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jesterladyficTitle: Where the Bypaths Slink Away
Rating: PG
Pairing: Jackie/Hyde
Summary: Set in Season 7 when Jackie had her tv show and Hyde comes to see her.
Disclaimer: I don't own That 70's Show. The title comes from Soren Kierkegaard.
A/N: Okay, this is just because I was watching the show and the on/off thing of Jackie/Hyde made me annoyed, so this was just a result of working out that frustration.
Where the Bypaths Slink Away
She ended her spiel and he didn’t know how to say what he’d come to say. Of course, he hadn’t known that anyway. But somewhere in between her words she’d made him see it didn’t matter what she said now about being okay on her own. It could be true, probably was, but the way she’d been acting ever since he’d known her made him realize she needed to hear his words more than the new found independence.
“Look, Jackie, I know you wanted to tell me something at the record
store. It just wasn’t a good time, we were really busy.”
“It’s nothing.” At his look of incredulity, she hastened to add, “Look,
how can I talk to you about something if I’m not sure what you’re going to say?
It’s just not me.”
“And coming here to talk to you is me? I am here, by the way, I
initiated it. You know that when I’m the one who wants to talk about our
relationship, it’s bad.”
“You don’t just get to do that. Coming here and talking like there’s
anything to talk about. I begged you to tell me and you wouldn’t…”
“Jackie.”
“…I loved you and I gave you everything. I made you look like you
weren’t poor; I tried to help you stop being such a dirty bum…”
“Jackie.”
“…You just act like it was nothing. Well, you know how I am. You know
marriage is what I want and all you can think about is you and how you don’t know
anything. Would it have killed you to just say maybe, perhaps, or-or-“
“Jackie, shut up.” She finally quieted. He loved it when she was
quiet. “You’re being ridiculous. First off, I love you. Second, you know how I
was raised. You know what I come from. So, don’t expect me to just sit around
making plans about a future I never thought I would or wanted to have. You were
really unexpected and I need time to process things. I can’t make important
decisions just like that.”
“You can’t give me anything? People line the streets wanting to give me
things and the only person I want to can’t even muster up a little someday?”
“Jackie, I just said I love you. Don’t make me do it again; I get a bad
taste in my mouth. I don’t make plans for things I’m not sure about. But if I
was going to, for some reason, you’d definitely be in it.”
“If you would, I’m in it! Oh, Steven.” She flung her arms around his
neck. “See, that’s all you needed to say.”
He put his hands around her waist.
“So, are we good then?”
“Yes, but this has to be permanent, Steven.”
“Let’s take being permanent one step at a time. Now, quit cutting off my
circulation.”
“It’s probably just your heart pumping out way too much love for me.” He
rolled his eyes. Her head was almost as empty as Kelso’s sometimes.
“Let’s just kiss already.”
“You are so hot when you’re commanding me to do things I already want to do,” she said, breathlessly. That ludicrously big smile that he secretly loved came over her face. He wondered how in the world he could be such a huge idiot for falling for her.
“We’re going,” he said, taking her by the hand and dragging her away. He didn’t care how many of the gang were in the basement. They were getting kicked out, because Hyde and Jackie were back together.
Rating: PG
Pairing: Jackie/Hyde
Summary: Set in Season 7 when Jackie had her tv show and Hyde comes to see her.
Disclaimer: I don't own That 70's Show. The title comes from Soren Kierkegaard.
A/N: Okay, this is just because I was watching the show and the on/off thing of Jackie/Hyde made me annoyed, so this was just a result of working out that frustration.
Where the Bypaths Slink Away
She ended her spiel and he didn’t know how to say what he’d come to say. Of course, he hadn’t known that anyway. But somewhere in between her words she’d made him see it didn’t matter what she said now about being okay on her own. It could be true, probably was, but the way she’d been acting ever since he’d known her made him realize she needed to hear his words more than the new found independence.
“Look, Jackie, I know you wanted to tell me something at the record
store. It just wasn’t a good time, we were really busy.”
“It’s nothing.” At his look of incredulity, she hastened to add, “Look,
how can I talk to you about something if I’m not sure what you’re going to say?
It’s just not me.”
“And coming here to talk to you is me? I am here, by the way, I
initiated it. You know that when I’m the one who wants to talk about our
relationship, it’s bad.”
“You don’t just get to do that. Coming here and talking like there’s
anything to talk about. I begged you to tell me and you wouldn’t…”
“Jackie.”
“…I loved you and I gave you everything. I made you look like you
weren’t poor; I tried to help you stop being such a dirty bum…”
“Jackie.”
“…You just act like it was nothing. Well, you know how I am. You know
marriage is what I want and all you can think about is you and how you don’t know
anything. Would it have killed you to just say maybe, perhaps, or-or-“
“Jackie, shut up.” She finally quieted. He loved it when she was
quiet. “You’re being ridiculous. First off, I love you. Second, you know how I
was raised. You know what I come from. So, don’t expect me to just sit around
making plans about a future I never thought I would or wanted to have. You were
really unexpected and I need time to process things. I can’t make important
decisions just like that.”
“You can’t give me anything? People line the streets wanting to give me
things and the only person I want to can’t even muster up a little someday?”
“Jackie, I just said I love you. Don’t make me do it again; I get a bad
taste in my mouth. I don’t make plans for things I’m not sure about. But if I
was going to, for some reason, you’d definitely be in it.”
“If you would, I’m in it! Oh, Steven.” She flung her arms around his
neck. “See, that’s all you needed to say.”
He put his hands around her waist.
“So, are we good then?”
“Yes, but this has to be permanent, Steven.”
“Let’s take being permanent one step at a time. Now, quit cutting off my
circulation.”
“It’s probably just your heart pumping out way too much love for me.” He
rolled his eyes. Her head was almost as empty as Kelso’s sometimes.
“Let’s just kiss already.”
“You are so hot when you’re commanding me to do things I already want to do,” she said, breathlessly. That ludicrously big smile that he secretly loved came over her face. He wondered how in the world he could be such a huge idiot for falling for her.
“We’re going,” he said, taking her by the hand and dragging her away. He didn’t care how many of the gang were in the basement. They were getting kicked out, because Hyde and Jackie were back together.
