"Steven, slow down will you?" Jackie ran to try and keep up with him.
Hyde stopped walking and waited for her. "I'm sorry; I just need to get some air. She drives me crazy…"
Jackie reached him and they walked to his rental car. "I don't mean to pry but if she drives you so crazy then why are you still with her?" Jackie questioned as she stepped into the car. Hyde got in and pulled the car out of the parking lot. "It's complicated." He said with a sigh. Jackie turned to him and cocked an eyebrow. "Steven, I'm not an idiot and I doubt it's all that complicated. I bet it's more like you just don't want to deal with it. Whenever something was too 'complicated' for you you just pushed it aside. I didn't think you would be able to accomplish that with a wife but it looks like you've proven me wrong."
"It's not like that Jackie. I did something completely stupid; I gave her ten percent of the shares to the company. If I divorce her then Zen Music is vulnerable. I don't want to see that happen."
"So wait, this is about money? Who are you? Do I know you? The Steven Hyde I knew could care less about money." Jackie exclaimed.
"No! This is not about money. This is about me working my ass off for five years and actually building something successful. I'm not going to let that bitch destroy it."
Jackie turned back in her seat and looked out the window at the passing scenery. She didn't want to even think about what Diana had done to weasel that out of him. No wonder he wouldn't leave her. Diana wielded way too much power over him. If she got pissed off enough she could sell her shares to a company like Virgin records. Ten percent didn't seem like a lot but owning ten percent of a competitors company was a huge thing. They would have powerful voting rights and if they could get enough shareholders on their side they could push Steven out of his own company. Jackie sighed. This was a whole new set of complications that she hadn't considered.
"What are you thinking about?" Hyde asked.
Jackie straightened in her seat. "Nothing important." She replied as Hyde pulled into the Foreman's driveway. She got out and waited for Steven. "So, now that were here how are we going to get in?"
Hyde grinned. "It's been a while but I bet my lock picking skills aren't that rusty."
"That's the Steven I know." Jackie laughed and followed Hyde to the front door. He leaned down and grabbed a credit card out of his wallet. A few minutes later he opened the door, bent down and swept the air with his hand. "After you m'lady." His eyes twinkled with amusement.
Jackie turned to him with amazement. "Steven, I can't believe you still remember that!" She laughed.
Hyde looked her up and down his eyes smoldering as he remembered that day in the basement. "There are a lot of things I remember Jackie." He thickly replied.
Jackie shivered with desire at the tone of his voice. No, she told herself. We can't do this now. We have to find Kitty and Red. "Steven... we…"
"Yea, let's go look around and see if we can find out anything." Hyde closed the door and walked into the kitchen leaving Jackie staring after him. She turned around and started looking around the living room for clues. She searched for a few minutes and came up empty handed. Kitty had always kept a very clean house with nothing out of place. Jackie walked into the kitchen and saw Hyde rifling through drawers.
"Find anything?" She asked walking over to him.
Hyde slammed the drawer shut. "Nope, nothing in here."
Jackie walked over to the fridge. "What about this?" She pointed to a note that said Aunt Paula and had a phone number scrawled on it. Hyde walked over. "Damn, I didn't even see that. It's worth a shot." He grabbed the paper, walked over to the phone and dialed the number. Jackie leaned against the counter and listened to his side of the conversation.
"Hello? This is Steven Hyde are Kitty or Red there by any chance? Oh, they are? Great, can I talk to them?" He paused a few moments and started pacing around the room. "Mrs. Foreman? Yes, it's Steven. I'm fine…. I… no I'm in Point Place. I need to tell you… Yes, Mrs. Foreman Eric and Donna are back, that's why I'm calling, you see…Mrs. Foreman! Please stop talking. I need to tell you something. Eric and Donna were in an accident, it's pretty serious. I think… right." Steven nodded his head. "Yes, Eric is going to be okay, it's Donna that…alright I'll see you when you get here. Be careful." Hyde hung up the phone, walked over to the kitchen table and sat down looking dejected.
"I'm sorry Steven. I'm sure that was hard." Jackie said sympathetically. "Just let me call the hospital and we'll head back." Jackie picked up the phone and made her call. She talked to the doctor and he told her that Eric's condition was improving and Donna's was slightly as well. Her heart rate was still up and her vital signs were improving. If she kept it up and was still like this tomorrow the doctor thought she might just make it. Jackie sighed in relief as she hung up the phone. Thank god she thought as she leaned against the wall. She looked over at Steven and worried her lips. Now that she knew that Donna and Eric were going to make it she had to address this undercurrent of sexual tension that had popped up between them. She strode over to the table and sat down next to him.
"Steven, I talked to the doctor. He said Eric is getting better and even Donna is improving. They think she's going to make it. Isn't that great?" She exclaimed.
Hyde felt like a weight had been lifted from his shoulders. He took a deep breath and exhaled. "Jacks, that's wonderful." He leaned over to embrace her and she gratefully fell into his arms letting all the pent up anxiety she had been feeling melt away. She raised her head and looked into his eyes. She sucked in her breath at the fire she saw there. He looked like he wanted to devour her. Hyde growled low in his throat and captured her lips with his. Jackie moaned as she felt his tongue probe her lips seeking entrance. She opened her mouth and felt his tongue rake her teeth before plunging further. She shifted in her seat to give him a better angle and put her arms around his neck to draw him closer. She deepened the kiss and slid her tongue along his. Jackie was on fire. It had been years since she had felt his touch and she wanted more. She ripped her lips from his as she swung her legs over his lap. She ground her hips into his and heard him moan. His hands swept up her legs and caressed her thighs. She leaned forward and gently nibbled his lips trying to gain entry. His lips parted and she dipped her tongue in swirling it around reveling in the familiar taste of him. Hyde slipped his hands up her sides and began to open the buttons on her blouse. Just then an image of the last kiss they had shared at his wedding invaded Jackie's consciousness and she pulled away abruptly. She stumbled off his lap and turned around trying to catch her breath.
"Jacks?" Steven whispered.
"No Steven. We can't do this, not here, not like this." She righted the buttons on her blouse and looked into his eyes which were still glazed with desire. "I'm not going to be the other woman. As long as you are married to Diana we…" She shook her head. "This can't happen again." Jackie turned around and walked to the living room to compose herself leaving Hyde sitting at the table with a dazed look on his face.