Hyde returned home, he had only been gone a few minutes, he had left Jackie asleep on the couch, and planned to wake her up because he had bullied Markus into taking her shopping. Being the boss was nice, especial to people who were hard to crack, that much more fun. He walked in her bags were missing, "Jackie?" it was just like her to up and leave in a city she couldn't have been in since she was a little girl. He picked up the phone. "Hello Lizzy put down whatever you're doing and take out the yellow pages, alright start calling every classy hotel in town, you're looking for a Jackie Burkhart. Alright, is Tiny near you? Hand him the phone, I want you calling every classy store, same name, start with the stuff tourists have heard of. Oh and wherever you find her don't let her find out I'm looking. Call me and I'll go pick her up. Thanks. Well if another call comes in help them out, look I'll send Markus there, use him as you see fit."
Hyde went downstairs to find Markus, he was missing and so was the car. "He would pick today of all days to flake out on me."
When he went up the phone was ringing, "Hello. Markus, you dumbass, where are you? You took her shopping? Ha. Ok which store? What do you mean you lost her? Did you look in every department? Yes every department, god knows what she's buying. Go look and call me back once you see her."
The phone rang again. "Markus? Fez? Calm down man. I told you before I didn't do anything to Jackie. Man I can't understand what you're saying. But Fez." The phone on the other end hung up. "Just what I need the husband checking up on the wife after I lose her."
The phone rang once more. "Hello. Markus. You found her. Ok good, where are you man? What do you mean you can't tell me? Just who do you think you work for? What is a 95 lb woman going to do to you? Imagine what I'm going to do to you if you don't tell me where you are. Don't you dare hang up. (Markus hangs up) I have got to get away from these phone calls."
Hyde went into the kitchen, he had had the store deliver enough to feed a small army. Between the four of them they could consume a surprisingly large amount of food. He had been swearing under his breath all week that he'd be cooking more this week than he had in years. But a small part of him, probably some vile bit Mrs. Forman had install, noticed his shoulders felt lighter knowing so many friends were in New York, even if it was only for a few days.
Markus chased Jackie down the street, having put on one of the new outfits she had just bought, seemed to have recharged her batteries. Trying to seem cool while chasing down a little brunette cheerleader wasn't easy. Not to mention the number of times the grandfather's in front of the stores, which had received the honorary title of security guard in New York, kept stopping him. Fortunately she had a tendency to look back every time she exited a store, she had even rescued him once. All she did was smile at the old man, and that was it, no questions. Markus could leave. She'd make a pretty good mule he thought to himself and scoffed. She had reached the store and Markus was waiting by the entrance, they couldn't suspect of him stealing if he never entered the store, although he could be called a stalker.