Chapter 4
"I think I am going to vomit," Hyde said in a flat voice looking out the side door of the Foreman kitchen. Donna and Eric exchanged amused and knowing looks across the breakfast table while Mr. Foreman merely grunted and read the paper.
"Oh, are you not feeling well, Steven ?" Mrs Foreman asked in a motherly voice. "I'll get the thermometer and take your temperature," she said opening one of the kitchen cabinets and rummaging hurriedly through it.
"I don't think that's what he means, Mom," Eric said taking a bite of his toast with a snicker. "If I had to take a guess I'd say that Casey just dropped Jackie off and they're lovey dovey," he added ignoring the exasperated sigh his father gave.
"Is it too much to ask to keep the drama to a minimum with you kids? At least until after breakfast?" Red said with a disapproving grunt. "Steven, get out there and tell the Loud One you want her back. Eric, shut up and eat. Donna, go take the loud one out somewhere," Red commanded rolling his eyes.
"I don't want her back. She's loud, selfish and annoying. I just don't like seeing fluffy crap before I sit down for breakfast," Hyde grumbled sitting down beside Eric as Mrs. Foreman served him breakfast.
"Oh, Steven. Sometimes its nice to see a little romance in the air every now and then. I know when I see it, it gives me a little hope," Kitty said sitting down with a sigh. "Hope that maybe one day I'll have some grand babies," she said before bursting out into tears.
"Now, look at what you dumb-asses have done," Red said putting down his newspaper with a scowl. "Kitty, we'll have plenty of grand children. Once we get these dumb-asses out of here, they'll probably start reproducing like rabbits," he said with a wan smile. "Lets just get them out of our house first," he pleaded.
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"Oh, Donna. Look at what I bought today. Do you think he'll like it?" Jackie said holding up a black silk nightgown for Donna to inspect. "I got the matching panties, too;" Jackie said with a giggle before tossing them at her friend to inspect.
"This is weird. You're showing me the lingerie you're going to wear for my ex-boyfriend and asking me if he'll like it. Doesn't that seem a little strange to you?" Donna asked arching an eyebrow. Jackie merely shrugged and opened up another bag. "Hyde told me what you said about Sam and Randy. I can't believe it," Donna said shaking her head and tossing the panties on the other side of her bed absently.
"Well, believe it. Sam was a skank and Randy was just a little off. I mean there's something wrong with a guy who's that worried about his hair. Even before Micheal had Betsy he wasn't as obsessed. I really don't want to talk about that. I was planning on having sex tonight and thinking about those losers will ruin the mood," Jackie said with a dismissive wave.
"Wow, so is that all it is between you and Casey then? Just sex, because I really hadn't pegged you for that type," Donna said amused. "Hyde's been acting awfully weird hasn't he? I wonder what could be going on with him anyhow," Donna asked looking at Jackie intently.
"When doesn't Steven act weird. Probably too much circle time. And for your information, its not just sex with me and Casey. Its a real relationship that happens to have a lot of sex in it," Jackie said wiggling her eyebrows.
"Casey and I never did it. What's it like?" Donna asked curious despite herself. Curiousity wasn't her only motivation, out of the corner of her eye she noticed curly blond hair peeping out from the side of her bedroom door. She had no idea why Hyde was there but since he was eavesdropping, she decided to make sure he got as much juicy details as possible.
"You have no idea," Jackie admitted with an impressed look on her face. "He is so much better than Micheal. I didn't have to give him instructions at all, I mean he's a Kelso so I started too but he interrupted me and told me that he had it. Boy did he," Jackie said with a giggle as she flopped down on the bed beside Donna who was covering her mouth. "Either he was really good or it had just been a while but damn," Jackie added. "Does it bother you to talk about this?" she asked looking up at Donna curiously.
"Nah. I'm over Casey, I was just thrown when we found out you were dating him. So you're saying that Casey is the best you've had," Donna asked trying to listen for any reaction from Hyde.
"I'm not saying that, but he's definitely up there," Jackie said with an eye roll.
"Eww. Fez?" Donna asked making a gagging sound until she noted with relief Jackie's look of disbelief and horror.
"I never did it with Fez! That foreigner better not be spreading that lie around or I'll kick him!" Jackie threatened. "No I was talking about …...him. But if you tell him that I'll deny it with every breath I have," she added giving Donna a warning glare.
"Hyde?" Donna questioned with a grin. "Really?" Donna asked in a low voice, now wishing that Hyde wasn't eavesdropping on this conversation so that she could ask Jackie more questions.
"Yeah. Don't tell Steven this but he was the best," Jackie admitted with a shrug. "I think that's part of the reason I didn't...you know until I got with Casey. But again, tell anyone that and you're dead lumberjack!" she admitted whacking Donna with one of the throw pillows on the bed.
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"Wow, what's with Hyde?" Eric asked his wife that evening as they got ready for bed. "I asked him where he was going and he bit my head off," Eric complained buttoning up his star wars pajamas.
"Okay, Jackie and I were talking today and Hyde was eavesdropping. Jackie doesn't know and I tried not to let Hyde know I saw him," Donna gushed with a giggle. "Fez is right. Hyde is beyond jealous. Even though she doesn't know it, Jackie threw him a bone. She admitted that he was the best she'd ever..you know'd with," Donna said laughing. "Wait a minute, Hyde's left? What time did he go?" Donna said looking at the clock by their bed.
"About fifteen minutes ago, why is that important?" Eric asked mystified. "Donna, what's going on?" he asked feeling completely baffled as Donna screeched and hurriedly dressed herself.
"Eric, hurry up and get dressed we're leaving right now. If you think I'm going to miss this you are crazy!" she said tossing him is clothes from earlier. "Okay, let me summarize. Jackie and Casey are having a big fancy dinner date tonight and Jackie's planning on giving him earth shattering sex. Think about how jealous, Hyde's been lately. Do you actually think that he's going to just sit by and do nothing? Especially when he knows all the details including where they are having their romantic dinner at? Come on!," Donna screeched as she ran out of the bedroom leaving her husband sitting on the edge of the bed confused.
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Jackie tried to focus all her attention on Casey at dinner. Their evening had gone exactly as she planned until she saw Hyde walk into the restaurant with Pam Macy and as luck would have it, sit three tables down from them. She honestly couldn't tell you what Casey was talking about but for once she was glad he was a Kelso and didn't notice her inattention. Hyde on the other hand seemed to be enjoying his date almost as much as she'd been enjoying hers. For some inexplicable reason, everytime she heard Pam's shrill giggle she wanted to go over and slap the tramp as hard as she could. Jackie merely responded by flipping her hair and smiling encouragingly at her date. If Jackie didn't know better she would have said that Hyde might be getting a little jealous because he kept looking over at them even though both Jackie and Casey were pretending he didn't exist. Steven's probably just mad that I happened to be at the restaurant he decided to take his whore of the week too, she decided with a small sneer. It was a free country despite what Steven Hyde seemed to think and she wasn't about to be scared off by him. Something Hyde did or said seemed to send Pam into another fit of giggles and Jackie's nerves simply weren't able to take the aggravation anymore. It wouldn't be running away if they just skipped to what they had planned after dinner, she decided abruptly.
"Let's get out of here, baby," Jackie said reaching across the table to take Casey's hand. "Are you finished?" she asked giving her best smile. She was very satisfied by the way his eyes got wide as he figured out her meaning and his hand immediately shot up into the air trying to get the waiter's attention. She gave a chuckle and gave a small smirk as she noticed, Hyde staring unabashed at them. She wasn't sure what was setting him off but she was glad that she somehow managed to get a reaction of some kind out of him. After this past year, she thought he'd forgotten her existence. Jackie Burkhart loved being the center of attention even bad attention. "Do you need me to drive?" Jackie asked noticing Casey's empty champagne glass.
"Nah. Its just champagne. Us Kelso's can hold our liquor. Lets get to the good part," he said with an eager look on his face. Jackie gave a small shrug and got up and followed him out of the restaurant after sneaking a peek at her ex-boyfriend's face. She expected anger, smugness, annoyance or outright indifference but she wasn't expecting him to look so sad.
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"Slow down!" Jackie shouted angrily grabbing the handle on the car door. She wasn't sure how it'd happened but their perfect evening seemed to crumble almost as soon as they got into the car. "What is your problem?" she snapped eying the odometer warily.
"Jackie, I could ask you the same thing," Casey snapped. "Do you realize you haven't shut up about Steven Hyde since we got in the car? This is supposed to be our evening and you can't stop talking about how sad your ex looks."
"Sorry, I didn't know that I was talking about him that much. Please slow down, you're scaring me," she cried as he turned sharply around a corner.
"Well, what do you know," Casey said with a dry laugh. "I see an el camino in my rear view mirror. Who do you think that could be?" he asked in a snide tone.
"I hope its the cops," Jackie muttered. "I knew I should have driven. You may not be drunk, Casey but you're not sober," she accused. "Pull over and let me get us home. We can fight about your drunken paranoia there," Jackie commanded contemplating taking the wheel from Casey but not knowing if she dared.
"No, lets do it here. Am I getting in the middle of some bizare thing you've got going with Hyde? If so tell me and I'd be happy to move on. There are plenty of girl's who'd love to be with me," Casey said looking at her intently.
"Casey, look at the road," Jackie commanded turning his head.
"Am I …..." Casey began to demand before the cab of his Trans Am was filled with a bright light.
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"Pam, stay in the car!" Hyde commanded quickly opening his door and bolting up the road ahead of them.
"But Stevey..."Pam began to whine until she realized that it would do no use. Hyde wasn't paying any attention to her anyway. To his horror, he noticed that Casey's Trans Am was turned completely upside down on the slick pavement. The driver's side door opened and Casey slid out in a daze. Hyde hurried up and helped Casey sit leaning against his car.
"My baby," Casey said through a bloodied lip. "My car..." he said stroking the side of his car as someone might stroke a lover's cheek. "What have I done to you?" he asked forlornly.
"Is Jackie okay?" Hyde demanded giving Casey a little shake. "Your date...oh to hell with you," Hyde said in disgust hurrying to the other side of the car. Jackie was trying to pull herself out of the car through the busted passenger window with one bloody arm while the other lay, limply at her side. "Jackie!" Hyde called barely noticing the Vista Cruiser coming to stop beside them. He hurried over as Eric and Donna got out of the car angrily demanding explanations from a dazed Casey. " I got you," Hyde said pulling her the rest of the way out as gently as he could. He would have thought that the cops and an ambulance would have been there by now. After all, what else could be going on in Point Place? A belly button lint competition? Hyde thought in annoyance. "Donna, grab her legs. I'd as Foreman but he's too much a wussy boy," Hyde said taking off his jacket and wrapping it around a shivering but silent Jackie. "Why is she hurt so much worse than you?" Hyde shouted at Casey as he stumbled over with Eric's help.
"My passenger seat belt won't latch all the way," Casey said with a wince. "I've been meaning to fix it," he added defensively. Hyde would have given into his urge to hit a now pertinent Casey Kelso if he hadn't noted with relief the sound of sirens in the distance.
"Jackie?" Donna said squatting down beside her friend. "Oh shit," Donna said in alarm as Jackie tried to talk but started coughing instead. Blood started running down the side of her mouth as she glared at a guilty looking Casey.
"They're coming!" Eric shouted running to the end of the street to get the ambulance driver's attention.