A/N: So sorry it took so long i had it ready just I didn't have the time. So sry, lol. HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone. hope everyones enjoying theres cause I'm not I SHOULD be working on my science project but...i don't wanna plus its boring as hell. So since i am updating now i have to go finish my project so you might not hear from me for a few days but don't worry I'll be back. Here's chapter 3 and I'm glad you guys didn't think the last chapter sucked, I'm glad you liked Hyde's thoughts. I hope it doesn't feel like I'm running them into this. So sry here is chapter 3, enjoy:

Chapter 3 Break Ups and Make Ups

3 weeks later

"Shut up Tom!" Jackie yelled across the room. Tom and Jackie were having another one of there fights.

It was the fifth that week. Hyde had come over for dinner and Tom just blew up. Stevie shook her head listening at her door, she was hoping her mother would get the message on number 5 even though she didn't seem to on the other 4. Tom wasn't living there but coming over a lot and every time would get pissed if Hyde was there.

"Why is he always over here? He's your EX!" Tom's anger voice yelled through the house.

Stevie winced his voice always seemed to get louder and louder when they had a fight. Stevie leaned into the door some more.

"Because he's Stevie father and MY FRIEND! I like him OK!"

"Why? he's you EX he hurt you Jacks."

"Don't call me that what have I told you! You know what I have had enough! You and your controlingness! Get out! GET OUT! GET OUT!"

Stevie quickly back away from the door, man could her mother SCREAM! Stevie heard the door close and thought it was a good time to come out of her room.

Her plan had worked perfectly. Well not entirely hers it was Sam's too. Sam had helped her after she told him everything that had happened. She had come out in a huff later that week and he'd asked what was wrong, she couldn't think of a good enough lie so she told him and he decided to help along with Sean, Mary, and Christian. They made up a great plan and it WORKED! To have her dad come over a ton and make it look to Tom as if there was something going on. It was great! Great Great Great!

In the living room Jackie sat down or more like fell down on the couch, she put her head and her hands and took a deep breath. Everything that seemed to have come together had fallen apart.

She had just broken up with her boyfriend, well her rebound. She just wanted to make Steven jealous sort of get back for that year Sam was always around, but she just managed to mess things up.

Well actually she got Steven to act more Zen then usual which was a good thing since, well, when he acted more Zen it meant he was hurting.

At least he and Stevie seemed to be bonding. Steven liked to come over there a lot, either it was her or Stevie that was making him practically live there. Or maybe he had lost his house? Who knew. She was happy though that he seemed to like being at her house. It was an excuse to see him, she liked seeing him, it was nice it didn't mean they were going out it meant that he liked being around them as if they were a family.

Even though she didn't want to date him she still got to see him and he was all nice, and it was all friendly it was a start to get back what they had together so many years ago. It was as if they were making up without talking about it, but they talked about everything else but there relationship and it was great getting to know him again.

Jackie smiled, she felt like she was free even though, she just broke up with Tom, it was as if all the bad feelings were being lifted...sort of. Jackie looked up as she saw Stevie come into the room.

"Mom? Are you ok?" Jackie lookedat herand smiled trying to be strong, well not trying she WAS strong.

"Yeah I'm fine."

"Are you sure? I mean you just broke up with Tom and well..."

"Stevie, Hun, you don't even like him."

"I know but...are you sure you're ok?"

"Yeah, I just...Stevie, lets do something tonight. I know it'sThursday but...I KNOW we can watch a movie."

"Mom we do that most nights except when Tom is over."

"Let's not talk about him, Stevie, he was a mistake and I now know that I mean I was just dating him to forget about..." Jackie trailed off looking at the ground.

"What? What were you trying to forget."

"Ahh...I was trying to forget...cheese."

"Yeah Tom was telling me he HATED cheese so..." Jackie shook her head and grabbed the remote.

"Ok...whatever."

"So how's Steven?" Jackie asked after a few minutes of watching TV.

"Dad's good...we watched Breakfast Club last week. It's great going over there." Stevie smiled and looked at her mother.

"Ok that's nice I'm glad you are having fun." Jackie nodded and tried to concentrate on the TV again. "Yep, sounds like tons of fun!" Jackie added nodding more. "Yeah I'm glad I mean sounds like he's happy."

silence.

"Is Steven dating anyone? Not that I care I mean I JUST broke up with my boyfriend."

more silence.

"Well is he?"

"Not that I know of."

"Are you sure no strange women have called?"

"Mom, just ask him yourself!"

"Now Stevie! That would be WRONG!"

Stevie rolled her eyes. "Whatever."

They both turned towards the TV.

"so what do you want to do?"

"Mom it's 8 on a thursday,what is there to do?"

"We could go over to Eric and Donna's?"

"ok."

"ok I'll go call them." Jackie got up and went to the phone, dialing the number she had memorized years back.

"Hey? Donna?"

"Jackie? Why are you calling this late? Did something bad happen?" Donna's voice asked worriedly over the line.

"What? No. I just...broke up with Tom...and—"

"what? What? You finally broke up with him! YES! Thank—I mean oh Jackie I'm really sorry is there anything we could do?"

"Um well we were bored and well we thought maybe if you weren't sleeping that we could come over."

"To be comforted?"

"No Donna I'm fine...really."

"Ok...sure come over...Hyde's here, by the way." Jackie rolled her eyes and hung up headed towards a bathroom to check her image.

"Come on Stevie we're leaving." they went to the car and drove to the house.

Then they went through the sliding glass doors into the kitchen were big fat cookies sat on the table.

"OH Jackie!" Donna said, coming in there.

"I'm SO proud of you! that guy was dirt."

Jackie was taken aback slightly. "Uh thanks Donna."

"Yeah we just want to tell you that you are SO...Donna Donna what does this word say?" Eric said coming into the kitchen too reading off a piece of paper.

"Eric! I told you too memorize it...it says fantastic!" Donna scolded quietly.

"It's fine guy really I'm FINE great in fact! It was the smartest thing I ever did."

"I thought you said the smartest thing you ever did was break up with Kelso." Hyde said coming into the kitchen too.

"Yeah...that too."

"You and Kelso, man mom that gets me every time you and Kelso don't seem like a very...good couple."

Hyde laughed looking at Jackie.

"They only went out for like 6 years! I think you are the first person EVER to have said that usually people say me and Jackie were a weird couple."

Hyde laughed, Donna and Eric joined in.

Jackie rolled her eyes. "No I can see you too together cause of all the pic--- "

"Yeah ok whatever, so what should we do?"

"Wait what?" Hyde asked looking at Jackie.

"I dunno the kids are in bed and it's 8:30 almost time for Donna and mines beddy bye."

Jackie looked at the two of them then rolling her eyes. They were still helplessly in love as they were all those years prior.

"So how about poker?"

Donna laughed.

"Jackie you're awful at poker remember that time when the guys went out for hunting and we were playing poker and you lost like 20 bucks."

"So...you were bad too Donna." Jackie said pouting.

"What about...monopoly?" Stevie asked.

The grown ups shrugged. "Sure."

They sat down and Donna went to go get the game.

"So how was everyone's week?" Eric asked trying to make conversation.

"Good, I love Thursdays cause tomorrow is Friday." Stevie said happily.

"Yeah count me in! The people I work for are bitchy!" Jackie shook her head. "I mean the actors are always fighting and about something stupid, I guess it could be worse though, they could yell at ME!" Jackie laughed shaking her head. "But its fun and I do make up all day."

"Hey Jackie? Did you KILL Tom is that why you're so perky?" Eric asked rolling the dice.

Jackie laughed. "No I kicked him out."

"Loudly." Stevie muttered.

"Oh hunny did you hear it?"

"Mom I think the whole BLOCK heard it. It was LOUD!"

Jackie rolled her eyes. "I had to make a point."

"Loudly." Stevie muttered again earning a glare from her mother.

The game went on for awhile, till Stevie fell asleep.

"So what do you want to play now?" Hyde asked as Jackie won for the second time that night.

"Lets play...oh candy land." Eric went downstairs for the game.

"Man I'm tired. It's WOW 10:05." Donna said yawning, glancing at the ex couple.

"Tell Eric I went to bed." they nodded and Donna headed upstairs leaving them alone.

"So how's work?" Jackie asked Hyde.

"Good you?"

"Good...Stevie likes going over to your house er apartment."

Hyde nodded.

"Yeah...so I'm sorry about Tom you know I know how much you liked him."

"Oh please I just..." Jackie looked down.

"Wow Eric taking awhile."

"Probably trying to find a new hiding spot for his candy land stash."

Jackie laughed a little. "Yeah...so are you dating anyone?"

"Not really why?"

"So that's a no? Well that's nice."

"Why?"

"No reason just making conversation."

"Huh." Hyde looked at her.

"So Jackie...this is awkward."

"Yeah...Hey listen about what I said a couple of months ago, you know about...our relationship...well...I...uh didn't fully mean it...I mean to say" Jackie sighed looking everywhere but at him. "I...maybe it could...work...that is to say----"

"found it! Hey where's Donna?"

Hyde looked up at Eric, willing him to burst into flames right there.

"She went upstairs to bed." Jackie said standing up.

"Well we have to go...I have work and Stevie has school."

Jackie looked at Hyde and smiled. "Can you help Get Stevie into the car?"

Hyde nodded. "Yeah sure." they walked out together.

"Bye guys." Eric yelled after them.

Smiling then dropping the game on the ground ran upstairs to his and Donna's room.

"Donna Donna! Guess what! They were talking." He said jumping into bed with her.

She rolled over yawning. "What?"

"Yeah. I walked in on them talking...they might get back together. Then Hyde won't be moppy and we can do what we used to do like hunting and gambling and stuff."

"Eric you guys never did that anyway." Eric rolled his eyes.

"That's not the point the point is..."

"They get back together. Now shut up and go to bed I'm tired."

"So...Jackie what were you saying in the house?" Hyde asked gently putting Stevie into the back seat.

"Well I was...Jeez this is hard...wondering maybe that you'd want to maybe...give it----"

"yeah ok...I mean if you want to...then sure why not. Sounds cool."

Jackie smiled and lightly kissed his cheek, like the time when they went to prom together.

"Really well that would be nice, how about um dinner tomorrow night."

"Sure. Dinner sounds good, I guess."

"Ok."

"Ok so I'll see you later."

"Ok, good night."

"Night." Jackie got into the car and drove back to her house.

Thinking about how stupid she sounded, 'if he wanted? Of course he wanted no one said no to me, but Steven did once...well more then once. But still she sounded like this was her first date ever. Man she hated what Steven Hyde did to her.'

(A/n: did you like it? I hope so.)