Jackie parked her car and turned off the engine. She looked up and
instantly felt nervous. She had meant to go to the mall but inadvertently
ended up at the Fotohut.
"I must of taken the wrong exit..yeah" she tired to convince herself but she knew better, after all the mall was like her second home. She could not stop thinking about Hyde and the night before and needed to talk to him. She slowly exited the car and walked up to the building.
Meanwhile, Hyde leaned back in his chair and propped his feet up on the counter. Leo was gone for the day leaving him to run the place. Business was dead so he decided to take a nap. Just as he closed his eyes he heard a knock at the door.
"Come in." He opened his eyes to see Jackie walk in. "Jackie? What are you doing here?"
"I..uh.I.." she stammered searching for words. "I came to drop off film.yeah"
"Jackie..you don't have any film"
"Oooops.I must of left it at home!" she laughed smacking herself on the forehead. "So..what's new?" she chirped , perching herself on the edge of the counter.
"Jackie.what are you really here for?" he asked raising an eyebrow.
"Well Steven..I think we need to talk...
"About what..."
"About what happened last night."
"Not now Jackie...can't you see I'm working.."
"Sure Steven." she smirked glancing up and down his reclining figure. "I can see you're working *real* hard...but we do have to talk..."
Hyde grimaced. He heard that annoying, feisty determination in her voice and knew that she wouldn't take no for an answer.
"Ok.what about last night?"
"Ok..Steven I like you..and I *know* you like me..I mean why else would you grab my hand in the back of the Vista Cruiser??? And I *know* that you probably wanted to kiss me..who wouldn't?? And I *know* that you are intimidated by my beauty..most are..and I also know that it would have been weird kissing me, being Kelso's friend and all..so I just want you to know that I understand and that I forgive you..."
Hyde gave her a *look*. "Are you finished?"
"Yes"
"Good...uh Jackie..are you high?"
"No silly!" she laughed slapping him on the knee. "I just couldn't stop thinking about what happened and I needed to talk to you..and now I feel soooo much better!"
"That's super"
"Yes.and I also wanted to give you a second chance."
"Second chance? For what?"
"To kiss me." and she leaned forward, closing her eyes and puckering her lips.
"Jackie you are mental" he said snidely and got up and walked to the door. "Listen.I think you should leave.I do need to do some work"
Jackie opened her eyes and stood up. She was shocked. "So.you don't like me then?"
"No.I didn't say that.."
"Ooooh I knew you did!!" she squealed clapping her hands. "So why don't you wanna kiss me?"
"Because." he muttered avoiding eye contact.."I have my reasons."
"Is it because of Kelso?" she asked placing a hand on his shoulder, her voice turned serious.
Hyde shook his head. "No...I mean I don't wanna screw Kelso over .but no that's not it.."
"Is it because of my beauty?"
Hyde shot her another *look*.
"Ok.ok.hahahaha.the last one was a joke..lighten up!" She playfully shoved him on the shoulder. "Will you tell me your reason.pulllllhease!!!!" she whined cocking her head and batting her eyelashes.
"Jackie listen..I have my reasons ok.and their my reasons.get it? Mine..so I'll keep them to myself..and ...and.maybe I just didn't wanna kiss you..did you think of that? Maybe this whole thing is just one big mistake and we should just forget it.." Hyde stepped away and turned his back to her.
"Fine.if that's what it was then I'm sorry I bothered you" she said her voice wobbly fighting back tears. Suddenly the floodgates opened. Hyde stood there and listened to Jackie softly weeping.
"Damnit...I mad her cry.I hate it when she cries...god I'm an ass" Sudenly he spun around and grabbed Jackie by the shoulders.
"Sssh ..please Jackie don't cry". He took his hands and cupped her chin bringing it up to his. "Please Jackie.don't cry " he repeated wiping away a tear. "I'm sorry.I'm an ass..I didn't mean what I said."
He stood there and stared into her eyes glistening bright with tears. "Listen Jackie.ok maybe I did wanna kiss you..ok that's bullshit..I *definitely* wanted to kiss you... but.I couldn't.it would be too hard"
"Whaddaya mean?" she sniffed.
"It would be too hard..to just kiss you ..then watch you run back to Kelso when he comes back from California"
"But I woundn't------"
"How do I know?" he said his voice charged with emotion. "Remember the time we kissed on our date? Damnit Jackie.I *felt* something..it was the best kiss of my life!! Then to hear you didn't feel anything.well that just sucked..but then to see you run back to Kelso..well that was just icing on the cake..the cake of my living hell, man!!"
Jackie's face was pale with shock. "Steven..I didn't know you----"
"Well..I did.."
"Oh Steven!" exclaimed Jackie throwing her arms around him and pulling him toward her. "I didn't know! I know this comes a little late.but I *did* feel something the night we kissed!!! But I was.was..afraid. Afraid you would burn me again...say it was awful. I mean I really put my heart out on the line.and to have it stomped on *again*..so I lied. I thought I'd beat you to the punch...But if I'd known.things would have been different..I never thought in a *million years* you would feel the same!!"
"Well Jackie.I never in a million years thought I'd *like* a rich..spoiled..bossy...superficial...self-absorbed------"
"Wait!" she cut him off, oblivious to the insults." Did you say you *like* me??"
"Damnit Jackie.are you gonna make me repeat---"
"Oooh I *knew* you liked me!!!" she taunted doing a tiny victory dance." I knewwwww you liiiiiked meeeeeeee" she said in a sing-songy voice.
Hyde, embarrassed by the display, grabbed her and gave her a deep passionate kiss. They pulled apart, leaving Jackie flushed and speechless.
"Looks like I've finally found a way to shut you up" he smirked.
Jackie smiled. "Oh.well then maybe I should start talking more"
Hyde laughed and pulled her in tight for another lingering kiss. And it was *guaranteed* they both *felt something* this time.
THE END!!!!!
"I must of taken the wrong exit..yeah" she tired to convince herself but she knew better, after all the mall was like her second home. She could not stop thinking about Hyde and the night before and needed to talk to him. She slowly exited the car and walked up to the building.
Meanwhile, Hyde leaned back in his chair and propped his feet up on the counter. Leo was gone for the day leaving him to run the place. Business was dead so he decided to take a nap. Just as he closed his eyes he heard a knock at the door.
"Come in." He opened his eyes to see Jackie walk in. "Jackie? What are you doing here?"
"I..uh.I.." she stammered searching for words. "I came to drop off film.yeah"
"Jackie..you don't have any film"
"Oooops.I must of left it at home!" she laughed smacking herself on the forehead. "So..what's new?" she chirped , perching herself on the edge of the counter.
"Jackie.what are you really here for?" he asked raising an eyebrow.
"Well Steven..I think we need to talk...
"About what..."
"About what happened last night."
"Not now Jackie...can't you see I'm working.."
"Sure Steven." she smirked glancing up and down his reclining figure. "I can see you're working *real* hard...but we do have to talk..."
Hyde grimaced. He heard that annoying, feisty determination in her voice and knew that she wouldn't take no for an answer.
"Ok.what about last night?"
"Ok..Steven I like you..and I *know* you like me..I mean why else would you grab my hand in the back of the Vista Cruiser??? And I *know* that you probably wanted to kiss me..who wouldn't?? And I *know* that you are intimidated by my beauty..most are..and I also know that it would have been weird kissing me, being Kelso's friend and all..so I just want you to know that I understand and that I forgive you..."
Hyde gave her a *look*. "Are you finished?"
"Yes"
"Good...uh Jackie..are you high?"
"No silly!" she laughed slapping him on the knee. "I just couldn't stop thinking about what happened and I needed to talk to you..and now I feel soooo much better!"
"That's super"
"Yes.and I also wanted to give you a second chance."
"Second chance? For what?"
"To kiss me." and she leaned forward, closing her eyes and puckering her lips.
"Jackie you are mental" he said snidely and got up and walked to the door. "Listen.I think you should leave.I do need to do some work"
Jackie opened her eyes and stood up. She was shocked. "So.you don't like me then?"
"No.I didn't say that.."
"Ooooh I knew you did!!" she squealed clapping her hands. "So why don't you wanna kiss me?"
"Because." he muttered avoiding eye contact.."I have my reasons."
"Is it because of Kelso?" she asked placing a hand on his shoulder, her voice turned serious.
Hyde shook his head. "No...I mean I don't wanna screw Kelso over .but no that's not it.."
"Is it because of my beauty?"
Hyde shot her another *look*.
"Ok.ok.hahahaha.the last one was a joke..lighten up!" She playfully shoved him on the shoulder. "Will you tell me your reason.pulllllhease!!!!" she whined cocking her head and batting her eyelashes.
"Jackie listen..I have my reasons ok.and their my reasons.get it? Mine..so I'll keep them to myself..and ...and.maybe I just didn't wanna kiss you..did you think of that? Maybe this whole thing is just one big mistake and we should just forget it.." Hyde stepped away and turned his back to her.
"Fine.if that's what it was then I'm sorry I bothered you" she said her voice wobbly fighting back tears. Suddenly the floodgates opened. Hyde stood there and listened to Jackie softly weeping.
"Damnit...I mad her cry.I hate it when she cries...god I'm an ass" Sudenly he spun around and grabbed Jackie by the shoulders.
"Sssh ..please Jackie don't cry". He took his hands and cupped her chin bringing it up to his. "Please Jackie.don't cry " he repeated wiping away a tear. "I'm sorry.I'm an ass..I didn't mean what I said."
He stood there and stared into her eyes glistening bright with tears. "Listen Jackie.ok maybe I did wanna kiss you..ok that's bullshit..I *definitely* wanted to kiss you... but.I couldn't.it would be too hard"
"Whaddaya mean?" she sniffed.
"It would be too hard..to just kiss you ..then watch you run back to Kelso when he comes back from California"
"But I woundn't------"
"How do I know?" he said his voice charged with emotion. "Remember the time we kissed on our date? Damnit Jackie.I *felt* something..it was the best kiss of my life!! Then to hear you didn't feel anything.well that just sucked..but then to see you run back to Kelso..well that was just icing on the cake..the cake of my living hell, man!!"
Jackie's face was pale with shock. "Steven..I didn't know you----"
"Well..I did.."
"Oh Steven!" exclaimed Jackie throwing her arms around him and pulling him toward her. "I didn't know! I know this comes a little late.but I *did* feel something the night we kissed!!! But I was.was..afraid. Afraid you would burn me again...say it was awful. I mean I really put my heart out on the line.and to have it stomped on *again*..so I lied. I thought I'd beat you to the punch...But if I'd known.things would have been different..I never thought in a *million years* you would feel the same!!"
"Well Jackie.I never in a million years thought I'd *like* a rich..spoiled..bossy...superficial...self-absorbed------"
"Wait!" she cut him off, oblivious to the insults." Did you say you *like* me??"
"Damnit Jackie.are you gonna make me repeat---"
"Oooh I *knew* you liked me!!!" she taunted doing a tiny victory dance." I knewwwww you liiiiiked meeeeeeee" she said in a sing-songy voice.
Hyde, embarrassed by the display, grabbed her and gave her a deep passionate kiss. They pulled apart, leaving Jackie flushed and speechless.
"Looks like I've finally found a way to shut you up" he smirked.
Jackie smiled. "Oh.well then maybe I should start talking more"
Hyde laughed and pulled her in tight for another lingering kiss. And it was *guaranteed* they both *felt something* this time.
THE END!!!!!