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.
a/n: Sorry this took so long. . . review!!! and next chapter will be better!! also if you like the oc.. go read my story "love song for no one" there!! Chapter Five Taking Chances
His tongue clashed against hers, vibrating pleasantly to the beat of a AC/DC track.
He lifted her up, which didn't take much force, considering how light the girl was and slid her across the tiny cot so he could make himself more comfortable. Wrong move.
"Ow!" Jackie shrieked as something jabbed her backside. She quickly withdrew her arm from Hyde's chest and tried to feel what was poking her.
Hyde groaned in frustration as Jackie took her lips away from his and sat up straight.
"I thing one of the springs broke." Jackie said, lifting the mattress gently to show Hyde.
"Yeah, happens all the time." Hyde said, popping it back into place.
He grabbed for her waist, but she stood up quickly, ignoring his advances.
"What time is it?" She asked, rubbing her shoulders.
It was cold down in the basement and she had stripped down to just her bra and tiny shorts.
"Late." Hyde sat up, stretching his arms slightly.
Jackie picked up Hyde's watch from the dresser, yawning gently.
"You need to get to work." Jackie said, throwing him his shirt, which was by her legs on the floor. She scratched her head gently, letting brown, soft curls cascade all around her face.
Hyde caught his shirt, and shifted his gaze from it towards Jackie who started to search for her shirt as well.
"Why are we getting dressed?" Hyde said, laughing gently at Jackie's tired smile.
"You need to get to work." She said, her voice slightly muffled as she pulled her shirt over her head. "And I don't want to. . . right now."
Hyde rolled his eyes, standing up to meet her, and pulled her in tight, pressing his lips against hers.
"Nice try. But I'm really just," Jackie's eyes flashed with hesitance and she stomped her foot, "Not in the mood?" She raised her voice, making it sound almost like a question and Hyde glared at her, not amused.
"I thought we were going to be honest with each other." Hyde said firmly, waiting for her response.
"Fine. You want honesty?" Jackie laughed, crossing her arms. "It's freezing down here, a spring just got to 3rd base with me, you're late for work, and. . ." Jackie's voice drifted off.
"And?" Hyde asked, rummaging throughout his shirt pocket for his sunglasses.
"I don't like having sex in here, Steven." Jackie said promptly. "Not when our friends are in the next room!" She led his eyes in the direction of the fully open door.
In the rush of things, neither of them even thought to lock it and somehow it had opened by itself, from a draft or something. Or a mouse, Jackie thought, which made her squirm inside.
Hyde slid his sunglasses on, resting his hands on her shoulders. "I get it. It's not very, um, romantic in here."
"Forman, you're out of popsicles!" Kelso's voice boomed out from the main part of the basement.
"No kidding." Jackie muttered, giving into Hyde's lips as he pecked hers.
"Come on, I'll drop you off on the way to work." He felt her hand automatically link onto his and they walked towards their friends on the couch, who were huddled around the TV watching the Partridge Family.
"Oh, I love this episode!" Jackie squealed in Hyde's ear, causing him a minor headache. She jumped over the couch, squeezing in between Donna and Eric, who grunted in reply.
Hyde grinned at his girlfriend, happy she had forgetten their plans.
He liked work, but he just didn't feel like going that night. He felt like being with her. Alone.
"I guess I'll have to settle for being with Jackie and everyone else," Hyde thought as he sat in his chair, only to immediately jump up again.
"Where's my chair?" Hyde asked loudly as Jackie laughed at the tv show.
Fez looked up from counting his candies, shrugging.
Eric looked over at Hyde and shrugged as well. "That's not it?"
Hyde looked down at the bright pink chair in front of him then back at Eric.
"Where's Hyde's chair?" Eric said outloud, laughing slightly.
"Forman, man, I think," Hyde inspected the chair, "Who painted my chair?"
"It needed a new paint job." Kelso said, coming down the stairs with a box of popsicles and placing them in the freezer by Hyde.
"You're going to need a nose job when I'm done with you." Hyde said, rolling his sleeves up.
"I think it's pretty." Jackie said as a commercial started. "It's like the color of my diary."
"Yeah, pink." Donna said as she moved closer to Eric, as Jackie stood up and sat in the chair, putting her feet up on the table.
"I like it." Fez announced, "It reminds me of bubble gum."
"Too bad it's not comfortable." Jackie said, standing up again. "It needs something."
Kelso laughed, presenting her with a cushion with a huge smiley face on it.
"Oh my god, that's perfect!" Jackie placed the cushion down on the chair, sitting back down in comfort. "Steven, how could you not like this chair?"
"It's pink." Hyde said matter of factly, still ready to pounce at Kelso, who hid behind Jackie in the chair.
"Really, I didn't notice." Kelso laughed and Hyde thrust his arm into the side of Kelso's. "Man." He rubbed his arm.
"Steven, will you take me home now?" Jackie said, immediately forgetting about the chair. "I don't feel so well."
Hyde looked at Jackie with concern, but she winked and he smiled, forgetting his pink chair.
Kelso's face went pale and he stared at Eric and Donna, who stifled laughs.
"Wow, Jackie, you've been sick a lot lately." Fez said, unknowingly.
"Yeah." Donna managed to get out between giggles. "And you're getting fat."
Jackie threw Donna a murderous look, and a smile, and turned to Kelso.
"I am not getting fat! Am I Michael?" She batted her lashes at him, as Hyde slipped his hand into hers.
"Of course not." Kelso spat out, leaning against the freezer.
"I'll take you home Jacks," Hyde said, grabbing the cushion from his chair, "Why don't you keep this? I don't think I'll need it."
Jackie grabbed the tiny smiley face cushion, feeling the plush against her skin, "Aww, Steven, you're so thoughtful."
"Hey!" Kelso shouted as Hyde and Jackie made their way to the door. "I paid a whole five bucks for that."
He felt the door slam into his face as Jackie and Hyde ran away, laughing hysterically.
"Guys, I'm worried." Kelso said, still rubbing the pain in his arm.
"Don't be a pansy, Kelso, he didn't hit you that hard!" Donna muttered, changing the channel.
"Not about that." Kelso sighed, sitting down in Hyde's pink chair. "It's just that, Jackie barely pays attention to me anymore. We use to be best friends. She used to tell me everything. And now she's pregnant and I'm worried."
Fez's eyes bulged out. Donna and Eric hadn't had the chance to explain the whole joke on Kelso yet to Fez, but Donna winked at Fez quickly and he nodded his head in understanding and continued to count his candy.
"I don't think Hyde would make a good dad."
"I think Hyde would make a great dad." Fez said, contradicting Kelso.
"Fez!" Kelso shouted, as Donna spoke up.
"Me too. Jackie and Hyde's kids will be so cute!" Donna said excitedly.
"Yeah, loud mouthed, shallow, government hating, burn outs. Real cute, Donna." Eric laughed.
"Why did you paint Hyde's chair?" Donna asked, raising her eyebrows in question at Kelso.
"I was bored. And he deserved a good burn."
"You did it to impress Jackie, didn't you?" Donna retorted.
"And you failed." Fez pointed out. "Fool." He shook his head in disappointment. "Jackie is too in love with Hyde to notice the bubble gum chair." He paused. "It looks like bubble gum, but does it TASTE like bubble gum?" He stood up and sat on the chair, staring at the arms of it.
Donna ignored Fez's rambling and blinked widely at Kelso. "Jackie's not pregnant."
"Donna!" Eric shouted.
"It's not fair to lie to him about something like that." Donna said quickly, and Eric nodded in agreement.
"She's not?" Kelso asked, with pure innocence and confusion.
"Jackie and Hyde heard you tell us, so they made it seem like maybe she was."
"They got you good, Kelso!" Fez shouted, taking a quick swipe at the arm of the chair, clicking his tongue in his mouth afterwards in disappointment. "That did NOT taste like bubble gum."
Kelso stomped his foot in disbelief. "Jackie wouldn't pull a trick like that with me."
"Maybe the old Jackie wouldn't." Eric offered. "The one who was madly devoted to Michael Kelso." He watched as Kelso shrank down into the chair Fez had left empty. "But the new Jackie is in love with. . ."
"Hyde." Kelso muttered, rolling his eyes. "Yeah."
"I thought we were past all this crap, Kelso?" Donna asked.
Kelso stayed silent, something rare, and turned his head to the TV, ignoring Donna.
"Whatever." Donna stood up, grabbing her purse. "Eric, take me out."
"But Donna, I really wanted to watch this. . ." Eric whimpered, as Donna grabbed his hand and forced him out the door.
Kelso glanced back at the door as it slammed and moved to the couch, lying down and placing his hands on his stomach, trying to get rid of that queasy feeling he had inside of him.
"You know what Kelso?" Fez asked, spitting to get the taste of paint out of his mouth.
"What, buddy?" Kelso murmured.
"I really shouldn't lick things."
"No, Fez," Kelso started, sitting up to face him, "If you don't like them, then you'll never know what they taste like. Sometimes you got to take chances." Kelso let this sink in.
Sometimes you got to take chances.
Wasn't this his chance?
Hyde was at work. Jackie would be home alone.
They hadn't spoken much since yesterday, when he found her diary and read that 'who knows?'. If it weren't for Hyde being there, he would have asked her, point blank, what she meant and if she had feelings for him. Because he definitely had feelings for her.
"Kelso, what are you thinking about?" Fez asked gently, knocking Kelso out of his confused state of mind.
"Huh?"
"You have your thinking face on."
"Oh." Kelso grinned. "I think I'm going to win Jackie back."
"Oh, no!" Fez said, covering his mouth with a gasp. "I think I'm going to be sick."
Kelso laughed as Fez ran out the door, clutching his stomach.
It's really not a good idea to lick paint. Especially when it's pink.
But Fez took the chance, and now, so would he.
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.
a/n: Sorry this took so long. . . review!!! and next chapter will be better!! also if you like the oc.. go read my story "love song for no one" there!! Chapter Five Taking Chances
His tongue clashed against hers, vibrating pleasantly to the beat of a AC/DC track.
He lifted her up, which didn't take much force, considering how light the girl was and slid her across the tiny cot so he could make himself more comfortable. Wrong move.
"Ow!" Jackie shrieked as something jabbed her backside. She quickly withdrew her arm from Hyde's chest and tried to feel what was poking her.
Hyde groaned in frustration as Jackie took her lips away from his and sat up straight.
"I thing one of the springs broke." Jackie said, lifting the mattress gently to show Hyde.
"Yeah, happens all the time." Hyde said, popping it back into place.
He grabbed for her waist, but she stood up quickly, ignoring his advances.
"What time is it?" She asked, rubbing her shoulders.
It was cold down in the basement and she had stripped down to just her bra and tiny shorts.
"Late." Hyde sat up, stretching his arms slightly.
Jackie picked up Hyde's watch from the dresser, yawning gently.
"You need to get to work." Jackie said, throwing him his shirt, which was by her legs on the floor. She scratched her head gently, letting brown, soft curls cascade all around her face.
Hyde caught his shirt, and shifted his gaze from it towards Jackie who started to search for her shirt as well.
"Why are we getting dressed?" Hyde said, laughing gently at Jackie's tired smile.
"You need to get to work." She said, her voice slightly muffled as she pulled her shirt over her head. "And I don't want to. . . right now."
Hyde rolled his eyes, standing up to meet her, and pulled her in tight, pressing his lips against hers.
"Nice try. But I'm really just," Jackie's eyes flashed with hesitance and she stomped her foot, "Not in the mood?" She raised her voice, making it sound almost like a question and Hyde glared at her, not amused.
"I thought we were going to be honest with each other." Hyde said firmly, waiting for her response.
"Fine. You want honesty?" Jackie laughed, crossing her arms. "It's freezing down here, a spring just got to 3rd base with me, you're late for work, and. . ." Jackie's voice drifted off.
"And?" Hyde asked, rummaging throughout his shirt pocket for his sunglasses.
"I don't like having sex in here, Steven." Jackie said promptly. "Not when our friends are in the next room!" She led his eyes in the direction of the fully open door.
In the rush of things, neither of them even thought to lock it and somehow it had opened by itself, from a draft or something. Or a mouse, Jackie thought, which made her squirm inside.
Hyde slid his sunglasses on, resting his hands on her shoulders. "I get it. It's not very, um, romantic in here."
"Forman, you're out of popsicles!" Kelso's voice boomed out from the main part of the basement.
"No kidding." Jackie muttered, giving into Hyde's lips as he pecked hers.
"Come on, I'll drop you off on the way to work." He felt her hand automatically link onto his and they walked towards their friends on the couch, who were huddled around the TV watching the Partridge Family.
"Oh, I love this episode!" Jackie squealed in Hyde's ear, causing him a minor headache. She jumped over the couch, squeezing in between Donna and Eric, who grunted in reply.
Hyde grinned at his girlfriend, happy she had forgetten their plans.
He liked work, but he just didn't feel like going that night. He felt like being with her. Alone.
"I guess I'll have to settle for being with Jackie and everyone else," Hyde thought as he sat in his chair, only to immediately jump up again.
"Where's my chair?" Hyde asked loudly as Jackie laughed at the tv show.
Fez looked up from counting his candies, shrugging.
Eric looked over at Hyde and shrugged as well. "That's not it?"
Hyde looked down at the bright pink chair in front of him then back at Eric.
"Where's Hyde's chair?" Eric said outloud, laughing slightly.
"Forman, man, I think," Hyde inspected the chair, "Who painted my chair?"
"It needed a new paint job." Kelso said, coming down the stairs with a box of popsicles and placing them in the freezer by Hyde.
"You're going to need a nose job when I'm done with you." Hyde said, rolling his sleeves up.
"I think it's pretty." Jackie said as a commercial started. "It's like the color of my diary."
"Yeah, pink." Donna said as she moved closer to Eric, as Jackie stood up and sat in the chair, putting her feet up on the table.
"I like it." Fez announced, "It reminds me of bubble gum."
"Too bad it's not comfortable." Jackie said, standing up again. "It needs something."
Kelso laughed, presenting her with a cushion with a huge smiley face on it.
"Oh my god, that's perfect!" Jackie placed the cushion down on the chair, sitting back down in comfort. "Steven, how could you not like this chair?"
"It's pink." Hyde said matter of factly, still ready to pounce at Kelso, who hid behind Jackie in the chair.
"Really, I didn't notice." Kelso laughed and Hyde thrust his arm into the side of Kelso's. "Man." He rubbed his arm.
"Steven, will you take me home now?" Jackie said, immediately forgetting about the chair. "I don't feel so well."
Hyde looked at Jackie with concern, but she winked and he smiled, forgetting his pink chair.
Kelso's face went pale and he stared at Eric and Donna, who stifled laughs.
"Wow, Jackie, you've been sick a lot lately." Fez said, unknowingly.
"Yeah." Donna managed to get out between giggles. "And you're getting fat."
Jackie threw Donna a murderous look, and a smile, and turned to Kelso.
"I am not getting fat! Am I Michael?" She batted her lashes at him, as Hyde slipped his hand into hers.
"Of course not." Kelso spat out, leaning against the freezer.
"I'll take you home Jacks," Hyde said, grabbing the cushion from his chair, "Why don't you keep this? I don't think I'll need it."
Jackie grabbed the tiny smiley face cushion, feeling the plush against her skin, "Aww, Steven, you're so thoughtful."
"Hey!" Kelso shouted as Hyde and Jackie made their way to the door. "I paid a whole five bucks for that."
He felt the door slam into his face as Jackie and Hyde ran away, laughing hysterically.
"Guys, I'm worried." Kelso said, still rubbing the pain in his arm.
"Don't be a pansy, Kelso, he didn't hit you that hard!" Donna muttered, changing the channel.
"Not about that." Kelso sighed, sitting down in Hyde's pink chair. "It's just that, Jackie barely pays attention to me anymore. We use to be best friends. She used to tell me everything. And now she's pregnant and I'm worried."
Fez's eyes bulged out. Donna and Eric hadn't had the chance to explain the whole joke on Kelso yet to Fez, but Donna winked at Fez quickly and he nodded his head in understanding and continued to count his candy.
"I don't think Hyde would make a good dad."
"I think Hyde would make a great dad." Fez said, contradicting Kelso.
"Fez!" Kelso shouted, as Donna spoke up.
"Me too. Jackie and Hyde's kids will be so cute!" Donna said excitedly.
"Yeah, loud mouthed, shallow, government hating, burn outs. Real cute, Donna." Eric laughed.
"Why did you paint Hyde's chair?" Donna asked, raising her eyebrows in question at Kelso.
"I was bored. And he deserved a good burn."
"You did it to impress Jackie, didn't you?" Donna retorted.
"And you failed." Fez pointed out. "Fool." He shook his head in disappointment. "Jackie is too in love with Hyde to notice the bubble gum chair." He paused. "It looks like bubble gum, but does it TASTE like bubble gum?" He stood up and sat on the chair, staring at the arms of it.
Donna ignored Fez's rambling and blinked widely at Kelso. "Jackie's not pregnant."
"Donna!" Eric shouted.
"It's not fair to lie to him about something like that." Donna said quickly, and Eric nodded in agreement.
"She's not?" Kelso asked, with pure innocence and confusion.
"Jackie and Hyde heard you tell us, so they made it seem like maybe she was."
"They got you good, Kelso!" Fez shouted, taking a quick swipe at the arm of the chair, clicking his tongue in his mouth afterwards in disappointment. "That did NOT taste like bubble gum."
Kelso stomped his foot in disbelief. "Jackie wouldn't pull a trick like that with me."
"Maybe the old Jackie wouldn't." Eric offered. "The one who was madly devoted to Michael Kelso." He watched as Kelso shrank down into the chair Fez had left empty. "But the new Jackie is in love with. . ."
"Hyde." Kelso muttered, rolling his eyes. "Yeah."
"I thought we were past all this crap, Kelso?" Donna asked.
Kelso stayed silent, something rare, and turned his head to the TV, ignoring Donna.
"Whatever." Donna stood up, grabbing her purse. "Eric, take me out."
"But Donna, I really wanted to watch this. . ." Eric whimpered, as Donna grabbed his hand and forced him out the door.
Kelso glanced back at the door as it slammed and moved to the couch, lying down and placing his hands on his stomach, trying to get rid of that queasy feeling he had inside of him.
"You know what Kelso?" Fez asked, spitting to get the taste of paint out of his mouth.
"What, buddy?" Kelso murmured.
"I really shouldn't lick things."
"No, Fez," Kelso started, sitting up to face him, "If you don't like them, then you'll never know what they taste like. Sometimes you got to take chances." Kelso let this sink in.
Sometimes you got to take chances.
Wasn't this his chance?
Hyde was at work. Jackie would be home alone.
They hadn't spoken much since yesterday, when he found her diary and read that 'who knows?'. If it weren't for Hyde being there, he would have asked her, point blank, what she meant and if she had feelings for him. Because he definitely had feelings for her.
"Kelso, what are you thinking about?" Fez asked gently, knocking Kelso out of his confused state of mind.
"Huh?"
"You have your thinking face on."
"Oh." Kelso grinned. "I think I'm going to win Jackie back."
"Oh, no!" Fez said, covering his mouth with a gasp. "I think I'm going to be sick."
Kelso laughed as Fez ran out the door, clutching his stomach.
It's really not a good idea to lick paint. Especially when it's pink.
But Fez took the chance, and now, so would he.