It was the next morning and Eric had finally got a decent amount of sleep.
Thoughts of Donna or California didn't keep him up. Instead all he could
think about was going to Jackie's cabin. Jackie and Eric were going that
afternoon, as they couldn't wait to get out of Point Place. Fez and Hyde
both had to work that day and would be joining them on Sunday. They were
both surprised that Eric would actually want to spend a whole day alone
with Jackie but figured he was just having a bout of temporary insanity,
due to Donna leaving. He himself was surprised but knew that he couldn't
spend another day sitting alone at the house waiting for a call from Donna
that would never come.
During the long ride up, Eric was beginning to think that they should have waited the extra day for Hyde and Fez. Without Charlie's Angels to distract them, they didn't have much to talk about. They just say in silence listening to the radio. This is going to be a long day, he thought to himself. Why had he agreed to come? Then he felt Jackie's head resting on his shoulder. He looked down and saw that she had fallen asleep and was leaning against him for support. She actually looked kind of cute when she was asleep. He thought back to day before when she had kissed his cheek and remember how smooth her lips had felt against his skin. He shook his head and tried to erase all those thoughts. He was in love with Donna, not Jackie. He let her sleep until they arrived at the cabin.
"Wake up Sleeping Beauty. We're here."
She yawned and looked around. "How long have I been asleep?"
"A couple of hours. Come on let's go." They got out of the car and Eric took a look around. The place looked a lot different then the last time he had been there. There was no snow on the ground and the Burkhart's had added a hot tub and pool out back. Perfect for the summer. Jackie took a hold of his hand and pulled him inside. The nap seemed to have livened her up. She was much more talkative, babbling about wanting to show him something. Turns out her father had left behind quite an extensive amount of liquor from the last time he was here.
"I have never seen so much alcohol in my life. Won't he notice if it's gone?" he asked worriedly.
"He doesn't have time to come up here anymore so he won't even know we've drank it," she said excitedly. "He's too busy working and my mom has never came up here. She's always out of town."
Eric looked at her with a little bit of sadness. He had always thought that Jackie had a pretty perfect life but he was beginning to see that was not the case. As if dating Kelso wasn't bad enough, she had awful parents as well. Before he could dwell on it he heard Jackie calling his name.
"Earth to Eric! Where were you just now?"
"Oh, sorry. Guess I just kind of zone out for a minute. What did you say?" "I was wondering if you wanted to go swimming. It's really hot outside and I just bought a new swimsuit I want to show off."
The thought of seeing Jackie in a swimsuit was more then enough to sell him on the idea. Plus, he was starting to feel really warm and he had a feeling it had nothing to do with the weather. He quickly agreed and went outside to get their bags.
After changing into his trunk he walked outside to the pool. Jackie was still changing so he put his foot into the water; it was perfect. He jumped in and let the water wash over him. Once his head emerged from the water he noticed Jackie had come out to join him. She was wearing a red bikini that really showed off her body. He had never really thought of Jackie as hot, hell he had never thought of her at all until the past couple of days, but he couldn't deny that fact now. She was gorgeous and he was thankful she couldn't see what was going on in his swim trunks underneath the water.
"Wow. That's some bathing suit," he sputtered out.
"You think? I wasn't sure if I should get this one or this one piece blue one I found."
"No. You definitely made the right decision."
She grinned down on him and slowly entered the pool on the shallow end. "I don't want to get my hair wet so don't go splashing me," she warned him.
"What you mean like this?" He asked as he shoved as much water as he could at her.
She let out a cry as he had pretty much gotten every inch of her wet. "Eric! How could you? I'm so going to make you pay!" She swam to him and put her arms around his neck trying to dunk him. She pushed herself against him trying to make him lose his balance. She was freakishly strong for such a small girl and Eric really had to fight back to keep from falling. Soon their bodies were pressed closely against each other, their faces inches apart. He looked into her eyes. They were dancing with excitement. He could feel her heart beating next to his chest. She leaned in and their lips met for a second before she pulled away.
"Um. how about we go into the hot tub? Maybe this pool thing wasn't such a good idea."
Eric was grateful for her self-control. He knew that he never would have been able have ended it. They both got out and sat in the hot tub as far apart as possible neither of them mentioning what had just happened between them. Instead they talked about cheerleading and Star Wars. Turns out that Jackie was a fan of Eric's favorite movie. Sure she had made fun of it to Kelso but that was just a trick so that he would have to go to all the other stuff she liked, payment for "making" her seeing the film ten times.
After they had both turned to prunes, they got out of the hot tub and washed off. Jackie couldn't handle either of them smelling like chlorine for the rest of the night. When Eric got out of the shower he put on his sweats and headed out into the living room. Jackie was sitting on the couch wearing her pajamas. He had expected her to have on something with unicorns or other girly crap but instead they were plain silk pajamas. He had never seen her look so gorgeous before. "You have to get these thoughts out of your head," he told himself. "She doesn't feel the same way about you."
She glanced up and smiled at him. "What are you staring at? Do I have something on my face?!"
"No. I, uh, just think you look nice tonight," he stammered out.
She beamed at him. "So what do you want to do now? We still have a few hours to kill before its time for bed"
The mention of the word bed made Eric's heart jump. Why was she making him so nervous? "We could drink some of your dad's booze you showed me earlier." Alcohol seemed like a good idea at the moment. Anything to take the edge off.
She grinned and headed to the cabinet and started scanning the bottles. "Let's see. he has vodka, tequila, rum, you name it; he's got it. Pick your poison."
"Any of them sound good right about now," he replied.
"Well, I've never had tequila before. Let's give it a try." She handed the bottle to Eric urging him to take the first drink. He started at the brown liquid; truth is he had never tasted it before either. He took a gulp. It burned all the way down his throat.
"Oh God," he sputtered out. "I feel like I'm on fire!"
"It's that bad?" she asked. Her eyes got real wide and then a grin formed on her face. "Here let me have a try." She took a gulp and Eric had to laugh at the look on her face. She looked as bad as he felt. "It's not that bad," she gasped out.
"Oh trying to be brave I see," he taunted her. He took another gulp and this time his throat was numb. "Hey it doesn't hurt anymore. I don't feel a thing."
She didn't seem to believe him at first so she was hesitant to take another sip. Finally she did successfully. She looked quite relieved that he was telling the truth.
Soon they were taking shot after shot and before they knew it, they were both quite drunk. They were both giggling like idiots and neither of them could remember what was so funny. Suddenly, Jackie got very serious.
"Eric? Can I ask you something?" she said quietly. "Of course."
"Why do you hate me so much?"
Eric was shocked. Where was this coming from? "I don't hate you, far from it. How could you ask me that Jackie?"
She looked at him sadly. "I don't know maybe it's because you tell me that I'm a bitch or that I'm the devil. People don't say that to those that they like."
Eric heart sunk. He had said all those things to her. How could he have been such an idiot? He crawled close to her. "Listen, Jackie. I'm sorry." He ran his fingers through her hair as he said, " I never realized that it hurt you so much. But, I know now that I was being stupid."
She smiled lightly and leaned her head on his shoulder. She didn't say anything so kept talking.
"The truth is, I really like you. More then I ever knew before. You make me forget about Donna and all that other crap."
She slowly looked up at him with a shocked expression on her face. Their faces were as close as they had been in the pool. This time Eric decided to make the first move. He pressed his lips against hers and this time she didn't push away. She deepened the kiss and he put his arms around her, pulling her closer to him. Kissing Jackie was different the kissing Donna. It was more urgent and she did things with her tongue that he never knew you could do. After ten minutes of going at it he slowly pulled away. She looked up at him nervously.
"Jackie, I'm feeling guilty."
"About Donna?" she asked worriedly.
"No. It's not that. You've been drinking. I feel like I'm taking advantage."she gently put two fingers up to his mouth.
"Listen, Eric. I'm not doing anything I don't want to be doing. Don't worry."
"But." she quickly pulled him into the bedroom with her and pulled him down to the bed, kissing him gently. He kissed her neck and she let out a gasp as his hands traveled up and down her body. He still couldn't believe that he was making out with Jackie Burkhart and it didn't seem like either of them were going to slow it down. Finally, Jackie gently pulled away, all the while still looking into his eyes. She turned to her side and he curled up next to her, his arms wrapped around her stomach. A few minutes later they had both drifted off to sleep not knowing what the next day would bring.
During the long ride up, Eric was beginning to think that they should have waited the extra day for Hyde and Fez. Without Charlie's Angels to distract them, they didn't have much to talk about. They just say in silence listening to the radio. This is going to be a long day, he thought to himself. Why had he agreed to come? Then he felt Jackie's head resting on his shoulder. He looked down and saw that she had fallen asleep and was leaning against him for support. She actually looked kind of cute when she was asleep. He thought back to day before when she had kissed his cheek and remember how smooth her lips had felt against his skin. He shook his head and tried to erase all those thoughts. He was in love with Donna, not Jackie. He let her sleep until they arrived at the cabin.
"Wake up Sleeping Beauty. We're here."
She yawned and looked around. "How long have I been asleep?"
"A couple of hours. Come on let's go." They got out of the car and Eric took a look around. The place looked a lot different then the last time he had been there. There was no snow on the ground and the Burkhart's had added a hot tub and pool out back. Perfect for the summer. Jackie took a hold of his hand and pulled him inside. The nap seemed to have livened her up. She was much more talkative, babbling about wanting to show him something. Turns out her father had left behind quite an extensive amount of liquor from the last time he was here.
"I have never seen so much alcohol in my life. Won't he notice if it's gone?" he asked worriedly.
"He doesn't have time to come up here anymore so he won't even know we've drank it," she said excitedly. "He's too busy working and my mom has never came up here. She's always out of town."
Eric looked at her with a little bit of sadness. He had always thought that Jackie had a pretty perfect life but he was beginning to see that was not the case. As if dating Kelso wasn't bad enough, she had awful parents as well. Before he could dwell on it he heard Jackie calling his name.
"Earth to Eric! Where were you just now?"
"Oh, sorry. Guess I just kind of zone out for a minute. What did you say?" "I was wondering if you wanted to go swimming. It's really hot outside and I just bought a new swimsuit I want to show off."
The thought of seeing Jackie in a swimsuit was more then enough to sell him on the idea. Plus, he was starting to feel really warm and he had a feeling it had nothing to do with the weather. He quickly agreed and went outside to get their bags.
After changing into his trunk he walked outside to the pool. Jackie was still changing so he put his foot into the water; it was perfect. He jumped in and let the water wash over him. Once his head emerged from the water he noticed Jackie had come out to join him. She was wearing a red bikini that really showed off her body. He had never really thought of Jackie as hot, hell he had never thought of her at all until the past couple of days, but he couldn't deny that fact now. She was gorgeous and he was thankful she couldn't see what was going on in his swim trunks underneath the water.
"Wow. That's some bathing suit," he sputtered out.
"You think? I wasn't sure if I should get this one or this one piece blue one I found."
"No. You definitely made the right decision."
She grinned down on him and slowly entered the pool on the shallow end. "I don't want to get my hair wet so don't go splashing me," she warned him.
"What you mean like this?" He asked as he shoved as much water as he could at her.
She let out a cry as he had pretty much gotten every inch of her wet. "Eric! How could you? I'm so going to make you pay!" She swam to him and put her arms around his neck trying to dunk him. She pushed herself against him trying to make him lose his balance. She was freakishly strong for such a small girl and Eric really had to fight back to keep from falling. Soon their bodies were pressed closely against each other, their faces inches apart. He looked into her eyes. They were dancing with excitement. He could feel her heart beating next to his chest. She leaned in and their lips met for a second before she pulled away.
"Um. how about we go into the hot tub? Maybe this pool thing wasn't such a good idea."
Eric was grateful for her self-control. He knew that he never would have been able have ended it. They both got out and sat in the hot tub as far apart as possible neither of them mentioning what had just happened between them. Instead they talked about cheerleading and Star Wars. Turns out that Jackie was a fan of Eric's favorite movie. Sure she had made fun of it to Kelso but that was just a trick so that he would have to go to all the other stuff she liked, payment for "making" her seeing the film ten times.
After they had both turned to prunes, they got out of the hot tub and washed off. Jackie couldn't handle either of them smelling like chlorine for the rest of the night. When Eric got out of the shower he put on his sweats and headed out into the living room. Jackie was sitting on the couch wearing her pajamas. He had expected her to have on something with unicorns or other girly crap but instead they were plain silk pajamas. He had never seen her look so gorgeous before. "You have to get these thoughts out of your head," he told himself. "She doesn't feel the same way about you."
She glanced up and smiled at him. "What are you staring at? Do I have something on my face?!"
"No. I, uh, just think you look nice tonight," he stammered out.
She beamed at him. "So what do you want to do now? We still have a few hours to kill before its time for bed"
The mention of the word bed made Eric's heart jump. Why was she making him so nervous? "We could drink some of your dad's booze you showed me earlier." Alcohol seemed like a good idea at the moment. Anything to take the edge off.
She grinned and headed to the cabinet and started scanning the bottles. "Let's see. he has vodka, tequila, rum, you name it; he's got it. Pick your poison."
"Any of them sound good right about now," he replied.
"Well, I've never had tequila before. Let's give it a try." She handed the bottle to Eric urging him to take the first drink. He started at the brown liquid; truth is he had never tasted it before either. He took a gulp. It burned all the way down his throat.
"Oh God," he sputtered out. "I feel like I'm on fire!"
"It's that bad?" she asked. Her eyes got real wide and then a grin formed on her face. "Here let me have a try." She took a gulp and Eric had to laugh at the look on her face. She looked as bad as he felt. "It's not that bad," she gasped out.
"Oh trying to be brave I see," he taunted her. He took another gulp and this time his throat was numb. "Hey it doesn't hurt anymore. I don't feel a thing."
She didn't seem to believe him at first so she was hesitant to take another sip. Finally she did successfully. She looked quite relieved that he was telling the truth.
Soon they were taking shot after shot and before they knew it, they were both quite drunk. They were both giggling like idiots and neither of them could remember what was so funny. Suddenly, Jackie got very serious.
"Eric? Can I ask you something?" she said quietly. "Of course."
"Why do you hate me so much?"
Eric was shocked. Where was this coming from? "I don't hate you, far from it. How could you ask me that Jackie?"
She looked at him sadly. "I don't know maybe it's because you tell me that I'm a bitch or that I'm the devil. People don't say that to those that they like."
Eric heart sunk. He had said all those things to her. How could he have been such an idiot? He crawled close to her. "Listen, Jackie. I'm sorry." He ran his fingers through her hair as he said, " I never realized that it hurt you so much. But, I know now that I was being stupid."
She smiled lightly and leaned her head on his shoulder. She didn't say anything so kept talking.
"The truth is, I really like you. More then I ever knew before. You make me forget about Donna and all that other crap."
She slowly looked up at him with a shocked expression on her face. Their faces were as close as they had been in the pool. This time Eric decided to make the first move. He pressed his lips against hers and this time she didn't push away. She deepened the kiss and he put his arms around her, pulling her closer to him. Kissing Jackie was different the kissing Donna. It was more urgent and she did things with her tongue that he never knew you could do. After ten minutes of going at it he slowly pulled away. She looked up at him nervously.
"Jackie, I'm feeling guilty."
"About Donna?" she asked worriedly.
"No. It's not that. You've been drinking. I feel like I'm taking advantage."she gently put two fingers up to his mouth.
"Listen, Eric. I'm not doing anything I don't want to be doing. Don't worry."
"But." she quickly pulled him into the bedroom with her and pulled him down to the bed, kissing him gently. He kissed her neck and she let out a gasp as his hands traveled up and down her body. He still couldn't believe that he was making out with Jackie Burkhart and it didn't seem like either of them were going to slow it down. Finally, Jackie gently pulled away, all the while still looking into his eyes. She turned to her side and he curled up next to her, his arms wrapped around her stomach. A few minutes later they had both drifted off to sleep not knowing what the next day would bring.