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Jackie's Apartment

April 8, 1990

9:00 am

Sunlight creeps between the azure curtains and glimmers across her closed eye lids. Jackie, exhausted on this sunday morning groans at the prospect of having to get up already. Apparently Coda was feeling the same way because she is still silent in her crib.

Jackie rolls over away from the window to try to get just another few minutes but her face rests on something that isn't her pillow. For christ sakes, what now? She opens her eyes reluctantly to spot an envelope that had been left for her to find.

Jackie is scrawled across the front and she's apprehensive to open it. After all someone must've been in her room while she slept but Fez usual did that anyway so maybe it was from him complaining about how she still hadn't taken him up on his nightie suggestion.

She opens the envelope and pulls out a letter.

Dear Jacks,

So, you say we have too much history together to make a relationship successful, and you're right about one thing we do have a lot of history together but you seem too focused on the bad memories to remember all the good times we've shared.

If you'll let me I'd like to remind you all times we were so happy. All the good memories we share. Because these really do make up the vast majority of our history. So humor me for the day, Doll.

I'd like to take you through all these good times, so please head up to where your parents old cabin was because that's where we start.

Love, Steven

"Well okay then." Jackie smiles softly to herself. This was kind of sweet and romantic. Jackie gets to her feet and ambles to Coda's crib. "Morning baby girl, we've got a trip to go on today."

Burkhart Family Cabin

11:00 am

The cabin was boarded up and completely abandoned. She stood outside her car with Coda in her arms looking around for Steven or his car but she saw nothing of him. He better not have stranded her out here for nothing.

She approaches the front door thinking he may have broken inside, she was wrong. The door was bolted shut and there was no way he could've gotten in.

"Hey Jackie!" She hears her name and turns around to she Donna walk to her. "Sorry I'm a little late."

"What are you doing here." She questions, super confused.

"Hyde sent me to give you this." Donna hands another envelope over to Jackie.

"I drove all the way out here for another freaking letter!"

"Oh just read it."

Jackie tears this envelope open with more gust than the first one.

Dear Jackie,

It was here in 1976 that our relationship took it's first step off the ground. We were going on a ski trip remember after Kelso cheated on you for the first time. (Sorry to bring that up). Before this day we were completely disdainful towards each other. You were a shallow, bossy princess. I was poor and scruffy.

This was the day though I started to relish in my relationship with you. We had a connection, however negative, but you always had trust and took comfort in me.

You were hysterically crying on the couch and quite honestly ruining the trip for the rest of us but finally I gave in and sat down on the couch to try to talk to you and calm you down. You threw yourself practically in my lap though, wrapping your arms around me for comfort.

And I didn't hate it.

I never have. Okay I'll meet you at the High School Gymnasium.

Love Steven.

"Oh that's really sweet." Jackie turns to Donna, "Is he actually going to be at the gym?"

"Sure."

Point Place High School

Gymnasium

1:00 pm

Jackie carrying Coda makes her way down the halls of her old high school. She hasn't been back here since she graduated and it really had changed. The gym doors were open and she makes her way inside expecting to see Steven there waiting. Sadly she was mistaken.

"Michael, what are you doing here?"

"Hyde made me come up here for this, so here." He hands an envelope to her and she tore it open.

Dear Jacks,

Remember that first prom night we spent together. There's nothing I hate more than prom but some how your tears got me into a lilac tux. When I saw you in your dress, you looked so damn beautiful. I was mesmerized.

We danced that night and I was almost afraid to touch you. I couldn't close my hands around yours I was too afraid. You seemed so upset that night though and that upset me for two reasons. One, I don't like seeing you upset and two, I didn't like you wishing you were with Kelso. He doesn't deserve you, he never has.

I disliked your relationship with Kelso from the beginning but for reasons that differed over time. I pushed him back to you though to make you happy. I just wanted to see you smile again.

Head to the basement Doll, See you there.

Love Steven.

"He's not going to be in the basement is he?"

Kelso shrugs his shoulders at her. "Probably not."

Forman's Basement

1:25 pm

Jackie descended the outer staircase to the basement opening the door to find Eric sitting on the couch staring at the television which wasn't even on.

"Hey you made it. Here."

Jackie took the letter from Eric without a single word.

Dear Jacks,

So many memories I have of you come from this basement. I want to remind you though of the day you found out about Kelso and Laurie. You came crying into the basement and blew past Eric and Donna to wrap your tiny arms around me. I asked myself why you always come to me but I wasn't going to push you away.

It scared me though when you asked me if I would miss you if you stopped coming to the basement. Of course I'd miss you but I didn't know how to vocalize those feeling back then. I didn't understand what you were doing to me quite yet. I told you that it was important to have support from friends.

I'm so glad you didn't run away from the basement.

Alright time to go to the mall, Jacks.

Love Steven.

"Eric, how many of these does he have?"

"Too many."

Point Place Mall

1:45 pm

Jackie wanders the mall without Coda who she left with Mrs. Forman considering this might be a long day. She hasn't seen anybody she recognizes yet. Just as she was about to give up and leave she saw Fez by the candy store.

"Fez!"

"Hey Jackie you made it. This is for you."

Dear Jacks,

Long ago you bribed me into hanging out with you. I went for free food and actually had a pretty great time with you, which at the time actually surprised me. You bought me new boots that day and I still wear them now even though I can actually afford new ones.

We were sitting in your fathers lincoln after a day of shopping and you actually seemed to be pretty happy. I noticed you about to cry though again and I believe I snapped at you until I realized you were actually crying and leaned over to try to comfort you. I put my arm around you and brushed your hair with my fingers.

You tried to kiss me in that moment. It freaked me out. I believe my reaction was 'No, bad Jackie'. You were on the rebound and wouldn't have been the right thing to do but damn did I really want to kiss you. I promised you then that you would find somebody great someday. You weren't going to be alone forever.

I was hoping you would remember that and not take Kelso back but you did anyway. At least you moved on eventually. You'll find someone great.

Back to the basement Grasshopper.

Love Steven.

"He better be reimbursing me for gas."

Forman's Basement

2:05 pm

Jackie enters the basement again expecting to see Eric but is surprised to see it's his wife that's there to greet them. Donna stands up from the couch and gives Jackie her next letter.

"Okay seriously Donna. Where is Steven?" As sweet as this gesture was she was getting irritated. This could take a while at this rate.

"Hyde didn't really explain any details to us. I don't know where he is Jackie. However we did open all your letters after he left them with us. Who knew Hyde had so many feelings."

"I did." Jackie opens her next letter.

Dear Grasshopper,

You were my one and only student in the art of zen. It was my pleasure to teach you in that art because it used to drive me crazy to hear Laurie burn you. So I invited you into my Dojo of Coolness. You were the only one.

I taught you how to be aloof and unresponsive and you were a damn natural. I can't believe I willingly offered to spend my day with you but it was a pretty fun day. I believe that was the day of your first circle but I honestly can't remember.

You were my small grasshopper and it was pretty great. You really taught Laurie a lesson that day and man was that hot. You kicked her ass. But like I always say, 'Where zen ends, ass kicking begins.'

See you at the Hub, princess.

Love Steven

The Hub

2:20 pm

Upon entering the Hub Jackie immediately notices Kelso sitting in the booth eating fries. Jackie approaches him and notices the envelope in his hand. Apparently Steven wouldn't be here either.

"Hey Michael."

He just sets the envelope in front of her.

Dear Jackie,

I got arrested for you. The first of the very few big gestures I've done for you. You came to the Hub years ago to take me to roller disco, which I still can't believe you thought you could actually get me to go to. I was pretty mean to you that day. I think I snapped at you.

You got a stash for me in order to prove you weren't so square after all. I wasn't impressed. I didn't want you to be burnout like me. You deserved better. You told me though that day that I was the sweetest, coolest person you ever met and that really touched me. Nobody had ever used those words to describe me before.

So I got arrested for you. To protect you. I'll always protect you.

Back to the basement baby.

Love Steven

Jackie smiles down at the letter and then looks back at Michael. "I hope this isn't just a waste of my time." She mumble quietly.

"Hyde isn't one to do anything if there isn't a point."

Forman's Basement

2:50 pm

Jackie wanders back into the basement again sighing at the sight of Eric. He is resting on the couch with a popsicle in his hand. Jackie sat down next to him laying her head completely back. A small groan escapes her lips.

"Eric how much longer is this going to take? Don't get me wrong this is the most amazing thing anyone has ever done for me but I want to know where Steven is."

"Be patient Jackie. There's only a few more letters for you. And I don't know where Hyde is. Just read this cause it's a nice one."

Dear Jackie,

Doll we have already discussed our first date and how amazing that first kiss was. It was strong and passionate and in your words very hot. Why'd you have to lie to me after that. Think about what our relationship could've been like if you would've told the truth.

Anyways the time that followed that day was hard for me and it got even harder when you idiotically took back Kelso. I tried to keep my distance from you. But I think we subconsciously drifted to each other through that time.

Look to the TV .

Jackie looks up to the TV and notices that it's now on and an old rerun of the Price is Right is playing.

Not another old lady right. I can't stop associating this show with you anymore. You've ruined the Price is Right for me. Every time I hear it, I feel your lips on mine. I've never been so happy to have Kelso ditch a chick as I was on that day.

That was the best summer of my life. Sneaking around with you behind Fez and Forman's back. Seeing how far we could push it before they took notice, which they never did. Our friends are slightly self-centered.

Sneaking around with you was so hot. I wish we could've gotten away with it for longer but I couldn't keep my hands off you long enough to get a room alone. That couch was always our spot. Laying you down, your small figure pressed between me and the cushions. My hands would tangle in your hair. I never wanted to let go.

You taught me how to be vulnerable and you taught me that love goes beyond arguments and anger. I learned to put your feeling above my own, I shaved my beard off for you. That makes you pretty damn special. I earned your love. You didn't just give it away like I've seen you do in the past. You told me love me and it shook me to my very core.

I've never felt more pain than I did when I realized how badly I let you down. I have trust issues when it comes to you because I never thought I could get someone as amazing as you. I told you that I love you for the first time after I cheated on you but that was wrong because I should've told the night I first realized I loved you when I held you sleeping in my arms all night for the first time, instead of wallowing within myself.

Stay put Doll.

Love Steven

"Stay put. Is he finally going to show up?" Jackie looks to Eric but Eric doesn't move or acknowledge her. It's Fez walking down the steps that acknowledges her.

"Here Jackie."

"Another letter."

"Yeah and it's a good one."

Dear Jacks,

I think our relationship can be split into thirds, the beginning where we were young and figuring things out as the creepy and unnatural couple nobody supported. The middle began after Kelso gave us his blessing in the driveway. Trust was formed between us in this phase and we were stronger than before.

I was your puddin' pop and I really did miss hearing you call me that. I still do. Everyone was always so focused on Forman and Donna's relationship and their trivial problems but behind their prying eyes we developed a strong and connected relationship that no one quite understood.

They just knew we were happy.

I was really happy.

See you at the mall, Doll.

Love Steven

"I guess I'm going back to the mall."

Point Place Mall

4:45 pm

Jackie stood by the benches now for more minutes than she could count but nobody was coming by. Donna, Eric, and Kelso and Fez and even Steven were nowhere to be seen. She put her head between her hands as she felt tears well in her eyes.

"Are you Jacqueline Burkhart?" A deep voice questions her.

"Um yeah." She looks up to see a security guard staring at her.

"Come with me please."

She followed behind him to the mall security office. The guard asks her to take a seat before he puts a tape in and gestures to the screen.

She notices herself on the screen dressed in a wedding dress. She smiles as she sees his face on the screen, really sees his expressions for the first time.

The security guard slides an envelope across the desk to her.

Dear Jacks,

This is the moment I knew I'd be seeing you at the other end of the aisle one day. You were beautiful in that gown. I like you in a wedding dress, you were right.

I didn't want to think about my future back then because I was afraid of the uncertainty of it all. I should've just told you that I wanted it and all would be fine.

Phase three of our relationship starts when we got back together after the whole marriage debacle and I feel like we never truly recovered from that. But I'm trying to remind you of the good and happy time we had because we had some incredible and amazing times.

You're the only girl I ever committed to because you're the only girl worth anything to me. Don't focus in on two or three unhappy memories cause you'll ruin a good thing. We were a long time in the making.

Meet in the driveway.

Love Steven.

Forman's Driveway

5:30 pm

Jackie walks up the Forman's driveway and notices the whole gang standing there by the old basketball hoop. Steven though is no where to be seen.

"Guys, what is going on? Someone tell me now. I'm tired and this has been a very long day so somebody speak up."

Donna steps towards Jackie with a letter in her hands but instead of handing it over she opens it and reads aloud. "Jackie, long ago I was mad at you for messing around with Hyde behind Kelso's back. Over time though I saw you and Hyde grow and change. You became a strong and independent person and I was glad to see it happen. It was clear that you and Hyde had something you and Kelso never did and Eric and I may never understand. It hurt to see something that special disappear so quickly, so easily. It shook my faith."

Michael steps toward Donna with his own letter. "Jackie you and I used to do it a lot. You used to tell me you loved me. But I've seen you with Hyde and it was easy to recognize that it was different. You became a complicated person and I don't want any of that. Hyde does."

Fez pats Michael on the back. Clearing his voice to speak, he opens his letter. "Jackie you dumped me because you were still in love with Hyde so be with Hyde or be with me but you gotta pick."

Eric was the last one standing with a letter in his hand. He approaches her slowly and places a friendly arm around her shoulder. "Jackie before you Hyde was just some pissed off guy in my basement and you well you were unbearable but together well you both seemed really happy. I hate seeing something that makes so much sense like the two of you still being so torn apart."

"Jackie." His voice causes Jackie to whip her head around to meet his gaze. She didn't know if she wanted to kiss him or kick him. He walks up to her and places a hand on either cheek and presses his lips to hers slowly.

"Steven what is all this? Some ploy to get me to get back together with you. It's the sweetest thing ever and you're right we do have so many happy memories but dating you again will just bring drama I can't have in my life anymore."

"Marry me." He spoke the words out calmly with a smile on his face as he ignored everything coming out of his mouth. He pulls a ring from his pocket and just watches her eyes. "Marry me."

"Yes." Her answer was simple but it didn't take more than a second to respond. Of course she was going to say yes. She places her lips upon his own with more fervor than before it was easy to forget whose company she was in.

Forman's Basement 9:30 pm

Jackie walks down the basement steps to meet the rest of the gang. Coda was now resting peacefully in Laurie's room for the time being. The diamond engagement ring on her finger felt natural and for the first time in over a decade she felt right descending that staircase.

She took her right seat on Steven's lap and looks over at her friends thinking about the generous things they had done today and she felt like she finally had her family back. It was quiet and peaceful.

Donna's voice broke that silence with a smile. "This is nice. The whole gang back together again. Everyone where they should be."

Eric kisses his wife and continues the conversation in his sarcastic way. "Yeah I give it a week."

Kelso who is sitting in the lawn chair shakes his head at his old, scrawny friend. "No Eric, with these two together, I give it two days before we are listening to them fight."

Steven laughs but pushes Jackie up off his lap so he can grab another beer from the shower. "Why wait two days?" Everyone turns to Hyde. "We can have our first fight now."

"Oh Steven don't pick a fight."

"Yes pick a fight. Jackie is quite sexy when she's angry."

Steven ignores Fez's comment and just stares down Jackie from across the room. "I'm not picking a fight. This one is all on you."

"We've been back together for like four hours what on earth could I have possibly done?"

Steven's voice got quiet and rough. "You kept my daughter a secret from me."

A/N: Sorry to leave you with a cliffhanger after a long chapter. Please Review!