Marissa was dropped off in front of her house in Madison. She stepped out of the limo and grabbed her small little bag. The driver pulled her suitcases out from the back of the car and walked her up to the front door. Marissa grabbed the handle but when she turned it, it was lock. She looked back at the driver and was confused. Her mother told her that she was going to be there today but why was the door lock and why didn't she answer when she tried to open the door. Then Marissa remembered that she had forgotten to ring the doorbell; but no one came to the door when she rang the doorbell. She turned to the driver and shrugged her shoulders.
"Well miss, there's only one thing to do." He said.
"What's that?" She asked him.
"I'll have to take you down to your grandmother's house." He said.
"Yeah but what happens if mommy comes home soon?" She asked him.
"Well, she can send someone down there to pick you up." He said.
"I hope she won't be mad at me." She said.
"I'm sure she won't be mad at you at all." He said.
"Hey can I go to my dad's instead; I haven't seen him in a long time." She said.
"Marissa I don't think that's a good idea." He said.
"Please, oh pretty please." She begged.
"I tell you what, when we get to your grandma's house, you can ask her if it's okay if you can go and see your father." He said.
"Fine but I know that she will say no; she hate's my dad." She said.
"I'm sorry miss but I really should drop you off at your grandmother's house." He said.
"Okay then to grandmother's house we go then." She said.
Eric and Hyde sat in the living room while Jackie slept soundly upstairs. Eric was able to convince Valerie to drop the charges against Jackie. The hardest part was getting Jackie to fall asleep. She however, had cried herself to sleep in Eric's guest bedroom.
"Well, at least things can now work out with you and Jackie." Eric stated.
"What are you talking about?" Hyde asked.
"Well now that Jackie's husband and daughter are dead, you, Jackie, and Marissa can have a life together." Eric said.
"No Eric we can't have a life together; now that they are dead, we can never have a life together." Hyde said.
"But Hyde..."
"No Eric, Steven's right." Jackie said.
"Jackie, I didn't know you were standing there." Eric said.
"It's okay Eric; but I would like to know why you both are talking about this." Jackie said.
"We weren't until this moron brought it up." Hyde said.
"Steven after you chose Valerie over me, I had decided that no matter what happened between Robert and me, it wouldn't affect the way I felt about our situation." Jackie said.
"What's that suppose to mean?" Hyde asked.
"I probably should go upstairs and check on..."
"No Eric stay right there." Jackie demanded.
"Yeah Eric stay right there so you can here Jackie bitch about absolutely nothing." Hyde said.
"Bitch about nothing; well I might be a bitch but at least I'm not a deadbeat like you are." Jackie said.
"I didn't call you a bitch I said that you bitch about nothing and I'm not a deadbeat." Hyde said.
"Well saying that I bitch about nothing is calling me a bitch you asshole." Jackie said.
"Okay people, I think we all need to just calm down." Eric said.
"SHUT-UP!" They both shouted at the same time.
"How dare you call me a deadbeat; I've been there for Marissa plenty of times." Hyde said.
"Oh you have." Jackie said.
"Yes, I have." He replied.
"When's the last time you've seen her?" She said.
"Last year." He said.
"How about try like 3 years." Jackie replied.
"She's right Hyde." Eric said.
"I know she's right and you're not helping me." Hyde said.
"You know Marissa had a father daughter day at school and she ended up going with Robert because you weren't around." Jackie said.
"Did you ever call me? Huh? Because if I remember correctly I haven't heard or seen you in long time." Hyde said.
"Did you ever hear of a phone?" She asked.
"Have you?" He asked back.
"Well, you know Steven I need to go; what time is it Eric?" She asked Eric.
"Why don't you just ask me, I'm right next to the damn clock." Hyde said.
"I don't feel like talking to you anymore." Jackie said.
"Stop acting like a little kid." Hyde said.
"I am not." She replied back.
"Are to."
"Aren't."
"Are"
"Aren't."
"Are..."
"Will you two just shut-up; you both are acting like two-year-olds and its 4:30 Jackie." Eric said.
"What?! Oh know, I should be at home right now; Marissa's been home for at least two hours now. Eric can I use your phone so that I can call Dianna." Jackie said.
"Who's Dianna?" Hyde asked.
"It's Marissa's grandmother; she's Robert's mother. I have to get over there but first I have to call her and ask if it's alright that I have the limo pick Marissa up in Madison and bring her over to her house." Jackie said.
"So Marissa is going to be at her grandmother's." He said.
"Maybe, why?" She asked.
"Well, I would like to see her." He said.
"I don't know about that it's kind of getting late and she wouldn't be in Point Place for at least two hours." Jackie said.
"But Jackie..."
"Hello Dianna, yeah I know I can't believe that they're gone. I don't know what I'm going to do either. Listen, I had some problems with my ex-boyfriend's wife and I couldn't make it back home in time to pick Marissa...oh she's there right now. That's great I'll be right over. Does she know what's happened? She does, I'll be right there." Jackie said.
Jackie was walking out the door when Hyde stopped her.
"She isn't my wife anymore." Hyde said.
"Who?" Jackie said.
"Valerie you know who." Hyde said.
"What happened she got bored?" Jackie said.
"No, I found out that Evan isn't my son." Hyde said.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Listen, Steven I have to go; Marissa is waiting for me." Jackie said.
"I coming with." Hyde said.
"Steven I don't think that's a good idea this is a family matter and well, you are not family." Jackie said.
"Jackie, Marissa is my daughter and so therefore I am family; and I want to see her now." Hyde demanded.
"Fine come on and make it quick." Jackie said.
As they walked out the door, Eric laughed to himself; he knew it wouldn't be too long until they were back together.