"Wait, what do you mean?" asked Eric, confused.
"What I mean, Forman, is that I sent her off. I wouldn't talk to her! I wanted to base this whole thing on a purely "sexual" level. All I wanted was to taste the goods and not talk about the details. But the details are everything! I never even told her how much I cared for her Forman! I mean look at you two! You say it back and forth all day, to the point that it sickens me! But why am I sickened? It's because I couldn't bring myself to do it! I'm a coward! And cowards end up alone! Get it man? I tried not to risk, but love is all about taking risks! I didn't get the Jackpot! All I did was loose what riches I had left!" Hyde yelled at them.
Eric and Donna kept staring at him.
"But Hyde, Jackie doesn't think that at all. Jackie loves you Hyde." Donna said quietly.
Hyde stopped pacing and looked at Donna.
"What did you just say?" he asked, softening his tone.
"She just said that Jackie loves you man. She doesn't care if you talk about your feelings or not, which now we know you have by the way." Eric chuckled, but the look on Hyde's face made him stop. "She loves you the way you are. Isn't that what matters?"
Hyde's frown became a smile.
"Yeah. It is. I gotta find her." he said, taking his jacket. Before he could reach the door, however, Donna stopped him.
"Hyde, do you even know where Jackie is?" she asked.
"Nah, I'm guessing her house. I'l take a drive around town to find her."
"You won't need to do that." Eric said, smiling.
"Hyde, Jackie's in my room. Climb on the window sill and hit the window at the bottom once, that will make the latch unlock. A nice trick we use." Donna said, looking at Eric.
Hyde just smiled at them.
"Thanks guys."
"Sure thing Hyde." Donna said.
"Hyde loves Jackie, Hyde Loves Jackie!" Eric taunted.
"Shut up!" Hyde replied, as left, smiling.
Donna and Eric looked at each other, they kissed, he took her hand and they went upstairs.
Jackie was still crying. She had just woken up from a nightmare. Her heart still pounding, and her tears still falling, she turned over, her back to the window. She didn't see Hyde outside. He hit the bottom of the window lightly, and he heard the latch unfasten. As silent as a cat, he got in, careful to close the window behind him. Jackie was starting to drift off to sleep again, so she didn't hear him as he walked up to the bed, but she did feel the covers move. Someone got in the bed with her. She turned around, saying:
"Donna where have you..."
The rest of her words tumbled back into her mouth as she was face to face with Hyde. Jackie looked at him, and slowly, she brought up her hands to his face, as if making sure she wasn't in a dream. Hyde took her hands and wound them round his neck, as he got closer to her. He kissed her, slowly, seekingly. They broke the kiss.
"Jackie, I just need you to do one thing for me. You have to pick between me and Kelso. Now."
Jackie's eyes widened and she answered as fast as she could:
"You, You, Y-O-U Steven. I love you. I don't know what I would do..." she didn't continue, as tears choked her again.
Hyde cupped her face, looked at her in her tear-stained eyes, while his thumb wiped the fallen tears.
"That's all I need to know."
He kissed her again. This time, he broke the kiss, and looked at her intensely. He was going to do it. He was gonna risk. He could already feel the Jackpot.
"I... I love you Jackie." he said earnestly.
Jackie smiled for the first time that night. And they both let their kisses explain what words couldn't as they tumbled in the sheets.
"What I mean, Forman, is that I sent her off. I wouldn't talk to her! I wanted to base this whole thing on a purely "sexual" level. All I wanted was to taste the goods and not talk about the details. But the details are everything! I never even told her how much I cared for her Forman! I mean look at you two! You say it back and forth all day, to the point that it sickens me! But why am I sickened? It's because I couldn't bring myself to do it! I'm a coward! And cowards end up alone! Get it man? I tried not to risk, but love is all about taking risks! I didn't get the Jackpot! All I did was loose what riches I had left!" Hyde yelled at them.
Eric and Donna kept staring at him.
"But Hyde, Jackie doesn't think that at all. Jackie loves you Hyde." Donna said quietly.
Hyde stopped pacing and looked at Donna.
"What did you just say?" he asked, softening his tone.
"She just said that Jackie loves you man. She doesn't care if you talk about your feelings or not, which now we know you have by the way." Eric chuckled, but the look on Hyde's face made him stop. "She loves you the way you are. Isn't that what matters?"
Hyde's frown became a smile.
"Yeah. It is. I gotta find her." he said, taking his jacket. Before he could reach the door, however, Donna stopped him.
"Hyde, do you even know where Jackie is?" she asked.
"Nah, I'm guessing her house. I'l take a drive around town to find her."
"You won't need to do that." Eric said, smiling.
"Hyde, Jackie's in my room. Climb on the window sill and hit the window at the bottom once, that will make the latch unlock. A nice trick we use." Donna said, looking at Eric.
Hyde just smiled at them.
"Thanks guys."
"Sure thing Hyde." Donna said.
"Hyde loves Jackie, Hyde Loves Jackie!" Eric taunted.
"Shut up!" Hyde replied, as left, smiling.
Donna and Eric looked at each other, they kissed, he took her hand and they went upstairs.
Jackie was still crying. She had just woken up from a nightmare. Her heart still pounding, and her tears still falling, she turned over, her back to the window. She didn't see Hyde outside. He hit the bottom of the window lightly, and he heard the latch unfasten. As silent as a cat, he got in, careful to close the window behind him. Jackie was starting to drift off to sleep again, so she didn't hear him as he walked up to the bed, but she did feel the covers move. Someone got in the bed with her. She turned around, saying:
"Donna where have you..."
The rest of her words tumbled back into her mouth as she was face to face with Hyde. Jackie looked at him, and slowly, she brought up her hands to his face, as if making sure she wasn't in a dream. Hyde took her hands and wound them round his neck, as he got closer to her. He kissed her, slowly, seekingly. They broke the kiss.
"Jackie, I just need you to do one thing for me. You have to pick between me and Kelso. Now."
Jackie's eyes widened and she answered as fast as she could:
"You, You, Y-O-U Steven. I love you. I don't know what I would do..." she didn't continue, as tears choked her again.
Hyde cupped her face, looked at her in her tear-stained eyes, while his thumb wiped the fallen tears.
"That's all I need to know."
He kissed her again. This time, he broke the kiss, and looked at her intensely. He was going to do it. He was gonna risk. He could already feel the Jackpot.
"I... I love you Jackie." he said earnestly.
Jackie smiled for the first time that night. And they both let their kisses explain what words couldn't as they tumbled in the sheets.