Chapter Three

(The sexual tension is building from their past and present. Neither of them can resist the other much longer. See what happens as the night rolls on. Sorry for the short chapter! I went ahead and put the rating as it is for future chapters!)

Hyde got up and retrieved two more beers from the fridge. Just as he got back to the couch, Jackie walked out of the bathroom. She returned to her spot on the couch, but this time, she sat a little closer to Hyde.

Jackie: "Well, your place looks really great! Similar to mine, but the decor is quite different." she admired the black leather and all of the zeppelin memorabilia.

Hyde: "Yeah, well, you'd be surprised what kind of people I've met just because I own four record stores." he had the most excited expression on his face at the recollection of his encounters.

Jackie: "Well, like who? Tell me, Steven Hyde, what kind of stars have you met?" she had a bit of star-struck tone in her voice as she asked him to tell her of his adventures.

Hyde: "the most amazing time was when I met Led Zeppelin. That was freaking awesome! I've met a couple other musicians, but Zeppelin is the one that has stuck with me the most." He had this huge smile on his face. "Yeah, I got all of this autographed merch and stuff from them. I kept a couple of the items at the store in the glass case, but the major items I have here at my house." He pointed towards a closed door, which had to be his bedroom or his office.

Jackie: "Wow that sounds so great. I didn't really get into Zeppelin too much at first, but then after you left Point Place, I actually found myself listening to your Zeppelin records that you left there." She recalled with a smile on her face.

Hyde: "How did you end up getting a hold of my records?" he was very curious now.

Jackie: "Oh well, almost a year after you left, my dad got sent to prison for bribery and my mother left to Mexico. I had no where to go, so Mr. And Mrs. Forman took me into their home. I was cleaning out the room in the basement so we could store my stuff down there when I found your records. Rolling Stones, Zeppelin, Alice Cooper, Kiss. There were so many. Eric had told me that you had given them to him before you left, but he said that he already had copies of most of them so I decided to take them up to Laurie's old room, which was now my room. Oh, that reminds me; I actually brought them with me if you want them back. They are in great condition." She smiled at him as she told him he could have them back.

Hyde: "Wow, I'll have to look through them to see which ones I want." he was very happy by this point. He thought he would never see those records again.

Jackie: "Oh, I have them in a box, why don't we go look through them right now!" she got up from her seat. She stood for a few minutes, waiting for Hyde to get up too. She got impatient with him and just grabbed his hand and pulled him along with her.

They were out in front of her condo in no time. She retrieved the key from her pocket and unlocked the door. They walked in and closed the door behind them.

Hyde: "So, um this is your new place." He was nervous and a little fidgety for some reason. He couldn't quite figure it out.

Jackie: "Oh, yea, you like it? I didn't do the decor myself; my agent took care of it for me. I do want to add a bit of my own touches to it once I get settled in." she seemed totally relaxed, like she didn't care that Steven Hyde was in her home.

Hyde: "Where were those records again?" he wanted to hurry up and look through the records and get his ass back to his place as fast as he could.

Jackie: "they are in my room. Come on!" She grabbed his hand again and pulled him through the double doors into her bedroom.

Hyde: "Whoa, uh, can't you just bring them in the living room so we don't have to go into your..." he couldn't even finish his sentence. She had quickly dragged him into her bedroom.

Jackie: "you can sit there on that chair and I'll just get the records out of the closet. We can look through them in the sitting area." She was thoroughly excited by now.

Hyde began to notice how her old self was coming through now, the one that he remembered from his days in Point Place. It was both soothing and annoying all at the same time. What made it more interesting was the fact that she was totally hot. Boy had she grown into a sexy young woman. When she was quiet, he had a hard time believing that the girl sitting in the chair beside him was Jackie Burkhardt.

Hyde: "Jackie, um why don't we just look at the records tomorrow, it is getting kind of late and I have to open up the store in the morning." he was looking for any excuse to get out of her house. Seeing Jackie bent over, rummaging around in her closet for the box of records had sent is brain into overdrive. Just the sight of her ass had sent him over the edge and he needed to retreat as soon as possible.

Jackie: "Steven, it will only take a second! But, I mean if you have to get up so early, I guess we can just look through them tomorrow." she seemed understanding, but saddened at the same time.

Hyde: "I'll go ahead and leave you with my work number and home number so you can let me know when you have time to look through them." he immediately wanted to retract his statement. What the Hell was he thinking, giving her his phone number, not just at home, but at work too!

Before he knew it, he had written them down by her telephone and walked over to the front door.

Jackie: "well, I guess, um, maybe I'll see you tomorrow then?" she was nervous and hopeful.

Hyde: "yeah, tomorrow sounds good." he smiled at her.

Jackie: "I sure am glad that it's you that lives across the hall from me and not some weirdo!" she smiled back at him as she sighed in relief.

Hyde: "well, good night, Jackie. I'll see you later." he touched her shoulder ever so softly.

Jackie nearly melted into his touch.

Jackie: "good night, Steven." she reached her face up and gave him a soft, sweet kiss on the cheek. "I'll see you tomorrow." she smiled as she waited for him to enter his apartment and close the door behind him.

Jackie thought to herself, "Wow, I can't believe it! Steven Hyde is living next door to me! Wait till I tell Donna!" She walked back into her house and crawled into bed, with dreams of Steven Hyde taking over her.