The Interview

Richie had taken Ellie to this little restaurant that they had found and they were seated in the back booth as usual. After they ordered they tried to relax and talked while waiting for their food.

“So Ellie how do you think Jon is doing since he’s stop using those med’s the doc gave him?” he asked her.

“Well he has his moment’s still you know?” she told him.

“What do you mean Darling?”

“Well he still snaps at times so I just assumed it’s the withdrawal of it. Plus it could be the stress of everything that Doc is putting him thru too.” She said.

Thinking he asked her, “Ellie he’s not taking it out on you is he?”

Smiling, “No Richie he’s not. No matter how mad or angry he would get at me he would never hurt me I know that in my heart. He doesn’t have that in him. Believe me I know I’ve been around men like that and I can tell who can and who can’t I have a pretty good track record.” She explained to him.

“Awe Ellie I’m so sorry about that. Out of all the people in this world you should’ve have gone thru any of that.” He told her feeling horrible.

“Well it was kind of my fault for picking those creeps. I mean first Michael then Bobby. Bobby didn’t last long thou the boys scared him off real fast. Plus all it took was one slap and I nailed him in the nuts. Once he went down I ran off to the nearest gas station and called Joey and the next day he and Chick took it from there. Never heard from him again.” She told him smiling.

“Can I ask why he slapped you?” Richie wanted to know.

“Sure we were walking back to his car from the club and we were passing this alley and I didn’t think anything of it until he started dragging me into it.  When I asked him why he said anyone with a kid this young had to be asking for it right? So I showed him, so I hit him so I could get away from him but things got out of control. So he hit me across the face. When I got my wits back I played up to him and when he wasn’t looking I nailed him in his nuts and ran.” She told him.

“Good for you Darling. Does Jon know all of this?” he asked her.

“Oh yeah I told him that’s why Richie he’d never hurt me. We may yell at each other but that’s as far as it will go. Oh well he’ll grab me but nothing else so if you ever see him do that don’t freak out ok?” she told him as he could tell that she loved him very much.

“Do you think he’ll get what he needs out of Karen?” he asked her.

“Well he will one way or the other because he’s tired of this shit. He needs to know what Doc is up too because it’s dragging him down Richie. You see what it’s doing to him.” She told him. They sat there eating as Jon had it out with Karen.

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“Who the fuck are you to ask me that question you little…” but Jon never got to finish his sentence.

“Now now now you said I could ask questions but you never said what those questions could be Baby!” Karen shoved right back in his face.

“You know that you’re a real Bitch! Fine you want to play it that way Get The Fuck Out!” he told her pointing to the door.

“Um don’t think so we’re going to do this so sit your hot little ass down an answer some questions for me or I’m going to tell the pretty little thing of a girlfriend that you had other things on your mind.” She told him when a sly grin.

Laughing at her, “You really think Ellie is going to believe you that I tried anything with a slut like you. I don’t think so and neither will Richie we know all about you and how you’re working with Doc.” Jon told her walking right up to her.

“Well that may be but does she know how you slept with that girl that looked like her. Oh what is her name oh right Mindy. Yeah by the look on your face I take it she doesn’t. You were so out of it that you didn’t even notice that I was even in the room taking pictures. So now sit your ass down and start answering my questions and when we’ll take the pictures.” Karen told him. “Oh by the way Doc said that he’ll meet up with you later and talk about dropping this whole suit against him or I send your fiance the pics.”

Jon stood there imaging strangling her to death. He was right thou about the damn pictures. He had no choice now but to do what she wanted and to answer and pose for her. He was livid. He needed to talk to Richie when this was done. He needed to talk this out with him.

Jon answered only what he thought was appropriate which burnt Karen but she took what she could get. She had pushed him to his limits and she knew it. When it came to the photos it took him a bit to warm up. He was stiff and very uncomfortable so Karen had to try and at least get him to lighten up a bit. So she started asking questions on how he started the band and how he got the other members. She purposely didn’t ask him just in case she needed something like this. It helped a little but not enough to get a smile out of him. A few hours had passed and they were finishing up and Jon went into the bedroom to put on his jeans and t-shirt and was wondering where the hell Ellie and Richie were. When he came out Karen was all packed up.

“Now that you’ve got everyone done you can get the hell out of here and I better see a favorable article in Kerrang or it will be your head Karen.” Jon told her angrily.

“Why wouldn’t it be? I got everything I needed. Look Jon all I wanted was to get an interview with you guys and some photos and Doc found out that I was hungry. So he asked me if I’d do him a favor he’d do me one. Now how could I pass that up.” She told him smiling widely.   

“And that favor was taking my picture with that tramp. You do know I was drunk out of my mind and that they lured me in thinking that she was my fiancé because she was wearing the same perfume as she does right? So you go in for gas lighting then?” he asked disgusted.

“Well at the time no I didn’t know that until I heard you and Richie talking about it but then it was too late I had already given Doc the photos. Then it was too late but I knew he was going to do something with them I just didn’t know what and to be truthful it wasn’t any of my business. But as for gas lightning don’t you think you’re carrying that a little too far? I mean so the girls were wearing the same perfume big deal but I have to say good job on figuring it out.” She told him.

“Look you little bitch those pictures are going to ruin my relationship with my fiance and you damn well know it. Do you still have the negative’s?” he asked her pissed.

“Why do you want to search me?” she asked him as she started to run her hands up and down his chest. Grabbing her hand and squeezing her wrist, “Owe that hurts!” she told him trying to get out of his grip.

Not letting her go, “I asked you do you still have those negative’s?” he asked her once more with a little bit more force.

“Yes I do ok just let go.” She whined.

Letting her go and rubbing her wrist he asked her, “Where are they?”

“Back in my room where else.” She told him wincing.

“Get them for me or better yet give them to Richie. As long as Ellie is here I don’t want any chances that she’ll see them and if she does because of you so help me God there won’t be any magazine around that will hire you got it!” he threaten her.

“Yeah I get it. But how are you going to stop Doc from showing her?” she wanted to know.

“That’s my problem you just get me the negatives.” He told her when the phone rang. Walking over and answering it was Richie wanting to know if it was ok to come back up. Jon told him that would be fine seeing they were done and he needed to talk to him. Karen was walking out as Ellie and Richie were just about to walk in. Karen gave them a sly smile and a wink as she headed to the elevator.

Once inside they saw Jon pacing the floor and they knew right away that something went down.

“Yeah Kidd did everything go ok?” Richie asked him.

Jon just looked at him and gave him a look that Richie knew all too well. “No everything was just fine. She was a pain in the ass the whole time. She asked me some personal questions that I had asked her not to ask in the first place. But I swear to God she did it on purpose just to annoy me. Um Ellie Baby I really need to talk to Richie so we’re going over to his room ok? I’ll be back shortly ok?” he told her as he grabbed Richie and headed out the door with her standing there with her mouth open.

Saying to herself, ‘What the hell just happened?’

Opening his door Jon pushed Richie inside. “What the Hell Kidd? What happened with you and Karen?” he wanted to know.

Almost freaking out on Richie he looked straight at him and blurted out, “They have pictures King! They have fucking pictures of me and that slut the night I you know fucked around on Ellie. I told you the bottom was going to fall out didn’t I?” he told him as he was in panic mode.

Sitting on the edge of the bed in shock Richie just stared into space. “Sit Jon now what do we do?” he asked him in shock.

“I have no fucking Idea and I’m going to lose the love of my life and my son. All because of that fat fuck. He set me up and set me up good.” He said as he poured himself a drink. He told Richie what happened during the photo shoot and what Karen had told him and how basically Doc was going to use all this to use as back-up to keep Jon in line. Richie couldn’t believe what he was hearing. He knew Doc wanted to be a Col. Tom Parker wanna be but he didn’t think he would go to all this trouble to actually do it.

“Well what if we confront him then?” Richie asked him.

“No then he’ll just send the pictures to Ellie I can’t risk it Rich. Oh and by the way Karen has the negatives and I told her that you would go down to her room and get them. I don’t need her showing up at my room with them you know?” he told him still upset.

“No I get it and I’ll go and get them now. You just go back to Ellie and try to relax you guys have the next few days off so just enjoy them then after she leaves we’ll think of something and get in touch with Tom and tell him the latest alright?” Richie told him.

Jon agreed and went back to his room as he went down to Karen’s. When he reached her door he so wanted to tell her off but he figures that he would get more if he tried the nice route. So he knocked and waited until she answered. It took her about a minute before she did and was surprised to see him.

“Richie Hi. I really didn’t think I’d see you so soon. Come in.” she told him. Once in her room, it was just a bedroom and a bathroom but spacious with a table and chairs and with a couch. Richie was looking around when he finally turned to her asked her point blank.

“Karen Jon said you have some negatives for me so where are they?”

Looking at him with a surprised look she said to him kind of curtly, “Well you don’t beat around the bush do you? Wait hear I’ll get them if that’s all you came here for.” She spit out to him as she went into the bathroom for a minute. Richie thought that was a little strange but he waited patiently for her to come out because there was nowhere else she could go. As he shuffled back and forth she finally walked out with something in her hand. “Here give this to the pain in the ass will you. Now maybe he’ll trust that I keep my promises.” She told him pissed.

“Wait you promised Jon that you would give us this? And why is it wrapped in a sandwich bag?” Richie asked her.

“Yeah I promised him but apparently he didn’t trust me. I mean I knew you were going to come and get the damn negatives but I didn’t think you were going to come get them this fast or ask for them first thing out of your mouth. I thought we had something. Apparently not. And the negatives are wrapped because I had them in the toilet tank just in case anyone decided to come looking for them. I really didn’t think anyone would look in there for them. Satisfied?” she asked him angrily.

“Yeah for now. But you can understand why Jon doesn’t trust you right? You’ve been lying to us since day one. As for me I was you’re sloppy seconds. So you really expect me to fall all over you when you came here to blackmail us?” he asked her trying to remain cool.

“Richie I didn’t come here to blackmail you guys, I came here to do a job for which I was paid very handsomely for. Also Doc promised me I would be able to interview and photograph you guys for the magazine if I do this for him. I mean I’m no fool I upped the stakes when I knew I had to try and romance Jon away from his fiance so I asked for a nice little bonus because I knew he was going to be pissed if he ever found out. So how did he? He said something about her perfume and realizing all the girls that were hitting on him were wearing it but how did he find out that it was Doc that he didn’t tell me.” She explained to Richie walking up to him but he wasn’t having none of it.

“You can stop right there Karen you’re little tricks aren’t going to work on me they never did. Jon and I had you pegged from day one. As for me telling you how we found out? Not saying because I’m not having you run back to Doc and telling him anything.” He told her.

“Look believe it or not I don’t care what Doc is doing. I did what I was told and that was to get those pictures for him. Now I’m done.” She said happily.

“And you could have fucking care less who you hurt right!” he angrily told her.

“Hey it’s only been me and nobody’s ever gave a damn about me so yeah I could have cared less. I’m number one Pal.” Karen started to yell back.

“Look Karen I get that you’ve been thru a lot but that doesn’t give you the right to do what you did to Jon don’t you get that?” Richie asked her.

“What I did to him? Look he’s the one that cheated on his girlfriend Richie. Did you ever really think that he’s just using the perfume as an excuse? Or being drunk? He’s just taking the easy way out because when it comes right down to it he cheated plain and simple. You all do. Don't go making excuses for it. Oh and it won’t be the last time either and you damn well know it. Because Richie my dear I’ve heard stories too of even the greats from Led Zeppelin to the Stones, The Beatles, Elvis, The Who do you want me to go on?” she asked him as she looked at him smugly.

“No but you don’t have to be a Bitch about it either. (turning as he’s leaving the room) just make sure you’re at of here soon.  Oh yeah and don’t ever ask to interview us again.” He told her as he left. Karen just stood there and she didn’t know whether she wanted to scream or cry.  She really thought she may had gotten to Richie but apparently she didn’t. She would have to thank Doc in person.

******************************************************************************                 Going back to his room he didn’t see Ellie in the living room area when he walked in. He was hoping that she was still here and didn’t need to go for a walk and if she did that she took security with her. He went to check the bedroom and sure enough she was asleep in the bed. He was going to try and put this day behind him so he stripped down and joined her in the bed. She was still in her clothes and he just figured that she was going to take a nap. So he pulled back her hair and started to kiss her neck and lick her ear. She started to rouse as he then suck on her ear lobe when she let out a purr that let him know the she was awake and hit her sensitive spot.

“Well it’s about time you woke up. I thought I was going to have to do unthinkable things before you woke up.” He whispered into her ear that made her shiver.

Turning around and finding a nice surprise on her part, “Well Hello there Mr. Bongiovi. I was going to say that you want me awake so you can do unthinkable things to. But maybe I’ll do them to you seeing that your already naked and I’m not.” She told him running her hands up and down his chest.

Laughing now, “I doubt it very much I still think I have the upper hand Baby. I’m still stronger than you and I bet I can get you out of your panties faster than you can hold me down.” He told her giving her that grin of his.

“I hate you sometimes you know that.” She told him trying to reach down and grab something but he grabbed her hand first.

“I don’t think so Babe. Not fast enough. Now about you and too many closes on. Get out of them now before I rip them off of you. NOW!” he demanded as she could tell he was getting very very aroused.

She took off her closes in seconds flat as Jon looked on in amazement that she turned him on everytime she did that. There was no turning back now as he was in deep and he knew he didn’t want to get out of it. He was in love and wanted to spend the rest of his life with her and no one else. Ellie crawled back into bed as he gathered her into his arms.

“Ellie can I ask you a question?” he asked her and hoped that she would answer him honestly.

“Yeah sure what’s the matter?” she asked cautiously.

“Oh nothing bad it’s just that with this tour ending and after our hiatus we’ll be going to Canada to record the new album and I don’t know how long we’ll be gone. So we’ll be apart again are you going to be able to handle that?” he hoped.

She looked at him lovingly and said, “Well we survived this tour didn’t we? I don’t see why we can’t survive the album being recorded or the next tour. Or our life head of us Jon. I know it’s going to be rough at times with you being away for so long at times and rumors going around that I’m sure I’m not going to like but as long as your honest with me about them I think we can handle anything don’t you?” she told him.

Looking back at her as his heart filled, “Thank You Baby that’s all I needed to hear.” He told her as he leaned in and kissed her.

When they parted Ellie asked him, “Jon did Karen say something to you like I wouldn’t be around or something? Because you know she lies right?”

“She implied a few things about how you wouldn’t stay with me because of the lifestyle that we’re going to lead. That you didn’t have it in you to stay with me and with all the groupies that hang on us.” He told her as he held her in his arms.

Ellie was thinking about what Jon just told her and then she asked him, “Well do you believe her?” she asked him almost holding her breath.

Answering almost immediately, “Oh course not Baby and I told her that. But I guess I just needed to hear it.” He told her almost needy.

Smiling, “I understand that I really do. But she’s just trying to get between us. We’re stronger together you know that right? I love you and I’m not going anywhere I promise.” She told him rolling over on him to her stomach.

So saying what he has been dreading, “Even if say by mistake I cheated? You would forgive me? She asked that question.” He said to her.

Ellie moved up and looked down at him. She then sat up and thought about it. “I really don’t know Jon I mean that’s a loaded question. It depended on the circumstances I guess. And why I would need to forgive you because there’s really no forgiveness in something like that. I know a lot of people do but if you love someone that much then why cheat in the first place right?”  she asked him.

“I know but every rocker that I’ve known says it because of loneliness. Well ok some say it’s because the girl is willing or she’s hot but the ones who are on the road the most and are married the longest say it’s because they are lonely. And let’s say if that was us what would you do?” he asked her again.

“Jon I don’t know until it happens. I would like to say that I would understand and say that you love me more and that you didn’t care about the slut but for you to do that you would have to have some kind of feelings wouldn’t you?” she asked him.

“Well it’s different for guys it’s just sex for us or at least most of us we can separate love and sex do you understand that?” he asked her.

“Jon are you trying to tell me something?” she asked him afraid.

Looking at her and knowing what she was asking he said to her, “No Baby it was just an as if situation that’s all. Karen really got to me I’m sorry.” He told her as he kissed her on the cheek.

Looking at him she told him, “Hey I think you can do a little better than that don’t you think? And I really don’t want to be talking about her anymore ok?” she told him as she leaned down and started to kiss him passionately. Well Jon took that as a good sign that everything was great and started to show her just how much he did love her and that he was going to put her over the moon. But Ellie still had their conversation in the back of her head. She would have to keep an eye open but she knew he loved her very much. She knew that this was going to test the both of them.