Phones rings.

Markus "Hello."

Jackie "I got it."

Markus "That's great toots, wanna go celebrate?"

Jackie "I'd love to, pick me up?"

Markus "The second the boss isn't looking."

Jackie stumbles out of the elevator, she's laughing, she gets her key out and tries to open the door.

A significantly more sober Markus enters, "You dropped your purse again." He drops her purse and she bends down to pick it up. Markus takes advantage of this new found position and grabs her ass. "We have to stop meeting like this." Jackie giggles, she tries to straighten up, and he holds her down. "Stay. This is our last time this month before that ridiculous 4 am wake up call starts again." He hikes up her short skirt.

Jackie "Marky stop that, my head is spinning. I have to lie down."

Markus "You never let me have any fun, (straightens her up and fakes a frown) but if the bed is where you want to. I'm not going to object."

Jackie giggles again "Oh, my head really is spinning." Her legs collapse, she's fainted.

Markus "Again. Damn bitch keeps passing out." She would be complaining in the morning if he tried anything now. He had once before and by now he had to get her really drunk for her to allow him to go into the apartment. He took her clothes off, he could stare at her naked for a while at least. She shuddered, damn, she'd have another fit if she caught a cold.

He walked over to the dresser and opened the underwear drawer. Her nighty was missing, damn, she probably had a drawer full of them somewhere, but it was dark and going through every other drawer to find them. He looked back at her, there was something under her pillow the corner was sticking out. A large t-shirt, this must be her comfy sleepwear, whatever. He slipped it on her, she moved off her back and into one of those damn sleeping positions she had that baffled him. He tried to form her so he could hold her as she slept. It was so odd how much she liked to sleep on the edge of the bed. Damn bitch. He should do what he wanted with her and leave. But he knew better, by tomorrow he would be craving her again, and the way his damn boss worked him he couldn't get to her soon enough during the week, not that she let him do anything when she was sober. Damn bitch.

Jackie woke up the next morning, she looked around, damn Markus had weaseled his way into her bed again. The truth was she liked getting the attention, Donna was 'rediscovering herself as part of a unit.' God she was wordy. The headache she had seemed worse than the one she had the day before. She could hear her heart beat in her head. She walked into the master bathroom, the maid had learned to close the blinds in there Friday afternoons. She walked up to the mirror, what in the hell was she wearing? She heard her heart beating again. Wait, that wasn't her heart, it was the door. She went back through the house to the door, grabbing her sunglasses on the way, normally she wouldn't be in this part of the house for a few more hours, the curtains weren't kept drawn. Opened the door.

Eric "What is that some kind of joke?"

Jackie "Huh?"

Eric "You're dressed the way Hyde does. Oh shit you guys aren't screwing around behind our backs again, are you?"

Jackie "Huh? Steven? Huh?"

Eric had let himself in and was walking around the house. "Hyde man, Hyde, where are you? You are a dog for not telling, she's old news is she? Where are you man?"

Eric walks into the master bedroom and sees Markus. "What the hell? What the hell are you doing here? Nooo. (Points to Jackie) you're cheating on Hyde."

Jackie "Eric, what the hell are you doing here?"

Eric "I'm supposed to give you a ride"

Jackie "A ride?"

Eric "Kelso is in town, we're all going out for brunch. Donna left you a message on Friday. Hurry up I came early in case you weren't ready."

Jackie holds her head "I've got this killer hang over."

Eric "So you got drunk and Mark here took advantage, (turning towards a sleeping Markus and pointing) Hyde is going to kick your ass man. Come on take a shower and I'll make you a hangover remedy, did my fair share of drinking after Donna left." Shakes his "Bad times. Go. Hurry,"

Jackie grumbled but took his advice, all this partying was making her sick, and it would be good to see Michael again.

While the drink Eric made took care of some of the symptoms, she chased it with an aspirin, which took care of the rest. Eric sometimes drove a cab during the weekends 'to make ends meet' was the official story. But secretly Kitty had told everyone she knew that her son was trying to get enough money for a down payment on a house. He was probably the worst cab driver in New York, slow as could be, but he was loved by the little old ladies, they tipped him well, so he hung around a few spots waiting for the old ladies who sent him on errands. They stopped in front of Hyde's building.

Jackie "Oh, you've got to be kidding me."

Eric "I'm sorry Jackie, we wanted to use someone's place, so we knew what we were eating. My apartment is too small, we couldn't find you and that left Hyde's place, and since he's the best cook amongst us it seemed natural."

The condo was empty.

Eric "Where are they?"

Jackie "You're asking me."

There's a loud banging noise and Kelso appears in the window. He trips climbing in, but quickly gets up fixes up his clothes and rushes towards Jackie, he picks her up. They hug.

Jackie laughs "Michael put me down."

Kelso "You're getting bony."

Jackie "Is that anyway to greet a girl?"

Kelso finally letting go of Jackie. Nods his head up "hey Eric, everyone is on the roof."

They head to the fire escape. It's very feminine, potting plants, grape vines covering the 'dinning area' Christmas string lights and even candles.

Eric "Whoa, it's so girly." he faces Jackie and a smile grows.

Hyde "One of Leo's girlfriends was a Greek interior designer. She stuck around long enough to do the roof and one bathroom."

Eric looking at Jackie "So why did she do your place and not Leo's."

Hyde shrugs, "Leo likes to bring his girlfriends here, he says if he wakes up next to a girl and goes into his hallway he'll think they've put him in a hospital again"

Eric 'Tsk. Tsk."

They're all sitting down around the table.

Kelso "It's just like last year."

Jackie "Yeah only for a change how about you don't screw up your life at the end, huh, Eric."

Kelso "Burn"

Hyde "Nice one."

Eric "Don't talk too soon Miss Standish, or I'll tell Hyde about the nerd in your closet."

Jackie "Go ahead"

Eric "Wait… what?"

Kelso "I don't get it."

Jackie gets up, "I really enjoyed the breakfast, everyone who isn't Eric, but I think I'll take a cab home now." Hyde starts to stand up.

Kelso "Jackie, wait, can I come?" Hyde sits down.

Jackie "Michael…uh yeah. Ok."

In a cab

Kelso "You're the first girl who's ever really loved me, so I need your advice."

Jackie looks up at him.

Kelso "It's Brooke, she's getting married, at first I thought I didn't want to lose Betsy, but now I think I don't want to lose Brooke."

Jackie "Michael, I know. You're not the greatest at being loyal, and you're also not all that good at keeping secrets. I also know Brooke did love you, I don't know if things have changed for her, but I don't believe people can just wake up and no longer love someone. But Michael, as much as I love you, are you sure it would be better for her if she were to stay with you?"

Kelso "How can you say that? Jackie what happened? You believe in love, so much so you took me back, you took Hyde back, you stayed with Fez even though he was cheating."

Jackie "Times change, things happen you can't talk about and it changes you forever."

Kelso "Tell me"

Jackie "I can't. We're here." Gets out of the stopped cab, Kelso pays the driver and follows her.

The elevator ride consists of Kelso trying to look down Jackie's shirt and Jackie moving out of his view.