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Chapter 5: Nice Guys Come in Last

It was one moment of weakness. That was what Tina told herself as she watched Buddy Morgan and Eric play basketball in their driveway. It had been two days since the basement incident and she had showed an amazing aptitude for avoidance. It helped that Eric was all into the new guy so Hyde and Kelso were hanging out more at The Hub than the basement. Tina bit her nails, bringing her knees to her chest.

If Tina thought about it really hard, she could fool herself into thinking that it was all a dream. A wonderful, bone melting, achingly good dream.

But in the end a dream was all it could be! Because it was Hyde - dirty, rude Hyde. Hyde with all the smart comments. Hyde the bully. Hyde the guy that was best friends with her brother and who she could definitely never like and who she knew could definitely never like her back.

"Tina!" The auburn haired girl jerked, nearly toppling the wicker chairs that were on their patio as she whirled to face her mother who was peeking out from the sliding doors. Kitty's eyes narrowed for a moment, her fingers clenching on the phone that she held against her front. She knew that look. Having two children (one whom had gone threw a whole series of boys) had made her acutely aware of that watery eyed stare. She smiled. "There's a boy on the phone for you."

"A boy?" Tina squeaked out, the wicker armrests crunching beneath her grip as her mind went right where it shouldn't. Was it Hyde?

"David Milbank," Kitty said, her smile growing as her daughter's face fell slightly and she got up, looking a lot more steady than she had before. She gave a loud laugh as Tina sauntered into the room, plopping down on one of the kitchen table chairs.

"Hello?" she deadpanned, her eyes glassy as they stared at the two boys through the glass door who were laughing like they were in some 1950's comedy.

"Hey - Hello - Tina?"

"Yep?"

"Hey!" David was such a nice guy. He was - I mean… Why couldn't Tina think of anything to say about him? He was nice. She guessed he was smart? He had nice hair. Kind of. It was okay. "So… Um, I was wondering if you might want to hang out tonight?"

"Um…" Unintentionally, she grimaced. David was really nice. Whenever she asked him to get her something or do something he would. Whenever he started to put his hands places where they shouldn't be, all she had to do was tell him and he would stop. He would look annoyed and give this stupid little sigh but he would do it. David Milbank was just a really. Nice. Guy. "I don't really-"

Tina's breath clogged in her throat and she dropped to the floor. Hyde was here. Hyde was here with Kelso and he was in the driveway.

"Tina? Tina, are you okay?" It felt like she was in elementary school again and they were playing hide and seek. Her heart beat painfully in her chest as she watched the curly haired boy look around in agitation. It was painful being around him like this.

"I would love to go to the movies with you, David," she forced out, army crawling her way swiftly across the floor. It was a good thing that her mother had gone back to her room.

"Oh - Awesome. So we're going to the mov-"

"Yep." Sweat collected at the nape of her neck as she finally reached the telephone. Every second that went by, she thought that she could hear that door opening. "Pick me up in an hour. Maybe less... Please be here in ten minutes."

"Woah. Ten minutes?" There was an odd gleeful note in his voice that she didn't like. Her eyes narrowed and she stopped crawling, lying limply on the kitchen floor as her mind tried to work through that tone of voice.

"Ten minutes," she finished slowly.

"FORMAN!" Tina nearly jumped out of her skin, scrambling to her feet and slamming back against the wall as she stared in horror at the boy in front of her. Hyde gave her a smirk, his eyes lighting up behind the shade of his sunglasses. "What are you doing?"

Tina gulped, her mind racing. Casual. Casual was the way to go. Tina slouched against the wall. "Hey. Hello. Um… Wazzup?"

"What?" Shit. She had completely forgotten about David.

"Nothin - Sorry."

"Who are you on the phone with?" Hyde inquired and Tina's heart went crazy as he moved forward.

"No one!" she screamed, immediately regretting the outburst as his eyes went predatory and his smirk grew. Quickly, she turned away from the pair, hauling it into the living room and as far away from them as she could. "David! I'll see you in ten-"

"Who's David?" Tina shrieked as strong arms curled around her waist, hauling her back into a solid chest. Tina's heart did an odd skip, her stomach twisting as fire lit her skin.

But right now she couldn't think about how attracted she was to Hyde. Or what that smirk was doing to her. She needed to focus on David.

"Tina? Everything alright?" Desperately, Tina tried to keep the phone as far away from Hyde as possible.

"EVERYTHING'S NOT FINE, YOU DILLWEED!" Hyde screamed, dragging Tina closer to him, his head nudging into the side of his neck as his smile turned lethal. "I'M TAKING YOUR GIRL, MAN!"

Tina's blood went cold in her veins. Somewhere in the back of her mind, she knew that Hyde was only joking. She knew that his words were nowhere close to what she was thinking. Tina Forman was thinking about the near kiss two days ago and how soft his hair felt and how his breath was tickling her neck and his jaw was rough against her throat. And how he smelled so good. And how she wanted him to ask her out and be someone that he definitely wasn't.

And all that made her lash out, anger and embarrassment and hurt making her push a lot harder than it had ever been.

Hyde's eyes widened, his brows furrowing as he stumbled back.

"Stop it," Tina snarled, jabbing a finger at him as she went back to the phone. She could feel that her eyes were dangerously watery and that her face was as red as an apple. "I'm fine. I swear. I'll see you in five, David."

And with that, she reached into the kitchen and hung up the phone with a crash. All that was left was Hyde. Tina crossed her arms suddenly feeling very small and very lost.

"What was that about?" Hyde asked, his voice low and his mouth tight as he jerked his head at the kitchen door.

Tina mulled it over, gnawing at her lip. Two days ago - in the basement - that had been the best day of her life. Maybe that was a bit much. It was definitely in the top three. But that was two days ago and today was today. And today Hyde wasn't her boyfriend and David was a really nice guy.

And Hyde definitely wasn't.

"I'm going on a date with David Milbank," she stated, her head tipping back and her eyes meeting his. "We're dating."

For a moment, neither of them said anything. Hyde's adam's apple bobbed as he glanced away, his fingers flexing. When he met her eyes again, his gaze was icy.

"Why are you telling me this?" He snapped and her lips thinned as anger burned through her.

There was no other way to go.

"What happened in the basement won't happen again," Tina said, the words feeling like shards of glass being pulled from her throat. Hyde's eyes narrowed.

A thin smile curved his lips. "Which part? The part where you were in my lap? Or the part where we almost-"

"All of it," Tina snapped out, her face burning as she looked away. Why did this hurt so much? Why was this so hard? Licking her lips, she tried to force away some of the pain. She needed to get out of here. Shaking her head, she bolted for the stairs, brushing past Hyde and whispering, "Let's just pretend like it never happened, Hyde."

Instead of going to the movies, David had us go to a musical. Apparently he thought that girls liked that more.

"That was awesome!" he exclaimed, grinning as we filed out of the theater and into the parking lot.

Tina hadn't honestly been listening to anything that had gone on through the entire thing. She didn't even know the name. Her mind had been on other things. Things that made her head hurt and her heart feel like a punching bag. Still, she forced a smile.

"It was real nice, David."

"Hey." David stalled out in the middle of the parking lot, his eyes dropping to the ground before he gave me a shy smile. "I was thinking - Do you maybe want to…"

Tina's brows tipped up, her arms sliding into place over her chest. No. This couldn't be happening. David was the nice guy. David didn't ask girls under the covers after a single date. They hadn't even started dating yet!

"Well, I was wondering if you wanted to head over to a motel or something." He grinned, nodding and Tina let out a disgusted huff.

"My brother was right to beat you up," she hissed, shoving him away from her and storming towards the road that would lead to her street.

"Wait! Tina!"

"OH MY GOD!" Tina shrieked, her eyes catching on a red car in the middle of the parking lot.

And there in the passenger seat was her twin brother. Kissing Buddy Morgan.

"Tina? Wha-" Tina whirled, shoving David away from the sight.

"Get out of here, Milbank!" she screamed, shoving him again and he stumbled away with a bewildered expression.

"WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH WHA - YOU -" Tina sprinted for the car, watching in horror as her brother slammed against his door, staring in utter shock at Buddy. "You're gay."

"Me? No. I'm not gay."

"You're not but you - you just kissed me?"

Tina was at the door. "Okay. I'm gay."

"That's right you are!" Tina snapped, opening up the passenger door and jabbing a finger at the scrawny boy. "Did you just take advantage of my twin brother?!"

"Woah!" Buddy exclaimed, holding up his hands, his eyes going wide. "We were just-"

"Playing tongue hockey?!" Tina demanded, Eric's hand finding hers as he hyperventilated in his seat.

For a moment, Buddy stared at her. "You… Kind of look like him."

"That's it!" Tina wormed her way over her brother and onto the middle console. "You are driving me and my brother home, pal. And no tongues or hands will be taken out of your designated zone, do you hear me?"

"Listen-"

"Do you hear me?!" Tina barked, poking him in the chest as his brows went up. Silently, he nodded, starting the car. Her eyes flicked to her twin brother, bringing a hand up to move his face this way and that. He still looked shell-shocked, his eyes dreamy. "Are you okay?"

His lips were actually slightly swollen.

"He - he kissed me, sis," Eric whispered hoarsely and Tina squeezed his hand.

"How could you do this to him?" Tina demanded, shooting an icy glare to Buddy. "He's too innocent. He barely even gets to first base with Donna."

"Wait. Donna? He's going out with that freakishly tall, red head?" Buddy asked, clearly bewildered. "We've been spending so much time together - I just thought…"

"Oh no, Donna," Eric squeaked out, his eyes going watery and Tina turned to fully stare down at her twin brother.

"You've been giving him mixed signals?" she whispered.

"What - NO!"

"Totally." Tina was inclined to believe Buddy a little bit more than her brother. For a moment, no one said anything, Buddy's eyes flicking to the console that Tina was sitting on. "You know that's not legal, right?"

"Okay. Our house is just around the corner, police officer," Tina said sarcastically.

"I don't… I've been friends with Hyde for years and I've never put the moves on him," Eric said, his voice cracking as he tried to rationalize what had just happened. Good God. Couldn't she get away from the Hyde subject?

"Well, I don't blame you. That guy's a jerk."

"WOAH!" Tina snarled, turning to fully glare at the little, rich boy. "Why don't you calm down there, Elvis? You ain't so hot either. You went after Eric."

"What's that supposed to mean?!" Her twin brother exclaimed, reeling back to stare up at his sister who simply stared at him for a moment.

"Just look in the mirror," she finally said bluntly then she gnawed at her nails in fake terror. "Oh sorry. It's all covered up with Star Trek."

"Commander Spock is both telepathic and he can use the Vulcan Neck Pinch so I think you need to back off," Eric defended and Tina rolled her eyes. For a moment, there was silence. "You can't tell Hyde, Tina."

"Oh yeah," Buddy nodded, wincing. "Don't tell Hyde."

"What? Why would I be the one to tell him?" Tina gasped, astonished.

Eric considered, wincing as they pulled into the driveway. "I mean you two have that…"

He made some random motions with his hands.

"Yeah. Aren't you two going out?" Buddy jumped in, genuinely curious.

Tina was mortified, her face going beet red. "I-I-"

"You two were holding hands the other day," Buddy pointed out and Eric nodded.

"They're not really - You know," Eric said, his lips thinning as he nodded.

Buddy let out a sigh, rubbing his temples. "You're group is so messed up, man."

"You get used to it."

"OKAY!" Tina snarled, sliding out from the sun roof and Buddy sighed for her not to. "Screw you guys. This isn't about me. This is about you two and your weird sexual chemistry. And Hyde's gonna find out anyway so-"

With that she stuck out her tongue and stormed into the house, making a beeline straight to her room. She was livid.

But she definitely wasn't going into the basement where she knew Hyde was.

Okay. I don't think you guys really want to hear my opinions on being gay. Other peoples sexual preferences are really, really none of my business. And I liked this episode of That 70's Show kind of for that reason. It was just a guy liking another guy and trying to win him over. Being gay is a normal thing. People need to stop treating it like it's a debatable topic because it's really not. Anyway...

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