Chapter 5: The Morning After
I left her. I can't believe I just left her like that. But, I had to. Waking up next to her, thinking about what we had done the night before really freaked me out. I couldn't believe it. I had sex with Jackie Burhardt. A girl I despised for so many years, or at least I acted like I did.
Seeing her curled up right next to me, made me feel… you know… safe. I know that sounds corny, like something Forman would say, but that's how I felt. But, what if she didn't fell the same way? What if she thought this was all a huge mistake? Or, what if she did feel the same way and wanted us to be an actual couple or something? I never had a real relationship. Hell, I never even see or talk to any of the girls after I slept with them. It was more of a wham, bam, thank you ma'am kind of thing. Man, sometimes I didn't even get a thank you.
I can't do that to Jackie. I can't just completely ignore her after this. She's part of the gang. She's going to hate me after this. She's going to think I used her.
'It's just sex,' I kept telling myself. Nothing more. Not like it was that good. All right, I'm lying through my teeth. It was the best I ever had. Are you happy now?
I kept on walking. I must have circled her block a million times. I just needed to think. This is all very new to me. I have to face her. Tell her that nothing has changed between us. Tell her that we should just pretend last night never happened. Good plan, Hyde. Now you just have to stick to it.
I walked up to her front door and let myself in. I crept in slowly, trying not to wake anyone up. Maybe she isn't up yet. I could just sneak back into bed. I decided to go for it, until I heard some muffled sobs coming from the kitchen.
I walked in and saw Jackie, sitting at the table, with her face in her hands, crying her eyes out. I hate it when she cries. I always feel guilty even when it's not my fault. Like the time when Kelso asked Pam Macy to the prom and not Jackie. I felt bad for her. So, I took her to it to make her feel better, hoping she would get over Kelso. But he put on his stupid charm and won her back. I hated him for that.
She finally acknowledged my presence, and looked up at me with her red, puffy eyes. "Where were you?" she asked me.
"I… uh… took a walk," I said, with my eyes to the floor.
Jackie looked at me with disbelief. She shook her head. "Don't lie to me, Steven. I know you don't want to be with me."
"No. That's not true. It's just that last night was…"
"I know what last night was all about. It didn't mean anything, right Steven? It was just an opportunity to do it with an incredibly hot girl." It's amazing how even when she's fighting with someone, she always finds a way to compliment herself. I would have came back with a sarcastic remark to make her feel stupid, but seeing that she's extremely pissed at me at the moment, I decided against it.
Just tell her how you feel, man. That's all you have to do. "Look, Jackie," I began, " this is very new to me. Waking up next to you, naked, well it… well it… scared me." She looked up at me. The last remark seemed to have shocked her.
"You were scared? Scared of what? Somebody that cares about you and wants to be with you? How frightening!" she mocked me.
"Jackie, you don't understand." I said, frustrated.
"No Steven. You don't understand. Having someone to love is not a scary thing. Scary is when you share something so beautiful with someone and they just ditch you the next morning. No good byes, no explanations, nothing."
"Listen, I never had that before." She rolled her eyes when I said this. "Jackie," I said firmly, grabbing her shoulders, " when I came back here I had this whole speech planned out saying how last night didn't matter and that we should pretend it never happened. But, I can't say it." I could hear my voice breaking. Get a grip, man.
"Why not?" she asked, getting up from her chair.
"Because everything in that speech is a complete lie."
Her face seemed to soften. She walked up to me and wrapped her arms around my neck. She pulled me down towards her, and kissed me softly. I deepened the kiss. "So, we're gonna give this a try?" she asked me.
"I guess we are, babe," I said kissing her again.
"Oh, Steven," she squealed, jumping up and down. "This is going to be great. I'll finally have a real man as my boyfriend."
"Yep, you sure will. So, what did you do when you noticed that I was gone?" I had to ask.
"Well, I ran around the whole house naked, looking for you," she told me.
"Really? Naked, eh?" I said, grinning at her. "I like the sound of that." I wrapped my arm around her tiny waist and pulled her towards me for a much more passionate kiss. She responded by wrapping her arms around my neck again. She pulled herself even closer to me, if that was even possible. She began running her finger through my curly hair. We pulled apart briefly to catch our breaths, but immediately continued making out.
While she played with my hair, I pried open her robe. I slid my hand in, feeling her warm skin against my cold fingertips, making her quiver at my touch. I stroked her breast, gently causing her to moan with pleasure. I cupped it firmly and began kneading it, making her moan even louder. She moved her hands down to my belt buckle, and tried to undo it. We would have done it, right then and there, but we were interrupted.
"Ow, my head," we heard Kelso complaining in the living room. We broke apart quickly and fixed ourselves up as we heard the others coming towards the kitchen. We positioned ourselves on opposite sides of the counter, pretending to be drinking some coffee.
"Good morning everyone," Forman said, entering the kitchen. Everybody else followed him.
"You guys want some breakfast?" Jackie asked them.
"Sure, Jackie," Donna replied.
"All right. The pots and pans are under the sink. So, whip us up some breakfast, Donna. Can you make pancakes? I feel like having some. Thanks, Donna," Jackie told her, in her usual bossy tone.
"No way am I going to make breakfast for everybody. I'm a guest here Jackie, remember?" she asked her.
"Yeah, you should be making us some food, hostess," Forman teased her.
"Shut up, man," I defended the pixie. She gave me an approving smile.
"Look, Eric. These little things," Jackie explained, holding out her hands, " are too sensitive for hard labor. So, why don't you get your scrawny ass up and make us some food."
"Damn, Eric. She totally burned your scrawny ass," Fez told Eric. "Oh, good one Fez."
"I don't like you," he said, pointing at Jackie. She responded by sticking her tongue out at him.
"Ugh, I don't even want to think about food," Kelso said, holding his stomach. "I think I had too many beers."
"Yeah, you did. You and Fez passed out in my living room when Eric and Donna left to do it," Jackie told him.
"Oh yeah. We did it all night long, right Donna?" Forman asked, putting his arm around her.
"Eric, you passed out right in the middle of it." We all burst out laughing.
"Shut up, Donna. I was drunk all right. I had to drink all those beers after me and Kelso…" he stopped right there.
"Oh, yeah. You and Kelso made out," Fez pointed out. The room erupted with laughter again.
"No we didn't, Fez," Forman explained. "Nothing happened."
"Yeah we did," Kelso clarified. "Remember the spin the bottle game we played last night?"
"You're not helping, Kelso," Forman told him.
"Okay, let's forget about the whole making out thing," Jackie said.
"But we didn't make out!" Forman yelled out, pleading with his hands.
We finally started eating breakfast after we agreed on everyone making his or her own food. I kept torturing Kelso by waving my food in his face. Ah, life is fun.
We cleaned up and got ready to leave. The sleep over was coming to an end. I pulled Jackie aside while everyone else gathered their stuff. "I meant what I said earlier. I want to give this a try."
"Oh, Steven. I didn't know you could be so sweet!"
"Yeah, I know. But, if you tell anyone, I'll deny it," I said, firmly.
"Sure, Steven," she said, rolling her eyes.
"You're gonna tell Donna everything, aren't you?" I asked her.
"You know me all too well," she replied, giving me a quick kiss. "So, you want to come back tonight for another sleep over?"
"Hell yeah. But, this time," I whispered, leaning in a little closer, "let's not invite those guys," I said, hinting at our friends.
"Deal." We walked to the front door where everyone was waiting to say good bye.
"Remember Jackie. We never speak about what happened last night," Forman told her.
"C'mon Eric," Jackie said in disbelief.
"Ever!" With that, he walked outside.
"I'll call you later," Donna told her, following Eric.
"Look, Jackie. Even though we didn't do it like you promised we would, we still have tonight, baby!" Kelso said, caressing her face. It took all my will power not to deck him in the face.
She pulled away from him. "Good bye, Michael."
"Ah, Jackie. I saw you in your underwear, I made out with Donna, and I have something to burn Eric for the rest of his life," Fez told her. " I thank you!" he gave her a big hug.
"You're welcome, Fez," Jackie told him. He pulled away, and followed everyone to the car.
"So, I'll see you tonight?" she asked, turning towards me.
"Of course you will, babe," I reassured her. I gave her one last kiss. I walked outside and headed towards the car. I sat in the back with Kelso and Fez. We drove away.
"So, everyone up for some bowling tonight?" Eric asked us.
"Nah, count me out, Forman. I got something better to do," I told them.
"What can be better than bowling?" Fez asked me.
"Trust me. What I'm going to do tonight, no bowling game can compare to it."
"Hyde's gonna do it tonight!" Kelso exclaimed. I heard Forman laughing in the driver's seat.
"What's so funny, Eric?" Donna asked him.
"Nothing. Just that Hyde is," he paused, "in love."
"Shut up! At least I could say I never kissed a man before!" I burned him.
"Shut up, shut up, shut up!" a very pissed Forman shouted. "The next person to say anything is walking home!"
Everyone was quiet after that. I kept myself busy by thinking about tonight. Me and Jackie, alone, in a big house with no interruptions. We will have the whole night to do whatever we want.
Oh, the possibilities.
~ The End ~
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I'm finally done! Sorry for the delay. I was kind of busy with the holidays and all. Hopefully this wrapped everything up nicely for you guys. I'd love to hear what you think of it, so R &R. Thanks to everyone who has reviewed!