A/N – Okay, this chapter isn't really that long, but just like the title says, it's long enough. Keep R&R please. Thanks for all the reviews sorry about the gramma and the tenses. If it continues, which i hope it doesn't please tell me and i'll find someone to fix it before it gets posted on here. Thanks again for all you support and help. :

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Chapter 2 – Long Enough

Still that first day – The basement

1:13 pm

No one had spoken since that kiss. Now glad that he had his glasses on, Hyde sat still trying to remain calm.

'Oh my god, I just kissed Jackie. I mean… its Jackie… she who we refer to as the devil… she who talks a lot… she who's got an amazing ass.' He looks over at Jackie nodding his head in approval with a smile on his face and quickly whips his head back around when he realizes she's staring back.

Jackie turned her attention back to the television, eyes wide.

'That did not happen. He's Steven, the poor orphan boy, the guy who smokes a lot of dope, the guy that almost just made me pass out because of a kiss… a really, really hot kiss…' Jackie looks lustfully back over at him, licking her lips as she does so. 'God, he's hot.'

Hyde glances over at Jackie out of the corner of his eye see's the way she's looking at him and smiles inwardly.

'Oh yeah… she wants me. Why isn't she saying anything? She's ALWAYS saying something.'

Jackie notices a small smile on Hyde's face.

'What is he smiling at? And why isn't he saying anything? Guy's are always the first to say something… he better not be expecting me to be the first one to say something.'

Hyde stands up. 'Screw this'. He walks over to his bedroom. Jackie, noticing he's leaving turns around to see him.

'Wait' He turns around a looks at her. 'Oh my god, He's using his Zen against me, I can't believe him! Well, if that's really what he wants…'

'I mean...' She turns back around on the couch. 'Whatever.' She smiles, knowing that that one little word will have pissed him off and impressed him at the same time.

Hyde stands still not knowing where that came from. 'Whatever?' That's his line… not hers… impressive.

'Yeah… whatever.'

'Okay' He turned around heading towards his room. 'God, she's annoying.' He quickly whisks around and turns back to her.

'And by whatever you mean… ' Jackie smiles to herself knowing that she's got to him.

'Nothing. Just whatever.' She turns to look at him. 'Is there something you'd like to say, Steven?'

'Steven? Why the hell is she calling me Steven? No one calls me Steven, except for Mr. and Mrs. Foreman. None of my friends ever call me Steven...'

'No, I've got nothing to say, Jacquelyn.' He noticed when he said the word Jacquelyn, her face dropped, her eyes became some what duller and she didn't say anything. She just turned around and looked back at the television.

'Looks like I hit a sore spot. Don't you like your name, Jacquelyn?' He looked at her inquiringly.

'That's what my dad calls me.' She kept her attention on the TV.

'…and' He pried while raising an eyebrow and sitting back down in his usual chair.

'He left for a business meeting this morning and won't be back for a while.' She glanced at him noticing that he had sat back down. Usually she wouldn't tell people if she was left home alone, well… with help and she didn't even know why she was talking to Steven about it. Her parents were never around, it happened all the time, her mother was in Mexico and had been ever since she could remember. Her father was away a lot, even when he was there, he wasn't really there. She kept telling herself that by now she should be used to it, it shouldn't bother her anymore, but it still hurt.

'How long?' He kept his eye on her, studying her every move. Something about this wasn't right, he could tell by how vague she was being. Normally Jackie would to share every detail about her life with any one who has ears, whether they wanted to hear it or not.

'What is she keeping from me? Why do I even care?'

'I don't know how long. He never tells me, he just say's he'll be back soon, which can range from anytime between 2 weeks to 6 months... sometimes more' She looked at him, shocked at how much she had just let him know. 'I should go.' She stood up and went to leave and at that same time Hyde stood up.

'Jackie wait…' She turned around and looked at him, eyes filling up with tears. He had never noticed before but her eyes are different colors, one green one blue. 'Am I really going to do this?'

'Do you…' She looked at him, waiting. 'Do you need someone to talk to?'

'Would you mind? I mean… really? Don't just say yes if you want me to shut up, just...' He interrupted her before she could finish.

'Jackie, I wouldn't have asked if you needed to talk if I wanted you to shut up… now… sit down.' She smiles at him and sits down.

'Thank you Steven.'

'Anything for you doll' He sits down next to her.

The basement

That night…still. -7:06

'Jackie… how long have you been stood there?' He looked nervous, almost like a little boy caught doing something wrong.

'Long enough.' She said simply with a giggle. 'How long have you been awake?'

'Don't do this man.' He walked towards her. 'It's just too easy.' He smiled.

'Long enough' He cocked his eyebrow and took her hand she grinned back at him as he led her towards his bedroom.