Friday January 19th 1980

Hyde had finally settled into his new apartment. Bob had moved to Florida and Donna moved into Hyde's spare bedroom. Kelso was in Chicago trying to convince Brooke to move back to Point Place.

Kelso and Brooke were in their apartment that evening discussing the option.

"Brooke, Betsy is one and we've kept her alive this long. I think we can handle her away from your mom." Kelso told her.

"What am I going to do in Point Place Michael? I can't just sit at home with Betsy all day. I have a job here and the pay is good."

"I saw a wanted sign for a new library manager at the Point Place library!"

"Yes Michael but I don't think it's going to pay as well at the library I work at now in Chicago."

"Yea but, but…." Kelso started then stopped he wasn't sure if he had anything else to say and then a thought popped into his head. "Yea but the cost of living in Chicago is higher! If we moved back to Point Place the library manager pay would yea be lower but the amount of money, we spend on everything else will be lower!"

Brooke just stared at Kelso completely in awe.

"Ahh ha! You see I got ya!"

"Okay and what about your job?" Brooke asked.

"I could go back on the force instead of being security for that gentleman's club."

"You mean strip joint? And just how would you get back on the force they let you go from doing stupid shit Michael! We would need both our incomes if we moved back."

"Hyde is having a party next weekend for his new place and while I'm down there I'll check it out okay?" Kelso said frustrated.

"Fine, but we aren't moving anywhere unless we have a plan okay Michael?"

Okay fine!" Kelso said plopping down on their couch.

Meanwhile…

Hyde was showing Jackie around his new place. Her mouth was completely ajar from the place. She couldn't believe her eyes. His apartment was so beautiful! Only one thing was missing, food in his fridge.

"Steven, you have no food."

"I know, never really learned how to cook with Mrs. Foreman cooking for you all the time. No need to learn."

Jackie eyed him.

"I guess now would be a good time to learn."

"Yea, you think?" Jackie asked with a smile on her face.

"Well I have an idea. Let's go to the store and pick something up and make it here."

Jackie just kind of stared at him.

"We can figure it out together." Hyde said hoping to ease her mind. He knew she didn't cook either.

"Uhh okay I guess. But nothing too difficult to make okay?"

"Okay. You got it doll." Hyde told her kissing her on her forehead.

Jackie and Hyde went to the store down the block and grabbed what they needed to make a salad, and chicken marinara.

They came back to the apartment. Donna was out with Foreman for the night. So he and Jackie had the whole place to themselves. They got down to cooking. Oddly enough, there was no fighting or arguing on how to do it. A bit of bickering but that's just them. They finished up and sat down to eat. They really enjoyed themselves. It was probably one of the first nights they had where they weren't at each other's throats. It was like all the stuff that happened between them was gone. It was all in the past.

After dinner Jackie went to the living room and plopped down on the couch. Hyde had put on some music and grabbed Jackie a glass of wine and himself a glass of scotch. He walked over to her and handed her the glass. He sat down next to her and the two of them talked. They talked so much they lost track of time.

Donna and Eric came through the door and the two just stopped and stared at the couple before them.

"Uhhh what's going on?" Eric asked.

"Just having a date. Is that okay with you twizzler?" Jackie said to Eric.

"Fine She-devil." He said back to Jackie then looked at Hyde, "Don't forget to say your prayers tonight before bed to ward off evil spirits."

Jackie smirked at Eric annoyed.

Donna laughed a bit. "How was your night?" She asked.

"Uhhh it was good. We just got done eating." Hyde said.

Eric and Donna looked over at the kitchen.

"You two cooked?" Eric asked completely thrown aback.

"Yes we did!" Jackie said to Eric, "And baby it's been some time since we ate." She said looking at Hyde.

Hyde looked at his watch.

"Yea, I guess you are right. Time to get you back then I guess?" Hyde asked Jackie not wanting her to go.

"I think that would be best." Jackie said standing to go grab her coat from the closet.

"No need for you to go Hyde, I'll give the little devil a ride home."

"Wow Eric! You would do that for Jackie?" Donna asked in complete shock.

"Yea sure it's on the way home for me any way." Eric said then walked over to her and gave Donna a kiss.

Eric disappeared out the front door and Donna headed to the bathroom.

"Well uh," Hyde began but Jackie cut him off by wrapping her arms around his neck and pulling him in for a kiss.

His hands found her waist and pulled her in closer. Their tongues continued to roam. It was getting really heated.

"Jackie let's go or you can walk home," Eric called.

They pulled apart.

"That was really nice." Jackie said smiling at him.

"It was." Hyde said looking back at her. "I'll call you."

"Now that seems a bit unorthodox." Jackie said smiling.

"You could stay over if you want?" Hyde said with a hopeful grin.

"Better not." Jackie said pulling away and heading to the door. "Bye."

Then she disappeared out the door. Hyde stood there staring at the closed door trying to pull himself back together.

"Whoa Hyde! Someone is whipped!" Donna said coming out of the bathroom.

"What man! Nah!" Hyde said turning to Donna.

"Whipped like the family pig!" She said laughing.

"Whatever man." Hyde said throwing his hands in the air.

"It's cool Hyde. I think it's awesome you two and trying to make it work… again."

"Says the queen of breaking up and getting back together with Foreman."

"Hey, he's the one that breaks up with me."

"Yea but you keep going back."

"Yea well, I tried it out with Randy and you see where that got me."

"How do you know Foreman is like the one or whatever."

Donna wanted to laugh at the question that Hyde was asking but she didn't think it was a good time for her to try and burn him from the look on his face he really wanted to know.

"Huh, well when I was with Casey and Randy… I don't know Eric was always in my mind. There was this one time when Randy and I were hanging out in the driveway and he picked up a toy lightsaber and started playing with it, then he like turned into Eric. It was freaky. So I guess Eric is just always in here," She said pointing to her heart, "and here," she said pointing to her head. "Could never really shake him. Probably why I just swallow my pride and let him back in."

"Yea well if he does that shit again I say you just let him go once and for all."

"Yea well hopeful there won't be another time." She said going to her bedroom.

Hyde plopped down in his recliner and thought about him and Jackie.

Every day I feel like I'm becoming more and more of a pussy. Take tonight for instance. Jackie and I stayed in, cooked together, there was no fighting and she seemed totally continent. The old Jackie would have wanted to be taken out to some fancy restaurant. She'd order a salad that would be way to expensive and eat only half of it. This Jackie though was fine with saving money and staying at home. Maybe she just wants to spend time with me and not go do some big grand date. I'm not really sure what to think.

Just then Hyde started to hyperventilate. Donna ran back into the living room.

"Hyde what's wrong?" She asked.

"It's just tonight was so easy, so nice, fun even and I feel like something is about to blow up! Jackie is going to do something! I feel like I'm in some kind of cold war man!" Hyde said.

"You are just being paranoid Hyde." Donna said rubbing his back. "Come on let's smoke a bit of your stash, where is it?"

"In the container under the sink."

Donna walked over, grabbed the stash and the two of them spent the next hour smoking up.