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.