"I better go before the gang comes looking for us." Hyde
mumbled into Jackie's hair as her head rested on his chest. He started to
lift her off of him so that he could get up, but she pushed him back down.
"Steven, they won't. They're very self-centered, unlike me who always takes time out for others." She ignored Hyde's you've-got-to-be- kidding-me look. "What's the rush? It's not like you have anywhere better to be." Jackie lightly kissed his lips and rested her head back down on his chest.
"You think I don't have better places to be? Jackie, I could be......you're right, I'll stay for awhile." Hyde said wrapping his arms around her.
Jackie smiled. "Good. Um, Steven, you know how we've been together for awhile now, but you haven't mentioned that you love me, or even like me, now that I think about it?"
"Jackie, are you gonna want to talk? 'Cause if you are, I can definitely think of some better places to be. Like anywhere that you aren't trying to talking to me." Hyde looked at her seriously.
"Steven, there are certain things a girl needs to hear. You can go on and on about the government trying to keep good men down, but when it comes to having a girlfriend, you really don't know that much. Which is why, you need me to be your guide in how to handle certain issues." Jackie pushed herself into a sitting position with one hand, using the other hand to hold the blanket from the backseat around her body. She sat staring at Hyde, their legs overlapping.
"Ok, Jackie, first of all, did I even say you were my girlfriend......I mean really, not just an accidental slip of the tongue? 'Cause if I did, I must have been hopped up. Secondly, I don't need a guide for anything. Things just come to me; it's a gift, man." Now Hyde sat up, leaning his back against the side door of the car.
"There is nothing wrong with having me as your girlfriend. Admitting that we are together can only help your reputation, Steven. I'm pretty, popular, and rich. You're better off just by association." Jackie said knowingly, as she pulled on her shirt and shifted her legs off of Hyde.
"Uh, Jackie, I know you've only known me for, like, ever now, but maybe you haven't caught on to my rep. I'm a rebel..it's my job to destroy the pretty, popular, and rich. Being with you can only hurt my rep, not that I care about that kind of thing. You're sort of everything I hate." Hyde explained, regretting the last part.
"Well," she said, slipping on her skirt and sliding into her shoes, "I guess we really aren't together, then, you know, since I'm everything you rebel against." Jackie quickly left the car, tears starting to roll down her cheeks. Hyde watched her walk across the snow covered driveway into the house.
Jackie walked into the kitchen to find Kitty baking cookies. She sat down at the table and sighed loudly to get attention.
"Jackie, honey, is there something I can do for you?" Kitty asked, wiping her hands on her apron.
"Oh, Mrs. Forman," Jackie wailed. "Everything is horrible. Steven doesn't want to be with me. He's a rebel, and I'm the injustice he rebels against." Jackie buried her head down in her arms and began sobbing.
Kitty walked over and patted her on the back. "Jackie, don't be silly. Steven rebels against the government. You probably don't know much about that." Jackie looked up, then dropped her head again and began sobbing louder. "Well, this is...this is just not good." Kitty laughed nervously. "You know what we need?" she asked, brushing the tears from Jackie's face. "We need some good old-fashioned girl-talk. Let me just go get Donna, then we'll figure this out." Kitty handed Jackie a cookie and then yelled for Donna from the top of the basement steps.
Hyde walked into the basement just as Donna headed upstairs. As soon as Donna closed the door, the guys formed their circle and Hyde spilled his problem. Kelso was the first to comment, surprisingly.
"Here's how you deal with Jackie," he began. "Now, I probably shouldn't be telling you, since I don't really like you two together, but I will anyway. Whatever Jackie says, you say 'okay, Jackie, I respect your judgment,' or 'ok, Jackie, whatever you think is best.' Then you can blow off whatever it is she wanted. It's the only way." Kelso said gravely.
"Don't listen to him. He is stupid." Fez commanded. "He tried to give me used candy. In my country, that is a crime punishable by death." Fez scowled. "You do not mess with candy."
"Welcome to America, buddy." Kelso laughed. "In our country, that's just funny." He smiled, then turned to Hyde and got serious. "You should really practice those things, man. It's hard to say them with a straight face." Kelso tried to say one, but started cracking up after "okay, Jackie".
"Fez is right, man. You are stupid." Hyde shook his head. "Plus, like I said before, you and Jackie didn't work out, so why would I listen to your advice?"
Kelso let out his girlish "oh" and said, "Well, me and Jackie lasted longer than you and Jackie, didn't we?" He smirked until Hyde punched him in the arm.
Hyde turned to Eric. "Well, man, it pains me to say this, but since you and Donna are doing alright, maybe you can help me out."
Eric gave him a cocky grin and said, "Hyde, Hyde, Hyde. I knew this day would come. However, when it did, I didn't know it would be this funny." Eric started laughing, but stopped when Hyde gave him and I'm- going-to-kill-you look. "Ok, man, I'm here for you." He pause and thought for a moment. "And I don't just mean here as in, here in the basement. I mean here as in..actually, I don't know what here means in that sense, but I'll help you out."
"Uh, thanks, man." Hyde looked at him skeptically.
"The way I see it, you have 3 options." Eric continued. "First, and might I add, my personal favorite, dump the dead weight and live free."
"Freedom rocks!" Kelso cut in. "If we weren't free, we'd all be drinking tea in the harbor right now."
Fez shook his head in disgust. "What do you know about freedom? Not having freedom is like not having candy." Fez frowned. "I am not free."
"Two," Eric said, ignoring them, "Beg for forgiveness and gravel at her feet." He smiled. "I don't really recommend this, but I'd love to see you do it."
"Not a chance in hell, man. What's number 3?" Hyde asked.
Eric gulped. "I didn't think that far ahead." He shook his head in embarrassment, then said, "Wait, I got it..no...wait, yeah I do..no..wait.."
"Forman!" Hyde yelled, aggravated. "Maybe Kelso really isn't the dumb one."
"Ok, no, here it is." Eric looked proud. "Pretend this is my problem, and give me advice. Then take that advice, and use it on you."
"WHAT?!" Hyde, Kelso, and Fez shouted in unison.
"Think about it, man. Hyde always has advice for our problems, so if this was our problem, he would be giving us advice." Eric explained.
"Man, I always give you bad advice. It's funnier that way." Hyde sighed. "I guess I'm on my own for this one." Hyde walked back to his room to think.
"So, Fez," Eric turned to the foreigner, "tell us more about this freedom thing."
Upstairs, Jackie listened to the life and love lessons of Donna and Kitty, in their own little circle.
"Jackie, what did I tell you?" Donna asked the now silent girl.
"Oh, Donna. I can't possible listen to everything you say. There are so many more important things to think about." Jackie dabbed at her eyes with a tissue to make sure no make-up was out of place.
Donna threw her hands up in frustration, but continued. "I told you to play it cool. Badgering Hyde to admit his undying love for you..not playing it cool."
"Donna, Donna." Kitty shook her head in dismay. "Love shouldn't be hidden. It should be shared so all can enjoy." Kitty laughed.
"See, Donna!" Jackie agreed.
"Wait a minute." Kitty looked deep in thought. "I don't know if that came out quite right. By sharing your love..that's not supposed to be dirty."
"No, I understand, Mrs. Forman, and I agree. Unfortunately, Steven does not. I have tried everything to get him to tell me how he feels, but he won't..or, maybe he can't. I don't know." Jackie stood up to go find Steven and talk, but sat back down. "I am not going to run to him this time. He'll have to come to me."
"That's right Jackie, stay strong." Donna encouraged.
"Well, that's one way to go." Kitty looked at the girls and tried to be reassuring. "With all this snow, he'll have to come to you. He can't really go anywhere else."
Jackie took her coat and walked out onto the porch. She stared at the snow and thought about Hyde.
Donna joined the guys in the basement. "Where's Hyde?" she asked, sitting down on the couch next to Eric.
Eric pointed back at Hyde's room. "He's thinking. I don't know about you, but that scares me...Hyde's dangerous." Eric stared wide-eyed at Donna.
"Eric, this whole Jackie and Hyde having problems thing has kind of annoyed me. I mean, just shut up already and make-up." She sighed. "You don't think we annoy everyone else this much with our problems, do you?"
"No, Donna." Eric said earnestly. "It's just not possible. Besides we don't fight, we just share our differing opinions in a highly audible manner." He smiled as Donna rested her head on his shoulder.
"Do you two ever shut up?" Fez stared at them. "Me and Kelso are trying to watch tv, here..that's a commercial for candy, thank you very much."
"God, they really annoy me sometimes!" Kelso said to Fez before turning back to the tv.
Hyde finally left his room, still having no idea what to do about Jackie. Feeling a little crowded in the basement, be decided to go outside for some air. After spotting Jackie, Hyde walked out to join her on the porch. "Hey." He greeted her.
"Oh, Steven!" she said excitedly. "I knew you'd come to me." She was about to throw her arms around him, but remembered her earlier conversation with Donna and Kitty. "I mean, hey, how's it going?" She tried to be cool.
"Jackie, listen." Steven looked at her seriously. "I've been thinking about it, and I know what you want from me, but that's just not who I am. You should know that by now. I want to be with you, but I'm not going to change easily...or at all. I'm not saying I won't possibly try, you know, if I feel like it, but it's not going to happen right away. As my girlfriend, you need to accept that."
"Oh, Steven!" Jackie cooed, throwing her arms around him and kissing him. "That is just what I wanted to hear! You want to be with me, and I'm your girlfriend."
"Um, Jackie," Hyde asked cautiously, "what about all the other stuff I just said?"
"Yeah, yeah, that's fine, whatever." Jackie kissed him again. "I'm your girlfriend, right?"
"Yup, you're my girlfriend." Hyde said, humoring her.
"Ok, let's go tell that to everyone!" Jackie said, smiling.
Hyde thought about this, and instead of refusing he agreed. "Well, Jackie, we can do that, but I think we should celebrate it first."
"How do you want to do that?" Jackie asked eagerly.
"Let's go back to your car." Hyde said taking her hand.
"But we can't drive anywhere now." Jackie said confused.
"I know," Hyde smiled leading her down the driveway.
Jackie thought about it, smiled too, and happily followed.
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"Steven, they won't. They're very self-centered, unlike me who always takes time out for others." She ignored Hyde's you've-got-to-be- kidding-me look. "What's the rush? It's not like you have anywhere better to be." Jackie lightly kissed his lips and rested her head back down on his chest.
"You think I don't have better places to be? Jackie, I could be......you're right, I'll stay for awhile." Hyde said wrapping his arms around her.
Jackie smiled. "Good. Um, Steven, you know how we've been together for awhile now, but you haven't mentioned that you love me, or even like me, now that I think about it?"
"Jackie, are you gonna want to talk? 'Cause if you are, I can definitely think of some better places to be. Like anywhere that you aren't trying to talking to me." Hyde looked at her seriously.
"Steven, there are certain things a girl needs to hear. You can go on and on about the government trying to keep good men down, but when it comes to having a girlfriend, you really don't know that much. Which is why, you need me to be your guide in how to handle certain issues." Jackie pushed herself into a sitting position with one hand, using the other hand to hold the blanket from the backseat around her body. She sat staring at Hyde, their legs overlapping.
"Ok, Jackie, first of all, did I even say you were my girlfriend......I mean really, not just an accidental slip of the tongue? 'Cause if I did, I must have been hopped up. Secondly, I don't need a guide for anything. Things just come to me; it's a gift, man." Now Hyde sat up, leaning his back against the side door of the car.
"There is nothing wrong with having me as your girlfriend. Admitting that we are together can only help your reputation, Steven. I'm pretty, popular, and rich. You're better off just by association." Jackie said knowingly, as she pulled on her shirt and shifted her legs off of Hyde.
"Uh, Jackie, I know you've only known me for, like, ever now, but maybe you haven't caught on to my rep. I'm a rebel..it's my job to destroy the pretty, popular, and rich. Being with you can only hurt my rep, not that I care about that kind of thing. You're sort of everything I hate." Hyde explained, regretting the last part.
"Well," she said, slipping on her skirt and sliding into her shoes, "I guess we really aren't together, then, you know, since I'm everything you rebel against." Jackie quickly left the car, tears starting to roll down her cheeks. Hyde watched her walk across the snow covered driveway into the house.
Jackie walked into the kitchen to find Kitty baking cookies. She sat down at the table and sighed loudly to get attention.
"Jackie, honey, is there something I can do for you?" Kitty asked, wiping her hands on her apron.
"Oh, Mrs. Forman," Jackie wailed. "Everything is horrible. Steven doesn't want to be with me. He's a rebel, and I'm the injustice he rebels against." Jackie buried her head down in her arms and began sobbing.
Kitty walked over and patted her on the back. "Jackie, don't be silly. Steven rebels against the government. You probably don't know much about that." Jackie looked up, then dropped her head again and began sobbing louder. "Well, this is...this is just not good." Kitty laughed nervously. "You know what we need?" she asked, brushing the tears from Jackie's face. "We need some good old-fashioned girl-talk. Let me just go get Donna, then we'll figure this out." Kitty handed Jackie a cookie and then yelled for Donna from the top of the basement steps.
Hyde walked into the basement just as Donna headed upstairs. As soon as Donna closed the door, the guys formed their circle and Hyde spilled his problem. Kelso was the first to comment, surprisingly.
"Here's how you deal with Jackie," he began. "Now, I probably shouldn't be telling you, since I don't really like you two together, but I will anyway. Whatever Jackie says, you say 'okay, Jackie, I respect your judgment,' or 'ok, Jackie, whatever you think is best.' Then you can blow off whatever it is she wanted. It's the only way." Kelso said gravely.
"Don't listen to him. He is stupid." Fez commanded. "He tried to give me used candy. In my country, that is a crime punishable by death." Fez scowled. "You do not mess with candy."
"Welcome to America, buddy." Kelso laughed. "In our country, that's just funny." He smiled, then turned to Hyde and got serious. "You should really practice those things, man. It's hard to say them with a straight face." Kelso tried to say one, but started cracking up after "okay, Jackie".
"Fez is right, man. You are stupid." Hyde shook his head. "Plus, like I said before, you and Jackie didn't work out, so why would I listen to your advice?"
Kelso let out his girlish "oh" and said, "Well, me and Jackie lasted longer than you and Jackie, didn't we?" He smirked until Hyde punched him in the arm.
Hyde turned to Eric. "Well, man, it pains me to say this, but since you and Donna are doing alright, maybe you can help me out."
Eric gave him a cocky grin and said, "Hyde, Hyde, Hyde. I knew this day would come. However, when it did, I didn't know it would be this funny." Eric started laughing, but stopped when Hyde gave him and I'm- going-to-kill-you look. "Ok, man, I'm here for you." He pause and thought for a moment. "And I don't just mean here as in, here in the basement. I mean here as in..actually, I don't know what here means in that sense, but I'll help you out."
"Uh, thanks, man." Hyde looked at him skeptically.
"The way I see it, you have 3 options." Eric continued. "First, and might I add, my personal favorite, dump the dead weight and live free."
"Freedom rocks!" Kelso cut in. "If we weren't free, we'd all be drinking tea in the harbor right now."
Fez shook his head in disgust. "What do you know about freedom? Not having freedom is like not having candy." Fez frowned. "I am not free."
"Two," Eric said, ignoring them, "Beg for forgiveness and gravel at her feet." He smiled. "I don't really recommend this, but I'd love to see you do it."
"Not a chance in hell, man. What's number 3?" Hyde asked.
Eric gulped. "I didn't think that far ahead." He shook his head in embarrassment, then said, "Wait, I got it..no...wait, yeah I do..no..wait.."
"Forman!" Hyde yelled, aggravated. "Maybe Kelso really isn't the dumb one."
"Ok, no, here it is." Eric looked proud. "Pretend this is my problem, and give me advice. Then take that advice, and use it on you."
"WHAT?!" Hyde, Kelso, and Fez shouted in unison.
"Think about it, man. Hyde always has advice for our problems, so if this was our problem, he would be giving us advice." Eric explained.
"Man, I always give you bad advice. It's funnier that way." Hyde sighed. "I guess I'm on my own for this one." Hyde walked back to his room to think.
"So, Fez," Eric turned to the foreigner, "tell us more about this freedom thing."
Upstairs, Jackie listened to the life and love lessons of Donna and Kitty, in their own little circle.
"Jackie, what did I tell you?" Donna asked the now silent girl.
"Oh, Donna. I can't possible listen to everything you say. There are so many more important things to think about." Jackie dabbed at her eyes with a tissue to make sure no make-up was out of place.
Donna threw her hands up in frustration, but continued. "I told you to play it cool. Badgering Hyde to admit his undying love for you..not playing it cool."
"Donna, Donna." Kitty shook her head in dismay. "Love shouldn't be hidden. It should be shared so all can enjoy." Kitty laughed.
"See, Donna!" Jackie agreed.
"Wait a minute." Kitty looked deep in thought. "I don't know if that came out quite right. By sharing your love..that's not supposed to be dirty."
"No, I understand, Mrs. Forman, and I agree. Unfortunately, Steven does not. I have tried everything to get him to tell me how he feels, but he won't..or, maybe he can't. I don't know." Jackie stood up to go find Steven and talk, but sat back down. "I am not going to run to him this time. He'll have to come to me."
"That's right Jackie, stay strong." Donna encouraged.
"Well, that's one way to go." Kitty looked at the girls and tried to be reassuring. "With all this snow, he'll have to come to you. He can't really go anywhere else."
Jackie took her coat and walked out onto the porch. She stared at the snow and thought about Hyde.
Donna joined the guys in the basement. "Where's Hyde?" she asked, sitting down on the couch next to Eric.
Eric pointed back at Hyde's room. "He's thinking. I don't know about you, but that scares me...Hyde's dangerous." Eric stared wide-eyed at Donna.
"Eric, this whole Jackie and Hyde having problems thing has kind of annoyed me. I mean, just shut up already and make-up." She sighed. "You don't think we annoy everyone else this much with our problems, do you?"
"No, Donna." Eric said earnestly. "It's just not possible. Besides we don't fight, we just share our differing opinions in a highly audible manner." He smiled as Donna rested her head on his shoulder.
"Do you two ever shut up?" Fez stared at them. "Me and Kelso are trying to watch tv, here..that's a commercial for candy, thank you very much."
"God, they really annoy me sometimes!" Kelso said to Fez before turning back to the tv.
Hyde finally left his room, still having no idea what to do about Jackie. Feeling a little crowded in the basement, be decided to go outside for some air. After spotting Jackie, Hyde walked out to join her on the porch. "Hey." He greeted her.
"Oh, Steven!" she said excitedly. "I knew you'd come to me." She was about to throw her arms around him, but remembered her earlier conversation with Donna and Kitty. "I mean, hey, how's it going?" She tried to be cool.
"Jackie, listen." Steven looked at her seriously. "I've been thinking about it, and I know what you want from me, but that's just not who I am. You should know that by now. I want to be with you, but I'm not going to change easily...or at all. I'm not saying I won't possibly try, you know, if I feel like it, but it's not going to happen right away. As my girlfriend, you need to accept that."
"Oh, Steven!" Jackie cooed, throwing her arms around him and kissing him. "That is just what I wanted to hear! You want to be with me, and I'm your girlfriend."
"Um, Jackie," Hyde asked cautiously, "what about all the other stuff I just said?"
"Yeah, yeah, that's fine, whatever." Jackie kissed him again. "I'm your girlfriend, right?"
"Yup, you're my girlfriend." Hyde said, humoring her.
"Ok, let's go tell that to everyone!" Jackie said, smiling.
Hyde thought about this, and instead of refusing he agreed. "Well, Jackie, we can do that, but I think we should celebrate it first."
"How do you want to do that?" Jackie asked eagerly.
"Let's go back to your car." Hyde said taking her hand.
"But we can't drive anywhere now." Jackie said confused.
"I know," Hyde smiled leading her down the driveway.
Jackie thought about it, smiled too, and happily followed.
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