Oops I Did It Again

 "Get ready to take these two out of here for me ok? I don’t want anything to happen to them just in case. Plus I need to get your sister out of here by tomorrow. I’m not leaving her here tonight by herself I don’t trust these nurses one bit. I can’t watch her every minute you know?” Jon told them. They finished up and Chick threw away their garbage when Jon and the rest all got up. Chick took the two youngest and headed back upstairs as Jon insisted and he walked over to the nurses who started to gush.

“Well Hello ladies apparently you know who I am so I’m going to say this once and once only. I’m usually very happy to see my fans especially my female ones but right now I’m worried sick over my fiance who is lying up in her room because she just had her appendix out and I would appreciate it very much if you would please give us the privacy that we deserve as any other patience here would get. Because believe me you really don’t want to see me pissed off.” He told them as he just left them with their mouths opened.

When he finally got back to her room and she was a sleep again and he asked her parents to step out in the hall. “Um Mom, Dad I just encountered a bunch of nurses down in the cafeteria and well I don’t really want to keep Ellie here any longer than we have too.” He told them as he was ringing his hands and bouncing on his feet.

Looking at each other first then at him Cecelia asked, “Ok well Chickie said you had a problem with them downstairs so what do you suggest?”

“Well I was thinking that if she seems ok tomorrow why can’t we just bring her home and have a nurse come in and take care of her and I’ll pay for it. I just don’t want her here with those nurses around you know just in case and then we can always set an appointment up to see the doctor in a few days for a checkup.” He suggested.

“You really don’t trust them?” Cecelia asked him worried.

“I just worry about her and yeah I don’t trust anyone anymore Mom. I don’t care what they think but I’m not leaving her tonight.” He told them and they knew he meant business.

“Well then let me go down to the nurses station and tell them they have another guest tonight and don’t worry I’ll make sure they understand.” Paul told them.

Walking down the hall Jon watched him and asked Cecelia, “Do you think that Dad will get the ok for me to stay with her?”

“Oh Honey you don’t know Dad very much. He’ll get the ok all right. When it comes to his children they do as he says not the other way around. Ask her sometime she has a couple of stories to tell you about that. He put one Head Nurse in her place for yelling at her when she was thirteen. I was glad I wasn’t her.” She told him making a face.

“You’re kidding?” he said shocked.

“Nope and believe me she didn’t go near her again the whole time Ellie was there she was that afraid of Paul.” Cecelia smiled. Jon just smiled and shooked his head at some of these people. “Now don’t get me wrong we had some that have gone out of their way for us above and beyond Like the one Ellie was attached to when she was twelve and she was stuck in the hospital for a week but even then when she was paralyzed off and on and when it happened to Paul he was ringing the buzzer and nobody was coming into her room so he waited at her door and when the first nurse walked by Ellie saw her actually fly into the room because Paul grabbed her and threw her into the room. Of course a month later we found out why but they should have found out then not later that it was her period.” She told him.

“Oh that’s right she told me that an intern found out what was wrong with her.” He told her.

“That’s right but they should have found it a good month, month and a half before that in the hospital. I think they just thought she was faking. Well surprise she wasn’t.” Cecelia explained to him.

“Well she’s been thru so much I just want to spoil her.” He told her smiling softly.

“I can see that. Just take care of her and my little boy for us and you’ll be fine by us.” She told him happily.

“Well I’m sure going to do my best. I just love them both so much.” he told her back.

As they were chatting Paul finally came back walking down the hall not showing any emotion but that was him. “Well after I told them that we would probably sue them for those nurses bungling up their jobs when they said no Jon couldn’t stay they certainly changed their minds very quickly as long as we agreed not to sue them. I told them as long as they stayed out of our daughter’s room and away from Jon I told them we would think about it. So they said you could stay the night. Where did you leave your suitcase so we could bring you up some fresh closes for you tomorrow?” Paul asked him.

“Oh I left it at your house I told Sean to bring it up to Ellie’s room for now.” He told him.

“That’s fine if you want we can bring you something from it? Or you can just clean up when we take her home.” He said to Jon.

“I can clean up when I get to the house she’s smelled me when I’ve been worse. It will just be easier to do it that way if you don’t mind I don’t need an audience.” He told them.

“No problem ok guys let’s go we need to relieve your brother and see if he got Jimmy to bed which I doubt very much.” Paul said as Cecelia went to check on her one more time.   

After everyone left Jon settled down finally and tried to relax. He turned on the T.V. so he could watch some shows. It was finally around eight when Ellie finally woke up again as the nurse came in to check her vitals as Jon waited. It didn’t take long so they could finally be alone.

“Well alone at last Baby. How’d you sleep?” he asked her.

“Good I guess. I was just sorry that I fell asleep on everyone.” She told him.

“They understood.” He said.

“What time is it anyway? Are you supposed to be here?” she asked him confused.

“It’s about a little after eight p.m. and your Dad got me permission to stay the night.” He told her happily.

“Wait you’re staying the night? That’s great. But where are you going to sleep?” she asked him.

“I guess this chair but don’t worry I’ll be ok.” He told her.

“Bull you’ll sneak in here with me at least this way we both will get a good night sleep.” She told him grinning.

“The bed is not big enough.” He told her as he held her hand.

“Sure it is if I lie on my side and you lie on your side we’ll both fit. Please?” she begged him.

“We could get in trouble?” he told her grinning slyly.

“Jon I haven’t seen you if what almost a month and believe me I haven’t slept thru a whole night since I left you. You got me used to sleeping with you so come on Please? I’ll sleep on this side where the IV isn’t on my arm ok?” she asked him batting her eyes at him.

“Why is it that I can’t say no to you?” he told her smiling.

“Oh you know how it’s just right now you don’t want too. I’m sorry that I scared you Honey.” She told him.

“Ok listen to me right now. When you don’t feel good or something like this happens I don’t want you to apologize to me got it? Because it’s not your fault that it happens to you. It’s just life getting in the way. So just stop it.” He told her as he sat down to take off his boots.

“But I’m just so used to saying I’m sorry that it may take me a while ok?” she told him with tears in her eyes.

Smiling and using his hands to tell her to move over he slid into the bed with her and pulled up the blankets. He then pulled her close to her and she snuggled up into his chest. “Well I may let you do it once more maybe twice but that’s it then I’m putting you over my knee got it?” he told her and kissed her on top of her head.

Giggling she finally asked him, “Hey I’ve been meaning to ask you this but what is it with you and the putting you over my knee quote all the time. Is that supposed to scare me buddy?” she asked him hugging him more.

“Well I haven’t heard any complaints yet now have I?” he told her kissing her again.

“Stop that’s not what I asked you.” She told him.

“I know but we can talk about your skittishness about it or why I like it. What do you want to talk about first?” he asked her.

“How about why you like it.” She asked him.

“Well maybe because I’m a guy. I don’t know Ellie if I tell you I don’t want you to freak out on me.” He told her worried.

“I won’t freak out on you ok just tell me.” She said to him.

“Fine I just like it that’s all. I like to spank you all right. It turns me on. And fantasy you know I was going to bring it up sometime when we were alone but you and maybe me dressing up. Kind of.“ then things got quiet for a minute of two.

“Really dressing how? And please don’t tell me like a maids outfits I means that’s so cliche.” she told him.

“Wait a minute you would be up for it?” he asked her stunned.

“Well it depends as long as it’s not really out there and it doesn’t concern a third party I might be.” She told him.

“Well I didn’t think you would be into a three way Baby.” He laughed.

“Have you ever been in a three way?” she asked him curious.

“I’m taking the fifth on that.” he said kissing her again. 

“I take that as a yes then.” She huffed.

“Oh God here we go. Ellie what happened before you re-entered my life well how can I say this without hurting your feelings…” he was trying to tell her when she said it for him.

“No I get it it’s none of my business. But I still don’t have to like it. I mean just thinking of you and two girls rolling around in the sack makes my skin crawl.” She told him. Jon just smiled. He wasn’t going to tell her that yes that happened and even with him and Richie with some bimbo it didn’t matter to them as long as the girl or girls were willing they accepted. But he wasn’t going to get into with her or hurt her anymore than he has already.

“Baby can we just forget this and just concentrate on us please. We can talk all about what we want to do with each other another time because I really don’t need to get myself all wound up here. All I want to do is hold you tight and try and get some sleep ok?” he told her. She agreed and again snuggled into him. They slept thru most of the night when one of the nurses came in to take her vitals and saw the two of them lying together in the bed. She didn’t know really what to do because she had to take them when Jon saw her and asked her if she needed to wake Ellie. When she told him yes and that him sleeping with her wasn’t protocol he told her that they would talk about that later as he woke Ellie up so she could take her vitals. Groggily she rolled onto her back so the nurse could do her job as Jon looked on. Once done she was going to give them a lecture but decided against it seeing that it was too late and just let them go back to sleep. 

Morning came and it was around seven a.m. and Jon carefully eased out from underneath her, He went into the bathroom to do his thing and then came out as the same nurse came in to take her vitals again.

“Oh you’re up I hope you slept ok?” she asked him smiling.

“Thanks I did at least better than I would have in that chair.” He told her. “Look I’ll let you do your thing there I’m going to take a walk and maybe grab something to eat.” He told her.

Jon took a walk down to the cafeteria to get some coffee and a bagel. He also grabbed himself a paper and headed back upstairs. Luckily maybe because it was early there wasn’t any trouble or anyone that recognized him. When he walked into the room Ellie was up and looking at what was her breakfast.

“Hey Baby what do you have there?” he asked her sitting down in the chair next to the bed.

“Shit!” she told him making a face. “What do you have?”

“I got myself a coffee, bagel and a paper.” He said smiling.

“You want to trade?” she asked him poking at her food.

“Oh it couldn’t be that bad?” he asked her curious.

“It’s runny scrambled eggs and lumpy oatmeal.” She told him as she looked over at him.

“No that’s ok Babe.” he told her as he made the face now. 

“Yeah that’s what I thought. I’ll just eat the toast and the juice and tea.” She said. “You did say I’m getting out of here today right?” she asked him again.

“Yes I signed some papers last night for the nurse to come by during the day to take care of you. She’ll be there in by lunchtime til dinner time for a few days just in case you need her.” He told her.

“Why a few days why not just one like today?” she asked him confused.

“Because I’m taking you home early so for me to do that they want her there for three days just in case. Don't worry I’ve got it covered.” He told her as he took a bite of his bagel as she drooled over it.

Eating her toast “Fine but I think my Mom can take care of me you know.” She told him all mopey.

“I’m sure she can but she has five other kids and a husband to take care of so she doesn’t need a sick one to take care of either. Besides you’re my responsibility now not your parents I can take care of you when I’m here ok?” he told her proudly.

She looked at him surprised that he wanted to take care of her and her heart was about to jump out of her chest. She was going to say something but she stop herself because he told her not to say anything negative about herself to him again so she didn’t. “Ok then but um where do you want to do this? At my parents or do you want to get a room?” she asked him.

“Well I was hoping we could go home.” He told her.

“But Jon we are home?” she told him looking at him confused.

“No were not Baby Jersey is our home. I thought we talked about this?” he asked her.

“Yeah and I thought with you going away again in a month we were going to stay with my parents what changed?” she asked him.

“Nothing I just want to go home and spend the time we have there until I have to leave and then you two can go back home too is that alright?” he asked her trying not to show her that he was getting annoyed.

Trying not to get upset herself she quietly said, “No I guess not. I’ll ask the doctor if I can fly back with you how’s that. Or if you want you can take Jimmy with you until I can get there. It might do you some good to spend some Father and Son time together. How does that sound?” she asked him.

He thought about that for a few minutes then said, “Well I don’t know would Jimmy be ok with just me? I mean he’s so used to you and your family he may not want to spend time with just me?” he said nervously.

“Well Jon he is your son and you two will eventually need to spend time alone together so no time like the present. But there is one catch and it’s a big one.” She told him.

“What?” he asked her.

“If you need help in any way you call Joan Sambora ok? Because if I find out that you let your Mom near him without me there well you’d wish well there really isn’t any wishes in the world that would save you from the wrath that will come down on you.” As she just smiled at him.

Just then a cold shiver did go up his spine. Crap! He thought. “Don't worry Baby I wouldn’t do that to us I promise. But I really don’t see a problem with you coming back to Jersey. I’ll even rent a plane if you want me to ok? That way you’ll have more room to relax and stretch out how’s that?” he asked her.

He wasn’t giving her an option now. He was going out of his way to make sure that she was comfortable so she would get to New Jersey anyway he could get her there. “You’re going to spoil me Jon.” She told him.

“Well if I can’t spoil the woman I love then who can I?” he told her smiling. Then he spoke up. “El you really don’t want to go to New Jersey do you?” he asked her with his heart in his stomach.

Looking at him sadly she really didn’t know how to tell him. “No I don’t. I’m sorry Jon.” She said in almost a whisper.

“Yeah I can’t say that I didn’t really know it. Everytime that I’ve asked you, you would either try and change the subject or would start to talk about staying with your folks until certain things would get finished and we would move back to Jersey just to appease me. But I never really saw that it was something that you wanted. You know if you want to get married that’s where we are going to live you know? And usually the wife goes with the husband right?” he asked her.

Taking a second to respond she looked at him and finally said, “Yeah the wife usually follows the husband at least that’s what my parents tell me.” She told him.

“I get that you’re scared about leaving them Baby but you need to grow up and start acting like the adult that you are.” He told her out right.

She looked at him pissed. She knew she had the attachment to her parents and knew they all did but she wasn’t going to apologize for it. And she was sorry that he didn’t have what she did with his.  “I think you really need to leave now before I say something I’ll regret.” She told him angrily.

“El we need to talk this out.” He told her not that happy either.

“I’ll talk this out with you when at seventeen you push a kid out and learn to take care of one when your boyfriend doesn’t want to respond because his Bitch of a mother thinks your trash and won’t tell him that he’s a father. So you learn to grow up pretty damn fast when you take care of a baby and have to tell your parent’s you fucked up pretty bad. And I’m not going to apologize for being so damn close to my family. If it wasn’t for them I don’t know where the hell Jimmy and I would be right now. So if you don’t mind I just want to be left alone right now.” She told him.

Jon took the hint and left the room. 

Leaving On A Jet Plane

The weeks had gone by quickly and the tour had finished up. The guys were tired and ecstatic at the same time that they were going home. As they were finishing packing up there was a knock on Jon’s door. “Come on in it’s open!” Jon yelled from the bedroom.

Richie walked in and walked into the bedroom. “Hey Kidd you almost done?”

“Yeah just finishing up. Just ran my second check. So what’s up?” he asked Richie.

“Ah I was wondering, so where are you going? New Jersey or Massachusetts?” Richie wondered.

“Yeah um I’m heading off to get Ellie and Jimmy. I think it’s time that we’re a family don’t you?” Jon told his best friend.

Smiling, “Yeah I do.” Richie told him.

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  Sean was playing ball with Jimmy out front when this car pulled into the driveway. As soon as the occupant got out Jimmy’s eyes went wide and ran to the person as he yelled “Daddy!”

Sean turned around as Jimmy jumped into Jon’s arms. “Hey little man how are you? You playing with Uncle Sean huh?” Jimmy told him yes as Sean walked over to them. “Hey Sean how are you?”

“Um I’m doing ok but um I need to tell you something.” He told Jon.

Jon looked at him and saw that Sean wasn’t smiling back at him. “What’s the matter Sean? Is everything ok?”

“Not really. It’s Ellie she’s in the hospital.” Well that was all Sean was able to get out when Jon jumped in.

“What do you mean she’s in the hospital? What the hell happened? Why wasn’t I notified!” he rambled.

“Well we couldn’t reach you Mom said that you had already left the hotel.” He told him.

“Sean why is she in the hospital?” Jon asked scared.

“Oh because it’s her appendix. She thought it was you know something else so she said she was ignoring the pain but then it got too much and she collapsed. It happened last night and Mom tried calling but they said you had left.” Sean explained.

“Yean I just landed about an hour ago. I wanted to surprise her but it looks like I’m the one surprised. What hospital is she at Sean?” he asked him antsy.

“She’s at Memorial but if you wait Mom and Dad can tell you where she is.” Sean told him.

“No that’s all right I’ll find her. Hey I’m going to go see Mommy ok? You stay here with Uncle Sean and I’ll see you later ok? Love you.” He told Jimmy and put him down. Getting back in his car he took the info down from Sean and took off.

At Memorial Ellie was coming in and out of it seeing that last night they had rushed her into surgery to operate on her. Paul and Cecelia were sitting with her waiting for the Doctor to come in. Finally Dr. Hunter made his way into the room to check up on her and tell them that everything went as planned. If she keeps her meals down and is able to walk without being dizzy and her bathroom regime is fine and etc. she can go home in a few days. We just want to be able to check on everything. They thanked him and just as he left Jon walked in.

“Mr. and Mrs. A. how is she?” Jon asked as he walked up to them.

Turning to face him they both smiled at him. “Jon? Oh Honey we didn’t know where you were.” Cecelia told him.

“Yeah Sean told me.” He told them.

“So you were at the house?” she asked him.

“Yeah Jimmy is getting so big isn’t he?” Jon said with pride.

“Yes he is and looking more like you.” She told him smiling.

“Well thank you. How is she?” he asked changing his tone.

“She’ll be fine the doctor said but she’ll be here the next few days he wants to keep her for observation. It’s ok you can go over to her and touch her she won’t break.” She told him smiling.

Looking at them he walked over to her and held her hand. Paul pulled his wife aside and said something to her then went to Jon and asked him. “Why don’t you stay for a while so we can go home and take care of things their Son. She comes out of it every now and then so when she does you’ll be a nice surprise for her. I’m sure Sean needs a break right about now.” Paul said chuckling.

“Yeah he probably does. Thanks.” Jon said quietly.

“Oh and Jon if you’d like you can call us by our first names or by Mom and Dad if you’d like.” Paul told him as he wink at him as they left and Cecelia gave him a kiss on the cheek.

Jon sat down and didn’t know what to think about that. Here her parents just said to him what well what his mother would never let Ellie call her. His Dad well he would. And her dad called him son. He looked at her lying there so helpless and he thought to himself ‘What if she was alone with Jimmy either in the apartment or in their own house. What would have happened?’ that scared the hell out of him. He wanted to take her and his son back to Jersey to be a family but then this happened. Now he had to think about it. Now he wasn’t sure of anything.

Jon had fallen asleep in the chair when Ellie had woken up. She was expecting to find her parents or an empty room but when she looked over to her right instead she saw this very handsome site asleep in a chair. Well she thought maybe she was still sleeping herself. Blinking a couple of times to make sure she was satisfied that she was awake she tried to reach over to touch him but only could touch his knee. Well that was going to have to do so she started to poke at it but nothing. He was out like a light. She smiled at him as he sat there and she knew he was going to be hurting when he woke up.

 A few minutes went by and she started to drift off when a nurse came in to take her vitals. She was on when Ellie’s parents were there earlier so she thought that she would see them again but instead see saw someone sleeping in a chair next to her bed. She thought that was odd because it was four in the afternoon. She hated to do this but she needed to do her job and needed to tell well who? By the back she couldn’t see if it was a guy or a girl only that the hair was hanging over the chair. So she went around to wake the person up to tell them that they would have to leave for a little bit when she stopped dead in her tracks. She was a fairly young woman in her mid-twenties and fairly attractive with black short hair. With her mouth slightly ajar and her breathing getting rapid now she started to shake and noises were coming out of her mouth. Apparently she was a fan of hard/metal rock and one of her favorite bands was Bon Jovi.

“OH MY GOD! YOU’RE JON BON JOVI! YOU’RE JON BON JOVI!” she just kept saying very loudly over and over again until Jon opened his eyes staring at her and not knowing if he should be scared or not. While in the meantime nobody noticed that Ellie was watching this whole thing go down and trying to find her call button. “I Can’t Believe It’s You!” she was still squealing.

“Hey.” Was all Jon could seem to get out as he was trying to get his bearings.

“Oh my God what are you doing here?” the nurse asked him as she was ignoring her job.

“Ahhh I’m here to see my fiance aren’t you supposed to being doing something?” he asked a little leary of her.

“Who me? Oh yeah I need to take her vitals and give her her meds.” She told him as she reached in and pulled put a syringe.

Right then Ellie spoke up, “Like hell you are! Jon get her out of here now! I want a new nurse now and one that’s over forty!”

“What’s your problem I’ve been tending to you for the last four hours.” She told Ellie.

“Well that was before you knew my boyfriend was a rockstar Sweetie now get her the hell out of here!” Ellie demanded.

Looking at her as he shrugged his shoulders, “Sorry but you heard what she said OUT!” Jon told her as he gently guided her towards the door.

“Well fine I’ll let the head nurse know. But if you ever want to dump her here’s my card.” And gave it to him as she winked and walked down the hall.

Jon just stood there looking at it and then ripped it up and walked back in and threw it in the trash. “What’s that?” Ellie asked him.

“Nothing Baby now what the hell is this with you here?” he asked her leaning down and kissing her hard.

Parting, “I’m sorry Honey I didn’t know you were coming if I did I would have put this off.” She told him smiling.

“You’re funny you still on pain killers?” he asked.

“Little bit.” She giggled. “Oh were you able to see Mommy and Daddy?” she asked him groggily.

Smiling widely at her, “Yes I did. I saw them when I got here in the room. They told me to stay so they could go home. I did see Jimmy thou. Boy he’s getting really big what are you feeding him?” he asked her as he scooted up the chair to the bed so he could get closer to her.

Looking over at him, “I don’t know Mommy feeds him. God you’re good looking you know that? You’ve always been good looking even when I first met you. You standing there you know you were staring at me like you owned whatever you were doing. You looked your nose down at me.” She told him as her eyes were fluttering and she was fighting to stay awake.

“I was really no I didn’t know that.” He was chuckling now. “Why don’t you try and get some sleep Baby ok? You had a long night last night so just close your eyes ok?” he told her as he starting humming to her so she would fall asleep.

About another hour had past and this time they sent a nurse who was over forty into the room and had no desire on Jon. She asked him to leave but he told her that she was his fiance and that he wasn’t going anywhere.  She tried to tell him that she had to change her bandage but he didn’t care he would stand over by the door but he was not leaving the room. She smiled and told him fine as long as he didn’t get in her way. It didn’t take long for her to do what she had to and she told Jon everything looked good and that she was a wake.

Walking back to her bed she was now sitting up and had her table up to her with her dinner in front of her. “So are you going to try and eat that?” He asked her.

“Why do you want it?” she asked him hoping. “Wait a minute have you even eaten today?” she asked him knowing damn well he probably hasn’t.

“We’re not talking about me.” He told her as he took her spoon and tried to get her to eat her soup.

“Thanks but you know I not a fan of soup and this isn’t soup it’s broth which is more yucky.” she told him as she put her lips together really tight.

“Elinore you open your mouth right now. You need to get this in you so you can go home. I can’t take you and Jimmy back to Jersey with me if you’re sick now open your freaking mouth.” He said thru gritted teeth. Still she would and kept shaking her head no.

“I don’t believe this you’re acting like a child.” Jon told her when they heard.

“Who’s acting like a child?” Paul asked.

Turning around Jon saw Ellie’s parents and Beth, Sean and Chick. “Your daughter she won’t eat her dinner.” He told them when Ellie went to say something that gave Jon a chance to shove the spoon in her mouth. “Ha gotcha!” he told her proudly. Now she gave him the stink eye.

“Sweetheart you have to get this in your system or they won’t let you leave here now eat.” Cecelia told her daughter.

“But I don’t like it.” Ellie said feeling miserable.

“Tough, I’m sorry Baby but you have to. (whispering) I have plans for us.” And kissed her on the cheek.

 Just then Ellie realized something. “Oh My God! Who’s taking care of Jimmy!”  Jon just turned around and counted off who was in the room.

“Oh Honey don’t worry Joey stopped by and said that he’d watch him so we all could come up.” Cecelia told her.

“Oh well that’s good now maybe you can do me a favor. You guys take Jon down to the cafeteria and get him something to eat ok oh and Chick you and Jon are about the same build could you give him your baseball hat and your coat.” she told him.

“Baby that’s ok she’s probably gone or she won’t be there.” Jon told Ellie to try and calm her.

“No we’re not going to take that chance it’s bad enough she knows you’re going to be here because of me.” As they were chatting back and forth her parents wanted to know what was going on so Jon explained to them what had happen earlier with the younger nurse. They both agreed that Jon should wear the hat and coat just in case so nothing happens and to keep Ellie calm while they were gone. Jon reluctantly agreed and they all went down stairs to grab something to eat.

Looking at her daughter, “Well wasn’t that a nice surprise that Jon is here?” her Mom asked her.

“Yeah but I’m stuck here. Mom he brought up going to Jersey again. You know the thing is he’s supposed to be leaving for Vancouver in a month for God only knows how long and what? We’re supposed to be stuck in Jersey for all that time by ourselves? With no family? Because I don’t think he plans on taking us with him.” She told her parents.

 Looking at her and feeling for her she asked Ellie, “Well have you discussed this with him?”

“Well no I haven’t we haven’t had time really always something comes up.” she told them.

“Well Honey he’s not going to know if you don’t tell him now will he. Your Mother and I have always talked the big things over unless I just say let’s go you know that.” Paul told his daughter smiling.

“Yeah right. You two are too much alike. I think that’s why I can handle him.” She said smiling back.

“You handle him? Your Mother does not handle me!” he glared at her with a grin.

“Oh no Mom doesn’t handle you at all do you Mom?” she said trying not to giggle.

Cecelia just held her hands up and smile and shooked her head. And then they all laughed.

“Ok I know when I’m out of my league.” He told them.

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In the cafeteria they had gotten their food and found a table. It was mainly cold food right now seeing that it was closed for the restaurant staff but the deli sandwiches were open so they got that and chips and soda. They found a table and once settled in they started to eat and talk when Chick noticed that a few nurses were staring at them.

“Jon I don’t think that you’re fooling anyone with your disguise.” Chick told him while glancing over Jon’s shoulder.

Looking at Chick while eating his sandwich and trying to get some info on how Jimmy was doing he asked him, “Why do you say that?” he asked him concerned.

“Because there are a few nurses behind us that keep looking and pointing at us and giggling. I think they spotted you.” He told him.

“Oh great your sister just about flipped when that nurse had a hissy fit in the room. She woke us up by having one right there and then.” He told them annoyed.

“Do you get that a lot?” Beth asked him.

“Well overseas yes and in New Jersey. But since MTV has been playing our videos more now yeah and that they’re been saying we’re going to put out the third one shortly probably sometime next year they have been really pushing the first two albums. Chick she’s not acting like they’re coming over here are they?” he asked him worried.

“No not yet.” He told him.

“Ok well let me know and I’ll put a stop to it.” He told them.

They continued telling Jon stories of Jimmy and told him that there were plenty of pictures of him at home for him to see. Ellie was getting a book together for him so he’d have something to take with him when he goes on his recording session they told him but Beth yelped out saying that she thought that was supposed to be a surprise for Jon. Jon laughed and told her not to worry that he won’t say anything if they didn’t and it would be their secret. But right about now the table behind them were getting a little louder because a few more nurse showed up and now they were all facing their table.

“Jon they’re more of them now and facing us now. What should we do?” Chick asked.

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.   

Baited

The concert was another success even thou they ran fifteen minutes over and Kiss was having a major fit backstage. Gene was yelling that he was going to smash that pretty boy in the face if he does that again but as they ran off and Gene grabbed him and the guys got all around him to let Jon go Jon just smiled at him and asked what was wrong.

“You know damn well what’s wrong you little snot nose shit! You ran over again! I told you from the last time you did this what I was going to do to you.” Gene yell at him still holding him from the collar of his shirt.

“Simmons let go of him right now or be prepared to go out there with your make-up smeared all over your face.” Tico threatened him.

“Gene let him go no harm was done. We can’t afford to have this hit the trades so just let the little turd go.” Paul told him.

Gene wasn’t too happy but he knew they weren’t going to be with them much longer so he let Jon go. “Just stay out of my way all of you got it!” he told them and walked off.

Looking at Jon Richie asked him, “Are you ok? We never expected Simmons to grab you like that.”

“Yeah no shit. Yeah I’m fine just didn’t expect him grabbing me like that thou. Hey guys do me a favor and don’t mention this to Ellie ok? No need to get her all upset and thanks for the assist.” he told them.

“Any time my friend but just do me a favor and next time don’t pick on someone who’s bigger than you and built like the Empire State Building please.” Tico asked him smiling.

“I’ll try T promise.” Jon said chuckling. “But um he did start it in the first place.” Tico just shooked his head in horror.

They headed off to the showers and then to change. While they were doing that Ellie was sitting with some of the others waiting for the guys to show up. She was talking with Spanky when Karen walked in with her camera and went over to the table to get some food.

“So Ellie what do you think of her. She’s been going around taking pictures of the guys and interviewing them. Some say she has a bad crush on Jon but now she’s been seen with her arms around Richie.” Spanky was filling her in.

“Yeah Jon and Richie were filling me in the other night about her. Richie says why not and Jon gave his blessing to him. He told him he didn’t need her. And if he did well he wouldn’t be walking so straight.” They both started laughing as Karen heard them and glanced over at them which made them laugh even more.  

Karen was thinking of taking a walk over to them but just as she was about to the guys walked in. It didn’t take long for the record executives and some of the other press hounds to surround them to get their usual questions in that drove Jon crazy. Alec knew he could slip away fairly early especially once he scoped out a couple of beauties. Tico was next then David. Usually if they didn’t have their wives they didn’t mind dabbling in the waters of beauties but that’s all because they knew their limits. Unless they got cocky. Heckle and Jeckle were next. They did everything mostly together. Even if Jon was seeing someone it didn’t matter because to him it was just going out and that was it. He had lost the love for love a long time ago so being with someone wasn’t something special to him it was just being. And Richie was going to live life to the fullest. But now as Jon was in a real relationship all this was new to him. As he was answering questions he saw Ellie looking over at him smiling. That was all he needed. He knew he could get thru this crap so he could get to her.

Finishing with what was going to be his last question he ended it saying that he was done and now he was going to spend the rest of the night with his fiancé. Well that turned into another hail of questions and he just quickly said that he was engaged to the mother of his child and it was no big deal and that he was in love with her the first time he ever laid eyes on her. Then he walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her.

“Hey did you like the show?” he asked her smiling evilly.

Smiling back at him she answered, “Why yes I did. So what was that all about?” she asked him confused.

“What?” he asked innocently.

“Oh no you don’t. You’re not going to get off that easily pal. What you just said to those reporters over there. What was that all about?” she wanted to know.

Chuckling, “I just wanted them to know that I’m in love with the greatest girl in the world is there anything wrong with that?” he asked her.

“No but I thought we were well you know (nodding towards Karen) going to try and stay well you know not so lovey dovey in public so she thought that maybe things between us were just so so ?” Ellie asked him.

“Yeah I was thinking about that and I can’t do that. You see I walked in here and I saw you sitting there just looking beautiful and well Ellie I can’t. We’ll get her another way, Richie can do it. I’m not going to risk losing you we’ve come too far Baby.” He explained to her.

“You’re not going to lose me…” she started to say but he cut her off.

“Baby I don’t want to talk about this here ok? Too many ears we’ll talk more about it back in the room but in til then you just stay by my side ok?” he told her protectively. Ellie felt there was a little more to this than what he was saying but she wasn’t going to say anything as she felt that he knew something was up and didn’t want to scare her. Yeah she would have to talk to him about that. Only because after what they’ve been thru already she felt that she could go thru anything with him.

Karen in the meantime went around the room and was taking pictures of everyone but she made sure that Ellie was in the background when she took pictures of Jon as Doc told her to do. Richie was watching her do this and finally decided to walk up to her and ask her when she would be off so they could get a drink later. She told him as soon as it started to thin then they could go. Then she asked him a favor. “Richie I have interviewed everyone but Jon so could you please ask him for me that I really need this done so I can get all this in to my supervisors or I’m going to lose my job.”

Richie thought for a moment and then said to her, “You know Jon would rather have you ask him than me only because he doesn’t respect people if they don’t do it themselves.” He told her.

“I understand that Hon but he won’t talk to me and he will listen to you. So can’t you just do me this favor Richie?” she whined to him flapping her eyes at him and pouting.

“Oh no you don’t that won’t work on me. But I will compromise with you. I’ll go with you to ask him how’s that.” He asked her.

“Fine I’ll take it. Plus you can tell him the faster he gives me this interview the faster I’m out of his hair.” She said laughing.

“Well if you don’t mind let’s leave out the hair joke ok?” Richie told her as he took her arm as they walked over to them as they were talking to one of the record executives. Richie could see that Jon was getting that look in his eye that he was about to tell this guy to go to hell so Rich intervened.

“Jon, Ellie do you guys have a second?” he asked them as Jon couldn’t have been more relived.

“Hey Rich of course we do. If you’ll excuse us.” Jon told him and they all walked away leaving the record executive a little confused at what just happened.

“Hey thanks Rich I thought I was about to scream at that guy talk about boring as hell!” Jon told him exasperated.

“Hey no problem Kidd. Um can we talk to you a second?” he asked his best friend.

“Yeah sure but then we want to take off if you know what I mean” Jon smiled at him as they left the girls for the moment.

“Aren’t you getting the bends yet?” Richie asked him laughing.

“Shut the fuck up will you?” Jon said laughing. “Now what is it that you want?”

“Karen needs to interview you in the next couple of days. The magazine is giving her a bad time and well so are you. She already has the rest of us done and you’re the only one left now so are you going to keep on giving her shit about this or what?” Richie asked him.

“Oh crap. Fine but can we do it tomorrow night around dinner time? I want to spend as much time with Ellie as possible. She leaves in three days and we have the next three days off so after the interview and photo shoot that’s it ok? When you guys see that Do Not Disturb sign go up I better not be disturb got it?” Jon told him.

“Yeah I got it and I’ll tell the guy’s heads will roll. Do you still want me to see what I can get out of her?” he asked him.

“Yes please but wait til the sign comes down to tell me. I don’t care if Doc booked us on Sullivan you got it do not disturb us.” He told Richie in no uncertain terms.

“Got it ok. Is it ok to bad mouth you to get the info?” he asked him.

“Yeah do what you have to just find out why she’s here I don’t care. Jon told him.

Karen and Ellie were standing next to each other smiling very uncomfortably waiting for them to finish talking so they could continue their night. Finally the guys walked back to them. “So you ready Babe?” Jon asked her.

“You’ll never know.” She told him relived.

He took her hand and smiled at Rich and they left. Karen looked at Richie and said, “Well he couldn’t wait to get out of here.”

“I already told you she doesn’t have more time left and he wants to spend it with her. But you got lucky.” Richie told her smiling.

“Oh and how did I do that?” she asked him as she hung on to him.

“Well you have an appointment with him tomorrow afternoon well more like dinner time to interview and take pictures and don’t waste anytime asking foolish questions got it? Just go in there prepared. If he sees fear you’re done.” Richie told her smirking.

“You’re kidding right?” she asked him seriously.

“Nope he doesn’t do well when he thinks the reporter is out to make a fool of him. So a few suggestions ok, don’t talk about his hair he hates that or about being a teen idol he’ll flip. He’s a musician first and foremost got that. Also a songwriter he loves to talk about being one and writing about songs. That’s his passion. Not being a lead singer in a band. That’s the last of his concerns. Being in this band is a luxury for us now. We had to sweat and beg for everything we wanted and to get where we are now. And that was because of Jon. And now we’re going to reap the benefits of it. But it wasn’t because we all have long hair and were cute. Do you understand where we’re coming from?” he asked her frankly.

“Oh course I do and there isn’t anything I wouldn’t do to ruin this for you guys. I was hired to write this article about a struggling rock band on the rise and that’s exactly what I’m going to do. But right now I have other plans for you and me. So what do you say? My room or yours?” she asked him kissing him on the cheek.

Thinking that his room was across from Jon’s it would be better that they go to hers. “Why don’t we go to yours less pap’s you know?” he told her. So they headed off to hers.

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    At Jon’s and Ellie’s they had gotten in and Jon had ordered some wine from room service. Once it came Ellie had come out of the bathroom without her make-up and was just in her underwear.

“Well well well if you’re trying to turn me on it’s working. Come here Baby.” He told her while patting the bed. He was sitting there in just his pants and holding his wine glass. She crawled into bed with him as she cuddled up next to him. “So why were you in there so long Ellie?” he wanted to know.

“Oh um I was taking off my make-up silly why else?” she asked him.

“I get that but you’re also lying to me. Your eyes are gray which means you don’t feel good. El I’ve been with you long enough to know your signs. Did you take something?” he asked her concerned.

“Yes Honey I did when I was in there ok? Sorry I don’t mean to rain on our parade. I know we only have a few days left.” She told him sadly.

“Yeah I know and we still have plenty of time. Your meds will kick in and then we can continue ok? But right now I get to pamper you ok? So why don’t you finish taking off your bra and panties and I can give you a massage would you like that?” he asked her as he kissed her temple.

“Really? You’d do that for me? I don’t know you might spoil me Jon.” She said smiling at him.

“That’s the idea Babe from now and eternity.” He told her and this time kissed her softly on the lips as she melted into him. Finally when parting Ellie took off what she had on and rolled over on to her stomach and let Jon massage her back and neck. He even did the back of her head and he could feel how she relaxed underneath him. He loved to feel her and he could tell that she didn’t care anymore that when he touched her back with the scars she didn’t tense up anymore. He loved that she trusted him like that. Finally he could tell that her breathing was slow and regular. She had fallen asleep. Smiling now he stripped off his pants and crawled in next to her and pulled up the blankets over them and put his arm around her. He thanked God every night for giving him another shot with her and his son.

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Karen and Richie got back to her room and Richie order room service for them. While waiting for it Karen went in to change as Richie was looking around the room. He couldn’t see anything unusual or out of the ordinary so he sat down to wait for her. It didn’t take her long to come back out when she stepped out in just a pair of shorts and a t-shirt of Aerosmith.

“Sorry but this is what I sleep in and that it’s not sexy or anything.” She told him.

“No that’s fine.” Richie chuckled. “But um was that what you were going to seduce Jon with?” he asked her.

”Oh come on Richie will you give it a rest already. I had no intentions of going after Jon. Why won’t you believe me?” she asked him again.

“Ok I’ll tell you it’s because from the moment you got here I fancied you but I saw that you were looking at Jon from the second you got here. You were asking questions about him and not for your article either. I am so fucking sick and tired of everyone focusing on that S.O.B. you know he’s not the only one in this group you know.” Richie ranted to her.

“WHOA! Wait a minute! What was all that back at the arena then? You were sticking up for him and telling me how to interview him I don’t get it?” she asked him confused as hell.

“Oh that well he was there for one. Then there were the other guys and I didn’t want anyone to hear me bad mouth him or I would have been out on my ass. I mean the tips I gave you were right don’t piss him off he’s a little diva. So if Doc did send you to get anything on him I can see that. But if you think any of us are going to spill anything on him well your barking up the wrong tree because if we ever squealed then we would never work in this business again.” he explained to her.

“No I can see that. I wouldn’t do that to any of you. No any info I’d get wouldn’t be from you guys. In fact I haven’t gotten a thing that I can use actually everyone says what a great guy he is and what great guys you are. Doc’s going to actually be pissed.” And there it was. Karen froze. She just looked at Richie with a look that could have wanted her to roll up and die.

“So Doc did hire you to spy on us. Jon is going to explode!” Richie told her as he got up and walked over to her.

“Shit Richie I am so sorry. Yes he did. He wanted to know if I could get in-between him and his girl. I reported back to him that there was no way in hell that Jon was interested in me or anyone else. Doc yelled at me to try harder and when I did Jon screamed so I thought I’d try a different tactic and go after you. At first I thought I saw some jealous in him but I guess I was seeing things. He’s crazy about her. And I started to have feelings for you. You’re a real nice guy. I was going to do the article straight I mean I really do work for Kerrang and they do want this article about you guys. I just need Jon’s interview and pics and submit them. Please don’t tell him until I can talk to him ok?” she begged Richie.

“And why should I do that? Jon is so stressed out about this thing with Doc and this now it’s getting a little hard to live with him. And Ellie can’t be here twenty four seven to calm him down.” He told her pissed.

“I understand that but I promise you that if you let me write this article it will do you guys justice as a make-up for my part in this. And I’ll give you anything you need on Doc if and when you need it ok?” she told him.

“Well we might need you to testify against him ok?’ he asked her.

“Anything. So Richie you know there’s no reason to let a promising night go by do you?” she asked him hoping.

“Well it would be terrible Darling and I do hate to break my promise on coaching you about interviewing Jon.” He winked at her.

“Yes that so would be rude of you.” She told him smiling sexy as she made her move on him.

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The next morning Jon woke up with himself next to Ellie. She looked so peaceful as she was cuddled into him. He loved waking up next to her. This was the only woman he wanted to wake up to for the rest of his life. He moved some hair out of her face so he could see her more clearly. What he loved the most was he could actually feel his heart pound when he looked at her. No other woman ever did this to him before. He finally quietly got out of bed and put on his sweats and went into the living room. He sat there content as he picked up his guitar as the morning ran on.

As the day went on he pampered Ellie only because he wanted her to rest seeing that she was still feeling crappy still.  They just hung around the room and called room service and he played his guitar as she rested on the couch watching him lovingly.

As they were just enjoying each other’s company there was a knock on the door. Ellie sat up and looked at Jon and he remembered what he said to Richie last night. “Oh fuck! I forgot I told Richie that Karen could come and interview me and do those stupid pics today. I’m sorry Baby.” He told her sadly.

“Well you might as well get it over with Honey.” She told him.

Jon answered the door and Karen walked in with her equipment and Richie. Jon was a little surprised that he came with her but then again he did tell him to stay with her and get the info from her. When he did walk in he winked at Jon as he passed by him so Jon knew something was up.

“So where do you want to do this Jon?” Karen asked him.

Looking around he answered, “Well we can do this right here in the living room I guess.”

“Fine then I’ll just set my things up here.” She told him. “Are you going to wear that?”

“What you don’t like this?” he asked her not understanding that a t-shirt and jeans wouldn’t be ok.

“Karen you go ahead and set up and I’ll get him dressed for you.” Richie told him. She blew Richie a kiss and started to set up. Jon looked irritated as Richie and Ellie brought him into the bedroom.

“What the hell Richie?” he said to him as Richie was going thru his suitcases.

Sitting on the bed Ellie was giggling as Jon was giving her the stink eye which only made her laugh only more. “Look Jon I talked with Karen last night and she confessed to me that she is working for Doc.” He said while pulling out a couple of nice t-shirts and shirts with black pants.

“I knew it! So what did she say?” he asked him angry.

Richie told him what went down last night and how everything came about. He told Jon to try and stay calm and to get thru this as they try and figure out their next move. Jon wanted to confront her now but Richie was able to talk him out of it telling him that it would benefit him to wait and see where this would take them first. Jon finally agreed and he went out there to do his interview first. Karen didn’t want Richie or Ellie around just Jon so both of them could concentrate on what they were doing and not on who was around them. So Richie took Ellie out for a bite to eat. And right away the first question pissed Jon off.

“So Jon what I would like to ask you that I don’t think anyone really has asked you before is why now. Why now are you and the mother of our child together and just getting married? Why not when she had your son?” she asked him as he started to see red.