Last Chapter: "I wouldn't mind being here, maybe, all the time." Jackie snapped her head up and stared at me. Maybe I was going off of hope, but I could have sworn I saw happiness in her eyes.

Default: I don't own That 70's show or anything else I talk about in my story. Although, Lena is an original character of mine!

-Some Time Later-

"Red Foreman!" The voice pierced the house and all those sitting in the den cringed. Red ducked his head out of the kitchen with a small girl hugging his legs.

"Dang it. What now?" He huffed. Kitty smiled and smoothed out her dress that she had put on for a special occasion.

"I heard you and I do not want you filling this sweet girl's head with any ideas about the war," She said.

Red frowned. "I'm just giving her the straight facts Kitty." The little girl that was attached to his leg nodded. She looked up at Red before speaking.

"Grandpa was telling me about the com-nees," She smiled to herself.

"Its commies," Red corrected her. The little girl laughed and blushed. Red reached down a hand to pat her head and Kitty laughed.

"Isn't this refreshing," She commented. "If only Eric would settle down and have a kid. Then you'd really be a grandpa."

Eric walked into the room and snorted. He trotted over and sat next to me on the couch. I went up and came back down quickly. He leaned back and popped open the soda he had in his hand.

"Come on mom. Lori has lots of illegitimate children for you two to care about. You just have to go find them. Those foster homes are fast at placing their kids." Kitty gasped and swatted at her son, secretly fearing the truth. Red grumbled and ushered the child back in to the kitchen.

Mrs. Foreman sat down across from us and rearranged the table of magazines. The door opened and in walked a familiar brunette. She greeted the room and gracefully walked over to sit next to me. She sat close enough for our legs to touch and I placed my arm behind her on the couch to make it more comfortable.

"So Jackie, what have you been up to? Steven here won't tell us anything," Mrs. Foreman asked. She scooted forward in her chair. Jackie smiled and placed her small hand on my leg. I reached out and grabbed it.

"Well," She began happily, "I have just been asked to be on the Mary Tyler Moore Show!" She bounced a little in her seat with joy and I smiled. I loved it when she was happy.

Kitty hooted at the good news. "Well that's really great. It's about time a woman anchor has been noted for her hard work." We all nodded in agreement.

Eric burped from his soda and excused himself. Jackie looked over at him and smiled.

"Where's Donna?" She asked. Eric shrugged.

"Probably still at the office. Being a lawyer isn't that easy ya know," He sat up straight, proud to be married to someone of such high esteem. I chuckled.

"What?" He asked defensively.

"Why she wants to marry you I will never know," I responded. He turned a little red in the face but sighed and agreed with me.

"Me either," He said jokingly.

Red came back through the kitchen door with the little girl who immediately ran and jumped onto Jackie.

"Mommy, guess what grandpa taught me!" She shrieked jumping back on to the floor in excitement. Jackie raised her eyebrows for her daughter to continue.

"The war was won by America and the –" She glanced back at Red who nodded. "-The commies won't fix their ecnomies because they can't speak any English." She finished proudly and we sat there staring at her in silence.

"Alexis is a natural born genius there Jackie," Red said. He coughed afterward and glanced at Eric, shaking his head. Eric began to protest but Alexis walked up to him and jumped on him.

"Uncle Eric I missed you," She said. He looked into her face; the same face that has gotten her out of a lot of punishments and also allowed her extra candies and snacks. He smiled and hugged her.

"You're my favorite," He yelled slightly. We laughed and Alexis moved herself into my lap. She grabbed one of my hands and began to play with it. Mrs. Foreman moved the topic to Eric's new job at the local bookstore and Red left to work on his car outside. We all knew he was proud that Eric finally had a well paying job and had moved out of the house.

The door shortly after Jackie had changed the topic and in walked two familiar faces. The little girl standing by her father screamed and Alexis threw herself from my lap towards her friend.

"Sorry for just dropping by like this," The dad laughed, "but the wife said that I was spending too much time teaching out daughter bad habits, so I brought her here where I don't have to teach them to her."

Alexis ran up to the girl and they hugged fiercely.

"Betsy I missed you so much," She shrieked. Betsy and her began to jump up and down and then they ran out of the room into the kitchen.

"Kelso, what makes you think that we are not mature adults that will torture you daughter with bad habits?" Eric waited for an answer but got an empty glance.

"Jeez Eric, I said bad habits not annoying ones," Kelso snapped and plopped himself next to Foreman on the couch. We exchanged our 'hellos' and he filled us in on life with Brooke. He told us how life on the police force was beginning to eat up all his free time.

The girls frequently ran in and out of the room, stopping the conversations momentarily. They had found the dolls Jackie had placed in the basement when we were cleaning out our apartment. I had told her that she had to let go and that Mrs. Foreman wouldn't mind letting us keep some of our old stuff here and there.

That's right. Jackie and I live together now. Jackie, Alexis and I all share the same apartment and I am overjoyed to say that Alexis thinks of me as her father. Of course we told her I was, in fact not her father, but I don't think she was really listening. Jackie and I don't fight often, but even when we do, it's not another world war.

We both work, except my job allows me to be home a lot more so Alexis doesn't always have to stay with Kelso and Brooke. They're our temporary babysitters until that family upstairs with the young teenage daughter decided to become friendly and allow their kid to baby-sit ours. Ours. I like that. Our kid.

I looked around and saw that our kid had just ran upstairs with Kelso's kid. They were such good friends it reminded me of Eric and I when we were a little older than they are. Alexis is 4 now and Betsy is going on 5 so the age difference is only a few months so we all know that they will be together for a long time. We just hope that growing up in the 80's and the 90's is way different from the 70's.

I could tell you that the story ends here, but it doesn't. Life will go on. Life in Point Place has changed. Fez moved back to his native homeland of wherever and is now married to some high council daughter or something. He writes every so often but never gives us a return address and mentions how he doesn't get responses to his letters. Kelso and Brooke are married and Brooke reminds him everyday that the women out there are also daughters.

Donna and Eric are engaged but have not set a date yet. Currently, she is working on a big case that will take a few months. They are really happy and have a small apartment outside of point place but still close to home.

Red and Kitty are happy together and Red will not retire and neither will Kitty. She is still a registered nurse but only works part time. Red owns and works at a different automotive store called Foreman's Fords. He single handedly got everyone of his street to drive a ford. Even Bob decided to switch over.

They want grandkids, but have to settle with Alexis, whom we've told is his grandchild. They visit on holidays and on birthdays. That is when we're not over at their place, which isn't that often.

Jackie is a news anchor and she reports the daytime news, which means that she is always there for Alexis in the morning and evenings. She is still an excellent mother and everyday I love to watch her and Alexis play in the living room/den. That is, when Alexis isn't at her daycare. She had a lot of friends there, one in particular that is a scruffy boy from nearby. His name is Shawn and I have a weird feeling about him.

I myself own a small but successful record store that I operate by my time. My employees include two teenage boys in high school and a man awhile older than me named Leo. He's really nice and we're good friends. He helps to keep the two other boys in order…that is in the back room when they're off shift. Leo is my best employee on his good days.

I never imagined myself with such a wonderful family. Heck, I never imagined myself with a family. Jackie was one of the best things that ever happened to me. I have to thank Lena for that. She moved to New York and was discovered by some fashion designer and now she's a designer and a part time writer for the New York Times. We're all really proud of her.

She really deserves it. What ever happens in your past cannot stop you from enjoying your future. I learned that from a book I read to Alexis recently. I guess I knew it all along, but it took me a while to really think about it. Jackie and Alexis are my future and Lena is my past. I can accept that. I actually think I might prefer having a child to just a girlfriend. In a way…it'll be easier!

-End-