𝑷𝑳𝑨𝒀 𝑫𝑨𝑻𝑬 - Steven Hyde

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50|EATING FOR TWO

Marigold stared at Hyde with disgust, sick of how romantic he had become openly with Jackie. She wandered through the kitchen and sat down at the table beside Red.

"Ew, do you mind not getting all gooey and romantic when I'm about to eat my breakfast?" Eric said with disgust as he followed Hyde over to the breakfast table.

"What crawled up your butt?" Hyde scoffed at the boy.

"You and Jackie." He said seriously. "Then you started making out in there."

"Hey, no more butt talk at breakfast." Red snapped at the pair, trying to quieten down their bickering.

"Look, if you're not going to break up with Jackie, then you have to tell Kelso, okay?" Eric sighed, knowing how hard it will be for Kelso when he finds out the truth. "It's like, the ethical thing to do."

"Thank you, Johnny Cub Scout." Hyde said with snarky sarcasm. "What are you going to do, take away my friendship merit badge?"

"No, because Cub Scouts are awarded achievement beads." Eric laughed at Hyde. "Badges."

"So, anybody hungry?" Kitty wandered over with a large bowl of scrambled eggs. "Ladies first."

"Or ladies only?" The group watched as Kitty filled her plate with most of the scrambled eggs.

"Oh, well, um, well it's not all for me." The older woman said slowly, stammering over her words. "I'm eating for two now."

"What?" They all glanced at Kitty with surprise, wondering if they had all heard her right.

"I'm pregnant!" Kitty said enthusiastically, waiting for the group's reaction to her news.

"Congratulations, Aunt Kitty!" Goldie immediately jumped out her seat to hug her aunt. She pushed down her surprise, trying to remain positive for her aunt as she knew Red would react badly.

"Oh, God, no." Red said in shock, his voice loud as he refused to believe what he had just heard. "I mean, great!"

The group took a moment to let the news sink in, Kitty waiting nervously for someone to speak. Goldie kicked the back of Eric's seat, hoping he would say something to calm his mother down.

"Kitty, are you sure you're pregnant?" Red questioned, breaking the awkward silence as he stared at his wife with surprise. "Maybe you're just putting on your winter weight."

"Red, a woman knows." Kitty shook her head at him, grabbing the rest of breakfast. "Not to mention I'm late, and not to work. For my menstrual cycle. Yay!"

"That's great news, Mrs. Forman." Hyde stood up to congratulate the woman, happily embracing the mother figure. "Now, stay away from those smokes. If you smoke when you're pregnant they come out all spindly." He gestured to Eric earning an annoyed "shut up".

"Mum, congratulations." Eric stood up next, hugging his mother as he tried to process the information. "This is awesome. Please love me the most."

"Well, you're sure being quiet over there, Red." Kitty stared at her husband expectantly, waiting for his response.

"I'm soaking in the moment." He looked up at her with a distraught look, not knowing what to say.

"Okay, I know this is unexpected, but I just think it's gonna bring us so much happiness, don't you?" She said, her voice filled with joy and passion, placing a loving hand on her stomach.

"Sure." Red replied with a fake smile. "You know how much I love babies."

"Oh, what a day!" Kitty gestured widely. "I am so happy! I'm just gonna go throw up."

"I don't understand how this could have happened." Red stated with disbelief, staring at his breakfast with a look of disgust.

"Hmm. Maybe it's time we had the talk." Eric teased his father, sitting back down at the table to eat breakfast. "You see, when a boy loves a girl-"

"Doesn't have to love her." Hyde interjected with a serious look.

"That's true." The boy nodded with agreement before continuing to torture his father. "Anywho, the boys sexual organ-"

"Shit it, dumbass." Red cut his son off with a glare, not wanting to discuss the chances of having another child anymore.

"The kids gonna love it here."

"The Formans and their two orphans. It's a perfect household." Goldie chuckled, sipping at her tea as she waited for her aunt to join them again for breakfast before she ate.