Eric and Jackie asked the Formans not to let anyone know they were back just yet. They wanted to get used to being home before announcing their return. They knew it wouldn't be long until it was known they were back but just a day or two would be great. Jackie looked at the mail the Formans had kept for her. She flipped through the mail. Most of it was junk but one caught her eye. It was a letter from her father's lawyer. She opened it and suddenly said "Holy Crap!"

Eric heard Jackie yell and was up the stairs before Red was out of his chair. Jackie soon found Eric sprinting through the door. Jackie was caught up in a hug and was asked "What happened?"

"I was going through all the mail that collected for me. I found this letter from my father's lawyer and I have a trust fund that I can now claim since I am 20. Eric it's a lot of money. We can buy a house and I can open my salon and still have some left over."

"Wow that is good right?"

"Yeah! Now we don't have to worry since I have to go to school to get certified for the salon. I want to go to the lawyer's office tomorrow. I have to watch out for my mother because she'll be coming for money I know."

"I can help with that. We can get you a restraining order against her and serve her when she shows up." Red stated from the doorway having made it up the stairs.

"Thanks Mr. Forman!" Jackie said

"Jackie you might as well start calling me Dad! It won't be too much longer until its official anyway."

Jackie gave Red a big hug and said "you've always been like a dad to me. Hell better than my own!"

"Ok stop with the mushy crap. You can do that with Kitty."

The next day Eric took Jackie first to Red's lawyer to see about the restraining order. Jackie just wanted to be left alone by her mother. The started the paperwork and got a judge to sign the order. Jackie hadn't seen her mother since she was 17 and the judge was shocked she had been abandoned by her mother.

With the restraining order in hand and two police officers with them they went to her father's lawyer's office. The paperwork was simple to file out but the lawyer stepped out for a minute while Jackie was filing it out. She put Eric down as the beneficiary, without him knowing, should anything happen to her.

Jackie was not surprised to see her mother coming up to her outside the office. Pam Burkhart saw her daughter leaving the office and grabbed her arm. "Honey I am so glad you are home. I missed you! We have to catch up."

Jackie pulled away from her mother and Eric got between them. "Mrs. Burkhart, Jackie wants nothing to do with you. We know why you are here. This is a restraining order she took out against you. You must stay at least 300 yards away from her."

Pam was mad as hell now who was this little shit. "Yeah right you little shit. That is my daughter and you mean nothing to a Burkhart girl."

Eric motioned for the police officers and then said "That is where you are wrong Mrs. Burkhart!"

The office escorted Pam away while she was yelling for Jackie. Eric had said more than Jackie could have ever wished for but didn't tell her mother anything. Her heart swelled with even more love for this man. Jackie never asked Eric to do things like she had with her prior boyfriends, he just did them and never complained. Jackie hugged Eric and was thankful for having him in her life.