Chapter five:

Jackie wished she had a camera.

She wanted a camera to record the beautiful moment where Michael saw Brooke, his relieved smile was quickly replaced by a frown when he noticed how Brooke was glaring at him. "Tina" was singing the final notes and Fez finished the presentation by doing a split in the middle of the stage. Which wasn't a big surprise for Jackie, he had done the same thing in the school musical a few years ago.

"We have to go backstage to talk to them," Donna said, dragging Jackie, Brooke and Eric with her.

"And how the hell are we supposed to pass through those giants?" Brooke said, pointing at the security guards.

Jackie looked at the two men standing near the backstage entrance, Brooke had a point. They were huge, and they didn't seem to be very friendly, if they wanted to talk to Michael and Fez, they needed a plan, and Jackie was already formulating something on her head.

She looked at Eric and smiled slyly, when he noticed Jackie was looking at him, he widened his eyes and hid behind Donna.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Eric asked, sounding desperate "No! I'm not doing whatever you want me to do, devil! I refuse!"


"Honey, it's no surprise your boyfriend dumped your ass. Why would you wear winter shades knowing the bright colors complement your skin?!" Eric said, attempting to sound as girly as possible, walking next to Jackie. He got rid of the veil and was now wearing a blonde wig and sunglasses with heart-shaped lenses. Jackie had to hold back her laughter. She doubted he needed such an exaggerated outfit in order to sneak into the backstage, but she really wanted to humiliate him a little bit, so she convinced him that it was necessary.

They were getting closer to the security guards and Eric kept talking.

"Believe me, I've seen many pretty girls turning into uggos because they didn't know the right shade of lipstick to wear. You don't even have to be naturally pretty, just know how to apply some good makeup and everyone will want you. Rise and shine baby" He finished, snapping his fingers and looking very much like a rich and snobby girl. He was kind of reminding Jackie of her old cheerleading "friends".

Jackie watched Donna look at Eric in disbelief and giggled a little. Eric stopped in front of the backstage doors and the security guards stared at him.

"Only authorized people" One of the guards said, and Eric removed his sunglasses, trying to look sexy and biting the stem.

"Do you even know who you're talking to?" He said in a very annoyed tone, the guard kept staring at him with an impassive expression on his face. Eric turned to look at the girls and scorned "Can you guys believe that? They don't know who I am! I'm Jane Archibald, and I'm here because Mrs. Loud asked me to. And she's probably waiting for me, so move out of my way!"

Eric gave one step forward, and the security guard, looking very annoyed, placed an arm in front of him.

"Seriously honey? You really want to do that? You don't want to see me getting into my bitch mode, do you? Because I can make a show, and WHAT A SHOW WILL IT BE!" He started to yell, placing one of his hands on his waist.

"Do you really want to see her making a scene?" Jackie asked, raising her eyebrows

"Yeah, because she will make a huge scene, you don't want to see her making a scene, believe me" Brooke added "It might scare the customers"

The security stared at the weird group for a while, then he looked at the other guard and they both nodded before stepping aside, allowing the "girls" inside.

"Now let's go, bitches. We have a job to do!" Eric said, lightly slapping the guard's chest before walking into the backstage area.

Jackie closed her eyes and tried not to have a laughing fit. She really needs to find Steven just to tell him this story, it would make his whole year.

"Now did you really have to do that?" Donna slapped her boyfriend's arm after they were inside.

"It's called acting, thank you very much" He defended himself, using his normal voice. Donna opened her mouth to argue with him, but Jackie interrupted them.

"Shut up! We have to find Steven before midnight!"

"Why?" Donna asked

"Because Donna, I don't want to spend my birthday looking for my missing boyfriend! I want to spend my birthday with my boyfriend in fucking Los Angeles!" She yelled in response

Brooke, Donna and Eric stepped back when Jackie started to yell. Jackie huffed and quickened her pace, trying to find Fez and Michael. It wasn't very hard to find the two idiots, they could hear Fez singing a song in his native language and they could smell his cologne from a mile away.

"Fez!"

"Oh my beautiful goddess! You've found us!" The foreigner celebrated, clapping and engulfing Jackie in a tight hug "Kelso, that son of a bitch, lost me in a poker game!"

"Speaking of the idiot, where is he?" Donna asked, and Fez pointed at the back of the room, where Michael was talking to the Tina Turner wannabe, he was clearly flirting with her, Jackie could see Brooke fuming and she knew that Michael was screwed.

"Michael!" Brooke yelled, startling Kelso. As soon as he noticed Brooke's presence in the room, he ran to her direction, stumbling because of his high heels.

"It's not what you're thinking!" He said, but Brooke ignored him and slapped his chest "Hey! I'm a victim in this whole story!"

"Of course not, Michael!" Brooke yelled back, slapping him a couple more times "In this story, you're the Big Bad Wolf!"

"Nice analogy, but now let's find my Steven" Jackie said

"They took Hyde upstairs, and I've heard that once they take you there, you never come back" Fez said, sounding frightened.

Jackie wanted nothing more than to kill those morons at the moment, this was all their fault! She'll kill them later, she needs to find Steven first.

"I'm not leaving without my boyfriend"

"But if we go back to the hotel right now we can still find something good to watch on TV!" Kelso said, gesticulating to the exit door. Jackie kicked him on the shins and left the room, separating herself from the group.

She was walking fast, she wanted nothing more than to find Steven, but apparently the little Steven Junior on her uterus wasn't cooperating much. She was feeling sick again. She rubbed her stomach and wished for the sickness to go away. She needs to find Steven so they can catch the first flight to LA in the morning, and once they were in California, she would tell him about the baby.

They were having a baby.

Jackie silently prayed for the baby to have Steven's eyes. She loves his eyes.

They would need to move. They lived in a small apartment near Grooves and she doesn't want to raise her kid in an apartment. Maybe they could find a house in a quiet neighborhood, if they're lucky, they might find one near Red and Kitty's.

They would also need to get a new car. She knew Steven would never sell his Camino - and she doesn't want him to, she knows how much that car means to him - but she would have no problem selling the Lincoln and getting a more family friendly car. She started to think about cars and what model she should get, she needs something safe and reliable, but also nothing tacky. She could ask Red for advice later.

Her thoughts were interrupted when she felt someone gently grabbing her arm. She noticed that the guy that's currently holding her arm is one of the security guards from earlier.

"You shouldn't be here" He said, opening a red door and shoving her inside of what appeared to be a dark hallway. She rubbed her stomach protectively. "You come with me"


The guard was slowly guiding her through the dark hallway, when they reached the end of it, he opened a door and she saw a big staircase in front of her.

"Go up" He said, letting go of her arm. She raised her eyebrows and was about to say something but he beated her into it "Just go up"

She sighed and started to go up the stairs, she rubbed her thumb against her stomach and prayed for nothing bad to happen with her, the baby and Steven. The stairs led to another door, and Jackie took a deep breath before opening it. She felt the cold wind and realized that she was currently standing on the roof of the building.

"It took you awhile, doll" She heard Steven's voice and turned to look at him. He placed his jacket on her shoulders and gave her one of his signature smirks.

"I loved the dress" He said with a wicked grin, and without hesitation, she threw herself at him and engulfed him in a tight hug. Steven wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her passionately, bringing her as close as possible to him.

"Holy crap, you're okay" She muttered after they broke for air "Steven, we need to get the hell out of here" She said, grabbing his hand and trying to drag him out of the roof, but Steven stopped her by placing a comforting hand on her shoulder.

"Doll, calm down" He said, grabbing both of her hands in his

"Steven, there's crazy people looking for us and we need to get the hell out before they find us!"

"You don't even want to know where we are?" Steven asked in a very calm tone, and Jackie looked at him like he was going nuts.

"What are you talking about? We're in a hotel/casino in Las Vegas, trying not to get killed!" She answered

"Jackie"

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, he was still holding her hands and she felt herself getting calmer.

"Where are we, Steven?" She whispered, looking him in the eyes

"Canada" He replied with a small grin, Jackie looked around. They were in Las Vegas, that was obvious. She stared at her boyfriend suspiciously.

"Canada?"

"The owner of the building is Canadian, so technically, we're on Canadian territory"

"Why are we 'technically' in Canadian territory, Steven? I thought you hated Canada"

"I don't hate Canada, I just don't agree with their way to have fun, or the their way of living in general" He said, getting a little lost on his own thoughts "Canada is the country of the squares"

"Steven!" She interrupted his ramblings "What the hell is going on? Eric said you guys lost a poker game and were in trouble, but you seem to be way too relaxed for someone who's in the middle of a big mess!"

Steven laughed and wrapped his arm around her shoulders, kissing her temple and staring at the city in front of them.

"Here's the thing doll, those idiots have been bugging me for a really long time. They were all making fun of our relationship and making jokes about things that shouldn't have happened, things that I regret deeply. I was also getting sick of hearing Kelso talking about how he used to do it with you, and Fez keeps saying all the time that he would've been a wonderful husband to you. And Forman was just… being Forman. I wanted to kill them all. So I thought, what the hell can I do to make them shut the fuck up about us?"

Jackie looked at him in disbelief "You're telling me you planned all of this?"

"Not everything. I gotta say, I didn't plan for Forman to wear a dress, but hey, it was a nice surprise" He said, chuckling a little

"You planned this whole thing!" She yelled, removing his arm from her shoulders and slapping his chest "Do you have any idea of how worried I was?! I was almost having a mental breakdown and you were here, laughing at us! Why haven't you told me? We could've planned this together!"

Steven laughed again and held her wrists to keep her from assaulting him more. Jackie took a deep breath and tried to control her heartbeat. Steven slid his hands into hers and she felt him placing something on her hand, something small, rounded, with a large hole and what appeared to be a very big stone in the middle. Her eyes filled with tears.

"See, I've realized a few things Jackie. We've been together for a long time and I've noticed that even though you make me crazy with all of your yapping half of the time, I can't live without you. We've been through a lot together, mostly because I was an idiot, but we found our way back to each other again - well, I practically stalked you into taking me back, but still. I'm not very good at this and this is definitely not the way you've always wanted me to do that, but…"

The moment Jackie realized what he was about to say, her breath hitched.

"And before you say something, pay attention to this" He ordered, but it was pointless. Jackie lost her power of speech the second she felt him pressing a ring against her hand "I'm only saying this once, and I'm not saying it again, so keep your mouth shut, okay?" She nodded and she felt a few tears leaving her eyes "Alright… Jackie, you are the most beautiful, determined woman I know. You make me crazy sometimes, and I love that about you. You don't let me settle and you are always pushing me to the right direction. I know I said we're never talking about this topic in the continental United States, but since we're technically in Canada…"

"YES!"

"Jackie…"

"Yes!"

"Damn it woman, let me finish!" He said, and Jackie decided to let him finish. She wouldn't believe it until she actually hears the words coming from his mouth. He got down on one knee and held her hand "Jackie, will you marry me?"

She didn't yell again, she just nodded and buried her head on his chest when he got up from the floor. He wrapped his arms around her waist, and she could feel his heart beating frantically on his chest. He was just as happy as she was.

"I love you Steven" She whispered, gluing their foreheads together.

"I love you too, Jackie" He whispered it back, pressing his lips against hers.

Jackie couldn't help but giggle happily when she felt him smiling against her mouth. She broke their kiss and stared at the ring. It was a beautiful ring, Steven knew her better than anyone.

"It wasn't the biggest ring on the store, but it's still way better than what Forman could ever buy for Donna" He said, and Jackie just beamed at him

"It's perfect" She said, giving him the ring and extending her left hand "Put it on!"

Steven rolled his eyes "You have two hands, you put it on"

Jackie glared at him "Steven, will you please be a good and romantic fiance and place my engagement ring on my finger?!"

"Doll, I've organized this whole trip just to propose to you, if that wasn't me being a good and romantic fiance, than I don't know what it was" He said, trying to look tough

She raised her eyebrows at him "What do you mean? You didn't plan this trip, I was the one who nagged you until I convinced you. You didn't even want to leave Point Place!" She said, crossing her arms, but Steven just stared at her with a mischievous smile.

"You're not the only manipulative one in this relationship, doll" He said "I asked Mrs. Forman to suggest you the trip, and I knew you would choose anywhere but Vegas, so I left a few traveling magazines about Los Angeles scattered through our apartment. And the basement. And Grooves."

Jackie just stared at him, shocked and impressed at the same time.

"Alright, so you influenced me into choosing California, but how did you know we were going to end up here of all places?"

"To get into California we have pass through Vegas, so when I went to buy the tickets, I made sure our flight had a stopover here" He said

"The storm?"

"Got lucky, but I would find a way for us to stay anyways"

"What about the others?"

"I knew they would follow us, so I thought it would be nice to burn them while I prepared everything. Consider that as a bonus birthday present" He said with a grin on his face.

"Why Las Vegas?" She asked, and he sighed.

He cupped her face and looked deeply into her eyes, Jackie could see everything in his baby blue eyes, she could see the love, the adoration, and at this moment she wondered if she died and went to heaven, this is just too good to be real.

"Look doll, I know this isn't how you expected me to propose" He said, rubbing his thumbs tenderly across her cheeks "But… Every time someone mentioned this city, I could see the pain in your face and it fucking killed me. I don't think I'll ever be able to apologize enough for what happened"

"But I already forgave you years ago, puddin" She said

"I know, and I'll forever love you for that, I'm a very lucky bastard and I don't deserve you" He said, she was about to protest, she loves when he praises her, but she always wanted to kick his ass whenever he tried to put himself down "Shush baby, I need to say this" He silenced her and she looked expectantly at him "I just… I don't ever want to see that look in your face again. So now, hopefully, whenever someone mentions Vegas, you won't remember about the time I fucked up, you will remember this, this moment, this feeling, and you will remember how much I love you and how I want to spend the rest of my life with you" He finished

Jackie couldn't believe what she was hearing, and she couldn't stop the tears "This is the happiest day of my life, I love you so much" She said, he beamed at her and pulled her to a kiss, and she could swear she saw some redness in his eyes.

They stayed glued by their mouths for a while, until they had to breathe again.

"You deserve this, doll" He said tenderly "You deserve a big gesture"

"I am so, so happy you did all of this for me. This is the best birthday ever" She said "But I'm still a little pissed, you scared the shit out of me, and I can't be stressed Steven, not in my situation!"

Steven looked at her with a very confused expression on her face. Jackie smiled smugly and extended her left hand again, it was a silent agreement, he would place the ring on her finger and she would tell him what was going on with her. She smiled when she felt him sliding the ring on her finger, and her eyes watered again when she felt him kissing her hand afterwards.

"So… I kind of have to tell you something" She said, lowering her head. She couldn't help but be a little scared of his reaction. She felt him lifting her chin with his finger and she looked deeply into his eyes "So, I don't know when or where we're going to get married, but I just want you to know that there's not going to be just the two of us at the altar"

Steven stared at her, he still looked very confused "Have you been drinking? Because I have no clue of what are you talking about"

"I'm pregnant" She blurted, and closed her eyes.

A few seconds have passed and she could hear Steven trying to say something, she slowly opened her eyes again and he was staring at her with a weird expression on his face.

"What?" He muttered, and she started to cry for the hundredth time in the day.

"I'm pregnant, we're having a little baby Hyde and oh my god, you don't want this" She started to sob "I'm sorry baby but I really think that we can do this, we had crappy parents but we have the Formans to look up to. And we can be good parents, I know that, and I know it was unexpected but I already love this baby and I feel like…"

Jackie was interrupted when Steven pressed his mouth against hers in a gentle kiss. It was a different kind of kiss, she could feel him pouring all of his emotions in it and she did the same. They kissed for a really long time, and when they finally came up for air he hugged her tightly, she felt her feet being raised from the ground and he buried his face on her neck. Right then she knew they're going to be okay.

"I love you" He whispered in her ear, and she smiled

"I know" She answered playfully, just like he did in their hotel room earlier and he laughed, pulling her for another kiss.


Hyde and Jackie were sitting on a picnic towel on the roof of the building. Jackie was so focused on Steven when she first arrived that she didn't notice that he prepared a whole picnic for them. There were flowers and champagne (that she wasn't allowed to drink), she fell in love with him all over again.

She was laying her head on his shoulders and admiring her engagement ring while Steven watched her with amusement.

"This ring really is perfect…" She mumbled, snuggling closer to him

"Well, you gotta thank Brooke for that" He said, running his fingers through her hair.

"What?"

"Brooke helped me choose the ring. She also helped me with this whole thing" Steven explained

Jackie was astonished. Brooke knew the entire time! She deserves an oscar, seriously.

"But… how?" She asked

"Well, I know you have some standards and I didn't want to disappoint you, so I asked her to come and choose the ring with me" He said, and she raised her head to look at him "I couldn't ask Donna for help because she behaves like a freaking toddler whenever I try to be a good boyfriend to you, and you and Brooke are very close, I figured she would be the best option"

Jackie smiled, it's true, she and Brooke were very close. Ever since Brooke and Michael moved back to Point Place, she developed a very nice friendship with the librarian. Brooke was more mature and way less judgmental than Donna, and she was also the mother of her goddaughter, so it's pretty safe to assume that she was now Jackie's best friend.

That doesn't mean she doesn't love her favorite lumberjack, it just means that they grew apart a little, and that's okay.

"Remind me of thanking her later" Jackie said "She did a great job with the ring. I just don't get why she would help you with everything. I mean, why would she purposely burn her boyfriend/father of her daughter?"

"Are you seriously asking that?" He answered, laughing a little "Kelso's annoying and he does appreciate a good burn. He'll probably laugh once he realizes Brooke and I set everyone up"

"That's true" Jackie agreed. Michael also can't hold a grudge for long, maybe that's because his spirit animal is a puppy, or maybe that's because he's just plain stupid. He and Brooke are going to be alright.

"But how did you know that Michael would end up betting Fez on the poker table?" Jackie asked curiously

"The first thing we did when we left the hotel was smoke up. And I might have accidentally made them smoke a lot. Like, a lot. They didn't even notice I wasn't joining them. After that it was pretty easy to manipulate them. Besides, Kelso's stupid, he would probably do that sober"

"You really did plan everything…" She said in awe

"Yup, I hired those security guards to terrorize our friends and to guide you here eventually. That Delko guy you've met on the pool, he's one of WB's old friends, and he happens to be the Canadian guy that owns the building. I also hired a guy to take some photos of everything. I can already imagine Red's face when I show him a picture of Forman in a dress" He said, and Jackie smiled brightly at him. He pecked her on the lips and placed his hand on her still flat belly.

"I can't believe we're engaged… And we're going to be parents!" She squealed with happiness and he smiled

"I can't wait to raise a family with you, doll" He said, rubbing his thumb against her belly.

"I can't wait to tell everyone!" She said

"And I can't wait to see those dumbasses faces once they find out I planned everything" Hyde said with an evil smile

Jackie stared at him, her eyes filled with lust "My God, you're so sexy right now…"

He raised an eyebrow "Seriously? Here? On the roof?"

Jackie ran her fingernails through his chest and gave him a sexy smile "Yeah… Is that okay?"

"I think I'm going to really enjoy those pregnancy hormones" He said, kissing her passionately and pulling her to his lap. After all, they do have to celebrate their pregnancy and their engagement.

The end.


A/N: So... it's finished! I hope everyone liked this story, I sure loved it, that's why I chose to translate it in the first place.

I couldn't help but add a lot of things to the marriage proposal. I'm a sucker for romantic Hyde, and I hope he was still in character.

I am currently working on 5 original stories, so it's nice that I've finally finished this, now I can have more time to focus on them. Speaking of my original stories, I'll update Rock You Like a Hurricane this week, so watch out for that!

A huge thank you to everyone who read this, I would love to know what you liked the most about this story, so if you can leave a comment... well, it would make me very happy.

See you soon!