Like many of you, I was supremely disapointed with the lame "I didn't

feel anything" bit at the end of last week's show. So here's my take

on a more J/H 'shiper friendly ending. This is my

first J/H fanfic.

Disclaimer: Don't own them, never will, I'll cry a river, build a

bridge and get over it I supose.

Title: On Second Thought

Pairing: Duh Jackie and Hyde

Scene: Picks up where last week's episode left off. Hyde and Jackie

are returning from their first date. 'Nuff said.



Steven Hyde gently helped Jackie into the car and shut the door. He

stalked over to the driver side and slid in. They drove in silence

each lost in their own thoughts.

How could she not have felt it?! It was short but it had been one of

the best kisses of his life. He cared for her more than anybody else

he knew, and as much as the thought scared him, it also thrilled

him. And she hadn't felt it! Damnit, now what was he supposed to

do?

Jackie replayed the kiss over and over in her own mind. It was

sweet, and passionate at the same time. It was her Steven finally

kissing her, so why wasn't she more excited? Perhaps they simply

hadn't given it enough time to build into what she had expected.

After all she had been obsessing about him all summer long, so maybe

they simply needed to try again.

Jackie was drawn out of her thoughts when she realized that Hyde was

driving towards the water tower. "Steven where are we going?" she

curiously aske.

"I'll tell you when we get there," he replied with a smirk on his

face.

"Whatever," she said shrugging her shoulders.

They reached the water tower and he parked the car then walked around

to the other side to open her door. "Come on," he encouraged her

gently reaching down and taking her hand in his own. They walked to

the latter hands entwined in a comfortable silence. With a

mischevious glint in his eyes he turned her around and placed her on

the second rung of the latter urging her to climb up.

"No Steven, I don't like heights!" she exclaimed.

"Don't worry I'll be right behind you, ya won't fall," he stated as

he casually stepped into position behind her. Feeling reasured she

began to climb and relished in Steven's close proximity. She sudenly

stopped about halfway up causing him to brush up right behind her,

and she knew he had been lying when he said he hadn't felt anything.

Turning her head around she arched an eyebrow and coyly stated " Is

that the 'nothing' you felt Steven?" His jaw dropped open, and

pleased by his reaction she scurried up the latter.

He silently collected his composure before joining her on the top of

the water tower. He silently vowed to show her exactly what he had

felt, but had been too stuborn to admit the first time around.

Aproaching her he grabbed her around the waist and pulled her flush

against his chest. He dipped his head and ravished her neck with

his toungue, teeth and lips. He heard her draw in a shaky breath and

smiled to himself at the effect he had on her. Dragging his mouth up

to her ear he whispered "Now can you say that you don't feel

anything?"

Jackie turned the tables on him by arching her neck back and gently

suckeling on his neck just above his tee shirt. "Only if you don't"

she murmered against his skin. Unable to stand it anymore he

skilfully rolled her over so she was stradeling his lap and facing

him. His face grew serious as he asked, " Jackie, I told you, but

you never told me, what did you think of our first date?" She smiled

and descended on his mouth, prying his lips open and snaking her

toungue into his mouth in one fluid moment. Her actions drew a low

moan from him and satisfied she pulled away. "Does that answer your

question?" she asked him. In response he simply growled and ground

their mouths together again. Toungues danced together as they very,

very, VERY thourougly explored each others mouths. Their kiss was

passionate and tender, anaimalistic and reverent. Only the basic

need for oxygen broke the contact and they broke away heavily

panting.

Still recovering from their passionate embrace Jackie leaned her head

against his chest and sighend with contentment. He wrapped his arms

around her and happily played with her hair, surprised by the fact

that he could be so happy doing something he considered to be so

girly. They clung to each other for a long time until Steven spoke.

"Jackie?"

"Hmmm?" she asked lifting her head off of him.

"My ass fell asleep." She chuckled and got off of him. He got to

his feet, and they climbed back down to the earth and walked joyously

back to the car.

"Steven?"

"Yes dear?"

"On our next date, let's go somewhere where we can move around more,

ok?"

He shot her a sideways glance and grined as he replied "You know, I'm

still not opposed to doing it." She playfully slapped him and got

into the car. Steven walked around and couldn't keep a smile off of

his face as he thought about the fact that he had just gone a first

date with a girl he once called a tick. On second thought, he had

just gone on "the best date ever" with a girl he once called a tick.

Funny, she didn't seem so tickish now.