11:23 a.m.

Point Place General Hospital

Hyde's P.O.V

As soon as the nurse left the room, Kelso woke up. He blinked his eyes slowly and located me. He smiled sweetly and I felt my cheeks beginning to burn again. Damn my fucking pasty white skin. Kelso obviously noticed because he smirked and tried to act cool, but I saw the color rising in his own cheeks.

"How you feeling?" he asked, placing himself on the bottom of my bed.

"Okay I guess. This whole ordeal is just kind of awkward, man," I responded in my Zen, trying to force the heat away from my face. "You know where they put my glasses?"

"Yea," he replied nonchalantly. I looked at him expectantly and said "Well?"

"Oh, I'm not gonna tell you where they are," he said as though it were obvious.

"Why not?" I was getting a little aggravated, I mean I hate being without my glasses. "I feel like Velma."

"Because, if I tell you where your glasses are you'll put them on and that's kind of a problem," he shrugged.

"Why's that?" I sighed.

"'Cuz then I wouldn't be able to see you're eyes. I didn't know they were blue. I like it." And again a fire was ignited across my nose and in my cheeks. I smiled but let it fade. I knew his game too well. He'd say anything to hook a girl; but he never told them he loved them, only that they were sexy or hot. He seemed to notice that I was thinking hard and forced me to look into his eyes as he moved a little closer.

"What's up?" he asked knowingly.

"Did you mean it?"

"What?"

"All that stuff you said when I was passed out. That you need me? That you l- love me?" I avoided his eyes. He grabbed my chin and stared at me.

"Every single word. Steven Hyde, I love you and I need you, always," he said sincerely. The giggly air of silliness his voice normally carried was dropped, and was replaced with a type of serious urgency I'd never heard from him before. His face was inches from mine as he stared, looking at me like I was worth looking at, like I meant something. His eyes shined shades of deep orange and light brown, glistening in the light from the window and from the gentle tears welling in them.

"When I saw you laying there dying, I was dying too. I couldn't breathe while I watched you gasping for air, and you were still the most beautiful person I ever saw. When your eyes snapped open I felt the light filter in and took in their color for the first time. I can close my own and see yours now; they start in a dark blue ring, almost like an indigo, and fade to bright sapphire towards the middle, all the while holding black little flecks before they turn to tiny pupils," his eyes were closed as he said this. I could neither confirm nor deny this poetic painting of my eyes because I hadn't seen them for a while, only the orange brown of my glasses. He opened his eyes.

"I've always known I love you. I just didn't want to tell you because I didn't think you'd want to be my friend anymore." The tears were building higher and as one escaped I reached forward and brushed it from his cheek. His skin was soft and smooth, and his lips looked like they matched.

"I saw you in the bathroom and knew I couldn't wait anymore. I love you Hyde. Stop hiding from me," he said, smirking at his own little pun.

"I love you too," I whispered and leaned in, feeling just how soft his lips were. They caressed my own, creating friction and causing a heat in my lips to match the one in my cheeks. He nervously poked my lips with his tongue and I made a mental note; Michael Kelso is nervous about kissing. I let him in and the kiss became more heated. He leaned me gently down onto my pillow and I slipped a hand into his hair. He slid one of his own onto my neck. His touch was so gentle and soft, and I immediately knew where I'd rather have that hand, feeling a familiar tingling below the belt.

"What the hell?!" came Jackie's voice out of nowhere. Shit shit shit shit shit!

"Jackie!" both of us said. I knew Kelso felt the same drop of the stomach I did, and I saw the fear in his eyes. Jackie yelled at both of us but I wasn't paying attention. She was going to tell everyone. Did I care? Did I still have feelings for her? I wasn't too sure after Kelso poured his soul out. She stormed out of the room.

"Do you think she's gonna tell people?" asked Kelso nervously. He knew what that would mean just as well as I did. People were going to kill us at school. I shrugged. He laid his head onto my chest and wrapped his arms around my waist.

"You know what? Let her," he said bravely. "I love you, and anyone who doesn't like it can kiss my ass!"

"Whoa, what?" asked Eric as he and Donna ran in the room.

"Jackie said you guys were making out. But you weren't right?" asked Donna.

"Yea, we were," I said, Zenning them out.

"What the hell?!" Eric exclaimed.

"You know," I responded as coolly as possible, " Dr. Zeus once said 'The people who matter wont mind, and the people who mind, don't matter. Pick a side."

"Okay, you know what guys, if it makes you happy then I'm cool with it," said Donna. Eric nodded in agreement.

"Good," said Kelso. "Now if you don't mind, we were in the middle of something…"

Donna grinned as Eric went "Ew!" and dragged her own boyfriend out of the room.

"Now, back to business!" Kelso looked at me intensely and flashed me that award winning smile. It sent chills down my spine.

"Ah yes," I replied. "Refresh my memory, where were we?"