Disclaimer: I own nothing from That 70's Show or any of the songs mentioned
Thanks for the reviews so far guys! I really appreciate it! This next chapter has some J/H action at the end, but I wouldn't say it's rated M.
April 7th, 1980 12:15 AM
Fez and Jackie's Apartment
Hyde and Jackie pull into the parking lot of her apartment. The ride over was quiet. Neither one of them said anything.
Hyde breaks the silence, "So, you gonna be okay alone here tonight?"
"Yeah, I'm not that freaked out Steven." Jackie says nervously.
"Uh huh. That's why you didn't let go of me the whole time," Hyde replies sarcastically.
"Shut up" Jackie giggles. "And don't act like you didn't jump like five times."
"Pshh. Whatever man," Hyde smiles.
"Well…goodnight Steven. Thanks for the ride" she smiles at him as she gets out the car.
Hyde just nods at her. He watches her walk towards her apartment. Five seconds later, she's sprinting back to the El Camino and getting inside.
"Okay, I swear there's something hiding in those bushes," Jackie yells.
Hyde laughs and gets out of the car. He opens the door and grabs her hand.
"Let's go Jackie. I'll walk you to your room," He drags her up to her apartment.
They were in front of Jackie's room now.
"Thanks for walking me Steven. You know how much I hate scary movies," she says.
"Yeah. And I checked your closet and under your bed like you asked. No zombies anywhere," He jokes with her.
Jackie smiles slightly, but she still looked a little afraid. Hyde felt bad leaving her alone in the apartment, and he was pretty sure Fez was going to spend the night at the Formans.
"Look, I can stay over if you want," He suggests.
"Really?" Jackie says, relieved "Oh thank you Steven"
"It's cool" Hyde replies "I'll crash on the couch… I would take Fez's bed, but I'm pretty sure he sleeps naked"
Jackie just nods with a disturbed look on her face. She kisses him on the cheek and walks to her bedroom to change and go to bed.
Fifteen minutes later.
Hyde was on the couch on the verge of falling to sleep when he hears footsteps.
"Steven, are you awake?" Jackie whispers.
"Uh barely. What's up Jackie?" He sits up slowly on the couch.
"I can't sleep. I swear I keep hearing noises outside my window," she says as she looks at him.
Hyde looks at her and notices she's in pink satin shorts and a white tank top. She looked hot and it woke him out of his sleepiness. He gets up and walks towards her bedroom.
"C'mon Jackie. I'll sit in your room until you fall asleep" He tells her.
She smiles and gets back into bed. Her eyes were shut and it looked like she was falling asleep. Hyde was sitting next to her, leaning against the headboard. He was trying his best to not think about the fact that he was in bed with a barely dressed Jackie. What he wanted more than anything was to kiss and undress her right then, but he didn't want her to think he was just trying to get in her pants.
So instead, he just looks at her and thinks about how he was going to get her back. First step, he knew they had to talk about everything. They had been avoiding all their problems and Hyde knew that if they didn't face them, nothing would change. He wasn't great with words, so he was going to have to get some help.
As Hyde was thinking through his plan, Jackie pulls his arm and forces him to lie down next to her.
"Steven, can you hold me?" she mumbles sleepily.
Hyde didn't know if she was just talking in her sleep, but he follows along. He wraps his arm around her waist, lies behind her on his side and within minutes, he was falling asleep.
Jackie was still awake. She had pretended to sleep because she didn't know what to say. She secretly wanted to turn around and make out with the man in her bed. But she knew that would complicate their whole friendship agreement. And plus, she was pretty sure he was asleep now. So instead, she just took comfort in the fact that Steven Hyde was holding her and keeping her safe. She always loved this protective side of him. As she flipped through the memories of Hyde protecting her, she slowly drifted off to sleep.
April 8th, 1980 11:15 AM
Fez and Jackie's Apartment
Jackie woke up to an empty space beside her and felt slightly disappointed. She was hoping Steven was still there. She looks at the clock on her nightstand and realizes that it was pretty late. She gets out of bed and notices a note with some scribbled writing on it.
Jackie
Sorry I left without saying anything. I had to get to work kinda early today. I'll see you later.
P.S. I stole a couple of Snickers bars from Fez's room. Don't tell him.
Steven
She smiles at the thought of Steven taking the time to actually write a note and heads to her bathroom to get ready. She was going to get a present for him for being so nice to her recently. Jackie told herself it was just an excuse for her to go to the mall, but deep down she knew it was actually an excuse to see Hyde today.
April 8th, 1980 11:15 AM
Forman Basement
Hyde walks into the basement and notices Fez sprawled out on the couch. He looked like he was still asleep. He starts to head towards his room when Fez starts to talk.
"Well, well, well…what do we have here?" Fez starts.
"What's up Fez?" Hyde says casually.
"Don't what's up me. I saw you walking through that door in the same outfit as last night," Fez responds.
"Uh I don't know what you're talking about" Hyde replies.
"Oh come on. I know all your outfits Hyde. You're wearing the same grey shirt as last night. It's also the same one you wore two weeks ago when we went to the Hub together."
"It's a little creepy that you remember that" Hyde looks at his friend slightly disturbed.
"Oh don't try to change the subject. I know where you were last night," Fez starts. "Don't think I didn't see you and Jackie all over each other during that movie"
"Uh what are you talking about Fez? We weren't all over each other." Hyde says calmly.
"Oh please. It wasn't that dark. I saw everything," Fez tells him.
"Whatever man. Nothing happened last night. She was just scared and I didn't wanna be an asshole, so I just slept at your apartment. Nothing happened." Hyde replies. It was mostly the truth.
"Uh huh. Of course you two just slept," Fez says sarcastically. "Anyways, it doesn't really bother me. Jackie and I are long forgotten history. Although, I wouldn't have minded if she let me do it with her at least once" He adds with a smirk on his face.
Hyde was about to frog him in the arm, but then he stops himself. He didn't want Fez making a big deal out of it. He didn't want it to be everyone's business like everything always was.
Fez kept talking, "Well if you two are back together, then I am completely surprised. Jackie was a total mess when you two broke up. I mean, she went on and on about how big of an ass—"
"Shut up Fez" Hyde interrupts him. "We're not back together. We're not anything."
And with that, Hyde storms off to his room.
April 8th, 1980 7:45 PM
Grooves Record Store
Jackie walked into Grooves with a paper bag. She knew the store was about to close and she was hoping Hyde didn't leave early. She was wearing a purple shirt with jeans and some new brown boots that she bought. It was almost empty in the store and she didn't see Steven anywhere. She saw Randy at the cash register and was about to go ask him, when Hyde walks out of the back office.
"Uh hey Jackie, what are you doing here?" Hyde asks Jackie.
"Oh I was just in the neighborhood so I thought I'd stop by," She mumbles. "Um, do you think we could talk?"
Hyde nods and tells Randy to close up and go home for the night. Then he walks her to the back office. Jackie looks at him and realizes that he shaved his beard. He was wearing his aviators with a light blue Grateful Dead t-shirt. He looked just like he did when they were dating, only a little older and somehow sexier.
"You shaved your beard," Jackie says softly. She didn't know why, but she was feeling kind of nervous being alone with him. It wasn't like this last night because she was still freaked out from the movie and pretty sleepy when they were actually alone.
"Uh yeah. I don't know why I did. I just figured it was time," Hyde mumbles. He actually shaved it this morning for her because he knew that she liked it more when he was less scruffy, and he had a feeling he might see her around. But he wasn't going to tell her that.
"Well you look good" Jackie smiles at him.
"So what's up Jackie? What did you wanna talk about?" Hyde asks.
"Oh. I just wanted to say…thank you. You know for holding me during that scary movie, and driving me back last night and um, sleeping next to me. You've been a really good friend" She smiles at him genuinely.
"Yeah it's whatever man," Hyde smiles. "But I'm pretty sure friends don't do half that stuff you just said."
"Although I wouldn't mind seeing you and Donna holding each other and cuddling in bed and stuff" He smirks at her.
Jackie shoves him slightly and rolls her eyes. "I'm serious Steven. It was really nice of you. You've been really sweet. And I just wanted to thank you."
"Yeah it's cool Jackie. Don't worry about it" Hyde smiles at her.
"Yeah well I got you something" Jackie says as she hands the paper bag to him.
Hyde pulls out a black Pink Floyd The Wall t-shirt from the bag.
"Hell yeah. This is awesome Jackie" Hyde says as he looks at the shirt.
Jackie just smiles at him.
"I can't believe you actually got me a shirt without a collar," He jokes with her.
"Yeah it was really hard not to" Jackie says somewhat seriously.
"Uh well thank you" Hyde says and pulls her in for a hug. The physical contact was making Jackie blush and she was starting to feel like it was really hot in the room around her.
Suddenly, Hyde is stripping off his blue t-shirt and getting ready to put on his new one.
"Uh wh-what are you doing?" Jackie stutters as she stares at a half naked Hyde in front of her.
She couldn't stop staring at him, and memories of them doing it in this very room in the past were flashing through her mind. It happened a couple of weeks after WB gave Hyde the store to run. They were bored one weekend and ended up alone at the store late at night.
"What? I wanted to wear the shirt you got me" Hyde was looking at her and noticing the look in her eyes. It was the same look she had the night they were in Chicago. The same look she had the last time they were in this room alone.
"Friends change in front of each other, don't they?" He was teasing her now. He was about to put the new shirt on when suddenly Jackie wraps her arms around him and kisses him hard.
Hyde wasn't expecting it at all, but it didn't take long for his body to react to the kiss and the feeling of Jackie wrapped around him. This wasn't part of the plan that Hyde had come up with last night. He was going to talk to her. They were going to talk through their problems and then hopefully Hyde could convince her to get back together with him.
All those thoughts were hazy in his mind now though with the brunette's tongue in his mouth. Hyde found himself walking towards the office door and locking it, while still kissing Jackie. She tasted really good and she smelled amazing.
"Friends definitely don't do this," Hyde mumbles between kisses
"Shh Steven" Jackie mutters.
He pushes her towards the desk. She sits on it and waits for him to walk towards her. She looked beautiful in purple. It was one of his favorite colors on her. Actually every color looked good on her in his eyes. Hyde doesn't even think twice before walking towards her. She wraps her legs around his waist and they continue making out.
Hyde takes off her shirt and they were now both naked from the waist up. He starts to tug at her boots so that he can take her pants off too, but he was having a hard time doing it.
"You chose today not to wear a dress?" He mumbles, almost out of breath.
Jackie pulls off her boots easily and unzips her jeans.
"Just shut up and take off my pants," she whispers.
"Yes dear" Hyde smiles as he pulls her pants off and starts kissing her neck.
Screw being friends, Jackie thought to herself. She was just going to enjoy the time she had until she left to Chicago.
April 20th, 1980 2:35 PM
Forman Basement, Hyde's Bedroom
Hyde and Jackie were on his cot, both completely naked and wrapped in a blanket together. Jackie was laying on him drawing patterns on his chest with her fingers. Ever since that night in the Grooves office, they had spent most of their time fooling around in his cot, her bed, and just about anywhere they found themselves alone. It had been a week and a half since that night.
"Damn it Jackie. I was supposed to be at work like three hours ago" Hyde mumbles.
"Hey, don't blame me. I just came over to watch some TV this morning. You're the one who couldn't keep your hands off me," Jackie teases
Hyde smirks, "No Jackie, we both know you're the one who started all this"
"Steven, be my friend. Steven, hold me. Take my pants off Ste—" Hyde says in his best Jackie impression.
Jackie shoves him. "Shut up, Steven," she says, laughing.
They were sharing a joint listening to music in his room.
When The Levee Breaks by Led Zeppelin was playing in the background.
Hyde was feeling great. This was how life was supposed to be all the time: good music, good "film", and a naked Jackie in his bed with him.
He had been meaning to talk to her about their relationship but he had been distracted the past week. The two had been inseparable, but they had barely spent anytime talking. It was like the summer they had spent together years ago, when they first got together and couldn't keep their hands off each other.
Hyde tried to actually talk a couple times, but Jackie shut him up every time with her lips. Freaking irony, he thought to himself. But he wasn't complaining. They were also keeping their fooling around a secret from the rest of the gang. No one else knew they were sneaking around, or so they thought.
"Okay seriously Jackie. I gotta go check on the store. WB's been giving me shit about not showing up as much now," Hyde tells her.
"Fine Steven," Jackie gets up to get dressed, as Hyde just stares at her.
She notices his gaze and smiles. He was tempted to just grab her and bring her back to bed, but he knew if he did, they wouldn't leave for the rest of the day. And he couldn't afford to do that. So instead, he gets up and gets dressed.
"I get done at 8 tonight. You gonna be here?" Hyde asks as he puts on his t-shirt.
"Yeah I think so. If not, I'll be at my apartment" Jackie replies.
"Alright, see ya," Hyde kisses her and heads out his room.
Jackie leaves his room to the basement a few minutes later and sees Donna walking down the stairs.
"Jackie, hey! What are you doing here?" she asks.
"Uh nothing…I was just bored so I thought I'd stop by" Jackie replies, hoping that Donna didn't notice her sneaking out of Hyde's room.
"Oh okay. That's funny because I could have sworn I saw you walk out of Hyde's room. And I'm pretty sure I saw Hyde walking to his car a few minutes ago" Donna teases.
Jackie gives in. She wanted someone to talk to about it all.
"Okay Donna. There's no point hiding it from you anyways. Steven and I have been fooling around," Jackie admits "But please don't tell everyone else."
"Okay seriously Jackie? We all knew the whole time. You two aren't the best at hiding your relationship. Remember that one summer?" Donna reminds her.
"Wait you guys knew the whole time? Why didn't you say anything?" Jackie asks.
"Well Mrs. Forman told us not to. She said something about how you two needed your privacy to work on getting back together or something like that." Donna replies.
"Wait Mrs. Forman knows too?" Jackie looks surprised "And we're not getting back together Donna. It's just sex."
"C'mon Jackie. You don't just fool around. You have boyfriends...who you boss around" Donna says.
"I'm serious Donna. Steven and I are just having some fun before I go to college" Jackie looks at her friend seriously.
"If you say so Jackie. I have to say…I'm kinda surprised. This is so unlike you" Donna replies.
"I know right? But seriously Donna, you'd be the same way if you knew how good Steven was in b—" Jackie starts.
"Ew Jackie. I do not want to hear about you and Hyde in bed" Donna makes a disgusted face.
"You started it Donna," Jackie laughs, "What are you guys doing today, anyways?"
"Eric and I are going shopping for some stuff for our new apartment soon. And then I think we're just gonna hang out here," Donna says.
"Come over later. I haven't seen you around that much this past week," she adds, "You or Hyde," Donna laughs
"Whatever Donna. I'll see you," she smiles and walks out the door.
Let me know what you guys think. I've been enjoying writing J/H without all the angst, but things are about to get rocky soon.