A/N: He guys I'm glad you like the story so far :) Here's the next chapter, let me know waht you think!

Hyde woke up the next morning with Jackie wrapped around him, sleeping peacefully. He slowly climbed out from under her and placed her comfortably in the bed and tucked her in. She took a deep breath and rolled onto her side causing her hair to fall into her face. He smiled and leaned down, brushing it behind her ear causing her to smile softly.

He pulled on his jeans, and grabbed a clean t-shirt and walked out into the basement and up the stairs to the kitchen. Red and Kitty were eating breakfast at the table. He wasn't quite sure what to tell them about Jackie, he knew they were going to find out about Pam sooner or later.

"Oh good morning Steven." Kitty said standing up to make him a plate. "You're up earlier than usual."

Hyde went over to the counter and poured himself a cup of coffee. "Yeah I had a weird night…"

"Late night at work?" Red asked taking a bite of his toast.

"Not really." Hyde said sitting down next to him. "It's what happened after work…"

"Steven I really don't want to hear about your sex life." Kitty said shaking her head. "It's been so peaceful around here since you broke up with that who-I mean Sam." She said smiling nervously.

Hyde smirked. "Yeah the whore was noisy."

Red sighed. "I'm trying to eat here. I lost nearly twenty pounds when you two were married."

"We were never really married." Hyde said taking another sip of his coffee.

Kitty placed a plate of eggs and toast in front of him. "Enough about Sam. What happened last night?"

"Jackie came by the store when I was leaving." He said looking down.

"Jackie?" Red asked. "Jackie Burkhart?"

"The one and only." Hyde said smiling.

Kitty and Red looked at each other for a moment before Kitty turned back to Hyde. "I didn't know you two were still…I mean I didn't think…"

"We haven't been." He said placing his cup down. "We really haven't talked since the…" He looked at Kitty and smiled. "The whore left."

Red scooted his seat back and cleared his throat. "Steven…I know that Jackie and you have a complicated past. And I can understand if you've been feeling lonely now that Eric and the kids are gone." He stopped and looked at Kitty. "But I don't know if getting back involved with Jackie again is the-"

"It's not like that." Hyde said simply. "We're not back together…we didn't…" He paused and fidgeted nervously. "I didn't let anything happen…"

"So what are you two just friends now?" Kitty asked. "Because I'm not sure if that will ever actually work…"

Hyde laughed and rubbed the back of his neck. "I'm aware of that."

"So what did she want?" Red asked. "Is everything ok?"

Hyde shook his head. "No. Uh…Pam got into a bit of an accident…"

Kitty gasped. "What kind of accident?"

"Well you know Pam's always had a little problem with the bottle. She was in Tahiti and she got hit by a car…" Hyde said sighing. "She didn't make it."

Kitty put a hand to her mouth. "My God…"

"Pam's dead?" Red asked. "She's…"

Hyde nodded. "Yeah. Jackie's not dealing with it too well. She didn't really know how to feel about it…there relationship was always complicated."

Kitty wiped a tear from her eye. "That poor girl."

"Where is she?" Red asked. "Is she here?"

Hyde nodded. "Yeah she's in my room. She had a rough night…she's sleeping it off."

Kitty stood up and put her plates in the sink. "I'm not so hungry anymore."

"I suppose we should call Eric and Donna home." Red said. "Kelso and Fez too…"

"I'm not really sure what she's going to want to about this. She's never really been the kind of person to talk about her parents with others. She might want to keep it private…" Hyde said.

"Well there going to find out eventually." Red said. "She's going to need support."

"I should talk to her first." Hyde said. "See what she wants to do."

"Should I go talk to her?" Kitty asked.

Hyde shook his head. "No. Let her sleep some more. I'll talk to her later."

Red sighed and placed a hand on his shoulder. "I'm proud of you Steven…in the past your judgment regarding Jackie hasn't always been…"

"I fucked up with her I know." Hyde said.

"Steven! Language!" Kitty yelled.

Red smirked. "Kitty he's right. He's very right. He really did fu-" Kitty raised her eyebrow at him. "He really messed up."

Kitty smiled patiently. "Steven has had it rough Red…he didn't know how to deal with his-"

"Mrs. Foreman stop trying to make excuses for me. I had a great thing with Jackie, and I messed it up way to many times to count. I don't know how she even stands to look at me after what I've put her through. But…what she needs right now is a friend. And I'm going to be here for her." He said shrugging. "I owe her that much."

Red smiled again. "Like I said…I'm proud of you. You've really grown up."

Hyde groaned. "I know? When the hell did that happen?"

Red smiled and clapped him on the back. "Well if you need help with anything, let us know."

Hyde nodded. "Thanks Red."

Kitty walked over to him with a plate of food and a new cup of coffee. "Why don't you take this down to Jackie?"

Hyde smiled. "Thanks Mrs. Foreman.

Meanwhile, down in Hyde's room, Jackie was tossing in turning in bed. Her breath was ragged and her face was covered in sweat. Hyde's t-shirt clung to the top of her thighs as her legs kicked back and forth. Her arms flailed and she was murmuring in her sleep. She was having a nightmare…

Jackie was running, running down a dark, deserted street. Her heart was pounding in her chest as she breathed heavily in and out. Her feet hit the pavement with each step she took. In front of her, a woman was walking slowly.

But no matter how fast she ran she never got any closer to the woman before her. The woman was laughing, swaying. She turned her head and looked at Jackie. Her perfect hair was curled around her face, her make-up was just right.

Jackie's heart stopped. "Mom!"

The woman laughed again and lifted a glass to her lips and took a slow sip. She turned and started walking away again.

"Mom! Mom wait!" Jackie was yelling as she began to run after her again. "Mom wait! Stop!"

The woman's steps faltered, she leaned against a rock on the side of the road. She thought she could catch up to her, she could stop her. She could help her. Just a few more steps and everything would be ok.

"Mom stay there! I'm coming!" Jackie yelled.

Pam turned and looked at Jackie, tears fell from her eyes. "Jackie? Sweetie is that you?"

"Yes Mom! It's me! Jackie." She said still trying desperately to reach her.

"I'm so sorry sweetie. I was a bad mother…" Pam said beginning to cry.

Jackie shook her head, her vision clouded with tears. "It's ok. Its ok Mom everything's going to be ok. I'll save you!"

"You can't Jackie. You can't…you never could." Pam said standing up again.

"No! Stay there!" Jackie screamed running harder. "I'm almost there! Stop! Please!"

"We were never meant to be a family Jackie. It wasn't for us. I'm a bad mother. I'm sorry. Goodbye Jackie." Pam said walking into the middle of the road.

Jackie stopped. "What are you doing?"

"Goodbye sweetie." Pam said smiling.

Jackie stared at her mother, standing in the middle of the road looking so peaceful. It was quiet…to quiet. And then she heard the sounds of tires against the pavement. Her heart rate sped up, her hands trembled and she started to run again.

"Run Mom! Run!" Jackie screamed.

"It's too late Jackie. You're too late…" Pam whispered. "You should have come sooner."

"I'm here now! I'm here! Run!" Jackie was pleading with her now. "Mommy please!"

"Goodbye Jacquelyn." Pam said smiling.

Jackie turned her head and saw the car flying by her, heading straight at her Mom.

"Run! Please! Please run Mom!" Jackie said through her tears. "You can't die!"

"Goodbye." Pam said smiling at her daughter as the car crossed in front of Jackie.

She was running, but she heard the screech of the tires, the bang, saw only red…

Jackie bolted off the bed. "No!" She screamed.

Hyde was at the door, he stopped when he heard her scream, taking in her appearance. "Jackie?"

Jackie placed a hand on her heart; it was beating way to fast. "I…Steven? I…what am I doing here?"

Hyde placed the plate on the table beside his bed. "You don't remember anything from last night?"

Jackie pulled the covers off and saw she was only in a t-shirt. Hyde's t-shirt to be exact. "Oh my god…"

"Nothing happened." Hyde said. "It's ok."

Jackie pulled the blanket back over her. "If nothing happened then why am I in your shirt?"

"Well do you remember coming to see me at Grooves?" He asked.

Her hands were trembling. "Yes…"

"Well I stupidly suggested that we go get something to drink. I shouldn't have done that but you know me…I'm not good with feelings and stuff." He said shrugging.

"But nothing happened?" She asked him again.

Hyde nodded. "Well…I mean we kissed…"

Jackie put her head in her hands. "Oh God…"

"It got kind of heated, we came back here and we almost…" He whispered, losing his nerve.

Jackie flung the blanket off of her, searching for her cloths. "Oh God…I have to get out of here. I have to go…"

Hyde grabbed her jeans and handed them to her. "Here."

Jackie grabbed the pants from him. "This is bad. This is very bad."

"I stopped it before anything happened, I swear Jackie." He said watching her run around his room grabbing her things.

"Where's my shirt?" She asked staring at Hyde. "I was wearing a blouse."

Hyde nodded. "Well it got kind of destroyed…"

Jackie glared at him. "Destroyed? What the hell does that mean?"

"When things…before I stopped them…you ripped your blouse off so all the buttons got torn off." He said rubbing the back of his neck.

Jackie laughed. "Great! Just great…I can't go out with this on. People will think…"

"Nothing happened." Hyde said again. "I swear."

Jackie sat down on the edge of Hyde's bed and rubbed her head in her hands. "Fuck. Fuck. Fuck."

Hyde sat down on the chair in the corner of his room. "Look I know you have a lot on your mind right now."

Jackie looked up at him. "I shouldn't have gone to Groove's last night."

"It's ok. I'm glad that you came over. You needed someone to talk too." He said.

Jackie glared at him. "And make out with? Someone to make out with that I have a really complicated past with?"

"Like I said before, I didn't quite handle it that well. I guess I was just shocked when you told me that you're Mom was…" He trailed off.

Jackie swallowed hard. "Dead."

Hyde cleared his throat. "Yeah…and I hadn't seen you in so long so I just…I made a split second decision. IT was the wrong one…I should have brought you to Mrs. Foreman or something. Someone who knows how to deal with these things the right way."

Jackie was silent for a moment and then she looked up at him. "So nothing else happened…nothing but the kissing…"

Hyde nodded. "I promise."

She sighed. "Ok." They were both silent for a moment. "I…I need to get home."

"Your cars at Grooves…mine's at the bar." He said.

Jackie sighed. "I'll call a cab."

"I can ask Red if I can borrow his car. I'm sure he won't mind." He said.

"I think you've done enough. I mean…you didn't do anything wrong. I just…no." She said shaking her head.

"Well I can have Red or Kitty drive you." Hyde said.

Jackie stood up. "No. I can't face Red and Kitty right now."

"They know…" Jackie stopped and looked at him. "About your Mom…"

Jackie sighed. "You told them?"

"I kind of had to tell them. I mean they would have figured it out eventually, it's a small town." He said.

"I'm just going to walk." Jackie said walking out his bedroom door. "I just need to get out of here."

Hyde groaned and grabbed her coffee and followed her. "Jackie you can't leave like this. You need to eat something, drink something."

Jackie grabbed her discarded shirt. "Steven, I really can't do this right now. I need to go home."

"Why did you come to me then?" Hyde asked throwing her coffee cup causing her to jump.

"Jesus!" Jackie screamed. "Don't…why…shut up."

"Why did you come to me if you didn't want me help?" Hyde asked.

"Oh you helped alright." Jackie said laughing. "You got me drunk!"

Hyde glared at her. "You could have said no when I offered to take you to the Bar."

Jackie glared at him. "Well sorry I wasn't in the perfect state of mind! I had just found out my Mother was dead!"

Hyde looked down. "Alright…alright I'm sorry."

Jackie threw her shirt down on the ground again. "I came to Groove's because I just needed to see someone. I wanted to feel safe…"

Hyde sighed. "I know."

"I know we're not together." She paused. "And I know we're not friends but I-"

"We're friends Jackie." He said sternly.

Jackie looked up at him. "What?"

He shifted slowly. "We're friends."

She swallowed hard and wiped more tears away. "I just…we don't really talk that often. I thought…"

He sat down on the edge of the couch. "Like you said…we have a complicated history."

"We do." She paused. "But you were the only one that ever understood me. I thought maybe there was something that you could…I don't know." She laughed again. "I don't know why I came. I was just so…"

He nodded. "I know. I understand…you needed someone to talk to."

She bit her lip. "I'm sorry."

He shook his head. "You have nothing to be sorry for. I'm sorry…the drinking…the kissing…" He sighed. "It was wrong."

Jackie smiled weakly at him. "It's ok."

He stood up again. "But…I know that was wrong. Is there…is there anything else I can do?"

Jackie stared at him for a moment. "To be honest…I don't even know what I'm supposed to do."

"I mean you have too…get…I mean…is she in Tahiti?" He asked softly.

Jackie's eyes watered again. "Yes. I don't know how to deal with that…"

"I can help you. And I'm sure Red and Kitty will help too." He stared at her for a silent moment. "We're all here for you…"

She looked down and took a deep breath. "Thank you."

"Don't mention it." Hyde said. "It's fine…like I said…we're friends."

She was quiet, and then looked up at him. "There's always going to be an us isn't there?"

He looked her in the eye. "Jackie…"

She smiled at him. "Isn't there?"

He smiled back and nodded. "Yes."

She licked her lips. "I need to go home. Take a shower…get some sleep."

He nodded. "Sure. Do you need me to do anything today?" He paused. "For you?"

She looked around the room. "I'm not sure. I'll…I'll call you? If that's ok…"

"Of course. Anything you need." He whispered.

She smiled and walked towards the door; she touched the doorknob and then stopped. Hyde stared at her for a moment, wondering what she must be feeling right now. She sighed, turned back to him and walked straight at him. And then…she did something he wasn't expecting…she hugged him.

When he regained his composure, he wrapped his arms around her too. "It's going to be ok."

She cried softly into his chest. "I know."

"I promise…no matter what our history might be…we're gonna figure this out." He said kissing the top of her head.

Jackie pulled back. "Steven I'm afraid that this is going to complicate our relationship again…"

He shrugged and let her go. "It might."

"I don't know what I want. And to be honest…whatever's left between us might be too much for me to handle right now." She said.

He nodded. "I know that." They were quiet. "But I also know that last night when you showed up outside Groove's…I was happy to see you."

She smiled. "You were the only person I wanted to see when I got that phone call Steven…the only person."

"I guess we've just been trying to hide from each other." He said. "For a long time…"

She sighed. "I should go…"

He nodded. "You're right…you should." He kissed the top of her head. "Call me later ok?"

She pulled back and began to walk to the door. "Yeah. I'll call you later…"

He smiled. "Everything's going to be alright…"

She smiled. "Yeah. It is."

As Jackie walked out the back door, Hyde knew that he was right. Eventually…everything was going to be ok. Even though things were bad…and it would be awhile before they were all happy again…he was confident that they were going to be ok. Maybe this was just the start of something new…something right. Something a lot time coming…