A.N. Aaaah! I'm back with this story! I hope people haven't forgotten about it. I started it was back way earlier this season, that is now over. Anyway, my computer was messed up for a long time. But its finally fixed (yay for me) and luckily the ram wasn't erased. I actually wrote this chapter a couple months ago, so everything kinda outdated... but at least back then Jackie & Hyde were still together. I do want to finish this story if people still want to read it, so please review! If not I might just drop it cuz it is outdated... anyway have a swingin' day :)


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A couple days have passed.
Eric and Hyde are just hanging in the basement, talking, chillin', whatever...

"So Donna told me that there are these two "girlfriends" at her catholic school. And like they always skip class and go to the bathroom to smoke & do other stuff…" Eric laughs, then sighs. "Yeah that is so hot."

Hyde just shakes his head at his friend. "You know Foreman, that little story probably better off told to Kelso. He'd enjoy a lot more."

"Yeah." Eric replies. "Oh hey speaking of Kelso, what do you think about his blonde beach bunny, Annette?"

"She's alright. Nice rack. Not too bright, though. Perfect for Kelso." Hyde shrugs," Besides with her in the picture maybe he'll lay off me and Jackie. Did you know the other day he took a dump in my room?"

"Yeah, and he put road kill in the El Camino." Eric nods.

"Damnit, did he really? Will someone please remind me to kick his ass, I keep forgetting to."

"Well you have been working so hard lately at the fotohut." Eric says sacastically, "You'd think now that there's two of you working I'd finally get the film developed, I dropped there two months ago."

"Yeah you'd think… but no." Hyde smirks.

"So you're co-worker Dana, she seems cool."

"Yeah, she is. She likes the same rock n' roll I do. Oh, and her ride's almost cooler than mine."

"I'd say not almost, with Kelso's dump still there." Eric yawns. "Anyway, I gotta go take a nap now so I can be well rested to go pick up Donna for dinner tonight."

"Dude, when the hell is Red gonna give you back your car?"

"Um, he said I could have it back when I'm thirty. But I sure I can wear him down to when I'm twenty eight…" Eric begins pacing upstairs, "Hey wake me at six or I'll be late!" he yells from above.

"Whatever, man."

As Eric is leaving, Jackie quickly opens the door & sits down next to Hyde. "Hey Steven."

"Hey yourself."

"Listen I know we had plans tonight but something came up." she says.

"What is it?"

"The squad is having emergency cheerleading practice."

"An emergency cheerleading practice?" he almost laughs. "Okay..."

"Yeah. I'm sorry to bail on you. It's just we really need all the extra time to practice for the tournament next week." she says, kinda bubbly.

Hyde looks at her, looking right back at him. Jackie seems bouncy today. Her eyes appear to be sligtly excited. He can't figure out though though if it's because she there with him, or because of cheerleading. She smiles at him. Man, she's really stunning. I guess I don't really care either way…

"Alright. What time does it end?"

"We'll be practicing til' pretty late. I don't think I could meet afterwards."

"I guess it just me and the tube tonight. Oh and a batch of my best stuff…"

"Well, what about the others?" she asks.

"Eric's got plans with Donna, Kelso's with Annette. And Fez is busy stalking that teacher."

"Oh. Now I feel kinda bad leaving you alone."

"Don't worry, it's cool."

"Oh hey, why don't you hang out with Dana?"

"Dana?"

"Yeah, you're new co-worker. Ya'll could find something to do. I'm sure you two have stuff in common."

"Actually, yeah we do…"

"See? There ya go."

"Yeah okay. I'll do that…" he nods, " … you don't mind?"

"Why would I mind?"

Hyde shrugs.

"I think it's great you making a new friend." she says.

"Okay."

"I gotta go now. I see ya tomorrow, babe." Jackie kisses him quickly, and leaves.


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It's later that night. Hyde met up with Dana, and they are hanging out at a bar type place downtown, playing pinball. He looks up at the clock on the greasy wall. It's six forty five. He smiles to himself.

"What so funny?" Dana asks.

"Oh nothin. Just someone I know is probably still sleeping. And they will soon be late."
Nice payback for his little gossip trip awhile back…

"Alright." she turns the know knob hard and jabs it in. "Beat ya again."

"Ugh, this game sucks anyway…" Hyde releases the knob, and turns around and starts heading for a table. Dana follows him, and they sit down. She smiles at him. "You know I'm having a pretty good time."

"Yeah me too." He says.

"This is a pretty cool place. How'd ya find it?"

"Actually Leo showed me here. Me and my friends come sometimes. You saw them the other day, right, when they stopped by the hut?"

"Right. The pretty, dumb one. The foreign, randy one. And the skinny, sarcastic yet sweet one." she says, "So um, it's just you and your friends? I mean is there like… um, do you bring your girl or I mean, do you even have…" Dana stumbles nervously a little, on her words.

Hyde just looks at her funny, "What?"

"Sorry. That was just my not so subtle attempt at asking if you have a girlfriend?"

He nods. "Oh, um yeah. I do."

"Oh." she says, somewhat disappointedly. "Who is it… does she go to the school?"

"Yeah."

"What's her name? Maybe I've seen her around…"

"It's uh… its Jackie Burkhart." Hyde says, hesitantly.

"Jackie Burkhart? Hmm…" Dana thinks for a second. "Wait a minute, is she a junior? Short with black hair?"

"Yeah."

"Really?" she questions him.

"Yeah."

"Nah, I think I'm getting her mixed up with someone else, cuz' the girl I'm thinking about is a cheerleader…"

"Yep. That's her."

"The cheerleader?"

"Yeah." He repeats himself.

"Really." Dana says again, disbelievingly. Hyde just nods once again.

"Oh."

"Took you long enough to finally get it, huh?" He says.

"I'm sorry, I just didn't picture you with someone like her. And she seems like she would be with a guy more like that tall friend of yours, what's his name… Kelso?"

"Well actually… they did date."

"Yeah see that's makes more sense." she nods. "So what, they broke up & you two got together?"

"Something like that." Hyde looks at her and pauses for a second. "You know, she's not all like what she seems. I mean she's more than just a cheerleader."

"No, I'm sorry. I'm sure she's great."

"She is." Hyde says softly. He looks over at the pool table across the room. "How bout that? Now that's a real game. Up for it? Loser buys drinks."

"Sure." she says. And they get up to go play some pool.