Chapter 12 "Where's Hyde?" Fez asked. "He didn't come back to the room last night." The gang, minus Jackie and Steven, were sitting around in the boys' room after lunch.

"No, how about Jackie" Donna asked.

"Haven't seen her at all," Eric said.

"Well, I bet I know where they are" Fez said with a smile. "I think they are doing it." They all looked at him. Eric and Donna agreed but not Kelso.

"Listen, Fez, they are not doing it. Jackie will remember what Hyde did and then she is going to come running back to me. Like she did before," he smiled around at the group.

"Man, do you live on Gilligan's Island? 'Cause I think he's smarter then you." Eric said. "Jackie didn't come running back to you last summer. She tanned remember. Bigger point is when she woke up she asked for HYDE man. Not you. I don't understand how you scored better on the SATS then I did."

"Listen I love Jackie" Kelso said in his defense "and she's going to come back to me. Just you watch. I'll outsmart Hyde."

"Kelso, you are the king of stupid," Donna rolled her eyes. "You couldn't outsmart Fez."

"Kelso, you were a man whore when you had Jackie, and yes, you are man pretty but you will lose to Hyde. He's the king of the castle you know." Fez smiled at Kelso. "Plus you can't keep your pants up; you have needs to do it with as may girls as you can. Just like me and my needs. Though those needs drove Nina away but I am better without her. She was just a way to lose my virginity and get better at doing it."

"Oka-a-y, that's enough about anyone's needs," Eric said. Just then Jackie and Steven walked in, holding hands and whispering to each other. "Well, speak of the devil and her boyfriend. Where have you guys been anyway?"

"None of your damn business Foreman," Hyde responded as Zen-like as possible. He and Jackie had spent the morning making love, talking, sleeping, ordering room service and just enjoying the new aspect of their relationship. Like showering together, he tried not to smile, definitely had to do that again soon.

"So what's the plan for tonight guys?" Jackie asked leaning against Steven who was leaning against the wall with his arm around her shoulder. "What's up with dinner?"

"Well," Eric said, "had either of you been at breakfast, or lunch for that matter, you would know we are to all meet in the lobby at 6pm to go for dinner at some restaurant. It is nice dress and best behavior."

"6 o'clock!!" Jackie moved away from Steven, "It's already 3 and I haven't done my hair or anything. I don't know if that's enough time. I have to go." She turned and kissed Steven gently, "I'll meet you downstairs at 6, okay?"

"Nah, I'll meet you at your room just before," Steven replied as he bended to kiss her goodbye. "I love you," he quietly whispered in her ear so no one else could hear and she smiled up at him. "C'mon, Donna, I need help deciding what to wear"

"Sure, Jackie" the two girls walked out of the room together chatting.

"So, Hyde," Eric asked, "Where have you been all day??" Steven sat down in the chair vacated by Donna and said nothing.

"Yeah, Hyde, what have you been doing all day," Kelso asked suspiciously. Steven looked at Kelso saying nothing. He was not going to let that immature dill hole ruin his perfect day.

"Really none of your business Kelso," Steven answered.

"If it has to do with Jackie it's my business, after all, I love her."

"Kelso-" Eric said

"Listen, man" Steven said between clenched teeth, "Jackie and I are together. Completely together and you are not a part of it. Got me?"

"No, I don't 'got you.' What I got is that I haven't spent anytime with Jackie in the last 2 months because she's always with you and the only reason she's always with you is because she doesn't know you slept with that nurse. If she knew then-"

"Listen closely Kelso because I'm only going to say this once. Jackie and I are together and what happens between us is none of your business. If you shoot off your big fucking mouth I'm going to make you not so man pretty with a few missing teeth. Got me?" With that Steven got up and walked out of the room, smacking Kelso on the head as he passed. "Dillhole."

"Can you believe he said that to me? Can you? Why would anyone want to make me less pretty?" Kelso looked at Eric and Fez.

"Kelso, you are the king of Stupid. If you keep this up the least of your problems will be being less man pretty but why you don't have any friends left." With that Eric got up and followed Steven out of the room. "I agree," said Fez following Eric.

Kelso sat in the room and wondered how the hell he ended up by himself when Hyde was the girlfriend stealing jerk. Jackie would come back to him then they would all see how much better he was then Hyde.

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"So" Donna asked, sitting on the bed in Jackie's room. "Where were you and Hyde all morning and afternoon?"

"Oh, Donna it was amazing, we made love last night and most of this morning. On the bed, in the shower . . ." Jackie sighed as she thought about it. It had been great. They had talked about what each of them were going to do next year, how happy they made each other and (Jackie's favorite part) Steven had told her more that he loved her.

"On THIS bed?? Ewww," Donna said as she quickly jumped off.

"Yeah, he apologized about making me mad then he told me he loved me!! Isn't that great!! I knew he did but he finally said it and not once but a bunch of times."

"Well, Jackie, I'm happy for you and Hyde. As creepy and weird as it is you seem to make each other happy. Maybe hell has frozen over." Jackie continued telling Donna about what happened the night before but she wasn't really listening. Though she was happy for the couple, she wondered if or what Hyde had told Jackie She wasn't going to say anything but she hoped it didn't come back to bite him in the ass.

"Donna, are you listening to me?"

"Huh? Yeah, of course. So what are you going to wear tonight?" Donna asked changing the subject. It seemed safer that way.

********** "So, Hyde, what happened last night?" Eric asked as they sat down in the bar in the hotel.

"Foreman, I'm not discussing this." Steven said. "I was with Jackie."

"So, I'm guessing Fez was right and you guys were doing it?"

"It's not doing it Foreman, it was," he stopped. He wasn't going to become the sentimental whipped boyfriend that Foreman was.

"Was it making love?" Steven grunted in response. "Okay, then you and Jackie have taken that big step in your relationship. Now did you use protection? Should I explain it to you"

"Drop dead."

"Listen, Hyde, seriously, what did you tell Jackie? Did you tell her everything?"

Steven took a breathe. Yeah, that. He still felt bad about not telling her. She may not want to know but she had a right too. "She knows we were broken up but she didn't want to know the rest. I didn't tell her."

"Oh man." Eric took a drink of his beer. "I love being in university and drinking beer in the middle of the afternoon and Red can't kill me 'cause I don't live with him anymore. You know you have to tell her eventually or she'll remember then that will be worse Hyde."

"Yeah I know." Steven took a drink of his beer. "It would be okay if she never remembered though."

"Yeah, it would be okay if Red decided he loved me even though I'm a dumbass and don't play sports. Both seem unlikely." The two continued to drink their beer in silence, both wondering what would happen next.