A/N: Wow another long period of time and no update. Sorry about that. Thank you so much to everyone who reviewed the last chapter. It makes me happy that there are still people enjoying this story. I really screwed with the timeline for the second season. I'm sorry.
Ch. 10-This Can't Be It
It was two weeks after the gang's trip to Vanstock. Kelso, much to everyone's dismay, had begun dating Eric's sister Laurie. Hyde and Jackie were still living in the basement by little odds and ends for the baby and arguing over the sex of the baby. Fez was still obsessed with candy and porn and wanted to have Halloween come around again. Donna and Eric were still dating and doing there mushy love things that caused Hyde to frog him every so often. Donna had confessed her love to Eric the night before, and Eric in true dumbass fashion told her that he loved cake.
"He said I love cake." Donna lamented to Jackie. "How do you respond to I love you with I love cake?"
"I don't know. Michael said it on our first date, but he also just wanted to do it." Jackie responded.
"What do I do now?"
"Just ignore it. Don't bring it up. He'll tell you when he's ready." Unlike Steven. That's not fair. You haven't even told him yet. Shut up!
"Donna how do you know you love Eric?"
"I don't know. He always makes me feel better, he listens to me, he's always there. I just love him. Why?"
"I think I'm in love with Steven."
"What do you mean you think? You two are having a kid together."
"Donna you are not naïve enough to think that two people that have sex are in love."
"Well no, but the way you two act around each other. It's obvious you care a lot about each other."
"We care about each other sure. But I think most of it is the baby. Before this we hated each other, and now everything is so messed up Donna."
"You really love him don't you?"
Jackie nodded her head sadly.
"Then what's the problem?" Donna questioned.
"He doesn't love me. And what if I tell him I do and he freaks. What if he can't handle it anymore, and what if he's only doing this because of the baby and sex?"
Jackie started crying after her last question. Donna was turn between comforting Jackie, kicking Hyde's ass, and laughing at the absurdity of the situation.
"It's ok Jackie. Everything is going to be ok. Hyde told you that he wanted to be with you right? To raise your baby together. He even turned down Kat Peterson and Pam Macey. No one turns down Kat Peterson and Pam Macey."
"That's true. So what should I do?"
"Tell him, when the time is right."
"Ok. Thanks Donna."
The two girls hugged and Donna bent down to Jackie's much larger baby bump.
"Hey Dylan or Annabel. How are you doing today?"
"You're such a girl Donna." Jackie told her best friend.
"Yeah, you're spending too much time with Hyde."
They entered the basement and took their usually seats.
"I don't want her hanging around her anymore Kelso." Eric said.
"She's my girlfriend and I love her." Kelso complained.
"No you don't." Everyone said.
"I like her."
"No you don't."
"I like doing it with her."
"Kelso if you're going to do it with my sister I'm not going to stop you, I'll highly recommend getting a shot of penicillin, but I won't stop you. Just keep her out of the bat cave!"
"Fine!" Kelso screamed in a huff and went upstairs to find Laurie.
"Who ate my last Hershey Bar?" Fez asked.
"I did." Jackie responded.
"You are only getting away with this because you are pregnant."
"Good to know Fez."
"I'm going to the candy store. Good day."
Fez left the basement in search of more candy.
Hyde smirked evilly at Eric. "Hey Jackie Mrs. Forman made some cake. Do you want any?"
"No thank you. How about you Eric? We all know you love cake." Jackie said sweetly.
"Funny. Your kid is the antichrist." Eric muttered and went upstairs followed by a laughing Donna.
"Now that was a double team burn." Hyde told Jackie.
Jackie smiled and snuggled up against his chest.
"You ok doll?"
Jackie nodded.
"You're being entirely too quiet."
Jackie rolled her eyes, but got a determined look. She lifted her head and gave Hyde a long, passionate kiss. After a few minutes she pulled away.
"I love you." She told him.
Hyde's face went blank. She loves me? Me? She loves me? Holy hell! What am I thinking? I don't love her. I can't love her. Why me?
"You don't have to say it back. I know you don't feel that way about me. I just wanted you to know."
With that Jackie leaned back up against Hyde's chest and put her head in his shoulder.
Crap.
A few days later and Jackie and Donna were standing at Donna's locker talking.
"He didn't say anything. I told him he didn't have to and he didn't say anything." Jackie said sadly.
"I'm sorry Jackie."
"It's fine. So what happened between you and Eric?"
"He told me he loved me."
"Good for you Donna."
"Thanks Jackie. Want me to walk you to class?"
"No thanks. I have to pee, and I don't want you to be late."
"Alright I'll see you at lunch in an hour."
"See you."
Jackie watched Donna disappear down the hall and walked into the girls' bathroom. She stood up flushed the toilet and then grabbed her stomach in pain.
OWW! Oh my God!
"Oww." Jackie screamed in pain. "Oww! Help!"
A girl in a cheerleading uniform came into the bathroom and found Jackie lying on the floor in pain.
"Jackie are you ok?"
"Julie help me. Find Hyde. Please! Ow!"
Julie nodded dumbly and Jackie screamed so loud she was sure the entire school could hear it. Julie ran to her Biology class.
"Hyde! Jackie's in trouble." She yelled, paying no mind to the teacher, trying to teach his class.
Without a word Hyde ran out of the room, followed by Eric and Kelso. He stopped when he heard Jackie's screaming. He tore open the door to find Jackie writhing in pain.
Oh my God. What's wrong with her?
"Jackie? Jacks are you ok?" he asked.
"No Steven, I am not ok. It hurts so much, make it stop."
"I'm gonna take you to the hospital ok?"
Jackie nodded her head. "Steven I think the baby's coming, but it can't come yet. It's too early."
"It's gonna be ok. I promise."
I hope it's going to be ok.
Hyde carried Jackie out of the school to the Vista Cruiser.
"Forman…" Hyde started.
"You don't need to drive, I'll drive you two to the hospital. Kelso you get Donna and Fez and meet us at the hospital." Eric said calmly.
Kelso nodded his head and went back into the school quickly. Hyde held Jackie in his arms as Eric drove quickly to Point Place General. He pulled up to the entrance and Hyde bundled up Jackie and brought her inside.
"I need help." He yelled at the nurse's station.
"What's wrong?" a young nurse asked him.
"My girlfriend's in a lot of pain. I think she's in labor."
"How far along is she?"
"Six and half months."
"Oh, ok. I need you to fill out these forms and I'll take her back to the exam room and get a doctor."
"What?"
"I'll do everything I can, but I need you to fill out these forms."
Hyde nodded and took the clipboard and reluctantly let the nurse take Jackie.
"Can you call Kitty Forman and tell her to come here?" Hyde asked in a small voice.
The nurse nodded. "Of course."
Hyde was still filling out the papers when Eric came into the waiting room.
"What's going on man?" Eric asked.
"I don't know. They want me to fill out all this paper work and they won't tell me anything."
"Hey man, it's gonna be ok."
Hyde nodded. I hope so Forman.
"Steven, Eric." They heard a familiar voice call.
Kitty appeared in front of the two boys.
"I just spoke with the doctor. Jackie's in labor. She's going to try and deliver the baby, but if things don't progress faster she's going to surgically take the baby out."
"They're gonna cut her open?" Hyde asked wearily.
"Only as a last resort. Jackie's doing fine, she should have the baby soon."
Hyde and Eric nodded their heads.
"Steven do you want to go back there with her?"
Hyde nodded and walked to Jackie's room.
Jackie was lying in a hospital bed, with a gown on. She is rubbing her bump in pain and has many machines hooked up to her.
"Hey doll."
Jackie smiled a little bit. "Hey. What's going on?"
"You're in labor." He said in perfect Zen.
"I know that. Is everything ok?"
"Yeah, we're just gonna have the kid a little early that's all."
Jackie nodded. "Ok. You're not gonna leave are you?"
Hyde couldn't keep the shock and anger off his face. "Of course not! Do you really think I would do that?"
"Well I think you're gonna freak out."
"I'm not going anywhere."
"Ok."
Hyde walked over to the side of the bed and took Jackie's hand. A nurse came into the room to check on Jackie. Jackie screamed as another contraction hit her.
"Oww! God damn it! This hurts!"
The only thing Hyde could manage to get out of his mouth was the one word he remembered hearing from the two men in the parenting class.
"Epidural!"
The nurse nodded and went to find a doctor. A few minutes later Dr. Patton came into the room.
"Jackie I know you're in a lot of pain, and I am going to give you some medicine, but with the baby being this early I don't want to give you a complete epidural, ok?"
Jackie nodded her head sadly.
"Ok, here's some medicine and you should start feeling it soon. I'm just going to check and see how far along you are ok?"
"Ok."
Dr. Patton looked under the sheet covering Jackie's lower body.
"You're dilated at six centimeters, you two are going to have a baby very soon. Jackie keep breathing and I'm going to check on you in an hour, and I think we'll be able to deliver your baby."
"Thanks doc." Hyde told her gratefully.
She nodded and walked out the door. Jackie squeezed Hyde's hand and leaned against him.
"Hear that? You'll be done in no time."
Jackie tried to smile and nod but couldn't. "Steven, I'm scared. Something feels wrong."
"You're just nervous doll, and in some pain. Everything's going to be fine."
An hour later as promised Dr. Patton came back and checked on Jackie.
"Well Jackie. You're completely dilated. Ready to have a baby?"
"Yes." Jackie said.
Two nurses wheeled Jackie out of the room and into a delivery room. Hyde followed, but made a quick stop to tell his friends and the Formans they were moving to another room.
"Ok Jackie breathe for me ok." Dr. Patton instructed.
Jackie nodded and breathed deeply.
"Ok on the next contraction I want you to push ok?"
Jackie nodded and when her contraction hit her she scrunched her body and pushed.
"Ok, stop. Good Jackie that was good. Do the same thing on the next one. Push!"
Jackie scrunched up her face and pushed again, screaming.
"That's it Jackie you're doing great. I can see the head."
"Really? Is it a boy or girl?" She asked.
"Right now it's just a head. Three more good pushes Jackie and you can meet your baby ok?"
Jackie nodded and scrunched her face, pushing as hard as she could and screaming.
"Ahh. Get this thing out of me!"
On her final push, Jackie's body went slack and a baby's cry is heard.
"It's a boy!" Dr. Patton said excitedly.
"A boy?" Hyde asked in a small voice.
He went over to the doctor.
"Five, five, five, five, one. It is a boy. He's so tiny. Jackie look at him."
Hyde looked at Jackie who had yet to say anything.
"Jackie?" he asked.
Jackie laid still on the hospital bed, unconscious.
"Jackie?" Hyde practically yelled.
"The baby's got a fever and a low heartbeat." A nurse called to Dr. Patton.
"What's going on?" Hyde asked concerned.
"We need you to step outside." Dr. Patton told him.
"What's going on?"
"I need you to step outside so I can make sure Jackie and the baby are ok."
"What's wrong with them?"
"Please leave."
"No."
"Someone get him out of here."
Hyde stood his ground but was ultimately escorted into the waiting room, where his friends and family were waiting for him.
"You can't do this! Tell me what's going on! Jackie!" Hyde yelled through the door.
A/N: I know that's a bad place to leave it. Sorry! I know that the labor is probably not true to life but I didn't have a lot of time to research it, and I really wanted to give you guys an update. Review and let me know what you think? Pretty please? I'll give you some "film." Thanks for reading!!!