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"Excuse me." Hyde said unenthusiastically. He had just walked out of the bar for a little fresh air and happened to come across Eric and Donna kissing fiercely. They looked up at him guiltily. "Well this is interesting. Eric, I will be speaking to you later, but why don't you go inside and find the woman you are marrying tomorrow." Hyde let out a sneer as he said this and watched as Eric walked with his shoulders slumped back into the bar. "Well, well, well, Ms. Donna. Ms. holier than thou. Let me see, what can I say?" He looked at her with disgust. He didn't know what to think about what he had just seen. His mind hadn't even began to process it yet.
"Hyde, don't start…" Donna tried to get him to calm down so she could explain, but was cut off.
"Don't start, Donna? Don't start what? Telling you its wrong, the same thing you told me at this same damn bar not two months ago? Don't start telling you to end it or tell her? Don't start reminding you they are getting married tomorrow? Fuck it!" Hyde yelled in frustration.
"I know its wrong!" Donna yelled back. "I know I need to end it, but I can't seem to. I love him. It was me he was suppose to marry, not her. We were the ones who loved each other all of our lives. We were the ones who were always together. He hated her. She was the devil, remember?" Donna broke down in tears, but Hyde remained still, not being able to comfort her. They were going to hurt Jackie, he couldn't get past that fact at the moment.
"It's the night before their fucking wedding, Donna. When were you going to end it? Twenty years down the road when you realize he won't leave her? In two years when they have a kid? In forty years when he is dead? Tell me Donna, why now, when you knew I ended it with her even though it ripped my soul out? Why did you have to choose now ?" Hyde sighed, letting all his anger dissipate, leaving him feeling weak and useless.
"They love us, not each other, why do they refuse to stop this sham of a wedding?" Donna cried. Hyde finally reached his arms around her and let himself comfort her. He knew what she felt like, being that other person for Jackie like Donna was for Eric.
They stood there for a few more minutes before going back inside. They saw Jackie and Eric at other sides of the bar, it was obvious they had not spoken to one another. Hyde started to walk towards Eric, wanting to confront him about hurting Jackie, but out of the corner of his eye he saw Jackie motioning him to come to her.
"Will you take me home?" She pleaded with him. Jackie was staying at a hotel that night, so that Eric wouldn't see her until she walked down the aisle. She looked miserable, like the emotions of the last few months had finally taken their toll on her. Hyde nodded his head and they went over to Eric to tell him they were leaving. Jackie gave Eric a small kiss and they left, riding in silence back to Point Place.
As Jackie and Hyde entered the hotel room, she turned to speak to him for the first time. "Stay with me." Jackie almost begged him.
"I'm not sure that's such a good idea, Jacks." Hyde told her, but the sadness in her eyes made him choose otherwise.
"I just want to sleep." Jackie assured him, so he undid the bed and led her to it. He climbed in beside her and took her into his arms, softly stroking her hair. They stayed like this for a few minutes before either one spoke.
"Call it off." Hyde evenly said. Silently praying that she would listen. He knew that she didn't know about Eric and Donna, but he knew that she was unhappy.
"I was going to today, but I was too scared." Jackie replied. "I found lipstick on his collar last night. I know that he has been seeing someone for the last few weeks, I'd have to be a fool not to notice the change in his behavior." Hyde stiffened at her words. If she knew, then why was she still going through with it? He felt Jackie's silent tears running into his chest.
"Shhh. It's going to be ok. I know that this is hard. I'll help you." Hyde comforted her, placing small kisses on her head, over and over again. She turned and kissed him on the mouth, running her fingers along his shoulders. He returned her kiss, deepening it and rolling her over so that he was on top of her. They continued to explore each others mouths for what seemed like hours, not doing anything more than just simply being with each other. They were still letting their tongues do the talking when there was a knock at the door. Jackie jumped up slightly.
"Who in the hell could that be?" She quietly asked. Hyde just shrugged. They heard a voice calling from the other side.
"Jackie, its me. Let me in." Eric pleaded. Hen suddenly they heard the door being opened. "I forgot I had a key." He said into the darkness of the room, while flipping on the light.
Jackie's heart stopped beating when Eric saw her in bed with Hyde. Hyde wished he could just vanish into thin air. And Eric just stood there with his mouth open.
"What the hell, Jackie?" Eric shrieked.
"I asked him to stay with me because I was nervous." Jackie stammered, not exactly lying, but not really telling the whole truth. "What are you doing here?"
"I need to talk to you." Eric grabbed Jackie's hand and led her out to the balcony. Hyde just watched as the door closed, not knowing what to expect.
"God, this has been a dramatic night!" Hyde said to the empty room before grabbing Jackie's cigarettes and heading for the door to the balcony. He opened the door just in time to hear Eric say something that made his heart beat wildly.
"I don't think we should get married tomorrow."
Hyde stood in the doorway for a second before walking out. "Sorry. I don't mean to interrupt, but Jackie, I thought you might could use these." He handed her the cigarettes, after he took on out and lit it. Eric seemed to be glaring at him. "I'll just go inside." Hyde said, walking towards the door.
"No, stay." Jackie told him. Hyde obeyed and sat in one of the chairs that was out there. "Now Eric, why do you think that?"
Eric turned away from where he had been staring at Hyde and looked back at Jackie. "We aren't happy anymore, Jackie. I feel like I don't even know you now. Getting married isn't going to fix that." Hyde made a sneering noise from his place behind the two, but quickly stopped when Eric gave him a death look.
"I know. This isn't right. I agree that we shouldn't get married tomorrow." Jackie sighed and looked down. "Tell me truthfully, Eric, have you been seeing someone else."
"Jackie, please." Eric begged, not wanting to hurt her by answering.
"That's all the answer I need, Eric. Now I need to be truthful." Jackie paused, looking over at Hyde and then back at Eric. " I love someone else." Eric face showed the hurt she had just caused him. "I do love you, Eric. Please believe me, but its not the same kind of love that Steven and I share." Hyde head jerked up when she said his name, just in time to come in contact with Eric's fist.
"I deserved that." Hyde said as he grabbed his cheek.
"So there was something else going on in there." Eric accused them.
"Yes, but we weren't sleeping together. We ended that two months ago." Jackie rushed into telling Eric the story of her and Hyde's relationship, hoping to show him that she didn't set out to hurt him.
"Well that's just peachy." Eric said bitterly after Jackie was done explaining the relationship. "So you have been lying to me for over a year. You are a slut."
"Hey watch it, buddy. Didn't I just see you kissing Donna?" Hyde jumped in, but closed his eyes when he realized what he had just let out.
"Donna!" Jackie screeched. "I knew she was jealous of us. I should have seen it coming. How could you?"
"Whatever. Don't turn this on me."
"Is that the reason you wanted to stop the wedding, so you could be with her?" Jackie asked quietly, all the anger gone out of her voice.
"No. Yeah. I don't know." Eric said twitchily, the anger he held now also gone. "Things with us just weren't right. I think we both rushed into this and then couldn't get out. I love you Jackie, but I think maybe we were better off not being together." Jackie shook her head in agreement. "I'm sorry. I never meant to hurt you.'" Eric said as he pulled her into his arms.
"I'm sorry too. This was such a big mess." Jackie breathed heavily into his chest. "We can always be friends, right?" She asked hopefully.
"Of course." They stood in each others arms for a little while longer, before Eric pulled away. "I need to go, we have a lot to take care of tomorrow" Jackie kissed him on the cheek and watched him enter the hotel room and heard the front door close before letting the tears fall. Hyde quietly picked her up and carried her inside. He laid her on the bed and they both fell asleep, exhausted form the night's events and unsure of what the next day would bring.
AN- Don't think that just becasue the wedding is finally off that all will be well for the two couples, I am a soap opera queen and I have some more drama planned for them!