Love Hurts

Jon ended up at Richie’s house after riding around for a while trying to clear his head. But what came back to him was that she had talked to Richie about their problems and he didn’t understand why. He knocked on the Sambora’s door and Joan Richie’s Mom answered the door. “Jon how are you dear? Please come in.” she told him.

“Hi Mama Joan is Richie here?” he asked her.

“Why yes he is. He’s down in his room why don’t you just go down there.” She told him. Jon told her thanks and a kiss on the cheek. Jon walked down the stairs to the basement where Richie had his bedroom in one part of it.

“Yeah Rich you there?” Jon yelled out making sure he was alone.

“Kidd? Is that you?” Richie asked as he walked out to see if it was Jon.

“Yeah do you have a few minutes or hours for me?” Jon asked him as he walked up and gave Rich a hug.

“Yeah sure you know I always do. Come on in and sit. You want a beer?” Richie asked him.

“Yeah.” Jon said as Richie handed him one.

“So you want to tell me why you’re here. You have a beautiful woman at home and you decided to come see me? I guess she told you that she talked to me huh?” Richie asked him squarely.

Jon took a slug of his beer and then played with it in his hands. “Yeah she did. Can I ask why you guys talked? I mean I don’t get it Rich why is it easier to talk to you than me?” he asked his best friend.

Richie laughed. “I’m glad my misery is funny to you.” Jon said to him making a face.

“You know you are dumber than I thought. First of all I asked her the question which opened her up to talk dumbass. I know you, you close right up when you don’t want to talk or change the subject. So you guys had a fight right?” he asked him.

“Yeah we did. I’m so stupid Rich. But she’s been thru so fucking much I don’t think she needs anything else on her plate what’s so damn bad about that?” he asked him taking another gulp.

“Nothing and I told her that. I even told her that I’ve known you longer and that you’re a schmuck basically.” Richie laughed.

“Oh thank you.” Jon said giving him the middle finger.

“Look she loves you very much and you love her. You two should be able to talk to each other with no problem right? All she wants you to do is to be honest with her and talk about everything in your life which includes our business which just happens to be our music. She wants you to share it with her so she can help you with the stress of the day. Now if I could have a woman like that believe me I would keep her under lock and key so nobody would steal her away because if you don’t want her I can tell you there will be a line of guys waiting in the shadows just ready to take her from you. I know bad choice of words but so true. And to tell you brother I’ll be at the head of the line. Because if you let her go well I’m not going to be stupid.” He told Jon upfront.

“I have no intention of letting her go Rich so keep it in your fucking pants!” Jon told him pissed.

“Hey calm the hell down I’m just telling you what would happen ok I don’t think she’s attractive to me anyway. But I’m just saying she won’t be on the market for long.” Richie said trying to scare him.

“Well she told me she dated other guys and they didn’t stay because of Jimmy. Then Michael only wanted her and beat the crap out her because she didn’t do what he wanted her to do. Then I came back into her life and told me not to hurt her again and here I am hurting her, again. God Rich I don’t know what to do. I’m afraid if I do tell her everything and vent to her she’ll get sick of it and leave me. Dotty did.” He said as he put down his head in his hands.

Richie just shooked his head and said. “For crying out loud Jon she’s not Dotty. Everytime you offered her money she declined it correct?” Jon said yes as Richie continued, “Alright then, she never wanted anything from you even when it came to Jimmy and still hasn’t asked for anything has she?” again Jon said yes as Richie continued, “Then what the hell is your problem? Is it that your name isn’t on the birth certificate because I did mention that to her also. I told her that if anything ever happen to her would you get Jimmy or even get to see him? You need to get this taken care of and soon.” He told Jon as he went to get himself another beer. “You want another?” he asked him.

“Yeah sure, she talked to you about that? How long was I in there? What did she say by the way?” Jon wanted to know.

Laughing, “She said that even thou your name isn’t on the birth certificate that she would never keep you away from your son. And if for some reason things didn’t work out she would be glad to work out some kind of arrangement with you to see him and for me not to worry about her hurting you about Jimmy. I’m telling you Jon she’s a keeper.” He said taking a sip of his beer and lying back on his bed. “Look you don’t want to lose her then just talk to her tell her what’s going on it’s really no big secret Jon.” He said to him grabbing his guitar and strumming.

“Yeah I guess so but you know I’m not good at this kind of stuff Rich. I suck at it. I’ll say something stupid I just know it.” He said as he laid back in the chair looking up at the ceiling.

“Just relax and talk like you’re talking to me that’s all I mean how do you talk to her now? I mean you get along but you must talk or do you two just screw all the time?” he asked him laughing his head off.

“Oh fuck you Sambora. No we talk, talk just well you know I just don’t like to talk about Bon Jovi business ok. Maybe I want to relax when I get home and not talk about it.” He told him.

“Ok then tell her that. Explain to her why otherwise you’re going to lose her how many times do I have to tell you this. You want one of my guitars it’s over in the corner there.” Richie told him.

They played for a few hours and even tried to write. They put down what they thought was the beginning of something so they continued until about two-thirty in the morning when they realized the time. Jon told Richie that he better get going because he never meant to be gone this long.

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Ellie found out that there were two flights out to Boston in the next three days. Depending on how things go when Jon gets home she’ll see which flight she’ll take back to Boston. It was getting real late nearing midnight and Jon still wasn’t home. She was wondering if he does this a lot. She didn’t know because everytime she was with him they were on tour and they were out with the guys most of the time. She’s going to have to ask him about that because running away from their problems everytime they have a fight is not going to work for her. She decided that she was finally going to bed and if he felt like coming home fine. But his bed time rule was out the window tonight. She could play that game too. Putting on her sweats she climbed into the bed and fell asleep.

It was finally around three a.m. when Jon walked in to his apartment. All the lights were out so he went to the side table to turn the lamp on there. When he did there was a note pad sitting there with Ellie’s handwriting, so he picked it up to read it and when he saw that it was times and days for tickets to Boston his heart dropped. ‘Shit’ he said to himself. Putting it back he took off his coat and boots and headed to the bedroom. Looking in he saw her fast asleep. He went over by the chair and stripped off his clothes and climbed into their bed. When he got closer he frowned when he realized the she was dressed in her sweats. ‘Yep she’s mad at me. Damn it.’ He said to himself. So he turned over to his side and tried to fall asleep. Before he knew it was morning. He turned around and felt for Ellie but she wasn’t there. He shot up and looked around the bedroom. “Ellie. Ellie. Ellie!” he yelled.

Getting up from the bed he grabbed his jeans which was the first thing he saw and went to the bathroom and opened the door. Still no Ellie. Then he went thru the living room to get to the kitchen and she wasn’t there either. He started to panic because there wasn’t a note.  He looked at the clock and it was a little past eleven o’clock, where the hell did she go. He went back into the bedroom to grab a shirt and then he went and put his boots and coat on and went outside to talk to the guys in security but when he didn’t see them he remember that he let them go when Michael was arrested. Going back inside he took off his coat and started to pace. Where the hell could she be? Did she go to the airport to check on flights? No she already called so there was no need for that. This was going to drive him crazy. So he made himself his coffee and decided just to wait for her to get home to find out. It was about forty-five minutes later that she walked into the apartment with a couple of bags in her arms as Jon jumped up from the couch and started to drill her.

“Where the hell have you been?” Jon demanded.

Looking at him like he lost his head she went into the kitchen to put down the bags. “Excuse me? I should be asking you the same thing Mister. What time did you come in last night?” she shot back at him.

“What? I don’t know sometime around three I think why?” he wanted to know.

“Because I went to bed around midnight and I didn’t hear you come in so I just wanted to know that’s all. Where were you til then?” she asked him curious as she walked over to the chair and sat down.

“So now you’re checking up on me?” he asked her standing there with his arms crossed.

“Weren’t you just doing that to me a second ago?” she asked him calmly.

Now putting his hands in his pockets and shuffling from one foot to the other and looking around the room Jon knew he was caught doing the same thing. Finally he said something totally stupid. “Well that’s different you’re a girl. Plus you don’t know your way around here by yourself. You could have gotten yourself hurt or even worse.” He told her trying very hard not to make this worse by yelling at her.

She on the other hand was trying not to laugh in his face. “Really now. All I did was go down to the local market in your car. Bought a few things that we were out of and came right back. I thought you would be still sleeping when I got back. And seeing that you didn’t have the curtesy to tell me where you went last night why should I tell you where I was going when I was only going to be gone about an hour. Oh and I am a big girl so I think I can go food shopping by myself.” She told him smiling.

Looking at her he was feeling a little bit uneasy about this. “You know you’re being a little too calm about this. What’s up?” he asked her.   

“Nothing why? You were being an ass and ran away like a little boy last night. And I assume you don’t want to tell me where you were. That’s fine so your frig is stocked. I wanted to talk to you about a few things but I see you would rather not. So fine by me.” She told him when he asked her about the tickets.

“So did you buy your plane tickets home yet? Yeah I saw the pad of paper over by the phone. It seems you weren’t hiding it.” He said upset.

“No I wasn’t hiding it and no I haven’t bought them yet. I’m on stand by for Thursday. That’s what I wanted to talk to you about or one of the things but you wanted to take off instead. So while you make up your mind what you want to do you have til Wednesday night to decided what you want to do. The only thing is if I still want the same thing. Because I can’t have you flip flopping on me and Jimmy like you have on your other girlfriends Jon. If you’re with me then it’s forever not when you feel like it.” She explained to him.

Jon just started to chuckle. “Michael really got to you didn’t he? You believe everything he said to you about me.” He told her angrily.

“Oh for crying out loud Jon. No I’m not. You left me last night. Who did you do see Jon? Richie? Because I hope to God it was because if it wasn’t well I won’t be this calm next time you see me.” she told him outright.

“Of course it was Richie. First I had an errand to do then I went to see him. Then I came straight here. Ellie I’m sorry but I really needed to clear my head. And I needed to talk to Richie about a few things so I could understand why he talked to you about our problems. I’m still a little vulnerable on what happened with him and Diane so I guess I just had to make sure that he wasn’t trying to do the same with you that’s all.” He told her as he felt kind of foolish as he heard himself say it.

Ellie smiled as she got up from the chair and walked over to him. She took his hands and said, “Jon do you really think I would do that to you?”

Sliding hers around his waist then his around hers, “No but I never thought they would either and I’m being totally stupid.” He said smiling.

“No you’re only being human. That’s why we need to talk to each other like we used to. Then we won’t get pissy we each other.” She told him as she nibbled on his ear.

“You know you keep doing that and I’m going to think that you’re not mad at me anymore.” He told her squeezing her tight.

“No I’m still mad but you look so damn cute when you sulk.” She told him giggling.

“So are you still leaving Thursday?” he hoped not.

“Well I think I’m going to have to, Jimmy’s there remember? And we have to make a decision on what we’re going to do with him and me?” she told him.

“Oh so that’s what you wanted to talk to me about.” He asked her.

“That’s right. We can’t have him living with my parents and me living here Jon. That’s not fair to anyone now is it? I mean it’s convenient because my folks can take care of him but if you go on tour are we constantly going to drop him off with them especially if he’s in school? I mean we can’t do that and I won’t have him go on tour with you no freaking way. So first we need to make a decision about that.” She said.

“Ok we can work something out. I have a strong suspicion that if we go on tour and if you want to come for say like a couple of weeks I think Mama and Papa Sambora would be glad to look after him. They seem to have a soft spot for him they couldn’t stop talking about last night.” He told her proudly.

“Really? Well I guess that would be ok as long as they promise not to let your parents near him then that would be fine. But I want a body guard on duty also because I don’t trust your mother for one second.” She told him with a look in her eyes that could kill.

“OK, ok we can take care of that when the time comes ok Babe I promise. But first are we ok?” he asked her hoping.

“Jon all we did was have a fight. Of course we’re ok why wouldn’t we?” she asked him.

“Because lately when I screw up or if the person I’m with screws up well either I dump them or they dump me. I’m not use to someone forgiving me for all my crap.” He told her.

“Jon I’ve been in love with you since I’ve been sixteen and I already know all about your crap. Well most of it anyway. The only thing I won’t put up with is you lying to me or cheating on me. And there better be very good reasons for both mister. Like I’m dying!” she told him grinning.

“Ha Ha very funny. Same goes for you. Look I’ll try and be more open ok? But we’re not the same as we were when we were sixteen. We both been thru a lot and yes I’m closed off to certain things but the funny thing is you came back into my life and I feel myself falling back to that boy that I was. So just give me some time ok?” he asked her as he caressed her face.

Staring into those blue blue eyes of his she knew she could get lost in those. “Ok I won’t press anymore. Just know that I love you so very much. But I still need an answer to what I’m going to tell my parents. Do I just go home and let Jimmy go to school there or do I bring him back with me and register him here?” she asked him.

“Well why don’t you call them and tell them that we’re going to look for a house how does that sound?” he asked her smiling.

“A house? Are you serious Jon?” she asked him not wanting to look too excited.

“Yeah I’m serious why wouldn’t I?” he asked her concerned.

“Well because I want to do this because you want to and not because I’m telling you and that you feel guilty that you knocked me up.” She told him feeling guilty herself.

Sighing, “First of all you never asked me to buy you a house. I’m offering. This place is too small for us here. It’s a bachelor’s pad and it’s out grown me anyway seeing that the group is gaining in popularity.  I’m going to need real security and this place just doesn’t have it. And second I don’t feel guilty about knocking you up. Because if I did buying you a house wouldn’t make up for it now would it. You’re going to see even with me in the picture that I’m not going to be around that much Babe when I’m on tour. I mean I’ll get home when I can but until the tour is over or unless you bring him out to see me I won’t really see you two for a while and that’s something else we need to talk about. Do you think you can handle that?” he asked her.

She thought about it for a few minutes. Then looked at him and said to him, “Well if it means you in my life guess I can. Like you said we can come out to visit you or I can get the Sambora’s to take care of him and come visit you for a little while. We’ll see what happens. And if in the future we ever have any other kids we can think of some other arrangements.” She told him.

“So you think we might have more kids?” he asked her smiling.

“Depends how potent you are Bongiovi.” She told him as she started giggling.

“Oh you think that’s funny well I’ll just show you how fucking potent I am.” And he grabbed her over his shoulder and brought her into the bedroom.

They made love all afternoon. They couldn’t get enough of each other and neither of them wanted this time to stop not even for food. So he made the decision that he was just going to continue to cherish her all night and that they would come up for air when they needed it. They took naps off and on thru out the night but in-between stayed in a state of ecstasy the rest. By the time late morning came the phone was ringing and they both were awaken by the ringing.

“I’ll get it Babe.” He told her as he reached over and grabbed the phone. “Hello? Yes she is who is calling? Oh well could you hold on a sec? ‘Honey it’s the airport they want to know if you want to reschedule your flight?’ Jon asked her.

“I’m on standby did a seat open up?” she asked him.

Giving her the one finger gesture he got back on the phone, “Um she’s on standby did a seat open up?” he asked them.

“No sir it didn’t. And the next flight well we don’t know when that will be because we’re snowed in. So there won’t be any flights out for the next twelve hours at least.” She told him.

Jon lied there and couldn’t believe what he was hearing. “Um sure why don’t you cancel her flight or standby and we’ll get back to you thank you” and he hung up. Ellie in the meantime was trying to get his attention. “Babe calm down will you I see you.” He told her as he sat up a little straighter.

“Well if you saw me then why the hell didn’t you acknowledge me?” she wanted to know.

“Because it wouldn’t have done any good. You can’t fly out of here and into Boston for the next twelve hours at least so you’re stuck with me.” He told her as he waggled his eyes.

“What the hell is wrong with you?” she asked him curiously as she grinned at him suspiciously.

“Look out the window Babe.” He told her smiling. She thought he was nuts but she got out of bed and walked over to the window and raised the shade when she saw everything covered in snow.

“Oh you’ve got to be kidding me. It’s almost the middle of March for cry out loud.” She told him.

“So you never seen snow in March before?” he asked her.

“Of course I have but I didn’t hear anything that it was going to snow did you?” she asked him as she got back into bed.

“No but we were kinda wrapped up in ourselves remember. So in a little while call your folks and explain to them why you’ll be late in picking up Jimmy. But for right now just stay naked with me Baby because we’re not going anywhere.” He told her again waggling his eyes at her as he went in for the kill. Ellie let out a yelp as she heard him growl and she knew she was in trouble.

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Finally the late afternoon came and Ellie dragged herself out of bed. She threw on her panties and a t-shirt and went into the kitchen to see what she could make for dinner. She knew she was hungry and if she was hungry then she knew when he woke up he would be starving. She looked in the frig to see what she could make for dinner. She pulled out the steaks and got a couple of potatoes and threw on some veggies. She wrapped the potatoes in tin foil and threw them in the oven too. Simple she thought. She liked that. She was just reaching up to get the glasses when she felt these arms wrap around her waist and someone nuzzling on her ear.

“Oh crap Rick not now Jon’s sleeping you need to come back later.” She said as dead pan as she could.

Well Jon wasn’t going to let that comment go without a little consequence so he grabbed her and turned her to her side and slapped her good on her ass as she yelped. “Owe! That’s not nice Jon!” she screamed.

“Well that wasn’t nice to say to me either now was it when I was trying to be all romantic was it?” he told her kissing her on top of her head he said laughing. “And I even may forgive you since your making dinner.” As he sat down and watched her again so when she reached up he could see her panties when her t-shirt rose up.

Turning around with the glasses, “Here make yourself useful and put these on the table.” She told him seeing that was the only thing left to do then rubbing her butt.  

“I’m sorry Baby does that hurt?” he asked her smiling.

“No I always rub my ass like this Smartass.” She told him as she stuck out her tongue at him.

“Hey come here and I’ll show you what you can do with that tongue of yours.” He smiled.

“Oh yeah well you already know what you can do with yours you nearly killed me with it.” She told him as she got between his legs and he held her butt cheeks in his hands as he squeezed them.

“Oh I know you squealed enough and that other thing that I love so much. You sure you’re not dehydrated because you did lose an awful lot of water Baby.” He said chuckling.

“Jon stop!” she giggled.

After dinner they were curled up on the couch seeing they needed a rest and were again talking about their future. They agreed as soon as the storm was over Jon would contact a realtor so they could start looking for a house. Ellie’s parents said they wouldn’t mind keeping Jimmy until they got things settled and they did know that this was going to come. Jon was thinking that now was probably the best time to do this seeing that Ellie wanted to move her whole life in with him. After the night and day they just had she showed him just how much she did love him. And she was willing now to uproot herself and Jimmy.

“Ellie I’ll be right back I just need to go into the bedroom for a sec ok?” he told her.

“Why you cold? You going to put on a shirt?” she asked him pouting.

“Just…I’ll be right back ok.” He told her as he went in to the bedroom.

Yelling out to him, “Well then bring out an extra blanket will ya!” she said shaking her head.

A few minutes later he came back out with his hand behind his back. He walked over to her as she looked at him strangely and then he knelt down on one knee. Ellie sat straight up now and her eyes nearly jumped out of her sockets.

Jon’s mouth was a little dry but he knew he could do this. Bringing his hand to his front and opening the little black box was this beautiful diamond ring. “Ellie from the time I saw you at your Aunt and Uncle’s I just knew that there was something about you that was special. We might have been young but we knew that we belong together. Unfortunately we were torn apart and I thought I would die without you to never find you again, so I was just going to go thru life never to find real love again. But then God had other ideas and brought you back to me and with a special gift in tow and even thou it’s been rocky we’ve proved that we can get thru anything. So with that said (he slides the ring on her finger) Elinore Cecelia will you do me the Honor of becoming my Wife?

She Don't Know Me

After they got settled and comfy in bed he made sure that she had eaten. Then he climbed in next to her and gathered her into his arms. They stayed quite for a little while as they laid there not knowing what to say to each other. But that didn’t matter to Ellie. She was quite at home in Jon’s arms. But she did need to talk to him about a few things that Michael had brought to her attention about him that he didn’t. And she needed to know why he didn’t tell her.

“Jon we need to talk about a few things and I hope you don’t get mad at me.” She told him holding her breath. 

Looking down at her he asked, “Why would I get mad at you?” he wanted to know.

“Because Michael told me some things and well you never told me these things and well he kind of had a point.” She tried to put it delicately.

Jon wanted to scream for one, he dug up info on him and told her and only God knows what it was, and two she believed him. “Ellie I can’t believe that you believe that Son-of-a-Bitch. He could have been lying to you.” He told her hoping that she believed him.

“Well of course I thought that Jon. I know him. But when he showed me pictures of you and well…I didn’t have a choice. The book of you and Dorothea and Diane are in the other room if you want to see it. Why didn’t you tell me that you got back with Dorothea? And that you two dated for years Jon. I thought you hated her for what she did to us?” Ellie asked him with a very confused look on her face.

Jon didn’t know what to say so he just said it. “Look I don’t need to see that book. And I’m going to tell you out right. You left. I was hurting and Dotty was there for me. Yeah it was just sex at first but then we grew close. She seemed to understand where I was coming from and Mom liked her. So I didn’t make waves. It was an easy relationship for a while and an easy lay. I’d give her my credit card and she was happy. But after a while neither of us were happy and we both started to stray. That lasted about oh a few years. Then when I found her in bed with one of the roadies that was the end I kicked her to the curb. Plus she was spending too much money anyway I was going to do it sooner or later my accountant was screaming at me too. I didn’t want to tell you because I knew how much you hated her Baby and I was afraid you hate me to and dump me. I couldn’t risk it. I just love you and Jimmy so damn much.” He told her looking all sorrowful.

Ellie looking at him and trying to absorb this all in asked, “What about the actress?”

“Oh her. Her name is Diane Lane.” But she cut him off.

“I know who she is. She did this movie called ‘Touched by Love’ it’s a movie about Elvis and this little girl who was really sick and he was her pen pal. She played of course the little girl. It was a good movie and that’s how I discovered her. Then I kind of followed her career. Little did I know my ex was dating her?” She told him with a straight face.

Jon sat there just listening before he added anything. He knew she was a little pissed seeing he knew everyone that she had been with. “Ok well I met her so we could go to this outing and well we just hit it off. It was kind of like a roller coaster ride really she went on tour with us and she loved to party boy did she love to party. It was just one big blur really but to tell you the truth I just think she really was in it because I was an up and comer you know. Because one day I couldn’t find her and one of the guys told me they saw her with Richie and I went to his room and Surprise! I find them in bed together. Rich was loaded and well she knew what she was doing so I booted her out.” He told her holding her tight.

“Yeah Michael told me showing me the pictures of the photo shoot the two of you had. Plus other pics he found and pics of you and Dorothea. I guess what I’m trying to get at Jon is if we didn’t have Jimmy and you came to the house that night and it was just me, would we still be here right now?” she asked him straight out.

“Well let me think, I went over your parents to find out why you never wrote or called me didn’t I? I was the one that came after you. You told me to get lost.” He told her smiling.

“But I only did that because I didn’t want you to know about Jimmy.” She told him grimacing.

“Well I know that now and I know why now because you were pissed at me but aren’t you glad I found out?” He asked her as he kissed her on the temple.

“Yesss. But you still haven’t answered my question.” She told him.

“Yes I would you know I don’t give up on things that I want. And I knew that I wanted you back the second I saw you standing there holding all that fabric.” He told her nuzzling her heck.

“Will you stop. Ok I believe you Michael was just trying to get into my head but I just needed to make sure. But you want to know something?” she asked him.

“Sure what?” he asked.

“How incredibly sexy you were when you came crashing in and leapt on him to get him off of me like you did. That was so hot.” She told him as she turned so she could give him a passionate kiss.

It lasted a few minutes as they scrunched down into the bed but then Jon finally had to break away. “Babe if we don’t stop now I’m not going to be able to contain myself.” He told her breathing very heavily.

“So why not?” she asked him exasperated.

“Because of what you just been thru I don’t want to hurt you plus the doc just put both of us on bed rest Babe.” He told her dying inside.

“I forgot sorry. But we can cuddle right?” she asked him as she put her head on his chest.

“We sure can and as soon as I know you can handle me believe you’re in trouble.” He chuckled.

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Morning had come and gone and they had slept in all morning til noon. It was the phone that finally woke them as Jon reached for it. “Hello?... Yes it is…  Oh yes… How about let’s say in a couple of hours we’ll be down and then we’ll give our statements… Fine thank you very much Officer.” As Jon hung up the phone. “Ellie I hope that’s ok with you in a few hours we head down to the police station to give our statements.” He asked her as she was just waking up.  

“Yeah I guess so just let me get something into my stomach ok I have a bitch of a headache”. She told him squinting.

“Do you want me to make you some tea and toast? I can at least do that without burning anything.” He asked her caressing her forehead.

“Well I’m not going to pass that up. That would be wonderful Jon Thanks.” She smiled at him.

Jon threw some shorts on and went into the kitchen. Ellie took something for her headache and ate what Jon brought her. Just as they were finishing up with their breakfast there was a knock on the door. “Who could that be?” she asked him.

“Well I know Leo and Davis are on the schedule today so it could be one of them. Don't worry I’ll go check you just stay here and I’ll be right back.” He told her as he gave her a little peck on the lips. When he got to the front door he asked who it was.

“You forgot you axe man already? I’m hurt seriously hurt Kidd. Just open up the damn door will ya?” Richie yelled as he was cold.

“What are you doing here?” Jon asked him as he dragged him in closing the door fast.

“I wanted to know how you guys were doing. Are you going to the police station today?” he asked concerned.

“Yeah they called this morning why?” he wanted to know.

“Thought you might need a ride seeing that you may still be a little woozy from last night.” He told Jon seeing Jon still looked a little worse for wear.

“Yeah Thanks I didn’t want to tell Ellie that I have a splitting headache too.” He told Richie as they made their way into the living room.

“She’s not feeling all that well either huh?” he asked Jon.

“No she‘s not. I’m hoping most of its stress. He gave her a damn photo book of almost my entire love life. And yes it was of me and Dotty getting back together after she left and of Diane and me. Plus a couple of others that were a little high profile and some that weren’t. You gotta love the guy he’s such a class act. She actually doubted me there I think for a little while. He really had messed with her.” Jon told Richie angrily. “Hey give me a minute and let me tell her you’re here ok so she doesn’t freak.” Jon told Richie as he got up and went into the bedroom.

Richie got up and went into the kitchen and got himself a drink and went back to sit down as Jon got dressed and came back. “Is Ellie ok?” Richie asked.

“Yeah she is she says Hi by the way. She’ll be out in a little bit she’s just getting dressed.” He told Richie as he went to get himself something to drink also.

“So are you going to release the security that you have seeing that idiot is behind bars?” Richie asked him.

“Yeah right after they give they’re statement to the police. They need to check it against ours I guess. But once this is all over with then I can concentrate on what the bands going thru.” Jon said wringing his hands thru his hair.

Just then Ellie walked out of the bedroom and heard what he said. “Jon? What’s going on with the band? Or am I stepping on your toes again?” she asked him in a sarcastic way.

Jon didn’t need this right now. This is what they were fighting about when she disappeared in the first place. “Babe we’re not going to do this right now are we? I mean we have to head to the Police station right now. Rich is going to take us so let’s go.” He told her as he grabbed his coat and headed to the door. Richie stood there and knew not to open his mouth when he was in one of his moods or get into the middle of his love life. Ellie wasn’t too happy with him at the moment but she’ll take care of it when they get back.

They headed to the station and they escorted them into two separate rooms so they couldn’t give the same story. An officer sat down with each with a detective as they asked them questions which Ellie got upset over some of the content making her the one that seduced Michael. She asked them if she needed a lawyer and they told her no that they were standard questions and that they had to rattle her to make sure that she would stick to her story which she did. They also told her that Michael gave them a totally different account of what happened and not to worry that they know what happened seeing the bruises on her and the chains and others paraphernalia they found in the basement that he was going to use on her. They have confiscated all of it for the trial unless the Parole board who released him goes over all the evidence and revokes his parole. She thanked the Detective and Officer and headed out to the lobby where she found Jon and Richie.

“Hey Babe how did everything go?” Jon asked her giving her a kiss on the forehead.

“Rough how did yours go?” she asked him.

“Same. I’ll tell you in the car come on let’s get out of here.” He told her and as they started to leave a couple of officers were bringing Michael up to visit with his lawyer. Apparently he saw Ellie before they saw him.

“Ellie Baby! Tell them that this is all just a mistake!” he screamed and tried to run to her as the officers grabbed him and tried to hold him and wrestled with him, dragging him to the nearest open room.

Ellie saw him and froze on the spot as she didn’t know what to do. Jon jumped into action and grabbed Ellie. “Richie bring her to the car please.” Jon asked him pissed. Richie took her arm and tried to guide her out of the station as Jon turned around and went after Michael. “You Bastard! What the Hell do you think you’re doing!” he screamed as he lunge at him before the nearest officer grabbed him. “Let me go!’ Jon screamed.

“Hey don’t let that nut near me he’s crazy! He tried to kill me and my girl!” Michael yelled back and was acting all nervous.

“Mr. Bongiovi you need to calm down. He is going to talk with a lawyer and a psychologist so we can get some kind of mental state on him because the judge and the parole board who let him out want it to compare it to when they read it and why they let him out. Also the session is going to be video tape so they can witness everything they see. They will also see this exchange also so I really don’t think he’ll be going back to trial but to return to finish out his sentence.” The Captain told him.

“Well I want updates on him until he’s back in prison do I make myself clear.” Jon made himself perfectly clear. The Captain told him that he would make sure that he would stay informed of everything. Jon could hear Michael yelling that he wanted to see Ellie his Fiance. He was trying very hard now to keep his temper in check. He told the Captain to make sure that he didn’t get out and thanked him for everything.

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Meanwhile back out in the car the paparazzi had arrived and Richie got Ellie into his car as fast as he could as they were screaming why were they at the police station and who was Michael Jenkins. Was he really Jimmy’s father? “God don’t they ever stop?” Ellie asked Richie.

“Unfortunately no not when they get something good. Can I ask you something?” he wanted to know.

“Yeah sure.” she told him wondering what it could be.

“Are you going to be able to handle the press, the fans and even the groupies hanging around us and Jon in particular?” Richie asked her worried about her emotional and mental state where these things are concerned.

“To tell you the truth I don’t know. Jon won’t talk to me about these things. He just tells me not to worry about them and that he’ll take care of it. Look Richie I’m not stupid I know what those things can do to a relationship. But worse when a significant other won’t talk to you about these things well it gets more difficult don’t you think. And now he’s mad at me for asking questions about his business and I don’t know what to do about that. I thought we were well you know and well he doesn’t trust me enough to tell me but it’s ok for me to tell him my secrets. I don’t think that’s fair do you?” she asked him looking down at the car floor.

Richie smiled a little smile. He did know Jon a little longer than she did. “No Ellie I don’t think that’s fair. But he doesn’t want to burden you with his stuff that’s all.” he told her.

“But I want us to be like my parents and talk about everything that happens in their day and that goes for what happens at work. My parent’s always talked about what happened at Daddy’s work. I don’t know if I can be with someone who doesn’t trust me enough to confide in me.” She explained to him.

“Ellie I do know that Jon loves you very much. But when it comes to the band business he just keeps it to the band and who needs to know. He doesn’t mean to block you out. Look you two need to talk things out but please don’t hurt him ok.” He told her honestly.

“What makes you think I’m going to hurt him Richie?” She asked him curiously.

“I just don’t want you to…well if you leave him that’s one thing but you’ll also take his son and you might not let him see him if your that mad at him.” Richie told her straight out.

“Ah I see. Look I would never keep Jimmy away from him. He can see him anytime he wants whether were together or not. He knows that.” She told him looking straight into his eyes.

“I get it I do but he told me and please don’t be mad at him because Jon and I are best friends, but he told me that he’s not on Jimmy’s birth certificate. So if anything ever happened to you Jon would never get him would he?” Richie asked her as she thought about that as Jon opened the car door.

“Hey you driving back to my apartment or not? And when the hell did these reporters get here?” he asked them annoyed.

“They were here when we got out of the station and I’ll drive back you look terrible.” Richie told him.

“OK great but I’ll be right back.” Jon told them and went towards the reporters.

“What the hell is he doing?” Ellie asked.

“God only knows.” Richie said and hoped he knew what Jon was doing.

Jon went over by the reporters and he quieted them down and took only a few questions. He answered the ones like If Michael was Jimmy’s father as he answered no that he was and that he would take a DNA test to prove it just to shut everyone up but Jimmy was the spitting image of me anyway so that should be the end of it as he told them. Also how Michael had kidnapped Ellie thinking that she was his girl and that he was mentally disturbed. “There that should be enough information for now to keep you all satisfied. Please leave us alone because this was very traumatic for my girlfriend and I to have to go thru so please respect our privacy. Thank You.” Jon told them and went back to the car.  

They didn’t talk much on the way home and Jon just chalked it up to what happened at the station. Richie dropped them off and Jon thanked him and told him that he would talk to him later. Richie wished him lucked as he patted him on his shoulder and left. Ellie was in the kitchen making herself some tea when Jon walked in. He still was upset just hearing what Michael screamed saying that she was his. He walked up behind her and when he tried to wrap his arms round her waist and she flinched. That shocked him. “Hey are you alright? What was that all about?” Jon asked her trying not to get upset.

“Sorry, just don’t right now ok.” She said as she poured her tea.

Jon stood there trying to figure out what the hell he did. Ellie went to the living room and sat down and tried to turn on the t.v. but Jon wouldn’t let her. “Hey! Turn that back on!” she shouted at him annoyed.

“No I want to know what the hell I did that you don’t even want me to touch you? Is it because we saw Michael back at the Police station? Because if that’s it maybe you should well…you know see someone. I can find out for you who is the best…” Jon was trying to tell her but Ellie was just getting a little bit angrier by the minute.

“Jon I don’t need to see anyone. They already tried that the first time. Then tried that when I was fifteen of the whole school fiasco remember. I told you all this. Look I just want to be left alone right and have my tea. So put the God Damn t.v. back on so I can watch my soaps got it!” she spat at him. She really never spoke to him in that tone of voice before so he was taken back and he didn’t like it.

“You know you’re the one that always want’s to talk. Well I’m here so let’s talk.”  He told her as he was just as angry as she was now.

Looking up at him she put down her tea and said, ”Look I told you I don’t feel like talking right now or I’m going to say something I’ll regret. You just really don’t get it do you? Ok if you want to do this fine. This doesn’t have anything to do with Michael. It has everything to do with you not trusting me with telling me about your business about the band issues.” She told him. She could see Jon’s eyes roll in the back of his head. The way he was standing with both hands on his hips and his stance. “Oh nice Jon I saw that. Nice eye roll.” She told him.

”I don’t believe you’re going there again. With everything we just went thru your still harping on that? What the hell Ellie! Why do you even care in the first place?” he wanted to know.

“Because maybe when you get to me you’re all wound up and I want to help you but I can’t if you don’t tell me or let me help. I’m sure you’re parents told each other well back in the day when everything was different with them and I know damn well mine do Daddy told Mommy everything about work as she told him about her day as we begged her not to tell him what we did. Luckily he didn’t always get mad but anyway we’re supposed to be partners Jon and from now on we don’t lie to each other. I don’t want an active presence in your company or band or whatever it is. I just want to be there for you do you understand that?” she bellowed out.

Jon stood there trying to get everything she was saying. “Look Babe with everything you went thru I didn’t think you needed more on your plate that’s all. Plus I don’t even let the guys in on a lot of the business side of things unless I think they should know about them. I mean even I have bosses that I have to account to. I just don’t want to go into it right now. Do you understand that?” he asked her.

“Jon I have been asking you for months now to talk to me about this. Not just now. You say you love me but I’m going to be honest with you. Michael was never honest with me. A couple of others were never honest with me. I on the other hand were always up front with them and told them that I was a mother of a beautiful boy. Now whether they stayed with me or not was their problem not mine. I will not go thru this again even with the man that I love more dearly than anything in this world. I thought we had a second shot at this but maybe I was mistaken. Because I can’t stay with anyone who can’t be honest with me Jon.” She told him as she looked him straight in his blue eyes.

“What the hell are you saying to me?” he wanted to know as his stomach dropped.

“I’m saying that if you can’t be honest with me I’m going home. But I’ll let you see Jimmy we can work something out.” She told him not looking at him.

“I don’t believe this. You’re giving up on us.” He said to her shaking his head.

“No Jon you are. You don’t trust me. Look I have to go home anyway because of Jimmy but we do have to talk about somethings but first we need to figure out what we want first.” She told him.

“You just told me you want to break up what the fuck Ellie?” He yelled as he was now pacing the room.

“You’re not listening to me Jon! Richie got it he understood.” She said loudly to him trying very hard not to get in his face.

“Wait you discussed this with Richie!” He yelled wondering what the hell she was thinking.

“Well yeah he asked me in the car before you got back. He’s very concerned about you and he made it very clear to me not to hurt you. I told him I wouldn’t if you were honest with me so he gave me a little insight into you. He’s a really nice guy you’re lucky to have him as a friend.” She told him with a little smile.

“Yeah I know all my guys are true friends but Rich well we became closer like real brothers even thou I call the band brothers also Richie and I really are.” He told her quietly all of a sudden.

“I can tell.” She said smiling.

“Look I need to get out of here for a little while. Clear my head I’ll be back later.” He walked over and simply kissed her on top of her head as she just looked at him like she couldn’t believe that he was actually leaving. He grabbed his coat and left. Ellie just stood there for a minute when she heard his motorcycle drive off. She went to the phone to get prices for the next flight out to Boston.

Finders Keepers

When she woke up she was hungry and had to pee. So she did the only thing she knew she had too she screamed for him. “MICHAEL! MICHAEL!” she yelled and waited to see if he heard her. Well it didn’t take long for him to walk into the room with some tea and soup for her.

“Well how did you sleep my dear?” he asked her all chipper.

“Fine I guess I need to use the bathroom.” She told him quietly.

“That’s fine but if you try to run well I’ll have to punish you and you know what that consists of right?” he reminded her.

She just shot him a dirty look. “How the hell could I forget? Now can I go to the damn bathroom?” she asked him again angrily.

Michael took off her restraints and then told her. “Oh and by the way keep the shirt and skirt in there your way to overdressed for me.” He smiled.

She gave him a dirty look and went in to do her business. When she came out she did what she was told and was in only her panties and bra. She put her clothes on the chair with her coat and pocketbook and walked back to the bed where there was a present sitting there for her. “Is that supposed to be for me?” she asked him not so nicely.

“Oh what do you think? Come, sit, and give me back your leg I need to re-chain you.” He said smiling and wiggling his eyes.

“Michael do you really need to I mean I’m not going to go anywhere especially now seeing that you have me in my underwear.” She told him disgusted.

“It’s just a precaution you know that, now open your present.” He told her excitedly.

She looked at him cautiously and started to open the box. It looked like a photo album of some sorts and she was afraid it was either of their past or some kind of stalker book that he had put together. But she was about to find out. She opened it and on the first page was what she thought a picture of them when they were happy. She looked at him and just shocked her head. “Michael if this is a look of our past it’s not going to work.” She told him sincerely.

“Just keep going will you?” he told her trying to keep his excitement contained.

So she opened the second page and there it was Jon and Dorothea in happier times. “Michael! What the hell!” she asked him pissed.

“What? I want to show you what that Jackass was up to when you were taking care of his Bastard kid what’s so wrong with that? Keep going its gets better. Look.” He told her. She didn’t want to continue but knew better if she didn’t so she turned the pages. It was pictures of him and Dorothea just before they got together and right afterwards. She tried hard not to show her jealousy but then came the next several pages when he had these photos of him and actress Diane Lane. Those got her going pretty good. He never told her about her before.

“When…When did he date her?” she asked Michael.

Looking at her he knew he struck a nerve. “He dated her just after he dumped her; I guess he wanted to try the wild side and Dotty wasn’t it anymore. I hear she’s a wildcat in bed. Plus she loves to party. Keep looking at the pictures you’ll see how he’s smiling in them. To tell you quite frankly I never seen him so happy before with either of you as he is with Diane. The only reason he dumped her was because he found her with his best friend Richie but you know the old saying Bros before Hos right.” He said laughing.

“Oh God what are they doing in this one? And why is his shirt off? And his hat? She’s pointing to it?’ she rambled.

“Yeah she’s pointing to the hat that’s sitting on his dick. And he thinks it’s funny see he’s laughing. Do you make him laugh like that?” he asked her straight.

“No I’ve never seen him laugh like that. He just smiles at me thou. I‘ll catch him when I wake up looking at me and he’ll be smiling at me…” she started to say until Michael started yelling.

“BUT DOES HE SMILE AT YOU LIKE THIS ALL THE TIME! I’M ASKING YOU THIS! DOES HE?” he screamed uncontrollably.

She knew she better to tell him what he wanted to hear. “No I guess not. How long did they date for anyway?” she asked him.

“Oh about nearly a year. But they made the best of it don’t you think? Funny how he never told you about a relationship that was so visible don’t you? Now my question to you is do you think he would be with you if you didn’t have that snot nose kid of his. I want you to think of that while you look at that book because he’s a rocker my love and he’ll cheat on you that is if he stays with you. Now I will stay with you just so you know. You enjoy your soup it’s probably cold by now but hey it’s still good I’m not running a restaurant here you know. If you need anything else I’ll get it for you.” He told her and gave her a kiss on her lips this time and left her to think.

Ellie sat there staring at the pictures she really couldn’t help it. Was Michael right? Would he be with her if they didn’t have Jimmy? When she’s not with him is he really not having groupies still in his bed? Damn it she thought Michael was getting in her head. But the thing was he could be right.

About an hour went by and Michael came back to see if she had eaten. “Well I’m glad that you got the soup into your system you’d get sick if you don’t eat.” He told her.

“Well I wouldn’t mind a sandwich or something else so the headache won’t come back.” She said to him still hungry.

“I’ll get you something else right after you do something for me.” He told her.

“Michael I can’t do that I don’t love you like that. And now to tell you the truth I’m not too sure about Jon. You’re telling me that Jon doesn’t love me like he did his ex’s I, I‘m just so confused Michael and I really think I need sometime to think about all of this.” she told him.

“No, no, no! You’re just trying to stall me! You know I’m getting so God damn tried of this Ellie! Putting me off! First it’s I have a headache then I’m tired then I might be getting my period. Come on! Now you don’t love me! I know you don’t but I’ll make you, you just need to give me a chance.” He was yelling at her while shaking her at the same time.

“Michael please stop! If you don’t I really won’t be able to do anything if you hurt me!” she screamed.

“OK I’ll give you til tonight and even if you don’t I don’t care we are making love tonight got it! I need to go out and get some things anyway just remember to take your meds and your birth control got it? I put everything in the drawer next to the bed where you can reach it. The glass of water right next to it. And you better not disappointment me.” He told her seriously as he left the room. Ellie wanted to scream either way he was going to make her do it. Just the thought made her skin crawl. But what was worst was not knowing if he was right about Jon.

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Jon was arguing with the guys about where Michael was holding Ellie because they didn’t want him coming with them. “Look I’m coming with you guys whether you want me to or not. Nothing is going to stop me from going.” He told then outright.

“Jon we would love for you to come with us but you know nothing of procedure or how to handle yourself in situations like this. Our main goal is Ellie right now if you come with us then we’ll have to worry about you too and then we’ll have to split our attention and I don’t think you want us to do that right?” Ben asked him.

“No I don’t but I just can’t wait here and do nothing. I’ll go insane don’t you guys understand that? She’s my life look I’ll stay out of the way if that’s what it takes just let me go with you guys ok?” he was practically begging them now.

They look at each other and knew better for what they were about to do. “Fine but Jon you have to stay by the car and whatever you hear you can’t come in do you understand?” Ben asked him.

“Yeah sure whatever you guys say.” He told them as he had his fingers crossed behind his back.

“Well Oscar is going to kill us for this but Ellie may need you when we get her out of there because I hate to say this but God only knows what he’s done to her. Jon you’ll need to stay calm so can you do that?” Jared asked him.

Jon thought about it for a brief second, “I guess I’ll have to won’t I. Look we’re wasting time talking we need to get to her now. So can we just go?” he asked anxiously.

They got into the car and drove to this out of the way broken down house that was about an hour and a half out of Sayreville. It looked deserted on this dead end street so they decided to park on the next street over just in case anyone would see their car. They found a back pathway that led at the end of the street on the other side so they would come in that way. Jared was elected to go first to scout out the outside of the house first. They needed to know if there was anyone in the house before they went in. They didn’t want to be surprised. Jon was about to jump out of his skin.

“Jon you need to calm down. She may not even be in there.” Ben told him.

“But you said the phone call came from here.” Jon wanted to know.

“Yes I did. Michael could have used the phone here but have her stashed somewhere else. He’s not a stupid man Jon. That’s why Jared is scoping out the place first. We want to make sure when we go in we’re not surprised by anyone jumping us. Don't worry we’re closing in.” Ben told him. Jon just breathed heavily and shooked his head. He just wanted this to be over.

Jared was just making his way back to the front when a car was pulling up into the driveway. Jared hid behind one of the overgrown bushes on the side of the house. Jon and Ben also noticed the car pulling up. It took a few minutes as the person in the car was fiddling with some things before they stepped out. Jon nearly leapt at him and it took everything in Ben to hold him back as Michael got out of the car. “Jon no! You want to spoil everything? We need to catch him with her because if she’s not there he won’t tell us where she is then we’ll never find her got that?” he explained to him as Jon sat back and took some deep breaths to calm down.

They watched Michael go into the rundown house whistling to himself so they knew something was up. He was carrying some bags so they also knew he was staying there. “So when are we going in?” Jon wanted to know.

“Soon Jon let’s just give him a few. Jared needs to re-scout the house again to find out where Michael is and where he’s basically located in the house. So just as soon as we know we’ll go in alright?” Ben told him. 

Jon was so antsy now it wasn’t funny but he did promise to listen to them so he waited like he was supposed to. Finally Jared came back and told Ben that he thought that Michael was going down to the basement where he had seen a light on. This was killing Jon. But he let Ben and Jared go like he told them. They headed off to the house and left Jon at the front of the house and told him just in case if Michael comes running out the front to grab him. They headed in thru the living room and heard a noise in the kitchen so they headed that way.

 Jon couldn’t stand it so he went inside and slowly looked around. He heard talking coming from the kitchen and he knew the voices were of Jared and Ben. He didn’t understand why they weren’t down in the basement. So he went to the basement door and slowly descended the stairs. When he got to the bottom of the stairs he looked around and he saw a light coming for one of the rooms at the far end of the basement. He also could hear a man’s voice coming from there. He quietly walked over to the door and peeked in and what he saw made his blood pressure soar. There was Ellie in her underwear chained to the bed as Michael was pacing back and forth in just his jeans. He watched to see what the hell he was going to do.

“I told you no more excuses! I’m going to show you what a real man is and not some androgynous little piss ant!” Michael screamed at her.

“You’re just jealous Michael! He’s ten times the man you’ll ever be! Plus he’s ten times bigger than you too!” she shouted back at him smiling so Michael belted her across the face.

Well that was all Jon needed and he ran in the room and flew and knocked him off the bed. Ellie was shocked when she saw Jon as he got up and started pounding on Michael. It didn’t take Michael long to get Jon in a choke hold only because Michael had a good sixty pounds more on Jon and at least four inches in height. What Michael didn’t have was the determination and how much he really loved her. Michael knocked the wind out of Jon and got up as he heard Ellie screaming at him. So he turned to Ellie and turned all his anger on her. He wrapped his hands around her neck and started to squeeze the life out of her as she tried to pull his hands away to no avail.

Upstairs Ben and Jared had swept the first floor and finding nothing decided to try the basement and as they were descending the stairs they heard yelling. They took out their guns and carefully got to the bottom of the stairs when they heard smashing now and Ellie screaming. Running to the room with the light on they entered and saw Jon on top of Michael trying to get him to release his grip on Ellie.

They yelled at Michael to stop, “Jenkin’s freeze!” Well Michael was so into what he was doing that he couldn’t hear Ben or Jared and that he had to get Jon off of him so with his right arm he was able to get the right angle and throw Jon off of him and Jon fell off of the bed and hit his head on the side table which knocked him out.

                Ellie couldn’t see what was happening and she was starting to lose consciousness the tighter Michael would squeeze. Both Jared and Ben tried to get him off of her he was that strong and motivate. Finally Jared looked around and saw a chair in the corner of the room and went and got it. He tapped Ben on the shoulder so he would get out of the way and when he did Jared smashed the chair over Michael as he collapsed on to Ellie. They then pulled him off of her as she started to inhale to catch her breath.  

“Jared go check on Jon to see if he’s ok while I help out Ellie.” Ben told him. Ben examined Ellie to make sure she was alright and when she seemed that she was starting to breathe ok he told her to relax and that he would get the key from Michael to release her from the chain. He then looked at Jared who shooked his head and saw blood on Jared’s hand.

                “I’m going to call an ambulance and the cops.” Jared told Ben, “You better tie him up before he wakes up Ben.

As Ellie was getting her breathing uncontrolled she was finally able to ask about Jon. “Where’s Jon? I know he was here I thought I saw him fighting with Michael.” She asked them.

“Here let me get you out first.” Ben said as he released her. “Now don’t freak but Jon’s lying on the floor he hit his head and is bleeding from his temple. Jared put that towel on it.” Ben told her as she went straight to him kneeling down and put his head on her knees.

“What happened?” she asked worried.

“Michael threw him off of him when he was strangling you. He must have hit his head on the table when he fell. We told him to wait outside until we got you but of course he didn’t listen.” Ben said angrily.

“Don't you yell at him when he wakes up. He was just doing what he thought was right. Oh Sweetie come on wake up Baby everything is alright now.” She was saying to him as she was caressing his head and hair.

“Ellie your awfully calm how do you do it?” they asked her.

“I’ll lose it later. I’m great during the crisis it’s when it’s all over is when I fall apart.” She told them. Just then the Police arrived with the ambulance.

“Ok what do we have here?” one of the officers asked.

“A kidnapping we’ll explain everything down at the station you should have all the details down there.” Ben told them. “But first we need to get these two to the hospital God only knows what he has done to her plus he was strangling her when we busted into the room. He hit his head when the perp threw him off of him and hit head on that table.”

“Ok but I’ll need to still take their statements later.” The officer told him.

“I’ll give you his address. Ben told him. In fact Ben gave the officer all the info they needed of Jon and Ellie only because they wouldn’t be in any mood to talk today. Ben went to the Police Station with Michael so they could book him as Jared went to the hospital with Jon and Ellie.

Once they got there Jared called Richie to let him know where they were and Richie told him he was on his way. Ellie didn’t want to leave Jon but she has to because they needed to be seen separately. Jared had given his coat to Ellie so she could cover herself seeing that Michael had gotten rid of her clothes. So after the doctor had taken a look at her and told her to becareful of her breathing seeing that Michael had bruised her vocal cords because her voice did sound a little funny. Luckily she doesn’t sing so he told that was a plus but she couldn’t yell either. She also had to wear a bandage on her ankle because she did try to get her foot out of the chain and she ripped the skin around it. He gave her a suave and told her to keep it clean and bandaged. If it gives her anymore problems to see her regular doctor. The same for her throat.  She thanked him and went looking for Jon. It wasn’t very hard as she saw Jared and then heard the cranky rocker talking to the doctor.

“I really don’t, OWE! You did that on purpose. I want to know where my girlfriend is and I want to know now!” he demanded.

Ellie walked past Jared shaking her head smiling. Entering the cubicle, “Well I’m right here so stop yelling will you.” She told him as she walked up to him and held his hand as the doctor was finishing up his stitches.

“Oh my God baby I thought…well I was afraid…” he was trying to get to her when Ellie said to him.

“Jon Honey sit still so the doctor can finish please then I’m all yours ok?” she told him. Jon took a deep breath and couldn’t wait til the doctored finished.

“There you go Mr. Bongiovi now just keep it clean and when you take a shower just put something over it so you don’t get it wet. Then go to your doctor to have the stitches out in two weeks.” He told Jon.

“Yes thanks I will.” Jon said and as soon as the doctor left he grabbed Ellie by the waist and kissed her like his life was at stake. Ellie thought the room was spinning so she held onto Jon for dear life. God how she missed the taste and feel of this man. Yeah she knew how she felt about him. She loved him with every fiber of her being but any doubts she was having about Jon loving her like Michael told her went out the window with the kiss he was giving her at the very minute. She knew there was no way he could kiss her like that if he didn’t love her.

Pulling apart Ellie asked him, “Can we go home please?”

“Try and stop me.” He told her with a look in his eyes that were wild.

“Oh damn wait Richie’s here he’s in the waiting room.” She told him dying to get him home.

“Ok let’s tell him we’re both ok then get you home so I can pamper the hell out of you.” He told her as he kissed her on the cheek.

They headed out to the waiting room with Jared behind them. They saw Richie sitting talking to one of the pretty little nurses when he saw them coming down the hall. Richie excused himself and went to see his best friend when he saw the bandage on his forehead. “Whoa so Ellie finally clocked you one huh? No really how are the two of you doing?” Richie asked smiling as he gave Ellie and Jon a hug.

“Better now knowing that psycho is behind bars.” Jon said happily.

“That’s for sure. Richie would your parents mind taking care of Jimmy for one more night and we’ll pick him up tomorrow sometime?” she asked him. Jon and Richie just looked at each other then her. “What? What’s the matter is there something wrong with Jimmy? He told me he didn’t hurt him. Jon!” Ellie started to freak out.

“Calm down Baby everything is fine Jimmy’s safe he’s with your parents.” Jon explained to her.

Ellie looked at him in confusion. “Why? I thought he was with the Sambora’s?” she asked them both.

“Look why don’t I get you home and I’ll explain everything and Rich you might as well get some rest and I’ll talk to you later how’s that?” he asked him.

 Rich agreed and went home to give them their privacy. Jared drove them home so Ellie could get a change of clothes and they both could talk about what happened. Once home they changed but before they got into anything romantic Jon needed to tell her what happened from his prospective. He needed to know that she didn’t blame him for Michael taking her.

“Jon I don’t blame you. What happened wasn’t your fault. Michael was going to nab me sooner or later I just thank God he did it when I didn’t have Jimmy. And speaking of our son why isn’t he here?” she wanted to know.

There was no other way to tell her so he just said it. “Your parents were pissed at you getting kidnapped by Michael and I think they do blame me because they told me to send them tickets for Beth and Chick to come and get Jimmy A.S.A.P. and believe I don’t blame them one bit. He’s a lot safer with them than with me with that nut when he was running around.” Jon told her still blaming himself.

“Oh I see. I’ll talk to them. We do need to talk Jon about a lot of things. Michael told me some things and I had the guys bring something back that he had showed me from the house.” She told him.

“What the hell could he have told you? And what did you bring back with you?” Jon asked curiously and a little fearful.

“Why don’t we take a shower first I really need to get Michael the hell off of me. Just the stink of that place is all over me and how he touched me.” She shivered.

“Yeah that sounds good. Babe he didn’t…well you know?” he was trying hard to get the words out to ask her.

Ellie looked at him for a second before she realized what he meant. “Oh God no Jon he didn’t rape me. He was going to when you burst in. He had it with me stalling so he was going to make me when you burst in and jumped him Thank God. So I just need to wash all this crap off.” She told him walking over and wrapping her arms around his waist.

They went to take their shower and Jon was going to take care of her like he should have he thought. He felt he had so much to make up to her.