He raised his beer to the end of the 70's along with everyone else, but damn, the alcohol burned more than usual.
He stroked his mustache in his usual Zen manner, but damn, Kitty was right about the male prostitute look.
He was as close to any of his friends as he'd always been, but damn, he still felt so far away.
He looked on indifferently as the many couples around him shared New Years kisses, but damn, he yearned for some affection.
His head was still spinning from his incredible high earlier, but damn, his world seemed so low.
Steven Hyde thought about his stripper wife who had left him months ago for her real husband, making their marriage illegitimate. Though he never loved her, it still consumed the better part of 6 months. Damn, he thought, what a waste.
Fortuitously, Hyde glanced across the room and locked eyes with the only girl he had ever loved. Jackie Burkhart had been shallow, greedy, everything he had ever hated, but damn, she turned his world upside down.
He was stupid to go for her and had given in out of pure lust, but damn, he ended up falling so hard for her.
He'd ended things after finding Kelso naked in her motel room and had ran off to Vegas, but damn, his anger wasn't backed by any substantial evidence.
Jackie would never be stupid enough to go for Kelso again, but damn, she just made Hyde so crazy.
And his then-marriage to a skanky stripper had ensured his relationship with Jackie was done for good, but damn, she still filled his thoughts.
Now, he watched as she swapped saliva with one of his best friends, the one she deliberately said she would never date, but damn, she looked so happy.
He'd sworn to himself that he was over her, but damn, she still looked so good.
In the split-second their eyes locked, the fire that Jackie Burkhart started inside Steven Hyde so long ago had ignited once again, but damn, he couldn't have her.
Thinking about all the things he said and didn't say, regret piled inside him, but damn, he had no outlet.
Jackie was the only person he ever shared anything with and she was the one person he wanted to confide in now, but damn, he'd ruined any chance of reconciliation.
He'd been so cruel to her since their breakup, even calling her a bitch, but damn, he did it out of spite.
He wanted her to feel the pain that he felt when Kelso walked in with the ice bucket and nothing but a towel around his waist, but damn, she promised she was still loyal.
He decided to believe her, but damn, it was too late.
So now, Steven Hyde had to watch as the only woman he ever loved moved on with a new man, but damn, he was still so in love with Jackie Burkhart.
