March 5,1980

2 Minutes Later

Hyde's POV

Well, it's official. My plan totally backfired on me. I guess I really didn't think this through. I mean what am I suppose to say? I can't say I love her in front of everyone, i'm not that type of guy. And I can't not say I love her cause then I'd never get a chance with her.

It's clear to me now that I want to be with Jackie. But I just can't show it… well.

"Well, Hyde?" Jackie asks in full confidence. Everyone looks back and forth from me to her.

"Fez, go make popcorn." Kelso whispers never taking his eyes off of us.

"Why?" Fez asks.

"You can't watch a movie without popcorn!" Kelso says.

Fez just nods and quickly scurries to the kitchen.

Jackie ignores the exchange and says "Are you going to answer my question or not?"

"I think the real question is why you wanna know so bad…" I say leaning forward in my chair, now gaining an advantage.

"It's a game. And right now you're not playing it right." She says.

I glare at her. I have no freaking idea what I'm suppose to say.

"Do you want me to still be in love with you?" I ask in zen, trying to avoid actually answering.

She pauses. And I can almost swear I saw her flinch in nervousness. "Just answer the question." She says regaining her posture.

"I think you already know the answer." I say calmly.

She nods slowly in response, I wish I knew what she was thinking.

Everyone else just stares. Confused.

"Well, we don't know!" Forman screams. I roll my eyes.

Fez comes back with the popcorn almost tripping over everyones feet on the way. When he sits down he's out of breath, when the kitchen is only five steps away. I silently chuckle at how amusingly funny he is sometimes.

"What did I miss?" He asks looking at everyone.

The more and more Donna explains it to him the more his mouth drops. Plus, the more awkward for me and Jackie.

"Wow… a lot can happen over the minute of popcorn in the microwave…" Fez says.

No one is talking after that. What do you say after a question like that? But I know what I have to do. So, I take a deep breath and hope, deep deep inside… I am actually brave.

"I'll answer your question under one condition." I say gaining everyones eyes. She raises he eyebrow, telling me to continue.

"We have to be alone." I finish.

I see her think for a second. Finally she nods and starts walking out the back doors onto the beach. I let out a breath and start following, hoping this isn't a huge mistake.

She stops close to the water and faces me. "Go ahead."

"I do… still love you." I say barely getting the words out of my mouth.

I see her face, but for the first time I can't read her. Finally she says "Okay."

That's when I start to get angry… "'Okay'? That's it? Jackie you know how hard that was for me to say!"

"Good! It shouldn't be easy!" She yells now crossing her arms.

For the life of me i'll never understand why I'm head over heels for this annoying, aggravating person.

"What do you want from me Jackie?!" I scream.

"I don't know ok? I just…." She starts.

"What? Look, I wanna be with you, I'm sorry that it has taken me so long. I'm sorry for all the crap i've done to you before I realized. And I'm sorry for what I'm about to do." I say.

For a short second her eyebrows curve. In the next, my lips are smashing into hers. I couldn't help myself anymore. After all the shit we've been through together, this was one of the things that just made it better. Mostly because we both couldn't resist. She doesn't fight it.

Finally I pull away. I smirk at her unbalancedness when I do.

"Jackie, will you please take me back?" I ask with my hands on her hips.

Each second of her not answering feels like a knife going through me.

"I don't know." She answers.

My heart silently breaks.

I guess she noticed me tense up so she puts her hands on my cheeks, regaining my fullest attention.

"It's not cause I don't want to." She says.

That's good right?

"And I know you're not going to hurt me anymore"

Also good…

"But I can't stop thinking about what broke us up."

Damn. I knew that was gonna come back to bite me in the ass.

"I still want to get married one day and have kids with a big house. And I don't want to start this with you again if we're gonna end up right back where we started." She pauses and looks at the ground. "Don't get me wrong I love you too, but I need a future."

"Jackie… I'm just not ready for that." I say closing my eyes. Not wanting to see the sadness in hers.

I hear a sniff, and I sigh. She's crying.

"I think you all should go back to Point Place…" She says in less then a whisper.

"But Jacks-" I start, but she cuts me off.

"I need some space, from everything." I hear another sniff. "From you."

I kiss her forehead one last time, before I walk off. Leaving her, for what feels like the thousandth time…

Author's Note: Don't worry guys, it'll cheer it. I'm thinking two or three more chapters till my fix is finally completed. Sorry this chapter was so sad…. Can't all be cheery. Anyways, please review and don't give up on my story yet! Almost there! :)