Hey! Sorry I've been MIA. I would've updated this morning, but I was in the ER for a bladder infection. Not fun. Anyway, this story probably only has a couple more chapters left to it. I'll try to post them as soon as I can. In this chapter, Jackie and Hyde visit a place familiar to us fans, and feelings are brought to light. I hope u guys enjoy it! Disclaimer: I do not own That '70s Show, but I do love to complain how they ruined the eighth season.

Jackie sat in silence as Hyde drove the El Camino. She had no clue where they were going, but that didn't matter to her. The tiny brunette trusted Hyde, and that was saying a lot. Jackie didn't trust a lot of people in general. Everything in her life at that point had taught her that all people do is lie to you anyway. Her parent said they cared about her, all those guys she'd been with said they loved her, Jason said he'd always protect her, and Lucy said nothing could tear them apart. Everything was lies. The spoiled princess wearing rose-colored glasses that the gang thought she was didn't exist.

Hyde watched the girl who'd managed to capture his heart carefully. Her mismatched eyes looked thoughtful, and she seemed to be in another world. Something inside Hyde broke when he realized how much he had just assumed about Jackie. To be fair, the girl was a really good actress. Sure, signs that something was up were there, but for the most part he wouldn't have taken Jackie for anything but innocent and clueless. Hyde laughed. She had been using Zen long before he taught it to her.

Finally, Jackie spoke up. "Steven, where are we?" she asked, looking around in bewilderment.

Hyde didn't turn to look at her. "You and your brother went to a salvage yard to escape. I came here," he explained. Jackie's eyes softened. They really weren't that different. Hyde got out of the car, and in a gentlemanly non-Hyde way, opened her door. Jackie smiled that smile that gave Hyde goose bumps.

"Thank you, Steven," she said softly. Hyde only nodded. He held out his hand, and she took it. They sat on top of the car and looked up at the sky. It was getting late, and the sun was just starting to set. The colors all seemed to blend together perfectly in the sky, and Jackie couldn't help but think this was the perfect setting for something to happen.

"Steven?" Hyde turned to look at Jackie. Her eyes looked sad, and she had a small frown on that he wanted to kiss away. "Do you ever miss them?"

Jackie didn't have to explain who them was. Hyde knew exactly what she meant. And the answer was yes, he had missed his dad and then his mom when they had first left. But he also knew that Bud and Edna had done him a huge favor by abandoning him. The Formans were his family now, and they were a huge improvement from those two idiots. Hyde chose his words carefully. "It gets better, you know. It hurts for a little while, and then one day you barely even notice it."

"I miss them sometimes," Jackie confessed. "Or, at least I miss the idea of them. Sure, my mom is a whore and my dad's too busy with business, but having them home made me feel safe." She paused for a moment. "I miss Jason most of all, which I guess makes sense."

"Jackie…" Hyde started, but Jackie wouldn't let him finish.

"No, Steven, I need to say this," Jackie protested. "Jason was the only family I had that mattered, and when he died, I felt like my world had fallen apart. I blamed myself, and I felt like I needed to punish myself."

"So the eating thing..." Hyde trailed off. Jackie shook her head.

"I've been like that since I was thirteen, but it got a lot worse after Jason died. He was the only person who could get to me when I was at my lowest. After his funeral, I drank and starved myself into the hospital. It scared the crap out of Lucy," Jackie explained shakily.

"And how are you now?" Hyde prodded carefully. He still felt like Jackie was too thin, but they could deal with each issue one at a time.

Jackie seemed to consider the question. "I don't know," she confessed. "I've felt a lot better since I've started hanging out with you guys, but all those feelings are still there. I just hear all these voices in my head saying 'You're fat' or 'you're ugly' or 'nobody will love you', and they never shut up.

Hyde shook his head. "None of those things are true, Jackie. You're beautiful, smart and talented. Those voices are wrong," he reassured her.

Jackie studied Hyde's face carefully. Something was there that wasn't there before. Before even thinking about it, she asked, "Steven, do you care about me?"

Hyde just looked at her. "Jackie, I love you," he stated calmly. Suddenly, Jackie was leaning in to kiss him once again. The second kiss was just as great as the first one. She didn't want it to end. Unfortunately, her fear decided to kick in right then. She pulled away from Hyde.

"We can't do this," Jackie insisted, getting down from the hood of the El Camino. Fortunately, Hyde wasn't about to let her blow him off. He got off the car and grabbed her wrist, looking into her mismatched eyes.

"Why not?" Hyde demanded harshly.

"You won't understand," she replied.

"Try me," Hyde challenged.

"It won't work. We won't work," she stressed.

Hyde saw right through her excuse. "Jackie, what are you so afraid of?" he whispered.

"I don't want to get hurt again. I won't be able to put myself together again," Jackie sobbed.

"I promise I'll never hurt you," Hyde replied so sincerely that Jackie had to make sure it was him. She looked into his shadeless blue eyes and saw that he really did mean it.

"Okay," Jackie said with a small smile. Hyde pulled her closer and kissed her in the cheek. They got into the El Camino and "celebrated" their new relationship. Jackie knew it would be hard, but she was willing to take that risk. The loud midget didn't want to spend one more minute alone.