Essentially Hyde had spent the last week firing people. At last count he had fired the band, cause they sucked, the caterer cause Hyde didn't like the guy, some guy who went around the condo with swatches, cause he liked Jackie, and a couple of morons who turned up early one morning trying to knock down a retaining wall to make more room for the party.

He had gone all out for Eric's bachelor party, probably a little too far, but he needed a night away from wedding details, and he really should try to make peace with his little buddy. Fez wasn't as angry as he expected him to be, but Fez probably thought he had finally joined the dumped by Jackie gang. Hyde had conveniently forgotten to mention to any of his friends that he was seeing her, much less mentioned that she was living with him. They'd probably give him a lot of crap for it. Whatever, tomorrow was a really long day, and hanging out was just about the only thing he could muster the energy for.

Jackie woke him up in the morning, normally being woken up so early would have pissed him off, but the method she used was probably the only one he was cool with. She didn't finish though, just like Jackie. She probably wanted something, he groaned.

Jackie "I'll finish tonight, you have to start getting ready, I have a lot of things left to do, and then I have to go over to Donna's and start helping her.

Without looking Hyde arm grabbed her on her shoulder and he brought her down into bed with him and held her in place.

Jackie "Steven, I can't the caterer, and Donna…"

Hyde moved the pillow out of his face, "Stay a while?"

Jackie stayed.

An hour later, Jackie "I think I fell asleep, thanks to you I don't have time to get everything organized and met Donna."

Hyde "So, don't go, make something up, or tell her I fired the caterer. But let me sleep some more."

Jackie "Ok, I'll see, but promise me you'll get up soon."

Hyde grumbled.

Another hour later. Hyde walked into the kitchen.

Jackie "Very nice."

Hyde "Hey, I'm half ready to go."

Jackie "Don't let it wrinkle."

Hyde rolled his eyes.

Jackie "So how does the food look?"

Hyde "Eh."

Jackie "I know, but it's the best I could get under the circumstances. What is that noise?"

A pot was rattling, Jackie walked towards it.

Hyde "Jackie I'll get…" Jackie picked it up barehanded, it was hot and she dropped it. It spilled, all over her right leg.

She felt like she had to close her eyes, she couldn't look. When she opened them again, she was on the floor, the back of her head hurt a little, Hyde was near her sprinkling water on her leg

Jackie "Steven?"

Hyde "Hey, you fainted before I could catch you. Does your leg still hurt? (Jackie nodded.) Ok. Listen, I'm going to take you to a doctor, just to take a look, it shouldn't be more than second-degree, but it's a little big, so..."

Jackie nods.

Hyde "Ok, you think you can walk? Cause I'm not sure if I can pick you up without touching the burns."

Jackie nodded again as Hyde helped her to her feet.

Jackie "Steven, I can't."

Hyde "Ok I can pick just one leg, ah, screw it, I'm calling the paramedics. I don't want these blisters to burst."

Half hour later, Hyde and the new caterer were carrying Jackie out of the apartment, Hyde was holding onto her legs and had them spread wide apart.

Hyde's car turned around the corner "Alright man, I'm going to put down her legs, you keep holding onto her. Carl man get out here and help me get her in the car."

Carl "Hey boss, what'd you do to her?"

Hyde ignored the connotation "Burned herself."

Carl "She's not dead is she?"

Hyde gave him a menacing look "She keeps floating in and out of consciousness."

Carl "Do you want me to give her something for the pain?"

Hyde "You better be talking about aspirin."

Carl "Yeah, sure. Whatever boss man."

Hyde "Just get us to the hospitable."

Carl "Yeah sure boss."

They get in the car and wait till traffic clears to be able to get into a lane.

Hyde "You know what man, you get on this side, I'll drive."

At the hospitable

Hyde "Alright man you go park, Then come in I may need you soon."

Jackie wakes up again. "Steven, Steven, call the church, tell them we'll be late."

Hyde "Yeah, yeah, you go back to sleep."

Jackie "Call them."

Hyde "I'll call. (he shouts at a guy in a white coat) Hey doc, come here."

Nurse "Actually I'm a nurse, but how may I help you?"

Hyde points "My Girlfriend."

Nurse "Holy cow, that's the little bitty one off the morning news. How did this happen?"

Hype "A pot was boiling over, spilled it all over herself."

Nurse "Do you know what was in it?"

Hyde "Broth I think."

Nurse "Ok, I'll get her into a room, have you filled out forms yet?"

Hyde "No."

Nurse "Called the family?"

Hyde "No."

Nurse "Well go do your thing. I'll take care of her."

Hyde "I better follow you to make sure I know where you are."

Nurse "Don't worry about that, just follow the gossip trail. Now go, take care of your end."

Hyde looked the guy questioningly for a couple of seconds, and almost started to follow, then he turned around to go fill out paperwork, he'd only have half the answers for.

Nurse "Silvia, be a dear and call social services for me, the fellow that brought in my tiniest princess looked a little too rough around the edges for his story."