Jackie bustles into the basement at quarter to noon, her skirt swishing around her ankles happily, as if she'd been rushing. She's late.
"You're late."
"I know, but I have a great excuse." She walks up to him and kisses him quickly before digging in one of the many bags she has with her.
"Did you go shopping?"
"Yes. Well, I didn't mean to. I just meant to get one thing, but then I passed this store and saw the most gorgeous shoes and I had to try them on and then I got a little carried away."
"I can see that."
"Well anyway...I went looking for...this."
She finds whatever she's looking for and thrusts it into his hands, a wide grin on her face. Hyde stares at it without making a reach for it.
"Jackie, what the hell is this?"
"I got it for you."
"Why?"
"Because I wanted to."
"How did you get this?"
"Well, my dad was talking on the phone the other day, and usually it's all boring stuff so I never try to eavesdrop. But this time I heard him mention this band you like, Led Zeppelin. Apparently they cancelled the rest of their tour or something, so to make up for it they were sending a bunch of signed records to different record stores across the country. And Daddy's friend just happens to own the record store that was getting a couple in Kenosha, and he had one sent to the store down here so that I can go in and buy it. Do you like it?"
Hyde feels like something crawled up his throat. "Jackie, you don't gotta get me stuff."
"I told you, I wanted to."
"How much did that even cost?"
Jackie sighs and stomps her foot. "Steven, can't you just say thank you and kiss me?"
He shakes his head. "I can't accept that, man."
"Why not?!" she exclaims.
"Because! It's Zeppelin, and it's signed, and why the hell would you spend money on me?"
"You spend money on me!"
"Yeah, on fast food! Not signed records!"
"I'm rich, Steven!"
"I don't care, Jackie!"
"So you don't want it?"
"I - well…" He hates when she gets the last word, but now he's stuck between not walking to accept gifts from her and really wanting a signed Zeppelin record.
"Fine. Well, I don't want it, so I'm gonna go give it to Eric."
She wouldn't.
Jackie pushes past him and climbs up the stairs.
She might.
