The Show Must Go On
Title: The Show Must Go On
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: J/H
Summary: I wrote this after dreaming about it. It's a comedy/smut, if that makes any sense. Set after season 6 Christmas. Hyde gets a room for him and Jackie at the hotel, but things can't always be that easy.
A/N: Yeah, so I had this dream where Hyde got a hotel room for him and Jackie after the season 6 Christmas episode’s private cheer. But then something happened to make it funny. I hope. I don’t know, it’s late. Anyway, there’s some smut at the end cause Luci made me write it. =D And she also stayed up on Yahoo with me while I finished it to the very last sentence and the title. What a wonderful beta she is. :P
Hyde cupped Jackie’s face and pulled her in for a gentle kiss. The excitement of dancing for him had gotten to her, however, and she clawed at his chest before seeking entrance into his mouth with her tongue. After deepening the kiss, she lifted her head and breathlessly told him to take her to his bedroom.
“Nope,” he told her simply as he backed away from her. She opened her mouth to say something but he didn’t give her the chance.
“I got a surprise for you,” he told her, a playful smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth.
She brightened immediately. “Is it a Christmas present?”
“Sorta. I got us a room at the hotel. It’s Christmas, and you should be able to scream as loud as you want.”
“Aww, Steven. You’re so romantic.” She leaned in for a soft kiss before jumping off the couch. “I’m going to go pack. I’ll be right back.”
Hyde headed to his room to gather a few things himself. He shoved a change of clothes into a duffel bag, tossed in some other necessities and then drudged through his dresser drawer for the greatest necessity of all.
The condom box was empty. He could have sworn that he had a few left. Then he remembered Jackie and her new Cosmo. ‘Five positions that’ll drive your man up the wall…literally.’ Well, that explained what happened to the last 5 condoms.
Oh well. Jackie probably had some. And if not, the drugstore was on the way to the hotel.
He grabbed his bag and headed out to the El Camino, where Jackie was already waiting for him. She must have been pretty hot and bothered from their private cheer. She usually took a hell of a lot longer to pack anything.
“Well, thanks to Cosmo, we have to stop by the drugstore before we go anywhere else.”
“Maybe I have some,” she told him, rummaging through her purse. Hyde started the car and pulled onto the road as Jackie emptied the bag’s contents onto the bucket seat. “Let’s see: mascara, lipstick, blush, eyeliner, eyelash curler, lip gloss, twenty dollars-“
“That twenty dollars is mine. It was on the seat,” Hyde deadpanned.
Jackie laughed and then picked up the pair of toy handcuffs that she had saved for such an occasion. “I had these, too,” she teased, dangling them in front of him.
He raised an eyebrow and nodded at her suggestively. “We’ll just go to the drugstore. We’ll need an economy pack anyway.”
“Just as well. I don’t have any. You know, I should probably just go on the pill…”
“Yes! That’s what I’ve been telling you!”
“But what if I get bloated? Look at what they did to Donna after she started them.”
Hyde laughed. Yeah, for a little while there, Big D was a bit bigger.
“You know they probably don’t even work. They just make you so fat that no one wants to do it with you,” she joked.
“But it would feel a lot better.”
He looked over at her and smiled and she scooted next to him so she could rest her head on his shoulder. “Yeah. I’ll talk to Donna about it later.”
Hyde pulled into the dimly lit drugstore parking lot and groaned. “Dammit, they’re closed.”
Jackie had to stifle a laugh. “How dare they close on Christmas Eve when we need to buy condoms!” she mocked disgust.
“I forgot it was Christmas Eve. No place is gonna be open.” He lightly hit the steering wheel.
“Ah, try the gas station. They have a machine in the men’s bathroom.”
“How do you know that?” he asked, his tone a bit more serious.
“I was a cheerleader for almost 4 years, Steven. After listening to all their stories, there’s a lot I know that you don’t know yet,” she stated confidently.
Hyde stared at her, getting more turned on by the second. “Ok, we have to find some. Now.”
Jackie settled back against the seat. “You know, it’s a shame that I quit the squad tonight. The cheerleaders are all pretty slutty. They probably buy them by the gross.”
“Don’t think I won’t make you go to one of their houses and ask if we can’t find them anywhere else.”
“Try the gas station.”
Hyde groaned when he noticed how abandoned the gas station appeared. He parked the car and hopped out, hoping that at least the bathroom would be left open.
~*~
He slid back into his seat and started the Camino, and Jackie noticed how tense he seemed. “It was locked, too?”
“Yes,” he replied, gritting his teeth.
She was really trying hard to not laugh at him now. If only one thing could make him lose his Zen, it was this. Now, she could have been a good little girlfriend and just try to ease his temper. But where was the fun in that?
She stretched her leg out and slowly rubbed the top of her thigh, pushing her cheerleading skirt up just a tad. “These spankies are so uncomfortable. I probably shouldn’t have worn anything under the uniform.”
Hyde looked over at her and stared as she continued to rub her leg, pushing her skirt up higher and higher each second. The sharp sound of a car honking snapped him out of his daze and he had to swerve in order to avoid a head-on collision.
Jackie laughed. “Steven, you really have to pay attention to the road.”
He pushed his foot down on the gas and the Camino’s engine revved up before it shifted. “That’s it. We’re going to Fez’s.”
~*~
“What makes you think Fez would have anything? I mean, it’s Fez!” Jackie asked him as they pulled in front of Fez’s host parents’ house.
“I don’t know. If he doesn’t actually use them, he probably blows them up for balloons. I’m sure he has some,” Hyde told her as he got out of the car. He knew it was getting a little late, so his host parents were probably asleep. Just to be safe, he sneaked to the back of the house and threw a few small snowballs at Fez’s bedroom window.
Fez sat up in his bed and rubbed his eyes. He could have sworn he heard a tap at his window. *Clink* There it was again. He pulled the covers over his head. “Go away,” he mumbled, already half-asleep. “We don’t want to buy any magazines!”
*Clink*
“Ahhh! Stop it.” He got out of bed and lazily shuffled to his window, adjusting the collar of his flannel Mighty Mouse PJ’s along the way. “Stupid son of a bitch. This better be important,” he muttered as he opened the window.
He struggled to make out the familiar figure now shadowed in the darkness. “Fez! Fez!” he heard them whisper out.
“Hyde??” he asked, still groggy after being awoken so suddenly.
“Fez, I need a favor. Can you let me in?”
“Yes, but be quiet,” he called out, holding his finger up to his mouth to emphasize his point.
Fez slowly and quietly made his way down the stairs and tip-toed to the door in order to let Hyde inside. Then they both tip-toed their way back up the steps and into Fez’s room.
“You have to be very quiet. If Santa comes by, sees that I’m still awake, and doesn’t stop, I will be super pissed.”
“Ok, I got a hotel room for me and Jackie tonight-“
“Aww!” Fez smiled, “That’s so romantic.”
Hyde nodded. “Yeah, whatever. Look, I got us a room, but then I remember that I’m out of, you know, protection…and everything’s closed, it being Christmas Eve and all…”
“Oh! You want condoms!”
“Um…yeah.”
“Well, I used most of them to make water balloons a couple weeks ago, but I think I have one left.”
One probably wasn’t going to do the job. He had Jackie alone for an entire night in a hotel room. But he guessed it was better than nothing.
Fez pulled something out of his nightstand drawer and handed it to Hyde. It looked like a large coin, wrapped in a gold foil.
“I think it’s called a magnum or something like that,” Fez informed him.
Hyde examined it more closely, then proceeded to unwrap the foil. “Fez, man. This is chocolate.”
Fez peered over Hyde’s shoulder and saw that it was actually a chocolate coin. His mouth dropped open in shock and he looked absolutely terrified. “Oh my god, Hyde. If that’s my chocolate, than what did I do with the condom!?”
“Here,” Hyde handed the coin back and headed for the door.
“What if it expands in my stomach and I blow up?” Fez said, his voice high and cracking.
“Listen Fez, I got to get back to Jackie in the car, but tomorrow we need to have a talk about your candy obsession and the truth about Santa, ok?”
Fez nodded sadly.
~*~
“Told you so,” Jackie taunted him in her sing-song voice when Hyde got back in the car.
”Yep. Too bad for you, though. We’re going over to Julie’s house. You can beg some of your slutty friends for help.”
Hmm…Jackie begging slutty friends. That was a nice mental image. It didn’t help the situation any though.
“What? No, Steven. There’s no way.”
“I even know where she lives. I used to drop Fez off behind her house so he could spy on her,” he smiled.
“No. There’s no way I’m going over there. Why don’t we just stop by Michael’s?”
“I’m not taking birth control from a guy with a kid on the way, Jackie.”
“Fine then, but you better think of something else, because I’m not going over to Julie’s.”
“Yes, you are.”
“No, I’m not.”
“Yes you are.”
“No!”
~*~
“Yes you are.”
“No, I’m not!”
“Jackie, we’re in front of her house. Just go!”
“No!”
“I gave in to you 3 times today! That’s my daily quota! Now go!”
Jackie groaned and got out of the car. She tightened her coat around her and shivered from the cold winter air as she made her way up Julie’s steps. She could see the silhouettes of various high-schoolers behind the drawn shade from the living room window and hear the sound of loud music vibrating off of the house. Julie’s annual Christmas Eve party. She probably would have been here with Steven if she hadn’t backed out on Julie’s offer to let her re-join the squad. But Jackie was proud that she stuck to her guns. It was so badass of her.
Jackie rang the doorbell and pulled her coat tightly shut. Her bare legs were freezing, though. The short cheer skirt didn’t offer any protection from the wind.
“Julie!” she smiled broadly when the head cheerleader opened the door.
“Jackie! What on earth are you doing here?” There were about 20 kids crammed into Julie’s foyer and Jackie could barely hear her over all the noise they made.
‘This is ridiculous,’ she thought to herself. She glanced back at Steven in the El Camino, a big, taunting grin plastered to his face as he waved at both her and Julie.
“I just wanted to-“
“Are you wearing the uniform?” Julie interrupted her, clenching her teeth and pointing at Jackie’s clothes.
Jackie looked down at her sweater, the Point Place High-school logo clearly visible from her opened jacket. “Umm…”
“I thought I told you to give that back!”
“Hey, I washed just as many cars in my bikini as you did. This is mine now!”
“Take it off right now,” Julie said warningly.
“Aha, alright!” Hyde could be heard from the car, where he was now laughing loudly.
“No. It’s mine.”
“Take it off or I’ll do it for you,” Julie stepped forward and crossed her arms. She was making her best Bitch face, and Jackie knew she meant business. And they could both practically hear Hyde hyperventilating.
“I…um, it’s just- Bye!” Jackie took off, running down the steps before jumping into the Camino.
“Go, go, go!” Jackie commanded Hyde, who floored the gas, his tires squealing as he zoomed down the street. “That was way too close, Steven. Just go to Michael’s.”
“I’ll go back home to see if Forman has any, first.”
“Fine, but I’m not asking any more of my slutty ex-friends for anything.”
“Hey, after the exchange with that slutty ex-friend, I might not even need to go the hotel tonight.”
“Ah, shut-up,” Jackie told him, closing the front of her jacket and turning away from him.
~*~
Eric’s bedroom door was closed. That meant one of two things: either he was with Donna, or he was playing with his G.I Joes. It being Christmas Eve and all, chances were in favor of the former. Hyde hoped to god it was something else, though. Eric could get really pissy when he and Donna were interrupted.
“Hey, Forman?” Hyde called out as quietly as he could and still be heard. He tapped lightly on his door, afraid of making any loud noises that could wake up Red.
Eric opened up his door just a crack and popped his head out to peer around Hyde. “You alone, man?”
“Uh, yeah.”
“Come in then,” he motioned for Hyde to follow him into the room, and then he quietly shut the door again and locked it.
“What the hell are you doing?”
“Wrapping Donna’s present,” Eric told him, plopping back down on his bed and happily returning to the paper and tape.
“Forman, man, we all know Donna’s on the pill and all, but do you guys, like, use anything else?”
“No. Why would we bother?”
“So you don’t happen to have-“
“Hey, hold this down so I can tape it,” Eric interrupted him. Hyde pressed his hand down on one corner of the paper covering the big ass box with Donna’s present.
“So you don’t happen to have anything that maybe I could take for me and Jackie?”
Eric finished taping the package and proudly lifted up the box to show off the wrapping job. “Nice, huh?”
“Whatever. So do you have anything or not?”
“Um, let me check.” Eric pulled his wallet from his back pocket and rummaged through the contents. “Hey, what do you know. My ‘who am I kidding?’ condom. Here,” he handed it over to Hyde.
“Oh man, thanks! Thanks a lot,” he told him, taking it and turning to leave.
“Hey Hyde,” Eric called back to him. Hyde spun back around. “Yeah?”
“Remember, treat her like a lady.” He smirked as if it was the wittiest thing he could have said.
“Bite it, Forman.”
~*~
“So?” Jackie asked him anxiously when he returned to the car.
Hyde smiled and triumphantly held up the packet.
“Oh thank god. We’ve wasted almost an hour of our hotel time.”
Hyde was putting the condom in his coat pocket when something about the wrapper caught his eye. He turned on the car’s overhead light to examine it more closely.
“Oh, man. It’s torn.”
“No, it can’t be.”
“It is, and-“ he read the wrapper aloud, “Best if used before 1974. What the hell?”
“How big is the rip? Maybe we can still use it?” Jackie asked hopefully.
Hyde pulled the condom from the wrapper and held it up for her to see. It was practically in two pieces.
“Well, maybe we could do other…stuff,” she smiled, trying to cheer him up.
Hyde pounded on the steering wheel. “But I don’t want to do other stuff!” he whined and pouted like a little boy.
“So let’s not use anything. I mean, really, what are the odds?”
Hyde considered it for a moment. “And even if something did happen…I mean, a baby!” Jackie continued. “Our baby! Ooo, we could shop for clothes for it. Her little outfits could match mine!”
Hyde threw the car in drive and raced down the street. “We’re going to Kelso’s.”
~*~
“So what do you need, buddy? I have ribbed, lubricated, sensitive, ultra sensitive, thin, ultra thin…”
“I don’t care man, whatever. Just give me a handful.”
“Well, what brand do you want? There’s Trojan, Durex, LifeStyles, Inspiral, Pleasure Plus, Crown, Beyond Seven…hee, beyond seven. I wonder what that’s supposed to mean,” he laughed, poking his elbow in Hyde’s arm.
“Whatever. Any of them are fine.”
“Here,” Kelso handed Hyde about 40 different condoms. “I have a million of them.”
“How the hell did you manage to get Brooke pregnant?”
“Well, I have a lot of them here. But I usually forget to take any with me,” he casually explained.
“Um…ok.” He wanted to chide Kelso a bit, but the image of Jackie back in his car just kept playing over and over in his mind. There would always be plenty of time to torture Kelso. They only had the hotel for tonight. “Well, I’m gonna take off. Thanks.”
Kelso stared dumbfounded as Hyde rushed off before he had the chance to even say goodbye.
~*~
“How many did you get?” Jackie asked anxiously when Hyde returned.
“Plenty.”
“Oh. Good.”
“Finally, we can get to the hotel.” Hyde looked at his watch. “It’s now 12:04 a.m. We’ll be in our room by 12: 15, that leaves about 7 hours before we have to get back to the Forman’s and Bob’s. Seven hours. It’ll have to do.”
Hyde sped up more so they would be sure to get to the hotel in time. He didn’t want to waste another moment.
“So it’s after midnight, huh?”
“Yep,” he stated, his eyes straight ahead concentrating on the road.
Jackie leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. “Merry Christmas, baby.”
Slowing down so he didn’t risk another almost wreck, Hyde leaned over to kiss Jackie on her forehead. “Merry Christmas.”
~*~
Checking into their room was a complete blur. The elevator ride to their room was a blur. Unlocking their door was a blur. At that point Hyde was only aware of Jackie.
They slipped quietly into their room, Hyde following Jackie as he carried their bags. Once inside, Hyde kicked the door shut and dropped everything to make his way over to her. Jackie laughed and backed up with every step he took forward. She knew Hyde was always up for a good game. She stumbled back, almost tripping over the bed, and Hyde took that as his chance to pounce on her. She giggled as he nibbled on her neck, his hand snaking its way under the front her sweater. Jackie gripped Hyde’s shoulders and shuddered against him as his cool hand slid beneath the under-wire of her bra and her nipples hardened instantly in response to his familiar touch. He loved the way her body reacted to his. It just reaffirmed how she belonged to him. Only him.
He sat up and took off his sunglasses, and Jackie leaned back against the pillows as she stared at him intently. She could tell by the way he was looking at her that all of his moves tonight would be slow and deliberate. She wouldn’t have it any other way.
Hyde leaned over and tugged at the bottom of her sweater, his fingers grazing the skin right below her belly button. She inched forward, allowing him better access to pull the top up and off. He threw the sweater off to the side as Jackie reached behind her back to take off her bra. Hyde’s eyes never left her body as she painstakingly took her time in unhooking each clasp, her hands shaking in anticipation of the rest of the night.
She dropped her hands to her sides and didn’t make any attempt to remove her now unhooked bra. She just wanted to stare at her boyfriend a little longer, savoring their first night completely alone together. There was no need to worry about someone walking in on them, or one of them being called by their friends. It was just her and Hyde. The way it should be.
He reached out to her, slowly sliding one strap off of her shoulder, and then the other. Her bra fell on to the bed, leaving Jackie totally exposed. He drank her in before pulling her to him and capturing her mouth with his own. He kissed her passionately, his hands cupping her face and their tongues darting into one and another’s mouth. Hyde could taste the remnants of her strawberry lip gloss, and he licked at her lips to taste more.
Jackie’s hands ran up and down Hyde’s hard chest. She slowly unbuttoned his gray dress shirt with one hand as she tugged at his hair with the other.
Hyde shrugged out of his shirt and wrapped his arms around Jackie, needing to feel her bare skin against his. Her nipples brushed against his own as he lay her down onto the bed, shifting his body so he covered her completely.
She wrapped her legs around his waist and he peppered her breasts with wet kisses, digging his fingers into her skin. Jackie was grinding against him, raising her hips to meet his, and Hyde couldn’t take much more of it. He sat up and unbuckled his pants as Jackie stood to step out of the cheer spankies and skirt. She climbed back into the bed and Hyde settled in a position beneath her, helping her crawl over him and find the perfect position on top.
Hyde grasped Jackie’s hips and slowly lowered her on to him. He groaned when he felt how hot and wet she was for him, her walls enclosing all around him. Jackie threw her head back and licked her lips. She could already feel the heat radiating from her belly, and she knew she wasn’t going to last long.
Jackie slowly moved over him, sliding up and dropping back down. She dug her fingernails in his chest as he helped her find her rhythm, bouncing her up and down faster and faster. The muscles in Jackie’s thighs tightened as she reached her peak, and she grinded down against him and screamed his name aloud as she came. The sound of her voice was all it took to send Hyde over the edge.
She collapsed on top of him and smiled. “Wow,” she groaned breathlessly.
“Yeah,” Hyde agreed. Suddenly Jackie felt him tense up beneath her. “Jackie?” he asked, his voice uncharacteristically small. “Did I forget to use a condom?”
~*~
Three Weeks Later
Hyde sat on Donna’s bed, nervously waiting for Jackie to emerge from the bathroom. She had been in there for a good 10 minutes and he was growing more terrified with each passing second. He could have sworn his heart stopped when he heard the door click and Jackie appeared. He tried to read her expression but she had the straightest poker face of anyone he knew. “Well?” he asked, the nervousness he felt evident in his voice.
Jackie jumped on him and showered him with kisses. He had no idea what to say or what was going on. She looked down at him and smiled. “Congratulations! All of that circle time paid off!”
“Oh thank god!”
She laughed and kissed him some more, making the past three weeks of worrying worth it all.
The End