I got home from work to find Mrs. Forman in the kitchen holding a puppy. "Did I miss something here?" I asked as I looked at her.
"Red got me little Schatzi." She said with a smile. I looked at the wiener dog and wanted to laugh. However, Mrs. Forman was happy and I wasn't going to ruin that. I headed down to the basement to find everyone sitting there.
"Steven, its official I am fat." Jackie said as she got up and turned to her side. I saw her little baby bump and smiled.
"No you're not fat. The baby just wants to let everyone know it's in there." I said as I placed my hand on her stomach.
"Why are you calling the baby it?" Eric asked. "It makes it sound like an alien." He said with a laugh.
"Eric!" Jackie shrieked. "We are calling it and it because we don't want to get attached to a gender."
"That makes sense." Donna said as she looks at us.
"This is still weird." Fez said as he looked at me.
"Will you please shut up?" I asked him.
"What crawled up your pants?" He asked.
"I am just tired." I said as I looked at everyone.
"Go take a nap, baby." Jackie said as she looked at me.
"No, I am just going to sit here." I said as I sat down in my car and pulled her down on my lap.
"You know what we all need to have some fun." Eric said as he looked around. "I mean we all are working like crazy. You look like you haven't slept in days." He said as he pointed to me. "You puke more than Fez with a hangover." He said to Jackie. "I hardly ever see you." He said to Donna. "You're favorite place is the DMV." He said to Fez. "And you well … I don't know what is wrong with you." He said to Kelso.
"So, what do you propose we do?" I asked him.
"If you say Lazar Floyd I will hit you." Donna said as she looked at him.
"Let's all go to the water tower." He said as he looked at us.
"About that." Jackie said as she looked at him. "I can't climb up there." She said as she looked at him.
"Okay, then we leave the prego at home." He said causing Donna to hit him.
"Fine, what about we go to your parent's cabin?" He asked Jackie.
"I don't want to ask them. We haven't really spoken since I told them about the baby." She said as she looked at him.
"Okay then I have nothing." Eric said as he looked at everyone.
"Well, why you think about it I am going home to change." Donna said as she got up.
"Oh come on." Eric said along with Kelso and Fez.
"What is with you guys and this uniform?" She asked as she walked out the door.
"I just want to say that things are going great with me and Donna. This is about the time I fuck everything up." Eric said as he looked at all of us.
"Have you ever tried not messing things up?" Fez asked.
"I think history shows that messing things up is in my nature." Eric said as he looked at Fez. "I can do something nice." He said as he paused her. "Buy her a present." He paused again. "Something to say even though I am a idiot I love her."
"Get her a scented candle." Kelso said as he looked at Eric. "Girls, can't keep their shirt on around a scented candle." He said.
"Oh please, everyone gets a scented candle. It's expensive jewelry or nothing." Jackie said as she looked at him. Now, what happens next I am not proud of; I am going to blame it on being tired.
"God, Jackie you have learned nothing from me." I said as I looked at her.
"What do you mean, Steven?" She asked as she got up.
"Romance is created by corporations, so they can con idiots like Forman out of money." I said as I looked at her.
"Fine, if that is the way you feel, so be it." She said as she headed to our room. "You're staying with Eric tonight!" She yelled.
"Wow, she is pissed." Kelso said as he looked at me.
"Don't you know she is very sensitive now?" Eric asked as he smiled. "Welcome to the dog house." He said with a smile. So, I spent the night on the basement sofa as Jackie blasted ABBA.
"Will you make up with Jackie already? I couldn't sleep because Dancing Queen was blasting." Eric said as I came up for breakfast.
"Steven, what the hell did you do?" Mrs. Forman asked me.
"Oh, he told her that he didn't believe in romance or presents." Eric said as he looked at his mother.
"You dumbass." Red said. "Now you have to buy the girl a damn present."
"No, I don't." I said as Jackie walked into the kitchen then right out the back door without talking me. "Shit, now I have to get her a present." I said as I looked at her.
"You should get her charm bracelet." Mrs. Forman said. "With one charm symbolizing your wedding then add one each year on your anniversary." She said as she looked at me.
"That's not a bad ideal." I said as I looked at her.
"Well, do it fast." Eric said. "She apparently wants a ride from me." He said as he looked out the door to see Jackie sitting in the cruiser. I went right after school and picked up her gift. I knew she would love it. So, I placed it on our dresser with a note.
"Donna, you, me, the water tower tonight. Dress foxy because I got you something." Eric said as I came in the room.
"I will." She said as left all excited.
"So, what did you get her?" I asked as I looked at him. "Earrings, a bracelet?" I asked him as I sat down.
"Better than that, I got her a diamond engagement ring." He said as he pulled out the box.
"Are you dumb? You can't ask Donna to marry you. You are in high school." I said as I looked at him.
"Really, you are going to say that." He said as he looked at me.
"It's what you do when your back is against the wall…like when the girl is pregnant." I said as I looked at him.
"Look I already know that Donna and I are going to be together forever. Why not make it official?" He asked.
"No you think you are going to be together forever." Kelso said as he looked at Eric.
"I just feel this is right." He said as he looked at us. "And I am going to do it." He said as he looked at us.
"Whatever, can you pick Jackie up?" I asked as I looked at him.
"You haven't fixed this yet." He said as he looked at me.
"I am working on it." I said as I looked at him.
"Fine, I will pick up the she devil for you, but you owe me. Especially, if she cries again." He said as he looked at me.
"She cried to this morning." I said as I looked at him.
"Like a baby." He said as he looked at me.
"Shit." I said as kicked the table in front of me.
"Damn she has you whipped." Kelso said. The truth was that I have always hated it when Jackie cries. I give into her in a second. Even when she was with Kelso. That is how I ended up at Prom last year.
"Shut up." I said as I got up and walked up stairs. I sat in the living room watching television with Red till I heard Jackie come in. I waited till I heard the basement door slam to get up. I walked down to our room where she was reading my letter. I just stood in the doorway.
"Steven!" She said as she smiled at the words on the paper. "I love you." She said as she looked up at me.
"Look in the box." I said as I moved closer to her.
"It's beautiful." She said as she looked at me.
"Here let me help you." I said as took the bracelet out of the box. She just smiled as she held out her wrist for me. I put the bracelet on her. "See and we can get you a new charm each year for our anniversary." I said as I smiled at her.
"You broke down for me." She said with a smile.
"Yeah, well there is something about you that makes me want to break all of my rules." I said as I hugged her.
"Steven." She said as she looked at me. "That is so sweet." She said with a smile. I just kissed her. When we walked back out to the big room, Eric just clapped.
"Thank god you two made up." He said as he looked at us.
"Shouldn't be going to pick Donna up?" I asked him.
"Yeah." He said as he looked at his watch.
"So, what are you going to do?" I asked him.
"Give her a candy bar I stole from Fez's stash." He said as he held up the candy bar.
"Smart man." I said as I looked at him.
"I am confused." Jackie said as she looked at me.
"It's nothing important, doll." I said as I looked at her. I couldn't tell her because she would say something to Donna. So, I just let her sit there flipping through her Cosmo as Eric walked out. "Come over here." I said to her as I looked at her on the other side of the room.
"Why?" She asked as she looked at me.
"I just want to spend the night with my arms wrapped around you." I said as I looked at her.
"Awe, Steven." She said as she moved closer to me. We just sat there till she wanted to go to sleep. Then I sat up and watched her sleep.
"Sleep tight." I said as I kissed her head before I cuddled up next to her. "I love you." I whispered in her ear.
"I love you." She mumbled in her sleep. I just smiled as I shut my eyes.