Jay & Leia is a relationship on Netflix comedy That '90s Show, portrayed by Mace Coronel and Callie Haverda.
The beginning[]
Leia and Jay met in early July 1995, when Leia stayed over the summer at her grandparents'. Jay continuously hits on her when they first meet but Leia is all in for remaining friends.
Friendship[]
After Leia is smitten with Jay for not kissing her when he multiple opportunities to. When Jay and Leia are unable to convey their feelings of reach other they decide to remain friends. When Jay gets a girlfriend, Leia starts to get jealous and realize that she wants Jay. On her birthday, Leia takes a leap and kisses Jay and tells him that she wants to be together.
Relationship[]
After Leia kisses Jay on her birthday, the pair become a couple and Leia makes sure that Jay breaks up with Serena. In "Boyfriend Day One" Jay and Leia have enter new terrority with each other as boyfriend and girlfriend. The couple are originally forbidden for seeing each other by Leia's grandpa Red, but the pair continue to see each other. The couple continue to build on there relationship and get closer everyday. In "Kids In America" with Leia going back home at the end of the summer, Jay feels that long distance should be the case and breaks up with her. At the end when Leia is about to leave back to Chicago, Jay tells her that it was a mistake to break up and tells her that long distance will be a thing that works for them.
The couple face trouble waters when Jay finds out in "You Outta Know" that Leia and best friend Nate almost kissed. Jay distances and give the cold shoulder to Leia. She tells Jay that she is sorry and that he needs to stop punishing her for something that didn't happen. After the couple reconciled, Leia and Jay see themselves as the star couple of the friend group and that they could accomplish anything together. In "What Is Love" Jay tells all of his friends that he plans on telling Leia that he loves her. Jay and Leia plan on going to the annual field party together but Leia gets delayed and tells Jay to go without her. While at the field party, Jay runs into a few of his exes and they tell him that he only tells them that he loves them so he can hook up with them. Leia finally makes it to the field party and she as well as Jay declare there love for each other. While spending time togwther Jays exes tell Leia what he is like in a relationship and how he told them that he loved them, just so they can have sex. Leia tells Jay that he hasn't changes and stormed off home. In "I Can See Clearly Now" Jay goes above and beyond to prove to Leia that he has really changed and he really loves her. After many attempts Jay is able to show Leia that he is serious about there relationship. In "Baby-Baby-Baby" Leia tells Jay that she is ready to have sex with him for the first time. Leias admission is heard by her grandfather and he is taken to the hospital. The pair spend the good part of the day planning out how and when they will have sex with each other. In "Friends In Low Places" Jay, Leia and there friends have a party at Leia's house will her grandparents are out of town.
Jay and Leia go spend time going to get a wrestling belt signed for Nate after he took the fall for the group. In "Doll Parts" Leia tells Jay that the time has come for them to finally have sex with each other. After spending time away from each other during the day, Leia tells Jay that she is nervous for everything that is about to happen. Jay tells Leia that today doesn't have to be the day and they can continue to wait but Leia says No and that she is ready. The pair have sex for the first time together on the Foreman couch in the basement. The couple enter a new stage in there relationship and don't know if they are moving too fast or not. In "Achy Freaky Heart" Leia feels like she doest know a lot about Jay and wonders if having sex before sh found out more stuff about him was a good idea. Jay tells her that they are perfectly for each other. In "Two Princes" while Jay and his best reins are in a fight Leia becomes Jays new best fried that does things with Jay that are meant for him and Nate. The couple stay close and find ways to stay connected. In "Are You Gonna Go My Way" Jay and Leia try to find ways to convince Leia's mom to move back to Point Place permanently so they can stay together. As well as the gang can all go to school together. In "Don't Look Back in Anger" the couple sneak out and go to the annual night before school hang on the roof off the school. But the couple fight because Leia told Jay multiple times that she didn't want to use her grandmas keys to get into the school, or to get in trouble but he didn't listen to her.
Quotes[]
Jay - "Relationships, right? Who needs 'em?"
Leia - "So, you're okay with us just being friends?"
Jay - "Pfft. Oh yeah, it's great. I love it. It's so good. It's so good and fun." (breaths rapidly)
Nicknames[]
Ross and Rachel (by Jay) Joey and Chandler (by Leia)
Trivia[]
- Their relationship makes the second and third time, their respective families have come together.
- Jay is the second Kelso to be involved with a Pinciotti, as his uncle Casey previously dated Leia's mother Donna.
- Jay is the second Burkhart to be involved with a Pinciotti after his maternal grandmother dated Leia's maternal grandfather,
- Leia is the second Forman to be with a Kelso after her aunt Laurie previously got involved with Jay's father and uncle.
- Jay is the third Kelso to be with a Forman after his father and uncle were involved with Leia's aunt.