Yay! I finally got this updated after about six months! It's better than the two years last time though!! Hopefully everyone enjoys this! Its definitely not my favorite chapter but I am just glad to have it finshed. Enjoy.

Disclaimer: I own nothing but the changed plot. And the Casey/Laurie issue that keeps popping up!

It was the next Saturday and Hyde sat in his usual chair with his three friends staring at him intently from their various positions around the basement. His arms were crossed tensely over his chest, his narrowed eyes covered by his glasses. As usual he was smirking, but the corners of his mouth were twitching, as if trying to upturn into a grin.

"There's something weird going on here. We just want to know what it is!" Eric tried to reason calmly.

Hyde sneered. "There is nothing different about me, you freaks! Now stop staring at me!"

Eric rolled his eyes but looked away and attempted to focus on the television.

"Holy smokes! I figured it out!" Fez yelled in excited awe. Hyde tensed even more.

"He did it! You and Jackie did it!" The foreigner was jumping up and down clapping.

Kelso and Eric jumped up.

"Oh my god—he did do it!" Eric cried.

"Shut up before Jackie comes down and hears you!" Hyde yelled as he also jumped out of his seat.

He was definitely glad that he had finally lost his virginity and had it been anyone but Jackie he would have been rubbing his friends' faces in that fact but he actually cared about Jackie and he didn't want her to think he'd had sex with her just so he could brag about it to his friends.

"You are the man." Kelso said in amazement.

Hyde rolled his eyes and punched Kelso in the arm. "Shut up."

Eric was smirking and shaking his head. "Well congratulations man. You finally sealed the deal. The devil officially owns your soul."

Hyde hit his best friend lightly in the arm but couldn't help but grin. A good burn was a good burn. "No. I mean it was great. Obviously. And yeah I definitely waited long enough but now Jackie's acting all weird. She's like being nice and doing whatever I tell her to."

Eric arched his eyebrow. "We're talking about the girl that has been trying to get a leash on you for the last year. There is no way she's just doing everything you want now."

The curly-headed boy nodded. "I know! There's got to be a catch right?"

Fez cut in. "No! Jackie being nice is a good thing! Maybe now she will stop trying to make me chauffer her around!"

Eric and Hyde both punched him.

"No. No man. Jackie's the devil— Eric started to say and Hyde cut in with, "And I like her mean. Nice girls are annoying. I like 'em feisty!"

Eric made a disgusted face. "As I was saying, Fez, Jackie's the devil. If she's all of a sudden being all sweet and nice something is very wrong. The balance of good and evil is totally screwed!"

As if on cue, Eric's ideas of good and evil walked through the door.

"Hey guys!" Donna called out happily.

Jackie hurried over to Hyde's side and gave him a sweet kiss on the cheek.

"Hi sweetie! Are you okay? You seem a little tense?" Without waiting for a reply Jackie moved behind him and began to massage his shoulders. Hyde could feel the tension moving out of his body and let himself relax into the massage for a moment.

"Uh no. No. I'm fine. You don't have to do that." Hyde said quickly as he came back to his senses.

He grabbed Jackie's hands and pulled her back around and onto his lap.

Donna raised her eyebrows at the two of them and made a questioning face at Eric but he pretended not to see it.

The two girls began talking but Hyde quickly interrupted them. "Stop talking! Wrestling is back on."

He turned the volume up on the television and waited for Jackie to make a snotty comment but she didn't.

"I love wrestling!" Donna cried to the surprise of the boys. She suddenly grabbed Eric and put him in a headlock which forced his face into her cleavage.

In other words: Eric was in his idea of Heaven.

"You aren't fighting back!" she said with a laugh.

Jackie and Hyde both started laughing. "Donna…" Jackie said to get her friends' attention. When the redhead glanced at her Jackie pointed to Eric's head on the chest.

"Why would he fight back?" Hyde added, stating what Jackie hadn't wanted to say.

Donna blushed and shoved Eric away, slapping him lightly on the head.

Eric laughed loudly.

"Wrestling is coming to Kenosha! We should go." Kelso cried when the announcement came on the television.

The six friends made plans to go together before Eric was called up stairs by Red.

"Come on Jackie, I'll walk you home." Hyde offered. She quickly jumped to her feet, simpering about what a wonderful boyfriend he was.

"See?!" Hyde whispered to Eric in annoyance as he followed her out the door.

The couple had been walking for a few minutes before Hyde got the courage to ask her if everything was okay.

"Of course it is. Why do you ask?" Jackie said happily.

Hyde let out a sigh. "You're being unusually nice and you aren't complaining at all and you've been acting really strange since we—

Jackie cut him off, "Had sex? I have not!"

Hyde grimaced. Why did she keep insisting they had only 'had sex'? Jackie never used to say things like that. She was cheesy. She called having sex 'making love'. She believed in white knights and unicorns and fairy tales. Had he changed that about her? As much as he tended to complain about her he didn't want her to change. He'd fallen for that immature brat and he wanted her to stay that way.

"Yes, you have actually." Hyde insisted.

They had reached her house by this point and she pulled him inside. She grinned at him coyly, completely ignoring the conversation he had been trying to have with her.

"My parents won't be home for a while. We could go upstairs?" she said with a teasing grin.

Hyde felt his heart, and other parts of his anatomy, constrict. He ignored his body and stepped away from her.

"Not today. Let's just watch some TV."

Jackie stared at him curiously but instead of becoming annoyed with him, she actually seemed a little relieved.

"Are you sure? Because we do have the house to ourselves and—

Hyde silenced her with a kiss.

He was doing what he should have done the first time and saying no. He couldn't have sex with her again until he knew what was going on.

Later that night Jackie and Donna were on the phone talking about the wrestling show. Donna was excited but Jackie was not at all looking forward to it.

"Look. Does this have anything to do with what Laurie was saying? You shouldn't trust her Jackie. It's Laurie!"

Jackie sighed into the phone. "What she said was true though Donna. Steven is never going to be able to love me! No one has ever loved him enough for him to know how to love."

Donna rolled her eyes. "What about us? Eric, Kelso, and I have been his friends since we were seven. He's got you. And Mr. and Mrs. Forman think of his as another son. He's been loved."

The two continued the argument with Jackie pointing out that while all of those things may be true Steven hadn't been loved the way a child should by his own parents and that tended to irreparably damage a child.

Donna made a snotty comment about Jackie knowing what irreparably even meant and the two continued from there.

"On a different subject—my mom thinks she needs counseling. She said, and I quote, 'The unexamined self is an unfulfilled self.' Dad didn't make it better by ranting about everything he does for her and then saying all she's good for is filling out her sweater."

Jackie giggled. "Oh Donna. Men really are clueless! What do you think about your mom and therapy though?"

Donna shrugged before realizing that Jackie couldn't see her. "I don't know. It's weird but maybe it would help her with her identity or something."

Jackie muttered that she wished her own mother would try counseling.

At Eric's his family was having their usual meal together, with Laurie starving herself by the counter. Eric sometimes wondered just what the repercussions of what Casey had done to her really were.

It couldn't just be about sex.

He knew Laurie partied way more than the normal college student and she had lost quite a bit of weight in the year since the two broke up.

Her grades had gone down too. She'd managed to do okay for a while but slowly everything seemed to have imploded on her.

Suddenly Eric was pulled out of his thoughts by his dad commenting on the library books.

Eric gave his usual sarcastic reply and soon enough a small argument broke out. Until his mother stopped it by demanding Red go with Eric and his friends to the wrestling show.

'Great. Just what I needed.' Eric thought grumpily.

His eyes traveled to Laurie again. He missed his sister.

Was she ever going to go back to the good girl that was actually nice to him and didn't constantly cause trouble in his life?

The next day as the teenagers piled into Eric's Vista Cruiser with both Red and Bob in tow Donna made another comment about Jackie going along when she didn't even like wrestling.

"Well Steven likes it and I like whatever Steven likes!" Jackie said in a perky voice. It might have been believable if the smile on her face had reached her eyes.

Red made a disgusted sound but said nothing while Donna was very vocal about her dislike.

"Jacks, you don't have to do things just because I like them…" Hyde said slowly.

"I know that, silly! We talked about it yesterday!"

Hyde stared at her incredulously. Talked about it? No they hadn't! He'd barely been able to get her to talk at all. She was so busy acting like his freakin' maid and masseuse.

When he had tried to bring it back up she shut him up every time by kissing him. He loved kissing her but at the same time it felt wrong. It felt like she was trying to avoid something and as much as he did want to figure everything out, he was getting annoyed.

He didn't like girls that acted the way she was acting.

It was annoying to have someone constantly touching him and rubbing his back and waiting on him hand and foot.

By the time they reached Kenosha he couldn't take it anymore.

He was avoiding her at the wrestling match and having fun.

If he had to do that by sending her all over the damn arena getting him things he was willing to do it for a little peace and quiet.

"Jackie, shut up!" Donna cried after hearing Jackie ask Hyde if he was okay for the fifth consecutive time.

Jackie pouted but Hyde said nothing to cheer her up.

He was twice as annoyed as Donna was.

"I can't see from here. I'm going to go sit with Fez." Hyde said in a monotone.

Jackie tried to reply but he ignored her and went to the seat behind her, forcing Kelso to switch with him.

"Why hello pretty lady!" Kelso said.

Hyde hit him in the back. "Shut up," the boy said harshly.

Jackie smirked at Kelso triumphantly and went back to the show, which she absolutely hated. "Sweetie, are you doing okay?" she asked , turning back around to smile at Hyde.

"Actually no. It's pretty hot. Want to go get me something to drink?" he asked with a frustrated grin on his face.

Jackie jumped up and ran to the concession stand.

"What the hell, Hyde?" Donna asked angrily. The redhead spun around in her seat and flung some popcorn at him.

"She's driving me nuts Donna! She's asked me how I am doing fifteen times since we sat down. It hasn't even been an hour, man!"

Donna rolled her eyes. "She's just trying to be nice!" she yelled angrily before getting up and stomping over to her friend.

Eric turned around and glared at Hyde. "Your girlfriend is ruining everything! I didn't even think it was POSSIBLE to ruin wrestling but somehow she managed it!"

Hyde sneered and crossed his arms angrily over his chest.

Red glared at both of the boys.

"Shut up, dumbasses! And you," he said angrily pointing his finger at Hyde. "You keep the loud one quiet. I can't put up with anymore whining. All of this is ridiculous!"

The two boys snickered.

Red turned to Eric and said threateningly, "When we get home tonight you had better tell your mother we had a damn good time!"

Eric laughed. "Well so far so good!" he said sarcastically.

Red stood up muttering and made a comment about spending two dollars for a beer that should have cost him ten cents.

Donna slid back into the seat next to Eric and said, "Gee, I'm so glad our dads came!"

Eric glared at her. "At least yours is leaving you alone!"

The redhead laughed and looked back at her father. He was sitting next to Fez and the foreigner did not seem happy about it.

Hyde was having a really hard time not telling Bob to shut the hell up about his wife. The seventeen year old had his own woman problems, damn it! Midge wanting therapy was nothing compared to the hell Jackie was putting him through.

If this was how she planned on acting every time they had sex, he was never doing it with her again! Jackie was the one that needed therapy.

"Yeah, Bob. Women are hell. Why don't you grab us all a beer and we'll talk it over?" Hyde said with a grin.

Bob smiled and offered to get the boys soda because they were underage.

Hyde smirked. "Bob, this isn't about us. It's about you, and you need friends, and beer."

After a few more unsuccessful attempts at getting Bob to buy the two boys a soda Hyde shrugged and said, "Well than Bob, you're on your own."

As he walked away he heard Fez say mock-sadly, "See how you drive people away!"

Hyde burst out laughing and kept walking, pretending not to notice that Jackie had returned with his soda.

Back at the Forman House Midge attempted to convince Kitty to go to a group therapy session with her.

"I'm telling you, after my therapy session I felt so loose!" she said with a dumb laugh.

Laurie grinned. "Loose is good."

Kitty glared at her daughter before saying, "If you ask me we could all do with a little tightening."

Midge then said she was too shy to go to her group session by herself but Kitty refused to grab the bait.

After a few minutes of Midge harassing her Kitty agreed sullenly.

"Free drinks, I'm in." Laurie said when Midge mentioned alcohol.

"Oh. That's nice. That's music to a mother's ears." Kitty muttered.

"I hope that Casey Kelso burns in hell for ruining my beautiful baby girl." she snarled before storming out of the kitchen.

Laurie stared after her mother in shock. Kitty never brought up Casey and she surely never brought up how much Laurie had changed.

It brought tears to the blonde's eyes and a lump to her throat. She quickly wiped away her tears and choked back the lump before going to take a nap.

Sleeping, alcohol, and sex were the only thing that made her forget that jackass and sleeping was her only option at the moment.

She didn't want to break her mother's heart anymore than she already had.

Donna and Jackie were sitting next to each other again since Hyde, Bob, and Fez had disappeared and Kelso had taken over Donna's seat next to Eric.

Donna was attempting to cheer up her pouting friend. "Jackie! What the hell? Hyde asked you to go get him a pop and then ditched you? Why are you pouting? Usually you would be spitting nails! What's wrong with you?"

Jackie looked down at the soda in her hands and sighed. "Donna…Steven and I…we…we had sex."

Donna stared at her friend for a moment before yelling, "Oh my god! Jackie!"

"Donna please…I know I made a mistake but…"

The older girl cut in, "Jackie I didn't say you made a mistake. You love Hyde and he loves you."

Jackie sighed in exasperation. "Stop it Donna! I don't want to talk about it." The brunette muttered quietly.

The taller girl stared at her friend in shocked annoyance. "Jackie! You cannot still be considering what Laurie said! Hyde DOES love you! He's not like Casey!"

Jackie scoffed. "All men are the same, Donna."

Donna narrowed her eyes and promised to kick Laurie Forman the next time she saw her. "Whatever. Why are you acting like such a doormat?" The redhead asked finally.

"Look. I've got to be nice. What if he gets bored now? Laurie said—"

Donna scowled. "Forget about what Laurie said Jackie! Besides, why would he get bored? He loves you AND he's going to want to do it again!"

Suddenly Jackie stopped looking at her hands and looked up happily. "So, what you're saying is that I'm totally in charge?" she asked.

Donna tried to cut in and say that the two of them were in a 'partnership' and that when two people loved one another they compromised but Jackie interrupted her.

"No, no, no I own him! I am the MAN!" Jackie yelled excitedly.

Donna tried to cut in again but Jackie jumped up, grinning. "

No. No. Thanks Donna. You're right. Hyde does love me and he IS going to want to do it again. Thank you!"

Over by the refreshment stand Hyde and Fez were trying to find a way to get beer.

"Good evening, Sir! I would like a refreshing cola please."

Fez quickly cut in from out of sight and said in a very deep voice, "And get me a beer, son!"

The man handed Hyde the pop but simply stared at him when he asked about the beer.

Fez suddenly moved to stand next to Hyde and said, "What seems to be the problem, son?"

Before the refreshment stand worker could make a comment, Jackie shoved her way between the two boys and glared up at Hyde.

"Oh Steven! You got me a soda, how sweet of you!" she stole the soda out of his hands and took a sip before squealing and shoving it back at him.

"Ick! Steven! Get me a diet and meet me back at our seats."

Hyde stared at her in shock. "But Jackie I—"

Jackie cut in with a glare and a pinch to his chest. "Steven. I said I want a diet soda and to meet me back at our seats. Now don't keep me waiting!" she shouted angrily. "Thank you." The sophomore sent him a sweet smile and gave him a quick, kiss on the lips to show him that she was just getting their relationship back on track.

Hyde laughed and shook his head while the refreshment worker and Fez both stared at the couple in scared amazement.

Donna stood off to the side and smiled as Jackie walked back over to her. "See. I'm the man!"

The two girls walked away laughing.

Hyde walked over to Jackie with her soda, followed by Bob and Fez.

Bob was carrying a beer for each boy.

"Diet soda, Princess." Hyde said sarcastically with a smirk.

Jackie grinned at him and reached out her hand.

She took a sip and smiled at him happily. "Thank you, sweetie!" Then she leaned in and the two of them kissed quickly on the lips before Bob handed Hyde his beer and threw his arms over Hyde and Fez's shoulders.

"It all started about six months ago when Midgy got a subscription to Cosmo…"

Hyde looked over at Jackie and winked as she giggled at his misfortune.

At the therapy session the therapist is attempting to get Kitty to talk open up.

Kitty mumbled nervously until Laurie cut in and said, "Share a little Mom," sarcastically. "Tell us how folding the dish towels just right makes all our problems go away."

Kitty stared at her drunken daughter angrily.

"You want me to share? Okay. Laurie, you're mean to your brother and you're screwing around at college. We don't even see you unless you run out of clean clothes or need cash. The fact is you're an ungrateful spoiled brat. I realize you had your heartbroken but enough is enough young lady. Grow up. Move on and stop acting like a little slut!"

Suddenly Kitty started laughing loudly.

"Well, thank you! That was nice. I love you honey!" she leaned over and hugged Laurie.

Laurie hugged her mother back in shock, too surprised at the outburst to say a word.

The therapist said, "Well, I hope we're all as excited about this journey as I am. Let's pair off!"

The man sitting next to Kitty yanked his shirt off and Kitty quickly jumped to her feet and grabbed Midge and Laurie and dragged them to the door.

Midge looked around and questioned her friend. "I don't get it! What's going on, Kitty?" she asked.

Laurie was laughing but running out the door with her mother.

"I'll tell you what's going on! He's a bad doctor, a bad, bad doctor Midge!" yelled Kitty hysterically.

Once again I am so, so sorry for the long wait and thank you to everyone that has stuck by me and is still reading and reviewing this story. It really means a lot to me. i know how annoying it is to wait for a new chapter sometimes and so I am extremely sorry for making people wait! Jackie/Hyde are definitely not out of trouble yet. Laurie's conversation with Jackie really spun their relationship in a direction it would not have gone otherwise. Jackie is scared and has a hard time believing Hyde could truly love her which definitely causes some problems. They will be together in the end though so keep reading and bare with me! I know this chapter kind of sucked but I just wanted to get it done. Sorry for the lack of Kelso! He's definitely not my favorite character and I didn't even notice I left him out until the end! Oops! Review please!