The restaurant had opened back up from early evening dinners; the tables were set and the evening music began to softly play as customers began to usher in. Eric stood behind the counter talking to the bartender. Everything was set in place for the big night; Eric had made sure that no one would be able to interrupt Jackie and Hyde.
Donna wouldn't be out of the hospital for a few more days and neither would Marissa. This was perfect because it meant that Donna could keep watch over Marissa. Marissa had been moved into Donna's room because she was having trouble being by herself.
Jackie sat at her bedside as much as she could but it always seemed like she was being pulled out by her mother-in-law to go to another lavish party she had planned. In fact her mother-in-law had been trying to set her up with a new rich man every week but it just wasn't working out for her. They were all boring or very arrogant or a combination of both. Mostly it was a combination.
First there had been Mr. Matthews, he was a CEO of some book company. All he wanted to talk about was how much money he made a year and he seemed racist as well. Jackie couldn't take sitting threw another boring tiresome date and she made an effort to leave as early as possible.
It wouldn't matter for long because soon Jackie would be leaving Point Place and this time she would be leaving for good. She didn't want to be around Eric, Donna, and Steven anymore. They were from her past and she didn't want to revisit the past and all the mistakes she had made. She was only 24 but the past six years had really made her feel that she was much older than that; and that was something that she couldn't take. Most saw her as rich snob but those who really knew her, knew that she it was hard being pregnant at 18 and it was hard loosing out to people like Valerie.
Hyde chose Valerie over her and that to her was understandable because she was pregnant and she was his girlfriend; but what wasn't understandable to her was the fact that he had moved on so easily. She was only gone for a few months but he had managed to get her pregnant, or so she thought, and become engaged to her. Even Kelso never moved that fast with a girl; but he had and that was something that she hadn't been able to get over yet. Six years might have passed but the hurt and the anger was still there and if she didn't get away from him soon she knew that it would all come rushing out and that she might actually forgive and that was something that she didn't want to do right now; forgive him for everything that had happened between them.
He had one goal and that goal was to get to the root of Jackie and Hyde's problems; he knew that if he could find the main cause for their separation he could make it all better. He was after all, great at this kind of stuff; at least he thought he was. He knew he could make things better for the both of them; especially since Valerie was rotting away in jail. If his plan did work, he might just write a book on broken relationships! It wouldn't be long before they both arrived and the festivities for the evening began.
Hyde felt sort of horrible for doing what he was what doing but the fact was that Marissa was his child and Jackie had denied him his privileges over the years. She might win but the only reason she would be winning was because unlike him she was rich. He had money but that money didn't even compare to Jackie's money. He didn't want to take Marissa away from her because he already had felt like he had taken away too much from her; but he wanted Marissa and nothing was going to stop him from getting her not even Jackie Dawson.
Hyde was getting ready to leave for his date with Barbara when the phone rang. He went over to the phone and picked it up; when he heard the voice on the other line he smiled, it was the call that he had been waiting for all day long. He hung up the phone and then left for Eric's place.
Jackie made a quick stop at Donna and Marissa's room. She want to say goodnight to Marissa but Marissa was already fast asleep; when she turned to say hello to Donna she found her asleep as well. She smiled at her friend and daughter and then whispered goodnight before leaving. In just one more day she and Marissa would be leaving for London and never coming back. Her house had already been packed and her stuff was already making its way to London.
She got off the freeway and onto the exit that would take her to Eric's restaurant. She was a bit nervous about meeting his friend Sam. If he had set her up with one of those geeks from the Star War's conventions she swore that she was going to make his life much more miserable than it already was. As she was getting closer to his restaurant she suddenly hit her brakes and turned around. Something wasn't right about this whole situation she thought to herself. Eric had been trying to force them together for a couple of weeks now so why would he just back off and try to hook her up with someone else. She was beginning to feel like he was setting her up and it was making her angry. She told him to back off and he hadn't; she now knew that it couldn't be a guy named Sam.
She turned her car around and headed back to Eric's restaurant; if this was how he was going to play, well then she would play dirty as well. She got out of her car and handed the keys to one of the ushers to park. She walked inside but she didn't see Hyde anywhere; she began to feel relieved. She walked over to Eric and tapped him on the shoulder. He turned around and saw her standing there waiting to meet her date. This was definitely going to be great he thought to himself.
"So Jackie how are you doing this evening?" Eric asked her.
"Where's my date?" Jackie asked him.
"He'll be here soon; let me get you seated." Eric said.
"I hope you haven't set me up with Steven Hyde; because that would be a big mistake." Jackie said.
"Jackie of course I didn't set you up with Hyde; why would I do that to my best friend?" Eric asked her.
"Yeah I guess you're right." Jackie said.
"Your table is all the way back there in the corner." He said to her.
"Wow you can't see anyone back there." Jackie said.
"Well, it's more private that's all." Eric said.
"I'm sure it is." Jackie said and then left with the hostess to be seated.
Jackie had been sitting for ten minutes when Hyde came walking in. He hadn't seen her and she hadn't seen him. He knew that as soon as they saw each other that they would try to leave but he had taken special precautions to make sure that didn't happen. Eric smiled at his best friend and began to walk him over to his table. As they got closer and closer to the table, Eric began to feel real nervous about the situation he was putting his friends in. What happened if everything went totally wrong and they weren't able to resolve anything? Or what happens if they get so loud that they scare off the customers? He was also afraid that maybe the hurt was too much for them to handle so he took another precaution he had his friend Samantha, a relationship's councilor, on hand.
"Here's your seat buddy." Eric said.
"Thanks." Hyde said.
Just as he was about to sit down, Jackie looked up mortified. Hyde hadn't realized it yet but as soon as he glanced at her, he got up. Jackie rose as well; Eric blocked them from leaving.
"What the hell are you trying to do?" Hyde asked angrily.
"I'm just trying to help." Eric said.
"Well, you're not helping." Hyde said.
"Actually I am; now sit down." Eric ordered.
"I'm out of here." Hyde said.
"Me too." Followed by Jackie.
"Uh…actually you can't leave." Eric said.
"Why not?" They both asked.
"Because I have your keys." Eric said.
"No the usher has our keys." Hyde said.
"Actually those weren't real ushers; they were in fact just a couple of waiters that I paid extra to park you car and give me the keys." Eric said.
"Well I don't want to stay so I'm going to go use your phone and call for a ride home." Jackie said.
"Well, I'm sorry but my phones have been disconnected for this special night." Eric said.
"Well then how are we suppose to get home?" Jackie asked.
"You can leave as soon as you sit down and have a meal together." Eric said.
"And that's all you want from us?" Hyde said.
"Yeah that's all I want from you." Eric said.
"Okay then." Hyde said.
"Fine but that's it." Jackie said.
They both sat back down and didn't say a word. Ten minutes had passed and neither one of them had said anything. Eric began to panic when he realized that they weren't going to work out their difference; they were going to be stubborn, which meant that someone had to get the ball rolling.
"Hey Jackie, have you told Hyde about your plans yet?" Eric said.
"What plans?" Hyde asked.
"I don't know what he's talking about." Jackie said to him.
"Jackie's moving to London and Marissa's already enrolled in school over there. They leave the day after tomorrow." Eric said with a smile but then stopped smiling once he saw Hyde's face.
Eric had decided to leave them alone since he knew this would get them talking; he felt bad telling on Jackie but it was the only thing he could think of. Now all he could do was hope and pray that everything would be alright.
"So when were you going to tell me that you were planning on jumping ship with my daughter?" Hyde asked.
"When I got to London?" Jackie said.
"Oh so you were going to try and keep her away from me again." Hyde said.
"I never kept her away from you; you chose to stay away all on your own." Jackie said.
"I didn't see you try to make an effort and let me see her." Hyde said.
"Why should I? You have two legs. It was you decision and your choice; it always has been." Jackie said.
"What's that suppose to mean?" He asked her.
"Nothing; I guess I got a little carried away." Jackie said.
"No it meant something and I don't think it had anything to do with Marissa; so what did you mean when you said it was your decision and your choice?" He asked.
"I don't know what your talking about?" Jackie said.
"Jackie is there something you need to tell me?" Hyde asked.
"No why?" She asked.
"I don't know I just think there's something you need to tell me." Hyde said.
Jackie began to feel the anger that she was able to keep down for so many years begin to swell up; she tried to take deep breaths in order to keep calm but the more she thought about it the more she want to scream at him. She gripped the side of the table and looked at him nervously. She gave him a quick smile and tried to change the subject but he wouldn't let her.
"Jackie just tell me what's wrong?" Hyde said.
"I'm fine." She said.
"No your not so just spit it out." Hyde said.
Jackie couldn't take it anymore; she couldn't hold it in any longer. Tears started to stream down her face; but they were soon replaced by uncontrollable anger. She got up and faced Hyde. Eric looked on but wasn't sure what was going on so he snuck up to the booth next to theirs and listened in.
"I hate you." Jackie whispered.
"What?" Hyde asked because he couldn't here her.
"I said I hate you." Jackie said again a little bit louder.
"Jackie if I'm to understand you; you're going to have to speak up and stop whispering." Hyde said.
"FINE I'LL STOP WHISPERING; IS YELLING MUCH BETTER FOR YOU. I SAID I HATE YOU. I HATE YOU SO MUCH THAT I DON'T THINK I CAN PUT INTO WORDS HOW MUCH HATE I HAVE FOR YOU." Jackie said.
"I see." He said.
"No you don't know. You don't even know why I hate you." Jackie said.
"Yeah I do; you hate me because I want to be in Marissa's life now." Hyde said.
"No that's not it at all; I hate you because you ditched out on me. You left me to be with Valerie. No wait, you were so quick to move on with Valerie that you forgot me during the summer. You didn't even pick the phone up when I called; I tried to tell you that I was pregnant long before I came home but you hung-up on me. I had no choice but to come home and tell you then and then you didn't even have one thing nice to say. You totally pushed me off to the side. I guess you really didn't care since you managed to become engaged to Valerie and I had only been gone for three months; and to top it off you slept with her and you thought that you got her pregnant and then you dumped Marissa and I off to the side for six years; and just to let you know I did say I love you in the hospital because it is the truth but right now I just want to get away from you.." Jackie said.
By this time, Jackie was crying so much that she ran out of the restaurant in fear of being made fun. Hyde stood there shocked and hurt by what Jackie had said. Shocked because she stilled love him and had felt that way for six years and hurt because of how he had treated all those years ago.
Eric had waited along time find out why Jackie and Hyde hadn't gotten back together and now he knew why. He wanted everything to come out in the open but he hadn't expected it to come out like this; now he didn't know what to do. He watched Hyde leave the restaurant and followed him outside. He was slowly making his way up to Jackie when a man came up to her and handed her an envelope; she opened it up and read the contents carefully. She looked at Hyde and wiped her eyes. She headed back into the restaurant and grabbed her keys. She was soon out the door but before she could make it to her car, Hyde had grabbed her arm.
"Jackie I…"
"So you're just going to continue to hurt and ruin me as much as you can huh? See you in court on Monday Hyde." She said and then drove off.
Hyde watched as she drove off; his head was facing the ground as he walked back inside. Not a word was spoken to Eric. Eric watched as his best friend sat at the bar and ordered drinks. Looks like I'll be driving a certain somebody home he said and then walked back inside.
Donna wouldn't be out of the hospital for a few more days and neither would Marissa. This was perfect because it meant that Donna could keep watch over Marissa. Marissa had been moved into Donna's room because she was having trouble being by herself.
Jackie sat at her bedside as much as she could but it always seemed like she was being pulled out by her mother-in-law to go to another lavish party she had planned. In fact her mother-in-law had been trying to set her up with a new rich man every week but it just wasn't working out for her. They were all boring or very arrogant or a combination of both. Mostly it was a combination.
First there had been Mr. Matthews, he was a CEO of some book company. All he wanted to talk about was how much money he made a year and he seemed racist as well. Jackie couldn't take sitting threw another boring tiresome date and she made an effort to leave as early as possible.
It wouldn't matter for long because soon Jackie would be leaving Point Place and this time she would be leaving for good. She didn't want to be around Eric, Donna, and Steven anymore. They were from her past and she didn't want to revisit the past and all the mistakes she had made. She was only 24 but the past six years had really made her feel that she was much older than that; and that was something that she couldn't take. Most saw her as rich snob but those who really knew her, knew that she it was hard being pregnant at 18 and it was hard loosing out to people like Valerie.
Hyde chose Valerie over her and that to her was understandable because she was pregnant and she was his girlfriend; but what wasn't understandable to her was the fact that he had moved on so easily. She was only gone for a few months but he had managed to get her pregnant, or so she thought, and become engaged to her. Even Kelso never moved that fast with a girl; but he had and that was something that she hadn't been able to get over yet. Six years might have passed but the hurt and the anger was still there and if she didn't get away from him soon she knew that it would all come rushing out and that she might actually forgive and that was something that she didn't want to do right now; forgive him for everything that had happened between them.
He had one goal and that goal was to get to the root of Jackie and Hyde's problems; he knew that if he could find the main cause for their separation he could make it all better. He was after all, great at this kind of stuff; at least he thought he was. He knew he could make things better for the both of them; especially since Valerie was rotting away in jail. If his plan did work, he might just write a book on broken relationships! It wouldn't be long before they both arrived and the festivities for the evening began.
Hyde felt sort of horrible for doing what he was what doing but the fact was that Marissa was his child and Jackie had denied him his privileges over the years. She might win but the only reason she would be winning was because unlike him she was rich. He had money but that money didn't even compare to Jackie's money. He didn't want to take Marissa away from her because he already had felt like he had taken away too much from her; but he wanted Marissa and nothing was going to stop him from getting her not even Jackie Dawson.
Hyde was getting ready to leave for his date with Barbara when the phone rang. He went over to the phone and picked it up; when he heard the voice on the other line he smiled, it was the call that he had been waiting for all day long. He hung up the phone and then left for Eric's place.
Jackie made a quick stop at Donna and Marissa's room. She want to say goodnight to Marissa but Marissa was already fast asleep; when she turned to say hello to Donna she found her asleep as well. She smiled at her friend and daughter and then whispered goodnight before leaving. In just one more day she and Marissa would be leaving for London and never coming back. Her house had already been packed and her stuff was already making its way to London.
She got off the freeway and onto the exit that would take her to Eric's restaurant. She was a bit nervous about meeting his friend Sam. If he had set her up with one of those geeks from the Star War's conventions she swore that she was going to make his life much more miserable than it already was. As she was getting closer to his restaurant she suddenly hit her brakes and turned around. Something wasn't right about this whole situation she thought to herself. Eric had been trying to force them together for a couple of weeks now so why would he just back off and try to hook her up with someone else. She was beginning to feel like he was setting her up and it was making her angry. She told him to back off and he hadn't; she now knew that it couldn't be a guy named Sam.
She turned her car around and headed back to Eric's restaurant; if this was how he was going to play, well then she would play dirty as well. She got out of her car and handed the keys to one of the ushers to park. She walked inside but she didn't see Hyde anywhere; she began to feel relieved. She walked over to Eric and tapped him on the shoulder. He turned around and saw her standing there waiting to meet her date. This was definitely going to be great he thought to himself.
"So Jackie how are you doing this evening?" Eric asked her.
"Where's my date?" Jackie asked him.
"He'll be here soon; let me get you seated." Eric said.
"I hope you haven't set me up with Steven Hyde; because that would be a big mistake." Jackie said.
"Jackie of course I didn't set you up with Hyde; why would I do that to my best friend?" Eric asked her.
"Yeah I guess you're right." Jackie said.
"Your table is all the way back there in the corner." He said to her.
"Wow you can't see anyone back there." Jackie said.
"Well, it's more private that's all." Eric said.
"I'm sure it is." Jackie said and then left with the hostess to be seated.
Jackie had been sitting for ten minutes when Hyde came walking in. He hadn't seen her and she hadn't seen him. He knew that as soon as they saw each other that they would try to leave but he had taken special precautions to make sure that didn't happen. Eric smiled at his best friend and began to walk him over to his table. As they got closer and closer to the table, Eric began to feel real nervous about the situation he was putting his friends in. What happened if everything went totally wrong and they weren't able to resolve anything? Or what happens if they get so loud that they scare off the customers? He was also afraid that maybe the hurt was too much for them to handle so he took another precaution he had his friend Samantha, a relationship's councilor, on hand.
"Here's your seat buddy." Eric said.
"Thanks." Hyde said.
Just as he was about to sit down, Jackie looked up mortified. Hyde hadn't realized it yet but as soon as he glanced at her, he got up. Jackie rose as well; Eric blocked them from leaving.
"What the hell are you trying to do?" Hyde asked angrily.
"I'm just trying to help." Eric said.
"Well, you're not helping." Hyde said.
"Actually I am; now sit down." Eric ordered.
"I'm out of here." Hyde said.
"Me too." Followed by Jackie.
"Uh…actually you can't leave." Eric said.
"Why not?" They both asked.
"Because I have your keys." Eric said.
"No the usher has our keys." Hyde said.
"Actually those weren't real ushers; they were in fact just a couple of waiters that I paid extra to park you car and give me the keys." Eric said.
"Well I don't want to stay so I'm going to go use your phone and call for a ride home." Jackie said.
"Well, I'm sorry but my phones have been disconnected for this special night." Eric said.
"Well then how are we suppose to get home?" Jackie asked.
"You can leave as soon as you sit down and have a meal together." Eric said.
"And that's all you want from us?" Hyde said.
"Yeah that's all I want from you." Eric said.
"Okay then." Hyde said.
"Fine but that's it." Jackie said.
They both sat back down and didn't say a word. Ten minutes had passed and neither one of them had said anything. Eric began to panic when he realized that they weren't going to work out their difference; they were going to be stubborn, which meant that someone had to get the ball rolling.
"Hey Jackie, have you told Hyde about your plans yet?" Eric said.
"What plans?" Hyde asked.
"I don't know what he's talking about." Jackie said to him.
"Jackie's moving to London and Marissa's already enrolled in school over there. They leave the day after tomorrow." Eric said with a smile but then stopped smiling once he saw Hyde's face.
Eric had decided to leave them alone since he knew this would get them talking; he felt bad telling on Jackie but it was the only thing he could think of. Now all he could do was hope and pray that everything would be alright.
"So when were you going to tell me that you were planning on jumping ship with my daughter?" Hyde asked.
"When I got to London?" Jackie said.
"Oh so you were going to try and keep her away from me again." Hyde said.
"I never kept her away from you; you chose to stay away all on your own." Jackie said.
"I didn't see you try to make an effort and let me see her." Hyde said.
"Why should I? You have two legs. It was you decision and your choice; it always has been." Jackie said.
"What's that suppose to mean?" He asked her.
"Nothing; I guess I got a little carried away." Jackie said.
"No it meant something and I don't think it had anything to do with Marissa; so what did you mean when you said it was your decision and your choice?" He asked.
"I don't know what your talking about?" Jackie said.
"Jackie is there something you need to tell me?" Hyde asked.
"No why?" She asked.
"I don't know I just think there's something you need to tell me." Hyde said.
Jackie began to feel the anger that she was able to keep down for so many years begin to swell up; she tried to take deep breaths in order to keep calm but the more she thought about it the more she want to scream at him. She gripped the side of the table and looked at him nervously. She gave him a quick smile and tried to change the subject but he wouldn't let her.
"Jackie just tell me what's wrong?" Hyde said.
"I'm fine." She said.
"No your not so just spit it out." Hyde said.
Jackie couldn't take it anymore; she couldn't hold it in any longer. Tears started to stream down her face; but they were soon replaced by uncontrollable anger. She got up and faced Hyde. Eric looked on but wasn't sure what was going on so he snuck up to the booth next to theirs and listened in.
"I hate you." Jackie whispered.
"What?" Hyde asked because he couldn't here her.
"I said I hate you." Jackie said again a little bit louder.
"Jackie if I'm to understand you; you're going to have to speak up and stop whispering." Hyde said.
"FINE I'LL STOP WHISPERING; IS YELLING MUCH BETTER FOR YOU. I SAID I HATE YOU. I HATE YOU SO MUCH THAT I DON'T THINK I CAN PUT INTO WORDS HOW MUCH HATE I HAVE FOR YOU." Jackie said.
"I see." He said.
"No you don't know. You don't even know why I hate you." Jackie said.
"Yeah I do; you hate me because I want to be in Marissa's life now." Hyde said.
"No that's not it at all; I hate you because you ditched out on me. You left me to be with Valerie. No wait, you were so quick to move on with Valerie that you forgot me during the summer. You didn't even pick the phone up when I called; I tried to tell you that I was pregnant long before I came home but you hung-up on me. I had no choice but to come home and tell you then and then you didn't even have one thing nice to say. You totally pushed me off to the side. I guess you really didn't care since you managed to become engaged to Valerie and I had only been gone for three months; and to top it off you slept with her and you thought that you got her pregnant and then you dumped Marissa and I off to the side for six years; and just to let you know I did say I love you in the hospital because it is the truth but right now I just want to get away from you.." Jackie said.
By this time, Jackie was crying so much that she ran out of the restaurant in fear of being made fun. Hyde stood there shocked and hurt by what Jackie had said. Shocked because she stilled love him and had felt that way for six years and hurt because of how he had treated all those years ago.
Eric had waited along time find out why Jackie and Hyde hadn't gotten back together and now he knew why. He wanted everything to come out in the open but he hadn't expected it to come out like this; now he didn't know what to do. He watched Hyde leave the restaurant and followed him outside. He was slowly making his way up to Jackie when a man came up to her and handed her an envelope; she opened it up and read the contents carefully. She looked at Hyde and wiped her eyes. She headed back into the restaurant and grabbed her keys. She was soon out the door but before she could make it to her car, Hyde had grabbed her arm.
"Jackie I…"
"So you're just going to continue to hurt and ruin me as much as you can huh? See you in court on Monday Hyde." She said and then drove off.
Hyde watched as she drove off; his head was facing the ground as he walked back inside. Not a word was spoken to Eric. Eric watched as his best friend sat at the bar and ordered drinks. Looks like I'll be driving a certain somebody home he said and then walked back inside.