Chapter Nine

Jon met the rest of the guys in Dallas, Texas that was where their next show was. There was a car waiting for him to take him to his hotel.

When he got there he went right to his room and was just unpacking when there was a knock at his door. Thinking it was one of the guys he opened the door but unfortunately it wasn’t.

“Where the Hell have you’ve been!” Doc asked angrily.

“Away what’s it to you anyway?” Jon said sarcastically back.

 “What the hell do you mean? I had interviews for you lined up and you were nowhere to be found!” as Doc yelled at Jon.

 “Didn’t the guys fill in for me?” he asked.

 “Yeah they did.” Doc told him pissed.

 “And did everything go okay?” Jon asked sarcastically.       

“Yeah they did.” Again Doc answered pissed.

 “So Doc what’s the problem then?” he asked annoyed.

“The problem is you just running off anytime you damn well feel like it. Look Jon you’re the leader of this band and you have to start acting like it. You have responsibilities Jon to this band, to the people who work behind the scenes and the crew and the…”

But Jon cut him off, “I get it Doc I’m responsible for a lot of people but I’m also responsible for my sanity to, and to someone very special in my life. Who by the way is coming on tour with us very shortly.” He said very strongly.

 “What! No, no way in hell. I told you no distractions.” Doc told him outright.

 “Fuck you Doc! She’s not a distraction. I need her; I’m tired of being alone.” He finally told him.

 “You alone! Ha! Jon Bon Jovi does not go to bed alone when he doesn’t want to, who are you kidding? You can get any fucking girl you want, why her?” Doc asked him.

 “Because I Love her you asshole. Why do you think? She’s real not one of those phonies who all they want is my fame and money, she doesn’t care about that.” Jon yelled.

 “Who says Jon, you don’t know that. They did a credit check on us. That whole ‘I don’t like him crap’ could have been her plan all along.” Doc tried to explain.

“You know you’re full of shit Doc, you don’t know half the crap that we’ve been through together.” Jon yelled at him.

Doc couldn’t believe what he was hearing. His lead singer and his money maker was going to ruin his career over a girl.

“You’re really going to do this aren’t you?” he asked surprised. Just as all this was going on the door open and Richie walked in hearing the disagreement between the two.

 “Do what Doc?” Jon yelled back.

“Whoa! What the hell is going on in here?” Richie asked.

“Rich I’m glad you’re here, maybe you can talk some sense into him.” Doc said.

 “Who Doc, Kidd? That will be the day. What’s up?” Richie asked.

 Jon just sat down in the chair next to the TV set and tried to calm down the best he could. Richie could see how upset his best friend was. 

“Jon here wants to bring his “girlfriend” ‘Doc put in air quotes’ on the road with us. Please tell him that he is being ridiculous because he’s going to blow his image. He can’t just have one girl hanging on him; he needs to have a few. He needs to show that he’s a player. All you guys need to show this.” Doc said.

“But Doc, Tico and Dave are married so what’s the big deal?’ Richie asked.

“The big deal is you and Jon are my front runners. The girls really dig you two. Plus Dave does what he wants so do the other guys. Who they bring to their beds is their business.”  Doc told him.

“Right and who we bring to our beds is our business so back the hell off!” Jon said.

“Doc Jon’s right back off. Plus having Mary here isn’t going to hurt anyone it’s really going to help. Jon’s mood is going to change, no more yelling, he’ll be happier so we’ll be happier. It’s a win, win situation. Plus we all like her so it’s five against one you lose.” Richie said.

 Looking at Jon “You had this all planned didn’t you?” Doc said.

 Jon just shrugged his shoulders and shook his head as if he didn’t know what Doc was talking about.

“Yeah, yeah well see but I’m going to blame all five of you if anything’s goes wrong got it! You know Bon Jovi you’ll fuck this up with in the first month.” Doc said as he stormed out.

“He is not a happy man Kidd.” Richie said chuckling.

 “Yeah well I am so he can fuck off.” Jon said smiling.

 “So how the hell did you convince her into coming?” Richie asked.

“My charm my boy my charm.” Jon said smirking.

“You suck you know that? No really how did you?” Richie asked wanting to know.

 “How’d you think I begged. No they finished up the investigation and she promised that when they finished she would come on tour with us. Now she just has to tell her family that she’s leaving and she should be here in a couple of days.” He explained.

 “So what do you think is her time frame is?” Rich asked.

“Why?” Jon asked wondering why Richie asked that.

 “Just wondering can’t a friend ask another friend who’s excited about his girlfriend coming to spend time with him be happy for him?” Richie asked suspiciously.

 “No he can’t. What the fuck is up?” Jon wondered.

“Nothing Kidd, so what do you have planned for later?” he asked him.

 “Nothing, why?” Jon told him.

 “Well we’re going out later wanna come?” Rich asked him.

 “Sure why not.” Jon told him happily.

“Great I’ll go tell the guys.”

Jon had left and Mary was nervous as all hell. Mom had come home and was furious at what had happen with the kidnapping and Rick, A.J. and Mary were trying to calm her down and explain to her that everything had worked out. Well mostly everything except that Mick had gotten shot which she said could have happen to Mary instead. Nothing was appeasing her. This should have been a good time to tell them that Jon wanted her to go with him out on tour but she was upset enough so she thought she would wait til later. Okay so she chicken out. Wouldn’t have been the first time but she thought her mother had been through enough for one night.  Rick had a good idea and took them out to dinner so Mom didn’t have to cook and so she couldn’t yell at them anymore and at least she wouldn’t try in public to make a scene. They had a wonderful dinner and the boys dropped the girls off at home. When they got inside there was a message on the answering machine.

“Dear I’m going to my room and watch some television and the get ready for bed. Again thank you for dinner.” Mom said.

“You’re welcome Mom. And so sorry for everything.” Mary said again pleadingly.

 “I know I just don’t want to think about it anymore. Goodnight.” Cecilia said to her daughter.

 “Night Mom.” Mary played the message.

 “Hi Baby just wanted to let you know I made it safely. I was hoping to talk to you but I guess you’re not there so this will have to do. I’m going out with the guys so I won’t be able to talk to you tonight Baby so have a good night and I love you. Bye.” She just smiled and knew why he called; he wanted to know if she had talked to her family yet. And when she told him no he probably would have had a hissy fit. Just stalling again he would say so she wouldn’t have to go.

It was the next day and Mom was in the kitchen when she got up.

 “Hi Mom.” As she smile to her.

 “Hello dear how did you sleep?” her Mom asked her.

“Not too well. I need to talk to you.” she told her Mom.

 “Okay what’s wrong?” Cecilia asked.

 “There’s no way to say this but right out. Jon wants me to join him on his tour and I don’t know what I should do?” she said.

 Cecilia smiled “I believe you do know what you should do.” She said. “What did you tell him?” she asked her daughter.

 “I told him that I would tell you that I would join him?” she said unclear.

 “Honey don’t you want to join him, I thought you loved him?”  Cecilia asked her daughter.

“I do Mom I really do but I’m scared shitless. What if things change we haven’t really been together, together other than a few days here or there.” She explained the problem she was having.

 “And you won’t know if you don’t try. Are you worried about the groupies?” Cecilia asked her.

“How did you know about them?” she asked her Mom.

 “Well I have been around honey I do know about them. So are you worried about them?” she said as she smiled at Mary.

 “I’ve been worried about them; I’m more worried he’ll get bored with me.” She told her Mom.

“Oh honey if I thought that about your father you and your brothers wouldn’t be here. You need to try it or you’ll hate yourself.” She told her.

 “Speaking of my brothers how do you think they’ll take it?” Mary asked.

 “Horrible how do you think they’ll take it?”  Cecilia chuckled.

“That’s what I thought.” They both just started to laugh.

Mary called her brothers to come over later that morning and they had arrived wondering what was going on. Luckily Cecilia wasn’t going anywhere. She had explained to them what she had explained to her mother about Jon and there was silence between the two for some time. She looked at her mother for help.

Cecilia spoke up. “Well is there any questions because your sister was quite clear as to her intensions, and I don’t want the two of you giving her a hard time about this either.” She said looking sternly at her two sons.

Rick was about to speak up when he better thought about it. The guys just looked at each other as if they couldn’t believe what they were hearing. They wanted their sister to be happy but wanted her to stay with them also but knew they had to let her go.

A.J. looked at his sister and asked “Is this what you really want?”

 “Yeah I really do, like Mom and I discussed already if I don’t try this I’ll hate myself if I don’t.”  she told them.

Rick got up and walked over to her and gave her a hug. “Well sweetie if this is what you want then we’ll stand by you, we’ll miss you but we’ll stand by you.” That’s all she had to hear was that her family was there for her.

Later that afternoon she got her plane ticket and packed her bags but the one thing she forgot to do was call Jon and tell him she was coming. Good one Mary! It had been two days and Jon hadn’t heard from her and Jon was getting nervous but he didn’t want to call her and spook her. Two nights before he had gotten back and tried to call her that he had gotten there safely but had to leave a message. Richie had talked him into going out with him and the rest of the guys for drinks and what not which was their usual. He tried very hard to be a good boy this time around now on what had happen the last time he gotten drunk and not remember what had happened and ended up in bed with some girl he didn’t know. He did enjoy himself however flirting; he wasn’t dead mine you; he just wasn’t going to ever cross that line again. Then the next day waking up some time in the afternoon they had gotten ready for their sound check and then they’re show later that night so he didn’t have time to call her. So when he had woken up and still hadn’t heard from her, he was getting a little nervous hoping she didn’t chicken out. Just then the door opened with his breakfast which he looked at quizzical because he didn’t open the door and just as he walked over to it Richie was pushing in the cart.

“Hey Kidd Morning.”

 “Hey Rich.”

 “Hope you don’t mind but I added mine with yours.”

 “No don’t mind.” He said as he sat down in the closest chair.

“You’re in a somber mood, still no word from your girl?” Rich asked.

“Nope.” He said somberly.

 “Oh this is going to be a fun morning isn’t.” Richie said.

 “What the hell does that mean?” Jon wanted to know.

 “I’m just getting one word answers from you again. Which just makes my day.” Richie said sarcastically.

 Jon just grinned “I’m sorry Rich; I know I’m being a dick. I just don’t know what I should do? She hasn’t called letting me know whether she’s coming or not?”

 “She said she was coming right? Just give her time you said she has to tell her family. From what I saw of her brothers it may be a little while my man.” Richie said shaking his head and smirking.

“Oh God don’t say that. They may tie her down.” Jon let out a groan.

 “You mean you may tie her down that’s why they won’t let her come.” Richie said wagging his eyes.

“Ha Ha very funny.” Jon said as he threw a pillow at him.

As they ate breakfast and talked about some upcoming shows, the phone finally rang Jon rolled his eyes hoping it wasn’t Doc telling him he needed to do more radio interviews today. “Hello?”

 “Hey sweetie how are you?” she asked him.

 “Baby? Oh my God I thought something happen again.” He said worriedly.

 “Yeah well it took a little while to tell Mom she kinda of came down on the three of us on what happened about the kidnapping and all.” She told him.

 “I see, well you can’t blame her.” Jon said to her.

 “No I don’t but I didn’t want to pile everything on her in one night so I waited I hope that was alright?” she asked him.

 “No that’s fine, I understand really I do. So how did they take it when you told them? You did tell them right?” he asked hopefully.

She was smiling as she answered him too bad he couldn’t see her “Yes I told them.” She said in an even tone as to throw him off.

Nervous Jon asked “Well what did they say?”

“Well at first Rick and A.J were speechless and then they gave me every reason not to go but then they gave me every reason to go. So did Mom she said I would hate myself if I didn’t at least try but the funny thing is I had already made up my mind way before I even spoke to them. You know that sweetie.” She told him lovely.

“Yeah I do, I was just hoping you had remembered that. So when does your flight take off?” he asked her happily.

 “I’ll be in Huston the day after tomorrow how’s that?” she said.

“Well if that’s the best you can do I guess I’ll have to take it.” He said.

 All of a sudden Richie screamed “You mean we have to take care of his ass til then?”

Jon shook his head and said “Ignore the crazy man who’s going to jump out the window.”

“Hey Kidd I’m not going to jump out the window?” Richie said.

“Well they’re going to find your body on the ground if you don’t shut the fuck up.” He told him giving him the stink eye.

 Mary was laughing on the other end of the phone. “You mean this is what I have to look forward too?”

 “Please don’t let this deter you from coming.” He asked her.

“It won’t sweetie I promise.” She told him.

 “Look I really can’t talk right now if you know what I mean can I try and call you later baby?” he asked her hopefully.

“Sure I should be home if not just leave a message okay.” She told him.

“Why wouldn’t you be home?” he wanted to know.

 “Because I might need to run out and get some things is that alright?” she asked.

 “If you need anything you can get them here okay so don’t worry about it. I’ll talk to you later love you.” He told her.

 “Love you too, bye.” She told him back.

It was a few days later when she landed in Huston. It was a teary goodbye for her and her Mother and the boys were trying to be stoic not only for her and their mother but for themselves as well. She had a lot going through her mind and she had to keep saying to herself to stop it or she was going to drive herself crazy. Just try and enjoy this for what it was and not think too deep and far into the future about this. The plane was landing and her stomach was in knots. As she got through security and as she waited at baggage claim, these pair of arms wrapped around her waist and she jumped.

“It’s okay Baby it’s just me.” He said as he kissed the back of her neck.

“Oh God Jon you scared the shit out of me.” She said as she turned in his arms.

He bent down to give her a proper hello kiss. “Is that better?” he asked.

 “Much. I didn’t think you were going to pick me up? I thought you were just going to send a car.” She told him.

 “Well the interview I had got cancelled and so I thought I would surprise you and I guess I did.” He said with a smirk.

“Yes you did and I’m glad. The sooner I see you the better.” She told him happily.

“Well good so let’s get your stuff and get the hell out of here. I’ve got things planned for the two of us.” He said wiggling he eyes.

“Oh you do, do you?” she wanted to know.

 He just smirked at her and led her by her hand. They had finished getting her bags and loading them into his car.

The car ride didn’t take long getting to the hotel. They both were quiet on the drive there but Jon held her hand mostly all the way. As he pulled up in front the valet opened the door to Jon’s side and Jon gave him his keys. Jon then went around the front of the car and opened her side of the car to let her out.

“Why Thank You kind sir.” As she laughed.

 “You’re such a smart ass you know that right?” he said as he gave her a little kiss. She just smiled at him. Jon looked at the valet and told him to bring her bags up to his room. Taking her hand they walked inside and to the elevator and as the doors open they got in. As other people got in Jon seemed a little annoyed but pressed the penthouse button. She watched him as he seemed a little uneasy, she would have to ask him about this later. It took a little longer than usual to get to the penthouse because of the extra people in the elevator and Jon was as jumpy as hell. She was praying now it was just because he wanted to get them alone, but she knew it was much more. Please let this hurry up. Finally the last person had gotten off so now they would be the next ones off. Six minutes it took she couldn’t believe that. Of all days for people holding the doors. The doors finally open on the penthouse floor and he led her to his door. He couldn’t open it fast enough. Once he did and they walked inside they weren’t inside but a few seconds when she felt him grab her by her shoulders and push her against the door and claim her mouth as his own. At first she didn’t know what had hit her. All she knew is she started seeing stars. She wrapped her arms around his waist mostly for support so she wouldn’t fall down as she started to feel light headed.

My God this man makes her dizzy. All of a sudden she could feel his hands roaming her body. If she didn’t put a stop to this now they were going to end up on the floor and not with her bad back. She tried to push him away but he was too strong, and too horny to boot. So she tried again and put all her strength into it.

“Jonny Please!” she yelled.

 “Whatttttt!!!!!!!!” he whined.

She giggled at his whining. “Baby I’m right there with you really but can’t we go into the bedroom, please.” She asked him.

 “Oh, I’m sorry I kinda got a little carried away didn’t I?” he apologized a little embarrassed.

“It’s okay sweetie it’s just that my back won’t take the floor that’s all. Not with everything my body has gone through and will go through you know.” She said with a little smile.

 “Don’t worry I’ll take very good care of your back I promise.” He stated very serious as his eyes were a very dark blue which meant that he meant business.

“I know you will I just want us both to be comfortable.” She said with a pouty face.

“Oh we will.” He said as he picked her up and carried her off to his bedroom. They stayed in there until it was about dinner when there was banging on Jon’s door.

“My God what is that?” Mary asked as Jon rolled off of her.

“Very dead band mates!” Jon said angrily.

As the banging continued Richie and David were yelling  “Hey Kidd come on let’s go!”

“Yeah we’re hungry! Get the hell off of her and let’s go!”

 Jon got up and put on his jeans. “Baby stay here I’ll be right back.” Jon said none too pleased.

He made his way to the door and opened it and saw two stupid grinned musicians staring at him as innocently as possible.

 “What the fuck do you two idiots want!” Jon asked pissed.

“Who us? We just wanted to know if you guys wanted to go to dinner with us, why?” Richie asked innocently looking at David.

“NO! Now get lost!” he commanded.

“Oh come on don’t be unsocial. Now we have reservations and we expect the two of you to be there at seven p.m. at the Kingsback Restaurant. Everyone is excepting you guys.” Richie said.

“Well you can make our apologies because we have other plans tonight.” Jon stated.

“Sorry can’t do that like Richie said everyone is expecting you. So we’ll see you guys at seven or you’ll have a bunch of people here and I don’t think you want that.” David told him grinning.

 “You guys are so going to pay for this.” They just smiled back at Jon and left back to their rooms.