"55, 56, 57.." Jackie walked into the basement to find Fez counting
out change on the table.
"What are you doing?" she asked, as she threw her coat and purse on the chair.
"Sonofabitch! I lost count. Jackie, I am in a crisis. I do not have time for your silly questions. Good day!" Fez gathered up all the coins on the table and started his count again.
"Why are you counting out change? What crisis?" Jackie asked, staring at her foreign friend.
"I said good day!" Fez shouted, as Jackie rolled her eyes and walked back to Hyde's room.
"Steven, what is wrong with Fez?" she asked as she plopped down on the chair in Hyde's room.
"Running low on candy." Hyde answered without even opening his eyes, as he lay on the bed.
"Oh." Jackie stared at him. "Where is everyone? Donna, Eric, and Michael have no social life. Well, Michael did when he was with me, but now he doesn't. They should be hanging out in the basement, as usual."
"Donna: stayed after school. Eric: went to get her. Kelso: probably somewhere stupid." Hyde's eyes remained closed.
"Steven," Jackie wailed. "Look at me! I look very pretty today. Of course, I look pretty everyday." Jackie stopped short, remembering Donna's advice. "Be cool," she thought to herself. "Well, I'm bored. I'm gonna go." Jackie said as she stood up to leave.
"Jackie, wait." Steven said, sitting up and grabbing her hand.
"Wow," Jackie smiled to herself, "Donna actually may be on to something." However, almost as soon as Hyde grabbed her hand, be dropped it.
"Could you bring me a soda before you go?" Hyde asked, smirking.
"Only if you want to wear it, not drink it!" Jackie yelled, storming out.
"What'd I say?" he called after her. The response was the slam of the basement door as Jackie left.
"Sonofabitch!" Fez yelled from the couch. "1, 2, 3, 4..." Fez's counting was drowned out as Hyde closed his bedroom door.
Hyde laid back down on the bed and thought about Jackie. Since the college trip, when he turned down that college girl, he had given serious thought to what Jackie really meant to him. Unfortunately, before he could come to a conclusion, he was always being interrupted. Today was no different, as Kelso barged in and sat on the chair.
"Guess where I was, man?" Kelso asked, smiling.
"Probably somewhere stupid." Hyde responded, shutting his eyes.
"No, I was at the bus stop." Kelso said excitedly.
"Yup, just what I thought, stupid." Hyde mumbled to himself. He looked at Kelso. "Kelso, you have a van. Why would you need to take the bus?"
"Oh, I don't know...maybe just a little thing I like to call chicks on the go."
Hyde stared at him blankly.
It's like my greatest idea ever." Kelso said, still smiling.
"Sad, but true." Hyde agreed. "What are you talking about?"
"See, lots of girls take the bus, so you're bound to have a selection, right? Once you decide, and you go talk to them, they have no choice but to talk to you....cause they're trapped..on a bus!" Kelso almost shook with excitement.
"How long'd it take you to come up with that?" Hyde asked, amused.
"A loooooooong time." Kelso laughed. "Thinking's hard!" Kelso sat looking deep in thought. "See!" he laughed and changed the subject. "So, Jackie's mad at you, huh?"
"No. What? No. Why do you say that?" Hyde asked confused.
Well, she stormed down the driveway when I was coming in. I don't think Fez counting money would make her mad, cause she likes money, and Donna and Eric aren't here." Kelso stated matter-of-factly.
Hyde looked at him in disbelief. "You put that all together yourself? Man, do you, like, just pretend to be dumb?"
"Actually, no to both of those. Jackie told me on her way past. She said, Michael, I am so mad at Steven." Kelso started laughing, until Hyde threw his pillow at him. "Hey, maybe I can help. I did date the girl for a long time."
"Um, no offense, Kelso, but when you did date her, wasn't she mad at you all the time? Plus, why would you want to help me with Jackie? I stole her from you, remember?" Hyde said sarcastically.
"Oh, yeah. I almost forgot." Kelso replied, pretending to be mad. That lasted for a few seconds. "Listen, when Jackie was mad at me, I handled it in a masculine, mature fashion."
"You mean apologizing constantly and begging her forgiveness, man?" Hyde looked at him skeptically.
"Well, yeah." Kelso said, annoyed. "I did try to write her that song once. That would have worked too, if Forman didn't break my guitar. Damn him! I could have been a rock star by now, if I had my guitar." Suddenly, Kelso jumped up. "Oh, my god. I just had a brainstorm."
"You should have warned me, man." Hyde closed his eyes again.
"What's better than standing at the bus stop waiting for chicks to get on the bus?" Kelso asked.
"Are you still here?" Hyde responded, tired.
"Fine, I'll tell you. Standing at the bus stop waiting for chicks to get on the bus...while playing the guitar." Kelso said, his excitement increasing with each word. "Chicks dig guitars."
"Not to burst your bubble, but you can't afford a guitar." Hyde responded half-heartedly.
"Fez has tons of money. He's been counting since I got here!" Kelso answered and ran out to get Fez.
Realizing that he wasn't going to get any sleep now, Hyde headed up to the kitchen to get something to eat...and think about the Jackie situation. Sitting at the table when he entered the room was Donna and Eric.
"Hey, buddy." Eric greeted him. "I hear the little woman is mad at you." He shut up when Donna hit him.
"Shut up, Forman." Hyde sat down at the table. "Not that I'm asking for advice, but what the hell is wrong with her? Actually, I knew there was a lot wrong with her before we started messing around, but I didn't consider the fact that I would have to deal with it." Hyde said, resting his head in his hands.
"Well, I think..." Eric was cut off, as Hyde continued to rant.
"I think she's crazy..but I thought that before we were together. Seriously, though, she may actually be crazy. I mean, first she's all nice to me and constantly wanting to hang around me and do stuff with me. Then she acts like she doesn't care. She's acting.." Hyde didn't get a chance to finish.
"She's acting like you." Donna finished for him. "Hyde, I may have tried to help Jackie out a little. I told her that she should stop trying to control everything and act more distant and aloof, like you."
"What the hell kind of advice is that?" Eric asked her bewildered. "You should have told her to dump him...and move...far, far away."
"Great. Now I have to go find her and..talk to her." Hyde said disgustedly, as he got up and left, shaking his head.
"Dump him and move far away. You know Eric, if Dear Abby ever retires..." Donna laughed.
"What, I can't hear you, silly girl. I'm distant and aloof." Eric laughed as Donna tried to hit him again.
It didn't take long for Hyde to find Jackie, since she was at home in her room. On the way, he passed Kelso and Fez at the bus stop on the corner. Each was holding a sign and had an empty hat sitting in front of them. Fez's sign said "Will dance for candy". Kelso's originally said "Will date for money", but date was crossed off and replaced with kiss and money was crossed off and replaced with guitar. Of course, Hyde had to roll down the window on the way past and yell "Losers!" while laughing at the two of them.
"Steven, just leave me alone." Jackie said when Hyde entered her room.
"Ok." Hyde said and turned to go.
"Wait!" cried Jackie. "Ok, Donna was so wrong. I am never asking her advice again."
"Jackie, listen. I talked to Donna," Hyde said sitting down on the edge of her bed. "and I just want to you to know, I think your plan is good. Good, and hysterically funny." Hyde said laughing.
"Steven, stop laughing at me." Jackie started to pout.
"I can't help it. It's funny." Hyde grabbed Jackie's hand as she reached out to hit him. This time, he didn't drop it. "Look, I'm not gonna get all mushy, but you don't have to pretend to be...to do...to...you don't have to pretend anything. Things have been good the way they are. You're annoying, I accept it."
"But, Steven," Jackie said, ignoring his last comment, and still holding his hand as she moved closer to him. "are we together?"
"We're together right now, are you blind?" Hyde smiled at her.
"You know what I mean." Jackie stared at him.
"Ok, if I tell you something that happened at college, will you promise not to make a big deal about it."
"Yes, I promise." Jackie replied eagerly.
"Well, some girl wanted to make out with me, but I said no..because of you." Hyde looked slightly embarrassed.
"Oh, Steven," Jackie cooed. "I knew that already. Fez told me. But it sounds so much better when you say it!" She climbed onto his lap and pushed him back on the bed.
"Wait a minute." Hyde said, holding her at arm's length. "You knew? And you were able to keep your mouth shut and not tell me. I'm impressed!" Hyde pulled her down on top of him and kissed her.
"I know, I know," she gushed. "I'm coming along nicely." She continued kissing him.
"Just how my girlfriend should act." Hyde said rolling on top of her.
Jackie stopped and stared at him. Smiling, she said, "I'm keeping my mouth shut."
"You're just saying that now, so we won't fight, aren't you?" Hyde said cautiously.
"Yup." Jackie shook her head and smiled.
"Ok, works for me." Hyde said, and with that they resumed their make- out session, saving the fight for another day.
This story sort of popped into my head one night. Please let me know what you think!
"What are you doing?" she asked, as she threw her coat and purse on the chair.
"Sonofabitch! I lost count. Jackie, I am in a crisis. I do not have time for your silly questions. Good day!" Fez gathered up all the coins on the table and started his count again.
"Why are you counting out change? What crisis?" Jackie asked, staring at her foreign friend.
"I said good day!" Fez shouted, as Jackie rolled her eyes and walked back to Hyde's room.
"Steven, what is wrong with Fez?" she asked as she plopped down on the chair in Hyde's room.
"Running low on candy." Hyde answered without even opening his eyes, as he lay on the bed.
"Oh." Jackie stared at him. "Where is everyone? Donna, Eric, and Michael have no social life. Well, Michael did when he was with me, but now he doesn't. They should be hanging out in the basement, as usual."
"Donna: stayed after school. Eric: went to get her. Kelso: probably somewhere stupid." Hyde's eyes remained closed.
"Steven," Jackie wailed. "Look at me! I look very pretty today. Of course, I look pretty everyday." Jackie stopped short, remembering Donna's advice. "Be cool," she thought to herself. "Well, I'm bored. I'm gonna go." Jackie said as she stood up to leave.
"Jackie, wait." Steven said, sitting up and grabbing her hand.
"Wow," Jackie smiled to herself, "Donna actually may be on to something." However, almost as soon as Hyde grabbed her hand, be dropped it.
"Could you bring me a soda before you go?" Hyde asked, smirking.
"Only if you want to wear it, not drink it!" Jackie yelled, storming out.
"What'd I say?" he called after her. The response was the slam of the basement door as Jackie left.
"Sonofabitch!" Fez yelled from the couch. "1, 2, 3, 4..." Fez's counting was drowned out as Hyde closed his bedroom door.
Hyde laid back down on the bed and thought about Jackie. Since the college trip, when he turned down that college girl, he had given serious thought to what Jackie really meant to him. Unfortunately, before he could come to a conclusion, he was always being interrupted. Today was no different, as Kelso barged in and sat on the chair.
"Guess where I was, man?" Kelso asked, smiling.
"Probably somewhere stupid." Hyde responded, shutting his eyes.
"No, I was at the bus stop." Kelso said excitedly.
"Yup, just what I thought, stupid." Hyde mumbled to himself. He looked at Kelso. "Kelso, you have a van. Why would you need to take the bus?"
"Oh, I don't know...maybe just a little thing I like to call chicks on the go."
Hyde stared at him blankly.
It's like my greatest idea ever." Kelso said, still smiling.
"Sad, but true." Hyde agreed. "What are you talking about?"
"See, lots of girls take the bus, so you're bound to have a selection, right? Once you decide, and you go talk to them, they have no choice but to talk to you....cause they're trapped..on a bus!" Kelso almost shook with excitement.
"How long'd it take you to come up with that?" Hyde asked, amused.
"A loooooooong time." Kelso laughed. "Thinking's hard!" Kelso sat looking deep in thought. "See!" he laughed and changed the subject. "So, Jackie's mad at you, huh?"
"No. What? No. Why do you say that?" Hyde asked confused.
Well, she stormed down the driveway when I was coming in. I don't think Fez counting money would make her mad, cause she likes money, and Donna and Eric aren't here." Kelso stated matter-of-factly.
Hyde looked at him in disbelief. "You put that all together yourself? Man, do you, like, just pretend to be dumb?"
"Actually, no to both of those. Jackie told me on her way past. She said, Michael, I am so mad at Steven." Kelso started laughing, until Hyde threw his pillow at him. "Hey, maybe I can help. I did date the girl for a long time."
"Um, no offense, Kelso, but when you did date her, wasn't she mad at you all the time? Plus, why would you want to help me with Jackie? I stole her from you, remember?" Hyde said sarcastically.
"Oh, yeah. I almost forgot." Kelso replied, pretending to be mad. That lasted for a few seconds. "Listen, when Jackie was mad at me, I handled it in a masculine, mature fashion."
"You mean apologizing constantly and begging her forgiveness, man?" Hyde looked at him skeptically.
"Well, yeah." Kelso said, annoyed. "I did try to write her that song once. That would have worked too, if Forman didn't break my guitar. Damn him! I could have been a rock star by now, if I had my guitar." Suddenly, Kelso jumped up. "Oh, my god. I just had a brainstorm."
"You should have warned me, man." Hyde closed his eyes again.
"What's better than standing at the bus stop waiting for chicks to get on the bus?" Kelso asked.
"Are you still here?" Hyde responded, tired.
"Fine, I'll tell you. Standing at the bus stop waiting for chicks to get on the bus...while playing the guitar." Kelso said, his excitement increasing with each word. "Chicks dig guitars."
"Not to burst your bubble, but you can't afford a guitar." Hyde responded half-heartedly.
"Fez has tons of money. He's been counting since I got here!" Kelso answered and ran out to get Fez.
Realizing that he wasn't going to get any sleep now, Hyde headed up to the kitchen to get something to eat...and think about the Jackie situation. Sitting at the table when he entered the room was Donna and Eric.
"Hey, buddy." Eric greeted him. "I hear the little woman is mad at you." He shut up when Donna hit him.
"Shut up, Forman." Hyde sat down at the table. "Not that I'm asking for advice, but what the hell is wrong with her? Actually, I knew there was a lot wrong with her before we started messing around, but I didn't consider the fact that I would have to deal with it." Hyde said, resting his head in his hands.
"Well, I think..." Eric was cut off, as Hyde continued to rant.
"I think she's crazy..but I thought that before we were together. Seriously, though, she may actually be crazy. I mean, first she's all nice to me and constantly wanting to hang around me and do stuff with me. Then she acts like she doesn't care. She's acting.." Hyde didn't get a chance to finish.
"She's acting like you." Donna finished for him. "Hyde, I may have tried to help Jackie out a little. I told her that she should stop trying to control everything and act more distant and aloof, like you."
"What the hell kind of advice is that?" Eric asked her bewildered. "You should have told her to dump him...and move...far, far away."
"Great. Now I have to go find her and..talk to her." Hyde said disgustedly, as he got up and left, shaking his head.
"Dump him and move far away. You know Eric, if Dear Abby ever retires..." Donna laughed.
"What, I can't hear you, silly girl. I'm distant and aloof." Eric laughed as Donna tried to hit him again.
It didn't take long for Hyde to find Jackie, since she was at home in her room. On the way, he passed Kelso and Fez at the bus stop on the corner. Each was holding a sign and had an empty hat sitting in front of them. Fez's sign said "Will dance for candy". Kelso's originally said "Will date for money", but date was crossed off and replaced with kiss and money was crossed off and replaced with guitar. Of course, Hyde had to roll down the window on the way past and yell "Losers!" while laughing at the two of them.
"Steven, just leave me alone." Jackie said when Hyde entered her room.
"Ok." Hyde said and turned to go.
"Wait!" cried Jackie. "Ok, Donna was so wrong. I am never asking her advice again."
"Jackie, listen. I talked to Donna," Hyde said sitting down on the edge of her bed. "and I just want to you to know, I think your plan is good. Good, and hysterically funny." Hyde said laughing.
"Steven, stop laughing at me." Jackie started to pout.
"I can't help it. It's funny." Hyde grabbed Jackie's hand as she reached out to hit him. This time, he didn't drop it. "Look, I'm not gonna get all mushy, but you don't have to pretend to be...to do...to...you don't have to pretend anything. Things have been good the way they are. You're annoying, I accept it."
"But, Steven," Jackie said, ignoring his last comment, and still holding his hand as she moved closer to him. "are we together?"
"We're together right now, are you blind?" Hyde smiled at her.
"You know what I mean." Jackie stared at him.
"Ok, if I tell you something that happened at college, will you promise not to make a big deal about it."
"Yes, I promise." Jackie replied eagerly.
"Well, some girl wanted to make out with me, but I said no..because of you." Hyde looked slightly embarrassed.
"Oh, Steven," Jackie cooed. "I knew that already. Fez told me. But it sounds so much better when you say it!" She climbed onto his lap and pushed him back on the bed.
"Wait a minute." Hyde said, holding her at arm's length. "You knew? And you were able to keep your mouth shut and not tell me. I'm impressed!" Hyde pulled her down on top of him and kissed her.
"I know, I know," she gushed. "I'm coming along nicely." She continued kissing him.
"Just how my girlfriend should act." Hyde said rolling on top of her.
Jackie stopped and stared at him. Smiling, she said, "I'm keeping my mouth shut."
"You're just saying that now, so we won't fight, aren't you?" Hyde said cautiously.
"Yup." Jackie shook her head and smiled.
"Ok, works for me." Hyde said, and with that they resumed their make- out session, saving the fight for another day.
This story sort of popped into my head one night. Please let me know what you think!