A/N: So here we go folks, the very last chapter in the story! I am so glad that you stuck with me for so long, and, though I am sad it has come to an end, as all things must, I am glad that it was such a wonderful journey. Thanks for sticking with me, and enjoy!

Disclaimer: I own nothing, but if I did, I would imagine that this is how I would have ended the series. Much better, in my opinion, than the crap they gave us that was Season 8.

May 16th, 2006 14:30

Steven Hyde looked around at everyone getting ready, at Jackie running around like a chicken with its head cut off, trying to get everyone to pay attention and get them ready. She stopped running after the kids, and stood in front of Hyde, her hands on her hips. She glared at him, and said,

"Steven Hyde! Instead of standing there like a big lazy lump, you could help me get the kids ready, seeing as they're yours too!" He chuckled a little, before moving away from the wall he was leaning against and going up the stairs. He stood at the head of the stairs, and said,

"Robert and Kat, get your butts over here!" Two people shuffled out of two different bedrooms, both hanging their heads. The boy, a teenager of 17, stood in front of his dad, his aviator glasses on, and crossed his arms over his chest. The girl, 14 years old, stood in front of her father as well, shuffling her feet around. Hyde looked at his two children, a stern look on his face, before he said,

"You both know that today is a very special day for your sister, so why are you giving your mother a hard time?" His son snorted, the typical Hyde snort, while his younger daughter only continued to shuffle her feet.

"Dad, who cares if Jaimee is getting married? Why do we have to be there, man? That is so society trying to make us conform to their standards!" his son said, while Hyde shook his head. The kid may look nothing like him, but he definitely inherited his personality. Robert was a tall 17-year old with hair that was a light brown, and had Jackie's mismatched eyes. He was also the total rebel in the house, to the point where Jackie was exasperated by his behavior 99.9 percent of the time. Hyde pointed an angry finger at his son, and said,

"Don't give me that, young man! I came up with it, so to your room you go, and get ready!" Robert uncrossed his arms, before he stormed back to his room, and started to get ready. Hyde looked over at his younger daughter, who looked up at him with tears in her eyes and said,

"Daddy, I want to go, but Jaimee picked out the ugliest dress for me! It's purple, and you know how bad purple looks on me!" Hyde sighed, before he clapped a hand on Kat's shoulder, and looked into her crystal blue eyes as he said,

"Sweetheart, it's not your big day, but when it is, you can pick out the biggest, fluffiest, pinkest dress that you can find for Jaimee to wear, ok?" Kat looked up at her father, and said, in a soft voice,

"Promise?" Hyde smiled, before he said,

"I promise." His daughter squealed, and ran back into her room to get ready, her ginger-colored hair flying behind her. He laughed, before he went back downstairs, to find Jackie sitting on the couch, brushing her long, thick hair. He came up behind her, and bent down to give her a kiss on the cheek. She smiled up at him, and said,

"So did you get the two of them to get ready?" Hyde flashed her a smile, before he said,

"Of course I did. Did you doubt that I could do it?" Jackie looked at him impishly, before she said,

"Doubt you, Steven Hyde? Why would I ever doubt you? I may question your sanity at times, but doubt you, oh never." He smiled at her, before he gave her another kiss, and went to go get dressed himself. He hated penguin suits, but for his little girl, he would do anything; hell, if she had asked him to dress as a clown and quack at her wedding he would have done it. Well, he thought to himself, not that far. He finished dressing in his tuxedo in the master bedroom, and left it, shoes in hand. He banged on the door right next to the master bedroom, yelling out,

"Robert, you had better be finished!" He heard a muffled answer, and then the door opened to reveal his son dressed in a tuxedo as well, though obviously deeply uncomfortable. He looked at his father, who took off his glasses, and said,

"No glasses."

"But, Dad-"

"Don't 'But, Dad' me. I'm not wearing mine, so neither can you." Robert huffed, before he took the glasses from Hyde and put them in his room. Hyde banged on the door a little down the hall, and said,

"Kat, sweetie, you finished?"

"Almost, Daddy!" Kat's door opened, and out she floated, her light purple dress complimenting her ginger hair, which was twisted up in a French twist, quite a feat with hair as long as hers. Her makeup was light, reflecting the color of the dress. Hyde smiled at her, before he said,

"You're beautiful, sweetheart." Kat smiled at him, before she said,

"Thanks, Daddy." Hyde motioned to both of his children to go down the stairs before him, and he followed them down, where they met Jackie standing at the foot of the stairs, ready to go. She was wearing a beautiful light golden dress with black heels, and Hyde had to admit that his heart fluttered a little. He looked at her, before he said,

"You look beautiful, Jackie." She smiled at him as she put her earrings on, beautiful white gold hoops, and said,

"Well, thank you, Steven. I would hope that the mother of the bride looks beautiful." She kissed him on the cheek, before she turned to their children and said,

"Ok, guys you ready?" They all nodded their heads, and one by one exited the house, Hyde being the last to lock it up. He looked at his house once more from the front door, entranced by the difference of this house to the house of that other life, the one that had been a dream, and yet, more than a dream. It was the same house, but it looked so different. The carpet had been replaced a few years before with hardwood and stone tiles, and it definitely had the look of a house well-lived in and well-loved. He smiled once more, before he shut the door and went to the car.

Fifteen minutes later, they had shown up at the church, all piling out of the BMW 740i. Hyde smiled as Jackie clucked like a mother hen at her children, making sure that Robert had his hair in place, as much as was possible, and looking over Kat to make sure that her hair was well placed. Hyde grabbed Jackie's little hand in his when she was finished, and the two of them walked into the church where they had also gotten married. Jackie went off to help Jaimee get ready, while Hyde ushered the children to their respective places, waiting for the ceremony to start where Kat was a bridesmaid and Robert was an usher. He stood at the back of the line, waiting for Jaimee to come out of her dressing room and stand next to him. She finally came out with her mother following her, trying to make sure that her dress wasn't wrinkled anywhere, chasing her with a steaming iron. Hyde turned towards his daughter, and he froze. She was wearing an A-line dress, with a sweetheart neckline and a dropped waist, made of silk taffeta and tulle. She looked amazing, with her dark brown hair swept up and a tiara holding her veil. She came and stood next to him, and said, her voice very soft,

"Are you ready, Daddy?" He nodded to her, tears in his eyes, as he said,

"You look beautiful, sweetheart." She blushed slightly, saying,

"Thank you, Dad." He kissed her cheek, before he pulled her veil over her face, and they both faced forward as the music started.

Two hours later, Jaimee had married her fiancée, James, who was English and who she had met while at school abroad, and it was the first dance. Hyde had already danced with his daughter, before handing her over to James, and was dancing with Jackie. She looked over at her daughter, before looking up at Hyde, and said,

"She's so beautiful, isn't she, Steven?" Hyde smiled at Jackie, before he said,

"Yes, just like her mother was." Jackie blushed, before she looked up at Hyde, and very quietly said,

"Steven, do you ever regret any of it?" Hyde frowned a little, and said,

"Regret what, Jackie?" She squirmed a little under his gaze, those crystal blue eyes searing into hers, before she said,

"Do you ever regret marrying me? I mean, do you ever wonder how different our lives would have been if you hadn't married me?" Hyde stopped dancing, still holding Jackie, before he took his hands and framed her face with them. He looked at her, and said quietly,

"No, Jackie, I don't ever regret it. How could I regret marrying the love of my life?"

"But, Steven, you married me a little under a month after you found out I was pregnant. A month after that horrible day when you were so scared…" A tear slipped out from under her closed eyes, and he wiped it away, making her open them.

"Never for one second, Jackie. I already lived that life, and my life without you was pointless, meaningless. Look at all the wonderful things I have with you, our children, everything. There was never one moment that I ever regretted it, ever. I made you a promise a long time ago, that I would forever be by your side, that I would never leave you again, and I plan on keeping that promise." Jackie looked at him, confused by his words, but couldn't say anything as he said,

"I want to grow old with you, and only you, Jackie. I want to wake up with you by my side every single day, for the rest of my life. I love you, Jackie, and I would have it no other way. Our love is forever, doll." He leaned over, and sealed her lips with his, as Jackie's tears streamed down her face. The world disappeared for the both of them, containing only the two of them, and their love, which transcended time and space. They would have it no other way.