Ch. 5

(Hyde and Jackie decide to do more than just have lunch…..get your mind out of the gutter, that's not what I meant…not yet anyway…Please Review and Thank you for reading…)

It didn't take long for Hyde to find a place for Jackie and him to eat at.

Hyde: "this place is really good, I love to eat here, they have excellent croissant sandwiches and coffee." He explained to Jackie.

Jackie: "It sounds delicious, besides, I am so hungry I think I could eat just about anywhere." She said to him.

They sat down at a table and ordered their food. It didn't take long for Hyde to start up a conversation about the past.

Hyde: "So, how was high school, you now, after I left? Anything exciting go on." He asked her.

Jackie: "Well, Michael fell off the water tower about three times. Eric fell off once while he was looking for Donna's engagement ring. Fez had his appendix taken out. And Michael and I broke-up about a gagillion times before I finally decided to get rid of his sorry ass!" she said with a little bit of harshness.

Hyde: "Hum, sounds interesting…so not much else happened. What about some good news, Jackie?"

Jackie: "Let's see, Donna and Eric got back together and moved to Madison. Fez went to Point Place Community College for Cosmetology and is going to be moving over here to live with me in about 3 weeks. Michael got a girl pregnant and joined the police academy. Mr. and Mrs. Forman were going to sell their house, but changed their minds at the last minute. And I myself got lucky and landed a modeling contract after a scout saw my tv show on the public access channel." She had a huge smile on her face.

Hyde: "You had a tv show. That's kind of funny…" he laughed to himself.

Jackie: "What the hell is so funny about that, Steven. People love to see my beautiful face every day of the year. Mrs. Forman even told me that they have been airing reruns of my show." She eyed him, with the happiest look on her face.

Hyde: "That's shocking, I thought they would have celebrated the day that you left." He began to laugh.

Jackie: "Oh, you mean like the day you left and Point Place held the First Annual, Hallelujah, Steven Hyde is Gone Festival!" she choked back at him.

Hyde: "Ha, ha, very funny Jackie…I guess I may have deserved that nice burn!" He began to laugh. Jackie joined in. Soon, their lunch came. After they were finished, Hyde paid the check and He and Jackie left the café.

Jackie: "So, Mr. Hyde, what now?" she asked him with a sweet smile on her face.

Hyde: "Well, there is a park nearby, we could take a walk and catch-up some more if you have the time." He looked at her for some sort of response.

Jackie: "That sounds nice, besides, I'm afraid that if I go home, there will be a thousand messages from my agent saying that I have a shoot and to forget about those much needed days off." She cringed at the thought.

Hyde: "Yeah, that would be brutal. The park is just a few blocks up the street." He began to walk towards their destination.

Jackie ran a little to catch up with him and hooked her arm with his. He looked down at their arms in shock, but then he quickly let it subside. The walk was in complete silence, except for the noises of excitement Jackie would make when they passed a shop that had a dress or a pair of shoes that she liked.

The park was beautiful. He had a ferris wheel and a merry-go-round in it. Jackie immediately pulled Hyde towards the Ferris Wheel.

Jackie: "Oh my God! Steven! I haven't ridden the Ferris Wheel since I was ten years old! We have to get on, right now!" she pulled him towards the ride.

Hyde just smirked down at her and paid the operator 3 dollars for the ride. He and Jackie got on and the ride began to take off. Hyde couldn't help but notice the smile that was spread wide across Jackie's face. She looked so beautiful. Her eyes were sparkling with that same excitement that could be seen across her face. Hyde felt the urge to lean over and kiss her. Jackie then looked up into his face. He continued to stare at her. They leaned into each other, the breath intermingling…closer…closer…closer….

"Alright, Kids, its time to get off." The operator called out.

Hyde immediately jumped backed his head away from Jackie. He turned to help her out of the cart and began to walk to a refreshment stand.

"My God, I can't believe it that was a close one." Jackie thought to herself. She began to think about it and suddenly became angry. "that damn Ferris Wheel operator! I think I might have to kill him!"