CHAPTER NINE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~*Later that same morning*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jackie finally dragged herself out of bed and headed down to the kitchen for some juice. As she walked through the door she saw Jason standing at the counter, making a sandwich.
"What are you doing here?" she asked.
"Making a sandwich. Your mom let me in."
"Don't you have food at your own house?" she joked. She was getting used to him popping in at random times. Anyway, it was kind of nice to have some one to talk to.
"Have you talked to him yet?" he asked.
Jackie shrugged her shoulders trying to play it off, "Who?"
He raised his eyebrows and made a face. She knew he could see right through her.
She couldn't hold it in any longer. Tears started streaming down her face as she relayed the whole terrible story to him.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*Later Saturday afternoon*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nina left for Point Place after lunch so Fez could deal with the 'situation.' After he said good-bye to her in the parking lot, he headed over to Sara's dorm. As Fez knocked on her door, he felt a little queasy.
"Fez!" Sara said as she opened the door. "What are you doing here?"
"Um, Sara? What were you doing in my room this morning? And don't tell me that you were there to work on the research project. I didn't see any books tucked into your bikini."
"Funny Fez. Hyde let me crash there. I slept on the couch."
"Oh, I see. Then why were you in his t-shirt?" he demanded, in a much more serious tone. "And why were your jeans on the floor?" He was like a detective interrogating a suspect.
"Look Fez. Hyde spilled beer all over me at the party. That's why he walked me home, so I could change. But, when we got back to my dorm, there was a sock on the door and we could hear these gross panting noises coming from inside. My roommate brought some drunken frat guy home with her from the party. I think he felt bad for me, so he said I could crash at your place. I was still covered in beer, so I washed my clothes out in your sink and then I laid them on the floor to dry. Hyde loaned me the t-shirt so to sleep in."
"Well, your story seems to check out," he relented. "Just tell me one last thing...do you like Hyde?"
"Sure. I like him..as a friend...but I kind of have my eye on someone else," she said as she moved closer to him and put her hand on his knee.
"Oh! Well, I have to say I don't hate the sound of that..." he said quickly.
After letting Sara down easy, Fez sped across campus to find Hyde. He had to apologize.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*Later that afternoon*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Hey Fez!" Donna said as she walked up behind him carrying a box.
"What's in the box?"
"Candy. Just kidding Fez!" she yelled as he lunged for the box. "Annie is moving out."
"Donna! Never kid about candy! Wait, Annie is moving out?" Fez asked, "Where is she going?"
"Actually," Donna said, sounding depressed," Annie is moving in with one of her professors and his wife. I am going to miss her.."she frowned.
Fez was slightly confused, but he let it go. He had more pressing matters to attend to.
"Donna, have you seen Hyde? I have been looking for him everywhere."
"No, I haven't seen him. I actually need to talk to him. Did you hear what he did to Jackie?"
"Why? I mean NO! What did you hear?"
"Well, Jackie called me this morning..Brace yourself Fez...He's cheating on her! One of her cheerleader friends saw a girl coming out of his room this morning."
"Aye, no! Jackie knows?"
"YOU know?"
"NO! Donna listen. Something terrible has happened. We must find Hyde."
As they headed toward his dorm, Fez started to fill Donna in on everything that happened.
When they crossed the courtyard outside their dorm they saw Sara walking toward them.
"Fez! Donna!" she called to them.
"Sara! What are you doing here?" Donna asked suspiciously.
"Hyde asked me to come over. He wanted to talk about last night," she laughed. "He was so drunk he didn't even remember walking back to his dorm."
"Is he still up there?" Fez asked.
"No," Sara replied, "You won't believe what just happened! Some crazy girl across the hall came over to his room and started yelling about 'coming back for more.' She said she was glad she told Jackie what a slime he was so she could move on with her life with Jason. I'm not really sure what she was talking about, but Hyde seemed really pissed. He yelled at her and stormed off ranting about cheating or something."
Donna and Fez exchanged worried looks. The situation just went from bad to worse.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~*Later that same morning*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jackie finally dragged herself out of bed and headed down to the kitchen for some juice. As she walked through the door she saw Jason standing at the counter, making a sandwich.
"What are you doing here?" she asked.
"Making a sandwich. Your mom let me in."
"Don't you have food at your own house?" she joked. She was getting used to him popping in at random times. Anyway, it was kind of nice to have some one to talk to.
"Have you talked to him yet?" he asked.
Jackie shrugged her shoulders trying to play it off, "Who?"
He raised his eyebrows and made a face. She knew he could see right through her.
She couldn't hold it in any longer. Tears started streaming down her face as she relayed the whole terrible story to him.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*Later Saturday afternoon*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nina left for Point Place after lunch so Fez could deal with the 'situation.' After he said good-bye to her in the parking lot, he headed over to Sara's dorm. As Fez knocked on her door, he felt a little queasy.
"Fez!" Sara said as she opened the door. "What are you doing here?"
"Um, Sara? What were you doing in my room this morning? And don't tell me that you were there to work on the research project. I didn't see any books tucked into your bikini."
"Funny Fez. Hyde let me crash there. I slept on the couch."
"Oh, I see. Then why were you in his t-shirt?" he demanded, in a much more serious tone. "And why were your jeans on the floor?" He was like a detective interrogating a suspect.
"Look Fez. Hyde spilled beer all over me at the party. That's why he walked me home, so I could change. But, when we got back to my dorm, there was a sock on the door and we could hear these gross panting noises coming from inside. My roommate brought some drunken frat guy home with her from the party. I think he felt bad for me, so he said I could crash at your place. I was still covered in beer, so I washed my clothes out in your sink and then I laid them on the floor to dry. Hyde loaned me the t-shirt so to sleep in."
"Well, your story seems to check out," he relented. "Just tell me one last thing...do you like Hyde?"
"Sure. I like him..as a friend...but I kind of have my eye on someone else," she said as she moved closer to him and put her hand on his knee.
"Oh! Well, I have to say I don't hate the sound of that..." he said quickly.
After letting Sara down easy, Fez sped across campus to find Hyde. He had to apologize.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*Later that afternoon*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Hey Fez!" Donna said as she walked up behind him carrying a box.
"What's in the box?"
"Candy. Just kidding Fez!" she yelled as he lunged for the box. "Annie is moving out."
"Donna! Never kid about candy! Wait, Annie is moving out?" Fez asked, "Where is she going?"
"Actually," Donna said, sounding depressed," Annie is moving in with one of her professors and his wife. I am going to miss her.."she frowned.
Fez was slightly confused, but he let it go. He had more pressing matters to attend to.
"Donna, have you seen Hyde? I have been looking for him everywhere."
"No, I haven't seen him. I actually need to talk to him. Did you hear what he did to Jackie?"
"Why? I mean NO! What did you hear?"
"Well, Jackie called me this morning..Brace yourself Fez...He's cheating on her! One of her cheerleader friends saw a girl coming out of his room this morning."
"Aye, no! Jackie knows?"
"YOU know?"
"NO! Donna listen. Something terrible has happened. We must find Hyde."
As they headed toward his dorm, Fez started to fill Donna in on everything that happened.
When they crossed the courtyard outside their dorm they saw Sara walking toward them.
"Fez! Donna!" she called to them.
"Sara! What are you doing here?" Donna asked suspiciously.
"Hyde asked me to come over. He wanted to talk about last night," she laughed. "He was so drunk he didn't even remember walking back to his dorm."
"Is he still up there?" Fez asked.
"No," Sara replied, "You won't believe what just happened! Some crazy girl across the hall came over to his room and started yelling about 'coming back for more.' She said she was glad she told Jackie what a slime he was so she could move on with her life with Jason. I'm not really sure what she was talking about, but Hyde seemed really pissed. He yelled at her and stormed off ranting about cheating or something."
Donna and Fez exchanged worried looks. The situation just went from bad to worse.