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Chapter Two

Hyde was uncomfortable with all the people who had joined him and Jackie in the room. He stood up from his chair and said, "Actually I was just about to go get something to eat." He glanced casually at Jackie, "You want to come?" He asked casually.

She stood up with a weak smile and nodded. She followed him out the door and to his car.

Eric and Donna looked at each other and then at Kelso. "Is something going on between them?" Donna asked.

Kelso shook his head, "No way. Hyde's my friend he wouldn't go for my girl, especially when she's looking like that."

"They had a date once, remember?" Donna pointed out, "But she said she didn't feel anything feel anything when they kissed.

"Yeah… he said he never felt anything for her he just wanted her off his back." Eric said. "But now he's being like… nice… to her."

"No Eric." Fez said. "Hyde isn't nice; maybe she brain-washed him."

Donna rolled her eyes, "Maybe she's dressing that way to impress him, maybe they like each other."

"Ew." The group groaned simultaneously.

Jackie and Hyde drove up to the Hub and all of a sudden she was very aware of her disheveled appearance. She gave him a painstaking look, "Steven… I can't go in there looking like this." She sighed shaking her head.

He nodded trying to hold in his smirk as the same old shallow Jackie came out, "I know Jackie, but you do need to eat, so I'll go in and get us some burgers and fries. Then we'll go somewhere to park and eat."

She smiled at him genuinely and nodded. "That sounds great."

Soon they were parked out in a wooded area and sitting on the hood of the car. The sun was setting in the distance and this would've been a beautiful moment for both of them if the day preceding it had not involved such terrible things.

After Jackie finished her soda Hyde instinctively handed her his and she started laughing.

Hyde raised an eyebrow at her, "What you don't want any of my pop?" he asked confused.

"No, I'd love some." She said taking the drink from him. She took a swing to dull her laughter and turned to him, "I was just thinking about our first date."

"Oh no." He said rolling his sunglass covered eyes. "Does that even count as a date?" He laughed.

Jackie smiled at him and took off her sunglasses revealing herself to him again, "I thought it was a very nice date." She said trying to hold in her laughter.

His face turned serious as he was brought back to reality by her bruised face. He reached up and touched her bruise again, "So what are you going to do?"

"Right now I'm just exhausted… I haven't slept in days. I'll deal with it after I get a good night sleep." She explained, sad that he had ruined their moment which had included the first time she'd really laughed in weeks.

"Why haven't you talked to your mom about this?" He asked removing his hand from her. All of a sudden he felt uncomfortable with touching her for fear that he might hurt her further.

She missed the warmth of his touch as soon as it left her. "She's never home, he thinks she's cheating on him and he's taking it out on me."

"Man… where the hell is she?" Hyde asked feeling the anger welling up inside him again. I could kill her mother for leaving her alone with that monster.

"I wish I knew." Jackie said letting a tear slide down her cheek.

Hyde felt a sting when he saw that tear, "Please don't cry Jackie." He pleaded as he wiped her tear away. He was suddenly surprised when she leaned into the palm of his hand, shooting his theory that he was hurting her out of the water.

She brought her hand up to meet his on her face. What am I doing? She thought to herself as she took his hand in hers to hold it. With her other hand she removed his sunglasses. Stunned sapphire eyes met hopeful emerald ones as she began to lean in towards him. She licked her lips and caught herself in the realization of what she was actually doing. She stopped and pulled back, "Why are you being so nice to me?"

He didn't want to lose the feeling of her tiny hands touching his so he didn't move while he answered her question. "Somebody has to be." He shrugged as if it was nothing even though he could see in her eyes that it meant much more than that to her.

Soon she was brought out of her trance with a yawn. "I guess I should be getting home. Could you drive me?" She asked.

"Home?" He asked shocked. "You want me to drive you back to that place?"

"Yeah… I've got no place else to stay." She said with a shrug removing her hands from his.

He automatically missed her touch. "You cannot go back there." He sighed.

"Well I can't sleep on the streets and I can't tell anyone else so what should I do Steven?" She asked exasperated.

"You can stay with me." He said simply as if it were the most obvious thing in the entire world.

She pursed her lips and looked at him shocked. "I can?" She asked hopefully.

"Of course." Hyde shrugged jumping off the hood of the car. "Now let's get you home…or…uh… back to the basement." He said shifting his weight from one foot to the other as he waited for her to join him on the ground.

She jumped off the hood but slipped and toppled on top of him knocking them both to the ground. For a moment she just laid there on top of him enjoying the sensations his body was sending through hers. She looked down at him hopefully and bit her lip, "Sorry about that… are you all right?"

Hyde smirked up at her, "Yeah I'm just trying to figure out how someone as small as you could knock me over." He said trying to hide the fact that he was thoroughly enjoying having her squirm on top of him. Suddenly he knew it would be harder to hide his growing excitement, no pun intended. He stood up helping her up with him and guided her back into the car.

-- Back In The Basement --

Eric sat on the couch laughing at something stupid that came on the television. Donna rolled her eyes as Fez and Kelso joined in on the laughter. Everyone's attention turned towards the door when Jackie and Hyde came through it. Jackie had on Hyde's jacket and they were both wearing sunglasses.

"Hey guys." Jackie said with a smile finally beginning to feel safe.

"Hey." Eric said in a suspicious tone.

There was only one seat left and it was Hyde's chair. Jackie and Hyde walked over to the chair and Hyde motioned for Jackie to take it and he sat on the washing machine.

"Whoa!" Donna and Eric said jumping out of their seats.

Fez stood up and screeched in a tearful tone that barely came through in his accent, "You've never let me sit in your chair! What have you done to Hyde you witchy woman!"

"Are you after my girl?" Kelso asked.

"Yeah what the hell is going on between you two?" Eric asked.

"We want answers now you two." Donna demanded.

Jackie's eyes got wide and full of fear as she turned and exchanged a knowing look with Hyde, begging him not to tell.

To be continued…