Ok no getting mad at this chapter. It had to be done so that the story would get better! I know this one is a little short, but i struggled with it! Thanks for the reviews!

"We need to talk right now, buddy!" Donna exclaimed, pulling Hyde's eyes away from where they had been glued to Jackie as she danced with Eric. She could not believe what she had just seen and heard. Jackie and Hyde could not have been doing what she thought they were. Donna knew she had to get the truth from Hyde. "I saw you leave the bathroom, Steven Hyde." Donna said when she reached the table in the corner of the bar. "And before you say that nothing was going on, I heard you."

Hyde couldn't believe what was happening. Donna knew. He let his face slip into Zen, he couldn't let her see him panic. He was caught and there was no escaping it. "Yeah, and?" He just had to play it cool, maybe she didn't see Jackie leaving after him.

"How could you do this to Eric?" So much for her not knowing it was Jackie. Hyde knew he had to swallow his pride and tell her.

"Listen Donna. Promise not to freak out on me?" Donna nodded her head impatiently, giving Hyde the signal to keep talking. "You see the thing is, Jackie and I have kinda had a thing going on for awhile now." Hyde saw the confused look cross over her face, so he kept trying to explain. "I know you know about the first time we hooked up, back when I was with Jenna. Well, we have been seeing each other ever since. It was just suppose to really be a sex thing, but its more than that."

"If its more than that then why is she engaged to Eric?" Donna hissed back at him.

"I didn't know about Eric till she came this time. And I don't know. We both never really acknowledged our feelings and made a real commitment, you know. So things just have gotten really complicated."

"I'll say." Donna scoffed. "They are supposed to be getting married. Does he even know that you two were anything at all?" When Hyde shook his head no, Donna continued. "You have to tell Eric. You have to let him know what has been going on. Whether they stay together or not." She paused letting him think about what she had just said. "Its either that or end it with her." Donna saw the look of pain shoot through Hyde's eyes. "You really love her, don't you?"

"Yeah. Which is why everything is so hard." Donna nodded her head in agreement before getting up.

"You don't have to worry about me blabbing to Eric right now, but if the two of you don't do something about this soon, I will let him know." Hyde exhaled deeply as she left, pulling out a cigarette and calling a waitress over to the table. "Jack and coke and a double shot of something, please."

"Add a vodka tonic to that." He almost jumped at Jackie's voice. He hadn't noticed her sit down. Jackie had seen him talking quietly with Donna in the corner. She had seen the conflict on his face and the pain crossing his features.

"She knows." The simple statement sent Jackie's hard beating. It almost seemed like it would pop out of her chest it was beating so hard and fast. Hyde saw her tension and tried to break it. "She won't tell him." The silence that filled the air around them was thick. It made everything different, knowing that someone else knew their secret. They just sat in silence for the moments that seemed like hours until he spoke again. "She won't tell him, but only if we do or if we….." He stopped. He couldn't bring himself to say the words, but she knew what he was going to say.

"Or if we end it." It wasn't a question, but a statement that came from Jackie's mouth. Donna wouldn't tell Eric about Hyde if they ended it. She saw him look at the table and knew that she was right. She was about to tell him that was stupid and they could do what they wanted, but as soon as she opened her mouth the waitress came back and put their drinks on the table, cutting her off. Jackie and Hyde both grabbed their drinks and finished them off without ever putting them down. Jackie looked around and spotted her fiancée laughing with Kelso and Fez. He looked so happy. She didn't want to be the one who broke his heart. She looked at Steven in front of her and saw he was looking at the same thing she was. She couldn't end it with him. She loved him with all of her soul. Even just the thought made her cringe. She had messed it all up, Steven was the one she was suppose to be with, not Eric. Her thoughts were interrupted by his voice.

"He is my oldest friend. His family took me in when I had nowhere to go. He put up with me chasing after Donna when they were together. He is like my brother, even now." Hyde's voice trailed off, his heart breaking as he gathered up the courage to say what he knew he had to say. It was what he knew he had to do since Jackie had told him about the engagement. It was the right thing to do. At least that's what he kept telling himself. He reached across the table to place his hand on Jackie's cheek.

"Don't." She said, trying to break his hand from her skin. She knew what he was going to do.

"I have to." Jackie looked up at him and saw one tear falling down his cheek. She could feel her own filling her eyes. It was over. She knew she couldn't convince him to stay. He thought he was doing the right thing, and maybe he was, but all she could feel now was her heart crumbling. "I'll always love you." With his final words he got up and left the table, leaving Jackie by herself.

"I love you forever." The words were no more than a whisper as they escaped Jackie's mouth, but she knew he was already too far away to hear them. She let a few tears trail down her face before wiping them away and regaining her composure. She felt empty as she made her way to Eric's side, giving him a faint kiss on the cheek.

The ride home was a silent one. Donna, Kelso and Fez all fell asleep in the backseat almost immediately, Eric leaned his head against the window and watched the scenery go by, thinking quietly. Jackie sat uncomfortably beside Hyde, both staring straight ahead, both too scared too move or glance even slightly in the others direction. It wasn't until when Hyde dropped Jackie and Eric off at the hotel that either of them looked at the other. He watched as she climbed out of the seat and turned to look at him. He saw the pain in her eyes as she looked at him and he turned quickly, afraid of her seeing the same look in his.

"It's over." He said to the awake Donna, who was the only one left in the car. She just smiled sadly at him and watched as the other two walked into the hotel.

"I know." She quietly stated and Hyde knew she wasn't talking about him and Jackie as he watched her watch Eric pull Jackie in for a simple kiss before they entered the hotel.

Jackie watched Eric pulling on his bed clothes, letting him chatter away at how much fun he had and how he felt like he was really home. Her mind wandered and she gave up on listening to him, pulled into her own thoughts about the curly haired man who just shattered her heart. She thought about the last time they were alone and how he worshipped her body. She remembered all the visits she had come for and how it was just the two of them and no one else in the world. She smiled briefly before her thought were interrupted.

"So what do you think Jackie? I mean I know its something big to think about, but I've always wanted to raise a family here and we already talked about having the wedding here. I want to be close to my parents as they get older. And it just feels so right to be here with everyone. I miss it here. So yeah, its something to think about." Eric wanted to move back to Point Place. Jackie hadn't even really given it much thought, but knew she wanted to. It would mean a step down in her career, but this was where her real family was and Eric wanted to be here. And she would be close to Steven, even if they weren't together, she could still be his friend and be close to him.

"Ok." Jackie said. Eric immediately rushed over to her and pulled her into a hug.

"You mean it?"

"Yeah, why not?" She was silenced by his lips on hers. She allowed Eric to deepen the kiss and for the first time since they had been in Point Place, she let him make love to her.

AN- please no getting mad...really it will get better...what kinda fic would it be without angst and drama to the highest power? next chapter will get better for all you j/hfans!