In The Beginning
Chapter Twenty Two: Easter
"Jackie, sweetie, can you come in here for a second?"
Jackie groaned as she hopped off her bed, her bare toes felt cold against the wooden floors of the hallway as she made her way to her mother's bedroom.
She hadn't had the chance to really talk to her mother since she moved back home, weeks ago, and she was actually sort of avoiding it as well.
"Which one do you think looks better?" Pam asked as she lifted two skirts, one black with tiny studs, and the other white with traces of glitter.
"What's the occasion?" Jackie asked as she sat herself on her mother's enormous bed, playing absentmindedly with the canopy as she leaned against one of the four posts.
"Well, the other day when I picked you up from the Forman's, they invited us over for Easter dinner." Pam flipped her hair as she checked herself in the mirror. "And I've never spent a holiday with an average family before." Pam laughed snobbishly as she placed both skirts on the bed, next to Jackie.
"This one." Jackie said, drawing her hand on the black skirt.
"Jackie," Pam patted her daughter's head as she picked up the white skirt and put it back in her closet, "I see you've inherited my good taste."
"So, we're going to the Forman's for Easter tomorrow?" Jackie asked timidly. She had never spent the holidays with anyone, let alone her mother. Her father was always away on business, her mother was always passed out at adult parties, and the maids had holidays off. Stacey, Pam Macy, and Lacey, way back when, would invite her over for various festivities but Jackie would decline, blabbing on about how her mother was throwing a big bash and she just couldn't skip out on it. She lied a lot when it came to her family.
Pam nodded happily, "I'm sure Michael will be there. I can't wait to see him again." Pam sighed. "He's such a catch, Jackie, hold on to him."
"Mom," Jackie sighed, "Last week he tried to set Donna's cat on fire."
Pam let her head fall back, laughing ceremoniously. "He has a great sense of humor!"
Jackie looked at her mother oddly as she fell back on the bed, overwhelmed.
She hadn't told her mother that she broke up with Kelso yet...
And now she wasn't sure how she would or if she even could.
Ever since she brought him home for the first time, her mother took a shine to him. And what would her mother say if she knew that she was dating Steven Hyde?
She would probably keel over and die of embarrassment.
A twisted smile came across Jackie's lips, as she thought that that wouldn't be such a bad result.
Jackie sighed again, hopping off the bed and leaving her mother alone, who was preoccupied with her jewelry box.
She knew that Steven and Michael would both be there tomorrow night and her mother would expect her to be with Michael. She had to tell her...
She'd figure this out later, Jackie thought, as she got herself ready for bed.
The next day, Jackie woke up bright and early, her stomach tense with nervousness as she prepared herself for tonight.
Jackie figured that Easter was the time to wear pastels, so she wore a lavender skirt, with high wedge sandals, and a white, lacy shirt that didn't require a bra. She set her hair carefully and was about to put some make up on when she just shrugged. Her skin had been looking pretty good and she heard that the au natural look was in this month, so she skipped the make up, opting for simple lip gloss as she grabbed her purse and went to find her mother.
As soon as Pam parked their Lincoln, Jackie jumped out and ran to Donna's, hoping to catch her before she left. Jackie knew that tonight was the night that Eric would finally ask Donna out, and she planned on having Donna primped to perfection for it.
"Jackie, I am not wearing that!" Donna shouted, pointing to the assorted selection Jackie chose.
"Why not?" Jackie asked in annoyance, as she lifted the shirt that she had chose up against her body. She wondered how big this shirt would be on her, since for Donna, it was actually kind of nice.
"It's pink, for starters." Donna said in disgust, taking out a brown skirt.
"Donna, it's Easter!" Jackie shouted manically, grabbing the brown skirt out of Donna's hand. "Not a funeral!"
"I like this skirt." Donna said, grabbing it back defensively.
"You would." Jackie muttered, sitting back down on the bed. "Fine, but when Eric sees you looking like a mortician don't complain to me..."
"Why would Eric suddenly care about what colors my clothes are?" Donna asked suspiciously.
Jackie just shrugged and stood up, arguing that they should leave soon.
She had promised Eric that she wouldn't say anything and for once, he actually trusted her. So she had been really good to keep it a secret, which was hard, since she had known about it for exactly 10 hours. And usually, she only holds out for about 10 minutes.
Donna finally decided to wear a blue skirt, which was sort of a compromise with Jackie, and topped it off with a matching blue shirt. Jackie helped Donna with her make up, since Midge had been so busy off in California that Donna didn't know how to do any girly stuff, and they went off to the Forman's.
"Hi, Mrs. Forman!" Donna and Jackie both chimed as they came in through the kitchen. Jackie practically melted at the smell of all the food Kitty had been baking.
"Girls!" Kitty chirped as she took something out of the oven. "Happy Easter!"
"Happy Easter!" Jackie and Donna chirped back.
Donna made her way to the basement as Jackie stayed behind, eyeing Laurie, who was sitting at the head of the kitchen, flipping through a magazine as she remarked, "Huh." Laurie looked up at her mother, cocking her head, "Did you know that thinking gives you wrinkles?"
"Oh, honey, you don't need to worry about wrinkles!" Kitty scoffed, taking out some plates.
"Mrs. Forman, do you need any help?" Jackie asked timidly.
Laurie jumped off her chair, smoothing down her yellow skirt, "Well if she's going to help, then I'm done helping." Laurie smiled bitterly at Jackie as she left the room.
"No, sweetie, I'm good." Kitty laughed. "Why don't you go downstairs? I'm sure Steven missed you."
"Yeah, right." Jackie laughed dryly as she left the kitchen and clomped down the stairs, making her presence known.
Donna was sitting on the couch, playing cards with Fez.
"Where's everyone else?" Jackie asked quietly.
"Eric's still getting dressed." Donna said suspiciously.
"Kelso's coming later." Fez added, placing a card on the table.
"Ok..." Jackie laughed. "By where's everyone else, I meant, where's Steven?"
Fez and Donna shrugged, continuing their game.
Jackie rolled her eyes, walking towards the back room, Hyde's room, stepping in quietly, "Steven?"
"Hey." Jackie's jaw dropped when she saw him, a towel wrapped around his waist as he combed his hair, which was dripping wet, but still a curly mess.
She had a sudden urge to lick every drop of water off of him as he grabbed a pair of boxers from his dresser. She watched him intensely as he concentrated on getting dressed. She turned around bashfully as he let the towel go, turning back when she heard him shuffling. She thanked god when she saw that he had put on a pair of nice pants. She sat down on the cot as he grabbed a clean gray button down shirt, buttoning it up over his wife beater as he turned to face her.
"Wow." He said suddenly, taking a good look at her.
She stood up, feeling very ashamed for no reason, swaying back and forth as he slipped a tie under his collar.
"Here, let me." Jackie said quietly. She had seen her father do it enough times to know how to work a tie. She messed around with it, feeling how damp and nervous he was, which made her smile. She stared straight into his blue eyes, which were surprisingly uncovered.
"You're not wearing make up." He said, stroking her cheek as she finished his tie and took a step back.
Jackie kicked herself, knowing that she should have put on some concealer but smiled warmly as he wrapped his hands around her waist.
"You look beautiful."
Jackie felt her heart stop as he kissed her passionately; letting his hands wander upwards to her shoulders.
She moved her hands to his head, playing with his curly hair as their kiss deepened.
"Ow..." Hyde jerked back, a long with Jackie's hand, which was attached to his hair. Hyde lifted his own hand to hers, taking a piece of his hair out of her tiny bracelet.
Jackie quickly placed her hand by her side, completely forgetting that she was still wearing the bracelet Kelso had given her.
"Sorry." Jackie mumbled, and Hyde just laughed, taking her hand as they made their way to the couch of the basement, where Eric had joined in the card game.
"Dumbasses, dinner." Red shouted down the stairs and the gang promptly went upstairs, each taking a seat at the table.
Jackie watched her mother, who was talking to Bob, slapping his knee ever so gently. Hyde sat down next to Eric, waiting for Jackie to take the other seat next to him. She sat down softly, practically peeing her pants when Kelso walked in, smiling widely.
"Happy Easter everybody!" Kelso screamed, "Mrs. Burkhart!"
"Michael!" Hyde and Jackie both watched in extreme embarrassment as Pam and Kelso hugged happily as if they were old lost friends.
Jackie thanked god that her mother was sipping champagne, because that probably meant she hadn't noticed how Kelso took a seat by Fez, rather then by his 'girlfriend'. Laurie waltzed in, annoyed, as she sat next to Kelso.
Dinner was good, of course, because of Kitty and the conversation was minimal. Every few minutes, Hyde would slip his hand under the table, tracing small circles on Jackie's knee and she would have to contain herself from laughing, since it was her ticklish spot, and he somehow knew that.
By the time cake and coffee was served, Jackie just wanted to go make out with Hyde, but something stopped her.
"What the hell?" Red shouted fiercely as he stared at Laurie and Kelso at the other side of the table.
"Is something wrong Daddy?" Laurie asked innocently.
"Why are you sitting so close to Kelso?"
Laurie shifted her seat uncomfortably, but then shook her head.
"Because I'm dating him, daddy!" Laurie screamed definitely. "And there's nothing you can do to stop it!" She began to fake cry, the best Jackie had ever seen. Jackie looked at her mother quickly, whose eyes were bulging.
"Jackie?" Pam asked inquisitively.
Kitty began to laugh loudly as she began to clear the dishes, "Michael, sweetie, why don't you help me?"
"Why?" Kelso asked foolishly.
Kitty stared at Red, who was fuming mad.
"Because I don't think you want Red's foot up your ass!" Kitty laughed again, ushering Kelso to the kitchen.
Eric smirked as Red began to yell at Laurie.
Hyde raised his eyes at Jackie, asking her if she wanted to go, and she nodded, pointing towards the kitchen door.
They both left quietly amidst all the fake crying and yelling, slipping past Kelso and Kitty and towards the patio chairs. They each took a seat and began to laugh incredulously, until Pam came fluttering out.
"Jackie, are you ok?" Pam asked with concern. "I can't believe that idiot cheated on you!" She looked back at Kelso in the kitchen. "It's always the good looking ones..."
"Mom, Michael didn't cheat on me." Jackie said wearily, squeezing Hyde's hand, happy when he squeezed back. "Not this time."
Pam turned to her daughter, staring at the interlocked hands.
"We broke up." Jackie said quietly, waiting for her mother's reaction.
"So, who's this young man?" Pam asked, surprising Jackie as she seemed almost, impressed.
"Mom, this is Steven, my..." Jackie paused, apologizing to Hyde with her eyes as he spoke up.
"Her boyfriend." Hyde spoke up, standing up and shaking Pam's hand.
Jackie's eyes lit up as she jumped up as well.
"Yes!" Jackie screamed loudly. "I'm his girlfriend. He's my boyfriend. We're boyfriend and girlfriend!"
"I think she got it, Jackie." Hyde muttered, shaking his head.
"Well, Steven, it's nice to meet you." Pam flashed a smile, "Do you mind if I have a minute with my daughter?"
Hyde nodded, heading back towards the kitchen.
Jackie sat back down, flustered.
Here it comes.
Jackie, why are you with him? Jackie, Kelso's so much better. Jackie, is he rich? Jackie...
"He's got a cute butt, Jackie!" Pam shrieked as she watched Hyde disappear into the living room.
"What!?" Jackie screamed in disgust.
"He seems like a real man." Pam nodded in approval, licking her lips.
"He's mine, mom." Jackie said proudly. "Don't touch."
"No worries, darling," Pam laughed, "I have my eye on someone else..."
"Whatever." Jackie said submissively, not wanting to hear her mother's escapades, especially since her parents were technically still together.
Jackie left her mother, heading down to the basement where Laurie and Kelso were sitting on the couch, making out. Hyde was watching TV intently, giving dirty looks to the couple as Fez watched them longingly.
Jackie smiled when she realized that Donna and Eric were missing and quickly jumped on Hyde's lap as she wrapped her arms around his neck.
"So, you're my boyfriend?" Jackie asked happily.
"Don't remind me." He smirked, squeezing her butt gently.
"My mom thinks you have a cute butt." Jackie whispered in his ear.
"So, she likes me?" Hyde asked with shock.
"Yeah, it surprised me too."
They both laughed quietly as Kelso shrieked.
"Ow!" He pulled Laurie's hand out of his hair, pulling at her bracelet, which was stuck to his head. "Stupid bracelet got stuck."
"That's weird that happened to us earlier." Hyde laughed. "See, Jackie, jewelry is bad for my health!"
"If that's your way of getting out of buying it for me," Jackie started angrily as Hyde gently shoved her off, going over to Kelso and helping him pull Laurie's hand out, yanking hard so that Kelso cried out in pain.
"There." Hyde held Laurie's hand carefully, staring at the bracelet. He then looked back at Jackie. "Hey Jackie, let's go to my room."
"Can I come?" Fez asked shyly.
"No!" Jackie and Hyde both screamed as they went towards his room. Hyde pinned her up against the wall quickly, and she began to kiss him feverishly as he pulled her wrist down.
"I knew it!" He stared at the bracelet. "You and Laurie have the same bracelet."
Jackie's eyes widened in realization and she quickly pulled her wrist away.
"Jackie, let me see it." Hyde said angrily.
"Why?"
"Why not?" Hyde counterattacked, grabbing her wrist again.
Jackie calmed down as he read the engraving and looked back at her.
"Why are you still wearing that?"
"I forgot to take it off, it means nothing to me." Jackie shrugged. "But I need to have something on my wrist, or I feel naked."
Hyde rolled his eyes in disbelief and went over to his dresser, pulling out a small, silver chain.
He grabbed her wrist, taking off the bracelet she had on and slipping on the chain, which was really a necklace that he wrapped around her arm twice.
"My mom got this for me when my dad left." Hyde muttered. "It's yours now."
"Oh, Steven," Jackie held it up, playing with the delicate chain, "It's beautiful."
"You sure this meant nothing to you?" He asked as he held up the bracelet she had worn previously.
Jackie took it from his hand, throwing it across the floor and nodded, wrapping her arms around his shoulders and kissing him intensely.
"Ow!" They heard Kelso scream, "It's stuck again!"
Jackie and Hyde both laughed into their kiss, holding hands as they went back to the basement.
Jackie beamed down at Donna and Eric, who had taken a seat.
"Did you ask her yet?" Jackie whispered and Eric nodded.
"I told you to do it in front of me!" Hyde whined as he sat down.
"And I told him that was stupid." Jackie muttered, rolling her eyes.
"I said yes." Donna laughed from behind Jackie.
"Of course you did." Jackie replied. "Oh, Donna, I have to help you pick out the perfect outfit and your hair has to be done, and..."
Hyde grabbed Jackie by her waist, pulling him down on top of her as he kissed her. Fez groaned as Laurie and Kelso began to make out as well, and Donna and Eric slowly shifted towards each other, pecking slightly at first.
"Fez needs a girlfriend!" Fez shouted, running upstairs, giving the couples a dirty look, "Oh, Miss Kitty...."
Chapter Twenty Two: Easter
"Jackie, sweetie, can you come in here for a second?"
Jackie groaned as she hopped off her bed, her bare toes felt cold against the wooden floors of the hallway as she made her way to her mother's bedroom.
She hadn't had the chance to really talk to her mother since she moved back home, weeks ago, and she was actually sort of avoiding it as well.
"Which one do you think looks better?" Pam asked as she lifted two skirts, one black with tiny studs, and the other white with traces of glitter.
"What's the occasion?" Jackie asked as she sat herself on her mother's enormous bed, playing absentmindedly with the canopy as she leaned against one of the four posts.
"Well, the other day when I picked you up from the Forman's, they invited us over for Easter dinner." Pam flipped her hair as she checked herself in the mirror. "And I've never spent a holiday with an average family before." Pam laughed snobbishly as she placed both skirts on the bed, next to Jackie.
"This one." Jackie said, drawing her hand on the black skirt.
"Jackie," Pam patted her daughter's head as she picked up the white skirt and put it back in her closet, "I see you've inherited my good taste."
"So, we're going to the Forman's for Easter tomorrow?" Jackie asked timidly. She had never spent the holidays with anyone, let alone her mother. Her father was always away on business, her mother was always passed out at adult parties, and the maids had holidays off. Stacey, Pam Macy, and Lacey, way back when, would invite her over for various festivities but Jackie would decline, blabbing on about how her mother was throwing a big bash and she just couldn't skip out on it. She lied a lot when it came to her family.
Pam nodded happily, "I'm sure Michael will be there. I can't wait to see him again." Pam sighed. "He's such a catch, Jackie, hold on to him."
"Mom," Jackie sighed, "Last week he tried to set Donna's cat on fire."
Pam let her head fall back, laughing ceremoniously. "He has a great sense of humor!"
Jackie looked at her mother oddly as she fell back on the bed, overwhelmed.
She hadn't told her mother that she broke up with Kelso yet...
And now she wasn't sure how she would or if she even could.
Ever since she brought him home for the first time, her mother took a shine to him. And what would her mother say if she knew that she was dating Steven Hyde?
She would probably keel over and die of embarrassment.
A twisted smile came across Jackie's lips, as she thought that that wouldn't be such a bad result.
Jackie sighed again, hopping off the bed and leaving her mother alone, who was preoccupied with her jewelry box.
She knew that Steven and Michael would both be there tomorrow night and her mother would expect her to be with Michael. She had to tell her...
She'd figure this out later, Jackie thought, as she got herself ready for bed.
The next day, Jackie woke up bright and early, her stomach tense with nervousness as she prepared herself for tonight.
Jackie figured that Easter was the time to wear pastels, so she wore a lavender skirt, with high wedge sandals, and a white, lacy shirt that didn't require a bra. She set her hair carefully and was about to put some make up on when she just shrugged. Her skin had been looking pretty good and she heard that the au natural look was in this month, so she skipped the make up, opting for simple lip gloss as she grabbed her purse and went to find her mother.
As soon as Pam parked their Lincoln, Jackie jumped out and ran to Donna's, hoping to catch her before she left. Jackie knew that tonight was the night that Eric would finally ask Donna out, and she planned on having Donna primped to perfection for it.
"Jackie, I am not wearing that!" Donna shouted, pointing to the assorted selection Jackie chose.
"Why not?" Jackie asked in annoyance, as she lifted the shirt that she had chose up against her body. She wondered how big this shirt would be on her, since for Donna, it was actually kind of nice.
"It's pink, for starters." Donna said in disgust, taking out a brown skirt.
"Donna, it's Easter!" Jackie shouted manically, grabbing the brown skirt out of Donna's hand. "Not a funeral!"
"I like this skirt." Donna said, grabbing it back defensively.
"You would." Jackie muttered, sitting back down on the bed. "Fine, but when Eric sees you looking like a mortician don't complain to me..."
"Why would Eric suddenly care about what colors my clothes are?" Donna asked suspiciously.
Jackie just shrugged and stood up, arguing that they should leave soon.
She had promised Eric that she wouldn't say anything and for once, he actually trusted her. So she had been really good to keep it a secret, which was hard, since she had known about it for exactly 10 hours. And usually, she only holds out for about 10 minutes.
Donna finally decided to wear a blue skirt, which was sort of a compromise with Jackie, and topped it off with a matching blue shirt. Jackie helped Donna with her make up, since Midge had been so busy off in California that Donna didn't know how to do any girly stuff, and they went off to the Forman's.
"Hi, Mrs. Forman!" Donna and Jackie both chimed as they came in through the kitchen. Jackie practically melted at the smell of all the food Kitty had been baking.
"Girls!" Kitty chirped as she took something out of the oven. "Happy Easter!"
"Happy Easter!" Jackie and Donna chirped back.
Donna made her way to the basement as Jackie stayed behind, eyeing Laurie, who was sitting at the head of the kitchen, flipping through a magazine as she remarked, "Huh." Laurie looked up at her mother, cocking her head, "Did you know that thinking gives you wrinkles?"
"Oh, honey, you don't need to worry about wrinkles!" Kitty scoffed, taking out some plates.
"Mrs. Forman, do you need any help?" Jackie asked timidly.
Laurie jumped off her chair, smoothing down her yellow skirt, "Well if she's going to help, then I'm done helping." Laurie smiled bitterly at Jackie as she left the room.
"No, sweetie, I'm good." Kitty laughed. "Why don't you go downstairs? I'm sure Steven missed you."
"Yeah, right." Jackie laughed dryly as she left the kitchen and clomped down the stairs, making her presence known.
Donna was sitting on the couch, playing cards with Fez.
"Where's everyone else?" Jackie asked quietly.
"Eric's still getting dressed." Donna said suspiciously.
"Kelso's coming later." Fez added, placing a card on the table.
"Ok..." Jackie laughed. "By where's everyone else, I meant, where's Steven?"
Fez and Donna shrugged, continuing their game.
Jackie rolled her eyes, walking towards the back room, Hyde's room, stepping in quietly, "Steven?"
"Hey." Jackie's jaw dropped when she saw him, a towel wrapped around his waist as he combed his hair, which was dripping wet, but still a curly mess.
She had a sudden urge to lick every drop of water off of him as he grabbed a pair of boxers from his dresser. She watched him intensely as he concentrated on getting dressed. She turned around bashfully as he let the towel go, turning back when she heard him shuffling. She thanked god when she saw that he had put on a pair of nice pants. She sat down on the cot as he grabbed a clean gray button down shirt, buttoning it up over his wife beater as he turned to face her.
"Wow." He said suddenly, taking a good look at her.
She stood up, feeling very ashamed for no reason, swaying back and forth as he slipped a tie under his collar.
"Here, let me." Jackie said quietly. She had seen her father do it enough times to know how to work a tie. She messed around with it, feeling how damp and nervous he was, which made her smile. She stared straight into his blue eyes, which were surprisingly uncovered.
"You're not wearing make up." He said, stroking her cheek as she finished his tie and took a step back.
Jackie kicked herself, knowing that she should have put on some concealer but smiled warmly as he wrapped his hands around her waist.
"You look beautiful."
Jackie felt her heart stop as he kissed her passionately; letting his hands wander upwards to her shoulders.
She moved her hands to his head, playing with his curly hair as their kiss deepened.
"Ow..." Hyde jerked back, a long with Jackie's hand, which was attached to his hair. Hyde lifted his own hand to hers, taking a piece of his hair out of her tiny bracelet.
Jackie quickly placed her hand by her side, completely forgetting that she was still wearing the bracelet Kelso had given her.
"Sorry." Jackie mumbled, and Hyde just laughed, taking her hand as they made their way to the couch of the basement, where Eric had joined in the card game.
"Dumbasses, dinner." Red shouted down the stairs and the gang promptly went upstairs, each taking a seat at the table.
Jackie watched her mother, who was talking to Bob, slapping his knee ever so gently. Hyde sat down next to Eric, waiting for Jackie to take the other seat next to him. She sat down softly, practically peeing her pants when Kelso walked in, smiling widely.
"Happy Easter everybody!" Kelso screamed, "Mrs. Burkhart!"
"Michael!" Hyde and Jackie both watched in extreme embarrassment as Pam and Kelso hugged happily as if they were old lost friends.
Jackie thanked god that her mother was sipping champagne, because that probably meant she hadn't noticed how Kelso took a seat by Fez, rather then by his 'girlfriend'. Laurie waltzed in, annoyed, as she sat next to Kelso.
Dinner was good, of course, because of Kitty and the conversation was minimal. Every few minutes, Hyde would slip his hand under the table, tracing small circles on Jackie's knee and she would have to contain herself from laughing, since it was her ticklish spot, and he somehow knew that.
By the time cake and coffee was served, Jackie just wanted to go make out with Hyde, but something stopped her.
"What the hell?" Red shouted fiercely as he stared at Laurie and Kelso at the other side of the table.
"Is something wrong Daddy?" Laurie asked innocently.
"Why are you sitting so close to Kelso?"
Laurie shifted her seat uncomfortably, but then shook her head.
"Because I'm dating him, daddy!" Laurie screamed definitely. "And there's nothing you can do to stop it!" She began to fake cry, the best Jackie had ever seen. Jackie looked at her mother quickly, whose eyes were bulging.
"Jackie?" Pam asked inquisitively.
Kitty began to laugh loudly as she began to clear the dishes, "Michael, sweetie, why don't you help me?"
"Why?" Kelso asked foolishly.
Kitty stared at Red, who was fuming mad.
"Because I don't think you want Red's foot up your ass!" Kitty laughed again, ushering Kelso to the kitchen.
Eric smirked as Red began to yell at Laurie.
Hyde raised his eyes at Jackie, asking her if she wanted to go, and she nodded, pointing towards the kitchen door.
They both left quietly amidst all the fake crying and yelling, slipping past Kelso and Kitty and towards the patio chairs. They each took a seat and began to laugh incredulously, until Pam came fluttering out.
"Jackie, are you ok?" Pam asked with concern. "I can't believe that idiot cheated on you!" She looked back at Kelso in the kitchen. "It's always the good looking ones..."
"Mom, Michael didn't cheat on me." Jackie said wearily, squeezing Hyde's hand, happy when he squeezed back. "Not this time."
Pam turned to her daughter, staring at the interlocked hands.
"We broke up." Jackie said quietly, waiting for her mother's reaction.
"So, who's this young man?" Pam asked, surprising Jackie as she seemed almost, impressed.
"Mom, this is Steven, my..." Jackie paused, apologizing to Hyde with her eyes as he spoke up.
"Her boyfriend." Hyde spoke up, standing up and shaking Pam's hand.
Jackie's eyes lit up as she jumped up as well.
"Yes!" Jackie screamed loudly. "I'm his girlfriend. He's my boyfriend. We're boyfriend and girlfriend!"
"I think she got it, Jackie." Hyde muttered, shaking his head.
"Well, Steven, it's nice to meet you." Pam flashed a smile, "Do you mind if I have a minute with my daughter?"
Hyde nodded, heading back towards the kitchen.
Jackie sat back down, flustered.
Here it comes.
Jackie, why are you with him? Jackie, Kelso's so much better. Jackie, is he rich? Jackie...
"He's got a cute butt, Jackie!" Pam shrieked as she watched Hyde disappear into the living room.
"What!?" Jackie screamed in disgust.
"He seems like a real man." Pam nodded in approval, licking her lips.
"He's mine, mom." Jackie said proudly. "Don't touch."
"No worries, darling," Pam laughed, "I have my eye on someone else..."
"Whatever." Jackie said submissively, not wanting to hear her mother's escapades, especially since her parents were technically still together.
Jackie left her mother, heading down to the basement where Laurie and Kelso were sitting on the couch, making out. Hyde was watching TV intently, giving dirty looks to the couple as Fez watched them longingly.
Jackie smiled when she realized that Donna and Eric were missing and quickly jumped on Hyde's lap as she wrapped her arms around his neck.
"So, you're my boyfriend?" Jackie asked happily.
"Don't remind me." He smirked, squeezing her butt gently.
"My mom thinks you have a cute butt." Jackie whispered in his ear.
"So, she likes me?" Hyde asked with shock.
"Yeah, it surprised me too."
They both laughed quietly as Kelso shrieked.
"Ow!" He pulled Laurie's hand out of his hair, pulling at her bracelet, which was stuck to his head. "Stupid bracelet got stuck."
"That's weird that happened to us earlier." Hyde laughed. "See, Jackie, jewelry is bad for my health!"
"If that's your way of getting out of buying it for me," Jackie started angrily as Hyde gently shoved her off, going over to Kelso and helping him pull Laurie's hand out, yanking hard so that Kelso cried out in pain.
"There." Hyde held Laurie's hand carefully, staring at the bracelet. He then looked back at Jackie. "Hey Jackie, let's go to my room."
"Can I come?" Fez asked shyly.
"No!" Jackie and Hyde both screamed as they went towards his room. Hyde pinned her up against the wall quickly, and she began to kiss him feverishly as he pulled her wrist down.
"I knew it!" He stared at the bracelet. "You and Laurie have the same bracelet."
Jackie's eyes widened in realization and she quickly pulled her wrist away.
"Jackie, let me see it." Hyde said angrily.
"Why?"
"Why not?" Hyde counterattacked, grabbing her wrist again.
Jackie calmed down as he read the engraving and looked back at her.
"Why are you still wearing that?"
"I forgot to take it off, it means nothing to me." Jackie shrugged. "But I need to have something on my wrist, or I feel naked."
Hyde rolled his eyes in disbelief and went over to his dresser, pulling out a small, silver chain.
He grabbed her wrist, taking off the bracelet she had on and slipping on the chain, which was really a necklace that he wrapped around her arm twice.
"My mom got this for me when my dad left." Hyde muttered. "It's yours now."
"Oh, Steven," Jackie held it up, playing with the delicate chain, "It's beautiful."
"You sure this meant nothing to you?" He asked as he held up the bracelet she had worn previously.
Jackie took it from his hand, throwing it across the floor and nodded, wrapping her arms around his shoulders and kissing him intensely.
"Ow!" They heard Kelso scream, "It's stuck again!"
Jackie and Hyde both laughed into their kiss, holding hands as they went back to the basement.
Jackie beamed down at Donna and Eric, who had taken a seat.
"Did you ask her yet?" Jackie whispered and Eric nodded.
"I told you to do it in front of me!" Hyde whined as he sat down.
"And I told him that was stupid." Jackie muttered, rolling her eyes.
"I said yes." Donna laughed from behind Jackie.
"Of course you did." Jackie replied. "Oh, Donna, I have to help you pick out the perfect outfit and your hair has to be done, and..."
Hyde grabbed Jackie by her waist, pulling him down on top of her as he kissed her. Fez groaned as Laurie and Kelso began to make out as well, and Donna and Eric slowly shifted towards each other, pecking slightly at first.
"Fez needs a girlfriend!" Fez shouted, running upstairs, giving the couples a dirty look, "Oh, Miss Kitty...."