Friday February 26th 1980
It had been almost a week with the gang in their new places. The adjustment was easy for most. For others not so much. Hyde and Jackie hadn't been fighting but living together felt awkward to them. It's like they were walking on tip toes around each other. Hyde would do something Jackie found annoying and she would just swallow it. Same went for Hyde. Friday is when everything just blew up.
"Jackie! Could you not paint your toe nails in the living room?" Hyde asked feed up.
"And why not?" Jackie asked not amused.
"Because that type of thing belongs in the bathroom!"
"But what if I wanna watch Gilligan's island?"
"Then paint your nails when it's not on!"
"Fine Steven! But if I am going to do that you actually have to wash your dishes after your done eating and not just leave them in the sink and expect me to do them!"
"Okay fine and while we are at it… can you not leave your bras and underwear hanging in the bathroom? Other people use that bathroom."
"Ugh! But that's my bathroom. Why can't they use yours?"
"Because it's connected to my bedroom and I don't want people tracing in and out!"
They were standing up staring and yelling at each other when Donna and Eric walked in.
"Hey guys, what's going on?" Donna asked.
"What?! Nothing man!" Hyde practically yelled at Donna.
"Damn sorry I asked." Donna replied.
"Sorry man" Hyde said in a lower tone.
"Man, we could hear you guys down the stairs." Eric said looking concern.
"Yea well Steven and I were just having a bit of a dispute on our living habits." Jackie replied staring at Steven.
"Well it can't be as bad as living with Kelso." Donna said.
"Yea he's like the messiest person. Bluuuhbbbb" Eric said shaking his head to shake out his current thought.
"How does Brooke put up with it?" Jackie asked.
"I guess she's just so used to cleaning up after Betsy she just picks up his stuff too while she's at it." Donna replied.
"Yea except now that we are there and helping with Betsy that involves cleaning up some of Betsy's stuff I think she's starting to see what a slob Kelso is." Eric continued.
"Brooke strikes me as a person to not put up with that. She'll probably let Michael have it." Jackie said shrugging her shoulders.
"So how's it going here you two?" Donna asked with raised eyebrows.
"Ummm we're adjusting." Jackie said eyeing Hyde.
"Yea adjusting." Hyde mumbled.
"Okay… Well look guys we came over because we are concerned about Fez." Donna said.
"What's going on with Fez?" Jackie asked concerned.
"Well…. "Donna said looking at Eric for some help.
"We are pretty sure he's gay but he's not willing to admit it to us or himself." Eric finished.
"And that's no way to live." Donna continued.
Hyde and Jackie stood there not really knowing what to say.
"Well I'm not sure there's anything we can do about it." Jackie finally spoke.
"Yea man you can't force someone to come out of the closet." Hyde said then smirked. "Unless your Bob, then you can yank some people out of a closet."
They all chuckled a bit.
"But really though? You guys don't think there's anything we can do?" Donna asked again.
Jackie and Hyde just shrugged their shoulders and shook their head no.
"Well that's something you both agree on" Eric replied surprised. "Okay then Donna let's go then I guess."
They left and Jackie and Hyde looked at each other.
"So uhh… are we still fighting or can we move on?" Hyde asked.
"Well I don't wanna fight anymore." Jackie said. She sat in thought for a bit.
"Steven, I think we are making this living together thing a lot more difficult than it should be."
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"Well it's just I feel like I've been walking around on tip toes around you and so I've been holding things in."
"Which is so unlike you." Jackie looked annoyed. "Uhhh go on."
"I think instead of holding in things and then blowing up maybe we should like I dunno just tell each what we are doing that's annoying, right then and there."
"Is this a trap? Cause I kinda feel like this is a trap."
"No Steven, I just mean when we do tell each other something that we should say it nicely but right away. That way it's just all out in the open and we aren't walking around each other."
Hyde sat there for a minute thinking it over.
"Okay so if I tell you to not paint your toe nails in the living room immediately you aren't gonna like jump down my throat?" Hyde asked.
"Ummm if you ask me not to and say it nicely then yea I won't jump on you."
"Alright, deal!" Hyde said and stuck out his hand to shake Jackie's. "When did you get so smart."
"It's like what I told Donna years ago, I'm a genius you just know it now." Jackie said with a smirk.
"Really?" Hyde said yanking her towards him then bending down to throw her over his shoulder.
"Steven!" Jackie shrieked out with a bit of a chuckle.
Hyde started walking away from the living room.
"And just where are you taking me?"
"To the bedroom so we can properly makeup."
"Steven!" She yelled out with the biggest smile on her face.