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A/N so yesterday when I posted the last chapter I felt done with the whole story, I knew I could add a wedding epilogue and a 'where they ended up' part if people wanted it, but other than that I was done, and then wouldn't you know it? This part came together in my head, so here we go.

Also, I don't usually do this but, this is dedicated to .case,

For someone viewing his life from the outside, Hyde getting married at 18 would probably seem like the craziest thing happening in his life, that person would not know the true crazy of Mrs. Forman and Jackie wedding planning!

From the kitchen to the den, and a few areas on the second story it was wedding stuff as far as the eye could see, Red hadn't left the garage in days, Hyde was currently hiding in his room and last, he'd seen, Forman was caught up helping make wedding favors – which seemed to involve tying candy up in tiny pieces of white netting? He didn't pretend to understand and he didn't want to frankly.

But overall, Hyde was calm. He was sitting in his chair holding a book he'd intended to read but had only been staring at for almost an hour while he thought about marrying Jackie.

It occurred to him he should be scared or nervous? Possibly thinking of a way to run far, far away? But all had actually done so far was shine his boots and settle down with a book. He wasn't scared to get married, and that confused the hell out of him.

Yes, he could admit he had fallen in love with Jackie, he loved the tiny whirlwind more than he thought was possible, but he should still feel weird about getting married, shouldn't he? they'd only been together a year, they were still in high school, the circumstances under which he had decided on marriage were out of the ordinary to say the least, he should be sweating bullets and looking for an exit! But all he was really thinking of was how to tell Jackie and everyone else that even though they were very young, he could and would take care of her?

He was writing crappy variations of 'I swear I won't bail' in the margins of his battered copy of 1984, when there was a knock on the door, as he called out that it was open he held out hope that it was Jackie, but for one thing – she didn't knock, and for another, with the wedding almost there he'd been expecting his friends to start dropping in to question his motives, sanity, and a few other things.

"doors open" he called out, he could hear how unenthusiastic he sounded and wondered if whoever it was could as well?

The door creaked open and Forman walked in, Hyde was in no way surprised to see his oldest friend there, he'd been expecting it for a while.

"what's up Forman?" he asked casually

"you're marrying Jackie this week, did you really think we weren't going to talk about this?" Forman asked as he sat on the edge of hides cot and gave him a serious look

"I hoped" Hyde replied with a grin

"man, come on! What are you thinking?! This is totally insane and you know it" Forman said agitatedly

"she's my chick, so watch your mouth Forman. Look man, I get it, your pissed that your folks are on board with us getting hitched but not you and big red, and admittedly on paper you two make more sense than us, but that's just surfacy crap" Hyde explained calmly

"we don't just make more sense on paper Hyde, we've been together for most of our lives and were going to be together for the rest of our lives too, you and Jackie have only been together a year and let's be honest here, you two didn't exactly get together for the normal reasons" Forman said defensively, Hyde knew from his tone that he needed to approach this delicately, but that sounded like effort and he wasn't in the mood to beat around the bush.

"Forman man, you're like my brother so I take no joy in what I'm about to say" Hyde told him sternly, and took his glasses off to make actual eye contact with his friend.

"do you remember that first really big fight you and donna had? The one where she wanted to be a career oriented, non-baby making adult? And she called you a sexist pig for wanting to have kids with her?" Hyde asked seriously

"yeah, but that was a long time ago Hyde" Forman brushed off the point Hyde was getting at

"no Forman, that first fight was a long time ago, but that wasn't the end of it, it's the same reason you guys split up for so long, you wanted an old-fashioned commitment, the same thing your parents had – and there's nothing wrong with that, but you both keep glossing over the fact that that is not what donna wants" Hyde said more forcefully than he intended.

"it's different now" Forman defended weakly

"I've been telling you since the second grade that you can't lie worth crap, especially to me. You need to listen to me Forman, I'm not saying this because I want to make you feel bad – I steel your GI joes for that – I'm saying this because you're my friend, all that shit that made you guys miserable and break up is still there, ignoring it didn't make it go away. She's still going to put herself and her dreams first, and that's fine if you're single, but the reason no one is taking your engagement seriously is because it comes across like you guys just want to play house, you can't use a bathroom with her anywhere near for Christ sake man!" Hyde pointed out exasperatedly

"fuck" Forman murmured as what Hyde said sunk in.

"I'm sorry man, I know you love her but do you really think you guys can get married and it'll fix all the shit you've been ignoring?" Hyde asked more kindly, he didn't want to see his adopted brother go down a road that would inevitably make him unhappy, because he and donna couldn't be honest with each other.

"ok yeah, I now see that donna and I have a lot to talk about, but my point is still – why are you and Jackie getting married? She could have just lived with donna for a few months until she turned 18 and then you two could have moved in together, there were options besides being legally bound together" Forman said still looking concerned which made Hyde listen to him instead of punching him.

"why did you ask donna to marry you?" Hyde asked pointedly

"because I love her and I wanted to make a life with her, although admittedly that plan is on hiatus until donna and I have a rather serious discussion, but the point remains" Forman told him seriously

"I asked Jackie out on a whim, she was hurting and lonely and vulnerable to Kelso's bullshit, I wanted to help her avoid him until she was back on her feet, and then I realized she could keep me from turning into the dirt bag people said I was. It was a great plan, we got along well enough when no one was around we could date without issue" he recounted thoughtfully

"you can't marry someone on a whim Hyde" Forman pointed out with his usual animated gestures.

"it's not a whim Forman, she's already a part of me, the weddings just letting her have a party" he admitted with considerable difficulty, telling people the inner workings of his mind was not something Hyde enjoyed.

Forman stared at his best friend for a long time with an inscrutable expression, Hyde knew there were probably a thousand things Forman wanted to say, but there weren't many that would allow him to leave Hyde's room bruise free.

"can I stand next to you during the ceremony?" Forman asked after a long silence

This managed to shock Hyde, the ceremony was going to be a small quick thing, but he had to admit Forman standing up there with him was appealing, there was just one problem.

"thanks Forman, that would mean a lot to me but…there's no one to stand with Jackie and I can't do that to her" he explained with a hint of sadness.

Forman frowned "what about donna?" he asked reasonably, he operated under the impression that donna was Jackie's best friend.

"donna hasn't been too cool to Jackie lately man" Hyde pointed out

"what? That's not true, their like best friends" Forman denied

"Forman, you had to point out to donna that Jackie was her best friend like – three days ago! And her response was 'oh crap', that's not really what Jackie's probably looking for in a bridesmaid" Hyde explained realistically

"fair point" Forman admitted with a nod, "if I can think of someone to stand with Jackie, can I be your best man?" he asked hopefully

"sure, thing man" Hyde agreed with a small smile, he didn't think there was much hope of him finding someone Jackie was cool with, but it was nice he was trying. Hyde would never admit it, but, he was touched that Forman cared enough to try.

Once Forman left he settled down with his book again, and continued to not see a single word, it occurred to him that he didn't want to sit alone and read, there was something he wanted to do – somewhere he wanted to be.

In a rush, he dropped the poor book and rushed out of his room, intent on finding a specific someone, unfortunately he ran straight into Kelso.

"well, well, well, if it isn't Hyde!" Kelso cried angrily

"I'm not in the mood man, you got a problem? Keep it to yourself" Hyde warned, he wasn't kidding that his patience for whatever Kelso wanted to bitch about – didn't exist.

"I don't think so Hyde, you're going to marry Jackie when you know she's my girl" Kelso said stupidly confident that he spoke the truth.

"I'm giving you one chance to shut the fuck up before I kick your ass man" Hyde warned again, anger building in his chest.

"and I'm giving you one chance to back off before I kick YOUR ass Hyde!" kelso yelled, still incapable of using his 'indoor' voice.

"you know what? No! you dated her for a few months and cheated on her, it was your own fault but you haven't stopped bitching since day one of us being together, one last chance – walk away" Hyde growled,

"or what?" Kelso laughed confident that Hyde wouldn't really hurt him, he was wrong.

He shoved Hyde tauntingly twice, on the third shove kelso found himself on the ground with Hyde on top of him, raining down furious punches anywhere he could land them, it took Kelso a few moments to process he'd gone too far, but when he did he made an effort to fight back.

They were scuffling, rolling around on the floor yelling insults at each other when a loud voice screamed for them to stop, the commanding tone used wasn't one they could ignore.

When they stopped fighting and pulled away from each other and got to their feet, Jackie was standing at the foot of the stairs, arms crossed and looking none to impressed with either of them.

"what the hell do you think you're doing?" she asked dangerously quiet.

"uh...he said…and then I …" Hyde couldn't actually find the words to explain to his angry little bride why he'd been trying to beat kelso to a pulp?

"all I did was explain that you're my girl and Hyde needed to back off and he went crazy and totally over reacted and tried to kill me" Kelso claimed loudly

"you're girl? How the hell am I your girl Kelso?" Jackie asked looking confused

"simple, I had you first and Hyde claim jumped" kelso explained as if it were a scientific equation she didn't understand in its complexity.

"had me first?" Jackie repeated looking perplexed but not angry, more like she was trying to figure out what he was saying? Then realization dawned on her face. "oh right! We dated for a little while didn't we? Oh, my god, how funny!" she laughed

"how's that funny?" Kelso asked missing her point entirely

"because – how could you ever keep thinking that us dating for a few months over a year ago, still mattered at all? I dated Brian sobcheck in second grade longer than we were together and you don't see him here acting like a jackass, do you?" she said with scathing contempt

"I'm not your girl kelso, I never was and never will be, now get the hell out of here and knock this bonehead shit off before I tell Red what you've been doing, are – we – clear?" she asked dangerously, frankly even Hyde was a little frightened of her in that moment.

"but Jackie – "Kelso whined still not getting the hint.

"zip it moron! I'm getting married in three days – to Steven, not you, never you, thank god not you! Now get the hell out of here and I mean it!" she shrieked

Kelso finally sensed the impending danger and bolted out of the basement, leaving Hyde and Jackie alone staring at each other.

"fighting Steven?" Jackie asked with a sigh

"he had it coming" Hyde defended

"he always has it coming! He's a sleazebag in his sleep let alone when he's awake! What could he have possible done to make you mad enough to risk a black eye three days before we have to have our picture taken?! Is it shallow that I don't want wedding pictures with you looking like half a racoon?!" she cried throwing her hands in the air.

"shit! No that's not shallow doll, and I'm sorry I let him get to me, he just kept pushing me – literally, and I snapped" Hyde admitted

"well, this once time I'm going to let it slide because your face didn't get hit, and he was asking for it, but just know that in the future – I'm not ok with fighting" Jackie told him seriously

"noted, did you really forget you two went out before us?" he asked curiously

Jackie rolled her eyes "how could I forget how I found you Steven? No, I didn't forget, I just thought it would illustrate perfectly how little he means to me" she admitted

"nice" Hyde smirked approvingly

"whatever" she drawled in perfect imitation of his own Zen.

Jackie took him by the hand and led him back to his room, and when she shut the door pointed for him to sit down in his recently vacated chair. He was expecting her to yell at him for being stupid and immature when they both needed to work hard at growing up, seeing as they were going to be married living on their own soon.

"look doll, I am sorry and I won't lose my temper like that again" he cut her off hoping to earn some points before she got going.

"huh?" she asked looking startled "oh, I'm past that now Steven," she assured him, barely interested in the fight she'd just broken up.

"then what's up?" he asked concerned, mostly that she was ok, all the wedding crap her and Kitty were doing looked daunting to him.

"do you really want to marry me, or do you just feel bad for me because my parents abandoned me?" she asked in a small voice, he could see it had taken all her courage to ask him this and he had once chance and one chance only to make sure she knew the truth.

He pulled her unresistingly onto his lap and pushed a lock of hair behind her ear, and gave her a look only she ever got.

"I'm not going to pretend that getting married while were in high school seems like the best plan I've ever had doll, but it's the only plan. It's going to be hard, and a lot of the time things are going to suck, but you and I are going to carve out a little piece of the world that just for us and maybe were starting early? But the way I look at it, the time frame doesn't matter, because any road we took was always going to lead to being together, think about it doll – even taking into account the rough start we had, have you ever doubted that were in this together?" he asked with uncharacteristic vulnerability, her answer could very well end him.

"Steven, I agreed to go out with you out of nowhere, did it ever occur to you that I did that because somehow being with you just felt, right?" she asked smiling tenderly at him

"that's my point Jackie, even if it seems crazy, being married isn't much different than we are now, all it does is ensure that no one can take you where you don't want to go, if you aren't sure about taking a step this big I swear ill figure out another option" he told her truthfully

"what if I want to marry you?" she asked shyly

"that would be good" he nodded thoughtfully "because I kind of want to marry you too" he admitted with a soft smile

"it's scary is all, what if it's too hard and we fall apart?" she asked in a small worried voice

"look, don't spread this around ok? But, I'm capable of working hard and making sure everything's going to be ok, there's never been a reason for me to bother but, I want to do it for you" he told her with a non chalant shrug to hide how deeply he meant what he said, he'd do anything for her.

"really?" she asked with wide amazed eyes

"really, I'm going to take care of you until you don't need me to, and then were going to be a team, I can't really think of a single thing that we can't handle together" he assured her comfortingly

"you know, you're really sweet when no one's looking" Jackie told him with a smile

"imagine when we live on our own" he grinned teasingly

"I'm afraid of that part too" Jackie admitted

"which part? Living on our own, or what married people do when they're alone?" he asked nervously, he wouldn't bug her to do anything she didn't want to, but he would be lying if he said he wasn't looking forward to the perks of marriage.

"remembering to pay bills and stuff, being responsible and all that" Jackie told him looking a little embarrassed at what worried her, then she gave him a look "wait, are you worried that I'm afraid of sex?" she asked with the first real smile since they'd been talking.

"uh….no?" he lied poorly

"I've had sex with you before Steven, remember?" she pointed out with a smirk

"I have a vague recollection of that, but it was a long time ago" he teased with his own smirk

"was I that bad you can't even remember it?" she pouted, with huge eyes

"what?! No! no! no! I remember it, I remember it perfectly" he assured her adamantly

"good, hold onto that memory until Saturday night" she told him smugly

"you are an evil, evil woman" he told her flatly "and I like it"

"of course, you do" Jackie agreed

"but if you want to wait, it's cool" he added kindly

"really? You'd wait even after were married?" she was surprised by that to say the least

"I'd wait forever for you doll, if all I was after was getting laid id have made much different choices, I do want you – how could I not? You're beautiful, but that's not why I love you" he said reasonably

"you really do love me?" she asked looking for reassurance he was sure.

"yes Jackie, I really do love you and I have a feeling I always will, so please stop worrying and marry me on Saturday, please?" he said and sweetly as he knew how.

"I think I can do that" Jackie agreed and leaned down to kiss him

"I have confidence in you" he teased

A/N so here's another chapter when I thought I was done, I feel bad for thinking there was nothing left, let me know what you thought of it, because I've decided I like including more mushy conversations between Hyde and Jackie, but I don't know if that's something you all want to read? So, yay nay? Suggestions? Speak now or forever hold your piece (literally couldn't resist)