As the El Camino pulled into the driveway at the Foremans neither Hyde nor Jackie got out of it. Both sat starring at each other for a few moments. "Jackie." Hyde said running his fingers through her brunette tresses. " After I went home last night, I realized I couldn't stand the thought of you parading yourself around on stage like that, but not for the same reason most boyfriends would." She nodded as if to urge him on.

"Okay…" she said, "I know it was hard for you to let me go to the strip joint but-"

"No, Jackie let me finish. Please this is going to be hard enough for me to say. Sure, I mean I hate the fact that a room full of men and high school guys were ogling you, but that's no what was driving me crazy. What was driving me crazy was that a lot of creeps go to strip joints. A lot of dangerous creeps and I hated the fact that you were there, on your own with nobody to save you if something happened. Jackie, my own mom was a stripper for like as long as I can remember. I never worried about her the way I worried about you and I never want to feel that way again." He paused, thinking, "Listen, you know how I wasn't ready for love before, I think I realize why now. Jackie, before tonight I had never felt anything like this. It was like this explosion inside me and it was good and bad at the same time. I wanted to go get you because I was worried so much about what would happen. Things were rushing through my head 100 miles an hour and I wished they would stop. That was when I realized that the only way to make them stop was to be with you and know you were safe. Jackie, when you're with me I feel at peace. I know that when you're with me, when we're together, we can face anything. And when I pulled up in the El Camino and saw you, the madness inside me stopped and I was fine again. I've never been at peace, ever in my life not even with Bud, my own father. And that feeling, that sense of peace brought me to one conclusion. Jackie, you complete me, when we're apart it doesn't feel right and now I know why. Jackie, I love you." Jackie sat in shock. It seemed her heart was registering quicker than her head as she heard herself, without hesitance reply:

" Steven. I love you too. I love you so much." With that she leant in, kissing him softly before deepening the kiss. She was surprised to feel herself shaking as they continued kissing but this time it was different. So this is love, she thought, this is what I've been waiting my entire life for. Hyde pulled away, looking into her eyes.

" Jackie, right here, right now, this is perfect. I don't want tonight to end."

"End?" she asked playing with a stray curl in his hair, "Steven, the night is just beginning." He nodded, leaning in to kiss her but she put her fingers to his lips. "No, not here Steven." He looked at he confusedly. "Steven, my parents might be selling the house, but my lodge is just a half hour away." He nodded putting the keys back into the ignition and turning the car on.

" I meant what I said Jackie, I really do love you Jackie." He said as they pulled back out.

"I know Steven, I love you too." She said snuggling up against him. ' How could there have been any competition between you and Kelso?' she thought smiling at what the night was to bring.

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Erik, Fez and Kelso pulled up in the Vista Cruiser. Erik had picked up a very cold very lose Kelso on a small side road. "God, I cant' believe Jackie is being such a bitch." Kelso said angrily as they got out of the car and entered the kitchen.

"Kelso, if you love her, you will see past that and fight for her." Fez said sitting down beside him.

"Love, who said anything about love?" Kelso asked.

"You told her you loved her before you stomped off, remember?" Erik said sitting across from them both.

"Oh, that. No I was just saying that cuz you know, every time I used to say that she'd get this weird look in her eyes and then we'd have sex." He said, "Don't get me wrong, I mean I really, really like her but…I don't think its love."

"So you just said that to get her in bed."

"Ch'a." Kelso said, "I mean I know it's sounds really low but I REALLY need to get laid and I guess I miss what we had together."

"Oh shut up!" Erik said angrily, "Kelso you really are an ass hole." Kelso looked at him in shock.

"Hey, what's your problem all of a sudden?" Kelso said, " I thought you don't like Jackie."

"Not the point Kelso, that doesn't make you any less an asshole."

"Yeah Kelso you dog." Fez said.

"Yeah…well…FINE!" he yelled stomping out of the room. Erik shook his head frowning.

"What an idiot." He said walking over to the fridge and grabbing two beers, "God, is nothing sacred to him?"

"Erik, I do not see why you are so angry with Kelso." Fez, "I mean, it is true that him using Jackie was wrong but you do not like her in the first place."

"Correction Fez, I didn't like her before." He said handing him a beer. " I mean, at the beginning of the year she was whinny and spoiled and shallow but I guess now you know once she'd found out Kelso was cheating on her the first time, she kinda realized that she can't get bye on just being hot."

"Wait, you think Jackie is hot?" Fez asked looking at him. " Hoh hoh Erik you too have fallen under Jackie's spell." He nodded knowingly.

"What? Fez I have not." Erik said, "Don't be ridiculous. Me like Jackie? I don't think so."

"I think someone here has a thing for Jackie, but won't admit to it." Fez said clanking cans with Erik and drinking, "Well my friend, welcome to the club." He drank down the entire can.

"Kay first of all Fez, nice chugging, second of all Fez, I do not." He sounded more and more like he was trying to convince himself. Fez laughed.

"Well, whatever you say Erik." He said getting up and heading for the door, " But those nudies of Jackie you keep under your bed really must go then cuz they don't support your theory."

"Nudies? What, what nudies?" he asked nervously.

"Oh come on Erik. Every time we go skinny dipping you take pictures of the girls." He said, "And after Donna left you threw them all out. Except for the Jackie ones." He said shaking his head, " Yeah Hyde stole a couple last week when he was looking for your dirty magazines." Erik looked at him in shock.

"Okay," he said sighing and rolling his eyes, "Okay, maybe I think Jackie's hot. But that doesn't mean I like her. And god Fez she's with Hyde now anyway."

" Which is another reason to get rid of the pictures because I get the feeling if you don't Hyde will kick your skinny American ass."

"Kay Fez, see ya later." He said as Fez headed out the kitchen door. He waited till he was out of earshot. "Damn! I do like Jackie!" he said as he realized it himself for the first time.

" Well, well, well." He heard a voice and spun around to see Laurie.

" Crap…"

" So, little Erik has a crush on little Jackie." She said in a baby voice, "Wouldn't that be something to tell all of your friends you hang out with."

"Oh come on Laurie." Erik said angrily, "You wouldn't."

"Yeah, I guess you're right." She said sitting down, "I'd probably hold it over your head and torture you with it before even thinking of telling anyone." Erik rolled his eyes.

"Okay Laurie, what's it gonna take to shut you up this time?" he asked.

"Well that depends. How much is it really worth to you."

"Kay let me see. If they found out…Jackie would treat me like Fez, Hyde would beat me up, Donna would hate me forever and Fez would rub it in my face. Not to mention Kelso would be constantly whining about it."

"So it's worth a lot?"

"Yeah, I guess." He sighed.

"Good, cuz I need the vista cruiser all weekend this weekend and next weekend. Not to mention I promised daddy I'd do the gardening for mom cuz she hurt her back. Um…my toenails haven't been painted in like I month and I really hate reaching down there to get them, it's hard on the back."

"Fine, fine." He said, "But this'll have to wait till tomorrow. I have to go dispose of some incriminating photographs up in my room."

"Oh, the nudies of Jackie?" She asked smiling, "I also took the liberty of taking them and I think I'm going to hold them over your head too."

"Oh really?" he asked rolling his eyes again.

"Uh huh. If you don't do exactly what I say, I'll blow them up and put them all around your precious basement. I wonder what you little friends would say when they found out what you did to poor Jackie?"

"Fine, whatever I'm going to bed." He sighed, "And bye the way, devil spawn, you're evil."

"Night porn freak."

"Night Laurie." He headed for his room. "God, I am so screwed."

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Jackie unlocked the door to her cabin, letting Hyde enter first and closing it behind them. He walked over to the fireplace and began starting a fire. Jackie walked up behind him, massaging his shoulders. "Hey doll." He said as he lit a match and began lighting the kindling.

"You stay here and make sure the fire stays light and I'll go get into something a little more comfortable." She whispered. He nodded smiling and taking off his jacket. He turned and watched her walk into the bedroom before turning back to the fire.

"This is gonna be one very special evening." He said to himself. The fire quickly caught and he added another log before walking over to the liquor cabinet and selecting a bottle of Champaign, putting it in a bucket and opening the freezer, grabbing the ice trays and filling the bucket. The door to the bedroom opened and there, in the doorway, stood Jackie as beautiful as ever. She was wearing a strapless silk red nightgown that came up to her upper thigh, the neckline showing just enough cleavage to give a glimpse, but not enough to look over done. He walked over to her, placing both hands on her waist and pulling her in to him so that there was no space between them. She smiled, grabbing his hand, still on her waist, and leading him into the room. Small tea candles illuminated the room. The sheets had been turned down he noticed, but was not surprised. He knew she would try to make things perfect for him but he also knew that he would not allow that to happen. Tonight he was going to be the one making things perfect for her, it was her night…theirs.

"So Steven." She said sitting down on the bed, "What do you think."

"What do I think?" he asked leaning down closely, "I think you are the most beautiful-" he kissed her neck, "Most wonderful-" he kissed he collar bone, " most amazing person I have ever met." He brought his lips to hers briefly to hers for a short but tender kiss before pushing her gently back onto the bed and lying down half beside, half on top of her and kissing down her neck again, " And I think…I think I just may be in love."

DON'T WORRY, ERIK AND JACKIE WILL NOT HAPPEN I JUST WANTED TO ADD A TWIST, SOMETHING OUT OF THE NORM, HOPE YOU LIKE AND THANX FOR ALL THE GREAT REVIEWS!