Hyde had made her come along with him as he drove them to a fast food window, buying them both burgers for lunch. Being kidnapped against her will wasn't the only reason that she hadn't wanted to go with him. When Hyde had woken up on the couch that morning and went into the bathroom, thinking Jackie was still asleep on the bed, she had quietly snuck to the phone and called Michael. She told him where they were and what Steven had done. He seemed so glad to hear from her, she was surprised. He sounded a bit upset too... As if the shock of her calling him was going to send him into tears. The only time she had ever heard Michael sound that strung out was when he had found out about her and Steven.
She had never expected Steven to take her out of the motel. He had kidnapped her, what the hell was he thinking taking her out in public? She even brought this to his attention, wanting to stay in the motel where Michael could find them when he came, but Hyde, giving her a suspicious look, pulled her out to the old grey rental car in front of their room.
Once he had bought the burgers, Jackie quickly made a snid remark about how surprised she was that he didn't rob the place in order to get them. Hyde just brushed it off, totally in his zen mode as he ignored her bashes against him. That is, until he parked the car and pulled out Jackie's burger, handing it to her. Jackie wrinkled up her face in disgust at it, turning up her nose as she flipped her head to the side, looking away from him. "Don't put that thing near me," she groaned out.
Hyde's face fell, a frown sternly set on his lips as he took hold of her arm, which made her flip her head back around to face him. "Eat," he ordered simply enough, but not without a laugh escaping Jackie's lips in return. It wasn't a guenuine laugh, but a mocking one, which seemed to have no impact on him.
"I'm not putting that greasy, cheap thing in my mouth," she shot out, giving him a glare that almost made him wince.
Jackie could always test his patience, especially when she used herself as the target in order to hurt him. She didn't take direct blows at him, she instead hurt herself to get to him, that's how he saw it anyway. He figured Jackie hated him because of the baby, and now she was punishing him. He wasn't going to let her punish him this way though, that's exactly what he had set out to save her from. Herself.
Taking a piece off of the burger, Hyde held it to her lips, refusing to back off. Jackie winced back and batted his hand away, only to have Steven grip onto both wrists in one hand, holding them down as he moved the food closer to her mouth. "We're not leaving here until you eat something, Jackie, and I'm completely serious," he threatened, his voice choking up on him, as Jackie flinched from the sound of it and turned her head. Her eyes narrowed in on him, as if she had sensed his weakness and was about to strike back, knowing she could break him. Seeing that look in her eyes, Hyde just grew more determined. "Jackie! You better eat this thing or I'm going to shove it down your throat," he threatened, taking the most drastic words in order to force her into eating. He had tried zen, he had tried pleading, and he couldn't take her to some hospital to get treatment because they would be found then, and he still hadn't gotten through to Jackie yet. She needed him, he knew it, she had to have needed him as he needed her. How could she not need him after all this time, after all they had been through together, after creating a life together? That had to have meant something, she used to love him, or at least he had hoped.
Jackie gave in and ate her burger, viciously tearing off small piece by piece, and stealing glares at Hyde all the while. She couldn't even imagine how hideous she would look by the end of the month, with an unborn child in her and greasy fast food because Steven wouldn't take her anywhere but drive-thrus. She could see it now, barefoot and pregnant, living in a shack that neither of them could afford, while he struggled to pump gas every day and she worked as some low-paid waitress in order to support the three of them. Yep, she had gotten herself into a horrible situation this time, one that was going to ruin more than her own life. And yet, a part of her, deep down wondered what it would be like if it worked out. If Steven didn't resent her for keeping it, if she did turn out to be a good mother, if they could live happily and selfishly wrapped up in each other and their baby...
On the ride back, Hyde jerked the car to an abrupt stop, before pulling into the motel parking lot. Looking up, and forgetting about her call at first, Jackie frowned as she saw a familiar car just outside their door. Then it hit her: Michael had come. He had come to rescue her. Jackie's lips twitched into a smile, as Hyde snapped his head over to look at her, catching the smile. A car beeped from behind them. Steven quickly pulled into the parking lot, just as Michael had jumped out of the driver's seat, pushing back strands of his dark brown hair from out of his face as he ran up to the side of the car that Jackie was in. Pulling open her door, without even a glance at Hyde, Michael reached in his hand and helped Jackie out, pulling her with him as he muttered softly "Are you alright?" and "Did he do anything?" and more questions along those lines. But Jackie blocked them out as she looked over at Steven, who jumped out of the driver's side and ran over towards Kelso and Jackie, grabbing Kelso violently by the collar as he whipped him away from her.
"What the HELL are you doing here, man?!" Steven screamed in such a startling voice, that sent chills down Jackie's back. She had never seen him mad, and definitely didn't expect it to sound so threatening.
Kelso swung his arm back to take a swing at Hyde, as Jackie closed her eyes and jerked her head away, not being able to watch as she let out a muffled cry, honestly afraid that one of them was going to kill the other. Just as he swung forward with full-strength, Hyde shoved him hard, sending him tumbling backwards towards the ground. It was only a matter of seconds before Hyde pounced on him, attacking him as he towered over him and took a swing. Jackie couldn't take it. She heard the grunts and the hits from both of them and ran forward, pulling at Hyde's arm and begging him to leave Michael alone. Kelso aimed up at that point, attempting to shove Hyde off of him as he reached back and took another swing, but this time, Jackie was in the way. With that one swing, Kelso blindly sent Jackie flying back. She was too caught off guard to let out a scream as she hit the pavement, her head bouncing up and smacking back down with a sickening thud.
She had never expected Steven to take her out of the motel. He had kidnapped her, what the hell was he thinking taking her out in public? She even brought this to his attention, wanting to stay in the motel where Michael could find them when he came, but Hyde, giving her a suspicious look, pulled her out to the old grey rental car in front of their room.
Once he had bought the burgers, Jackie quickly made a snid remark about how surprised she was that he didn't rob the place in order to get them. Hyde just brushed it off, totally in his zen mode as he ignored her bashes against him. That is, until he parked the car and pulled out Jackie's burger, handing it to her. Jackie wrinkled up her face in disgust at it, turning up her nose as she flipped her head to the side, looking away from him. "Don't put that thing near me," she groaned out.
Hyde's face fell, a frown sternly set on his lips as he took hold of her arm, which made her flip her head back around to face him. "Eat," he ordered simply enough, but not without a laugh escaping Jackie's lips in return. It wasn't a guenuine laugh, but a mocking one, which seemed to have no impact on him.
"I'm not putting that greasy, cheap thing in my mouth," she shot out, giving him a glare that almost made him wince.
Jackie could always test his patience, especially when she used herself as the target in order to hurt him. She didn't take direct blows at him, she instead hurt herself to get to him, that's how he saw it anyway. He figured Jackie hated him because of the baby, and now she was punishing him. He wasn't going to let her punish him this way though, that's exactly what he had set out to save her from. Herself.
Taking a piece off of the burger, Hyde held it to her lips, refusing to back off. Jackie winced back and batted his hand away, only to have Steven grip onto both wrists in one hand, holding them down as he moved the food closer to her mouth. "We're not leaving here until you eat something, Jackie, and I'm completely serious," he threatened, his voice choking up on him, as Jackie flinched from the sound of it and turned her head. Her eyes narrowed in on him, as if she had sensed his weakness and was about to strike back, knowing she could break him. Seeing that look in her eyes, Hyde just grew more determined. "Jackie! You better eat this thing or I'm going to shove it down your throat," he threatened, taking the most drastic words in order to force her into eating. He had tried zen, he had tried pleading, and he couldn't take her to some hospital to get treatment because they would be found then, and he still hadn't gotten through to Jackie yet. She needed him, he knew it, she had to have needed him as he needed her. How could she not need him after all this time, after all they had been through together, after creating a life together? That had to have meant something, she used to love him, or at least he had hoped.
Jackie gave in and ate her burger, viciously tearing off small piece by piece, and stealing glares at Hyde all the while. She couldn't even imagine how hideous she would look by the end of the month, with an unborn child in her and greasy fast food because Steven wouldn't take her anywhere but drive-thrus. She could see it now, barefoot and pregnant, living in a shack that neither of them could afford, while he struggled to pump gas every day and she worked as some low-paid waitress in order to support the three of them. Yep, she had gotten herself into a horrible situation this time, one that was going to ruin more than her own life. And yet, a part of her, deep down wondered what it would be like if it worked out. If Steven didn't resent her for keeping it, if she did turn out to be a good mother, if they could live happily and selfishly wrapped up in each other and their baby...
On the ride back, Hyde jerked the car to an abrupt stop, before pulling into the motel parking lot. Looking up, and forgetting about her call at first, Jackie frowned as she saw a familiar car just outside their door. Then it hit her: Michael had come. He had come to rescue her. Jackie's lips twitched into a smile, as Hyde snapped his head over to look at her, catching the smile. A car beeped from behind them. Steven quickly pulled into the parking lot, just as Michael had jumped out of the driver's seat, pushing back strands of his dark brown hair from out of his face as he ran up to the side of the car that Jackie was in. Pulling open her door, without even a glance at Hyde, Michael reached in his hand and helped Jackie out, pulling her with him as he muttered softly "Are you alright?" and "Did he do anything?" and more questions along those lines. But Jackie blocked them out as she looked over at Steven, who jumped out of the driver's side and ran over towards Kelso and Jackie, grabbing Kelso violently by the collar as he whipped him away from her.
"What the HELL are you doing here, man?!" Steven screamed in such a startling voice, that sent chills down Jackie's back. She had never seen him mad, and definitely didn't expect it to sound so threatening.
Kelso swung his arm back to take a swing at Hyde, as Jackie closed her eyes and jerked her head away, not being able to watch as she let out a muffled cry, honestly afraid that one of them was going to kill the other. Just as he swung forward with full-strength, Hyde shoved him hard, sending him tumbling backwards towards the ground. It was only a matter of seconds before Hyde pounced on him, attacking him as he towered over him and took a swing. Jackie couldn't take it. She heard the grunts and the hits from both of them and ran forward, pulling at Hyde's arm and begging him to leave Michael alone. Kelso aimed up at that point, attempting to shove Hyde off of him as he reached back and took another swing, but this time, Jackie was in the way. With that one swing, Kelso blindly sent Jackie flying back. She was too caught off guard to let out a scream as she hit the pavement, her head bouncing up and smacking back down with a sickening thud.