Almost

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the 'That 70's Show' characters.

Summary: See 'Where Is Your Heart?'

Author's Note: The song of this chapter is 'Almost' by Bowling For Soup. I'm sorry it took so long for me to update but I had a slight case of writers block and I had the new Harry Potter book that I had to read but now I'm back on track and I should be updating regularly, as usual.

-Point Place Hospital-

Over the next few days Jackie stayed in the hospital for observation. She was almost back to normal. Almost. "Steven?" Jackie pouted looking at Hyde. Hyde just lifted his eyebrow. He had barely left the room since Jackie had woken up. The nurses were even bringing him food along with Jackie's. "Could you tell me another story about us?" Jackie continued. Periodically Hyde had taken to telling Jackie about their relationship because he couldn't really do anything while she was in the hospital. He still wasn't sure what he could do to make her remember, so he would just tell her about them.

"What do you want to hear about?" Hyde asked putting his cup of coffee on a table along with the newspaper.

"About when we did it." She said plainly.

"Which time?" Hyde took off his sunglasses and moved the chair closer to his fiance.

"The first time." She looked like a little kid asking for her favorite bedtime story to be told. It didn't matter if she already knew how the story went, she just wanted to hear it.

"Okay. It was right after our relationship came out to everybody. We were at your house, and we were making out on your bed and, well, it kind of escalated from there." Hyde finished. Jackie looked sceptic.

"Steven, do you love me?" She cocked her head as if in curiousity.

Hyde was quiet for a while, thinking of something smart to say but couldn't think of anything. So he settled. "Yes."

"Have you ever told a girl that you love her?"

"Nope. Only you." Hyde said picking up the paper again and sipping out of his coffee cup.

"Will you always love me?"

"As long as you don't annoy me." At that Hyde saw a plastic fork fly past his head. He smiled. She was almost normal. Almost his Jackie. He put the paper down and walked but the side of her bed leaning over she he was inches from her face. She looked like she was trying to stay mad but failing misserably. "Jackie, I will always love you." He leaned down and kissed her gently.

They hadn't kissed a lot since she woke up but when they had it had always been short and gentle. They had been no heated make out sessions, where the only reason they would pull apart is to breathe. At first Jackie hadn't wanted to kiss Hyde, she felt as if it was weird and disturbing. But now she was used to the sensation of his lips brushing hers. She even grew to like it. Sometimes when they kissed she would remember sensations. Different things, different smells, different scences from her memory would pop up and she would smile at this. She wanted to remember. She wanted to get on with her life. As Hyde pulled away Jackie hummed almost inaudiably, but Hyde heard it causing him to kiss her for a second time.

"Alright you lovebirds!" Kitty chimed from the door. "Time to get Jackie ready to go home!"

"Yay!" Jackie smiled clapping her hands together. She sat up as much she could and Hyde reached out his hand to her for the rest of the way. "Mrs. Forman, I need my clothes."

"Well, that's what I have right here!" Kitty giggled her distinctive laugh. "I did some research on amnesia and it said that if you give the patient something from the night that they lost their memory they might remember, so I brought you the clothes that you came in with." Kitty pulled a brown paper bag from behind her back and set it on the bed. "I'll just leave you two with these."

Jackie pulled the bag onto her lap and pulled out the first object. It was a plastic baggie with pieces of jewelery in it. There was a necklace with a heart pendant, and a cheap plastic ring that looked like it came from a gum ball machine. Jackie pulled the necklace out first and fingered the pendant. Hyde stood near the bed and let Jackie proceed without saying a word. Jackie looked over at him. "You gave me this?" Hyde merely nodded. "On Valentine's Day?" He nodded again. She unclasped the necklace and placed it around her neck. Hyde moved closer and took the necklace out of her hands. The sent of him so close and the necklace set her mind reeling. She remembered that day. It was snowing out. They were sitting in the El Camino and he handed her the box.

She took the baggie in her hand again and pulled out the ring. She laughed out loud at the memory that flooded her. "You gave me this at the Hub." She laughed. "You had put an onion ring on my finger and then when I didn't eat it right away you took my hand and ate it yourself. I was so annoyed at you. So when I went to the bathroom you bought me this little quarter ring and put it in my fries."

Hyde was in complete awe. He had no idea that she could remember that. He didn't even remember all of that. Jackie was digging in the big paper bag before he knew it. She pulled out a pair of jeans and looked in the pockets. She pulled out an assortment of dollar bills that added up to twenty dollars, the phone number of Donna's radio station, and another plastic baggie filled with 'oregano'. She looked over at Hyde who rolled his eyes. She smiled and crocked her finger. Hyde obeyed, moving closer, allowing her to reach around his body, never breaking eye contact, and place the baggie in his back pocket. "Save that for me." She said patting the pocket, winking.

The last object in the bag was a Led Zeppelin t-shirt. Jackie scrunched up her face looking over at Hyde. "Isn't this yours?"

"It was. I gave it to you for your birthday." Jackie still looked confused. "It was my favorite, you're with me now so I thought you should have it." Jackie smiled just as she did the day that he gave it to her.

Jackie brought the shirt up to her nose and inhaled deeply. She pulled back as if she had smelled something rank. That's when she saw a speck of blood on the shirt. Her blood. She inspected the shirt further finding more blood, mud, and some weed residue. She remembered. She remembered the fight or fights. She remembered the sex, and make up sex. She remembered hanging out in Eric's basement. She remembered everything. She looked up at Hyde who was watching her curiously. She smiled knowing what he was thinking. "I love you."

"Good, because I was worried there for awhile." Hyde took Jackie's face in both of his hands kissing her, making sure he made up for the lost time. "I'm sorry, baby. I really am." He mumbled as they pulled apart for air.

Jackie's hand was tangled in his hair as she tried to pull him back. "I don't care anymore, because now you can never get rid of me."

"Just what I was hoping." Hyde smiled into the kiss, cementing everything that was ever them.

-The End-

Author's Note: Thank you guys for such great reviews it really kept me writing. I just might right an epilogue or a sequel I'm not sure. Just keep an eye out for me! Forever MOXIE