"She said that she loves you!" Marissa blurted out.
"She what?" Hyde asked again in surprise.
"She said that she loves you!" Marissa repeated.
"Honey I think you might have just heard her wrong; right Jackie?" Hyde asked her.
"Right, you just heard me wrong." Jackie said to her daughter.
"No I didn't; mommy's lying. I know what I heard her say." Marissa said.
"No you didn't Marissa." Jackie said.
"Yes, I did. Daddy she said that she loves you. I heard her with my own mouth. I swear I did." Marissa said.
"Marissa it's alright; I believe that you heard her say the word but I don't think you heard her right. Your mom can't stand me." Hyde said.
"Well, you know what would clear this whole mess up? If Jackie would just tell everyone what she said; I'm sure Jackie doesn't have any problems just retelling us what she said; right Jackie?" Eric said with a smile on his face.
Jackie gave him an evil look and then turned to face Hyde again who in return looking at her weirdly.
"Yes mommy, go on ahead and tell daddy what you said." Marissa said.
"Yeah Jackie, tell Hyde exactly what you said." Eric replied to Marissa's pleas.
"Yeah Jackie just quickly tell me what you said so that we'll be done with this already." Hyde said.
"Yeah Jackie go ahead and tell us what you really said; as you can see we're all quite interested in what you could have possibly said to make Marissa say that you love Hyde; right Hyde?" Eric said with a smile.
"You know come to think of it, I am interested in what you said." Hyde said.
"Well I said that I..."
"Mr. Hyde and Mrs. Dawson I need you both to get to some rest right now." The doctor said.
"They will in a minute but Jackie has something very important to tell the rest of us." Eric said.
"That can wait but right now it's important for you to get some rest. I'm taking Marissa down to the pediatric ward. Now, both of you get to bed." The doctor demanded.
"You know what? We can finish this conversation tomorrow night. Right now I don't feel like arguing with the Doctor we'll finish this tomorrow night." Hyde said.
"Fine by me; good night everyone." Jackie said and then smiled back at Eric.
"Yeah but..."
"GOOD NIGHT ERIC!" Jackie yelled.
"Good night!" Eric pouted.
"Why do you keep doing that?" Hyde asked as soon as they left Jackie's room.
"Do what?" He asked back.
"Start on Jackie like that." He replied.
"I'm just trying to help." He replied.
"Well you're not; if you keep making things difficult for me, I won't be able to win full custody of Marissa." Hyde said.
"Wait a minute what are you talking about?" Eric asked.
"I've decided that I want full custody of my daughter." Hyde said.
"What about Evan your son?" Eric said.
"What about him?" Hyde said.
"You have a son to take care of now." Eric said.
"No I don't; I asked for him to be taken into custody." Hyde said.
"Why would you do that?" Eric asked.
"He's not my son Eric and I'm not going to pretend like he is. I'm sorry that his mom's a psycho but I'm not his father. I already have a daughter that I haven't been able to spend anytime with. Jackie can threaten me all she wants but the truth is I'm going to fight her and win." Hyde said.
"If you decide to fight her for custody it'll destroy any chance the both of you have of getting back together." Eric said.
"How many more times must I tell you that Jackie and I are finished? We can hardly be civil towards each other let alone get back together. The only thing we share is a daughter; but soon that'll all change." Hyde stated.
"Do you really think you'll win?" Eric said.
"Eric I know I'll win because I'm going to make sure I get up in front of that judge and tell him that Jackie refused me visitation time and she didn't have full custody legally of Marissa." Hyde said.
"Hyde I think that you need to finally settle down." Eric said.
"Yeah well, I think you need to butt out. I will settle when I'm ready and when I do it will be with someone not as crazy as Jackie is." Hyde said.
"Hey you know what I got a friend that you could go out with." Eric said.
"It better not be Jackie." Hyde said.
"I said a friend; since when is Jackie my friend?" He asked.
"Yeah I guess you're right about that one; I just don't know if I want to date right now." Hyde said.
"Cause you're still in love with Jackie." Eric asked.
"No, I'm not. Alright I'll go out with your friend tomorrow." Hyde said.
"Great she'll be at the restaurant." Eric said.
"What's her name?" Hyde asked.
"Her name is Barbara." He responded.
"See you later." Hyde said.
"Bye buddy." Eric said.
"So Jackie you sleeping?" Eric asked.
"No, I'm having trouble falling asleep." Jackie said.
"Because you can't stop thinking about Hyde; right?" He asked her.
"No, I just can't help but think about what happened today. I could have lost Marissa. I hope I never ever loose her again." Jackie said.
"You know I got a friend I think you might be interested in." Eric said.
"Eric I don't know if I really should be dating right after Robert's death." Jackie said.
"Oh come on Jackie, you can't remain single forever." Eric said.
"Well I'll have a drink with him and that's it; what's his name?" Jackie asked.
"Sam." Eric replied.
"Sam; well tell Sam I'll meet him six o'clock sharp." Jackie said.
"This is great I'm glad you're back in Point Place." Eric said.
"Yeah well not for long." Jackie said.
"What do you mean?" Eric asked.
"In two more days, Marissa and I will be leaving for London." She said.
"Well got to go." Eric said.
"So where have you been?" Donna asked.
"Oh you know out setting Jackie and Hyde up with each other." Eric said.
"I can't believe you; so what can I do to help." Donna asked.
"Just get better and leave the rest to me." He said with a smile.
"She what?" Hyde asked again in surprise.
"She said that she loves you!" Marissa repeated.
"Honey I think you might have just heard her wrong; right Jackie?" Hyde asked her.
"Right, you just heard me wrong." Jackie said to her daughter.
"No I didn't; mommy's lying. I know what I heard her say." Marissa said.
"No you didn't Marissa." Jackie said.
"Yes, I did. Daddy she said that she loves you. I heard her with my own mouth. I swear I did." Marissa said.
"Marissa it's alright; I believe that you heard her say the word but I don't think you heard her right. Your mom can't stand me." Hyde said.
"Well, you know what would clear this whole mess up? If Jackie would just tell everyone what she said; I'm sure Jackie doesn't have any problems just retelling us what she said; right Jackie?" Eric said with a smile on his face.
Jackie gave him an evil look and then turned to face Hyde again who in return looking at her weirdly.
"Yes mommy, go on ahead and tell daddy what you said." Marissa said.
"Yeah Jackie, tell Hyde exactly what you said." Eric replied to Marissa's pleas.
"Yeah Jackie just quickly tell me what you said so that we'll be done with this already." Hyde said.
"Yeah Jackie go ahead and tell us what you really said; as you can see we're all quite interested in what you could have possibly said to make Marissa say that you love Hyde; right Hyde?" Eric said with a smile.
"You know come to think of it, I am interested in what you said." Hyde said.
"Well I said that I..."
"Mr. Hyde and Mrs. Dawson I need you both to get to some rest right now." The doctor said.
"They will in a minute but Jackie has something very important to tell the rest of us." Eric said.
"That can wait but right now it's important for you to get some rest. I'm taking Marissa down to the pediatric ward. Now, both of you get to bed." The doctor demanded.
"You know what? We can finish this conversation tomorrow night. Right now I don't feel like arguing with the Doctor we'll finish this tomorrow night." Hyde said.
"Fine by me; good night everyone." Jackie said and then smiled back at Eric.
"Yeah but..."
"GOOD NIGHT ERIC!" Jackie yelled.
"Good night!" Eric pouted.
"Why do you keep doing that?" Hyde asked as soon as they left Jackie's room.
"Do what?" He asked back.
"Start on Jackie like that." He replied.
"I'm just trying to help." He replied.
"Well you're not; if you keep making things difficult for me, I won't be able to win full custody of Marissa." Hyde said.
"Wait a minute what are you talking about?" Eric asked.
"I've decided that I want full custody of my daughter." Hyde said.
"What about Evan your son?" Eric said.
"What about him?" Hyde said.
"You have a son to take care of now." Eric said.
"No I don't; I asked for him to be taken into custody." Hyde said.
"Why would you do that?" Eric asked.
"He's not my son Eric and I'm not going to pretend like he is. I'm sorry that his mom's a psycho but I'm not his father. I already have a daughter that I haven't been able to spend anytime with. Jackie can threaten me all she wants but the truth is I'm going to fight her and win." Hyde said.
"If you decide to fight her for custody it'll destroy any chance the both of you have of getting back together." Eric said.
"How many more times must I tell you that Jackie and I are finished? We can hardly be civil towards each other let alone get back together. The only thing we share is a daughter; but soon that'll all change." Hyde stated.
"Do you really think you'll win?" Eric said.
"Eric I know I'll win because I'm going to make sure I get up in front of that judge and tell him that Jackie refused me visitation time and she didn't have full custody legally of Marissa." Hyde said.
"Hyde I think that you need to finally settle down." Eric said.
"Yeah well, I think you need to butt out. I will settle when I'm ready and when I do it will be with someone not as crazy as Jackie is." Hyde said.
"Hey you know what I got a friend that you could go out with." Eric said.
"It better not be Jackie." Hyde said.
"I said a friend; since when is Jackie my friend?" He asked.
"Yeah I guess you're right about that one; I just don't know if I want to date right now." Hyde said.
"Cause you're still in love with Jackie." Eric asked.
"No, I'm not. Alright I'll go out with your friend tomorrow." Hyde said.
"Great she'll be at the restaurant." Eric said.
"What's her name?" Hyde asked.
"Her name is Barbara." He responded.
"See you later." Hyde said.
"Bye buddy." Eric said.
"So Jackie you sleeping?" Eric asked.
"No, I'm having trouble falling asleep." Jackie said.
"Because you can't stop thinking about Hyde; right?" He asked her.
"No, I just can't help but think about what happened today. I could have lost Marissa. I hope I never ever loose her again." Jackie said.
"You know I got a friend I think you might be interested in." Eric said.
"Eric I don't know if I really should be dating right after Robert's death." Jackie said.
"Oh come on Jackie, you can't remain single forever." Eric said.
"Well I'll have a drink with him and that's it; what's his name?" Jackie asked.
"Sam." Eric replied.
"Sam; well tell Sam I'll meet him six o'clock sharp." Jackie said.
"This is great I'm glad you're back in Point Place." Eric said.
"Yeah well not for long." Jackie said.
"What do you mean?" Eric asked.
"In two more days, Marissa and I will be leaving for London." She said.
"Well got to go." Eric said.
"So where have you been?" Donna asked.
"Oh you know out setting Jackie and Hyde up with each other." Eric said.
"I can't believe you; so what can I do to help." Donna asked.
"Just get better and leave the rest to me." He said with a smile.