Disclaimer: I own nothing from That 70's Show or any of the songs mentioned
Love the reviews so far! There was one that said that they couldn't see Jackie/Hyde being just friends or just fooling around, which I agree with. I try to explain it in the next chapter after this one.
Also, there are some parts in this chapter that could be considered Rated M.
April 20th, 1980 8:35 PM
Forman Basement
Jackie, Fez, Donna and Eric were all in the basement playing monopoly. Jackie spent the past hour hanging out with them and silently waiting for Hyde to get back from work.
"Okay I don't get it guys. Why am I always the one in jail?" Fez frowns.
Hyde walks through the basement door to see everyone in their usual seats. Without thinking, Jackie walks up to him and kisses him.
"How was your day, Puddin'?" Jackie says as she grabs his hand and drags him to his seat.
"Uh it was fine Jackie..wait what are you doing?" he was looking at her, surprised that she was kissing and holding on to him in front of all their friends.
"Oh… they all know about us," Jackie laughs as she sits on his lap.
"Yeah we've known for like two weeks now" Fez adds, "You do realize I sleep in the room next to you."
"What are you talking about? You were never at the apartment when we were there Fez." Jackie asks with a puzzled look on her face.
"Oh…that's what you think" Fez replies with a smirk on his face.
Jackie gives him a strange look. Hyde just shakes his head. Things in life were going back to the way they were and he wasn't complaining.
"So guys, I was thinking we take a trip to North Beach tomorrow," Eric suggests. He was happy to be back home, but it was starting to get boring in Point Place.
"I'm definitely in," Donna says. "I don't even remember the last time we left this basement, Eric"
"I'm in too. These ladies in Point Place just don't do it for me anymore, if you know what I mean," Fez adds smiling.
"What do you say, Hyde? Jackie?" Eric looks over to them.
Hyde was distracted by Jackie in his lap; she was playing with his hair.
"Hyde?" Eric repeats.
"Huh? Yeah, whatever Forman" Hyde mutters.
Jackie gets up from Hyde's lap and gives him a look.
"Well, you know what this means," Jackie says to everyone in the basement, "I have to go try on my bikinis!" she says excitedly as she heads out the basement door.
Hyde recognizes the look she gave him. It was code word for let's get out of here. She used to do it all the time back when they were sneaking around.
"Uh I gotta go," he mumbles as he gets up.
"But you just got here Hyde," Donna says.
"Yeah where you going Hyde?" Eric adds.
They both knew where he was going, but they always loved teasing him about Jackie.
"Uh I…" Hyde was trying to think of an excuse "Screw it, I'm meeting up with Jackie."
"Awwwww," his three friends all say in unison.
"Shut up" Hyde says, as he heads out the basement door.
Jackie was in the driveway waiting for him.
"Took you long enough," she teases him. "I almost thought you weren't coming."
"You kidding me?" Hyde laughs, "You think I'd miss out on you trying on bikinis"
"Yeah there's no bikinis…I was just saying that as an excuse to get out of there," Jackie giggles.
Hyde fakes a face as if he were devastated by what she just said.
"You still have your cheerleader uniform?" he jokes.
"Yeah… let's go you pig" Jackie laughs while dragging him to his car.
"All right" Hyde smirks, nodding his head.
They drive off to Jackie's apartment.
April 20th, 1980 9:15 PM
Jackie's Bedroom
Do You Feel Like We Do – Peter Frampton playing in the background.
Hyde sitting was on Jackie's bed smoking a joint and listening to the music. He had managed to convince Jackie to model her swimsuits for him.
"Okay, so I was thinking I'd bring this red one that I bought last week," Jackie says, as she looks at herself in the mirror in her new red bikini.
Hyde was staring at her body, too distracted to respond.
"Steven, are you even listening to me?" Jackie looks over at him.
"Huh? Yeah" Hyde mumbles.
"Jackie, come here"
She walks over to the bed and sits down.
"Steven, you're the one who said you wanted to see me try these on," Jackie says to him, "I'm only on my first one"
"Yeah, you can try on the rest later," he mumbles as he pulls her on top of him and kisses her. Hyde was sitting and Jackie was straddling him. She pulls the joint out of his hands and smokes the little of what was left of it before putting it out. They continue making out.
Hyde unties her bikini top, while Jackie pulls off his shirt. Her mouth moves down to his neck.
"Damn Jackie, that feels good" Hyde mumbles.
"Yeah, what about this?" Jackie whispers as she unzips Hyde's pants and moves her hand down to stroke him under his boxers.
"Fuck, Jackie" He leans back against the headboard as Jackie gets up from his lap and gets on her knees in front of him.
"Just relax, baby," Jackie says as she pulls off his pants and boxers and lowers her mouth onto him.
Hyde groans, "God, you're amazing."
April 21st, 1980 9:30 AM
Jackie's Bedroom
Hyde and Jackie were asleep on her bed. He was wearing only his boxers and she was completely naked. They were wrapped in a blanket. They had barely slept all night. Jackie was determined to go through all her swim suits and Hyde kept distracting her.
The telephone ringing suddenly wakes them up. Jackie wakes up first and picks it up.
"Hello," she answers the phone sleepily.
"Jackie!" Donna yells. "Where are you guys? We're leaving in 15 minutes"
"Huh?" Jackie mumbles. Hyde wakes up and sees her sitting next to him...naked. He gets up too and starts kissing her neck.
Jackie starts giggling on the phone.
"Jackie…get both your asses over here or we're leaving without you" Donna says.
Hyde grabs the phone, his hand was moving up Jackie's thigh, "Go away, we're busy." Donna could hear Jackie squealing in the background.
"Hyde, we're leaving without you," Donna replies
"Whatever. We'll meet you guys there," he hangs up the phone and returns his attention to the naked brunette in front of him.
"Steven, we have to get up and get ready," Jackie says in between moans. Hyde's hand was still moving up her thighs and he was now trailing kisses on her chest.
"Didn't you hear me say we'd meet them there?" Hyde asks.
Jackie was too distracted by what he was doing with his hands and his mouth to even respond.
Hyde smirks. He loved it when he made her speechless.
April 21st, 1980 5:30 PM
North Beach, Lake Michigan, Wisconsin
Jackie and Hyde pull into the parking lot of North Beach. She had slept most of the 30 minutes there, her head resting on his shoulder the whole time.
She wakes up when she realizes the car was stopped.
"Are we here?" she mumbles as she lifts her head from Hyde's shoulder.
"Yeah we are" Hyde looks at her. "You got drool all over your face," he adds laughing.
Jackie looks shocked while wiping her face. She realizes he was just messing with her.
She shoves him playfully, "Shut up Steven. I don't drool"
Hyde keeps laughing.
"C'mon man, let's go find them."
Eric, Donna and Fez were on the beach laying on blankets and towels. They had a basket filled with sandwiches and a cooler filled with cans of beer next to them. Eric and Fez made a small fire pit to warm everyone up. It was a little colder than expected.
"There you guys are," Eric says to the two of them.
"Yeah...about time," Donna adds.
"Yeah, sorry Jackie and I had some important business to take care of," Hyde smirks at her as Jackie blushes slightly.
"Besides, it looks like we didn't miss much," Hyde adds looking around at the nearly empty beach around him.
"Yeah, I guess people don't go to the beach this early in the year" Eric says slightly disappointed.
"Aww damn, I won't even get to wear my new bikini," Jackie pouts.
"Hey, no one's stopping you" Fez says "Am I right guys?" He looks at the other two men there.
"But Fez, it's like 50 degrees out" Jackie says with an annoyed look on her face.
"Here, have a beer Jackie" Donna hands her a can "It'll help you feel warmer"
Jackie takes the can and sits down next to Donna on her blanket.
Hyde goes to his car to bring Jackie's bag, which had blankets and food she packed for them.
He lays out the blanket and sits behind Jackie. He pulls her towards him so that she's sitting between his legs, leaning on his chest. Jackie passes him a can of beer.
Eric and Donna were cuddled under a blanket too, leaving Fez alone without a blanket.
"Man, I wish I had a woman to snuggle with," Fez pouts.
Suddenly, a familiar voice calls out to the gang.
"Hey guys!" Kelso yells as he walks up with a sleeping bag and backpack.
"Kelso! You're here!" Fez runs up and hugs his friend.
"Fez! I missed you little buddy" Kelso returns the hug and then sits down by Fez.
Everyone else greets Kelso. They were all happy to be back together again.
"So what are we doing out here anyways?" Kelso asks.
"Well, Eric here thought it would be a great idea to go to the beach when it's freezing cold outside" Jackie says, while rolling her eyes.
Kelso looks over at Jackie and Hyde sitting together.
"I knew something was up with you two!" he grins at them.
"Oh by the way Jackie, I heard you're moving to Chicago. I knew you couldn't stand being away from me" Kelso jokingly winks at her.
Jackie and Hyde glare at him. Hyde felt a pang of jealousy jolt through him. He thought he was over the whole Chicago incident, but hearing Kelso talk about Jackie in Chicago reminded him of the pain. As much as he tried to, he still didn't believe Kelso or Jackie when they said nothing had happened that night.
Hyde loosens his grip on Jackie and moves away from her slightly. She notices the shift in his behavior and looks back at him. She notices the hurt look on his face and grabs his hand. She knew he was bothered by Michael's comment, but it annoyed her slightly that he let it get to him.
Hyde lets her hold his hand. A part of him knew he had to let it go for them to move forward, so he pushes his uneasiness to the back of his mind.
"So guys, what should we do?" Donna asks.
Kelso grins as he pulls out his stash from his pocket.
"All right" Hyde nods, smiling. It was just what he needed.
April 21st, 1980 7:30 PM
North Beach, Lake Michigan, Wisconsin
They were all feeling good from the Kelso's stash. Kelso also brought a boombox and they were now listening to music. Hyde and Jackie and Eric and Donna were cuddled under their blankets. That left Fez and Kelso, who ended up sharing a blanket too to stay warm.
"You know Forman, coming to the beach was a good idea" Hyde says nodding.
"Steven, we're doing the same thing we would be doing if we were in the basement" Jackie looks at him with a confused look.
"Huh..I guess you're right" Hyde replies. Jackie was in his lap with Hyde's arms wrapped around her waist.
"Guys...we're all out of beer!" Fez says as he opens the cooler and realizes it's empty.
They all look in horror at the cooler.
"Damn Eric, first you make us come to this empty beach and now there's no booze" Kelso groans.
"Fez, wanna go to the store with me to get some beer? We can try to pick up chicks. It's starting to get a little weird sharing this blanket," Kelso adds
"As much as I enjoy our closeness, you're right Kelso. Fez needs a woman," Fez replies.
The two of them walk off to Kelso's car.
April 21st, 1980 8:15 PM
North Beach, Lake Michigan, Wisconsin
Hyde and Jackie were enjoying just cuddling under their blanket and looking at the stars. Kelso and Fez were still not back from their beer run.
"So Jackie, what did you pack in that bag? It looks like you have enough for a week," Donna laughs.
"A woman can never have too many outfits prepared, Donna" Jackie responds.
Hyde shakes his head at her. He opens the bag and looks at the multiple swim suits and dresses Jackie brought, along with his t-shirt and one pair of jeans. Hidden between the clothes was a bottle of tequila.
"Jackie, what's this?" Hyde asks as he pulls the bottle out of the bag.
"Oh it's a gift from my mom. She sent it from Mexico last week," she replies with a hint of sadness in her voice. Her mom had left again not long after they moved back to their old house and she barely heard from her since then.
Hyde notices the sadness in her voice. He knew how it felt to be abandoned and he was mad at himself that he wasn't there for her the past year while she was basically alone.
"Hey, c'mon let's drink some of it. It'll help us stay warm" Hyde opens the bottle and takes a swig from it.
Jackie grabs a bottle and takes a drink too. She passes it to Eric, who then passes it to Donna. They continue the cycle and after a few rounds, they were all pretty drunk.
Fez and Kelso come back with a 24 pack of beer. They take a couple shots of tequila and soon they were feeling it too.
"Hey guys, let's play a game. Let's race to that lifeguard chair on that side of the beach. The last person to make it there has to do something embarrassing," Kelso suggests.
They all go along with it and line up in a straight line. Jackie was on the right side. Hyde was next to her and then Fez. Kelso was next to Fez and Eric and Donna were on the far left. Hyde and Kelso look at each other behind Fez and silently plan a prank on him.
"Okay guys, I'll count to 3 and then we run" Kelso says.
"One...Two...Three!"
Kelso and Hyde both pull Fez's pants down causing him to trip. They all laugh and run off to the lifeguard chair. Eric and Donna were running hand in hand. Hyde ran towards Jackie and lifted her over his shoulder, while Jackie screamed and laugh. She was feeling drunk and having a lot of fun. Kelso runs backwards while laughing and pointing at Fez, who was running in his underwear with his pants around his ankles.
Hyde and Jackie were the first to make it to the lifeguard chair, followed by Eric and Donna, and then Kelso. Fez finally makes it to the chair.
"No fair guys! You cheated" Fez looks at Hyde and Kelso angrily.
"Hey, no one said pantsing was off limits!" Kelso argues.
"Since me and Jackie were first, it's only fair that we get to decide what embarrassing act our friend Fez will be performing tonight" Hyde smirks.
April 21st, 1980 9:45 PM
North Beach, Lake Michigan, Wisconsin
"Okay Fez, Steven and I finally decided what you're gonna do" Jackie smiles.
"We want you to put on one of Jackie's bikinis and jump into the lake" Hyde says while nodding his head in excitement. It was Jackie's idea and Hyde couldn't be prouder.
Fez looks at everyone hoping that they were just messing with him. He realizes that there was no way out.
"Okay fine!" Fez gives in "But I will need a lot more of this" he gestures towards the tequila bottle. He takes a big drink from it and walks to Jackie's bag. He pulls out a pink bikini and puts it on.
The rest of the group were standing by the lake waiting. Suddenly they see Fez run full speed towards them in nothing but the pink bikini.
"Guys, I've secretly wanted to do something like this for a long time!" he yells as he runs past them and jumps into the lake.
Kelso looks at his friend in the lake and without thinking much, he takes his shirt off and jumps in too.
Hyde gives Jackie a mischievous look and before she could even scream at him he grabs her and pulls her into the lake with him. Donna laughs and joins them leaving Eric behind on the beach.
"C'mon Eric you have to to do it!" Donna yells at her boyfriend. Eric gives in and jumps in too.
Hyde was holding on to Jackie in the water. It was freezing cold but they were both too drunk to really notice it. Jackie's arms were wrapped around his neck. He kisses her.
"I can't believe you pushed me in here Steven. It's freezing!" Jackie tries to sound angry but she couldn't help but smile. She was having such a great time. She missed doing stupid things like this with her best friends.
April 21st, 1980 11:00 PM
North Beach, Lake Michigan, Wisconsin
Hyde and Jackie were in a double sleeping bag together. They made a make shift bed with blankets and pillows on the flat bed of the El Camino. They were cuddled together looking at the stars above them.
Eric and Donna were far away in the Vista Cruiser and Kelso and Fez were at some bar nearby trying to find women.
Hyde had kept Kelso's stereo and plays music softly.
"Sweet Thing" by Van Morrison is playing in the background
Jackie was laying on Hyde's chest with his arm wrapped around her back. She was wearing Hyde's Rolling Stones t-shirt with just her underwear. Hyde was wearing a blue hoodie and boxers.
"God Steven, this night is perfect. I could lay here like this forever" Jackie says as she stares at the stars in the sky and then at him.
"Yeah, it's cool" Hyde mumbles as he looks at her. Her hair was still wet and her face was glistening under the moon.
"You're so beautiful" Hyde finds himself saying out loud.
Jackie smiles at him. "You know, you've changed Steven. When did you get so sweet?"
"Shh. You can't tell anyone, doll"
"Can I ask you something? It might ruin the night...but I need to know," Jackie says softly.
"Uh sure," Hyde replies nervously.
"Were you like this with Sam? You know...sweet like how you've been the past few weeks" Jackie asks.
"Hell no, Jackie. Sam and I barely had anything. We didn't talk or you know do anything like this together. It was fucking empty. I didn't feel anything for her" Hyde replies.
Jackie just stares at him without saying a word. She didn't know what to expect and she definitely didn't know how to react.
"Look Jackie, I've never been like this with anyone else okay. I'm only "sweet" or whatever with you. And I've definitely never cuddled with any other woman ever" he adds.
"Okay.." Jackie says quietly with a slight smile.
"Look, I was thinking.. maybe we should talk about all this" Hyde says. He had been meaning to talk to her and maybe now was the time.
"No we don't have to Steven. I didn't mean to bring her up. I'm really happy right now. Can we just enjoy this?" Jackie interrupts him. She really wanted to enjoy the night and the time she had left with him.
Hyde sighs but just goes along with her request. He pulls her on top of him and kisses her.
"Hey Jackie, guess what?" he smiles at her
"What?" Jackie looks at him slightly confused.
"Your shirt's wet and I can see right through" he waggles his eyebrows at her with a smirk on his face. He was trying to cheer her up.
"Ugh you're ruining the mood Steven!" Jackie playfully kicks him in the shin.
"Hey what did I say about kicking me?" Hyde looks at her.
"You said you would get me back...but you can't hit a woman, Steven," she teases him.
"True..but I can do this," Hyde starts to tickle her.
Jackie was laughing and slapping him on the shoulder. She hated being tickled.
"Okay. Okay. I promise I won't kick you anymore!" she yells at him.
Hyde stops tickling her with a satisfied look on his face.
They go back to cuddling in silence and staring at the night sky.
After 15 minutes, Jackie breaks the silence. She lays on her side to face him and he does the same.
"Steven, what do you want more than anything in life?"
Hyde chuckles slightly.
"1970 Chevy Camaro"
"Okay, that is not what I meant. I mean like in the future. Where do you want to see yourself?"
"Uh I don't really know Jackie. I barely even think about where I'm gonna be in the next week," Hyde mumbles.
"What about you? What do you want more than anything?" Hyde asks.
"Well I used to want to be a model or a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader...but that obviously didn't work out. And now I want to be anchorwoman on national news, but that probably won't happen either" Jackie says with some disappointment in her voice.
"Why not? I'd totally watch the news if you were on it. Mainly because you're freaking hot. But also because I know you'd be good on TV" Hyde replies.
"Aww thank you, baby," Jackie gives him a kiss.
"You know, I was expecting you to say you'd want to be married to some rich man living in a mansion with kids or something like that" Hyde says.
"Yeah I don't know. I think this past year made me realize that I was going after the wrong thing," she says softly.
Hyde stays quiet. He felt kind of sad that he was partly responsible for her giving up on one of her dreams.
"I think I'd want a family" he says randomly "But you know..like a real family. Like the Formans. Not like the shit families we had growing up."
Jackie smiles at him. She had never heard him say anything like that before. And a part of her felt like he was talking about a family with her, which surprisingly made her feel warm inside.
"Yeah, that would be nice" she says softly as she stares at him. Hyde was staring back at her. They lean into each other and start kissing slowly.
Her body was pressed hard against his and he held onto her tightly. His hands were on her back while her fingers were wrapped around his neck. They were exploring each other with their tongues softly. Hyde wanted to take it slow and memorize every part of her body.
He gently pushes her onto her back and lays on top of her, not breaking the kiss.
Jackie could feel his erection brushing against her thigh through his boxers. It made her whole body tingle with a burning sensation.
"Steven, I want you to make love to me" Jackie whispers.
Hyde looks at her with love and lust in his eyes and it made Jackie feel amazing. He pulls off her underwear and slides into her slowly, neither one of them breaking eye contact.
Jackie knew that this time was different. They weren't just friends and they weren't just fooling around. She didn't know what they were anymore but she knew it was going to be extremely difficult to give this up, to give him up.
I know I said there would be angst in this chapter but I rewrote some parts...things are definitely changing soon though between them.
