Every Breath You Take.

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I had blocked a lot of Sam out of my mind, so I thought that the whole thing about her being stupid was partially based on our Zen oriented minds, but I was watching one of the season 8 episodes on youtube for research purposes, and I was struck by the fact that she really was quite stupid. Seriously, what were they thinking? This chapter is going to lead into a chapter that was written weeks ago, thus it'll be out very shortly.

I don't That 70's show or it's characters.

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The light from full moon shining in the sky made a two in the morning Point Place look like it was day time. Jackie stared out the window of the passenger seat as Hyde passed the sign welcoming them to Point Place. She had missed her home, the water tower, the reservoir, the basement, her friends, the Formans, and work. She couldn't help but feel idealistic as she was welcomed home.

"I can't believe we're back." She thought out loud.

"Me either." Hyde admitted.

Jackie turned and smiled at her boyfriend. She felt as though the trip had helped them rebuild their relationship, and now the past was exactly that. She leaned over and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"Are you staying over tonight?" He asked, but it wasn't really a question.

"Yeah, but I'll have to leave early tomorrow morning because my uniform is at my apartment."

Hyde pulled into his driveway and turned off the engine.

"Huh."

Jackie looked at him confused. "What is it?"

"I just never realized how big it is." He pointed towards his house.

"It's only big because you're only living alone. But eventually it'll be full."

Hyde smirked. "Yeah, because eventually Brooke and Donna will kick Kelso and Forman out and they'll need a place to sleep." They both got out of the car.

"I was thinking more along the lines of a wife and kids."

Hyde raised his eyebrow at her. "Is my wife super hot?" He asked as he opened up the trunk.

"Only if you think petite brunettes are super hot." She responded, grinning back.

He pretended to think about it. "Well, it just so happens that petite brunettes are my favorite type of girl, especially when they happen to be loud and have horrible taste in music."

She scoffed. "I do not have horrible taste in music."

Hyde couldn't help but laugh at her. "You're so cute when you're indignant, and yes, you do. But it's just something I've learned to deal with."

"Oh right, it's like how I've learned to deal with all of your character flaws."

He shook his head. "I don't have any character flaws."

Jackie pointed to Hyde. "Right there, character flaw number one, you're cocky!"

"Doll, I wouldn't be cocky if I didn't have so much to be cocky about." He opened the door to his house. They walked inside and dropped their bags in front of them as Hyde switched on the light switch.

"Oh my god." Jackie gasped.

Hyde couldn't respond as he was too busy staring at the massive beer tower that was in his living room.

"That's it; I'm taking back their keys."

Jackie nodded in agreement as she tried to step over an empty soda bottle as though it were a mine. "You can kill them in the morning." She held out her hand.

He grinned. "You're right; there are much better things I could do with my time."

"You better mean sleep, because I have to get up in four hours so I can go home to change so I can go to work and get my ass chewed out by Mr. Forman."

Hyde sighed. "Fine." He pouted as they walked up the stairs to his bedroom.

Eric woke up to find his wife wasn't in bed with him. He looked at the clock and saw that it was four fifteen. He yawned and got out of bed to go search for Donna.

He found her in the kitchen eating cereal.

"I was hungry." She said as she ate her corn flakes.

He took a bowl out of the cabinet and poured himself a bowl of cereal. "Sounds good, mind if I join you m'lady?"

She smiled and patted the seat next to her.

"You excited about tomorrow?" He asked as he sat down.

"Nervous is more like it." She answered. "I'm so used to being Hot Donna, telling people what records to buy."

Eric grinned. "The way I see it, you're still going to be Hot Donna, only now instead of telling people what records to buy, you're telling them what books to read."

Donna smiled. "I didn't think about it like that." She kissed Eric. The two got up and placed the now empty bowls in the sink.

"I wonder if Hyde and Jackie are back yet."

"I doubt it, I'm sure we would have heard Hyde's scream." Eric responded.

Hyde woke up to find he was alone in bed. In the place of where Jackie's head should have been, there was a note.

"Puddinpop,

I didn't want to wake you up.

Have a good day at work,

Love,

Jackie!"

She had even put a heart over the letter I in her name. Hyde smiled to himself and went to take a much needed shower.

As soon as Jackie entered her apartment, Fez instantly attached himself to her in a hug.

"Fez, what are you doing?" She asked.

"I missed you so much!" He started to cry into her shoulder.

Jackie rolled her eyes. "I missed you too, now, let me go."

He did as he as told and took a step back. "Sorry." He said sheepishly.

Jackie gave him a smile. "Will you get my bags for me?"

Fez grinned and ran out into the hallway.

Jackie could smell the bacon Fez had just made in the kitchen, but she knew that before she ate anything, her first order of business was a steaming hot shower. She gathered her bathrobe out of her bedroom and went into the bathroom. She stepped into the shower and instantly felt her muscles start to relax. Sitting in a car for three days was torture on the back, and Jackie made a vow to never sit again.

Or until her legs go tired, whichever one came first.

Jackie subconsciously looked at her hand. Eventually, an engagement ring would be on her ring finger. She imagined herself wearing it.

"Isn't it gorgeous?" She was in The Hub, showing off a huge diamond.

"I just can't believe Hyde gave that to you!" A no name blonde girl gushed.

"Yes, they said it couldn't be done, but soon I'm going to be Mrs. Steven Hyde." She started to laugh.

Jackie came back to reality and rubbed her finger. She smiled to herself and stepped out of the shower.

Hyde wasn't one for religion, but he couldn't help but pray as he drove up to his record store that nothing had happened to it. Sure, he trusted Randy to keep Leo from well, being Leo, but if there was one thing Hyde knew, it was if something could go wrong, it more than often would.

It was with a huge sigh of relief that he entered Grooves to find it was both still there, and that it was still full of records. Leo was talking to a customer and Randy was at the register. Sitting in a chair at the listening pit was his estranged mother. She smiled as she got up.

"Steven." She said, nervously.

Hyde didn't respond to her. He looked at Randy. "Will you be okay if I leave?" He asked.

Randy nodded. "Can I talk to you before you go?" Hyde nodded and Randy went up to him.

"I need to give you my notice."

"Uh, okay."

"Yeah, I'm going to UW."

"Well, okay." The two shook hands and Hyde turned around and walked out.

Jackie nervously walked into Forman and Son's. Red stood in the middle of the shop, tapping his foot impatiently.

"I'm docking two days pay from your next paycheck."

Jackie frowned. "No hello? No I missed you?" She pretended to pout.

"Be thankful I'm only taking two days." He responded gruffly.

Jackie smiled. "Awww, you did miss me!"

"I swear to god if you hug me I'll fire you." He held out his hand.

Jackie threw him the keys to her mustang. "How about I let you meet my new baby?"

Red tried not to smile. "I'll be back in ten minutes." He told her, walking out the door.

Jackie went behind the register to wait for their first customer. She was beginning to get bored until the door opened.

"Oh, it's you." She said, clearly disappointed.

Hyde frowned. "You don't sound very happy to see me."

She sighed. "Sorry, Red is driving the Shelby and we don't have any customers. I'm bored out of my freaking mind." She paused and smiled hopefully at Hyde. "You don't by any chance need a new muffler do you?"

He shook his head and smiled, leaning over the counter. "No, I just wanted to see my girl."

Jackie too a step back, shaking her head. "You're so full of it, why are you really here?"

Hyde let out a breath. "Edna was at Grooves, I couldn't stay."

"Did she…"

"I didn't give her the chance." Hyde interrupted.

"I hate your family." She put her hand over Hyde's.

"Why don't you kids ever go to work?" Red asked as he walked in. Hyde turned and grinned at him. "Sorry Red, I'm hiding from my mother."

Red pointed at Hyde. "You owe me for that by the way." He tossed Jackie her keys. "It sounds good, it's going to need a new muffler soon, and the brake pads will need to be replaced, they stick a little."

Jackie nodded.

"Anyone come in?" He asked her.

She shook her head. "Not unless you count Steven."

"Any calls?" He asked, hopefully.

"Nope."

Just then, the door opened again and a man in a dark suit walked in. Red walked over to him.

"Welcome to Forman and Son's, is there something I can help you with?" He asked.

The man looked around the store, ignoring Red. "I'm just checking out the competition." He handed Red a business card that said "Muffler Masters."

Red stared at it in shock. "They're putting in a Muffler Masters in Point Place?"

The man nodded. "That's right." He noticed then noticed Jackie. "I see you have a girl working for you. A good looking one at that." He ran his eyes up and down Jackie's body. Both Red and Hyde glared at him.

"She's the best there is." Red told him proudly.

"Is that so?" The man didn't care that Hyde and Red were giving him nasty looks. He pulled out another card and placed it on the counter in front of Jackie. "Why don't you come down to Muffler Masters for an interview?" He paused and leered at Jackie. "We have benefits." He winked at her.

Jackie scowled at him and pushed the card back to him. "Thanks, but I'm happy here."

"Well, if you change your mind, you know where to find me." He winked at her and walked out.

Hyde turned to Red. "Can I go kill him now?"

Red didn't stop scowling. "What a dumbass."

Hyde looked over at Jackie. "You okay?"

"I'm fine." She said shortly, throwing away the card.

Donna couldn't help but notice there were more boys than girls at the library.

"Is it always like this?" She asked Brooke.

Brooke smiled. "I was weirded out by it too at first, but you get used to it."

"Do they actually read the books they check out?"

"Some of them, but then there are the ones who check out the first book they find. You can always tell because they check out things like Are You There God, It's Me Margaret and then they bring it back the very next day."

Donna laughed. "You and Kelso seem to be getting pretty serious."

Brooke smiled. "He's a great guy, and he really loves Betsy."

Donna nodded. "I think having you and Betsy in his life has really changed him for the better."

"I know. Did Jackie ever tell you that she talked to me about Michael?"

"No, she didn't." Donna responded, surprised.

"It was after the four of us went out to dinner and I found out they had dated and he had cheated on her, so I wanted to talk to her about it."

"What did she say?" Donna asked.

"That she and Michael were wrong for each other, and that's why he always cheated on her, and she was always bossing him around, but that Michael really liked me, so I should give him a chance."

Donna was floored. "Wow, I've never heard Jackie talk about her relationship with Kelso like that."

Brooke smiled and went to check out another boy.

"How may I help you today?" Fez asked a reasonably pretty girl.

"I have an appointment with Miranda." The girl said shyly.

"Your name?"

"Doris."

Fez looked at the appointment schedule. "I'll go tell Miranda that you're in and then I'll wash your hair."

She nodded shyly and took a seat.

Fez went and told Miranda that her client was in, and then he went and got Doris. "Now Doris, I don't believe I've had the pleasure of washing your hair before."

Doris gave him a strange look. "Uh, okay. I'm kind of new in town." She sat down in the chair.

Fez was surprised at the sounds coming out Doris's mouth as he washed her hair. Sure, women were always happy with Fez's work, but this girl was acting as though he were pleasuring her in more carnal ways. Her eyes were closed and her mouth was slightly open.

"Wow." She said as he wrapped a towel around her head. She turned and looked at Fez. "Do you have a girlfriend?" She asked shyly.

"I do not."

Doris took out a pad of paper and a pen and quickly wrote down her number. "You should call me sometime." She smiled at him as Miranda took her over to her station.

Fez quickly stuffed the paper into his pocket. He glanced around the room and spotted two old women sitting in chairs in the waiting room. He could hear what they were saying.

"He's cute." The first old lady said.

"He is cute." The second agreed. She looked up at Fez "He's clearly gay though."

"Clearly."

Fez smiled despite being burned by old ladies. He had a cute girls number, this was the best day ever.

Eric entered the principal's office with an obvious sense of hesitation.

"Mr. Forman, sit down." The principal gestured.

Eric sat down across from Mr. Pivetts.

"It appears that your last two weeks of student teaching are almost up. Have you decided what you're going to do after?"

"I was going to go to college, but I'm not sure anymore. I love teaching, but I'm not sure it's what I really want to do with my life." Eric answered honestly.

Mr. Privetts nodded. "I see. Well, don't sell yourself short son, you're a bright young man who can do whatever you set out to do."

Eric smiled. "Thank you, although I'm kind of a screw up in real life."

"Well, I think you're good with the kids, and that's what counts around here."

The principal and Eric stood up. "I just wanted to let you know that I will be willing to give you a recommendation for whatever it is you decide you want to do." He put out his hand.

Eric shook it. "Thank you sir."

Kelso walked into Red's shop to talk to Jackie. "Hey Mr. Forman, Hyde." He stopped and looked at Hyde. "What are you doing here?"

"Hiding from Edna."

Kelso nodded. "Good choice. She's creepy." He looked around. "Where's Jackie, I kind of need to talk to her about something."

"She went out to get us sandwiches for lunch." Hyde told him. "She'll be back soon."

Kelso pulled up a stool next to Hyde.

"So what do you want to talk to Jackie about?" Hyde asked.

"I need her advice about something."

"Well, if it's about which lip gloss goes with your eyes, Jackie is the girl to go too." Hyde joked.

Red shook his head. "Don't be a dumbass. She's also really good at changing oil."

Hyde nodded. "She's very multidimensional."

Kelso was confused. "She's very what?"

Hyde just shook his head while Red muttered "dumbass" under his breath.

"Seriously man, what do you want to talk to Jackie for?" Hyde asked again, this time a little more forcefully.

Before he could answer though, Jackie walked in carrying a big bag of food and a drink carrier. She could barely see over the bag. "Someone help!" She begged.

Kelso ran over and took the bag from Jackie. "Just the ex girlfriend I was hoping to see."

Jackie stared at him strangely and put the drinks down on the counter. Kelso sat down next to her.

"I need your help."

Jackie turned her attention to him. "Okay, with what?"

"Well, you're always going on about marriage and proposals and what not, and so I was thinking you could help me figure out how to propose to Brooke."

Jackie touched her hand to her heart. "Aww, Michael, I'd love too." She stood up and started to pace. "You need to think about what Brooke likes and then use that."

Kelso looked confused. "Uh, Jackie, Brooke likes things like books and some guy named Dewey and well, I don't know if I you know this or not, but she's a lot smarter than me."

Hyde snickered behind him. "Believe me, we've noticed."

Jackie and Kelso ignored him. "Michael, you shouldn't try to make some grand gesture out of it. Just do it when it feels right. But try to be romantic at the same time."

All three men looked at Jackie incredulously.

"What?" She asked.

"Who are you and what have you done with Jackie?" Hyde asked. "The Jackie I know would have gone on and on about how Kelso should propose to Brooke in a white tuxedo while holding a bunch of red roses and carriage rides in the country!"

Jackie blinked. "The old Jackie would have, but the new Jackie is much more mature about these things."

"Uh huh." Hyde said disbelieving. "So if I were to propose here you would accept it?"

"Hell no, this place is dirty and greasy and I would kill you if you even thought about proposing to me here."

Hyde laughed. "That's what I thought." He turned to Kelso. "Just ask her man, it doesn't matter how you do it."

Kelso turned to Red. "How did you propose to Mrs. Forman?"

Red sighed. "I did it in a letter while I was in Korea."

Kelso looked thoughtful. "That might work."

"No Michael!" Jackie yelled at him.

"I better go." Hyde said before kissing Jackie. "I think I should get this whole drama with Edna out of the way."

"Do you want us to be there?" Red asked.

"Yeah, if you don't mind."

Red shook his head. "Kitty will make dinner."

Two hours later, Fez stood in front of the mirror assessing himself.

"How do I look?" He asked Jackie.

"Handsome, so who is this girl again?" She asked as she curled her hair.

"Her name is Doris, she's new to point place."

"Doris? What kind of name is that?" Jackie said snottily.

Fez shrugged. "All I know is that this girl made sounds I've never heard come out of another human being. Sexy sounds."

"That's disgusting Fez."

The door bell rang, surprising both of them. "Do you want me to go get it?" She asked.

"I didn't tell her my room mate was a girl." He said, going to answer the door himself.

Doris was standing outside wearing a very conservative looking dress.

"Hello Fez." She said with a curtsy.

"Hello Doris."

He grabbed his keys and wallet and shut the door behind him.

"That was Eric." Red told Kitty, Hyde and Jackie as he got off the phone."He and Donna aren't coming. Something about not wanting to see Darth Edna again." Red rolled his eyes.

Edna knocked on the screen door.

"Hello." She said, entering. She gave Kitty a brief and very uncomfortable hug. "It's nice to see you again, Kitty." She turned to Red. "Red, thank you for letting me stay with you."

Red didn't respond.

Edna turned to Hyde and Jackie. "Hello Steven."

"Edna," Hyde said courtly. "This is Jackie, my girlfriend."

"I know who she is." Edna said, disapprovingly.

Kitty noticed the tension. "Who is ready to eat?" she asked. "I know I am!" They all sat down at the table and Kitty served them the meal.

"This casserole is wonderful, Kitty." Edna told Kitty after taking a bite.

"Thank you!" Kitty always loved getting compliments for her cooking.

Hyde felt Jackie's hand on his knee giving him support.

"So, Edna, why are you here?"

Edna sighed. "I was hoping to have a little privacy, Steven."

"Whatever you have to say you can say in front of the Formans."

Edna looked over at Jackie. "I uh, was thinking more along the lines of the girl."

Hyde didn't take his eyes of Edna. "The girl stays as well."

Edna frowned but continued. "When I left with your father, I thought I was doing the right thing by leaving you. I knew you would be okay without me and I was right. A year later, I went to rehab. I haven't had a drink in over 5 years." She paused, looking at the disbelieving faces around her.

"I am here to make amends Steven."

"Give me a break." Jackie interjected.

They all turned and looked at her. She focused her attention on Edna. "You weren't there for Steven when he needed you, and now you think you can just waltz back into his life and all will be forgiven? Steven doesn't need you, he has me, and them" She pointed to Red and Kitty. "You're here because you know Steven's real dad is back and that he's rich. You're here for his money and nothing else."

Edna glared at Jackie. "You're just like your mother." She spat. "You think you're better than the rest of us. Well, your mother is a tramp and so are you!" She yelled in Jackie's face.

Hyde stood up. "Edna, I don't really care why you're back, but you just proved that you haven't changed. Get out of here and get out of my life."

Edna stood up and walked to the door. "Fine. You'll see I'm right about her though." She glared at Jackie again, who glared back. "Thank you for a lovely dinner, Kitty." She walked out the door.

Hyde couldn't take his eyes off Jackie. "That was hot." He pulled her in for a hot kiss.

Red smiled and took Kitty's hand. "Let's leave these two lovebirds alone." He paused for a brief moment. "Don't you dare think about doing anything on my table." He and Kitty walked out of the kitchen.

Hyde took Jackie's hand. "Let's go, I want to show you how thankful I am."

Cut

Fez sat across from Doris at the restaurant.

"Do you like this place?" Doris asked.

Fez looked around. "It's very, red?" He now understood why Hyde called it Hell.

Doris smiled.

Fez took Doris's hand. "So what would you like to do after the meal?" he asked her.

"Fez, I think there's something about me you should know."

Fez knew enough about women to know that when a woman said those words it was never followed by anything good.

"Okay." He braced himself.

"Fez, I'm a virgin."

Fez didn't believe it. "You are?" and he was the king of Siam

"I've been saving myself for the right man." She said softly as she pulled out a date book out of her purse.

"So when should we set the date?" She asked, opening her date book.

"The date for what?" Fez asked, confused.

"Our wedding silly!" She grinned at him

"What? So you're willing to marry me just to do it?" He asked her.

She nodded. "Why else?"

Fez liked to think he had an appreciation for the creepy and weird, but this took the cake. Sure, marrying someone to stay in the country was one thing, but to do it with someone you just met? That was just crazy.

Fez stood up. "I'm sorry, but uh, I just remembered I need to be anywhere else but here." He threw some money down on the table. "Bye!" He called behind him, leaving her alone at the table.

The gang sat in Hyde's basement. Jackie was on Hyde's lap; Kelso was holding Betsy while Brooke watched. Eric and Donna were sitting on the cooler.

"You guys should have seen her." Hyde said. "She just laid right into Edna. It was so bad ass." He looked at her affectionately.

Fez ran in.

"Fez, you're supposed to be on a date." Jackie said, getting off Hyde's lap.

Fez sat down on the edge of the couch. "She was crazy."

"Crazier than Caroline?" Hyde asked.

"No, not that crazy. She's a virgin."

Donna rolled her eyes. "Being a virgin hardly makes a girl crazy."

"Speak for yourself, Donna." Jackie told her.

Fez ignored them. "She wanted to get married so we could do it."

The gang looked at him in horror.

"Fez, please tell me you said no." Brooke said to him, taking Betsy from Kelso.

"I did. Well, actually I just threw some money down on the table and then ran out of there. Oh btw, thank you so much for that restaurant recommendation Hyde."

Jackie turned and looked at Hyde. "You told him to go to the hell restaurant?"

Hyde nodded. "Yep."

Jackie stared at her boyfriend. "That was a great burn baby."

He grinned at her. "I know." "What about there?" referring to their earlier conversation.

"No." She said shortly.

"You're just proving my point." He told her.

"Steven, I'd rather you proposed at the Hub."

"The Hub huh? Interesting."

Eric rolled his eyes. "Get a room." "We need to talk about something important here."

"Eric, Leia is going to get with Han, just accept it."

Eric pointed his finger at his wife. "Those are grounds for a divorce missy, but no, I'm talking about my life here. What the hell am I going to do after my teaching gig is up?"

The gang all thought about it for a minute.

"I got it!" Kelso shouted excitedly.

"What?" Eric asked.

"You should get a job chasing butterflies!"

Hyde shook his head. "No man, he was terrible at that." He turned to Eric. "Forman, you know what you should do? You should uh, damn; you're not good at anything are you?"

Eric sighed dejectedly.

"Hey man, Randy gave his two weeks notice today; you can work down at the record store if you want."

Eric turned to Donna. "What do you think?"

Jackie turned to Donna. "You do realize that we're never going to see our men again don't you?"

Donna looked at Jackie. "Yep, and you realize that the money your grandfather left you is probably going to be used for their bail right?"

The two girls looked at each other in horror as the rest of the gang laughed.

Next time: There's another meeting of Operation Millennium Falcon, Jackie gets a huge surprise, Kelso proposes to Brooke and the gang celebrates by shopping.