Convincing Jackie to go along with her for an extended weekend was easier said than done. Jackie had protested it was too long to take off work, but Donna told her what she needed most was a shopping spree, Jackie couldn't argue with that. But there was something in the pit of her stomach, she was scared to see Hyde again. She had failed him, and she could never tell him that, but she had lost the greatest thing he had ever given her. Donna of course was oblivious to this, and would probably have her go on a feminine empowerment seminar for thinking it.
Jackie "I'm not telling Fez, if I couldn't tell him I was pregnant, how am I going to find the courage to tell him I lost it. Donna he'll leave."
Donna "Jackie, I know what's going on, you know what's going on. Fez loves you, I don't doubt that, although you may, but he left a long time ago."
Jackie cries "Donna don't say things like that."
Donna "If I could help it, I wouldn't, but it's obvious," Donna bit her tongue. Sighed. "I know why he left, you left him, you loved each other and you spent years trying to make it more than it was, but you've always acted on the fact that you wanted someone to be there for you. You don't need Fez, you don't need me, you need to realize all you are and all you've become. For heaven sakes Jackie Burkhart lives in a different city than her husband, and unlike your mother, you don't do it for attention you do because you want to be someone, and by living here you can get somewhere on your own. Jackie I'm proud of you, Fez is probably proud of you, but your marriage isn't really much of a marriage. It's a friendship as soon as you face that, you can tell him anything."
Jackie sighed, "Alright, call him, tell I have to talk to him, no wait, we have the day off, do you think you could drive all the way to LA?"
Donna "Let's go." She smiled at her little friend. It was probably too soon for a car trip, but Fez needed to know.
Fez was surprised to see his exhausted looking wife walk into the salon, he took her to the back where the shampoo room was.
Jackie "Fez, this is very hard to say, I love you, I have since we were teenagers, but" Fez lead her to a seat, she looked so tired. He wondered if she always looked like this and he had failed to notice. "Our marriage, it's not really a marriage. I don't want to hurt you, but I've known all along about the girls on the side, and well…" Jackie started to cry a bit. Fez held her, she continued. "When I went back to Wisconsin in June, Steven was there and…"
Fez sighed closed his eyes, "Ok tell me, I wont get leave the room till you are done."
Jackie "I didn't mean to, it just happened, up until that I believed you were the last man I would ever love. But… Steven is Steven."
Fez stood up cracked his neck and thought of saying good day. Jackie stopped him.
Jackie looked down and almost whispered "There's more, I fainted during work today, I had a miscarriage, it was Steven's."
Fez's eyes watered, "So you… do you… are you leaving me?"
Jackie nodded, "I'm not leaving you for him, but I don't think it's fair to you or whoever it is that you're attached to or me if we stay together.
Fez nodded, and looked away "Jackie, my princess, get out."
Jackie "But Fez"
Fez calmly "I said out"
Fez sighed put his head in his hands and whispered, "She thought I had cheated…"