Hyde dropped off Fez, and Jackie sat listlessly in the front seat. He drove off again, and he heard an audible sniffling beside him.

"Oh, geez..." he groaned inwardly. He tried to ignore it, but, out of the corner of his eye he could see tears falling.

"What's up, Jacks?"

"Why did I get back together with Micheal?" she asked quietly.

Hyde blinked, surprised at the question.

"Um... you missed the excitement of wondering whether or not you'd have to get tested for VD?"

She swung at him with her plastic scepter.

"Hey! Driving..."

"It's not funny, Steven! I'm upset..." she snuffled.

"As you should be; you're dating Kelso." he shot back flatly.

"I just... why did I take him back? I want to marry someone who can take care of me... He's stupid and helpless!"

"Jackie... you've known the guy for years." Hyde said, frustrated. "You can't be just figuring this out today."

"No..." she moped. "But I thought I could help him, make him be a better man... I guess I'm not a good enough woman to do that." she wailed, dropping her face into her hands.

Hyde sighed, pulling over the car, and turned to face her, stroking her hair a bit. "Oh, come on... Doll, you are, you are... just... Kelso's a special case. He's hopelessly, extra stupid. Beyond anyone's fixing... you know his older brothers dropped him on his head when he was a baby..."

Jackie wiped her cheeks off. "That's not exactly helpful, Steven. And, to top it off, I get felt up by Woofy the freakin' Dog!" she said, breaking into fresh tears, her head dropping to his shoulder.

Hyde quirked his mouth a bit, rubbing her back gently. "Shhh, now... It's gonna be okay..."

"No, it isn't, Steven... I'm stuck, I've wrecked everything in my life..."

"Jackie, you're sixteen!" Hyde said, exasperated. "You have time, I promise. You're still in high-school, you didn't marry the big mook, and he didn't knock you up. Trust me, you're fine."

"Please... what options do I have, Steven? I'm gonna end up like my mother. Two bottles of wine a day, in a loveless marriage, just because I get... stuff."

"Then don't marry for money." Hyde shrugged.

"But, I want the money... I just want the love, too." she admitted. "Can't I have both?" she whispered.

Hyde shrugged. "Yeah... probably not. And, you're not likely to get either with Kelso."

Jackie's lower lip trembled. Deep inside, she knew it. She'd end up with like, eight kids living in a trailer or something... she was just so stubborn...

"Maybe you should relax... you look awfully tense..." Hyde suggested.

"I am... my back and shoulders are killing me." she admitted.

"Okay, here we go, then." Hyde said, and flipped a lever, causing the front seat to meld with the back, like a giant leather mattress.

"Steven!" Jackie gasped.

"Oh, chill; I was just gonna offer to rub your back, but..."

"Oh." Jackie flushed. "Sorry." she said contritely.

"Well, lay on your belly, then." he said, a slight crack in his tone.

Jackie tried to ignore it, but she couldn't help the pleased smile that he was a bit nervous. He climbed over her back, and began massaging her gently where her shirt hem ended and the pants began. It felt really good, especially as his hands rose up her back towards her shoulders.

"Ohhh... that feels so nice..." she moaned.

Hyde quirked an eyebrow. His fingers slid gently down her sides, causing electric sparks in their wake, and went back to the hem of her shirt, and underneath. Still massaging, he went back up to where her breasts were, and began massaging them through the silky bra, and then slid the bra upwards, so that they were skin-against-skin contact, and the began massaging her bare breasts, tweaking and teasing at her nipples.

"Uhnnn... Oh, Steven... Oh, should we be-"

"Just a massage... shhh..." he soothed. "Flip over."

Jackie nodded. "Right... just a massage... not doing anything wro- oh, God that feels good..."

He raked his fingertips gently over her abdomen, sliding downwards to where her jeans were, and began unbuttoning them.

"Should we be-"

"You're naked during a professional massage, aren't you?"

"Yeah, good point." Jackie nodded, and lay back as Hyde pulled down her jeans and panties. She wanted this, so much...

He stuck his fingers into his mouth, warming them up, and began stroking her already moist slit, gently back and forth, rolling his thumb in a circular motion. She threw her head back.

"Ohhhhh... oh, God, Steven, it feels so good..."

Hyde inserted two fingers, gently in and out, as she squirmed and thrusted around them. To help her along, he bent his head down, taking one of her nipples in his mouth at the same time, sucking and teasing with his tongue and teeth.

"Ohhh... oooh, oooh, yes, yes, yeeesss!" she yelled, riding the wave, and then lay back, feeling more relaxed then she had in a very long time.

Hyde helped her pull her pants up as she adjusted her breasts back into her bra.

"Ahem... so, ah..."

"Ahem, yeah..."

"I should get you back home."

"Um, yeah, uh-huh..."

And, they rode the rest of the way home in silence, kind of shocked at the turn things had taken, the only sound being the quiet background of the radio, playing music that was not generally Hyde's forte, but had a familiar sound...

"When I need you, I just close my eyes and I'm with, you. And, all that I so want to give you... it's only a heartbeat away..."