Chapter 11

Jon was setting everything up when there was a knock at the door. He stood up and brushed himself off as he was wearing black jeans and a black silk shirt and was buttoned half way up his chest. His hair was brushed back off his face and still just a little damp. He walked over to the door and opened it and saw her standing there looking just beautiful. Her hair was all wavy and it surrounded her face and she hardly had any makeup on just enough to put a little color on it. She was wearing a cute purple sweater with a short skirt and knee high black boots. Just plain and simple with a silver necklace and earrings.

“Hi come in. Do you want something to drink?” Jon asked her.

“Sure do you have any wine?” she asked him.

“Yeah but are sure after the last time?” he smiled at her. She started to giggle. “Red or white?”

“White please.” He poured her a glass and gave it to her. “Thank You. So Jon what’s this all about?”

“What?” he asked her knowing good well what she meant by that.

“This.” she said with one hand out stretched over her head he would get her meaning. 

“Can’t a guy ask a girl over for dinner?” he told her smiling as he poured himself a glass.

Smiling at him and trying hard not to blush she said, “Yeah I guess but you have been taunting me now for a while, so either your  setting me up here or Sarah is right and that this is a date. So what is it?” she asked him sipping her wine.

“Boy you really like to get right at it don’t you. Ok then I don’t know if you were getting mixed signals or not but I know I sure as hell was. Look I liked Sarah right from the beginning but she told me that she’s not up for anything right now which I told her that was too bad because Richie has a thing for her.” Jon started to explain to her.

“That’s what I thought too.” Karen said smiling.

“Yeah right? Here why don’t we sit here on the couch” he suggested. “Anyway between her and Richie they set me straight because they saw straight thru me and knew I liked you and told me to stop acting like a stupid school boy and invite you over properly instead of what did they call it pulling your pig tails.” He told her wincing.

Laughing at that thought she looked at him, “Oh God ok well um…that would be a site now wouldn’t it. Well I do want apologize for egging you on like that so sorry.” She told him as she scrunched up her nose.

“It’s ok I certainly didn’t help. Um did I tell you how pretty you look tonight?” Jon told her smiling.

Still blushing, “No but thank you. You um don’t look so bad yourself.” She said as she now down the rest of her wine as Jon nearly laughed.

“Would you like a refill?”

“Thanks.”

Leaning over he poured her another glass. “So are we ok here?” he asked her as he handed her her glass.

Smiling, “Yeah were fine. So tell me how are you doing really?” she asked him.

“What do you mean?” he wanted to know.

“I think you know. You wake up one morning next to some girl that you don’t know and think you two are married. Then you find out that you’re not. Then you two find out that both you’re ex’s are involved somehow in drugging the two of you and giving you the Twilight Zone treatment. So don’t just sit there and tell me that everything is fine.” She told him eyeing him up and down.

He could tell that she wasn’t going to drop this subject and that she was looking at him intensely. “Do you always interrogate your dates like this?” he wanted to know.

“Ah huh! So this is a date. Gotcha. And depends on what’s on their minds.” she winked at him. 

“Oh so you can read minds. Well then I’m about to have my face slapped then.” He told her with a smirk.

“Oh you think you’re so funny. Can’t you just for once be straight with me? Just answer my question please.” She asked him.

“Ok yeah it bothered me to see my ex with that guy is that what you wanted to hear?” he asked her a little annoyed now.

“Yeah so if you were upset to see her with him why? Why were you upset? I mean I know why Sarah was because she was betrayed by the Son-of-a-Bitch. But didn’t you break it off with her because she cheated on you? So my question to you is, are you still in love with her Jon?” Karen asked him and wanted to know why the hell she was sitting there with him.

Jon knew that was a fair question but he was getting a little sick and tired of explaining himself to everyone about his feelings towards Dorothea. “Look Karen ever since we saw that damn tape everyone has asked me why I don’t want to talk about her or my feelings for her. No I’m not in love with her anymore ok? She put me thru too much to ever trust her again especially with my heart. In fact I kind of feel that it’s my fault because I was never there for her when she needed me.” He told her as he slightly dropped his head.

Well Karen nearly choked when he did that. “Jon how was it your fault that she cheated on you? Did you cheat on her first because Sarah told me what you told her so please don’t be pissed with her ok. She only told me so I’d have a heads up on her. She said that you were taking the break up pretty hard and thought I should know.” She told him as she moved closer to him so she could hold his hand and look into his blue eyes that is if he ever looked back up. “Jon could you please look at me? I really need to know that you’re not angry with me or Sarah for her telling me about Dorothea.”

Looking up at her grinning slightly he said, “No it’s fine I just feel like a fool that’s all. Most people would be pissed right? But I kind of feel sorry for her that’s all. I mean we were each other’s real first well everything. At least I thought so until I realized she was playing me.” He told her.

“I’m sorry she did that to you. Can I ask you a question and not get mad at me?” she asked him hoping that he really wouldn’t.

Looking at her and not knowing what the hell she could possibly say to him so he figured what the hell. So sitting there with his drink in his hand he reluctantly told her yes. “Sure why not. We’ve come this far haven’t we.” He told her snarky as this mood had changed drastically.

 “Look Jon it you don’t want me to ask you just say no you don’t have to get all pissy about it. Look you seem a little annoyed with me so I’ll just be going. I’m sorry if I pissed you off in any way.” She told him a little hurt that she just couldn’t seem to click with him. So she got up and started to head for the door.

Jon realized what he did and knew all that she wanted to do was ask him a question and he was being a jerk about it. He really didn’t even know what she was going to ask him yet. So he jumped up and shot after her. “Karen wait please? Karen wait.” He said as he reached her as she got to the door.

Turning around she looked at him as she was trying to hold back tears in her eyes. “Damn I’m causing those aren’t I?” he said to her wiping the ones that started to fall down her cheeks.

“No of course not I have allergies. I’m allergic to smoke.” She told him.

“I haven’t had a cigarette all day. Well ok the maids came in and cleaned so I haven’t had one since they cleaned so I fibbed I haven’t had one since this morning since they cleaned. See how nervous you make me?” he told her.

Smiling weakly at him she replied to him, “Yeah I guess but I really should go Jon.”

“But we haven’t eaten yet? I ordered all this food?” he told her looking like a little boy.

“I’m sorry but it seems everytime I open my big mouth I just insert my foot.” She told him unhappily.

“Look Karen no I’m sorry I was really just on the defensive because this whole thing has me shook up. I’m so sorry I really am and I really want you to stay please?” he told her as he held her hand tight.

“Fine I’ll stay.” She told him as they walked over to the makeshift table. He pulled out her chair for her and then walked over to his. Jon was a steak and potatoes man and that’s what they had for dinner but with a chocolate mousse for dessert. They had a great conversation during dinner but she never brought up what she wanted to ask him she thought she had plenty of time later for that. After they ate Jon got up and went over to his radio and turned it on to the soft rock station and then walked back to her. He gave her his hand and hoped that she would accept it. She looked at him and his hand out stretched to her. She smiled and knew what he wanted and put her hand in his and got up from the chair. He smiled widely and brought her to him as she clutched him tightly as they swayed back and forth to the music.

She gathered her courage and laid her head on his chest and she could hear his heart beating just as fast as hers was beating too. She thought that was kind of funny seeing that he had a rep for sleeping with these beautiful women so why was he nervous about her. After a few minutes into the song Jon let go of her hands and reached around her waist to hold her so she reached up over his neck to hold him. They just held each other this way for a few songs until Jon finally let go of her and just looked at her in the eyes. Then he took her face in his hands and started to kiss her passionately. She melted into the kiss as he then had to hold her in his arms to hold her up. She never in her wildest dreams thought this would ever happen to her. So when they finally parted she just stood there for a minute with her eyes still closed and her head still facing up and in a dream state as Jon just looked at her smiling. He just nudged her a little to see if she was alright.

“Karen, Karen are you ok?” he asked her as she slowly opened her eyes.

“I’m awake right? And not dead or anything?” she asked him as she wasn’t sure of anything at the moment.    

Smiling down at her, “Yeah your fine I believe or if you’re not just tell me.”

“I can’t feel my legs.” She told him, “And I don’t know how I’m still standing.” She told him nervously.

“Well don’t worry about that because I’ll keep you from falling how’s that?” he told her as he lend down again as he gently kissed her again but this time not as long. “How was that?” he asked her.

Still not being able to speak he thought that was a little funny. “Well if I knew this was a way of shutting you up I would have kissed you a while back.” He told her still holding her in his arms. Well that kind of snapped her out of it as she looked at him a little bit more back to normal now.

“Excuse me? What did you say?” she asked him a little stunned.

“Well that brought back to earth didn’t it?” he said to her still smiling at her.

“Oh, oh shut up.” She told him as she was blushing now from ear to ear.

“No I will not and red is such a pretty color on you.” He told her chuckling.

“Stop.” She told him as she buried her head into his chest.

Taking his hand and caressing the back of her head and moving it to her back he asked her, “Um Karen are you going to stay there or what?”

“Maybe I kind of like it here. It’s warm and I’m comfortable.” She told him as she held on to his waist and her face in the soft fur of his chest. But there was something else going on that she could feel with him and it wasn’t just his fast heartbeat. It was a surprise to her because she brought it out in him and kind of shocked her. She still didn’t think that she could get a guy like him aroused but apparently she was wrong and now she had to figure what to do and not act like a dork.

So she finally let go of him but she didn’t know what to say to him. “Yeah what’s the matter Baby? Are you ok?” Jon asked her concerned.

Turning around trying not to look at him, “Yeah I’m fine um it’s getting late I think I should be getting back and checking on Sarah.” She told him.

Jon just looked confused because he didn’t want her to go. “Karen did I do something wrong?”  he asked her.

Turning around she needed to look at him for this because she needed to get this across to him.  “Jon you didn’t do anything if anything it’s me. I’m just afraid I’ll open my big mouth and ruin this you know.” She told him.

Shaking his head with a wry smile he took her hand and sat her down. “Is that why you haven’t asked me that question you wanted too.”

Smiling slightly, “Yeah I saw how you reacted earlier by me just asking and well, then we were getting along so well I don’t won’t to spoil the rest of the night.” She told him.

“I get that and I’m really sorry for acting like that so why don’t we get that question out of our way then. Go ahead shoot.” He told her as he still had her hand in his.

Karen just looked at him and hoped that he was telling the truth. “Well ok here goes if or when we find Kyle and Dorothea and you get your chance to have a heart to heart with her and well she seems to convince you let’s say that it was all Kyle’s idea and that she was suckered into it, are you going back to her? Especially if she tells you that she loves you Jon?” she asked him with her heart in her mouth.

Jon just looked at her as that questioned did hit him in a way that he never thought it would. But not the way she thinks. “Karen I can never forgive Dot for what she did to me back then. She messed with my head and tried to mess with the band and I can’t forgive her for that. So no I’m never going back to her ok? I swear.” He told her honestly.

She just looked at him and she really wanted to believe him but she wasn’t sure. “Well if she’s anything like Kyle is then she’s one hell of a liar Jon. And she could very well be conning him as well.”

“But what would that accomplish? And why? You know I still don’t get this whole thing. We need to get a hold of them and make them tell us why they are doing this to me and Sarah.” He said angrily not realizing that he didn’t want to keep talking shop. But Karen wanted to because she needed to know where his mind was at.

“Well hopefully Mitch will find a way to get a hold of them soon. In the meantime maybe Sarah and I should head back home and let you and the guys get back to some kind of normal and that way Dorothea might even think she may have an in with you seeing that were gone you know?” She told him even thou she really didn’t want to leave but thought it was best to.

Jon just looked at her as his stomach dropped. “Is that what you really want?” he asked her with a shocked looked on his face.

Trying not to cry or tear up because she didn’t want to show him that she was vulnerable, “Well to be honest no but we just think maybe that it would be best that’s all.” She told him as she really tried to hide her feelings.

“Karen are you just saying this because you’re afraid that I’ll get back with Dotty? Because I told you she has ruined everything between us and I just can’t forgive her for what she’s done. So look do you feel anything for me like I feel for you?” he asked her outright.

“What do you mean?” she asked him nervously.

“I think you know. You have been going back and forth with Sarah and Richie about it so now tell me do you have feelings for me?” he asked as he took her hand. Karen shooked her head yes as she held on tight to his hand. “See that wasn’t so hard was it?”

“No I guess I not.” She said taking a deep breath.

“Well good because what comes next I’m hoping will take your breath away.” He told her as he leaned in and started to kiss her gently at first but then he brought his hand around to the back of her head and he started to get a little bit more into it as he slowly pushed her down on the couch. Making out for what seemed like hours but in reality was about seven minutes Jon took a leap of faith and went for it as he guided his hand up her shirt to her left breast and started to gently massage it over her bra. Karen’s eyes shot open and as her hands were on his back and she really didn’t know what to do now and started to become very aware of her body. Jon could feel her stiffen up all of a sudden and he hoped that it wasn’t something that he had done so he took his hand out of her shirt and they parted so he could sit up.

“Hey why don’t we take a breather ok?” he told her as he helped her sit up. “Are you ok? I’m not going to fast am I?”

Karen looked at him now in his deepen blue eyes and said, “No, no I fine Jon really I am.”

“Ok then so why did you stiffen up on me like that? Did I do something wrong?” he asked her worried.

“Yeah I did didn’t I. I’m sorry but you just took me by surprise that’s all. I really took notice of my body when you did that.” She told him blushing.

“Karen you have nothing to be ashamed of. You’re beautiful and if you let me I’ll show you.”  He told her as he pushed back some hair from her face. He stood up and took her hand in his and she got up also and he led her into his bedroom. Once she was in he closed the door so he could show her a night of passion that she would never forget.

Chapter 10

Richie had taken Karen out and decided to take her to get something to eat. So he took her to the restaurant down in the hotel. Karen was still spitting fire but at least she had calm down some. Richie had gotten them a table in the back so they could talk in private. He ordered some food and coffee and once it got there that’s when he asked her the serious questions.

“Ok feeling better?”

“No but I won’t bite your head off if that’s what you want to know.” She told him as she sipped her coffee.

“Maybe I should have ordered you tea instead.” He smiled.

“Wouldn’t have mattered. That friend of yours will still be a pain in my ass.” She told him.

“Well to be honest he’s a pain in all of our asses. But I still can’t believe you lunged at him that was awesome.” Richie told her.

“Then why did you grab me I could have done some serious damage.” She said seriously.

“Because one) he’s our lead singer and two) he’s the owner of the name of our band, Bon Jovi. Get it? So if you kill him we have to start all over again.” Richie explained to her as he chuckled.

Smiling at that, “Oh ok I get it so no killing the lead singer got it. But he hurt my girl and I can’t let that go.” She told him.

“Really you sure he hurt her and not you?” Richie asked her.

“What the hell are you talking about Sambora? Sarah is the one that likes him I’m just a fan of you guys. I’m the one that turned her on to you. You saw her face when he was looking at the t.v. and saw her and Kyle. I thought Jon was going to jump through there or something to try and save her from him. Dumbass.” She said as she was playing with her coffee and not noticing that Richie was staring at her.

“Well they did have a long relationship. Most of high school and she was with him thru all this well rock crap. At first she didn’t seem like she cared that we were going thru the hard times because she came with us. Then when she got a job it bothered her when we started to hit Europe and stuff. He was never around and then the rumors were starting to get back to her and she was just freaking out on him. And he was good in the beginning he really was but then it got back to him that she was cheating on him so he figured what the hell if she’s doing well you know the hell with it. So he started doing it to.” He told her as a look of surprised was on her face.

“But what if she wasn’t just like he wasn’t didn’t they talk to each other?” Karen wanted to know.

“Oh yeah they did and his brother got a picture of her making out with someone that’s how he knew. Jersey isn’t that big Karen, especially where we come from.” He told her smiling slightly.

“So why does he still give a shit about her?” she wanted to know.

“Because she was his real first girlfriend that cared for him when he needed someone. She didn’t care at first but also I don’t think she really believe this was going to go anywhere either. Then Doc came along and things just took off and I don’t think she really thought that would happen. She almost had him talked out of this until Doc saw us. He booked us on this European tour with a bunch of other groups and we just took off over there and it changed his mind. She was pissed and when we came home and he told her that we were going to keep going they tried for a few more months and finally they broke things off. But she wouldn’t let things go that easily and stalked him and ruined a few of his dates so to speak and kept showing up at concerts. In hotel rooms it wasn’t good. He had to pay her off basically set her up so she’d shut up and stay out of his life but now as I see it he didn’t get anything in writing so she’s starting up again.” Richie explained to her.

Karen sat there listening to him and just could not believe what she was hearing. “How can she do this to him if she ever loved him I don’t get it?” she told him amazed.

“Yeah that’s what I can’t understand either but what gets me is that he’s acting like it doesn’t bother him.” Richie said sadly.

“Well I guess I should apologize to him huh?” Karen said to Richie.

“Well that’s up too you but I think you really have to figure out our emotions first for him.” Richie told her.

“Well if I have to do that then you have to do that for Sarah then because I can see how you look at her Richie. I mean I’m not the only one lying to myself am I?” she told him.

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Sarah stood there as the kiss was getting really serious now and Jon had put both his arms around her waist. She wasn’t sure what to do. She really liked kissing him but she really wasn’t ready for another relationship right now especially where her best friend had feelings for him and she really didn’t know where she stood as she was getting mixed signals. Finally she got a clearer head and pushed him off of her.

“Jon I’m sorry but I can’t.” she told him as he stood there really confused now.

“What? I have to sit down. You know you two are driving me crazy. I don’t mean to be crass but I’m really getting a bad case a blue balls here.” He told her holding his head in his hands.

Sarah just looked at him in shock. “You’re what? Jon I’m sorry but I never said I was going to sleep with you and neither did Karen. So what the Hell?” she asked him a little shocked that he would say that to her.

 “I’m sorry Sarah but you gave me the idea that you really liked me the other day when we were making out then you told me that Karen like me and when I asked you that she went flippy on me so she told me that no you had a thing for me so now I’m getting a headache here.” He told here as he again put his head in his hands.

Walking over to Jon and sitting next to him she didn’t know is she should touch him or not so she didn’t she just sat there wringing her hands. “I’m sorry Jon this whole thing that’s been going on has me rattled I guess and I thought well I don’t know what I thought. But with everything going on I really don’t know if I want to get involved with anyone right now.” She told him confused.

“Well don’t tell Richie that then because he has a big crush on you then. Which I can understand because you’re a sweetheart. It’s easy to fall for you Sarah.” He told her grinning.

“Well thank you but I sure don’t feel the way you guys perceive me. I just want this whole nightmare too end and go home.” She told him with tears in her eyes.

“Yeah I get that I really do. I wasn’t too thrilled to see Dot with your ex either. I thought at one point she really cared for me and that whole debacle that she caused was over but she’s still bitter about it. Funny she was the one that really ended it because I really tried to be a good boyfriend to her but she wanted everything and I just couldn’t give her everything that she wanted or needed which was me.” He told her feeling guilty.

“Jon do you think that was your fault that she cheated on you because you have to know it wasn’t your fault.” She told him now a little angry at Dorothea for making him feel this way.

Jon looked at her and smiled. “I did when it happened but now I don’t. But watching that video it did bring up some feelings but trust me it won’t last long. She just has this way of pissing you off real fast.” He explained to her.

“Yeah well Kyle is getting like that now too and if Karen had it her way she’d skin him alive.” she laughed.

“Well Richie keeps telling me that if I keep pissing her off or hurt you she’s going to do that to me too or worse.” He winced at her.

“I really don’t think so especially if you get her in the right mood Jon. Hey why don’t you invite her over to your room for an early dinner and see what happens just don’t piss her off.” Sarah told him giggling.

“Are you trying to play matchmaker?” Jon asked her questionably smiling.

“Who me? Nah. But I think you guys would be a cute a couple and she really is a wonderful girl Jon you just need to get to know her.” Sarah told him honestly.

Still smiling, “Well if it came from anyone else I would have second thoughts. But I am attracted to her there’s just something about her and I can’t get her out of my mind.” He told her as he raked his hands threw his hair.

“You know you do that when you seem stressed.” She told him.

“I do what?” he wanted to know.

“Run your hands through your hair.” she told him chuckling.

“Yeah I guess I do that a lot huh?”

“Look this will work out Jon I promise.” She told him as she gave him a squeeze on his arm.

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                The rest of the day each of the couples just stayed with at each other Jon with Richie and Sarah with Karen. Jon and Richie were trying to figure out their next move on what to do next as the girls were getting cabin fever. Jon told Richie what Sarah told him and he thought that was an excellent idea and he was egging him on to call her.

“Will you knock it off. Karen’s pissed at me she’ll never say yes Rich.” Jon told him scared.

“Oh I just think she might Kidd.” Richie told him smiling as he took a sip of his beer.

“Yeah what makes you think that smartass?” Jon shot back at him.

“Ah because she told me shit head.” Richie shot back at him.

“When?” he wanted to know.

“When I took her downstairs earlier remember when she lunged at you?” Richie tried reminding him.

“That’s when she told you?”

“Well Jon Sarah told us even before she got here that she like you and I know you I saw you working her so what’s with the innocent act?” Richie wanted to know.

“What are you talking about?” he asked as he was fiddling with his guitar.

“Don't give me that. When you were upstairs with me the other night and they were drunk. Then earlier when you were flirting with her and getting her pissed at you. Why the hell do you think she went at you because she wanted you right then and there?” Richie started to laugh at him as Jon threw a pillow at him. “Hey!”

“Knock it off will ya. We have bigger thing to worry about here.” He told him.

“Yeah I know but you are allowed to relax between them Jon have a little fun? It’s not against the law you know. So get off your ass and call her. We’re not going to be able to do anything anyway til Mitch gets back to us.” He told him smiling.

“Oh I hate you sometimes you know that?” He told him.

“Yeah I know.” Richie said as he took a swig of his beer.

Jon picked up the phone and dialed the girl’s room. On the second ring Sarah picked up. “Hello? Oh Hi Jon yeah she’s right here just a sec. (looking at Karen) it’s for you it’s Jon.” she told her.

“For me? What the hell does he want?” she asked her best friend.

“Well for one you. He wants to talk to you so here take it.” She told her and tried to shove the phone in her hand.

“What do I say?” Karen wanted to know.

“Well for one start with Hello?” Sarah said smart assy.

Karen gave her a dirty look. She took the phone and did say hello into it but cautiously. “Hello Jon?”

“Yeah Karen Hi. I was wondering if you weren’t doing anything say for a late dinner tonight? I thought we could talk.” He told her as his voice sounded as apologetic as he could.

“Really? Sure I guess what time?” she asked him a little unsure.

“Say about seven?” he said so he could get himself cleaned up.

“Great that’s sounds great I’ll be there.” She told him a little nervously as she had no idea what he wanted from her.

“All right see you then.” And he hung up. “Ok she’ll be here. I have no idea what to order thou.” He said.

“Look I’ll do that you just get ready for the date and do me a favor don’t fuck this up.” He told him as Jon gave him the jersey salute as he headed towards the bathroom for his shower.

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Karen hung up the phone and just stared at it for a minute when Sarah tapped her on the shoulder. “Huh? Oh what?” she asked her.

“What was that about?”

“Oh Jon asked me to dinner he wants to ask me something I guess?” she told her.

“Oh my God Richie thinks this is a date!” she exclaimed.

“What! No way! Why?” Karen wanted to know. “He doesn’t even like me right? I thought he liked you?” Karen asked her.

“Nope Richie is pretty sure he likes you. That’s why he’s doing all those stupid little boy things to irritate you.” She told her.

“No, no way Richie didn’t say anything about him liking me. He just said to get my emotions in check that’s all. (thinking) Oh my God is this why he’s asking me to dinner as a date?” she asked Sarah.

“Pretty sure.”

“Oh God I’m going to be sick.” She said as she sat down in the closest chair.

“Why all this time you have been yelling at him and now you’re nervous? You’ve got to be kidding me?” she asked her amazed.

“Don't make fun of me. This is serious he is a good looking guy so stop it.” She told her shaking.

“Oh Lord! Look go take a quick shower and I’ll lay out some dresses for you to pick from ok? You look beautiful I promise. And just be yourself that’s who he fell for in the first place” Sarah told her as they headed towards the bedrooms.

Chapter 9

“Yup that’s her. Well I’ll be damn. What the hell is she doing with him?” Richie asked.

“The question is how did you Mitch miss the two of them in this video?” Karen asked him.

They all just looked at him as he sat there not knowing what to say. “Hey look I was looking at the waitress’s and bartenders trying to put things in your drinks not to look for them. I saw Dotty I thought she was with you guys. I didn’t think anything of her being there. I mean she has shown up at concerts before right?” Mitch asked Jon.

Pulling his hands thru his hair Jon couldn’t disagree with that. “Yeah but you could have at least told us she was there or anyone from our circle that would have still helped.”

“You still see your ex’s even if you’re not together. That’s just creepy.” Karen told him as she had the shivers.

Jon shot her the stink eye as he was still pissed at her for leaving him last night. Karen was getting to her wits end with him. “What’s so damn creepy about it? She comes to the shows around home.” He told them annoyed.

“Do you still sleep with her?” Karen let it slip out as Sarah elbowed her real good this time in her ribs. “Owe! Why the hell did you do that for?” she said but then she saw Jon’s face. “Ohhh…”

“Jon that’s none of our business now is it Karen!” she said as she looked at her best friend and wanting to strangle her.

“Ok, ok let’s get back to the fact that these two were at the bar alright? We need to know why they were together and if they had anything to do with us not remembering anything after that.” Richie said now getting really pissed that Dorothea was in the picture.

“Richie is right why were they together because they seem awful cozy don’t they? How long have they been seeing each other that’s what I want to know?” Jon wanted to know angrily.

“Well from what I know they have been seeing each other now for over six months. None of your Jersey friends told you any of this Jon?” Karen asked him questionably.

“No not even my parents seemed to know why?” he asked her annoyed.

“Well apparently they kept it under wraps then I wonder why? Maybe because they didn’t want anyone to know they were seeing each other. So why then are they giving the two of you The Twilight Zone treatment?” Karen asked. “What the hell did you do to each other’s significant others?”

“Well why don’t we find the hell out!” Jon said loudly as he went for the phone as Mitch stopped him. “What the Hell!” Jon yelled.

“Jon you call Dorothea and she’ll just deny everything and you’ll also let them know that we’re on to them. No we have to do this the smart way and not the angry way.” Mitch stressed to him.

“Well if she is behind this I just can’t believe that she would do something like this to me.” He said a little shocked.

Sarah just stood there and knew that maybe Jon still had some unresolved issue with his ex. She tapped Karen’s shoulder and motioned with her head a little nod towards the door that she wanted to leave. Karen shooked her head and they started to back out of the room. With everyone arguing they didn’t even notice that they left.

“Hey are you ok Sar?” Karen asked her concerned.

“Yeah I just needed to get out of there you know. Watching that tape and seeing Kyle and that woman it’ just bothered me more than I thought.” She told her as they headed towards the elevator. Karen knew that there had to be a little more to it but she wasn’t going to push her. They headed to their room.

“Sar why don’t you go take a nap you look really drained ok?” Karen told her.

“Yes Mother. Thanks I will, let me know if something important comes up ok?” she said as she headed towards her bedroom.

Karen felt bad for knowing how she felt for Jon and maybe she was wrong about how Jon felt about her. Maybe he was just another Rocker who liked to just fuck them and leave them. Well she made a promise to herself that neither of them were going to do that to either of them. They were going to find out what happened then go home and forget this ever happen and that they ever met them.

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Back in Jon’s room they were still arguing over what they were going to do next when Richie finally noticed that the girls were no longer there. “Hey where did the girls go?”

Jon started to look around the room scratching his head when Mitch told them. “I don’t believe you guys. They left and I can’t believe you two didn’t see them leave. I don’t think Sarah could take it anymore seeing her ex with your ex you know. She’s been lied to from the very beginning and I think seeing the two of them together really hit home. So I think Karen took her back to their room. Look I’m going to leave I have somethings to follow up on so I’ll give you guys a call later?” Mitch told them as he left them with a duplicate video.

Richie just stood there and was staring at Jon as he turned around from the door and saw him staring at him like there was something on him. “What? Are my balls hanging out or something?” Jon asked him rudely.

“Oh good thing the girls aren’t here Jon. No what’s up your ass?” Richie asked him pissy.

“Didn’t you just see the tape with me? That’s what’s up my ass King. Dot’s been fucking with me since this whole thing started.” He said angrily.

“Really? Well you sure as hell didn’t seem it when you first saw it. You wanted to know why she would do such a thing to you. You couldn’t believe she would do such a thing? Why is that Jon because you two had a very bad breakup if I and the guys remember? She stalked the hell out of you. I mean some of the things that she did…” Richie was starting to say but Jon interrupted him.

“Yeah I remember Rich I was there you know. I just don’t want to bring all that crap up again ok. It was both my and Dotty’s fault of why we broke up. And yes she didn’t take it very well. But then I fixed everything and set her up in a great home and paid all her bills. She said she was fine with it.” He reflected back.

“Jon nothing was sighed so what would it take for her to start things up again.” Richie asked him.

“Because she promised me Rich.” He told him as he stared him straight in the eyes.

“Yeah right. Well did you see the girl’s faces when we were talking about her? Did you see Sarah’s face? It looked like she got hit right in the stomach. Sarah doesn’t give two shits about me Jon. She’s crazy about you. Why? Who the hell knows why but she is and she’s too shy to tell you and now that you have expressed something for Dot she’ll never tell you. I saw that Karen came back to the room last night is that why you’re having a little temper tantrum? Because she didn’t fall at your feet. She knows that Sarah is nuts about you. And she won’t do anything to hurt her. But she’ll skin you alive if you do. So if she comes after you well we talked and you are so on your own. You need to make up your mind and don’t hurt her ok? Because I don’t know how to put cocks back on or the time to get you to the hospital and it to them because either way Karen will get you in your sleep.” He told his best friend chuckling all the way out the door.

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Karen was watching t.v. but wasn’t really seeing it. Her mind was reeling from what she saw earlier and wanted to know why Kyle and Dorothea wanted Sarah and Jon thinking that they were married. What would that accomplish? It would have made more sense to her if Kyle had married Sarah to get his hands of Sarah’s money than messing up her head with Jon. Oh this was giving her a headache. But she did know one thing and that was no one was going to hurt her best friend not if she could help it. As she was thinking finally the news broadcast came on and she saw Jon and Sarah come across the screen so she turned up the volume. It was the broadcast of them telling that Jon and Sarah weren’t married and how it was all a drunken night and they forgot to file the paperwork. The reporter even made a joke about how you could hear the young girls screaming Hooray. But Karen wasn’t the only one that saw the broadcast. So did Dorothea.

She wasn’t very happy with the fact that they found out about this so fast before she could get her share of Jon’s fortune. Maybe she should had gone thru with her first plan and actually had him wake up with her in his bed instead of her. That damn Kyle talked her into this instead. She knew it was going to go south with his plan. Now she was going to have to go with her Plan B. She picked up the phone and called Kyle to turn on the t.v. to see that their plan had turned sour. She was yelling at him that he should have pounced on her sooner to get what he wanted from her than waiting to see if she was going to leave him so he could get his mitts into her without Jon being with her. Well Kyle blamed Karen for that and told Dot that it was probably her fault because she always sticks her nose into everything and convinced Sarah to do what Jon suggested.

“Well look I’m going to fly out and I’ll meet you at your apartment and then we’ll discuss what our next move is but I do know that they’re going to be there for the next two weeks so you better get this right.” She told him angrily.

“Look I’ll do my part you just make sure you do your’s and keep that long hair androgynous weirdo away from me got it.” he told her seriously.

“Oh please you just wish you were half the man that he is.” As Dot laughed at him over the phone.

Well Kyle didn’t take that very well, “You Bitch! You didn’t seem to complain at the time.” He spat back out to her.

“Well you do know how we woman are and how we fake it. Just do your job and you will get handsomely paid. I’ll see you sometime tomorrow.” She told him and hung up.   

Kyle wasn’t happy one bit. But he would play her game for now.

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Jon had finished showering and had ordered his breakfast when Richie knocked on his door. He let him in and was walking back to the couch when there was another knock and Richie told Jon he got it. It was room service. They set it up as Richie was picking at Jon’s food when he got up.

“You like?” Jon asked him grunting.

“Yeah it’s ok why?” Rich asked snickering.

“Jerk.”

Jon sat down and poured himself a cup of coffee when Richie asked him, “So have you watched the t.v. yet this morning?”

Taking a bite out of his toast and chewing and between bites he told Richie, “No why?”

“Because they had the news of you and Sarah and everything about your marriage.” he told him when he sat up.

“Really? So what do you think it went over ok? Have the girls seen it yet?” he asked him.

“Have no idea came here first. Do you want to go see them after you eat?” Rich asked him.

“Yeah sounds good. I’m sure they’ll be happy that it’s out in the open but now we’ll need to keep an eye on Sarah even more now because I have a feeling that rat bastard will try and get in touch with her.” He told his best friend. 

“Yeah that’s what I was thinking too. Do you think we should put security guards on her or what?” Richie asked him curious.

“We should ask Mitch that because if we tell her she might balk, if he tells her that she has too.” Jon told him.

Jon finished his breakfast as Richie helped and then they went to the girl’s room. They knocked on the door and they waited for a couple of minutes.

“Where the hell are they? They’re not supposed to go out without letting us know.” Jon said irritated.

Finally they could hear something behind the door and locks could be heard unlocking and finally the door opened. There stood Karen in only a towel as her hair was dripping wet as she was trying to towel dry it.

“Oh it’s you guys well come in.” she told them as their eyes nearly feel out of their sockets. “Sarah’s in the shower right now, I was in the bedroom when I heard you guys at the door. She thought it was the room service people so she yelled at me to get it.” She told them smiling.

“So I guess you don’t have to give them a tip then if you answer the door dressed like that right?” Richie asked her trying not to drool all over her.

“Huh? Oh very funny. You both can put your eyes back in your heads but I really don’t know why you’re looking at me like that. I see the type of girls you like and we’re not like that.” She told them as she started off for her bedroom.

“Well yeah we figured as much when the two of you were drunk and we could have taken advantage you guys anytime we wanted to.” Jon told her.

She stopped in her tracks and turned around as Richie winced.

“What?”

“You heard me.” He told her grinning.

Pulling up her towel she walked backed out to the living room as he stood there just grinning like The Cheshire Cat. “You could have taken advantage of us? What stopped you?” she asked him as she walked closer to him as Richie thought it was a good idea to get in-between the two of them.

“Now, now, now you two Karen why don’t you go get dressed and we can finish this when you get back.” He told her as he turned her around and pushed her towards her bedroom.

“Fine!” she said as she stormed off.

“Do you have to antagonize her Jon?” Richie asked him.

“Yes why?” he said back to him smiling.

“She is going to kill you and there won’t be a jury that will convict her.” Rich said back to him shaking his head.

Jon was just laughing when Sarah came out dressed and confused at why Karen was mumbling to herself. “Oh Hi guys. Now I know why Karen’s in her room mumbling to herself.” She told them.

“She’s what?” Jon asked curious.

“You know damn well. She’s in there mumbling to herself. I was wondering what was wrong and was going to ask her but when I came out here to see if room service came but instead saw you two I put two and two together. Nice going guys.” She told then really annoyed now.

“Well that was all Jon Sarah.” Richie told her sitting next to her on the couch.

“Snitch. Hey she’s the one that answered the door in a towel.” Jon said smiling.

“Oh well now I get it. I have two little piggies in my company.” She started laughing.

“Yeah It’s not our fault God made us the way we are.” Jon told her grinning.

 “Why do I have a feeling there’s more to this.” She asked them.

Coming from the door frame, “Because there’s always more to it. Don't worry about it Sar They’re just lucky I have brothers. So what do you two want anyway?” Karen asked them.

“Well we came over to ask if you saw the news about you two and how you two are no longer married.” Richie asked them.

“No did they finally put it on?” Sarah asked.

“Yeah it was on this morning so now everyone will know so it’s just a matter of time that whoever did this will know too. We’re going to ask Mitch to get you two body guards especially now so they can trail you wherever you go just in case they try and make contact with you Sarah.” Richie told her as he moved a little from her.

“No way! We can take care of ourselves! Besides Kyle won’t even approach us if he see’s anyone guarding us now will he?” Karen told them pissed.

“That’s the point knuckle head! You see and I’ll try to explain this in lameman terms for you, it’s so you two won’t get hurt from the bad guys. Got it?” Jon told her condescending.

Well that had done it for her and she lunged at Jon as Richie had caught her. “Put Me Down Now! Just give Me One Minute With Him!” Karen screamed as Jon just stood there all cocky.

“OK! That’s It! Knock It Off Right NOW!” Sarah screamed at them. Looking at Richie, “Richie would you please get her out of here as I talk with Jon.”

“Sure no Problem.” So he put her over his shoulder as she kept on yelling.

“Oh you’ve got to be kidding me! Richard you put me down this instant!” But nobody was listening to her.

After they left Jon looked at Sarah when room service arrived. He took care of it and set it up for her as she just stared at him not knowing if she should scream at him or not.

“Sarah would you like coffee?” as he offered her a cup.

“Is that all you have to say for yourself Jon?” she asked him as she took the cup.

“What? Can I help it if she’s high strung?” he told her as he poured himself a cup.

“Jon! She is not high strung. She just cares for the people she loves is that a crime?” Sarah spat at him.

“No it’s not but she’s attacking me for wanting to protect the two of you. How is that a crime?” He wanted to know.

“Jon that’s the point it’s not. When you care for someone you want to protect them. When your annoyed with them…(that’s when Sarah put two and two together) Oh my God you like Karen don’t you?” she said to him. “Now I get it. That’s why you’re making her nuts. You’re like the ten year old in the school yard pulling her pigtails.” She told him smiling.

Jon just stood like he was caught with his hand in the cookie jar now. So he had to play this off. “What are you crazy? She’s annoying as hell Sarah. Besides you two are driving me and Richie nuts.” He said as he didn’t mean to let that slip out. “Shit!”

Sarah just looked at him curious then asked him what the hell that meant. “Excuse me Jon? Do you want to be more pacific?”

“No look I just want to get the people that fuck us over ok? This isn’t a dating service. So I’m going to set you two up with security until this is over got it?” He told her as she didn’t have a say in the matter.

“Fine we’ll take the security Jon but you better smarten up fast because this attitude that you have well one day someone is going to call you on it.” Sarah told him.

“What the hell do you mean by that? Because Karen told me that that you had a thing for me.” He told her as he sauntered over to her and taking her hand in his. Sarah stood there at first holding his then looking up at him as he was smiling at her rubbing the back of her hand.

“Well we were drunk when I might have said something to her and she may have taken it out of context. I told her what happened between us the other day when we were well kissing and we might have felt something for each other but I don’t think it was love Jon. Like maybe? Friendship definitely. Loneness definitely. But not love. Then when we saw you looking at your ex I thought both myself and Karen felt something a twinge when we saw your reaction to her and Kyle. And then you getting upset even more well…we had to leave we both felt weird. So you wonder why she got upset with you when you go at her like that.” She explained to him.

He had to show her that she was wrong so he took her face in his other hand and lend down and started to kiss her slow as his other hand which was holding her hand moved to her back as he started to turn the kiss more passionate.