Chapter 8

“Well maybe it wasn’t the greatest idea then that we brought more wine?” Richie said to him as he looked at the two women that were laughing uncontrollably on the couch.

“Just put it over on the bar Rich it still may come in handy. I think they drank most of what they had already. Plus it might be fun sobering them up.” Jon said with a twinkle in his eye. This was the first time in a long time that Richie had seen this in Jon. He thought to himself this may be a good night for all of them to loosen up and let off some steam.

“Ok girls so what’s so funny?” Richie asked as he sat next to Sarah and Jon next to Karen.

“Nothing I was just telling her how stupid she was that’s all.” Karen said laughing as she took another sip.

“Stop it will you. I remember someone when she was in the fifth grade and she…” But Karen lunged at her to keep her quiet and luckily Jon was able to grab her glass before it spilt.

“Bitch shut upppp! Or I’ll tell them about you and Scotty Price.” Karen yelled.

“You wouldn’t DARE!” Sarah yelled back.

“Yeah I like this. This is better than us going at it.” Richie told Jon smiling.

Jon had to pull Karen off of Sarah as he smirked at Richie. “Ok now girls knock it off. I think you two have had enough to drink and before either of you say something you’ll regret I suggest both of you just stop it right now.”

Karen looked at him and asked, “Yeah who died and made you boss?” as she giggled uncontrollably again.

“I did. Got a problem with that Baby?” he asked her as he looked at her with his deep blue eyes.

Karen wasn’t in a position to react or refuse anything from him at the moment. After looking into those eyes and knowing that she did have a crush on him and didn’t have her walls up at the moment she melted. “No, no problem sweetie. he he he oh crap.”

Jon just smiled as he chuckled as Richie smiled back at him. “Well I think you two need to sober up.” Richie told them but Sarah moved in on him and said, “Nope.”

“Yeah we’re fine trust us we’ve done this before.” She said patting Jon on his thigh. “So you guys don’t worry about us. We’re professional’s.” Karen smiled.

“Kar but you really don’t drink and neither do I that’s why I think I got into trouble in the first place.” She told her giggling.

“Hey you did get sick on your twenty-first birthday really bad. I was up with her (whispering now) all night.” She told them shaking her and hands and making a gross face at them. Jon and Richie were really trying hard now not to laugh at them but they were adorable this way.

Jon looked at Karen and couldn’t resist asking, “So just how bad was she?”

Karen looked at him and couldn’t stop giggling now. “Oh my God we couldn’t leave the bathroom most of the night she is such a wimp. But I did take good, good care of her thou. Because her parents sure weren’t going too.  They weren’t even there that’s why we celebrated yourselves. You would think that they would have given her a party or something right? Jerks.” Karen reflected on that day that made her friend feel like crap.

The guys just looked at each other and felt for Sarah as she just sat there remembering herself and feeling like crap all over again. Finally she said, “Hey Kar you’re bringing everyone down so knock it off not everyone are like your folks. Shit we’re all out I’m gonna call down for some more where’s the phone I lost it.” She told them as she started to get up but started to wobble and fell on Richie’s lap.

“Well hey there Darling having a hard time standing?” he asked her smiling and chuckling. 

“Ha ha you’re drunk.” Karen told her laughing now and leaning on Jon without really knowing it.

“I am not I tripped Skunk Face.” Sarah shot back at her. Karen just stuck her tongue out at her. Jon also looked at Richie and shooked his head at him and made a hand signal that she shouldn’t call for more booze. So Rich put his arms around her waist and tried to keep up the conversation when Karen noticed the bottle of wine on the bar.

“Hey when did room service get here?” she asked anyone who was listening.

Jon said, “I don’t think they did why?”

“Well then how did that bottle get here huh?”

“Oh that who knows.” He told her with his arm around her shoulders as they were sitting on the couch.

Leaning into him she asked, “Well why don’t yous open it?”

“How about no. I think you two have had enough for one night and you’ll be hurting really bad in the morning.” He told her smiling.

“I thought you two were really cool. What now you guys are old farts?” she told them as she started to laugh hysterically.

“Ok Rich I think we each need to take one because they’re starting to get out of hand. So do you want Sarah or Karen?” Jon asked him knowing damn well who’d he would pick.

“I think I’ll stay with Sarah seeing that if she wakes up to you again she may just freak out for sure this time.” He told Jon winking.

“Really? And waking up to you will be any easier? That’s all she needs is to wake up to another Rocker Rich.” Jon said a little insulted.

“Well one there won’t be a marriage attached to it and second I’ll be out here on the couch.” He told his best friend.

“Yeah sure you will. Just don’t hurt her Richie ok?” Jon told him honestly.

“I won’t but she may not even want anything from me just friendship. We’ll see. You, you have the feisty one. I think you’re going to need it Kidd.” He told him smiling.

Jon helped Karen up to her feet. “Come on Baby we’re going for a little walk.” He told her as Karen just looked at him strangely.

“A walk? Where are we going? To the store? Oh, oh, let’s go to the movies.”  She was jumping up and down and grabbing Jon on his arm and shaking him as he was laughing.

“Ok we’re going come on.(turning to Richie) good luck with your’s.” and he took her by the hand  and they left.

Richie stood there awkwardly not knowing really what to do. He really liked Sarah but he really hasn’t spent any time with her like Jon had. He walked over to the phone and called room service for a pot of coffee and some snacks to go with it seeing that he was hungry. It didn’t take long for it to get there and he set everything up for the two of them.

“Ok Sarah here you go try and get some of this into your system?” Richie told her as he gave her the coffee.

“Ewe this doesn’t smell that good.” She told him.

“Well I don’t care you need to drink it and if you don’t I’ll force feed it to you.” Richie told her smiling.

“I thought you were the nice one?” she said as she looked at him with puppy dog eyes.

“I am Darling now drink.” He told her chuckling.

Sarah was at least taking sips of it and Richie seemed satisfied by that.

“Richie how come Jon didn’t stay? I mean why did he leave with Karen?” she wanted to know.

“Oh we thought it would be easier to sober the two of you up if you two weren’t going at each other and giggling constantly. Plus it was distracting us telling us stories so this way we can concentrate on just sobering you up than laughing.” he explained to her. 

“You seem disappointed that he left? Am I missing something here?” he asked her a little disappointed.

Sarah was still a feeling the effects of the alcohol so her inhabitations were still low. Sarah looked at Richie as her mind was reeling now. She liked both of them but so much differently. Richie she could really talk to and Jon well she was starting to be able to talk to him now and she was attracted to him also. She was so confused now. But was Jon also attracted to her best friend as well?

“What do you mean?” she asked him really not knowing what he meant.

“Sarah I’m going to come clean and ask you straight out. Do you like Jon? I mean have feelings for him? Because I do have feelings for you and I think you know this.” He told her as he held her hand and she sat there in shock.

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In Jon’s room he had also called down for coffee and he was trying to get her to drink it also. Karen was on her second cup when Jon had decided to put on his sweats and a T so when he came out of his bedroom he was only in his sweat pants holding his t-shirt in his hand and Karen nearly swallowed her tongue. Him standing there in just his sweat pants and her staring at his hairy chest that drove her crazy and also being under the veil of alcohol she tried her best to keep herself under control. Of course he knew what he was doing and he dragged out putting on his t-shirt a good five minutes.

“So Karen how are feeling now?” he asked her sitting beside her on the couch. 

Looking at him as if she could eat him, “A little better. I wonder how Sarah is doing. She comes out of this well not as good as me.”

“Really why is that?” he asked her as he inched closer to her.

“She can’t hold her liquor that’s why? Didn’t you get that when you woke up with her in bed that night?” she asked him giving him a look.

“Well I can hold mine a little bit better than she can and I ended up there too remember?” he said annoyed.

“Yeah you did didn’t you. You and Richie both were knocked out right?” she asked him.

“Um yeah he ended back up in his room where Sarah and I ended up in mine. Why?” he wanted to know.

“So someone had to drug your drinks that night. We know Kyle drugged Sarah’s but either the waitress or bartender had to drug yours. Did Mitch ever see if there was footage of the bar that night?” she asked curious.

“You know I never asked him about where we went that night. How do you know to think or ask these questions?” Jon wanted to know.

“You’ll just think it’s stupid.” She told him as she looked away from him.

Taking her face in his hand and turning it back to him, “No I won’t just tell please.”

Sighing…”I watch a lot of cop shows on t.v. ok? It rubs off on you. And it you laugh at me so help me…” she told him but instead he moved in to try and kiss her. Taken aback she jerked backwards and looked at a very shocked Jon. “What the hell Jon?”

“What’s the matter? I thought you liked me?” He asked her confused.

“Oh my God I do I really do. But you are so stupid.” She told him.

“Excuse me?” he said loudly.

“You really don’t get it do you? Sarah likes you. Why do you think we got drunk. I had to loosen her up but she finally admitted it to me Jon. You have done everything that Kyle has never done for her. It’s not like she went looking to fall for you it just happened. I can’t go for you knowing that she cares for you she’s my best friend. Besides I thought you didn’t like me.” She asked him.

Jon sat there thinking what Karen had said. “Well Karen you intrigued me with your spunk plus you’re really cute so…and I thought Sarah was thrilled to get rid of me to be truthful. Plus I thought she liked Richie. She seems to be able to talk to him a hell of a lot better to him than she can me. You know I’m usually pretty good at figuring which girls like me and which ones don’t. But you two well you two are driving us nuts.” He told her chuckling.

“Yeah well we’ve been told that before. It’s good to keep people guessing.” She told him smiling.  

“Well we guys don’t like teases.” he told her.

“Hey we are not teases. We just like to keep people guessing that’s all. Oh and on that note we were talking about what happened the night you and Sarah got drugged.” She reminded him.

“Oh yeah well what you don’t want to play the Dating Game anymore?” he asked her chuckling.

”Jon! There is plenty of time for that. We need to find out if there was a tape of that night.” She wanted to know.

“OK I’ll call Mitch and see if he has it. Hang on.” Jon went to the phone and called Mitch. Mitch said he had the tape and watched it but didn’t see anything unusual. Karen told Jon that she and Sarah should watch because they know a lot of people that they wouldn’t and Jon agreed to that so they set up a time for tomorrow to see it. Jon hung up the phone and asked Karen, “Ok so are you happy now?”

“Yes so I’ll go tell Sarah and you have a wonderful night.” And she gave him a kiss on the cheek and left him standing there alone in his room wondering how he had managed that.

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Karen had gone back to Sarah’s as Richie let her in the room.

“Hey Darling what are you doing here?” he wanted to know.

“Oh your friend and I had a nice conversation and he called that Mitch guy and tomorrow he’s coming over with a tape of the bar you guys were at so Sarah and I can see it so maybe we can identify anyone in it. Then he tried to kiss me and I told him that I wasn’t going to do anything with him seeing that Sarah has a thing for him since she’s my best friend and he seemed stunned by that.” She told Richie.

“Yeah I found out tonight she told me that you two talked about that and she wasn’t sure if she had feelings for him or not.” Richie said sadly.

“Oh no she does Richie she just doesn’t want to admit to it. I’m sorry because I know you have feelings for her. I could tell that when I first met you, at the way you were looking at her. It’s just that he’s taken care of her in ways that Kyle never has and in their brief time together and I know Jon doesn’t think this, he can talk to her and he has said all the right things to her. Oh hell my folks met and got married all within six months and they been married now for twenty-six years. With Kyle she’s known him for years and look what he’s done to her. So you never know. Anyway we’ll see you tomorrow so you can go I’ve got her.” She told him. She gave him a kiss on the cheek and he left for his room.

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Late morning came and Jon called the girls to come to his room as Mitch was there with the tape. Jon was in a mood as everyone could see and Karen and Richie thought they knew why but couldn’t do anything about it. Karen didn’t have time to explain to Sarah what happened last night at Jon’s so Sarah didn’t know why he was grumpy but if it continued for too long Karen was going to take care of it for sure.

“Ok so you girls think you might be able to recognize somebody huh? Well let’s see then.” Mitch said as he pressed play. They started from the beginning of the night on a slow fast forward and they were about an hour and a half when they saw Jon and Richie walk into the bar and sit in a booth near the back. About twenty minutes later two women walked up to them but they didn’t stay and saw the boys laughing. Karen looked at Jon but he was sitting with Richie and they were talking about something that she couldn’t make out when Sarah elbowed her in the ribs and she gave her the evil eye back. Suddenly the phone rang and Jon got up the answer it.

   “Hello? Yes she is. Sure just a moment…Karen it’s for you the desk sent it up for you because you weren’t in your room.” Jon told her.

“Oh thanks I’ll just take it over here.” Karen told them.

She took the phone call off in the corner so she wouldn’t disturb anyone. It was one of her friends back home that she asked to look around for her on Kyle to find out what he was doing. Apparently he was dating someone who had a grudge with a rock star and wanted to get even with said rock star.  So he knew this girl he grew up with that was naïve enough that would fall for him seeing that she did have a crush on him back in school. She asked her friend who was this person Kyle was seeing and when she told her her name Karen nearly choked. “Thanks I’ll tell the guys right now.” She told him.

“Karen who was that?” Sarah asked her. “That was Kevin. He had some very interesting information about Kyle Honey. He had a girlfriend all this time and you won’t believe who it is.” She told her.

Sarah just stood there not knowing what to say. Kyle has lied to her about everything. “Well who? Who the hell has he been seeing Karen.” As she was almost demanding now.

Karen was almost about to tell her but when she looked at the t.v. she didn’t have to. There in color was Kyle and his girlfriend. “Quick pause that right there. There they are Kyle and his girlfriend. I’m sorry Honey and I’m sorry to you too Jon. But it’s your ex Dorothea.”

Chapter 7

Sarah and Karen had gotten back to the room when they had started in on each other. Karen had decided to get the boys out of the way when they had gotten back to their room and had blasted her for letting Jon walk all over her. Sarah had asked her really what was he doing that was so bad. Well that set her off even more as she gave her a list of things that she had seen since she had gotten there. Sarah just laughed at her and that she was not acting like she did with Kyle and to stop. Karen was getting more frustrated with her because she did have a tendency to let men walk all over her. This had gone on for quite a while and about a couple of bottles of wine later they had gotten really silly. So yes they had decided to order some food to soak some of the silliness up.

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Jon had called Doc and explained everything to him and he never heard Doc as happy as he was when he heard him say scam.

“Doc will you knock it off. I feel foolish as it is. I just need you put a quick statement saying this whole marriage thing was a scam and that I’m single and it was due to a glitch in the registry. Mitch doesn’t want the people who he believes did this to me and Sarah know we know about them so he wants you to go ahead and make the statement and see it they show themselves.” Jon explained to Doc.

“I don’t like it Jon not one bit. Using my lead singer as bait. What if something goes wrong how the hell am I going to explain this to everyone Jon?” Doc wanted to know.

“Nothing is going to go wrong. Trust me, just do your job and do this.” he told him and hung up the phone. He walked over to the bar and took his drink that he left there and let the golden liquid go down his throat burning just a little. He kept thinking about what went down earlier when the girls were here and Karen chewed him out. He really couldn’t get her out of his mind. She was spunky the way she stood up for Sarah. He liked that. Jon walked to the phone and dialed Richie’s room. He let it ring and finally Richie picked up. “Hey Rich you want to go for a walk with me?”

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The girls were really silly now and feeling no pain.

“You, you know you always chickened out when it came to lying.” Karen said as she was giggling her head off at Sarah.

“Well excuse me. But you know I have a problem. (snorting and laughing even harder) I have a tic in my eye. My parents can tell.” As she took another sip of her wine.

“Yeah well you suck.” Karen burst out laughing and they really didn’t know why.

“Well all I can say it’s a good thing you did all the talking back in High School or we would have been in so much trouble.” Sarah laughed as she knew if she did they would have been dead.

“Yeah no shit right. Good thing the Principle and the teachers didn’t catch on.” Karen said when there was a knock on their door. “Who the hell is that?”

“Don't know?” Sarah said.

“Let’s stay very quiet maybe they’ll go away.” She suggested.

“Who will go away?” Sarah asked her.

“The Principle.” Karen said.

“I don’t think he’s here. I’ll go see.” Sarah told her and went to go check.

“Ok I’ll back you up.” She told her and grabbed one of the empty wine bottles as a weapon.

“Oh good thinking.” Sarah thought. Opening the door just a tiny bit she saw Jon standing there looking back at her. “Yeah who is it?”

“It’s Jon and Richie. Is everything ok with you two?’ He asked curiously.

“Just a, just a second. (turning around) he wants to know if everything is ok?” Karen shooked her head and told her that everything was fine. Turning back to him, “Yup everything is A OK. How’s it with you guys?” she asked him trying to stay righted.

Jon turned his head to Richie and mouthed to him ‘They’re loaded’ then turned back and said, “Well we’re fine too. Can we come in or are you going to keep us out here in the hall?” he asked her smiling.

She put up her hand and just gave him the signal with one finger and winked at him. Looking at Karen she asked her if it was ok to invite them in which she told her sure why not. The more the Merrier she said. Jon and Richie could hear them and they were trying very hard not to laugh.

Opening the door wider now Sarah invited them into the room. As they walked in they saw that Karen was still holding the empty wine bottle.

Richie asked, “What’s with the bottle?”

“Oh we thought you were the Principle so we had to defend ourselves.” Karen told them weaving back and forth.

Looking at each other and shaking their heads, Jon asked, “The Principle? Is that something kinky?”

“God no it’s because Sarah can’t lie and I can and he may come after us if he knows so shhh.” Karen told them.

“Ok well tell you what why don’t you give me that (as Jon took the empty bottle) and if he does show up Richie and I will take care of him ok?” Jon told them as he put the empty bottle down on one of the tables.

“Oh Jon that is just so sweet of you Thank You.” Sarah told him as she went up to him and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

“Oh please don’t make me vomit.” Karen told them making a gagging sound and then laughing her head off again but this time she couldn’t seem to stop.

Sarah just looked at her and then she started also.

Richie walked up to Jon and was smiling. “Well when you thought you were married you had it made. Now that you’re not you’re going to have to work for it like me. So which one do you want? Sarah or Karen?” he asked Jon.

“Well even thou I was married to Sarah I really think she feels more comfortable with you. What do you think? Because I think you like her too or am I wrong?” Jon asked his best friend.

Trying not to blush, “I thought I was hiding it better.” He said to Jon.

“Nope remember I know you Rich just like you know me. So here’s your chance if you want a chance with her now’s the time.” He told him.

“Thanks’ man I really would.” He said happily. “But I didn’t think you were into Karen especially after she balled you out earlier what gives?” he wanted to know.

“To be truthful I have no idea what’s so ever.” He said as he looked the red head over. 

Chapter 6

The next day came and Sarah had been up for a few hours. She had breakfast in her room and taken a shower. But what she was really doing was stalling because well really she did want to call Karen and then again she didn’t want to be balled out either. So finally taking a deep breath and saying screw it, she picked up the phone and dial her number.

It rang like four times but Sarah knew it took Karen a bit to answer her phone so she hung in there a little bit longer when finally she heard a click on the other end. “Hello?”

“Hey Kar it’s me Sarah? How’ve you been?” she asked her best friend.

“I’m sorry who? I don’t know anyone by that name sorry.” And Karen hung up on her.

Sarah staring at the phone in her hand, ‘You Bitch!’ So she dialed her number again and of course Karen let it ring and ring and ring before she picked it up again. “Karen Marie Walters don’t you dare hang up on me again!” she yelled with every bit of annoyance that she had. She needed her and this was no time for a hissy fit.

“Well why not? I haven’t heard from you in like what? A month and a half and when I do hear something about you, you went and MARRIED MY GUY!!!!! How the hell did you go from running away with dumbass to marrying the most wanted rock star in all of America?  Tell me that will ya?” Karen asked her really annoyed with her.

“Well you see that’s a funny story.” She tried to get out.

“Oh really…Bite me!” Karen told her.

“Oh Karen don’t do that please I really need you right now. I was supposed to come here and elope with Kyle and the next thing I know I’m in bed married to a rock star and neither of us know how we got there. Honest” she told her sounding stressed out.

“Are you high, drunk, or do they have a gun to your head?” she wanted to know.

“Well whoever did this might have in the beginning but Jon and I don’t remember? Honest we really don’t.” she told her as they talked for nearly two hours. Karen couldn’t get over that Jon was going to pay for her plane ticket to Las Vegas. She was absolutely stunned by that. Not that she should have been but Jon didn’t know her from shit.

“Well tell him thanks and I’ll pick up the ticket at Logan ok? Oh and by the way you better call your folks before they have a stroke. They keep calling me and all I can tell them is nothing. I keep telling them that you skipped town and told me nothing as well and that when I see you I’m going to thump you one. You know they hate Kyle and his family.” She stressed to her.

“Yeah I know but they should be thrilled I didn’t go thru with it right?’” she said sarcastically.

“Oh yeah they really are. Let’s see instead of marrying a stuck up snob jerk you married a gorgeous but glammed out roving rock star. Yeah they’re gonna be thrilled.” Karen said trying not to laugh out loud at her.

“When you faint and you start to hit the ground I am so not going to catch you.” She told her in a very serious and dead tone voice.

“Well I don’t want you to for crying out loud. God just make sure Jon does and that he gives me mouth to mouth Sar.” Karen said dead serious too.

“Fine you win ok. God! I think between the both of us we’re going to scare them.” She told her laughing.

“Oh I hope so. Wait so if Jon is taken that means Richie’s single right?” she asked dead curious.

“KAREN!”

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Karen was packing and in the middle of it the phone rang again. Smiling she was going to tell Sarah that she was packing as fast as she could. Laughing as she answered it there was just dead air on the other end of it. “Sarah? Sarah? Oh come on stop it will ya? Sar? Who’s there? Well fine then I’m hanging upppp.” She found it strange that no one was on the phone right after she had talked to her best friend. But Sarah had told her about the weird things that were going down with them. But how would they know that she had called her? ‘You’re going crazy that’s it. Just wait for the car to come and you’ll be fine,’ she told herself.

About an hour later a car pulled up to take her to the airport. As they were putting in her bags and getting her in the car she swore she saw a black sedan parked at the end of her road. When she looked at it the sedan pulled away and all she could make out that it was a man at the wheel but really couldn’t get a good look at him seeing that the side windows were tinted.

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Sarah was really excited that Karen was on her way. But she knew she had to call her parents and explain to them what had happen. So she dialed them up as they were giving her the lecture of a life time. 

Jon just happened to knock and opened the door as he heard her not yelling but talking loud enough and crying at the same time. He needed to see if she was alright. Opening the door and walking in she had her back to him as she was hic cupping over the phone and trying to explain to them what happened and trying to defend Jon. Jon was a little confused at first at who she was talking to until she turned around. Startled at first when she saw him and he held his arms out to her to just in case if she dropped the phone or herself but she was fine. She mouthed the words “Parents” to him and he made a face at her as he sat on the couch.

“Mom I’m sorry ok. I don’t know what more you want me to do. I don’t know I’ll talk to him about it ok. No don’t get Douglas into this. No Jon won’t take me for everything. MOTHER! Fuck the Pre-nup will you! It’s not going to matter because he has his own money. Just tell Daddy it will work out somehow I have to go. Bye.” And she slammed down the phone. Sarah just slumped in the chair a cross from the couch. Jon felt sorry for her he felt this was his was all his fault.

Looking at her he asked, “So talking to your parents huh?”

“Yeah as you can tell they weren’t happy. Sorry about that.” She said looking at him sadly.

“Hey it’s ok. Like I said it didn’t go over to well with my folks either. What they don’t get it even if it was our idea that we are of age. I mean Jeesh come on right?” he said to her feeling like a child.

“Well I don’t know about you but I think that’s why I ran away with Kyle. Just to show them that I am a grown up and I can make my own decisions despite what they think. I mean I really did love him and I thought he loved me. Now I just want to know why he did what he did.” She said as she sat there wondering why.

“Well Sarah if we can find him believe me we’ll find out why because it has to be connected to me somehow. So I promise you right now I’ll get you answers ok?” he told her as he got up and went over to her bent down and held her hands in his.

“You know you guys have been so kind to me and I want to thank you so much for that and to bring Karen here well that’s more than generous Jon.” she told him smiling.

“Well we are kind of in this together right?” Jon chuckled.

“Well someone else could have told me to hit the bricks or try to take me for my money.” She told him rubbing the back of his hand.

“So how rich are you?” he asked curiously

“Well I have a trust fund that’s mine and I draw from that. My parents they own The Mather's Lumber Yards of Boston. That’s where my Grandfather started his business and my Dad took over. My little brother Tommy wants to take it over from our Dad. Anyway Grandpa set up a trust for the two of us and when we turned twenty-one we each got it. So yeah I have a considerable sum of money that I get yearly and when my parents go we’ll in inherit the Lumber Yard and everything that goes with it. Daddy also has quite a few of them thru out New England. I work in the office which is also why he’s mad at me because I took off from work. But I did schedule myself off for the week he just didn’t know about it. But I’m the manager so he really didn’t have to know?” she told him knowing she was screwed.  

“I see so you come from rich parents and you have some bucks yourself. Well at least my folks will be glad now that you’re not after my money. Look Sarah we’ll figure this out and then we can go our separate ways.” He told her as he got up and then leaned down and decided to see what she would do if he kissed her. So he slowly moved in and slowly kissed her on the lips and at first she didn’t know if she should back off or just enjoy his soft lips on hers. She figured what the hell she liked what she felt and went for it as Jon realized she wasn’t backing off he let the kiss get passionate and just when he was going to make his move there was a knock at her door.

Pulling apart Jon let out a “Damn it!”  

Giggling Sarah got up and straightened herself out to get the door. “Yes?” she said as she opened it.

“Yeah Sarah is Jon there?” Richie asked her.

“Yeah just a sec.” she told him and turn to look at him if he wanted any visitors.

“Jon can Richie come in?” she giggled.

“Yeah sure why not?” he said trying to seem cool as if nothing was happening.

Richie walked in confused and was trying to figure out what these two were doing because he didn’t think they had anything between them the way Jon was talking before. Jon was sitting on the couch with a pillow in his lap when Richie finally caught on and Sarah’s face was tinted pink.

“So did I interrupt anything?” Richie asked smirking.

Sitting there annoyed Jon answered, “No why?”

“No reason Sarah’s face is always that shade of pink and you always sit with a pillow on your lap. When the hell did you become shy Kidd?” Richie laughed.

Sarah looked at the two of them and then asked, “Kidd? Why does he call you Kidd?”

“The reason we call him Swingman and David Joker or Lemma and Tico Hitman. Just little nick names we gave each other that’s all.” Jon told her. “And don’t ask what they mean ok? Too long to go into ok?” he smiled at her. “Rich why are you here?” He wanted to know.

“Oh um I just came to tell Sarah that your friend’s plane had taken off on schedule and should be here in a few hours. We’ll have a car for her so don’t worry she’ll get here safe and sound.” He told her still trying not to laugh at his buddy.

“Really? That’s great oh you guys are wonderful. Thank you so much.” she told them again.

“Hey no problem we’re here to help.” Richie told her as Jon just sat there looking at him like he was going to thump him. “Oh by the way Mitch is on his way he says he has a few things he wants to go over about that night with you and Sarah. He’ll be here later tonight. So we can set something up in our room when he gets here.” Richie told them.

“That’s great ok well Sarah we’ll see you later and your friend ok?” Jon told her as he could finally get up off the couch comfortably.

“Ok I’ call you when she gets here.” She told them.

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                Karen had gotten off the plane and was getting her things when she noticed someone was watching her off to the side. He was a tall man dressed in blue jeans and what looked like a denim jacket. He had dark hair but was wearing a ball cap and sun glasses. If she could get a better look at him he could have passed off for Kyle she thought. But she just pretended that she didn’t see him. But she knew damn well he was the same height and weight as he was.

They had pulled up to the hotel and Bozzett helped her with her things up to Sarah’s room. Sarah heard a knock on her door and when she opened it there was Karen standing there.

“Oh my God!” Sarah screamed.

“Hey Sis well it’s about time!” Karen yelled back as they grabbed each other and hugged each other for what seemed liked hours.

“I’m just going to leave her things here ok Sarah?” Rich said and he just left her bags in the room and left.

“Who was that? One of the lackeys?” Karen asked her.

“Don't worry about it. You look great.” She told her happily.

“Thanks. But I do have something to tell you and I don’t think you’re going to like it.” She told Sarah who had this look of worry on her face. Karen explained to her what she saw at the airport and that she was sure that she was being followed at home and there.

“Are you sure Karen? I mean maybe you just thought you were because of what I told you?” she hoped because why would anyone be watching her and how would anyone know to be watching her.

“What you think I’m making this up? You know me better than that. Sar I know what I saw. And I know what your dumbass ex looks like. Plus he knows we’re best friends. Besides do you know where he is?” she asked her curiously.

Looking at her unsure, “Well no why would I he left me remember.” She said as she went to sit down.

“Really now? So how do you know that he isn’t out there watching whoever he wants? Where’s your phone?” she asked her as she looked around.

“Why?”

“Because I have some friends that I still know that may have some info on him and after today now I have an invested interest in this. No one is going to spy on me and get away with it.” She told her pissed. Karen made her phone calls as Jon and the guys were meeting with Mitch in his room.

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“So Mitch what were you able to find out” Jon asked him anxiously.

They were all settled around the coffee table and Mitch took out some paper work that was in his briefcase. “Well Jon I have some very good news for both you and Sarah. I went to City Hall after I went to The Graceland Wedding Chapel. The owners that I met with didn’t meet the description of the people that you guys met with Tico.” Mitch told him.

“What? You’re kidding me? Dave and I talked to them for over an hour.” He told him surprised.

“Yeah I understand that but unless they were this real cute elderly couple in their seventies with their grandkids who now actually run the place I don’t think so. Mr. and Mrs. Ames were on their cruise when their grandkids we’re taking a few days off when Jon and Sarah got married. They said it looked like the office was tampered with and they did call the cops but nothing was stolen so I told them what happen to you and they couldn’t believe what happened. They told me that they wouldn’t press charges only because they feel horrible at what happened. But they did look in their records and there was no signs of any marriage certificate under either of your names. So I went to City Hall to see if they registered it and nope. Nothing.” He told Jon.

“Wait what do you mean nothing we have the copy of it. So do you. Didn’t you show them the copy of it? What did they say to that?” Jon wanted to know.

Smiling, “That it was a forgery. It’s bogus. You’re not married Jon your still very much single.”

Jon sat there in shock. He wanted to believe him but the way things were going something else would pop up.

“Jon did you here that man you’re single!

“You and Sarah aren’t married you’re a free man.” Richie blurted out happily.   

“Yeah I guess I am.” He said really not knowing what to say. “But the rings we have rings what the hell?” he asked still not sure.

“Well what can I tell you Jon they dotted the i’s. Now what we have to do is try and find out why and who did this.” Mitch said.

Jon was still a little out of it. He didn’t think that it was going to bother him this much to find out that it was a bogus marriage. He looked at David and asked him to go get Sarah and bring her over so she could hear this herself.

Richie noticed that something wasn’t right with Jon. Could it be that he wasn’t happy with the results of what Mitch found out? Jon was the one that was moaning about this whole being married thing wasn’t he? He would have to have a talk with him when everyone leaves and find out what the hell is going on with him. 

Five minutes later David walked in with Sarah and Karen. After all the introductions were made Sarah was trying to get Jon’s attention. But Jon just gestured for her to sit and be quite. Karen noticed this and didn’t like the way he did that to her. She stayed quite for a little bit to see where this was going. Mitch explained to them that the marriage was bogus and that they were free of each other. But Mitch did suggest that they keep this quiet for a little while so they could bring out who did this to them.

So Karen spoke up much to Sarah’s chagrin. “Whoa so you want everyone to keep assuming that their married so you can get Kyle out in the open? Well wouldn’t it be better to say call a press conference and tell everyone that they’re not married? Wouldn’t that bring him out a lot faster? Do Sarah and I have to hold your hands for you?” she asked them sarcastically.

They all looked at her then at Sarah when Jon finally spoke. “Who the hell do you think you are? You just come in here and start telling us what to do?” he said angrily as the others just looked on rather in shock.

But before Sarah could say anything Karen got in his face. “Yeah I do. You guys have been doing a bang up job of it haven’t ya? Sarah’s been trying to tell you something since we’ve been here for oh say the last twenty minutes and all I’ve seen is you shutting her down with fucking hand movements. She’s never even let Kyle do that to her. (turning to look back and forth at either one of them) Well this stops now especially that we know you two aren’t really married. Thank You for taking care of my girl and getting me here but she could have done that. She did tell you right?” she asked a very surprised Jon at the way she was talking to him.

“Um yeah she did.” He stumbled over his words.

“Ok then. Well we’ll be moving out and getting out of your hair then. We won’t be burdening you any longer. Oh by the way there was someone at my home watching me before I left the house then again at the airport when I got here. His frame and features would match Kyle’s to a T. But don’t worry we’ll hire our own private detective. Maybe between the two of you you’ll be able to solve why he did this to her.” She then grabbed Sarah and they left the room.

Jon turned around to the guys and asked, “What the hell just happened?”

“A little tornado just came in here and tore us a new one that’s what happened.” Tico told them smirking.

“A real cute tornado.” Richie said smiling.

“RICHIE!” Jon yelled.

“What? Am I wrong? Jon she’s just concerned for her friend what’s so bad about that. Believe me if that was you we would be all over the people just like that if not worse.” He told him getting himself a drink. “Want one?” he asked Jon. Shaking his head yes Richie poured him a good stiff one.

“So now what do we do?” David asked them.

“You guys play nice. And the red head is right.” Mitch told them.

Taking a gulp Jon asked, “Right about what?”

“Telling everyone that the marriage was a sham. What’s the best way for getting these people to come out in the open? Let them know their plan didn’t work.” Mitch said getting up. “Look have Doc set up a press conference and let him to explain that it was just a drunken night and that the paperwork never got filed. So it was just a technical problem that never got fixed and in the light of day you two decided that you don’t really want to go thru with it.” Mitch told Jon who at this point would try anything as long as it would not only clear up this mess but get these people who did this to him and to Sarah. But also he needs to know more about her friend Karen who also intrigued him. Damn he needed another drink.

Chapter 5

Jon got back to his room and just plopped down on the couch. This whole situation was getting to him especially Sarah. He didn’t except to start having feelings for her. He had to sort this out. Did he want to have a relationship with her or at least try too? She was sweet and beautiful and kind and maybe if they really tried to spend some time together maybe they had somethings in common. Oh God what was he thinking? He had this major tour that they were on and just lost his high school sweetheart because of it. Did he really want to get into another relationship? He and Richie were having too much fun just being bachelors and enjoying being single together and not feeling guilty for the first time in his life for enjoying his rock star life style. URGH!!!! He really needed to know what happened that night maybe it would help him make this decision.

He got up and poured himself a drink and the first one went down to easily. The second one he took it more slowly. He really needed to know what that P.I. found out because this was killing him.

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Later that night the guys talked Jon into going out with them and asked Sarah to go with them also. They ended up at this bar The Raw Hide and luckily they got a table in the back. There was a great house band playing but they had to sit on Richie as he was jumping in his seat to go up there to play with them. Jon told him that he needed him with him just in case something came up. Well that set Richie and David into a fit of giggles. Sarah had looked over confused as to why they were laughing like that. Jon just wanted to crawl under the table.

The waitress had walked over to the table and took their orders as Alec nearly fell off of his chair. Tico gave him a back hand and told him not to get into any trouble. He couldn’t promise anything as he chuckled. The night was going well as the band was really good and everyone was enjoying themselves and the beer and jack was flowing. Sarah thou was going between soda and beer herself. She didn’t want what happened before to happen again. Not that it would but she wasn’t going to take any chances. The guys did find several girls to keep them company but Jon was trying to be a good boy seeing that he was married in the eyes of the law and in God and especially with Sarah. But mostly that he was having feelings for her. Richie had this cute brunette on his lap as Jon and Sarah were sitting next to each other and he was feeling pretty good right now. So he did have his arm over her chair. She didn’t know what to make of this but hell she was just going to go with it especially since he was feeling good.

It looked like a new waitress came on and she was passing their table and ignoring them when they were trying to get her attention.

“What the hell?” Dave asked as he was about jumping out of his chair. “Hey Mr. Rock Star maybe you should try getting her attention seeing that all the girls fall at your feet.” David said laughing at himself.

Jon just gave him the finger but the others were laughing now and suggested to Jon to try. So Jon was waving to her now to come to their table but nada. She just pretended that she didn’t see him and continued what she was doing.

“Wow Jon she’s even ignoring you? I guess putting that ring on even made you less attractive huh?” Dave told him as he just couldn’t get himself under control.

“Shut the fuck up David!” Jon said annoyed.

Sarah was just watching them go at it as she finally said, “Do you guys go at this all the time you know like this all the time?” she wondered wide eyed.

Tico looked at her and said, “Little one you’ll get used to it trust me.” He smiled at her.

Sarah just smiled back as Jon put his arm around her and winked at her and brought her in closer to him and she really didn’t know what to make of it but she did know that she liked it. She definitely knew he was growing on her and how really sweet he was. She did get a big kick out of how he was paying so much attention to her and she really liked that.

Jon leaned into Richie and said “Yeah let’s go up to the bar and ask them to send over another couple a pitchers to our table and find out what’s with our waitress what do you say?”

“Sure why not. (looking at his lady friend) Now you just stay right here and I’ll be right back.” He winked at her.

Jon got up and placed a kiss to Sarah’s cheek and told her that he would be right back too and they started to walk to the bar. The waitress saw them and had got someone’s attention there and he her’s.  

When they reached the bar they both tried to get the bartender’s attention. After about a few minutes Jon had bumped into one of the girls that were next to him and as she turned around that’s when everything hit the fan.

“Oh my God it’s you, you Son-of-a-Bitch!” she screamed at him then she hurled off and slapped him across the face.

Stunned Jon didn’t know what the hell hit him or why she hit him as Richie caught him as he fell backwards. Unfortunately the other guys didn’t see this happen so when Richie picked him up and put him on his feet again she hurled off again and knocked him a second time as Richie caught him again.

Richie finally yelled, “Lady what the Hell! I don’t usually hit a woman but if you keep doing this I will!” he said angrily putting Jon right side up again but putting himself now between the two of them.

“Well you tell your friend here that he is a two timing liar! He was making me all these promises and screwing me hours before he got married to that, that whore! You told me that I was the only one in your life and that it was me you loved!” she screamed as Jon and Richie just stood there stunned. But what was worse now the whole bar was standing around them watching as she was screaming at him and accusing him. Now the guys could hear what was going on and Sarah wanted to go over there to see what was going on.

“No Sarah not after what happened to you at the pool. Dave get her out of here and back to the car now. If anything happens to her Jon will kill us.” Tico told him. David agreed and took her out thru the back way before anyone noticed them. Tico made his way up to the front and as he did of course there was no sign of Alec which for once was a good thing.

“Hey what the hell is going on here?” he asked them when he got to Richie as he had Jon behind him.

“This broad thinks Jon promised her the moon then ran out on her and married someone else. I can tell you we’ve never seen this broad before in our lives.” Richie told them pissed.

“That’s bullshit and you know it. You were off fucking my girlfriend! Then you two guys were so fucking loaded you disappeared on us.  We thought you were different but you’re not your just like the rest of them sleazy rock stars only out for the sex. Your all disgusting.” She kept on screaming.

 “Ok that’s enough.” Tico said pissed off too. “Richie grab him he seems out of it. Let’s go everyone else should be in the car except Alec, who the hell knows where he is.” He told them annoyed know.

They got out to the car as fast as they could as Tico fended off that girl. She was relentless in her yelling at Jon all the way out. As Richie got Jon in the car David asked them where Tico was and Richie thought that he was right behind them. They waited a few minutes when he finally entered the car and told the driver to get going. Richie and David looked at him but Tico just shooked his head at them meaning not now. They got back to the hotel and Jon in his room and Sarah wouldn’t take no for an answer. She was going in also to make sure he was ok. He was finally snapping out of it when he asked them what the hell happened.

“What you don’t remember?” David asked him surprised.

“No I remember I just can’t understand why the hell she was screaming at me like that. I mean…Rich what the hell is going on?” he asked confused.

“I don’t know Kidd I really don’t but we sure the hell are going to find out. I’m going to call Mitch and see if he’s found anything out yet and then tell him what happened. Sarah stay with him will ya.” Richie said as he walked off to his room for privacy.  Well Tico went with him seeing that he had got a little bit more info on what had happen when he went back and talked quickly to the bar tender as they left.

Entering Richie’s room, “Tico what’s up?” he asked him curiously.

“Well I need to talk to Mitch as well. We were set up man. I don’t think that girl knew Jon from shit and there was someone watching us closely. Someone near the back door with a hoodie on. We need to find out who has it out not just for Jon but for Sarah. We know Kyle but what the hell is his link to Jon?” They both looked at each other now really confused. Richie grabbed the phone and made his call.

Back in Jon’s room Sarah was sitting by Jon and David trying to make small talk. She really didn’t have this much trouble with Richie. “Jon are you alright? I’m so sorry you’re going thru this. I feel like this is all my fault.” She told him feeling really bad.

Looking at her, “Sarah how can this be just your fault? I was in bed with you too and apparently we both said I Do. So it takes two to tango. I just wish either one of us could remember what the hell happened that night.” He told her feeling distraught.

David asked her, “Sarah are you sure you don’t remember anything that Kyle may have said about Jon or us?”

“No I’m sorry nothing.” she told them again. “Oh would it be ok if I ask my girlfriend Karen to come out here you know so I have her to be with me. She’s my best friend we grew up together.” She asked them.

Jon and Dave just looked at each other and weren’t sure that was such a good idea.

“Sarah I don’t think so with everything that we have going on we really don’t need another person to really look after you know.” Jon told her as she really looked disappointed.

Just then Tico and Richie walked in with some news. “Hey Mitch said he thinks he’s found out some things and he’ll be here sometime tomorrow to let us in on it” he said happily. But he did notice that Sarah wasn’t looking to happy. Sarah made some excuse and left for her room as Richie just watched her leave. Finally he turned to Jon and asked him, “What the hell did you do to Sarah to make her leave like that?”

“What? What the hell are you talking about? I didn’t make her leave she said she had to leave. Why the hell are you blaming me?” Jon asked him bewildered.

“Because of the look on her face that’s why. She seemed upset so what did you do to her?” he asked him again.

“Dave did I do anything to Sarah?” Jon asked him still confused.

“Nope not that I know of.” Dave said looking just as confused as Jon.

“Oh that’s good go to Joker and ask him. I think I know women a hell of a lot more than the two of you put together.” He told them a little aggravated. “So what did you do?” he asked again.

“Richie he didn’t do anything. All she did was ask if she could ask her friend if she could come out and well we both kind of agreed it wouldn’t be a good idea with what’s happening right?” David said to him.

“That was it?” Richie asked confused.

“Yeah that was it why?” Jon told him.

“You guys are morons.” Tico told them. “She’s lonely and wants female company and not be surrounded by all of us male testosterone. And just maybe it would be easier to keep her under wraps if her friend is with her did you ever think of that?” Tico asked him.

Thinking about what Tico just said Jon felt bad because he had his guys standing behind him but Sarah had nobody. “Fine I get it. I’ll go tell her that it would be fine to call her friend and that she can come on out here. And I’ll be the best husband ever and even pay for how’s that?” Jon sneered at them.

  “Hey guys I think he’s finally coming around maybe we should call Dot and tell her.” David laughed.

“You do and you’re fired!” Jon said as he left the room.

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                Sarah was sitting in her room and didn’t know what to do next. She was lonely and didn’t know why this was happening to her. She thought she knew Kyle and that he loved her so why would he do this to her. And how did she wake up in a hotel room with Jon Bon Jovi and be married to him. Most girls would love to be in the position that she was in right now but all she wanted was to be home and to forget everything that has happened in the last forty-eight hours. She had just gotten ready for bed when there was a knock on her door. What now she thought. She walked over and opened it up to see Jon standing there.

“Hi.” He said. “Can I come in please?” he asked her looking a bit disheveled.

“Sure.” She said as she let him in. Jon was standing there with his hands in his pockets just as he was shuffling his feet. “Finally Sarah asked him, “Jon are you here for a reason?”

“Uh oh yeah I am. We were talking the guys and me and we thought well why don’t you go ahead and call your friend and tell her to come on out. We agreed that you don’t have anyone really to talk to but us and you probably need someone well other than us to talk with so go ahead and I’ll pay for her plane fare ok?” he told her. Well her face lit up and she flung her arms around Jon.

“Jon thank you so much. You really don’t know what this means to me. And I swear you guys are going to love her. Karen is such a sweetheart. She’s been my best friend well since I can remember.” She told him.

”Well I’m glad you’re happy. By the way does she know Kyle by any chance?” he asked wondering.

“Yeah she’s met him and never liked him. That’s why he suggested we elope. She’s going to lecture me for this.” she told him making a face.

“Well I think I like her already.” He said smiling.

“Oh very funny. I’ll call her in the morning and I can tell you she is never going to believe me about what’s happen to me. She may even be a little mad.” She told him gritting her teeth.

“Why?” he asked confused.

“Because she’s one of your biggest fans.” Sarah said smiling. Jon had to sit down.

“Really? Then Sarah maybe then it isn’t a good idea then to…” as Jon was trying to tell her.

“No it’s ok yes she is one of your biggest fans but it’ll be ok really. She’ll be fine. She loves your music and she loves you too but not in a stalker kind of way. But now with me doing this she’ll just be pissed that I didn’t tell her seeing that were best friends. I have a lot of explaining and oh God my parents I haven’t even told them yet.” She told him.

“Yeah well good luck with that because my folks are really pissed at me right now.” He told her remembering his conversation with his mother. “Do they even know?” he asked her.

“That‘s a good question I don’t know. If they don’t then I’m surprised someone in their circle hasn’t told them.” She said to him actually surprised that she hasn’t had the guts to call home yet.

Jon thought about that for a moment and then asked her, “Their circle? What does that mean Sarah ‘Their Circle?”

“Oh I haven’t told you this have I? My parents are well off.” She told him.

“They’re what?” he asked a little dumbfounded.

“My parents they’re a little well off?” she told him again.

“I thought that you were well…um I don’t know never mind.” Jon said confused.

“Jon I never said I was anything but. If you guys assumed that I was well poor or just I don’t know hard working well yeah because well I am. I’m on my own. My parents want us to do things on our own to know what it’s like to work for a living. So I’m on my vacation right now. Some vacation right?” she told him as he could see that she wasn’t too happy.

“Sarah I wasn’t judging you. I come from a working family myself.” He told her.

“No it’s ok really and I really appreciate you letting Karen come out and paying for it really I do. It will be nice to have her and be able to talk to her. Like I said I have a lot of explaining to do with her.” She smiled at him.

“Well I’m glad I could make you happy. I seem I haven’t been able to do that lately for you.” He told her smiling slightly to her.

“Oh Jon that’s not your fault. It our situation were in. Maybe we could have breakfast tomorrow would that be ok?” she asked him.

“That sounds great but maybe a brunch depending what time I get up ok?” he told her smiling sheepishly.

“That’s fine I’ll let you come get me.” She said chuckling at that.

“Ok then I’ll see you sometime tomorrow.” And he left her going back to his room.

Sarah was extremely happy knowing that she could invite her best friend Karen to be with her only because she was bored out of her mind. She was surrounded by men, not that it was bad but she didn’t know them. She really needed another female and one that she knew, one that she trusted and one that knew Kyle like she did. She couldn’t wait til morning. But she also knew that Karen was going to ball her out for not telling her plans too.

Chapter 4

That night the guys were playing and they extent to Sarah a backstage ticket and if she wanted to sit either front row or side stage to watch them play. She thought why not and she told them side stage would be nice. She never ever sat side stage before. She has only saw their videos on MTV or heard their songs on the radio but when they got on stage she was mesmerized by these five guys singing and playing their hearts out to a crowd of diehard fans who would probably kill to be where she was right now. What she didn’t know was that someone was watching her grinning and turned around and went to seek out the paparazzi to carry out their plan.

There was a room were the reporters were waiting for the young rockers to come after their performance. Some were out watching the show and some were walking around getting drinks and talking with Doc McGhee as he was building up his boys. This person saw the perfect opportunity to set their plan into action when they saw a group of young girls waiting for them to come off stage as they were part of well what they call the ‘groupie factor’ and only if the guys felt like taking any of them back with them to their hotel rooms. Doc always made sure to have plenty of them around for all his acts.

He found his buddy and went by the group of girls and struck up a conversation with each other and made sure that they were heard by them. Using alias’ they started talking.

“Wow can you believe he actually got married? I wonder if they had too?” the tall dark hair one said to his strawberry blonde pal.

“Well you know these rock stars unless these girls can prove it then she must be otherwise he would have paid her off right? I mean otherwise why would he have? I mean look at all this candy around why would he give this up.” He told his friend chuckling.

Well this caught two of the girls that were closest to them. They looked at each other and gave each other the eye and moved a little closer to see if they could hear who they were talking about.

“What do you think McGhee is going to do about it?” the dark hair one asked.

“Does McGhee even know that he eloped? That’s the question.” His friend asked.

”Well if he doesn’t there’s going to be hell to pay.” He started to laugh.

Well one of the girls got the courage to walk over to them as the other shooked her head no and tried to stop her. But the girl blew her off; she had to know who they were talking about.

“Excuse me I sorry to but in but we overheard you guys talking and well I’d really like to know who you were talking about. So is there any way you could tell me?” she asked them giving them the biggest puppy dog eyes she could.

Looking at the girls and knowing that his plan was now going to start to grow before he got off the stage he was more than thrilled to tell her.

“Well it’s not nice to listen in on other people’s conversations little girl.” The dark one told her.

“Oh well we didn’t do it on purpose believe me we just well accidentally heard you. So who were you talking about? Who eloped?” she asked them hoping it wasn’t their long fair hair idol.

“Well ok but you girls can keep a secret right?” his friend asked them winking.

“Oh yes it won’t go any farer we promise.” As she had to step on her friends foot before she blew it.

“Ok it’s the lead singer of Bon Jovi. He eloped with some girl he picked up at a bar. Can you believe that? Doesn’t even know her. Some one night stand. My sister was with her best friend and she was going to be maid of Honor and they come rushing in at the Graceland Wedding Chapel and bump them so they can get married so they let them. They were all drunk out of their minds so that explains it I guess. Anyway they decided to go somewhere else but yeah they did the deed. That’s her sitting by the stage. I don’t even think their manager even knows.” They tell them everything and the girls just stand there shock that their idol is now a married man.

They thank the guys for telling them and they run off devastated that Jon is married. The guys are smiling widely now and get out of there seeing that the damage is done now and don’t want to be around just in case they can be identify. Meanwhile the girls tell their girlfriends who are mixed about what they are hearing. But that doesn’t matter now because the rumor is spreading like wildfire throughout the complex as the guys are still on stage. So finally when it gets to the paps they are grabbing it like crazy and are making phone calls to The Graceland Wedding Chapel before anyone says anything for not wanting to make any mistakes and gets a law suit against them.

By the last encore the guys come off the stage and Sarah is there to congratulate them on a great show. She has seen other rockers perform and this again was the first time she saw them and they did not disappoint her.

“Wow you guys were so good. I can’t even express how wonderful you all were.” She told them.

“Well if you want a few minutes we’ll wait.” David told her has Jon elbowed him in his side.

“Owe!” he grunted.

“Just ignore him Sarah. We just need to go out back and clean up so we should be about twenty to thirty minutes. So why don’t you go with Rich and he’ll take you out back before everyone gets there ok? Plus we do need to talk with Doc you know just in case someone says something to him.” Jon said as they started towards the bathrooms.

Once they got there Doc was waiting for them and didn’t look to happy. The guys looked at each other and had a strange feeling about this. “Yeah Doc what’s up?” David said as he chuckled.

“Still not funny Bryan. Bongiovi you got something you want to tell me?” he asked in a very gruff tone.

“Who me um well kinda why?” Jon said as he was shuffling back and forth.

“Go take you’re fucking shower and then get your ass back here got it!” he told him forcibly.

  Jon knew deep down what Doc wanted to talk about. He knew he should have called him right when it happened. He knew he fucked up bad. The guys were quiet as they took their showers. Once they were done and just finished dressing Jon asked them to entertain Sarah and tell her what was going on and to tell her he would get there as soon as he could. They wished him luck and they left but Richie stayed behind.

“Richie I told you to go I’ll be right there.” Jon said as he was starting to leave.

“Yeah you did but not without me. I was there with you when this whole thing happen. I’m not going to let you take all the blame. I was there too. “Richie told him smiling.

Smiling back at him, “Thanks I appreciate that but I can handle him really and it’s my head he wants not yours. Look I’ll meet you with the guys ok?” Jon told him.

“No. Look Jon you’re my best friend and my ass is on the line just like yours. Besides I think you’re going to need a witness. So come let’s get this over with.” Rich told him.

They left together and found Doc pacing the room waiting for them. “Hey Doc were here what did you want to talk about because we have people that want talk to us to.” Jon told him agitated.

Looking at both of them, “Are you kidding me Bongiovi? Your giving me attitude after what I just learned?” he spit out at them.

“What the hell are you talking about Doc?” Jon asked him confused.

“You have no idea do you? Well let me tell you then. When you guys were on stage grinding for your fans someone let a rumor fly and the paps did a little digging and found out it was true. So who the fuck is this little whore you eloped with? Huh? And why the hell did you never told me about it because I at least could have put a different spin on this and not like this. Oh yeah and when is the baby due? Your parents must be so proud.” Doc was shouting at him as he and Richie were just standing there with their mouths open.  “Well are one of you going to say something or stand there like two idiots!” he screamed.

At first Jon and Richie just looked at each other but nothing could come out. When finally Jon was able to ask, “When…when did this all happen?”

“While you guys where on stage. Actually someone said it spread like fire backstage they thought. Someone saw your wife sitting side stage and recognized her from the chapel the night you three went there and did the deed.  Next thing it’s all over backstage.” He told them. But before Jon or anyone else could get another word in and knock came and then David walked in.

“Ah guys we have a problem out here.” He told them all excited.

“Yeah we know Doc just told us. David you and Tico do me a favor and get Sarah the hell out of there now and back to the hotel as fast as you can ok? Oh and tell her I’m sorry for everything tonight.” Jon told him.

“Yeah sure no problem.” Dave told him as he hurried out to tell her and Tico what Jon said.

“Jon I’m going to ring your fool neck!” McGhee told him.

“Doc listen Rich and I really don’t remember what the hell happened that night and neither does Sarah. Someone is black lighting us. We’ve hired a PI to help us figure this out plus our lawyer is looking into it if it’s really legal if the two parties were that drunk you know? So look we have all the bases covered. And we think it might have something to do with Sarah’s ex because she’s seems really you know out there I mean why would he set her up at a chapel and then why would me and Richie end up at a chapel right? I mean something isn’t right here…” Jon was going on and on until Doc shut him up.

“Jon shut the hell up! You’re rambling now. Ok tell you what I’ll call the PI to come up with what he can find. I’ll set up a press release for you about this elopement thing and see who we can draw out with it. I’ll call Peter to what he has come up with also.” He told them.

Jon blurted out, “We have the marriage certificate.”  He said as he cringed.

“What? How the hell did you get that already? I mean they have to file it. Then they have to send it to you so when you filled out the paperwork you give them your address. You won’t get that probably for a few weeks.” Doc told them.

“Really well Doc Tico has a copy of it.” Jon told him.

“That’s interesting. Do me a favor and send me a copy ok? And we’ll see what we can do. We can get it annulled. I should have stayed with the homely bands they were a lot easier. It was just in and out and I could pay people off but this shit I can do without.” He said as he went to do damage control.

Jon turned to Richie and said, “Well that went better than I thought. But what the hell did he say about it’s all over the place now Rich everyone knows about this? I’m going to have to call my parents. How the hell am I going to explain this to them. My Mother! She’s going to freak.” He told him as he just sat down and put his head in his hands.

Richie felt really bad for him and really wanted to be able to say or do something that could help him. But he had nothing. “I’m sorry Kidd I wish I could do something that would make this better but I don’t. But I do know that there is someone out there that is doing this to the both of you which means somehow the two of you are linked somehow. Come on let’s get back to the hotel and kick back and maybe with a good night’s sleep we can recoup in the morning how’s that?” Richie asked him.

Jon thought that would be a good idea so they went out the back where there was another car waiting for them. 

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The next morning Jon’s phone was ringing off the hook. He crawled over to it on his bed side table to answer it thinking that it might be one of the guys and when he picked it up and all he could hear was screaming over it. He wouldn’t be able to get a word in edge wise if he wanted to anyway as his mother was yelling into it. He tried to wait for a pause but there wasn’t so he started hemming and hawing into the phone hoping she would let him explain what happened. This went on for some time before she tired herself out and let him have the floor. He tried to tell her what happen but all she did was abolished him not only for his drinking but for his running around. She also lectured him that he had someone that he could have trusted but no he threw that anyway. He reminded her that she was the one that didn’t like her either but she told him at least they knew her family and her and that they could have molded her to what they wanted. Jon just rolled his eyes to that and told her how could he be with someone that he couldn’t trust or love. The conversation went on for a good hour and a half when he told her that he had enough and he would get back to her when things were settled. He hung up the phone and just lied there as his head was throbbing like Tico’s drums.  

When he could he got up and took his shower and let the hot water run over his tight body as he was so stressed over this whole situation it wasn’t funny. He just wanted this whole thing to be over. It wasn’t that Sarah wasn’t beautiful but he wanted to be the one to initiate things. If only he could remember that night and what went down. Once he finished and got out he got dressed and he called Richie to see what he was doing. Richie was busy with a doll of his own but would call him later he told him. Jon told him fine and hung up the phone aggravated. Jon picked up his guitar then and thought he would try and see what he could come up with. He was making headway he thought when there was a banging on his door and a woman’s voice’s yelling for him.

Getting up and putting his guitar on the couch he started for the door. “Yeah I’m coming hang on!” he yelled as he opened the door.  There standing before him was Sarah and she was not only standing in wet clothes they were ripped.

“Oh my God Sarah what the hell happened!” he yelled as he grabbed her and pulled her into his room.

“I was attacked down at the pool area.” She said not only pissed but still crying a bit.

“WHAT! How? Didn’t they have security down there?” he wanted to know.

“They did but they were called away I don’t know why all I know was I was having breakfast then I was going to change like I did yesterday and go for a swim and before I knew these girls attacked me and then threw me in the pool.” She told him as she stood there shivering.

“Well look you can’t just stand here and freeze to death do you have your key on you?” he asked her.

“Yeah.”

“Ok let me grab mine and we’ll go to your room and get you out of those clothes and I’ll call management when we get there ok?” He told her as he tried to keep his composure.  

When they reached her room Jon opened the door and let them in. “Look Sarah why don’t you take a nice hot shower and if you need anything just yell out to me ok?” he told her.

“Thanks Jon. Oh you may want to turn on the television they had it on downstairs.” She told him as to what she saw on the news.

“Why?” he asked her curious.

“Trust me that’s how I knew why they threw me in the pool.” She told him.

She walked into the bathroom as Jon sat and turned on the tv and changed the channels when he came across one of the news channels. And there it was. A picture of him and them saying how he had eloped to Vegas two nights ago to a woman named Sarah Mathers at the Graceland Wedding Chapel. Oh no wonder his mother called him this morning. He had forgotten to ask her how she found out about his wedding. He was just too upset when she called. Not only did he have a headache now but he was nausea too. He listened to what the broadcast said and now he knew why Sarah was attacked. He picked up the phone and blasted the hotel security for not doing their job in keeping out the non-clientele especially when they knew they had asked to provide extra security for them so no one would get hurt while they stayed there. Jon also told them that he was going to send his security manager down to have a talk with them about this as his wife was attacked by the pool. When Sarah came out all she had on was a towel around her.

“Sorry I forgot my clothes.” She told him as she went thru her bag.

Jon swallowed hard as he had to ask her, “Sarah I hate to ask you this but I did tell you that when you went out of the room you really did need to have someone with you. Why didn’t you ask for someone?” he wanted to know.

“Jon I told you I didn’t think I had to just going to the pool I thought you had agreed with me remember?” she told him confused.

“I did? Oh sorry I guess we got things mixed up. Well from now on when you leave this room here dial this number and request for Rich and he’ll go with you anywhere you want to ok? After today you can’t leave without someone sorry.” He told her.

“Well great just great. Now I’m a prisoner?” she asked him annoyed.

“Sarah please it’s just hopefully for a little while ok? You think I like this too? Look I’ve got to get out of here so if you want me you know where to find me. Just do me a favor and don’t wear that damn towel!” he said as he got out of there before he embarrassed himself.

Sarah stood there smiling as she didn’t know she could actually do that to him. She knew she could talk to Richie but Jon was another story all together. No my life can’t get any more complicated could it she said to herself.