The next morning Jackie woke up with Eric's arms still wrapped around her.
Her head was lying softly on his chest. She smiled at the thought of what
had transpired the night before. He had been such a gentleman, so
different then Michael who would have wanted to do it right away. Eric was
content with just sleeping next to her. She looked up and saw that Eric
was still sleeping. Not wanting to wake him, she quietly started to get
out of bed when she felt a hand grabbing her arm.
"Where do you think you're going?" he grinned. "Trying to run off already? Get back in here!" He pulled her back into bed as she laughed. "Thought you could get away that easily? A lesser man would feel insulted." He went into kiss her as she pulled away.
"Eric! I haven't brushed my teeth yet! You don't want to kiss me with this tequila breath! Gross!" She pulled the sheets over her mouth trying to keep him away from her lips. After seeing that he couldn't win this fight he released her, laughing as she raced to the bathroom.
"You haven't brushed yours either Eric," she called from the bathroom. "Don't think I'm going to allow your nasty morning breath near my beautiful lips until you at least use some mouthwash!" He smiled as he got up out of bed and headed in to join her. They brushed their teeth in unison, both trying not to laugh.
After gargling with mouthwash he looked down on the petite brunette. "Am I now acceptable, my lady?"
"Well, if you really want to know. You could use a haircut and don't even get me started." He put his fingers to her lip and then began kissing her, each kiss deeper then the last one.
"Eric. Wait. There's something we need to talk about." She walked into the living room and sat on the couch.
Eric began to panic. What did they have to talk about? Was she regretting what had happened the night before? But, his fears were soon alleviated when she spoke again.
"I just want to know, where do we stand? Am I just a rebound or a fling to you? Or is this more then that?"
Eric sat down next to her on the couch and placed her hand in his. "Look, Jackie. I don't know what exactly is going on between us. This was totally unexpected. But, I do know this; I like being with you and I don't want it to end."
"Me either and I don't mean to rush you or anything. It's just that, Hyde and Fez are going to be here in an hour. What do we say to them? How do we act?"
Eric's heart dropped. He had totally forgot that they were coming. "Let's not dwell on that. We'll just confront that when the time comes."
Jackie grinned and then her hands flew to her mouth. "Oh my God! I just realized that I've made out with will all four of you guys! I'm such a slut!"
"When did you make out with Hyde? You know what? Don't answer that. You're not a slut, you're just mine." She smiled as he leaned in to kiss her. The two were so caught up in each other they didn't even hear a car pulling up into the driveway.
Outside Hyde and Fez were arriving early. "Did you have to drive so fast Hyde? My stomach feels queasy."
"Well, maybe if someone had shut up about ABBA I wouldn't have gone so fast," he growled in reply. "Good thing Foreman's up here, otherwise I wouldn't have anyone normal to talk to." They opened the door to the cabin and were shocked at what they saw. "Oh my god! Foreman! What the hell are you doing?"
Eric and Jackie quickly pulled away from each other. Jackie leapt off the couch saying, "I'm going to go change in the bedroom. That will give you guys some time to talk." Before Eric could call out to her and beg her not to make him face them by himself, she had already slammed the door.
Eric turned to look at both of his friends, not knowing what to say. "So guys, what's up?"
"What's up? Is that all you have to say Foreman after we caught you sucking face with Jackie? Please tell me this all just a nightmare. This is all society's fault. Somehow it's tricked you into thinking that you need to make out with Jackie."
Eric looked at Hyde in disbelief. "Would you listen to yourself Hyde? You sound crazy."
"No you're the one who's crazy Eric. You're the one that we just caught making out with a woman we all hate."
"You know that's not true. We don't hate her so quit talking that way. If we hated her so much would we allow her to hang out in the basement? I don't know exactly what is going on between us but I do know that I enjoy spending time with her and I don't want this to end right now. She's the first person that's made me forget about Donna. So please, just back off."
Hyde and Fez both nodded their heads in agreement. They knew how much Donna had hurt him and were glad that he seemed to be sort of moving on. They just still couldn't believe who he had turned to.
Jackie poked her head out of the bedroom. "Is it safe for me to come out now?"
Eric motioned for her to come in. Everyone was quiet. She hesitantly walked out not sure what to say to break the ice. "So. we have a lot of alcohol."
That was all it took for everything to go pretty much go back to normal. Sure, Eric and Jackie now would kiss each other now and then but Hyde and Fez tried to not make that big of deal out of that. Fez used to have a crush on Jackie but was now over that. He was happy for them. Hyde on the other hand wasn't sure what to make of how he felt. He was happy that Eric wasn't upset but he was also kind of upset that Eric had chosen Jackie as his new girl. He wasn't sure why this upset him, but it did.
That night they all got pretty smashed and soon Hyde and Fez were passed out on the couches. Jackie and Eric crashed on the bed barely able to keep their hands off each other.
"So, I think today went well. How about you?"
"Hmmm." she murmured in agreement. She seemed to be having trouble keeping awake.
Eric went to use the bathroom and turned to ask her, "You're not going to fall asleep on me are you?"
"No. just resting my eyes."
When Eric returned she was fast asleep. He wasn't tired so he sat it chair that was in the corner of the room and watched her sleep. She looked so beautiful and peaceful just lying there that an hour later he was still sitting there, before falling asleep.
"Where do you think you're going?" he grinned. "Trying to run off already? Get back in here!" He pulled her back into bed as she laughed. "Thought you could get away that easily? A lesser man would feel insulted." He went into kiss her as she pulled away.
"Eric! I haven't brushed my teeth yet! You don't want to kiss me with this tequila breath! Gross!" She pulled the sheets over her mouth trying to keep him away from her lips. After seeing that he couldn't win this fight he released her, laughing as she raced to the bathroom.
"You haven't brushed yours either Eric," she called from the bathroom. "Don't think I'm going to allow your nasty morning breath near my beautiful lips until you at least use some mouthwash!" He smiled as he got up out of bed and headed in to join her. They brushed their teeth in unison, both trying not to laugh.
After gargling with mouthwash he looked down on the petite brunette. "Am I now acceptable, my lady?"
"Well, if you really want to know. You could use a haircut and don't even get me started." He put his fingers to her lip and then began kissing her, each kiss deeper then the last one.
"Eric. Wait. There's something we need to talk about." She walked into the living room and sat on the couch.
Eric began to panic. What did they have to talk about? Was she regretting what had happened the night before? But, his fears were soon alleviated when she spoke again.
"I just want to know, where do we stand? Am I just a rebound or a fling to you? Or is this more then that?"
Eric sat down next to her on the couch and placed her hand in his. "Look, Jackie. I don't know what exactly is going on between us. This was totally unexpected. But, I do know this; I like being with you and I don't want it to end."
"Me either and I don't mean to rush you or anything. It's just that, Hyde and Fez are going to be here in an hour. What do we say to them? How do we act?"
Eric's heart dropped. He had totally forgot that they were coming. "Let's not dwell on that. We'll just confront that when the time comes."
Jackie grinned and then her hands flew to her mouth. "Oh my God! I just realized that I've made out with will all four of you guys! I'm such a slut!"
"When did you make out with Hyde? You know what? Don't answer that. You're not a slut, you're just mine." She smiled as he leaned in to kiss her. The two were so caught up in each other they didn't even hear a car pulling up into the driveway.
Outside Hyde and Fez were arriving early. "Did you have to drive so fast Hyde? My stomach feels queasy."
"Well, maybe if someone had shut up about ABBA I wouldn't have gone so fast," he growled in reply. "Good thing Foreman's up here, otherwise I wouldn't have anyone normal to talk to." They opened the door to the cabin and were shocked at what they saw. "Oh my god! Foreman! What the hell are you doing?"
Eric and Jackie quickly pulled away from each other. Jackie leapt off the couch saying, "I'm going to go change in the bedroom. That will give you guys some time to talk." Before Eric could call out to her and beg her not to make him face them by himself, she had already slammed the door.
Eric turned to look at both of his friends, not knowing what to say. "So guys, what's up?"
"What's up? Is that all you have to say Foreman after we caught you sucking face with Jackie? Please tell me this all just a nightmare. This is all society's fault. Somehow it's tricked you into thinking that you need to make out with Jackie."
Eric looked at Hyde in disbelief. "Would you listen to yourself Hyde? You sound crazy."
"No you're the one who's crazy Eric. You're the one that we just caught making out with a woman we all hate."
"You know that's not true. We don't hate her so quit talking that way. If we hated her so much would we allow her to hang out in the basement? I don't know exactly what is going on between us but I do know that I enjoy spending time with her and I don't want this to end right now. She's the first person that's made me forget about Donna. So please, just back off."
Hyde and Fez both nodded their heads in agreement. They knew how much Donna had hurt him and were glad that he seemed to be sort of moving on. They just still couldn't believe who he had turned to.
Jackie poked her head out of the bedroom. "Is it safe for me to come out now?"
Eric motioned for her to come in. Everyone was quiet. She hesitantly walked out not sure what to say to break the ice. "So. we have a lot of alcohol."
That was all it took for everything to go pretty much go back to normal. Sure, Eric and Jackie now would kiss each other now and then but Hyde and Fez tried to not make that big of deal out of that. Fez used to have a crush on Jackie but was now over that. He was happy for them. Hyde on the other hand wasn't sure what to make of how he felt. He was happy that Eric wasn't upset but he was also kind of upset that Eric had chosen Jackie as his new girl. He wasn't sure why this upset him, but it did.
That night they all got pretty smashed and soon Hyde and Fez were passed out on the couches. Jackie and Eric crashed on the bed barely able to keep their hands off each other.
"So, I think today went well. How about you?"
"Hmmm." she murmured in agreement. She seemed to be having trouble keeping awake.
Eric went to use the bathroom and turned to ask her, "You're not going to fall asleep on me are you?"
"No. just resting my eyes."
When Eric returned she was fast asleep. He wasn't tired so he sat it chair that was in the corner of the room and watched her sleep. She looked so beautiful and peaceful just lying there that an hour later he was still sitting there, before falling asleep.