CHAPTER FIVE
~~~~~~~~~~~*Ten minutes later, on the other side of the bar*~~~~~~~~~
Kelso, Hyde and Fez were already on their third round of drinks.
"Man! Where is Foreman? He went to the bathroom 45 minutes ago," Hyde said.
"Maybe he had the bean burrito for lunch," Kelso said clutching his stomach. "I'm still not fully recovered."
"Gross Kelso!" Fez snapped. "That is not going to help us win the affections of the beautiful Kelly and Heather."
They were interrupted by a man, who had just walked out on the stage in a Hawaiian shirt, holding microphone.
"Hi there! I just want to thank everyone for coming out for our Annual Spring Break Charity Fundraiser! We are hoping to raise a lot of money tonight for this very worthy cause."
Everyone applauded.
"Before we get to the main event of the evening, our wet t-shirt contest," he paused as the crowd erupted into another round of applause, "we have a very special event. Our bachelorette auction. As those of you who have attended this event in the past already know, we have a rounded up a very special group of bachelorettes. Each one of these ladies has agreed to have a drink, at our famous Bahama Charlie's Bar, with the highest bidder of the evening!"
The crowd applauded again. The host walked off to the side of the stage and looked down at his note cards.
"Let's get started this evening with the lovely Lisa Hansen! Lisa is a local girl, born and raised right here in town. In her spare time, she enjoys swimming and volunteering at the local orphanage."
Lisa walked to one end of the stage and then back to the other as the crowd sized her up.
"I bid $10" said a blonde guy standing near the stage.
"$20!" called another.
The host let the bidding continue until it died off around $60. "OK! I think we have a winner!" he said to a tall guy at a table next to the stage.
Lisa walked down the steps at the front of the stage and went to sit with the lucky winner.
"I can't believe anyone would subject themselves to this!" Hyde said incredulously.
"Loosen up Hyde!" Kelso said. "It's for charity."
Hyde got up from the table and walked over to the bar. He wasn't really interested in watching a bunch of girls sell themselves off to the highest bidder.
When he got back to the table, the auction was still going on.
"What did I miss?" he asked Fez and Kelso sarcastically.
"Fez just lost Kelly to some fat guy over there in the corner! It was awesome!"
"I wouldn't have lost her, if I didn't loan you that money this afternoon to buy a stupid inflatable pool raft, you son of a bitch!" he yelled.
The announcer walked back to the middle of the stage. "Well, we are almost finished with our auction. Only one more bachelorette remains. Last, but most certainly not least, we have a Northern beauty all the way from the great state of Wisconsin."
This caught their attention. All three of them stared up at the stage.
The host continued, "Please welcome Jackie Burkhart!"
All three of their mouths dropped open. "What the hell?" they all yelled in unison.
As Jackie walked out on stage several guys started whistling.
Hyde glared at them.
"$20!" some guy yelled.
"$30!" said another.
"$50!" Kelso yelled.
"Kelso, what the hell!" Hyde exclaimed.
"What?" he replied.
"Damn you!" Fez yelled at Kelso. " WHY did I loan you money? I'll never be able to afford Jackie."
"Neither of you is going to bid on Jackie!" Hyde yelled.
"Hey man! You broke up with her," Kelso said.
Hyde felt like someone just smacked him. Kelso was right, he did break up with her. Why did he do that again?
The bid was already up to $200. Hyde opened his wallet. He even emptied all of the change out of his pockets. He knew he shouldn't do it, he owed Eric money for the hotel, but he had to.
"$415.53!" Hyde yelled.
The whole bar went silent as people turned to get a look at the overly generous guy.
"I think we have a winner!" the host cried out. "Come up here please!" he said as he motioned for Hyde to join him on the stage.
Jackie couldn't see who the bidder was because the overly bright stage lights were shinning right into her eyes, but she hoped he wasn't old, or bald, or fat.
"And what is your name sir?" the host asked as he pointed the microphone at Hyde.
"Steven Hyde," he said.
Jackie gasped.
"Well, Mr. Hyde thanks to your GENEROUS donation we have already reached our goal of $2,000 and the night is only half over! Let's have a round of applause for Mr. Hyde!"
Everyone broke out into applause.
"Jackie, would you like to escort Mr. Hyde to the bar for a drink?"
Jackie slowly crossed the stage. She took his arm and led him down the steps at the front of the stage.
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~~~~~~~~~~~*Ten minutes later, on the other side of the bar*~~~~~~~~~
Kelso, Hyde and Fez were already on their third round of drinks.
"Man! Where is Foreman? He went to the bathroom 45 minutes ago," Hyde said.
"Maybe he had the bean burrito for lunch," Kelso said clutching his stomach. "I'm still not fully recovered."
"Gross Kelso!" Fez snapped. "That is not going to help us win the affections of the beautiful Kelly and Heather."
They were interrupted by a man, who had just walked out on the stage in a Hawaiian shirt, holding microphone.
"Hi there! I just want to thank everyone for coming out for our Annual Spring Break Charity Fundraiser! We are hoping to raise a lot of money tonight for this very worthy cause."
Everyone applauded.
"Before we get to the main event of the evening, our wet t-shirt contest," he paused as the crowd erupted into another round of applause, "we have a very special event. Our bachelorette auction. As those of you who have attended this event in the past already know, we have a rounded up a very special group of bachelorettes. Each one of these ladies has agreed to have a drink, at our famous Bahama Charlie's Bar, with the highest bidder of the evening!"
The crowd applauded again. The host walked off to the side of the stage and looked down at his note cards.
"Let's get started this evening with the lovely Lisa Hansen! Lisa is a local girl, born and raised right here in town. In her spare time, she enjoys swimming and volunteering at the local orphanage."
Lisa walked to one end of the stage and then back to the other as the crowd sized her up.
"I bid $10" said a blonde guy standing near the stage.
"$20!" called another.
The host let the bidding continue until it died off around $60. "OK! I think we have a winner!" he said to a tall guy at a table next to the stage.
Lisa walked down the steps at the front of the stage and went to sit with the lucky winner.
"I can't believe anyone would subject themselves to this!" Hyde said incredulously.
"Loosen up Hyde!" Kelso said. "It's for charity."
Hyde got up from the table and walked over to the bar. He wasn't really interested in watching a bunch of girls sell themselves off to the highest bidder.
When he got back to the table, the auction was still going on.
"What did I miss?" he asked Fez and Kelso sarcastically.
"Fez just lost Kelly to some fat guy over there in the corner! It was awesome!"
"I wouldn't have lost her, if I didn't loan you that money this afternoon to buy a stupid inflatable pool raft, you son of a bitch!" he yelled.
The announcer walked back to the middle of the stage. "Well, we are almost finished with our auction. Only one more bachelorette remains. Last, but most certainly not least, we have a Northern beauty all the way from the great state of Wisconsin."
This caught their attention. All three of them stared up at the stage.
The host continued, "Please welcome Jackie Burkhart!"
All three of their mouths dropped open. "What the hell?" they all yelled in unison.
As Jackie walked out on stage several guys started whistling.
Hyde glared at them.
"$20!" some guy yelled.
"$30!" said another.
"$50!" Kelso yelled.
"Kelso, what the hell!" Hyde exclaimed.
"What?" he replied.
"Damn you!" Fez yelled at Kelso. " WHY did I loan you money? I'll never be able to afford Jackie."
"Neither of you is going to bid on Jackie!" Hyde yelled.
"Hey man! You broke up with her," Kelso said.
Hyde felt like someone just smacked him. Kelso was right, he did break up with her. Why did he do that again?
The bid was already up to $200. Hyde opened his wallet. He even emptied all of the change out of his pockets. He knew he shouldn't do it, he owed Eric money for the hotel, but he had to.
"$415.53!" Hyde yelled.
The whole bar went silent as people turned to get a look at the overly generous guy.
"I think we have a winner!" the host cried out. "Come up here please!" he said as he motioned for Hyde to join him on the stage.
Jackie couldn't see who the bidder was because the overly bright stage lights were shinning right into her eyes, but she hoped he wasn't old, or bald, or fat.
"And what is your name sir?" the host asked as he pointed the microphone at Hyde.
"Steven Hyde," he said.
Jackie gasped.
"Well, Mr. Hyde thanks to your GENEROUS donation we have already reached our goal of $2,000 and the night is only half over! Let's have a round of applause for Mr. Hyde!"
Everyone broke out into applause.
"Jackie, would you like to escort Mr. Hyde to the bar for a drink?"
Jackie slowly crossed the stage. She took his arm and led him down the steps at the front of the stage.
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