Authors Note: Thanks so much to those of you who have been reviewing. It's almost over. About 3 more chapters including an epilogue. I'm really excited about how it's going to end. Ne ways so this chapter is dedicated to my best friend. Hun i'm so glad you're happy and i'm kidnapping you on Sunday night so dont make ne plans. LY Hun! Ne ways let me know what you guys think of this chapter.
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Randy stood up as Kelso fled from the room and laughed at Hyde.
"Well if isn't the white knight, come to rescue his princess. She's mine."
"No she isn't." He punched him again as Randy continued to laugh.
"So ignorant. You can't even see it. She is mine. She will always be mine. Even if I have to become you she will be mine."
"You're sick. She will never be yours."
"She was always mine." Randy kicked Hyde in the stomach as he doubled over in pain. Randy didn't waste a second before he threw a punch into Hyde's nose that made him fall over onto his back.
"She is mine…she will always be mine. You will never have her EVER again!" He screamed before he pulled the gun out and pointed it at Hyde.
"It's over for you Hyde." Randy said as he positioned the gun over Hyde's heart.
Hyde stood up and charged at Randy, knocking him into the door as the gun went off.
Chapter Fourteen: You're all I want
The sound of the girl crying in his arms was the only thing that kept Michael Kelso from turning around and checking on his friend. He wanted more than anything to turn around and find out if his friend had been on the receiving end of that blast but he'd made a promise. He ran to his cruiser and gently put Jackie in the back seat. He slammed the door as he heard sirens behind him and saw the cruisers pulling up.
"Officer Kelso where's the disturbance?" One of Kelso's superior officers asked.
"It's at that house up there. There was one shot fired so it's safe to assume that someone is down." Kelso said, as they started moving towards the house.
"Griffin, call for medical assistance." The man yelled before he started running towards the house with Kelso and five other men following behind him. Once they got there they quietly approached the house and checked for any signs of life before walking inside. Silently they spread out and Kelso led the older man into Hyde's old room. The sight they found was one that Kelso did not expect to see.
"Hyde?" He asked as the curly haired man sat in front of his old bed with his knees drawn up and his head resting on them.
"I killed him." Hyde whispered as Kelso walked over to him and the other man checked for Randy's pulse.
"Hyde he tried to kill you."
"But I still killed a man."
"Son you killed him in self defense. I can see that from the entry wound." The other man said as Kelso looked at him.
"Gus you can tell all of that from here."
"Yes Mike I can tell all of that from here. I've been on the force long enough to know when something was done on purpose and when something was done on accident. And this boy killed him on accident." Gus said before he left the room.
"Where's Jackie?" Hyde asked as he finally stood up.
"I left her in my cruiser. She was crying and I didn't know what else to do with her."
Hyde nodded and started walking away.
"Hyde wait…you can leave yet."
"Kelso man please, I need to see her." He said as Kelso stared at him.
"Fine, just don't leave the road. We still need to get a statement." Kelso said as Hyde nodded his thanks before running to Kelso's car.
Once he got there he threw open the door and got inside.
Jackie was curled up in a ball in the seat with her eyes closed and her arms against her chest.
"Jackie…baby?" Hyde gently called, but he got no response from her.
He gently maneuvered her so that she was half in his lap and he tried to get her attention, but once again she was unresponsive.
"God baby please I need to know that you're alright." He whispered as she finally looked up at him.
"Steven?" She asked.
"Jackie," He smiled down at her and tears came to her eyes.
"Am I in heaven?" She whispered.
"Heaven? No baby."
"But you got shot."
"No I didn't baby. Randy did."
"But I saw you. I left you."
"Jackie baby I'm so glad you weren't there."
"You didn't get shot?"
"No I didn't. I'm fine Jackie see?"
Jackie sat up and surveyed him for any damages. Once she was satisfied she threw herself into his arms.
"Oh god Steven I was so scared." She cried as he held her close.
"I missed you so much Jackie."
"The things he said…he wanted to be you Steven."
"I know baby. I know."
"I tried to get away, but he broke everything."
Hyde looked down at her swollen ankle and unwrapped his arms from her waist to look at her arms, which seemed to be healing.
"Are you alright?"
"My ankle really hurts and my left arm hurts worse than my right. But I'll be okay."
"I thought I lost you. When Donna came back and you weren't with her…I thought you were gone." Hyde said as tears came to his eyes.
"He took me somewhere else before he brought me here. He said he wanted to be you and that the only place to do that was here."
"I figured."
Hyde pulled Jackie back into his arms and they sat like that until Kelso came to talk to Hyde.
"Jackie!" Donna called as Jackie rolled her wheelchair into the hospital room.
"I'm so glad you're safe." Jackie said as tears came to her eyes and Donna took her hand into hers.
"We're both okay…it's all thanks to you."
"I thought you weren't going to make it out in time. He caught me right after you left and I was so scared."
"I was scared for you Jackie. I didn't think he was going to let you live after I escaped."
"I didn't think so either. But he said he couldn't kill me. Instead he just beat me a lot."
"How's your leg?"
"It's just my ankle and it'll heal. How's the kid?"
"Good…god it's so good to have you here." Donna said as tears fell from her eyes.
"I'm glad to be here." Jackie said as she looked down.
Eric and Hyde stood by the door watching the girls talk before they finally left the room quietly.
"How's Jackie?"
"She's tough. I don't think she's really processed what happened to her yet."
"Neither has Donna. I'm glad they have each other to help them through that."
"Same here."
"How about you?"
"I'm fine Forman."
"Hyde you've gone through a lot, especially in the last few hours. I mean are you okay?"
"I'm fine really. Jackie's safe and that psycho is gone. I'm alright now."
"You killed me right?"
"He tried to kill me. He pulled a gun and I defended myself."
"I'm not blaming you. I'm thanking you. If you hadn't gone on your gut instincts then that psycho would still be alive and who knows what would have happened to Jackie."
"He would have come for me eventually. He wanted me dead so he could assume my life."
"How do you know that?"
"He told me." Hyde said as he sat down.
"W.B. said that he was using you name for different things and getting credit cards."
"Yeah he told me that when he called. I didn't even think to check on that stuff."
"Listen Donna and I have decided something."
"Yeah?"
"We've decided that if we have a daughter we are going to name her Rosalie Jacqueline and if we have a son we're going to name him Reginald Steven."
"Forman…that's…I don't know what to say."
"We owe you and Jackie so much. And this was the only way we thought we could repay you."
"Thank you." Hyde said as Eric nodded.
"You're my brother…I wouldn't have it any other way." Eric smiled as Hyde looked down in embarrassment.
"Steven you don't have to stay here with me." Jackie said as Hyde made himself as comfortable as he could in the chair beside her bed.
"Jackie don't be ridiculous. I'm not leaving you here alone. I've been away from you for too long."
"But you're uncomfortable."
"I'll survive." He said as he gave her a small smile.
"Thank you." She whispered as he stared at her.
"For what?"
"For never giving up…for trying to find me when everyone else thought it was a lost cause. Thank you for being my knight in shinning armor." She said as tears came to her eyes.
Hyde stood up and made his way to her bed and took her head in his hands.
"I love you Jackie Burkhart and I will protect for the rest of my life. I will never give up on you. You are my heart and my soul and I love you. I don't know any other way to put it."
"I love you too Steven. You are my entire world and I missed you so damn much. Every day I drew strength from you. You helped me get through these last seven weeks. You are my strength and I love you so damn much."
"Marry me." Hyde whispered and Jackie looked up at him with teary eyes.
"What?"
"Marry me Jackie. Be my wife."
"Steven-"
"I love you and I want to be with you forever. So please do me the honor of becoming my wife."
"Yes," She whispered and Hyde smiled.
"Really?"
"Yes Steven…of course I'll marry you." She felt his arms wrap around her as his lips captured hers and for the first time in a long seven weeks the two of them felt truly happy.
A/N: Yay they're engaged. Let me know what you thought.
