat.
There was a long period of silence before either one of them spoke again. Jackie was too filled with anger at this point to say or think anything clearly and rationally. She was too distraught over all that had just happened in these past couple of months. Hyde, on the other hand, was so numb by now, the pain and worry of the last few weeks making him so close to going over the edge that only Jackie could have pulled him back. But instead, Jackie hated him, and instead of being pulled back, she gave him that one final shove he needed to just not care anymore. He didn't care if he got arrested at this point, or what kind of man he had become.
A clap of thunder outside startled Jackie out of her daze and made Hyde come back to attention. He looked over at Jackie and leaned closer. "I want to get married," he said, sounding as if he wanted to make a bargain with her, but with Jackie, everything had to be argued out.
The features of her face completely fell after that. She looked at him with her coldest, most resentful glare, as she pursed her lips tightly together, a darker shade of red filling in her cheeks. "Marry me because you got me pregnant?!" she screamed out, jumping up from the bed and charging for the door before he could stop her. Pulling it open, she ran out, the rain immediately soaking her as she stepped out into the parking lot. It wasn't long before her over-dominent boyfriend had his arms wrapped around her again, picking her up like she was something he owned and carrying her back kicking and screaming into the motel room.
Once they were finally back inside, Jackie tore out of Hyde's grasp and swung around, smacking him hard everywhere she could. He flinched at first, putting his hands up. She thought he was just going to allow her to continue and act in his "zen mode" or try to hug her and make her stop, but he did neither. Instead, he grabbed both of her wrists in each of his hands, holding onto them tightly as he stared down at her. Jackie gave him an offended look, her mouth gaping open as she twisted her wrists up in his hands.
"Stop it Steven! You're hurting me!" she claimed, even though it was her attempts at pulling her wrists out of his hands that was hurting her. Hyde's eyes never left her's, and his grip didn't loosen either. He started walking forward, making Jackie back up and stumble backwards, ultimately falling back onto the bed, with Hyde still holding onto her. Hyde fell on top of her carefully, pinning her wrists down to either side of her, as he hovered over her. She was too shocked to move at first. Her heart was racing and her breath had turned shallow, as she looked up at him speechless. A part of her was afraid of him right now, but another part of her was curious to know what was going on through his head.
Before she could say anything, Hyde leaned down and kissed her hard on the lips. As soon as Jackie overcame the shock, she twisted underneath him, trying to fight him off. Steven's lips slowly parted with her's, as he lifted his face up to look down into her eyes. He removed his glasses, only to have Jackie's free hand slap him across the face once he let go. He didn't react though, he just stared down at her.
"Please let me help you," he whispered out slowly, a pleading look in his eyes as he let go of Jackie's other hand, but didn't move from on top of her. "I love you... I love you so much." It was probably the most sincere time he had ever said it. His voice was so soft, so deep and hurt, she knew it was real. She wanted to die when she heard that. She was killing him, but she couldn't let this happen. She wasn't ready for all of this.
"Get off of me, Steven," Jackie commanded, as she slipped out from under him and rolled off to the side. This was going to be hell for her to get out of.
"We need to talk about this," Steven finally spoke, glancing up into Jackie's eyes through his sunglasses, as he leaned forward and clasped his hands together nervously.
Jackie's eyes pierced into his, her glare narrowing in on him as she folded her arms across her chest. "There's nothing to discuss. What's done is done-"
"Jackie! Stop it, damnit. This is my baby too, and you're my girlfriend. We're in this together," he snapped at her, as he started to get really angry at her attitude towards him. He was trying to save her, to protect her. He had a right to his say too. She had to listen to his side. All he wanted was what was best.
Despite herself, Jackie felt an overwhelming urge to cry, and as Hyde looked up and saw her, he stood up from the chair and made a move to go towards her, but she flinched back and glared at him. "Don't," she said, shaking her head at him, as he slowly lowered himself back onto the seat.
There was a long period of silence before either one of them spoke again. Jackie was too filled with anger at this point to say or think anything clearly and rationally. She was too distraught over all that had just happened in these past couple of months. Hyde, on the other hand, was so numb by now, the pain and worry of the last few weeks making him so close to going over the edge that only Jackie could have pulled him back. But instead, Jackie hated him, and instead of being pulled back, she gave him that one final shove he needed to just not care anymore. He didn't care if he got arrested at this point, or what kind of man he had become.
A clap of thunder outside startled Jackie out of her daze and made Hyde come back to attention. He looked over at Jackie and leaned closer. "I want to get married," he said, sounding as if he wanted to make a bargain with her, but with Jackie, everything had to be argued out.
The features of her face completely fell after that. She looked at him with her coldest, most resentful glare, as she pursed her lips tightly together, a darker shade of red filling in her cheeks. "Marry me because you got me pregnant?!" she screamed out, jumping up from the bed and charging for the door before he could stop her. Pulling it open, she ran out, the rain immediately soaking her as she stepped out into the parking lot. It wasn't long before her over-dominent boyfriend had his arms wrapped around her again, picking her up like she was something he owned and carrying her back kicking and screaming into the motel room.
Once they were finally back inside, Jackie tore out of Hyde's grasp and swung around, smacking him hard everywhere she could. He flinched at first, putting his hands up. She thought he was just going to allow her to continue and act in his "zen mode" or try to hug her and make her stop, but he did neither. Instead, he grabbed both of her wrists in each of his hands, holding onto them tightly as he stared down at her. Jackie gave him an offended look, her mouth gaping open as she twisted her wrists up in his hands.
"Stop it Steven! You're hurting me!" she claimed, even though it was her attempts at pulling her wrists out of his hands that was hurting her. Hyde's eyes never left her's, and his grip didn't loosen either. He started walking forward, making Jackie back up and stumble backwards, ultimately falling back onto the bed, with Hyde still holding onto her. Hyde fell on top of her carefully, pinning her wrists down to either side of her, as he hovered over her. She was too shocked to move at first. Her heart was racing and her breath had turned shallow, as she looked up at him speechless. A part of her was afraid of him right now, but another part of her was curious to know what was going on through his head.
Before she could say anything, Hyde leaned down and kissed her hard on the lips. As soon as Jackie overcame the shock, she twisted underneath him, trying to fight him off. Steven's lips slowly parted with her's, as he lifted his face up to look down into her eyes. He removed his glasses, only to have Jackie's free hand slap him across the face once he let go. He didn't react though, he just stared down at her.
"Please let me help you," he whispered out slowly, a pleading look in his eyes as he let go of Jackie's other hand, but didn't move from on top of her. "I love you... I love you so much." It was probably the most sincere time he had ever said it. His voice was so soft, so deep and hurt, she knew it was real. She wanted to die when she heard that. She was killing him, but she couldn't let this happen. She wasn't ready for all of this.
"Get off of me, Steven," Jackie commanded, as she slipped out from under him and rolled off to the side. This was going to be hell for her to get out of.