On Tuesday afternoon, Roxanne smiled as Jackie did her hair. Robin had decided to hang out in the basement instead of doing her homework, and Roxanne was going to tell Jackie about all of the dating going on under the Forman roof—she was most worried about telling Jackie that she was dating Kelso.
"And then she thinks that she can speak to me like that? I'm Jackie Burkhart!" Jackie exclaimed.
Roxanne nodded. "Lisa has thought she could talk to a lot of people the way she thinks she can talk to them, lately."
Jackie nodded too. "I know! What the Hell is her affliction?!"
Roxanne shrugged. "She probably figured out that Hyde and Robin slept together."
"What? Steven and Robin slept together?!" Jackie asked excitedly. "When?"
"After prom." Roxanne said. "I probably shouldn't have told you that."
"No, that's fine! I haven't heard gossip this good in a really long time!" Jackie exclaimed. "Tell me more!"
Roxanne shrugged. "There's really not much to tell, honestly. She told him how she felt, he apparently felt the same, and they slept together."
Jackie beamed. "I guess you're the only virgin in the group left."
Roxanne nodded. "It seems that way."
Roxanne smiled and kept doing Jackie's hair, trying to figure out how to word what she wanted to say. As she thought about it, Robin played with Hyde's shirt as Kelso and Fez watched some TV with them. Donna had taken Eric out to talk to him on the hood of the Vista Cruiser, and Robin wanted to kiss Hyde really terribly but Fez and Kelso were there.
"I can't believe Roxie won't let me up there." Kelso said.
"I know…they might fight over you." Fez told him happily.
"I can't miss a chick fight!" Kelso exclaimed.
Hyde leaned his head on Robin's. "You really wanna go up there when your girlfriend told you not to go up there, and maybe risk doing it with her?"
Kelso sighed. "You're one to talk! Robin already put out!"
Robin sat up a little. "You told them?!"
"No, I didn't…Foreman did." Hyde replied.
Robin sighed. "I hate Twiggy, sometimes."
Hyde ran his hand along her back. "I can understand that."
Robin smiled at him, and then kissed him even though the boys were there. Fez and Kelso started making obnoxious noises over it, but Robin didn't care. She was dating Steven, and though they hadn't gone on an official first date yet, his lips were just too inviting.
"Jackie is seriously pissed." Roxanne said, coming into the basement.
"Was there a chick fight?" Kelso asked excitedly.
Robin pulled away from Hyde, who licked his lip and sighed a little.
"Go comfort your twin." Hyde told her.
Robin stroked his hair and kissed him softly. "Thank you."
****
"You haven't lost your best friend." Robin told her sister as she hugged her. "Trust me…Jackie will get over it."
"What if she doesn't? I mean Michael was her first time, and he'll probably be my first time, and what happened to friends over boys?" Roxanne asked.
Robin shrugged. "I think that if she's really your friend she should support you and Michael. I mean it's kind of weird that you're dating her ex, but…I mean I did the same thing to Lisa."
Roxanne gave Robin a look. "And why is that supposed to make me feel better? Lisa totally hates you right now!"
Robin sighed. "Yes, I know…you're right. Um…want some cake?"
Roxanne laughed a little. "You really think food fixes everything?"
"It fixes most things." Robin told her sister with another shrug. "Come on, how about it?"
"Oh my God, you guys won't believe what I just saw!" Eric said, bursting into the room.
"What?" Roxanne asked, desperately looking for something to get her mind off of things.
"Chrissy!" Eric exclaimed.
Robin looked at him. "Chrissy? Like that punk rock harlot that came through like 4 months ago?"
Roxanne's eyes widened. "Like the slut he almost went to New York with?"
"That's the one!" Eric said excitedly. "Except…you like Hyde now, Robin."
"Does he know she's here?" Robin asked slowly.
Eric shrugged. "I have no idea."
Robin nodded and then she went out to the Hub after grabbing her jacket and Roxanne sighed.
"She's finally gotten him to admit he's attracted and Chrissy's back." Roxanne said.
"Chrissy's back?" Hyde asked, him, Kelso and Fez entering the room.
Roxanne turned to him. "Yeah."
"I thought she went to New York." Hyde said.
"Apparently she's back." Roxanne told him.
"Where's Robin?" Hyde asked.
Roxanne smiled at him a little. "She went to the Hub. She needs to clear her mind."
Hyde hurried out the door after her, and Kelso came up and took Roxanne's hand. Roxanne smiled at him and then Eric made a face.
"Wow…this is awkward." Eric said.
"I dunno…I think it's kind of sweet." Fez said. "Are you two just going to stand there, or are you going to kiss so I can watch?"
Roxanne rolled her eyes. "You are such a perv, Fez—no wonder Robin's your friend."
Fez smiled and shrugged and then the front door opened again. Roxanne's and Eric's jaws dropped and Kelso smirked.
"I'm home!" Laurie exclaimed.
"Oh my God." Roxanne said, and then hugged her sister as she tried to cover up her shock with faked enthusiasm. "Welcome Home!"
"Is that Laurie?" Red asked excitedly, coming down the stairs. "It is!"
"Daddy!" Laurie exclaimed.
Red hugged his eldest daughter and Eric sighed—more estrogen had just entered the house…and it wasn't the welcome kind.
****
Roxanne and Kitty were both exchanging looks as Laurie wrapped Red around her finger to make herself seem like the victim for flunking out of school. Red was all for giving Laurie her room back and Roxanne wasn't happy about the looks Kelso was giving Laurie. Part of her felt a little like she was being pressured into doing it with him, and the other part just felt annoyed that Laurie was back.
"I'm so glad Robin's not here right now." Roxanne whispered to Kitty.
Kitty nodded. "She never did forgive Laurie for killing her G.I. Joe."
Roxanne shook her head. "And I still haven't forgotten the hair cutting incident…Barbie was never the same again, Mommy."
Kitty smiled and stroked the hair of her favorite child, Roxanne smiling a little. Then Kitty went to put food on the table, and so Roxanne pulled Kelso out of the room and he immediately stroked her hair which made her feel better.
"What's wrong Roxie?" Kelso asked her.
Roxanne smiled a little more. "You can tell something's wrong?"
Kelso nodded. "Of course I can! You wrinkle your forehead all up—which you should probably stop cause it might give you wrinkles."
Roxanne smacked his arm lightly. "Hey! But…I'm just a little worried is all. Laurie's kind of a slut and I don't want you to stray."
"Stray? Roxie, I'm not going to stray." Kelso said.
"Do you…even know what I'm talking about?" Roxanne asked. "Because I really need you to be focusing on me right now."
"You're my girlfriend, Roxie—I'm on your side." Kelso replied.
Roxanne sighed. "Not exactly the answer I was looking for…but I'll take it. What do you say to an official get back together date tomorrow night?"
Kelso smiled. "Sounds perfect."
Roxanne kissed Kelso to seal the deal, right when Hyde walked into the Hub and saw Robin poking at her fries. Hyde sat down across from her, and smiled at her a little. She stuck a fry in her mouth, and then she looked at him.
"You just took off." Hyde told her.
"I needed to clear my head." Robin said with a shrug.
"Hyde!" Chrissy said.
Hyde looked over at her and Robin got up, Hyde reaching out and stopping her hand with his. Robin looked at him, and suddenly felt like the terrible one. How could she just assume he'd head off to New York with Chrissy? How could she just assume all this meant nothing to him?
"Hey, Chrissy." Hyde told her.
Chrissy motioned her head outside for Hyde to talk to her, and Hyde left the Hub without another word. Robin knew she should stick around, but she couldn't bear it. She had serious feelings for Steven, and seeing the even slight look on his face when Chrissy showed up, was too much for her. She dropped some money on the table and headed home, stopping in her tracks as Red and Laurie laughed on the couch.
"G.I. Joe Murderer!" Robin said, pointing at Laurie.
Laurie turned to look at her. "Oh…it's you."
"Aren't you supposed to be at college?" Robin asked her.
"Not that it's any of your business, but I flunked out." Laurie replied.
Robin nodded. "Oh…sounds about right."
"Robin…" Red warned.
"I know, I know…go to my room. I was headed there anyways." Robin said, and went up the stairs to lay down.
"Where's Hyde?" Roxanne laughed.
Robin turned over on her side and snuggled into her pillow. "Talking to Chrissy."
