Disclaimer: I own nothing from THAT 70S SHOW nor SUPER FREAK.
"Was that your intercom?" Donna asked. Jackie turned off the T.V., and listened. It was indeed the intercom buzzing.
"How dare they interrupt during 'Dirty Dancing'?" she asked.
"Thank God they did," Barry said, looking bored to death. "I hate this movie." Jackie stood up, and walked to the door.
"So why are you watching it with us?" she asked.
"Because it's you are the only person who will hang out with me on a Sunday afternoon," Barry called.
"Yeah?" Jackie asked into the intercom.
"… Hey, SuperFreak." Jackie looked at the intercom, and Donna and Barry leapt up from the couch and rushed to the door as well.
"Well you tracked me down," she said. "Come on up."
"Are you nuts?" Donna asked, as they walked away from the door.
"What do you mean?" Jackie asked.
"You just invited the man who calls you SuperFreak up to your apartment!" Donna said.
"And you guys are here too, Donna!" Jackie exclaimed. "Jeeze, don't get all frazzled!"
"The scandal!" Barry exclaimed. "Just act normal."
"I was planning on it!" Jackie exclaimed. "Come on you guys. It's just Drew. He'll come in, say hello, and then I'll tell him that he has to leave because we're having a girls day."
"Hey!" Barry said.
"A girls and Barry day," Jackie corrected. "No worries, I promise. He'll come in, say hi, and then leave." Donna sighed, and nodded.
There was a knocking on the door shortly after, and Jackie greeted Drew. He smiled, and walked into the apartment.
"Nice place," he said. "I'm not interrupting anything, am I?" he asked.
"Well, it's pregnancy day," Jackie said, and Donna motioned to their stomachs. "And Barry day. You remember Barry, right?"
"Sure," Drew said, and he and Barry shook hands. "How's it going, man?"
"Not too bad," he said.
"Well if you guys are having a little get together I won't stay long," he said. "But hey, Jackie, if you aren't busy in the near future, I do want to get together and go for lunch or something."
"Oh, sure," she said. "I mean, Donna and Eric are in town for a few more days so I'm probably gonna be busy for awhile, but…. Okay, I'm sorry, I have to ask. How did you meet Sam?" Donna huffed, wanting this guy out of the apartment, but she too was kind of curious about this. Drew chuckled, and leaned against the wall.
"Well, I was in Vegas, and she was working in one of the lounges," he said. "And we kind of hit it off, so she came back here with me."
"How long has she been here?" Barry asked. "She used to be the bane of Jackie's existence, you'd think she'd know somehow if she was in the vicinity. Like a sixth sense."
"Oh," Drew said, laughing. "She's been here with me for two weeks."
"And when does she leave?" Jackie asked.
"Eager for her to skedaddle?" Drew asked.
"The further from my husband the better," Jackie stated.
"Ah yes, the husband," Drew said. "The SuperFreak is married. I always knew you'd get married one day."
"I didn't," Jackie said. "There was a time that I thought I was never going to get married."
"I knew you would," Drew stated, and brushed her arm a little bit. Donna cleared her throat, and Drew pulled away. "Well, as I said, I'll let you get back to your day. But… I'll call you. Okay?"
"Okay, sounds good," Jackie said. He nodded.
"Nice to see you both again," Drew said, and left the apartment. Donna still looked pissed off. Jackie closed the door, and turned.
"Are you really going to lunch with him?" Donna asked.
"Oh, I don't know," Jackie said.
"You better not," Donna stated.
"What?"
"You better not go to lunch with him."
"I'm sorry, are you telling me who I can and can't go to lunch with?" Jackie asked. Barry groaned, and went back to the movie.
"You forbid Hyde from going to lunch with his ex, and now you are thinking of doing the same thing," Donna said.
"It's not the same at all!" Jackie exclaimed. "Sam stole Steven from me, Drew and I had our thing when I wasn't even talking to Steven!"
"He calls you SuperFreak!" Donna exclaimed.
"It's a term of endearment!"
"It's a term of horniness!" Donna stated.
"Donna, Sam is a manipulative skank, Drew is not," Jackie said. "Sam would have no problem sleeping with a married man, Drew is not like that."
"I saw the way he was looking at you, Jackie, he still has a thing for you," Donna said.
"Even if he did, it's not like I still like him!" Jackie said, curtly. "For God's sake, he was just a guy I had a fling with because I was sad about Pete and Mandy getting together! I never loved him."
"Hyde never loved Sam either and you were still mad about her," Donna said.
"Ugh, Donna, give me some credit!" Jackie said. "Look, I'm doing this more for him than for me. It's going to be a brief lunch, and that is all. He's a nice enough guy when he isn't being a jackass, but Steven is the only man for me. And if I were going to have an affair, which I never would, but if I were going to it would be with a diplomat or someone famous. Not my old professor I screwed in college. I wouldn't cheat down. I'd cheat up, damn it!" Donna sighed, and nodded.
"Yeah, that's true, you would," Donna said. "Okay. Sorry I got a little crazy on you. I don't like it when my friends cheat on each other."
"We all know, sweetie," Barry called from the living room. "This is why pregnancy scares me. You could very well take me out when pissed off and pregnant."
"Donna, I promise that nothing will happen if Drew and I go out to lunch and catch up," Jackie said. "Come on. I'm sure you and Randy have gone out to lunch after you broke up."
"When we did he tried to play footsie with me under the table," Donna said.
"Oh," Jackie stated. "Well, Casey then."
"He groped me after the meal."
"How come my exes don't hit on me?" Jackie demanded.
"To be fair, Kelso has."
"It doesn't count, he hits on everyone," Jackie said.
"Yeah, even me," Barry called again. Donna shuddered, and she heard Barry chuckle. "I heard that shudder. It wasn't as loud as mine was when he did it."
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"These hotdogs are great," Eric said, cutting up Tommy's for him. "How is the chili dog?"
"Fine," Hyde said.
"Are you still moping?" Eric asked.
"No," Hyde said. "I don't mope. I brood."
"Oh whatever man," Eric said. "It's behind you, no worries." Hyde nodded, and looked at the time.
"Oh crap," he said. "I need to call the store and see if there are any messages."
"Have fun finding a pay phone," Eric said. "This place is packed."
"It is Sunday in May," Hyde said, standing and stretching. "I'll be right back."
He found a pay phone, and called his store. He knew that he shouldn't worry about work, but he had to take his mind off the dinner situation somehow.
"Grooves in Greenwich, open nine to midnight," Jake answered.
"Hey, it's Hyde."
"Oh, hi Mister Hyde."
"Dude, just call me Hyde."
"Hi Hyde."
"Are there any messages for me over there?"
"Um, there are a couple," Jake said. "Let's see… One from a manager of a band that wants to put up promos in our window… One from the Wisconsin store… Oh, one from that woman who came in two days ago."
"Jeeze, are you serious?" Hyde asked. "She doesn't quit."
"Was I supposed to tell her that you are out whenever she calls?" Jake asked.
"No, no no no," Hyde said. "No worries, don't sweat it. Okay, were any of them really urgent?"
"That woman sounded pissed when she called."
"Heh, I bet I know why," Hyde said. "Hmm…. Okay, can you give me that number?" He knew he shouldn't have been doing it, but he wanted things to be smoothed over lest Sam decide that she should get back in his life through conflict. If he could just leave it on a good note, he wouldn't have to deal with her anymore.
"Sure, boss," Jake said. He gave Hyde the number, and Hyde thanked him and hung up. He called Sam's number, and waited.
"Hello?"
"Hey."
"It's about time you called."
"I didn't realize that my life revolved around your so called urgent phone calls," Hyde said, irritated. "What was so urgent?"
"Oh Hyde, can't we just have a nice conversation?" she asked.
"Oh cut the crap, Sam, what did you want?" he stated, and he heard her sigh.
"Just so you know, your wife is stealing my most recent man," Sam said.
"You're ridiculous, do you know that?" Hyde asked. "After one dinner last night? They're friends!"
"He yelled her name out in bed last night!" Sam exclaimed. Hyde felt the jealousy begin again, and he gripped the phone.
"Well it's not like she called out his in bed last night, so I guess this is solely your problem," Hyde stated. Sam was silent for a couple seconds.
"I did not need to hear that," she said. "All I have to say is that you had better watch your back, because Drew has his sights set on Jackie."
"I know that you are trying to get me all jealous so you can try and weasel your way back into my life, but you know what, toots? It ain't gonna happen," Hyde said.
"You're really full of yourself, Hyde, you know that?" Sam asked. "I just don't want you getting hurt by her. Again."
"The only person who ever hurt me was you, Sam," Hyde stated. "Jackie never did, I was usually the one doing the hurting."
"Whatever, babe," Sam said. "Just watch yourself." She hung up, and he hit the phone booth again.
"Tommy, do you want to go to the aquarium? See the penguins?" Eric asked. Tommy nodded. "Yeah, penguins are great." Hyde stalked back to the table, and looked extremely angry.
"And now Uncle Hyde comes back, and it looks like he never should have left Nathan's Famous for the pay phone," Eric continued. "You know what will make Uncle Hyde feel better? Penguins!"
"Yeah, penguins!" Tommy exclaimed.
"I can't stand this, man!" Hyde exclaimed. "Sam is stalking me, Drew is after my wife, and Jackie is on an emotional rollercoaster!" Eric groaned.
"Why did you check your messages?" Eric asked. "Can't we just go to the aquarium and have a good time? Man, you're so jealous, you've always been jealous. Maybe for once in your life you can TRUST JACKIE."
"Hey, back off, I trust Jackie," Hyde said. "I don't trust Drew."
"Like she doesn't trust Sam."
"Yeah, and I don't blame her on that one, but she would probably be pissed if I said anything about Drew."
"Because he hasn't shown any indication that he wants to get with her!" Eric exclaimed. "The penguins, Hyde! The penguins!"
"But Sam said that he has an interest," Hyde said, seething.
"Oh, and Sam is SUCH a reliable source, she hasn't ever lied to you before or anything," Eric said.
"Daddy, I want the pen-ga-wins," Tommy said. Eric nodded, and pat him on the head.
"My son wants to see the penguins. I want to see the penguins. So you are going to chill out, and you can talk to your wife when we get home," Eric said. Hyde sighed, and nodded. He was right.
"Okay," he said. "Okay, Tommy, we're going to see the penguins now."
"Yes!" Tommy said, and Eric put him up on his shoulders. Hyde followed, and tried to put what Sam had said out of his mind.
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"Hello?" Hyde asked, opening the door to the apartment. "Jacks? Donna?"
"We're here!" Jackie called from the bedroom. Hyde walked into the apartment, followed by Eric, who had a sleeping Tommy in his arms. She ran out of the bedroom, half dressed for the theater.
"How was Coney Island?" she asked.
"Fine," Hyde said. "How was ladies day?"
"It was nice!" Jackie said. "But… we have to talk about something."
"And what could that be?" he asked.
"Well you remember Drew from last night?" Jackie asked. Hyde's stomach lurched, and Eric set Tommy on the couch, eager to hear this new development.
"Yeaaaaah," Hyde said, suspicious.
"Well I'm going out to lunch with him this week at some point," she said. Hyde tried hiding his surprise, but he wasn't succeeding. "Okay, what is wrong?"
"Nothing," he said, lips thin as he went to put all the beach stuff away. Donna peeked out from the bedroom door, and gave Jackie a look. Jackie shot her a look too, and then followed Hyde.
"Steven, what is wrong?" she asked. "It's just lunch between old friends."
"Old lovers," Hyde said. She groaned again, and slapped her hands against the wall. "Come on, Jackie, we all saw how he was looking at you last night! He wants to go out with you because he still likes you!"
"What is it with everyone jumping to this conclusion?" Jackie asked the sky as if she expected an answer. "Steven, the word 'lunch' is not code for hot sex in the coat room! And what on earth makes you think this?"
"Is last night not enough?" Hyde asked.
"How many times do I have to have this argument today?" she asked. "Steven. Listen to me." She put her hands on his face. "Steven, even if Drew does still have feelings for me, I do NOT feel that way about him. I love you. I always have and I always will. You need to trust me on this. I can handle Drew because I handled him in college. Okay? You are my husband, and my true love, and we're going to have a baby in four months and nothing, NOTHING could come between us." Hyde nodded, and groaned.
"I'm an idiot," he said, and she shrugged.
"Maybe a little."
"Sorry."
"I forgive you," she said, and they hugged.
"Awwwwww," Eric and Donna both said. Jackie and Hyde both rolled their eyes, and she kissed his cheek.
"I have to finish getting ready," she said. "The PHAAAAAAAAAAANTOM of the opera is theeeeeeeeeeeere. Inside my miiiiiiiiiiiiind." She sang and pranced into the bedroom. Donna shook her head, smiling.
"I'd better like this show," she said, and went to put on the little make up she wore for occasions like this.
"See man?" Eric said. "Nothing to worry about."
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But across town, Drew was at his desk when Sam walked into the room.
"Look, Drew," Sam said, "we need to talk." He looked up from his book, and shrugged.
"I'm really sorry about last night," he said. "It's not like Jackie meant that much to-."
"Save it," Sam said, sitting down and filing her nails. "I'm done with you. But I have a feeling we're both okay with that. Here's the deal. After last night's little dinner thing and bedroom fiasco, it's pretty clear that you are still hung up on Jackie. And after seeing Hyde last night, and hearing he has three stores and some dough, I've decided that I'm hung up on him again. So you and me, we're gonna work together."
"Like… how?" he asked.
"Just trust me, Drew," she said. "Just trust me, and maybe you could get your Jackie back." Drew thought for a little while, and leaned back in his chair.
"I'm listening," he said. She smiled, slyly.
"Good."
TBC
