Just Another Day
Summary: Jackie and Hyde try to improve their relationship, but it starts to struggle instead, especially when Kelso sees his chance to finally get Jackie back. Takes place in the summer between season 5 & 6, before the whole 'Brooke' thing. J/H, J/K, E/D.
Disclaimer: Alas, I do not own a single thing.
Chapter Two
Everything's Okay
He thought he could handle it.
His best friend and his ex were happy together, and all he should care about is their happiness, right?
Then why did it hurt so much when he saw them together?
Why did it kill him inside when he saw their lips touch?
He didn't want to admit it.
But he was still in love with Jackie.
Too bad there was nothing he could do about it.
***************
"You guys make me sick." Fez announced as he switched channels on the TV.
Donna looked over at Hyde and Jackie, who had been full fledged making out for about an hour now, "Ditto."
Jackie tore her lips away from Hyde's long enough to answer, "Like you and Eric never make out in public!"
Hyde pulled her back into the kiss as Eric came downstairs.
"Oh, they are still at it!" Eric whined as he sat down next to Donna, wrapping his arm around her.
"Eric, they need to get it out of their system." Fez paused and watched them kiss intensely, "I need to get something out of own system." Fez ran out the door.
"I love when he announces stuff like that." Donna laughed.
"Ahhh, to be young and in love." Eric said, throwing his head in Jackie and Hyde's direction. "Can you at least go to Hyde's room and do it away from us?"
Jackie and Hyde got up, still kissing, and Hyde grabbed her hand, forcing her to separate from him.
"You go ahead, I need to tell Forman something." He urged Jackie towards his back room and Jackie smiled, with one last kiss and went to his little cot.
Hyde tried as best he could to take the smirk off his face, but after only two seconds Donna and Eric jumped up in excitement over it.
"You really love her, don't you?" Donna squealed.
"Shut up." Hyde said angrily.
"Awww, Hyde loves Jackie." Eric laughed. "Wait.how can you love HER?"
"Come on, Forman," Hyde smirked. "Let it go."
"I think it's adorable." Donna smiled.
"I think you're adorable." Eric said to her, and she faced him immediately landing her lips on his.
Hyde just shook his head and went to Jackie, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, reading the back of Hyde's Led Zeppelin record.
"Did you hear any of that?" Hyde asked her quickly, sitting down next to her.
"I wasn't eavesdropping, if that's what you mean." Jackie grinned at the sight of him, raising one hand to his face and kissing his lips gently. "Can we make out to this?" She placed the Led Zeppelin record in his hands.
"You want to make out to Zeppelin?" He blinked widely at her as she nodded. "Sure!"
He ran to the record player, past Eric and Donna who were all over each other, and placed the record in the player, smiling as the guitar riffs started up.
He walked back over to Jackie, where the music was distant, but still loud.
"Steven," Jackie said slowly, watching him as he sat down next to her. "Have you seen Kelso lately?"
"You just called him Kelso." Steven said quickly, ignoring her question.
"Yeah, I did." Jackie smiled, lying down on his bed.
"Um, well, no I haven't see him." Hyde lay down next to her, breathing in her every scent, running his fingers through her hair.
"I'm worried about him." Jackie blurted, quickly biting her lip, wishing she could take it back.
Hyde leaned onto his side and looked into Jackie's eyes, searching for something, but she wasn't sure what.
"Why?" He asked, his voice calm and steady.
"You know why." She said quickly.
"Because you chose me." Hyde confirmed, shutting his eyes. "Jacks, do you think you made the wrong choice?"
"What! Steven, no!" He felt her lips smash against his and he sighed, breathing in her lips, and wrapping his hands around her body. "I love you."
"I love you too." He thought to himself, but couldn't bring the words out.
"You don't have to say it back." She said quickly, but her eyes dimmed and she turned away from him.
He kissed her neck gently, wishing he could tell her how much he loved her.
"Kelso's.Kelso. He'll be back to chasing girls in no time." Hyde assured her.
"Yeah," Jackie agreed. "You're right." She wished he could tell that she wasn't so sure about that, but she knew Hyde never saw past her cover ups.
When she's feeling emotional and he asks if everything's okay.she nods and says fine. but she's not fine. She's hurt. Because she loves Steven Hyde so much. and he doesn't love her. And it kills her.
But Kelso never had a problem saying 'I love you'.
And she knew that it was because Steven had all these trust issues and she felt bad, but she couldn't help the way she felt every time she said it and he didn't.
Had she made the wrong choice?
No, she knew she didn't. She loved Hyde more then she loved Kelso. Hyde makes her feel like she can do anything. Hyde makes her calm, 'zen'. Hyde made her less shallow. Hyde made Jackie, be Jackie.
Kelso bought her a rubber chicken.
Hyde gave Jackie his favorite tee shirt.
Kelso never told her he was cheating on her.
Hyde faced it like a man and said it to her face.
Kelso thinks he's prettier then Jackie.
Hyde thinks Jackie is the prettiest girl he's ever been with, and it's true, she's seen his other flings.
Kelso ignored her.
Hyde loves her opinions, her thoughts.
Hyde was clearly the better choice, the only choice.
If only he loved her the way she loved him.
"Jacks, is everything okay?" Hyde asked her quietly, breaking her thoughts. "With us."
"Yeah," Jackie smiled, facing him. "We're fine." She kissed his lips and drifted off to sleep.
No, we're not okay.
No, we're not fine.
Why can't he see it?
Summary: Jackie and Hyde try to improve their relationship, but it starts to struggle instead, especially when Kelso sees his chance to finally get Jackie back. Takes place in the summer between season 5 & 6, before the whole 'Brooke' thing. J/H, J/K, E/D.
Disclaimer: Alas, I do not own a single thing.
Chapter Two
Everything's Okay
He thought he could handle it.
His best friend and his ex were happy together, and all he should care about is their happiness, right?
Then why did it hurt so much when he saw them together?
Why did it kill him inside when he saw their lips touch?
He didn't want to admit it.
But he was still in love with Jackie.
Too bad there was nothing he could do about it.
***************
"You guys make me sick." Fez announced as he switched channels on the TV.
Donna looked over at Hyde and Jackie, who had been full fledged making out for about an hour now, "Ditto."
Jackie tore her lips away from Hyde's long enough to answer, "Like you and Eric never make out in public!"
Hyde pulled her back into the kiss as Eric came downstairs.
"Oh, they are still at it!" Eric whined as he sat down next to Donna, wrapping his arm around her.
"Eric, they need to get it out of their system." Fez paused and watched them kiss intensely, "I need to get something out of own system." Fez ran out the door.
"I love when he announces stuff like that." Donna laughed.
"Ahhh, to be young and in love." Eric said, throwing his head in Jackie and Hyde's direction. "Can you at least go to Hyde's room and do it away from us?"
Jackie and Hyde got up, still kissing, and Hyde grabbed her hand, forcing her to separate from him.
"You go ahead, I need to tell Forman something." He urged Jackie towards his back room and Jackie smiled, with one last kiss and went to his little cot.
Hyde tried as best he could to take the smirk off his face, but after only two seconds Donna and Eric jumped up in excitement over it.
"You really love her, don't you?" Donna squealed.
"Shut up." Hyde said angrily.
"Awww, Hyde loves Jackie." Eric laughed. "Wait.how can you love HER?"
"Come on, Forman," Hyde smirked. "Let it go."
"I think it's adorable." Donna smiled.
"I think you're adorable." Eric said to her, and she faced him immediately landing her lips on his.
Hyde just shook his head and went to Jackie, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, reading the back of Hyde's Led Zeppelin record.
"Did you hear any of that?" Hyde asked her quickly, sitting down next to her.
"I wasn't eavesdropping, if that's what you mean." Jackie grinned at the sight of him, raising one hand to his face and kissing his lips gently. "Can we make out to this?" She placed the Led Zeppelin record in his hands.
"You want to make out to Zeppelin?" He blinked widely at her as she nodded. "Sure!"
He ran to the record player, past Eric and Donna who were all over each other, and placed the record in the player, smiling as the guitar riffs started up.
He walked back over to Jackie, where the music was distant, but still loud.
"Steven," Jackie said slowly, watching him as he sat down next to her. "Have you seen Kelso lately?"
"You just called him Kelso." Steven said quickly, ignoring her question.
"Yeah, I did." Jackie smiled, lying down on his bed.
"Um, well, no I haven't see him." Hyde lay down next to her, breathing in her every scent, running his fingers through her hair.
"I'm worried about him." Jackie blurted, quickly biting her lip, wishing she could take it back.
Hyde leaned onto his side and looked into Jackie's eyes, searching for something, but she wasn't sure what.
"Why?" He asked, his voice calm and steady.
"You know why." She said quickly.
"Because you chose me." Hyde confirmed, shutting his eyes. "Jacks, do you think you made the wrong choice?"
"What! Steven, no!" He felt her lips smash against his and he sighed, breathing in her lips, and wrapping his hands around her body. "I love you."
"I love you too." He thought to himself, but couldn't bring the words out.
"You don't have to say it back." She said quickly, but her eyes dimmed and she turned away from him.
He kissed her neck gently, wishing he could tell her how much he loved her.
"Kelso's.Kelso. He'll be back to chasing girls in no time." Hyde assured her.
"Yeah," Jackie agreed. "You're right." She wished he could tell that she wasn't so sure about that, but she knew Hyde never saw past her cover ups.
When she's feeling emotional and he asks if everything's okay.she nods and says fine. but she's not fine. She's hurt. Because she loves Steven Hyde so much. and he doesn't love her. And it kills her.
But Kelso never had a problem saying 'I love you'.
And she knew that it was because Steven had all these trust issues and she felt bad, but she couldn't help the way she felt every time she said it and he didn't.
Had she made the wrong choice?
No, she knew she didn't. She loved Hyde more then she loved Kelso. Hyde makes her feel like she can do anything. Hyde makes her calm, 'zen'. Hyde made her less shallow. Hyde made Jackie, be Jackie.
Kelso bought her a rubber chicken.
Hyde gave Jackie his favorite tee shirt.
Kelso never told her he was cheating on her.
Hyde faced it like a man and said it to her face.
Kelso thinks he's prettier then Jackie.
Hyde thinks Jackie is the prettiest girl he's ever been with, and it's true, she's seen his other flings.
Kelso ignored her.
Hyde loves her opinions, her thoughts.
Hyde was clearly the better choice, the only choice.
If only he loved her the way she loved him.
"Jacks, is everything okay?" Hyde asked her quietly, breaking her thoughts. "With us."
"Yeah," Jackie smiled, facing him. "We're fine." She kissed his lips and drifted off to sleep.
No, we're not okay.
No, we're not fine.
Why can't he see it?