Disclaimers - I don't em... i just twist them to my twisted desire.

Family Only -

Hyde and Paige found Jackie impatiently pacing the waiting room floor when they arrived at Point Place General. She looked pale and Hyde could tell how upset she was. It may have been sixteen and half years later but he still knew her better then anyone rather she like it or not.

"Go get a can of Sunkist with a straw." Hyde handed Paige a little money before making strides toward Jackie. Confused Paige left without saying a word.

Hyde gently had Jackie sit down before he sat down across from her and softly tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, like he always had whenever they were alone.

"He'll be fine Jacks. Come on he's half Burkhart, half Hyde. One half won't think this will be good for his image while the other will be determined to stick it to the system." Hyde felt a little better when a small smile spread across her face.

Neither noticed the return of their daughter. Reaching out Hyde grabbed the can of soda and handed it to Jackie.

"Sunkist! You remembered!" Jackie gushed a little as she took the cold drink and sipped on the straw.

"How could I forget, you drank a case of the stuff when you were kicked off the cheerleading squad." Steven said with an evil little smirk andchuckle.

"I was not kicked off." Jackie protested defiantly and smoothly.

"Oh okay forced to resign then." he sent her his same old smirk and Jackie couldn't help but feel so much better that he was there.

"It was either stay on and date some stereotypical pretty-boy a.k.a. a Kelso look-alike… or drop them and date who I wanted, who just happened to be a curly-haired Zeppelin listening conspiracy freak… and I wouldn't change a thing." Jackie laughed for the first time, in-fact she only laughed that certain laugh with Steven.

"I'm sorry. I should have told you." Jackie suddenly said her voice and eyes dropped and her voice even cracked a little.

"Yeah you should have, but this is not the time to talk or think about it Jacks." Hyde reassured her that he wasn't going to bring up anything to upset anyone at the moment.

Before anyone could say anything a doctor was coming into the waiting room. Since they were alone it was obviously concerning Jimmy.

"Miss Hyde…" the doctor assumed that Jackie had to the same name as her children and she really didn't feel like correcting him at the moment.

"Your son has a broken leg and arm and some minor bumps and bruises. You may see him although the meds have made him drowsy." the doctor informed them all of Jimmy's injuries. Standing the three started toward the door.

"I'm sorry sir, family only." the doctor stopped Hyde, not knowing who he was or how he was related.

"He is family, he's Jimmy's dad." Jackie said as she reached for Hyde's hand before they followed the doctor out the door.

Jackie didn't let go of Hyde's hand until they entered the room as she went over to where Jimmy was sleeping on the bed. Hyde watched as Jackie set down and took the boys hand in her own. She lightly pushed a few of his curly locks from his forehead as tears formed for the first time in her eyes, it was evident that her kids were her life.

TBC - until next time my far peeps and peepettes