I Do Not Own That 70's show
"She did what!"
Pausing at the top of the steps heading down into the basement Kitty set the basket of clothes in her arms on the ground and crouched. "Gossip!"
"I know, how could she do that to him. She's supposed to love him."
"Give me names, Eric." She thought turning her head to hear better as Donna shushed her son. How was she supposed to learn anything juicy if all they used were he and she?
Eric sighed leaning back in Hydes chair. Why couldn't his best friend just ask for help? It was always Zen this and no emotions that. Looking up at the ceiling he caught a little shine on the stairs out of the corner of his eyes. "High heels? Mom must be spying again."
"Moms spying again!" Sitting up straight he grinned a plan forming in his mind. A plan so devious Hyde would be too impressed to be mad.
"I just don't know what to do Donna." Eric sighed loudly. "Hyde can't live alone. And he shouldn't have to! Damn, that Edna for abandoning him!"
Smacking his knee he hid a smirk as the sound of rushing footsteps echoed in the basement. Mission complete. Oh, man, he should have been an actor. Or a spy. Double O Forman.
"Eric, did you just tell your mom Hydes living alone?" Donna asked grinning herself. "He's not going to like that. I hope I'm there when he finds out."
"I didn't tell on Hyde, missy. If my mother found out it was because she was wrongfully spying on a conversation." Eric said, waving a finger at his...girflriend?
"And second, wanting to see Hyde beat me up? That hurts, baby."
Donna pushed his finger away laughing. "Shut up you dork."
(Forman Living room)
Bursting through the kitchen door Kitty whisper shouted at her husband. "Red you will not believe what I just heard Donna and Eric talking about."
"Kitty, were you spying again?" Red asked not looking up from his newspaper.
Kitty shook her head. "No, no, there was no spying. I went downstairs to do some laundry and I overheard."
"Sounds like spying to me."
"That's not the point Red. Did you know Edna left Steven and he is living alone? And who knows how long it's been." Kitty's eyes widen as she lightly slapped Red on the shoulder. "What if that's why he needed a job. I thought Edna was wasting her money but what if she's been gone for months, or years! A growing boy needs his mother, Red."
Red set his paper down looking up at his wife. "Kitty you saw her two weeks ago at the Piggly Wiggly. Besides, Stevens nearly an adult. If he needed help he would ask."
"Of course, Red, because in all the years we've known him, Steven, always been so open about his emotions." Kitty hissed angrily at her husband's dismissal of Stevens home life. "We need to help."
"Dammit no, Kitty! I'm not Santa clause."
"Well thank god for that! You'd scare the hell out of the children."
(In the Basement)
"Forman, man what's going on with your parents?" Hyde asked walking into the basement. " I just heard them yelling about Santa Clause on my way in."
"Maybe if you'd hung out more you'd know." Eric snapped. "You missed the wrestling show in Kenosha and my first date with Donna. I thought we were friends but you keep blowing us off for work."
Steven's mouth twitched up in a cocky smirk. "Not just work my, friend."
"Hyde you dog!"
Steven sat down in his chair as Eric moved to sit next to a disgusted Donna. Forman didn't need to know there was no girl and he damn sure didn't need to know there was no girl because he wanted Jackie to be his girl.
He also wasn't going to say he had heard what Kitty and Red were talking about. Last time Edna had left he didn't have a job to pay rent or buy food but this time he was a little more prepared for living alone. He didn't need the Formans to take care of him again.
Red was going to lose his job again and one less mouth to feed would help them save more money.
Hyde kicked his feet up on the table and crossed his arms ignoring the looks he was getting from Donna and Eric, too caught up in his thoughts.
"Or if I moved in early I could start paying rent and Red would actually use it this time." Last time Red had put all the money he had given them into a savings account to give back to him. If he started paying rent early when the Formans fell on hard times Red would have no excuse not to take it.
The angel had said not to be selfish and if anyone deserves his future knowledge help it was the Formans.
"Hyde, you want to go-"
"My fellow friends!" Fez burst into the basement holding the door open. "I give you Michael Kelso, Exxx-virgin."
Hyde's fist tightened unconsciously as he heard the words and Kelso came strutting into the room in that stupid way he did when he tried to act cool.
"No way Kelso." Eric laughed. "We all know who wear the pants in your relationship and they have never come off."
"It's true we did it weeks ago." Kelso defended sitting in the lawn chair forcing Fez to sit next to Donna and Eric on the couch t0 the red head's dismay. "I was going to tell you guys but Jackie said if I did we would never do it again."
Hyde snorted getting up from his chair. "Whatever Kelso."
He needed to get off the basement before he punched the doofus in the face. He didn't want to hear Kelso brag about banging the girl he loved. "Who's fault is that?"
Sneering at the angel's voice in his head he walked towards the stairs. he had planned on staying in the basement for a few hours so he could sneak into the driveway and get in his car before Mrs. Forman cornered him and started asking questions. But he would take being hounded by Mrs. Forman over listening to tales of Jackie's sex life. That didn't involve him anyway.
And he was going to have to watch Jackie fawn over the moron while he treated her like a doormat. He had laughed last time along with Eric and Fez when Kelso told her to get his Jacket and she literally ran from the basement. But if he saw that this time he was going to kick Kelso ass and that was going to be hell to explain.
Tear streaming down her face Jackie ran down the outside steps to the Basement. "How could Michael do that to her? He was supposed to love her, that was the whole reason she even agreed to prove their love with him."
And then he had the nerve to come to her house and try to sleep with her when she told him the truth. "That bastard!"
Wiping her eyes angrily she yanked open the door to her basement ready to yell at Donna for not being home and making her come all the way to Eric's house.
Only to come face to face with the subject of her anger. "You!" She yelled immediately charging Michael and slapping at him.
"How could you!"
"Damn, Jackie!" Kelso covered his head jumping from the chair running across the room away from the tiny brunette.
Taking deep breaths Jackie crossed her arms hugging herself slightly. This was why she wanted to talk to Donna at her house. Now here she was crying in front of all her friends over something Michael did.
"What'd you do, Kelso?" Hyde stepped forward like he was about to take a swing at his friend.
"I didn't do anything!"
" I told you I was pregnant and you kissed Pam Macy again.!" Jackie yelled taking a few steps forward scaring Kelso who ran from behind Hyde's chair to the steps only to be stopped by Hyde. Which just made her angrier because that's where she was trying to get to. First, he breaks her heart and now he was keeping her away from Steven
"Oh, Jackie." Standing from the couch Donna wrapped her arms around the smaller girl.
With her head buried in Donna's soldier, Jackie's glare was hidden. She slightly hated herself for thinking it because Donna was her friends but she really wished the lumberjack would let her go so she could hug Steven. "God what is wrong with me."
Steven was a poor person she was supposed to hate him and besides after what happened at the Ski cab, n she doubted he would ever try and comfort her again. And the worst part was he was right about Michael. She took him back and he hurt her again.
"I needed you to break up with me! Breaking up with a pregnant girl would make me look bad."
"Dammit." Bringing his hand up and back Hyde didn't have time to think about what he was doing before his fist connected with Kelso's face sending the taller boy to the ground cradling his face.
"Steven!"
"Hyde!"
"Kelso!"
