Sorry for all grammar and spelling mistakes. I will say some that are part of the speech are meant to be there.
Hyde sat in the basement, inside the backroom that was his bedroom. It had been a few days since his date with Jackie...he still felt sick from his meeting with her father. The money he had received had yet to be spent. Which made him more sick since he really didn't wanna have the money at all now.
When he took the deal he just thought the extra money would be helpful for when he needed to replenish his stash. Now looking into the wooden box his eyes were focused on the bundle of bills he had stuck inside. He didn't know how to get rid of it. He didn't even want to spend it from his stash. He knew no matter how good it was it would be tainted.
He heard footsteps and immediately closed the box. He shoved it inside the bottom of his dresser before Foreman came walking in. "Hey."
"Hey." Hyde echo'd.
"Mom, wants you to come to breakfast..." Eric started awkwardly.
"Not hungry."
"Dude, you've barely eaten since Veteran's Day...seriously what happened with Jackie?" Eric urged Hyde to talk.
Hyde hadn't told anyone what happened or what he had done. Jackie hadn't even come to the basement the last few days. From what he could tell she hadn't even called to talk with Donna much either. Kelso had gone to her house for another pathetic attempt at winning her back, but she wasn't home.
Hyde took a deep breath and released it with a sigh. Maybe telling Eric something would help, "We kissed." He tried to ignore Eric's shock as his mouth dropped open and eyes were close to falling out of his skull.
"You kissed...Jackie! How could you kiss the devil?" Eric partly joked, but Hyde's hand balled into a fist and smacked against his arm on an instinct he didn't even know he had. "Oww, sorry. What so are you guys dating?" He questioned while rubbing against his injured arm.
"Don't know...We made out then I took her home. Obviously she hasn't been around." Hyde shrugged. He didn't want to tell him his reasons for the date or how much money he had gotten for the date.
"Why'd you ask her out anyway? She's been trying for that basically since her and Kelso broke up." Eric commented.
Hyde knew his reasons...well the original reasons. Simple reason was the money her father was willing to give him. That wasn't enough for him to actually go through with it. But after his talk with Chip, before he got punched out, gave him another. Jackie was technically rebounding whether from his rejection or Kelso's cheating was unclear, but dating her until she got over her crush was safer than letting her get used and abused by whatever bastard she found next...Then while on the date something else surfaced. Something that made him anxious and nervous each time the basement door opened since he was waiting for her to walk through, something that made the smell and taste of the smoke less enjoyable to the sense of her kiss.
"If I gave in then she'd move on and I wouldn't have to deal with her anymore." Hyde lied with simple ease.
"Wasn't she moving on with that Chip dude?...Who you knocked out...what was that about?" Eric questioned.
"All he wanted was sex! Jackie may have used him to make me jealous, but he was just trying to screw her!" Hyde could feel his Zen slipping away, but he didn't stop his rant. "I know Jackie is bossy and annoying, but she's still our friend! Don't tell me you wouldn't do the same!" He argued.
"Well...yeah, but I'd have to get Donna to punch him out." Eric joked trying to lighten the mood.
Hyde was grateful for that as he gave a light chuckle and his zen fell back in place. "Thanks man, let's go eat." He pushed himself off the bed and followed Eric up the basement steps to the kitchen.
"Steven!" Kitty almost cheered as she saw the sight of him. "Oh goody, sit I have your plate made."
Hyde smiled at her up-beat cheer as she escorted him to his seat. When he looked at the plate he saw more food than he could probably eat. "Thanks Mrs. F" He said giving her a small smile. He continued to smile as she kissed his forehead and then turned to eating.
"So doing anything interesting today?" Kitty asked looking between Hyde and Eric.
"Nothin'" Eric answered.
"Do you ever do anything besides hang out in my basement all day, dumbass?" Red berated.
Hyde did his best to hold back his snicker from watching Eric's scolding.
"What about you, Steven?" Kitty asked.
"Gotta shift today at work." Hyde said taking a quick bite of his food. "I need to go or I'll be late." He pushed himself out of the chair and stood. He grabbed his glass of juice taking a swig of the orange liquid before swallowing. He gave a swift kiss to Kitty's cheek, "Be back for dinner." He gave a wave to the Foreman family before heading out the sliding glass door of the kitchen.
When he turned his head he looked to the driveway and saw the missing rich girl. "Steven..." She breathed out or in. All he knew was he could see her nervousness and that was enough to make him more nervous.
"Jackie..." He said not sure what else to say in that moment as his guilty started to mix with his nervousness and he had an urge to throw up. He wouldn't though, he had to remain zen. Also if he did then he was sure to hear Jackie yelling at him for getting puke on her shoes...then again maybe he should.
"Can we...um talk?" She didn't seem as confident as she would be normally. He couldn't tell if that was comforting or not.
"Sure, um I was gonna just walk to work...you wanna come with?" He feel his zen dropping as he shifted on his feet.
"Well, I have the Lincoln so we could drive." She suggested.
Hyde's head perked up some and he felt himself smile at the idea of not having to walk to the Foto Hut. "Perfect." He said. Without a word he followed her to the parked Lincoln. This time he took the passenger seat while she drove. After a few moments of silence he started to question if this was a good idea being in the enclosed space with her.
"I'm sorry I haven't come by, but I was spending time with my dad." Jackie said looking at the road instead of him.
"Is your dad strict?" Hyde wasn't so much curious about it, but if he kept the focus on that then maybe he wouldn't have to deal with an awkward talk about their date.
"Not always...He's just really busy a lot of times so I don't see him a lot." She answered calmly even though she just sent alarms off in Hyde's mind.
"How long has it been since you last saw him?" Hyde questioned delicately turning his body slightly to watch her expressions.
"This morning." She somewhat joked as the plastered smile crossed her features and Hyde could already tell it was forced. He remained silent and continued to stare with questioning look until she cracked under his gaze, "A few months." The fake smile turned into a real frown.
"What about your mom?" He asked.
Her frown deepened, "Maybe a year."
He knew he was upsetting her as her eyes gleamed slightly with upcoming tears. He decided he needed to continue his deal. Granted now he had absolutly no respect for Jackie's father, not that he had much before. But knowing she was as alone as he was made him want to do something for her. "Jackie, wanna hang out with me at work?" He asked.
"Won't you be...I don't know working?" She questioned even though he could see the small smile playing at her lips.
"Jackie, it is the Foto Hut. I mostly just read comics till my shift is done." He explained with a small smirk at her growing smile.
"OK." She replied, just in time as they pulled up to the small building.
Hyde got out of the car and opened the door. Leo was already there sleeping on the counter. He walked in and Jackie followed behind him. Shutting the door before going over to his sleeping boss, "Hey Leo man wake up." He nudged his arm slightly causing the man to bolt up.
Leo looked around gaining his bearings some as he looked to Hyde. "Dude, why are you in my house?" He asked in a smooth voice.
Hyde grinned at the delirious man, "Dude, you're at the hut." He explained calmly.
"Oh...no wonder this mattress isn't comfortable." He looked to the counter beneath him before sliding off. "Hey I'm gonna head out for awhile." He said before sauntering out never even noticing Jackie.
"See ya later." Hyde said then turned to Jackie who was sitting in his chair by the the drive-thru window. "Up." He ordered.
"But this is the only chair." She argued giving a glance around the small room.
"Exactly, so up." He ordered again. She didn't move just gave him a doe-eyed look with her bottom lip sticking out in a pout. He knew the look and had seen many victims, he was just one of the many. He rolled his eyes at her stubbornness. Rather than argue he decided to pull her off the seat and sat himself down as she squealed with protest.
She huffed in protest as he got comfortable. He was somewhat shocked when she sat down right on his lap. He looked at her questionably, but she shot a confused look right back at him. He just shrugged and wrapped one arm around her slim waist so she wouldn't fall off.
A/N: Couldn't remember if it was 'Foto Hut' or 'Photo Hut'...either way this is just a short update since I've been neglecting it due to my wrestling interests. I won't be starting a new story for that obsession though at least not till I finish one of In-Progress ones.
I hope everyone is happy with this...I kinda didn't know what to do here, but I have some idea for the next chapter so hopefully I'll be able to get it up sooner.