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Scene Eleven:
Foreman Living Room
FIVE DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS….LAURIE HAS JUST CAME HOME AS A NUN
Eric:Well Laurie, it's nice to see that you can wear a costume somewhere other than a Halloween party
KELSO, FEZ & JACKIE ALL COME THROUGH DEN TO THE LIVING ROOM
Kelso:(looks at Laurie) See how this is supposed to work Jackie. You get drunk at Halloween & come home for Christmas still dressed as a nun, not a pregnant nun
KITTY GRABS LAURIE BY THE ELBOW & PULLS HER ASIDE
Kitty:You're not pregnant Laurie are you?
Laurie:Mother!
HYDE ENTERS THE LIVING ROOM FROM THE KITCHEN. JACKIE LEAVES AND RUNS PAST HYDE & DONNA, WHO'S COMING OVER WITH PRESENTS FOR UNDER THE TREE.
Hyde:What'd I miss here?
Fez:Well, we all know somebody missed something.
Red:I'm leaving before somebody explains something I don't want to hear.
RED LEAVES THE LIVING ROOM & HEADS FOR THE KITCHEN/GARAGE
Donna:Mrs. Foreman, Fez got Jackie pregnant on Halloween.
Fez:For the last time, It is not my baby! Eiyye.
Donna:Well, whose baby is it supposed to be, we aren't doing another Christmas play with Jackie playing the virgin mother.
Kitty:Ok, everyone relax. (gently grabs Fez by the arm & pulls her towards him) Fez, honey, now are you SURE that it is not your baby?
Fez:Yes Miss Kitty. (whispers in her ear)
Kitty:(uncomfortable) Ok then. He's not the father. (Angrily looks at everyone) Now who knows who knocked up Jackie. (frustrated) I need a drink. (heads towards the bar)
Eric:Wait Mom, you believe him?
Kitty:Yes Eric. A person's sexual choices are ones personal business and I'm not going to pressure anyone into revealing anything they're not comfortable with.
Kelso:Dude, what she is talking about.
Hyde:You dummy, Fez is GAY
Eric:Fez is Gay!
Donna:Fez is Gay?
Laurie:I knew he was Gay.
Fez:In my country, we just say homosexual.
Hyde:Fez, if you're Gay, they why were you still dating Jackie?
Fez:She was my beard. I never did it with her.
Everyone:YOU NEVER HAD SEX WITH HER!
Fez:I couldn't. She's like my sister
Kelso:This is the longest burn in the history of time
Eric:This isn't a burn Kelso. We're Fez's friends. And we will support his creepy, choice to embark on the love that dare not speak its name.
Kitty:Eric…
Eric:kidding
Fez:Good, then I will bring Fenton to Christmas Dinner.
Eric:Well…can't wait to see what Red comes up with for this one
Scene Twelve:
Fez & Jackie's apartment
Living room
Shortly after Laurie's return & Fez' outing.
Donna:Why didn't you tell me
Jackie:(smiles) It's like we always knew. But once Fez & I decided not to be a couple, we just couldn't bring ourselves to tell everyone, it was too much. He wasn't ready & it was too humiliating to be dumped again. It was right after St. Patrick's Day. And it was easy for him, because Fenton lives just downstairs. They're good for each other. But man, stay out of here in the morning. Not enough mirror space.
Donna:What are you going to do.
Jackie:I don't know.
JACKIE PUTS HER HEAD ON DONNA'S SHOULDER
Scene Thirteen
Later that evening
Point Place woods; site from Jackie Bags Hyde
Hyde drives up in the El Camino and is surprised to find Jackie already there.
Hyde:Hey
Jackie:Hey yourself
Hyde:How'd you get here?
Jackie:I hitched. I learned a thing or two when I was with you.
Hyde:Umm…yeah. You know, everyone's been looking for you.
Jackie:I figured. I just wanted to be alone & think.
Hyde:In the cold? (pauses & takes off his coat & puts it around her shoulders) How are you?
Jackie:Ok. All things considered. Pregnant & alone isn't so bad.
Hyde:(firmly) Yes it is.
Jackie:Arguing with a pregnant woman, Good idea Steven.
Hyde:I'm not arguing, I'm just saying you…you need to take care of yourself…and anyone else that comes along. (He's trying to get the zen back, but it's not working)
Jackie:I won't tell anyone you're such a softie.
Hyde:(takes off the sunglasses to look right at Jackie) Jackie…….
Jackie:Yeah Steven
Hyde:It's my baby, isn't it…
Jackie:(Laughs) No. We only did it that one time….I mean…night.
Hyde:yeah, Halloween night. Donna told Forman that you did it with a drunk guy on Halloween night and he's the father of your baby. I recall Halloween, I definitely recall being a guy and judging by my hangover when I woke up in bed with you, I would say there was booze of some sort involved.
Jackie:Yeah, there was booze. LOTS of booze.
Hyde:Jackie…answer my question.
Jackie:Steven…..No, I can't...
Hyde:Jackie….you know how I feel about this kind of thing. With how I grew up…being alone….dealing with Edna, Bud,….not knowing about….my god, woman….how'd you think I messed us up that much…I'm a smart guy, but they don't have books on how to make an unloved orphan boy….
Jackie:(smiles) Maybe you should write one….call it, "How to screw up your kid without really trying" I'll write the sequel…"Money can't buy you happiness or parenting skills"
Hyde:Yeah, we sure know what we're talking about in the parenting department. Or lack thereof
Jackie:or lack thereof….
Hyde:Jackie…..
Jackie:(crying) It wasn't supposed to be like this Steven….first there would be our wedding, then the honeymoon in Hawaii, then getting a little house, and THEN the baby….
Hyde:then it is…
Jackie:(sobbing) yes, Steven. It's your baby. But I don't want anything from you that you aren't ready to give. It's not fair to me, to you, or the baby.
Hyde:(brushing a tear from her cheek) No. It wouldn't be.
Jackie:And it wasn't just you that screwed us up. I helped. A lot.
Hyde:Just like you to want your fair share of the credit.
Jackie:(rolls her eyes) You're impossible. (pauses) I'm keeping the baby. She'll be the first person that completely belongs to me.
Hyde:and to me.
Jackie:Steven, what are you saying?
Hyde:just that….whatever….
Jackie:Whatever….My second favorite phrase behind 'I don't know.' (pauses) I'm sorry about that. Never mind. I won't tell who the father is. You won't have to do a thing, or lift a finger. You've done enough.
JACKIE TURNS TO LEAVE
Hyde:Dammit Jackie, you're not leaving without hearing my answer this time