Just like any other ordinary day in Eric Forman's basement, Eric and his friends were just hanging out and relaxing, as usual. But there was only one difference was that it was only Jackie and Eric. Donna had come down with the stomach flu, Hyde was out working down at The Hub, Fez was visiting home, and as for Kelso, well being as predictable as he is, he was probably out doing it with some stranger. The basement has never been so, empty. It has never had the lack of presence feeling. At the moment, the presence of awkward feelings filled the air.
Eric felt strange for being the only one thinking the moment was quite unsettling. Jackie didn't seem like she minded, considering she was doing the same thing she always did while hanging out in the basement: reading a magazine. Eric found it abnormal that she was being completely silent while reading her gossip magazine. She normally would dish out the gossip about the celebrities she hates, laugh hysterically, and start trash talking them. Today, she just smiled slightly, and turned the pages.
Ever since Donna had broke up with Eric for good, he was pretty miserable. He hid it well, but he was heartbroken. He was just sitting there on that couch, staring at a blank TV screen while trying to think of something to say to break the silence. It wasn't easy to come up with something since there was some tension between the two of them. It was like a brother and sister way, they fight and bicker, but really, they love each other in a love that can only be shared by a brother and sister.
Maybe five minutes later or so, just when Eric was about to open his mouth and say something, Jackie slapped down her magazine, then spoke. "Eric, lets make out." Eric was unsure he heard what he thought he had heard. "Excuse me?" He knew he had to have misheard her. "You heard me, Eric. It may seem like I hate you, but I like you. And now that Donna is done for good, I have a better chance here!" Jackie was serious, Eric could tell in her tone of voice. The voice that he uses when she scolds Kelso. Eric was speechless. He tried to say okay, but nothing came out but a weak squeal from his throat. He sat there staring at her blankly, then suddenly threw himself toward Jackie. That is where the story of Eric Forman and Jackie Burkhart starts.