Chapter twelve: Party of Two
"God, don't you just love the summer?" Jackie asked, entering the basement with Donna.
Hyde was sitting on his chair by himself when he heard the girl's voices. Forman was currently trying to choose an outfit for the party tonight with Fez, and Kelso's searching for a new girlfriend.
He was enjoying his alone time, but he couldn't help but smile when he heard Jackie's voice. He's barely seen her the day before, and he missed her.
Jackie was wearing one of her summer dresses, and he took a deep breath. Her dresses tend to show some cleavage, and they drive him insane with lust.
"Hey Hyde" Donna greeted him and Jackie smiled, sitting on the couch with her friend "Don't you just love the summer?" She asked, trying to imitate Jackie's perky attitude and shrill voice in order to tease her.
Jackie slapped Donna's arm while the redhead and Hyde laughed.
"To be honest, I kind of hate summer" Hyde answered Donna's question, smirking at the smallest of the girls
"That's not fair, you hate everything" Jackie answered
"I don't hate you" He blurted, and she beamed at him.
"I don't hate you either" She replied, and Donna frowned at her friends, they are so fucking stupid. And they completely forgot her presence in the room.
They were both grinning shyly at each other and Donna cleared her throat to bring them back to the real world.
"So, Jackie and I just hid everything valuable and breakable from my house" Donna said "Except my dad's weird Elvis statue, I wouldn't mind if someone broke that"
"The party is really happening then, huh?" Hyde asked, stealing some quick glances at Jackie because damn, she looks pretty today.
"Yup" Donna answered "Still can't believe I'm actually throwing a party"
"Still can't believe that Forman was too dumb to realize what you were implying yesterday" Hyde chuckled "Man, sometimes I think he'll dethrone Kelso as the king"
"The king?" Jackie asked
"The king of all things stupid" Hyde explained and Jackie nodded
Donna sighed "Crap, was I that obvious?"
"Yup" Hyde answered honestly "And yet, Forman surprised us all by not picking up on your many signals"
"Oh my God, so everyone knows!" Donna said, burying her face on her hands
"Everyone but Eric" Jackie added, and Donna glared at her
"I still can't believe he missed all of those signals man" Hyde laughed, and tried to impersonate Donna's voice "Oh no, poor me, all alone in my big house. Just me and my nightie, if only there were some scrawny little neighbor boy here."
Donna frowned "He's not that scrawny"
Hyde and Jackie exchanged a look that clearly showed that they disagreed, but they chose not to say anything.
"All I wanted was to spend some time alone with him" Donna continued, crossing her arms "We were going to order a pizza, then we would share a blanket on the couch and cuddle while watching movies on the TV"
"Jackie's been really rubbing off on ya, huh?" Hyde said with a small smile.
"Yeah, normally I don't listen to her on these subjects but I was desperate" Donna said, ignoring Jackie's indignant shriek and not caring much about hiding her crush on Eric anymore, since everyone knows she might as well complain about Eric to his best friend "And it sounded kind of nice. God, I want to punch Eric, how could he be so stupid?"
"Hey!" Jackie protested "My advice would've worked with any other human being, it's not my fault the guy you like is so dumb!"
Donna glared at Jackie and felt the need to call her out on her hypocrisy, because Hyde's been looking adoringly at her since they've entered the basement and she didn't notice it. She's just as dumb as Eric.
"You're still helping the morons with the keg, right?" Jackie asked Hyde
"Yeah, we're meeting Kelso at The Hub as soon as Forman chooses his outfit for the party tonight" Hyde said with a grimace
"He's that excited, huh?" Jackie asked with a small smile
Hyde smirked at the blushing Donna "Oh yeah, he realized how badly he screwed up yesterday and wants to make up for it today if you know what I mean"
Donna tried really hard to bite back a smile, but she was unsuccessful. "Really?"
Hyde just nodded and Donna looked expectantly at Jackie, who sighed.
"Anyways, we just stopped by to remind you guys about the keg," Jackie said, smiling softly at Hyde. She didn't want to leave right now, but she still has to help Donna get ready and steal some liquor from her parents, because she's not drinking beer "See you at the party tonight?"
He smiled back at her, he doesn't want her to leave, but the look on Donna's face made it clear that Jackie didn't have another option "See you tonight, doll"
With that, Jackie touched his hand and left the basement with Donna.
She's been bringing all kinds of weird feelings on him lately, like right now, for instance, he wanted to kiss her goodbye on the lips. Just a tiny peck, like he sees many couples doing. He was actually subconsciously leaning forward to do it when she touched his hand and left.
Not to mention the tingly and comforting feeling he has every time she touches him.
There's no other option for him other than get extremely and utterly wasted at the party tonight. Maybe then he'll be able to stop thinking about her, even if it's just for a while.
He highly doubted it would work though.
Jackie adjusted Donna's pretty new dress, and slapped her lumberjacky hands when she saw Donna fidgeting with the hem.
"If Hyde told the truth, then that means that Eric knows and that he'll probably do something about it" Donna said nervously
"Of course Steven told the truth, he doesn't lie" Jackie said nonchalantly, focused on adjusting Donna's dress. It was far from a formal dress, and Jackie herself would never wear it, mostly because it flaunts some attributes she doesn't have. Her breasts are cute, but they're not nearly as big as Donna's. The dress was very flattering, but it was also far from slutty. Jackie knew what she was doing.
"Holy crap, then that means that Eric is probably going to do something about it!" Donna exclaimed
"That's what we're all hoping for"
"Jackie, what am I supposed to do?!" Donna asked, looking flustered "I mean, should I go to him? What if he doesn't do anything? What if he chickens out again? Should I bring a mint? Oh my God…"
Jackie rolled her eyes "If Eric chickens out again then I will kill him myself. And no, he's the one who should approach you, especially after yesterday, and yes, bring a mint"
"Okay…" Donna breathed out, trying to relax and looking at herself in the mirror. She smiled when she saw how focused Jackie was in what she was doing, that girl is going to make an amazing fashion designer someday. She looked at her exposed cleavage and frowned a little, she knows she looks amazing, but maybe people will think she looks slutty? "Isn't it showing too much cleavage?"
"It isn't" Jackie answered "It's the perfect amount, believe me. It's not prudish but it's also not slutty"
"If Kelso calls me Jugs a' Poppin again I will kill him" Donna said, smiling
Jackie chuckled and went to grab her own clothes "Alright, you are ready to go. Your makeup is done, the dress is on, and with time to spare!" She took her own dress in her hands and smiled "God, I am great"
It was Donna's turn to roll her eyes now "Yes you are. You are also very smug."
Jackie started to get dressed "Whatever, I have reasons to be smug. Now, Steven and the morons will be here at any minute now, with a very heavy keg. Did you fill that huge bucket with ice like I've asked you to?"
"Yeah" She said "I've also locked my parents room, I don't want anyone popping their water bed"
"Good, now go wait for them, I'll be down there in just a few minutes"
"You better be" Donna said, leaving the room and smiling.
"I can't man, I'm too nervous, my hands are all sweaty" Forman tried to justify himself, and Hyde rolled his eyes
"Get out, Forman" He said, taking Eric's place and lifting up the keg with Kelso.
They were leaving the liquor store with a beer keg in hands, the party was starting any minute now and the girls were probably waiting for them.
Kelso and Hyde placed the heavy beer keg on the backseat of Eric's car, Kelso sat next to it and Hyde moved to the passenger seat.
"You have the tap, right?" Hyde asked the nervous looking Eric Forman, who nodded
"Man, how am I supposed to make a move?" Eric asked, starting the car "I mean, I've never made a move before! All the girls I've ever made out with were sluts that for some crazy reason threw themselves on me!"
"It's pretty simple, man" Kelso answered "You get to Donna, then you ask 'Hey Donna, want to go do it?' and if she says yes you're golden! If she says no then you just keep asking until she agrees or until she slaps you"
Hyde rolled his eyes "That's harassment, you moron. You should never do that"
"Then what do you suggest, Hyde?" Kelso asked, annoyed
"Liquid courage, man" Hyde replied, pointing at the keg "Drink until you feel confident, but do not drink enough to make you feel sick. She's already into you man, it's not that hard"
"Yeah, I bet that it would work if you just kissed her out of nowhere" Kelso added
"He's not wrong" Hyde said
"Alright…" Eric said, taking deep breaths as the car approached the Pinciotti household "You know, I bet this is how Luke Skywalker felt before kissing Leia for the first time"
"Forman, if you say another thing about Star Wars, I will throw that keg in your head" Hyde warned him as he parked the car in the Forman's driveway. "Now, get the tap and hold the door open for us"
Eric sighed and held the backdoor of the Pinciotti's open for Hyde and Kelso, who were struggling with the keg.
"Hey!" He heard a familiar voice and turned around, he hadn't noticed the door slamming in front of Hyde and Kelso.
"Hey" He smiled at the sight in front of him, damn, she looks gorgeous.
"So, excited for the party?" Donna asked, cursing herself for not thinking in anything else to say.
"Yeah" He answered "You look absolutely stunning"
Donna blushed furiously, but before she could figure out an answer to his compliment, she heard a very annoyed Hyde.
"FORMAN!" He yelled through the door that Eric forgot he's supposed to hold it open when he saw Donna.
"Oh crap" Eric muttered, before holding the backdoor open again while Donna watched the whole scene in amusement.
"Moron" Hyde said, dragging the keg inside with Kelso. That's when he saw Donna and gave Eric a knowing grin "Where to, Pinciotti?"
"Over there" She said, guiding them to the living room and pointing at the bucket of ice.
Kelso and Hyde breathed relieved once they let go of the heavy beer container.
"When is everybody going to get here?" Kelso asked
"Any second now" Donna answered "Fez is waiting at the front door get people's money"
"Alright! I'll go say hi to the little guy!" Kelso said, leaving the room
"Where's Jackie?" Eric asked, trying to make conversation and handing the tap for Hyde to set.
"Upstairs getting ready" Donna answered "She'll be here any minute now"
"I'm here!" Jackie said, skipping her way downstairs, how she managed to do that with high heels Donna will never know.
Hyde took one glance at the girl and forgot how to breathe. This is starting to happen every goddamn time he sees her, and it's getting frustrating.
She looked at Steven and took a deep breath. She needs to get a grip on herself if she wants to survive the night, but damn, why does he have to wear tight concert t-shirts all the time? He looks so sexy, kneeling down next to the keg and setting the tap, all she wants to do is…
"Jackie! Help!" She heard Fez's desperate screams from the front door. She glanced at him and saw two of the school jocks giving him a wedgie.
"I knew putting Fez of all people to collect money would bite me in the ass later" She muttered, going to help the weird foreign guy, but not before sending Hyde a small smile.
Hyde took one last glance at Jackie before setting the keg. People were starting to pour in and he's going to need his booze. Now.
"I'm going to die" Jackie whined dramatically while she cornered Donna.
A couple hours had passed and the party was at full steam, the whole school was currently at Donna's house and according to Jackie they'd made over two hundred bucks already.
She took another sip of the bottle of amaretto she stole from her parents. She was already starting to feel kind of dizzy and she barely started to drink.
"No you're not" Donna chuckled at her friend's drama
"Explain this to me, Donna" Jackie looked longingly at the rebel "I am a virgin. That means I've never had sex before. So why do I want to strip him naked half the time?"
Donna grimaced "You are two very deeply disturbed individuals, you know that, right?"
"Duh, that's one of the reasons why I'm so attracted to him"
"Honestly, I don't know what you see in him" Donna said, earning a glare from Jackie.
"Well look at him, Donna!" Jackie pointed at Hyde, who was chugging down beers with Eric at the other side of the room.
"I'm looking." Donna responded, frowning at the vision ahead of her "All I see is curly hair and a surly temper"
Jackie grinned and fanned herself "Isn't he hot?"
Donna snickered "Not as hot as Eric"
Jackie stared at the lumberjack in disbelief "Ew! You're sick, you know that?"
"You're one to talk! You've been drooling all over Hyde the whole night, just kiss him already!" Donna said, annoyed at Jackie's obliviousness. Hyde has been staring at her during the whole party, and she's pretty sure that if they were in a cartoon, he would have hearts on his eyes and he'd be drooling.
"I wish it was that simple" Jackie sighed and gave Donna a ditzy smile "But you should totally kiss Eric tonight"
Donna looked at Jackie, who was clearly starting to get under the influence of alcohol "Maybe I will" She smiled to herself "Take it easy on the booze, midget" She warned Jackie before leaving to Eric's direction.
"Man, I can't take it anymore, look at her!" He pointed at Jackie, who was standing at the other side of the room, next to Donna
Eric smiled, God bless the beer, maybe now he'll finally manage to get Hyde to admit out loud that he likes the she-devil.
"I'm looking man, and all I see is a bitchy attitude and designer boots" Eric responded.
Hyde frogged Eric in the arm "She's hot. Like, unbelievably hot, the hottest chick I've ever seen in my life" He commented, staring longingly at the brunette.
"I'm pretty sure Donna is the hottest chick in here" Eric commented
"Nah, she's hot, but she's no Jackie" Hyde said as he chugged another beer "Man, I just wanna throw her against the wall and…"
"Oh God then just do it already!" Eric said, rolling his eyes in frustration "She's clearly into you man, she's been staring at you all night"
"Jackie doesn't go for guys like me, Forman" Hyde deadpanned "She dates guys like Kelso"
"Yeah, that's why she kicks him every time he asks her out" Eric answered, his voice dripping with sarcasm, while Hyde just kept staring at the girl that's been in his head for a really long time
"Whatever man" Hyde dropped the subject, he really doesn't want to spend the night explaining to Eric why Jackie doesn't want him. He saw Donna approaching them, and smirked before finishing his beer. He was about to leave the pair alone, when Donna called him.
"Hyde!" She said, with a small smile
"Yeah?"
"So, Jackie's is kind of dizzy right now and…"
Hyde suddenly panicked, and interrupted her "Why? Is she sick? Do you want me to take her to the hospital?"
Donna and Eric both laughed at his exaggerated concern, and Hyde punched Eric's shoulder.
"No, she's just been drinking" She said "Eric and I are going outside to talk for a bit, can you watch her for me?"
"Sure" He agreed promptly. He hadn't spent as much time with Jackie as he would like, and he missed his grasshopper. He just needs to control himself and not kiss her or something, because she looks incredibly hot and he is kind of dazed.
With that, both Donna and Eric left through the kitchen's backdoor and Hyde went to Jackie's direction.
"Donna asked me to babysit you" He said with a small grin
"Uh! I don't need a babysitter!" She protested, and he laughed
"I know you don't, but I've missed you" He admitted "Ever since we pranked Julie, we barely hung out"
Jackie's heart melted at his words "Awww!" She cooed "I've missed you too!"
He tried really hard to bite back a smile, but that's proving to be impossible whenever he's near her "Yeah, just don't tell anyone"
She pouted "Steven you can't tell a cheerleader not to tell something. Now I have to tell!"
He chuckled at her cuteness "Keep your fat little cheerleader mouth shut, doll"
"Hey! My mouth is perfectly proportional to the rest of my body!" She said, stumbling a little with her words.
"Your tolerance is pretty low, huh?" He observed, the bottle of amaretto in her hands was missing about ¼ of its content.
"Of course it is, I'm cute, and petite and delicate" She replied with a smug grin
"That you are" He muttered to himself. Damn it, she's cute.
"Yackie! My goddess!" They heard Fez's heavily accented voice approaching them, and he looked pretty drunk himself.
"Hey Fezzie!" She greeted him
"Oh, what is that?" He asked, looking at the bottle in Jackie's hands. "It looks just like chocolate milk!"
Jackie rolled her eyes as Fez stole the bottle from her hands, and Hyde chuckled.
"Man, this is going to be bad" He said, laughing
"Yum, liquid candy" Fez smiled happily, quickly chugging the entire bottle.
Jackie gave Hyde a look; he simply smirked at her.
"Steven, I don't want to clean Fez's vomit!" She protested
"You're not gonna" He replied "It's not your house"
"I don't want poor Donna to clean his vomit either!"
"Hey Fez" Hyde called him "If you feel like you gonna hurl, run to the Forman's, if you throw up in Forman's bed I'll buy you a chocolate bar"
Jackie snickered and Fez smiled and shrugged "It has to be a Hershey's one, or no deal!"
"Whatever you want, Fez" Hyde rolled his eyes
"Yay!" He celebrated and left, leaving the empty amaretto bottle at the center table.
"You really think he's going to remember that?" Jackie asked
"Jackie, you've been hanging out with us for months already. This is Fez we're talking about. That creep would return from the dead if someone offered him sugar" Hyde argumented
Jackie laughed "You're right, but now he stole my booze!"
"You can drink beer" Hyde offered
"I hate beer" She pouted, and Hyde deserved an award for not kissing her at the moment, she looked so fucking cute, it was unbelievable.
He took a look around and frowned when he saw a group of four guys pointing at Jackie, leering at her. He took a deep breath, he may be strong, but there's no way he'd win against four guys.
"Let's get out of here" He grabbed her hand and dragged her to Donna's room.
Jackie smiled brightly and wondered if he's about to do what she so desperately wants him to do, maybe he'll make a move.
Just the thought of that made her feel all kinds of things. Maybe Donna was right, maybe he does like her. She was sure he didn't before, but maybe…
Then she saw him taking a small brown paper bag out of his jacket pocket and her smile faded. He just wanted to smoke up with her.
Whatever, she still gets to spend time alone with him, that's a win for her.
When they opened the door to Donna's room though, Jackie was startled for a second. Donna's bed was occupied by a random couple she's seen in school a few times. The guy's pants were halfway down his legs, and the girl had her hand under his boxers.
"Hey!" Jackie yelled, interrupting the random couple's makeout session.
"This room is occupied!" The guy tried to protest
Hyde sent the guy a death glare and the guy gulped "No it's not. Leave before I make you" Hyde said in a threatening voice, and the guy nodded, zipping his pants back up and dragging the girl out of Donna's room with him.
"You think we should burn the sheets?" Jackie asked playfully, closing the door
"Nah, from what it looked like, they were about to christen the bed when we arrived" He explained "So they haven't done anything"
"Huh" Jackie said, laying down on the bed. Hyde laid next to her, and they both stared at the ceiling "I wonder how it's like" She mumbled
Hyde looked questionably at her "What?"
"Sex" She answered, and Hyde silently cursed himself, he just had to ask, now the chick he has a very weird yet strong crush wanted to talk about sex with him. That's like the epitome of the friendzone. Then he realized something.
"Wait, you never had sex before?" He asked, genuinely shocked. Jackie is the most beautiful person in the world, there's guys drooling all over her, there's no way she's still a virgin, right?
"Nop. I'm surprised you didn't know, Julie basically announced this to the whole school last week after we pranked her" She said, still staring at the ceiling "I've reached second base once, but that was it"
Hyde was in awe "I thought she was lying" He answered honestly "So, who was the lucky bastard?" He asked with a slight tint of jealousy in his tone.
"Jake Bradley" She answered "We dated for like, three weeks. Then I caught him cheating on me with Pam Macy on the alley behind The Hub"
"Huh" Hyde said. Jake Bradley was one of the Point Place jocks, and he just proved his stupidity to Hyde. He was dating Jackie, who is absolutely gorgeous and super cool to hang with, and he had the audacity of cheating on her with none other than Pam Macy? Fucking moron. "Well, seems to me like Kelso may lose his position as the king"
"What do you mean?" Jackie asked, confused
"Jake Bradley is the stupidest guy alive" Hyde explained, and Jackie smiled
"He truly is. I mean, he cheated on me, and I'm pretty incredible" She answered "But it's okay, I didn't even like him"
"Good. He doesn't deserve you" Hyde said, and Jackie turned to look at him.
Their gazes met, and Jackie silently prayed for Hyde to kiss her. She would be the happiest woman in the world if he kissed her right now.
Hyde stared at her lips, and wondered what they would taste like. He really, really wanted to kiss her, but he's afraid she'll no longer want to be his friend. He doesn't want to lose her. So he broke their eye contact and focused on his paper bag, rolling a joint.
"Anyways, will you tell me how it is?" She asked curiously
"How is it what, doll?"
"Sex, Steven! Stay focused!" She replied, and if he had a drink he would certainly choke with it right now.
"I'm not talking about sex with you, Jackie." He said after a few seconds of silence
"Why not? We are friends, aren't we? And friends talk about all kinds of things!"
He sighed "I wouldn't be comfortable talking about my sex life with you"
"Why?" She asked, sounding upset
'Well, because since you showed up on my life, it's been pretty nonexistent. In fact, my sex life consists on me jerking off thinking about you' He thought. If he was to answer her question honestly, that was it, but he would die before telling her all of that, and even though he is drunk, he's not drunk enough to spill his guts.
"Steven?" She called him, breaking him out of his thoughts
"Yeah, doll?"
"Please?" She pouted, and that's not fair, she knows he can't resist it when she does that.
"Fine" He mumbled, accepting his defeat.
"Tell me, is it good?" She asked
"Yeah, it's pretty great."
"Does it feel different? When it's with someone you care about?"
"I don't know," He replied honestly. 'But I would really like to', he thought. He's pretty sure that sex with her would be an out-of-mind experience, considering how he feels with her slightest touch, but he can't tell her that. "Some people say it is"
"Cosmo says it is" She affirmed, and he couldn't help but laugh a little
"Jackie, Cosmo is porn for housewives" He said
She gasped "It is not!"
"Yeah it is" He said, taking a joint out of his pocket
"Cosmo is every woman's bible, Steven" She stated "If you ever want to understand a woman, you should read Cosmo"
"Yeah, not happening" He answered, lightning the joint and taking a hit. He wondered if he would understand her better if he stole one of Mrs. Forman's magazines.
He doubted. Jackie is way too unique, she definitely doesn't fit in Cosmo's general description of an average teenage girl.
"Isn't it dangerous to smoke up while you're drunk?" She asked
"I've done it many times, nothing ever happened to me" He said, taking another hit
"Huh, that's good enough for me" She took the joint out of his hand and inhaled the smoke deeply.
He closed his eyes, the sight of her smoking is too much for him, she just looks too sexy doing that.
After the joint was gone, they were both staring at the popcorn ceiling in Donna's room. The room was filled with smoke, and they were enjoying their high together.
He turned his head to look at her, she looked so pretty, he was seriously considering Forman's words from before, maybe if he kissed her... maybe things could work out.
He quickly shook the idea off, nothing in his life works out. People leave, and he doesn't want to risk his friendship with Jackie for a relationship he's pretty sure he's going to end up screwing it up. He always does.
And even though he never felt this way about a girl before, he can't afford to lose her friendship. In these last few months Jackie became a huge part of his life, and if he loses her... he's not sure he'd be able to take it.
He focused his gaze on the ceiling, along with her. He tried to count the popcorns but he was too high and he wasn't able to keep count, so he laughed, because shit, that's fucking funny.
"What's so funny?" Jackie asked, looking at him
"I'm trying to count the popcorns in the ceiling" He laughed again "But I can't seem to remember what number comes after 4"
Jackie laughed with him, suddenly, her expression went serious and he wondered if he said something wrong "Shit" She laughed again "I don't know either"
And then they laughed. A lot. So much that their stomachs ached and there were tears leaving their eyes.
"I can't believe I turned the squarest cheerleader from school into a burnout" Hyde said with a cocky grin
"Hey!" She protested and lightly slapped his arm "I'm not a burnout, I'm just a very pretty girl who happens to smoke marijuana in a dirty basement every once in a while"
"You're right about the pretty part" He blurted, and she beamed at him.
His heart stopped when she grabbed his hand and started to rub her thumb across his wrist. He took a deep breath and tried to control himself, she probably sees him as a friend, as he kept repeating to himself all the time: Jackie can do so much better than a pothead who lives in his best friend's basement.
He grabbed her hand and intertwined their fingers together, he'd blame it on the beer and pot later, right now he just wants to feel her, just for a bit.
He hadn't noticed how she beamed at his actions, how her heart jumped so hard inside her chest that for a second she actually thought she was having a heart attack.
When he looked at her again, she had a soft expression in her face, and she was staring at him like he's the most important person in the world right now.
"Steven?" She asked
"Yeah?"
"This may sound stupid, but I've always wondered this… Why do you let me call you Steven? All your other friends call you Hyde, and I think I even saw you punching Fez when he tried to call you Steven once" She asked curiously
There's something he learned about himself since he met Jackie Burkhart: he's incapable of lying to her. He just can't do it. So he answered her honestly, and cursed himself for sounding like such a pansy "I like when you call me Steven, it just... it sounds right, I don't really know how to explain it"
She tightened the grip on his hand and smiled "I guess I get it, I don't think I'd be able to call you 'Hyde' even if I tried"
He smiled back "That would be weird, please don't ever call me Hyde"
"I won't" She let go of his hand and suddenly he felt empty, but a few seconds later he felt her tiny hand on his stubbed cheek. She was facing him now, and he couldn't help but stare at her perfect, pouty lips for what had to be the hundredth time tonight. He tucked one stray strand of hair behind her ear and cradled her face with his hand, she grinned at him.
She ran her thumb softly across his cheek and his heart is beating so frantically inside his chest, he's surprised she's not hearing it.
"You haven't shaved" She whispered
"I'm growing a beard" He answered her
"It's itchy" She ran her fingers through his jaw. She wondered if his stubble would scratch her porcelain skin if they kissed. Surprisingly, she found out she wouldn't mind much if that happened. Besides, now she's picturing him with a beard, he's probably going to look a hundred times hotter than he usually does, and that's going to be a problem. She doesn't know how long she'll be able to control herself. "I bet you'll pull it off, though"
"Of course I will" He answered, still looking at her beautiful lips, and cradling her face with one of his hands. He deserves an award for controlling himself, considering he's kind of drunk and high.
"Cocky much?" She teased him, her hand still on his cheek, and he gave her his best smug smirk.
"Learned from the best"
"I hope you mean me"
"Who else?" He moved his hand a little, and now he's stroking her hair. Her silky, raven hair. He wanted to tangle his fingers in it and glue his mouth to hers, but he couldn't.
She closed her eyes and enjoyed his gentle touches, praying for this moment to last forever.
"Besides, Hyde is just a weird name. I mean, c'mon, technically your name is a verb, they just removed an 'I' and placed a 'Y' instead" She said after a few seconds trying to compose herself.
He furrowed his brow in confusion, he was too damn high to understand what the hell she was talking about now "Huh?"
"Hide is a verb. I do hide" She explained
He grinned slyly at her "No, you don't do Hyde. You should do Hyde though"
She chuckled and slapped his chest "Pig!"
"Oinc oinc, doll" He pulled her closer to him so she could lay her head on his chest.
He knows it's temporary, these small touches, after all, they're both drunk and high, but dammit he's going to enjoy it while he can.
She smiled for the millionth time since she first saw him, and started to trace small, concentric circles on his chest with her finger.
They both closed their eyes, neither of them wanting to let the other go.
Jackie looked at the clock on Donna's bedside table and smiled. 3AM. She could no longer hear the party noises, so she assumed the beer was over and everyone was gone.
She opened her eyes slowly, and that's when she realized what she was using as a pillow.
Correction, who she was using as a pillow.
Steven was asleep under her, she was laying her head on his chest, his arm was draped around her small figure and their legs were tangled.
It felt so good, she was never so comfortable in her life.
The room still smelled a little like marijuana, her buzz from the alcohol was definitely gone, and she had a small headache.
She was about to close her eyes again, when she heard the noise of someone abruptly opening the door.
Both she and Hyde sat up, and they were greeted by a very disturbing vision of Eric pinning Donna against the wall and shoving his tongue down her throat.
Jackie was happy for her friend, she really was, but she didn't have to see that. It's disgusting.
Hyde laughed and grabbed Jackie's hand, helping her getting out of bed "Grab her like you mean it, Forman!" He teased the scrawny kid, who (without removing his lips from Donna's), flipped him off.
"Ew, ew, ew, ew!" Jackie said, letting Hyde drag her out of the room.
"Want a ride home?" He asked her once they were safe and sound in the living room.
"Please" She said "Wait, are you still drunk?"
"Not really" He answered her honestly
She smiled at him "That's good enough for me. Let's go"
A/N: PLEASE DON'T KILL ME I PROMISE THAT HYDE AND JACKIE WILL BE TOGETHER VERY SOON.
The reason why it took me so long to update this is that I'm currently out of town visiting some relatives. I'm a very introverted person, and it's been hell, I haven't been able to be alone and it's really hard for me to write when I'm surrounded with people and noise all the time. I also spent the last two days curled into a toilet because I had food poisoning.
Anyways, have you noticed that they are finally starting to notice that maybe there's a chance for them? The moment is coming, I swear.
I just want to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who left a kind review on the last chapter, the fact that some people actually enjoy what I write is mindblowing.
Let me know your opinions about this chapter in a review if you'd like, they really make my day.
Next chapter will be up soon!
PS: I've been thinking about creating a tumblr account, so I could interact better with u guys and post some tiny spoilers of my upcoming fics and everything (I'm working on 6 right now). I have no idea of how to use tumblr, especially since I use my phone for everything and I'll probably only be able to use the mobile version, but am very tempted to try it.