Ch 3
After Hyde ran out of the basement he hopped in his car and drove around aimlessly for a few hours. What had he just done??? He was not the kind of guy that just blurted things out, especially feelings kind of stuff. He had told Jackie Burkhardt that he loved her. What was wrong with him? He didn't love anyone.he never let anyone get that close. He had this weird feeling in his stomach ever since in happened that he just couldn't shake. What was going on with him lately?
He hadn't talked to Jackie since this afternoon. As he pulled up to her house he tried to think about what he should say to her. He knew she wasn't just going to let this go.
He looked at his watch. 8 p.m. exactly the time Jackie had told him to pick her up for their Valentines date. Ugh. Now he was on time and taking Jackie on Valentines dates? This was so not him.but somehow he didn't feel as weird as he thought he would walking up to Jackie's front door with her favorite flowers in his hand.
He rang the doorbell and was surprised when Jackie answered the door. He had expected the maid, or at least her mother.
"Hello Steven," she said with a sly smile on her face. "For me?" she said as he handed her the flowers. "You are just so sweet."
He followed her into the house thinking 'I am not sweet' but he didn't say anything. He didn't want to risk putting his foot in his mouth again this early in the evening.
"Just let me grab my coat and we can go," she said over her shoulder as she put the flowers in a vase.
To his great surprise, she didn't even mention the 'I love you' incident. She really WAS coming along nicely he thought to himself as backed the El Camino out of the driveway.
They were going to the Hub for dinner. Hyde wanted to take her somewhere nice, but she insisted they go to the Hub because it was the first place they had gone together, in public, since they had started dating.
Jackie still remembered that trip to the Hub, it was one of her favorite memories. It was a few weeks after Eric and Donna had caught them together. Hyde didn't want to tell Kelso about them and that worried her. They had both said that what they shared was nothing, just something to do over the summer, but things between them had started to change. At least that was how she felt, but she couldn't be sure he felt the same. He never wanted to talk about it and that made her nervous.
Then it happened. It started out just like any other Saturday. She and Steven had been making out on the couch and, when they stopped for a quick breather, she mentioned she was hungry. He was hungry too, so he suggested they go to the Hub and grab a burger.
She agreed and didn't really give it a second thought until they pulled up in front of the Hub. A group of her old cheerleader friends were standing out in the parking lot. They stared at her as she got out of the car. Their mouths dropped open as she and Steven walked toward the entrance and he held the door open for her. When they walked in she could feel people staring at them from all directions. It seemed like everyone had stopped talking as soon as they entered. She felt like her legs were frozen. Steven took her hand in his and squeezed it in a reassuring way as he led her to a table in the back. As soon as they sat down she could her whispers all around them.
She hadn't thought about how shocking it must be for everyone seeing them together. Their own friends could hardly accept them, and as far as everyone else was concerned she and Hyde had nothing in common, in fact could hardly stand each other.
She was about to suggest they go somewhere else for lunch when he put his arm around her and pulled her in closer to him. She rested her head on his shoulder as he whispered to her, 'After lunch I'll go talk to Kelso.' She felt tingly all over. As she looked up at him, they locked eyes and she knew he actually wanted to be with her and he didn't care who knew.
It was such a sweet memory. She had relived it over and over again in her head, usually while listening to ABBA alone in her room, and she couldn't think of anywhere better than the Hub to spend Valentine's with Steven.
After dinner, as they were pulling out of the parking lot, she slid across the front seat and planted a big kiss on his check.
"Thanks.that was perfect"
"No problem." he replied.
"Where are we going now?"
"It's a surprise"
"Really?!?" she exclaimed. "I love surprises," she said as she began softly kissing his neck.
After Hyde ran out of the basement he hopped in his car and drove around aimlessly for a few hours. What had he just done??? He was not the kind of guy that just blurted things out, especially feelings kind of stuff. He had told Jackie Burkhardt that he loved her. What was wrong with him? He didn't love anyone.he never let anyone get that close. He had this weird feeling in his stomach ever since in happened that he just couldn't shake. What was going on with him lately?
He hadn't talked to Jackie since this afternoon. As he pulled up to her house he tried to think about what he should say to her. He knew she wasn't just going to let this go.
He looked at his watch. 8 p.m. exactly the time Jackie had told him to pick her up for their Valentines date. Ugh. Now he was on time and taking Jackie on Valentines dates? This was so not him.but somehow he didn't feel as weird as he thought he would walking up to Jackie's front door with her favorite flowers in his hand.
He rang the doorbell and was surprised when Jackie answered the door. He had expected the maid, or at least her mother.
"Hello Steven," she said with a sly smile on her face. "For me?" she said as he handed her the flowers. "You are just so sweet."
He followed her into the house thinking 'I am not sweet' but he didn't say anything. He didn't want to risk putting his foot in his mouth again this early in the evening.
"Just let me grab my coat and we can go," she said over her shoulder as she put the flowers in a vase.
To his great surprise, she didn't even mention the 'I love you' incident. She really WAS coming along nicely he thought to himself as backed the El Camino out of the driveway.
They were going to the Hub for dinner. Hyde wanted to take her somewhere nice, but she insisted they go to the Hub because it was the first place they had gone together, in public, since they had started dating.
Jackie still remembered that trip to the Hub, it was one of her favorite memories. It was a few weeks after Eric and Donna had caught them together. Hyde didn't want to tell Kelso about them and that worried her. They had both said that what they shared was nothing, just something to do over the summer, but things between them had started to change. At least that was how she felt, but she couldn't be sure he felt the same. He never wanted to talk about it and that made her nervous.
Then it happened. It started out just like any other Saturday. She and Steven had been making out on the couch and, when they stopped for a quick breather, she mentioned she was hungry. He was hungry too, so he suggested they go to the Hub and grab a burger.
She agreed and didn't really give it a second thought until they pulled up in front of the Hub. A group of her old cheerleader friends were standing out in the parking lot. They stared at her as she got out of the car. Their mouths dropped open as she and Steven walked toward the entrance and he held the door open for her. When they walked in she could feel people staring at them from all directions. It seemed like everyone had stopped talking as soon as they entered. She felt like her legs were frozen. Steven took her hand in his and squeezed it in a reassuring way as he led her to a table in the back. As soon as they sat down she could her whispers all around them.
She hadn't thought about how shocking it must be for everyone seeing them together. Their own friends could hardly accept them, and as far as everyone else was concerned she and Hyde had nothing in common, in fact could hardly stand each other.
She was about to suggest they go somewhere else for lunch when he put his arm around her and pulled her in closer to him. She rested her head on his shoulder as he whispered to her, 'After lunch I'll go talk to Kelso.' She felt tingly all over. As she looked up at him, they locked eyes and she knew he actually wanted to be with her and he didn't care who knew.
It was such a sweet memory. She had relived it over and over again in her head, usually while listening to ABBA alone in her room, and she couldn't think of anywhere better than the Hub to spend Valentine's with Steven.
After dinner, as they were pulling out of the parking lot, she slid across the front seat and planted a big kiss on his check.
"Thanks.that was perfect"
"No problem." he replied.
"Where are we going now?"
"It's a surprise"
"Really?!?" she exclaimed. "I love surprises," she said as she began softly kissing his neck.