Chapter Sixteen

Jon went to find Doc at his room. He never had him on the same floor as him and the guys only because he felt like he was their dorm father. “So I heard you and your girl disappeared for a couple of days.

“Well I hope you got enough of each other because I need you for the rest of the damn tour Bon Jovi. We only have four more months left and then I need you back in writing mode because the record company is screaming for the next record. So you and Sambora better get going on the next hits.” He more or less ordered Jon.

Jon wasn’t too thrilled with the ultimatum. “Listen Doc Richie and I already have a few songs in the can. We just need to tune them up. But whether they’re hits that’s up to the kids and you know that.” Jon told him annoyed.

 “Yeah, yeah that’s why I need you guys in the studio as soon as possible. So I booked you guys in the studio up in Vancouver, Canada at the Little Mountain Sound Studios and you’ll be working with Desmond Child and Bruce Fairbairn. So as soon as this tour is over you guys are headed up there.” Doc told him.

 Jon sat there speechless. It took him a minute or two too compose himself before he killed him. “Doc look we’re just getting off this tour and we need some time to relax and time to take off.” Jon tried to tell him calmly.

“You will, you guys have two weeks off before you have to be there what’s the problem?” he asked him as he took out a cigarette.

Jon’s eyes were saucers now. “What the hell do you mean what’s the problem! We need more than two weeks Doc. I’m talking about two month’s at least and if you don’t give this to us you can find another band got it! Oh and by the way I eloped with Mary while I had those days off so you better get on the horn and figure out what you want to say about me being off the market.” Jon said snarky.

“YOU DID WHAT BON JOVI!!!!” Doc yelled.

“You heard me Doc I got married. Live with it.” Jon yelled back and left him to think about what he said. Doc was livid and was thinking about the ramifications of what his lead singer just did. He called his lawyer to see if Jon could get this marriage annulled seeing that they eloped. Jon got back to his room and found Mary up and reading. “Hey Babe whatcha doing?” he asked.

“What does it look like?” She said to him not looking at him when she answered him. Standing there knowing that she was still pissed at him; he walked over to her and sat beside her on the couch. Still not acknowledging him he sat there for a few minutes wondering what he was going to say to her without her getting even more angrier with him. She on the other hand was wondering what the hell he wanted because she knew he knew that she was pissed at him. Not being able to take it any longer she just broke the silence. “Ok Jon what the hell do you want?” she barked at him.

Turning to her with a I’m sorry smile on his face, “So you are talking to me well that’s a start.” He said trying to make light of the situation.

Not wanting to play games, “Jon! You know fine, if this is the way you’re going to be I’m going to call room service and order myself something to eat. You can do whatever you want.” She told him as she started to get up.

But Jon grabbed her and sat her back down so he could talk to her. “Baby I’m so sorry I acted like that.” He told her. She just sat there and stared at him. He looked at her and her features. She wasn’t the most beautiful woman in the world but she was to him. He just loved the way everything fell on her face. Yeah he was in love alright. “Okay you’re just going to stare at me. I get that. Look I realize I was an ass and again I’m sorry I didn’t mean to suggest that it was your fault that it was your idea that we ran off and got married. Or that our folks thought that maybe you were pregnant and that’s why we got married. Or that I’m an ass.” He said as she started to smile at the last comment he made.

“I got you on the last comment huh?” he asked as he started to touch her arm. She didn’t pull away so he knew that was good.

“Yeah you got me on the last comment jerk.” She said to him.

“We okay?” he asked her.

“I guess but Hon you turned awfully fast. Plus you didn’t let me explain myself. What was that about?” she asked him confused about his temper.

“I don’t know, it something I do when I talk to my Mom I guess. Plus I’m used to being in charge and not having my authority in questioned. And when it is I just get defensive. I guess that’s why Doc and I knock heads all the time. Oh speaking of Doc he blew a gasket when I told him we eloped. He even wanted me to get it annulled.” He told her.

Mary just sat there with her mouth opened. “Get it annulled! You’ve got to be kidding me? I’m surprised he didn’t ask you if you made me sign a prenup.” She said to him sarcastically.

 “Don’t say it too loud or him or my Mom will make us sign one. In fact I’ll bet you ten to one they still will. What if they do will you be okay with that? I mean they might just pester us enough not to let it go until we do I mean.” She looked at the man that she loved more than anything but he had to know that even if things didn’t work out that she wouldn’t take him for everything that he was worth. But she could understand how things could change years from now and how feeling could be hurt.

“Honey if it would shut them up I will do anything for you as long as it’s fair. Okay? But they are not making it up that’s for sure!” she told him out right.

 Jon kissed her on the lips. “You got it. We’ll both do it with our lawyer when the time comes if the time comes how’s that?” he asked her. She shook her head yes and asked him if he was hungry so she could call down for something to eat.

Later that night they all were in the Bongiovi’s suite when there was a knock at the door. David got up to answer it and at the door was Richie B. “Hey Rich what’s up?” David asked him.

 Walking in he said, “Channel ten that’s what. It’s all over the news Jon.”

“What is?” Jon asked.

“You’re kidding right? Doc’s been on the phone for the past twenty minutes with the press and cursing you out. Your elopement. Turn on the t.v.” he told him.

As Jon did he couldn’t believe his eyes when he did because now almost every channel had picked it up. There in big black letters were Jon Bon Jovi Married. Jon Bon Jovi broke millions of hearts. And so forth. They all just stood or sat there staring and couldn’t believe their eyes at what they were seeing and hearing. This one reporter was saying only that they were getting that he eloped with some unknown girl and one said that he eloped with his high school sweetheart which Mary nearly popped a gasket herself.

 “What the Fuck!” she exclaimed on that one. Richie just put his arm around her to try and comfort her on that one and Jon did take notice much to his dislike.

 “Don’t worry Baby I’ll make sure they get the right info on this. Rich go to Doc and make sure he’s giving out the right information on our marriage and tell him I said so or they’ll be hell to pay if he doesn’t get it right.” Jon told Richie B.

“Sure Jon no problem.” He said and left.

Jon walked over to Mary and stepped in between Richie and her and wrapped his arms around her. “Hey it’s going to be okay I promise. Besides we got married for us and nobody else.” He told her as he nipped her nose.

 Smiling she laid her head on his chest and said, “I know.”

The press was being ruthless trying to get anything from the inner circle on Jon’s marriage. They were trying to bribe anyone they thought who knew anything. But anyone in the organization knew if they squealed there would be hell to pay. Jon made sure that Mary wasn’t going to go anywhere without someone by her side and this time she was okay with that. Before she could go unseen but now being Mrs. Bongiovi all eyes were on her. What did she do she kept saying to herself. But luckily she shook that thought out of her head fast because she knew one thing and one thing only; she loved him more than anything in this world. This would have to blow over sometime right? Jon had talked to Doc about doing a press conference just before the next concert which was schedule tomorrow. He just wanted to put this to bed so he, his new bride and the band could carry on with their lives. So Doc called the local news station and told them to send over their local reporters if they wanted to get the scoop.  Later that night when everyone had left, Jon was trying to unwind about tomorrow and was pacing the living and was driving Mary crazy. “Sweetie I have other ways for you to burn off that extra energy you know.” She told him winking at him.

 Stopping in his tracks and turning to her, “Don’t start anything you can’t stop little girl.” He said to her waggling his eyes at her.

“I never stop anything I start Sweetie.” She shot back at him confidently.

“Oh really so prove it.” He told her in his deep whiskey gravelly voice. All she did was give him a look as she puckered her lips in an upward slant to show him how cocky she was. Well that was all he needed as he sauntered over to her to show her what for. As he bent down to pick her up she was about to yelp as there was a knock on the door.

Jon dropped his head on her stomach and mumbled, “Oh you’ve got to be fucking me!”

Giggling, “Do you want me to get that seeing that you um have a um wardrobe malefaction of sorts.” And more giggling.

Screaming “I’LL BE RIGHT THERE! HANG THE FUCK ON! No just get your little ass in that bed and make sure it’s naked when I get in there got it.” He told her through gritted teeth.

“Yes dear.” She was able to giggle out.

“This isn’t funny and I’m so going to smack that ass of yours when I get in there.” He told her walking to the door.

“Oh I’m so scared.” She told him but ran to the bedroom when he jumped at her.

“Yeah you better run you wench!” He yelled as he smiled. There was that damn knock again Crap! Yelling again, “COMING! God this better be damn important.” He said thru his gritted teeth again as he was really really annoyed and the person who was on the other side of this door had better watch out.

 It was Richie B. with a message from Doc. “Hey Jon I have a message from Doc.” He told him.

 Jon just looked at him frustrated. “This couldn’t have waited till morning Rich or say called.” Jon asked as his voice crackled.

 Rich felt for Jon he really did but he had his orders from Doc. “Sorry Jon but Doc told me to deliver the message to you personally. He was afraid you wouldn’t have answered the phone.” He told the jumpy rock star.

Breathing deeply, “He was right I wouldn’t have and you’re lucky I even answered the damn door. Now what is it the Son of a Bitch wanted to let me know?” he asked more annoyed than ever.

“He just wanted to remind you of the press conference at ten a.m. that he set up and that he wants Mary there also.” He told Jon.

 “Fine we’ll be there now tell Doc I don’t want to be disturbed the rest of the night got it?” Jon said matter of fact.

“Sure Jon I’ll tell him.” Rich said chuckling.

Jon slammed the door shut. Was it too much to ask for a quiet night with his bride he just wanted to know. He walked into the bedroom still all tense until he turned and saw her sitting on the bed with just the sheet over her. A smile crept across his face as she did what he asked her to.

“Hey Baby what took you so long?” she asked him with a sly smile on her lips.

Smiling back and licking his lips, “Believe me if I knew you were sitting here like this I would have slammed the door in Richie B’s face.” He said as he crawled on the bed towards her.

 Laughing even harder now, “Jon!” she squealed as he grabbed the sheet with his teeth and pulled it off of her.

“Don’t want to talk want to fuck!” he told her as he grabbed her and pulled her down flat on the bed and started to kiss her hard and passionately. She wasn’t about to complain because he took her to places where no other man has. They enjoyed each other immensely over and over again. They only stopped long enough to catch their breaths so they could start again. There wasn’t a part of each other’s body that they didn’t know by look or touch. It was finally early morning before they fell asleep in each other’s arms and finally sated. Jon woke up first and feeling extremely randy. He slept like a log and when he woke not only was he feeling happier than he had the right too so was his body but for the first time he never felt like this. He knew he had been in love before or at least he thought he had but these feeling were knew to him. Especially the ones that his body were giving off. That he didn’t get.        

He never felt this before, for any girl. He just looked at Mary as she laid there curled up on her side as she faced him. He pushed some hair that had fallen in her face to the side and smiled at his bride. She started to move and slowly started to open her eyes. “Hey beautiful morning.” He said to her smiling at her lovingly.

“Hey handsome how long have you’ve been staring at me?” she asked him.

“Not long. How did I get so lucky?” he asked her now in a serious tone.

“What? Where did this come from?” she asked him as she turned over on her back.

Shaking his head and sitting up, “Nowhere I just wanted to know how I got so lucky to have found you that’s all.” He told her.

“Well I’m the lucky one you saved me.” She said back to him smiling. Just as they were about to kiss the phone rang.

“Let it ring.” Jon told her.

“Hon it could be one of the guys or Doc. Remember the press conference?” she reminded him.

“Shit!” he mumbled as he sat up to answer the phone. Smiling at him she got up to go to the bathroom. While in there she could hear him talking very loudly as he wasn’t very happy to ever he was talking to. As she came out he slammed down the phone.

“Hon is everything ok?” she asked him concerned.

“No! I forgot that the press conference is set for ten a.m. that only gives us an hour to get ready and I have to get rid of this in a hurry.” He told her pointing to his hard on. Smiling she suggested that they take a quick shower and have a quickie in there and kill two birds to say. He smiled and kissed her saying how much he loved her. They had gotten ready quickly and headed down stairs to the awaiting car that took them to the television station. There they met up with Doc and one of the reporters who were going to do the interview. The station had everything set up and Jeremy had gone over some of the questions with Jon so there wouldn’t be any surprises.

It was the basic questions and Jon answered most of them which Mary was very happy about. They had asked Jon why he had in his last interview he had stated that ‘Marriage is an institution and I’m too young to go to an institution.’ He just looked at Mary then Jeremy the reporter. “Well to be honest it wasn’t anyone’s business that I was thinking about marrying Mary at that time and that was the first thing that came to my mind.” He told him frankly.

“Ok honest answer. But you do know that you broke millions of hearts when you two eloped.” He asked them.

 “Well I’m sorry about that but we couldn’t help that. But WE did what was best for us not anyone else. Look I’m not trying to be a jerk about this but it really isn’t anyone’s business that we got married. I’m just a singer in a rock band end of story. I just want to make music good music. The guys and I we love our fans and I can’t see what the hell me being married has to do with that. I’m not going to stop loving our fans. If it wasn’t for them we wouldn’t be where we are today. And nothing is going to change with them or any future fans. We’ll still be there for them. They just need to be happy for us.” He told their audience. The interview went on for about half an hour and Jon had had it with the questions. He thought they were asinine. The interviewer Jeremy thanked Jon and Mary for their time as Jon finally walked over to Doc as he was talking to the station manager.

“Hey Tim this is my boy Jonny Bongiovi. Jon this is Tim Schaal.” Doc introduced Jon to Tim.

 “Hey Tim do you mind if have a minute with Doc?” Jon asked shaking hands with Tim.

“No go right ahead I have a few calls to make anyway. Doc I’ll catch you later.” He made his goodbyes as Jon turned to face Doc.

“So Jonny what’s up?” Doc asked.

 “First of all if you keep calling me Jonny you’ll find out so knock it off. Second this better be the end of all the damn questions about the elopement got it. We don’t want to hear it anymore. We are not getting an annulment or a divorce and stay away from Mary got that too?” he asked his over bearing manager.

“Yeah I got it Bon Jovi. But you remember one thing, you wouldn’t be where you are today without me!” he told Jon up close as he could smell the cigarettes and booze coming from his bad breath as he was poking Jon on his chest. Jon was getting more and more pissed by the minute. This was not unseen by Mary who was watching everything from a few feet away from them. Only because she knew Jon and his temper and knew by the way he was acting when they left the hotel that he wasn’t happy about this whole interview and how Doc had arranged it. She finally had to cut in between the two of them. After separating the two of them she was able to get Jon away from Doc and back into the car to take them back to the hotel. She had calmed him down in the car as he went off when they had got in there. Telling him that nobody else mattered but them. Making out the rest of the way didn’t hurt either. Later that evening they had gone to dinner with the rest of the guys and Jon explained what had gone down at the radio station. The guys couldn’t believe what Doc had said to Jon and were just as pissed as he was. After dinner the guys headed out to let off some steam as Jon and Mary went back to the hotel to let off some of their own kind of steam. The next morning as they were getting ready to head out to their next destination where they would play three more shows then their tour would be over. It was finally the last night as they wrapped up and they couldn’t wait till that last encore was over. Then they had to schmooze the uppied ups for a few more hours then head back to the hotel, get some sleep then head home for some well-deserved R and R before they had to head back to start their third album.

Jon had an apartment that wasn’t really how could you put this girl friendly in New Jersey. It was definitely a man’s apartment a single man’s apartment. So he called ahead to make an appointment to a realtor friend of his to show them some houses. Mary still wasn’t sure that she wanted to live in New Jersey but how was she going to tell Jon. That was the problem. Also she still wanted to work.

They got themselves packed up as they came for their luggage and Jon could tell that there was something bothering her. He walked over to her as she was looking around the room to make sure that they had gotten everything when he

wrapped his arms around her. “Hey Babe is everything alright?” he asked concerned.

Wrapping her arms on his she responded, “Yeah sure why?” she didn’t want to let on that there was only because they didn’t have time to really discuss this between the two of them alone as they were just about to board the plane to take them back to a home that she really wasn’t thrilled to go home to. How was she supposed to explain that to her new husband that she loved more than anything in this world.

“Well you seem to be really quite all of a sudden? You sure you’re all right?” he asked her again as he kissed her on the side of her temple.

Smiling, “Yeah I’m sure I was just checking to make sure that we got everything that’s all.” She told him trying to reassure him.

 Hugging her tight, “Okay then just checking. Well then I’ll call down to reception and see if the cars are here yet I want to get going I don’t want to be late to the airport.” He told her.  She brought the bags from the bedroom to the front room and put them by the door as Jon was getting off the phone. “Baby I was going to do that. The bellboy is on his way up now. The cars are out front waiting for us.” He told her with a frown on his face.

“It’s not a problem Jon I can do it don’t baby me I’m fine.” She scolded him.

“I know but I still could have done that. I wanted to do that.” He told her.

“Well Thank You but don’t be silly okay. Why don’t you go check on the guys and I’ll wait here until you get back and then we’ll all go downstairs together how does that sound?” she asked him.

“Sounds great I won’t be long.” He said as he gave her a quick peck on the lips and left to check on the others. She stood there in a daze trying to figure out how she was going to tell her Mom and brothers that she was on going to live in New Jersey. By the time Jon had gotten back to their room the bags were downstairs waiting for them and they were now waiting by the elevator waiting for the guys.

 It only took about thirty-five minutes to get to the airport from the hotel. By the time they all disembarked and got on the plane it took about another hour. Sitting side by side they were on their way home or at least Jon thought so. She looked over at him as he had fallen asleep. Her heart seemed to swell up when she looked at him and wanted to burst out of her chest.  They both were headed to a new life and that did scare the hell out of her. Why didn’t it scare him? Maybe because she really was never away from her family as he was from his. She always liked to seem like she was in control but she was scared to death especially not being with her brothers for the first time. And for some stupid reason she didn’t want to seem needy in front of Jon. They still had a few hours ahead of them so she thought that she would try and get some sleep herself. So she leaned on her new husband and prayed that their new life together would at least now be ex-stalker free. It had to only go up from here right?...   

The story will never end…..

   

Chapter Fifteen

“Why didn’t you tell me this before?” he asked her.

 “Because you were so excited about it and so determined you wouldn’t have heard me anyway.” She told him smiling.

 Sighing, “You’re probably right. But I may have to join you when we tell Mom.” He said as he rolled his eyes.

Mary just laughed. “Well at least we’ll be together like we wanted in the first place.” She said as she wrapped her arms around him. Kissing the top of her head he went to call the guys and ask them to come to their suite. They we’re all thrill that they were back and couldn’t wait to find out what they were up to.

They all got to the suite and were happy to see them. Jon had taken his ring off and put it in his shaving kit so it wouldn’t get lost while Mary had her hand in her pocket. Tico had his girl and David had April with him as Richie and Alex didn’t bring anyone with them. Apparently Richie had broken up with Patty a few months ago which Mary was sad to see go because she had became close to her. “So well how were you’re few days off? Are you guy’s sick of each other yet? Because if you are I’m available Beautiful.” Richie told her waggling his eyes up and down.

Jon and Mary just exchanged quick looks at each other as Jon spoke up. “Well Rich as a matter of fact our days off were very interesting isn’t that right Babe?” Jon said to his new Bride.

“Yes I thought so. We made some decisions.” She said very deadpan. The guys just looked at each other thinking that the statement Richie said was just in fun.

“Yeah man I was just kidding. I mean you two are all right. Right?” Richie asked a little nervous now.

 “Well that depends.” Jon said as he looks at Mary and winks.

“Oh come on Jon don’t scare us you two aren’t breaking up are you?” David asked.

Jon held out his hand as Mary took it in hers. “Well we do have something to tell you guys about our relationship.” He said as he squeezed her hand. She felt bad for them as Jon drew this out. “Okay, okay Mary and I decided that’ Mary squeezed his hand really hard because it was his idea to elope.’ Ahhh okay it was my idea and she went along with it.” He said as he looked at her with an annoyed look. “Maybe I should have had second thoughts.” He said as she tried again to squeeze his hand but this time he reversed the grip.

“Will you two just get on with it I’m growing older by the minute here?” David said. April smacked him in the back of his head. “Owe!”

“Serves you right. Go ahead Jon.” April said.

“Thank You. Okay to make a long story short Mary and I eloped last night in Vegas.” He told them as Mary took out her hand and showed them her rings. They stood there for a minute while Tico’s girl and April let out a scream and ran over to examine her rings when finally the guys started to hug Jon.

“Well, well the number one bachelor is finally off the market. Congrats.” David said.

“Yeah man congrats.” Tico told him.

“Yeah Kidd that’s great. Just great.” Richie said but not with that much enthusiasm. Jon noticed it but thought he would talk to him later when they were alone.

Alex asked, “Hey Jon have you told Doc yet? Because I don’t see him getting on board with this yet.” Alex wasn’t one to pussy foot about. Tico and Dave were over by Mary hugging and kissing her when Alex blurted that out.

 “Alex!” Tico yelled.

“No Tico it’s okay. No I haven’t told him or our families yet. We just got in about forty five minutes ago. We were um to busy last night and this morning to ruin our mood.” He told them with a smirk on his face. Mary gave him a dirty look as the guys gave them cat calls.

“Oh will you boys stop it right now!” she blurted out. The guys laughed as Jon walked over to Mary and kissed her on the cheek.

“So when are you going to tell your folks?” David asked.

“As soon as you guys leave I guess or I decide to get drunk first.” Jon chuckled.

“Oh no you don’t! You’re not leaving me with this to do alone!” she snapped at him. “Especially since this was your idea!” she said as she poked him in his side.

“Oweee! That hurt.” He said smiling.

“Wait a minute this was you’re idea Jon?” Richie asked.

“Yeah why?” Jon asked him back confused.

“No, no reason it’s just that we’re in a middle of a tour and you decide to run off and get married that’s all. It’s a little weird isn’t it?” Richie asked him.

 Jon looking at him and wondering why he’s questioning him like this. “What the hell King? What’s your problem? We had a few days off and it didn’t interfere with anything. So why are you questioning my personal life?” Jon asked him.

“I’m not really it’s just, I mean, oh hell I don’t know what the hell I mean.” Richie said and stormed out of the suite. They all just stood there staring at each other.

 It was Mary who broke the silence. “Funny I thought Rich liked me?” she said as she tried to hold back her tears.

Jon looked at her and wrapped his arms around her and kissed the back of her head. “I’ll talk to him later but right now while we still have the guts we need to call our families.” He said as he squeezed her. The rest of the guys left still congratulating them as they left. Jon walked over to the phone and picked it up. “Ok Babe who do you want to call first?” he asked.

“Well I think Mom might take it better than your’s so I’ll dial.” She told him as she took the phone.

It rang and on the fourth ring Cecilia picked up. “Hello?”

“Hi Mom it’s Mary.”

 “Oh hello dear is everything alright?”

 “Everything’s fine Mom. It’s just that Jon and I have something to tell you.”

“Are you sure everything is ok? Oh you’re not pregnant are you?” she asked abruptly.

“No Mar I’m not pregnant.” She told her mother as she rolled her eyes at Jon. Jon tried not to laugh at her but Mary still threw a pillow at him. “Mar, Jon and I eloped in Vegas.” She said in one breath. She just figured to get it out and see what happens.

Cecilia thought she was hearing things. Finally after about a minute or so went by she asked her daughter, “You did what dear? I don’t think I heard you correctly.”

“I said we eloped to Vegas?”

“That’s what I thought you said.” Cecilia had to sit down as her legs were getting weak. “Are you sure you’re not pregnant?”

“Yes Mommy I’m sure.”

 “I thought we were going to plan a wedding? What spurred this?” her Mom asked.

“Well Jon asked and I said yes. Plus he had a good argument. It would be like a circus if we did because the paparazzi would be all over us if we did have a wedding Mom. We’d never get any privacy and God only knows what his Mother would do.” She told her mother as he gave her a look. She just looked back at him and mouthed ‘oops sorry.’ Cecilia thought about that a minute. “Plus Mom how am I supposed to pick Rick and A.J. over each other to walk me down the aisle? I mean I guess I could have asked both of them to do it but really it should be Rick since he’s the oldest but I don’t want to hurt A.J.’s feelings and…”

 “Ok Honey I understand that really I do. It just would have been nice to have a wedding that’s all. You’re my only daughter.” Cecilia said sadly.

“Well Mom we can have a reception can’t we?” That seemed to cheer Cecilia up a bit.

“You know that’s a great idea. When can we have it so I can start planning it?”

 “Um well I’ll have to check Jon’s schedule so I’ll have to get back to you but it probably won’t be for a while. At least not till they come back to San Diego to play but I’ll let you know in a week or so I promise. Can you tell the guys for me I don’t think I can this has been too much for me? Thanks Mom I love you too, Bye.”

Mary looked at Jon as she hung up the phone. “Well it’s your turn and if you think I’m helping you in any freaking way you are sadly mistaken!”

Jon went to sit beside her. “Why was it really that bad?” he chuckled.

“Yes and you didn’t lift on finger to help me. So you’re on your own Mister!” she said determinedly.

 “Well fine give me the phone and wish me luck.” He said. It only rang twice when his Dad answered the phone.

“Hello? Jonny what’s up son?” his father asked him.

“Actually quite a lot Pop is Mom there with you?”

 “Why yes she’s in the kitchen do you want me to go get her?” he asked his son.

“Um can you put her on the kitchen phone so I can talk to the both of you at the same time?” he asked his Dad.

“Sure just hold on a second alright.” John Sr. said. He went to tell his wife that their son was on the phone and that he wanted to talk to both of them and to pick up the kitchen phone while he was to listen on the living room one. Carol didn’t need to be told twice. Jon who was the oldest and her golden child, well she never gave up the chance to speak to him or what she could get from him.

“Jonny sweetie what is it that you both want your father and me on the phone?” she asked.

“Well I have some wonderful news.” He said as Mary huffed next to him. He turned to her and stuck his tongue out at her while she giggled at him so he rolled his eyes as he went back to his conversation with his parents.

“Really Dear well don’t keep us in suspense what it is?” Carol asked excited.

“Well Mary and I eloped last night in Vegas. You have a new daughter-in-law.” He told them.

 “Really? Well congratulations son. Is she there with you?” John Sr. asked.

“Yeah Pop she’s sitting right here next to me.” Jon told his Dad.

“Well put her on I want to speak to my new daughter.” He said but Carol interjected.

“Don’t You Dare!” she said very loudly and angrily. It didn’t really surprise either man that she would be upset. “How could you! How could you do this to me and your family Jon!” she spouted to him.

 Jon couldn’t believe what he was hearing. “How could I do what Mom?” he asked his mother trying very hard not to blow.

 “How could you marry that girl? I thought this fling with her was just that a fling and you’d get bored by now. But to marry her! How could you?” She ranted.

“Carol that’s enough! Our son called with some good news and you’re ruining it for him. As long as he’s happy what does it matter? Plus Mary is a nice girl and comes from a nice family.” John Sr. abolished his wife for ruining his son’s wonderful news. Mary could hear the loud voices coming from the phone so she knew it wasn’t very good. She felt bad for Jon because she also knew that his mother didn’t like her for some reason. Why she really didn’t know but it could have been the old reason of she stole her son from her or first-born son. She knew it sounded dumb but in some cases it was very true. And where Carol was concerned boy was it true!

“Oh my God she’s pregnant! Jon you need a second opinion because it might not be yours.” Carol told him.

 “Mom Oh my God! She’s not pregnant first of all, and second if she was yes it would be mine! That’s just really rude for you to say that it wouldn’t be!” Jon said as his voice gotten much louder now. Mary just looked at him with a rather shocked look on her face.  “Look I wanted to call you before it hit the news so you wouldn’t freak out. So mission accomplished. Dad thank you for being happy for Mary and me. Mom I feel sorry for you that you can’t be happy for us or for you for that matter because until you can accept Mary I don’t want you anywhere around her or me until you can. Pop I’ll talk to you later, bye.” And Jon hung up the phone. 

Mary just looked at Jon in shock. “What?” he said rather roughly to her.

“Nothing it’s just that I take it that they didn’t take the news very well.” She said trying to be very careful on how she said it.

Looking at her, “You think?” he snapped at her.

“Well we kind of knew that they weren’t going to be happy about it didn’t we?” she asked him softly.

“Yes we knew that but I didn’t realize that Mom was going to freak out that bad about this the way she did.” He said as his voice was getting louder by the minute.

Mary was trying to stay calm. “Funny how everyone thinks I’m pregnant thou huh? Just because we ran off and got married I guess that’s the first thing that pops into everyone’s mind.” She said trying to make conversation.

 Jon got up from the couch and stared at her for a second or two when he started to get louder and what she thought was yelling at this point. “Yeah everyone thinks I just knocked you up! That’s why we had to get married. That’s what Doc’s gonna say too when we tell him. I just don’t fucking get it!” he was yelling at this point.

Richie was thinking of going down to the bar and as he was walking by their suite when he heard Jon yelling at someone. Thinking to himself he felt that Jon couldn’t be yelling at Mary at least not this early in their honeymoon stage. So he decided to see what the problem was only because he knew if Mary couldn’t calm him down he knew he could. He opened the door and luckily it was unlocked.

He peeked in and could see Jon yelling at Mary as she stood there in what appeared to him in shock as he was yelling at her. She looked like she was about to cry and he was too absorbed in himself to even notice. “Hey what’s all the racket about?” Richie yelled into the room. The two of them turned to the door and looked at Richie as he finally entered the room.

“What are you doing here?” Jon snapped at him.

“Well hello to you too. I could hear you yelling all the way out in the hallway you jackass. What the hell are you yelling about?” he asked his best friend.

“What the hell do care?” Jon again snapped at him.

“What does that mean?” Richie asked.

“Jon?” Mary said but Jon stopped her.

“Shut up! This is between me and him!” he snapped at her.

 “HEY! Don’t talk to her like that!” Richie yelled at him. But before Richie even finished Mary had stormed out of the room and into the bedroom and slammed the door. “Good going Kidd! Guess the honeymoon is over.” Richie said sarcastically.

“Mind your own business Richie.” Jon told him as he gave him the stink eye.

“What the hell is wrong with you? You guys came in here not an hour ago happy as can be and now you’re screaming at her. What did she do?” Richie wanted to know.

Jon just looked at him running his hands thru his hair. Walking over to the bar he pulled out a bottle of Jack and poured himself a drink. “You want one?” he asked Richie.

 “Sure I was heading down to the bar so I might as have one here instead.” Richie said. “So you going to answer my question Kidd or what?”

“I fucked up Rich, I so fucked up.” He said as he downed his drink as it burned going down. He poured himself another.

“Okay I’ll bite how did you fuck up?”

“You heard me I was yelling at her so I fucked up.”

 “Well why were you yelling at her dumbass?” he asked as he took his drink and downed his.

Jon took his glass and poured him another. “We called our folks and told them we eloped. Mrs. Simon, I mean Cecilia, Mom, whatever she was okay with it mostly when Mary told her she could throw a reception for us at some point in time. But of course my Mother went ballistic when I told her. I didn’t even give her time to tell me to get it annulled. I just told her if she couldn’t except Mary then she wouldn’t see me either until she could, then I hung up.” He explained to Richie.

“Yeah but you knew Mom was going to react like that so why did it surprise you. I’m surprise she didn’t ask if she was pregnant?” Richie laughed. Jon just gave him a sly look. “Oh my God she did didn’t she?” he asked not very surprised.

“Yep in fact both Mothers asked that question. Mary wasn’t too upset with her Mom but wasn’t too surprised either when my Mom did ask. But Rich when Mom asked me I was so pissed I just blew. For her to think that was the only reason I would get married to anyone and not for love really pissed me off you know.”

Richie could see that his friend was visibly upset. But he had to tell him like it was. “I hate to get you more angry Kidd but after you got off the phone did you ever consider Mary’s feeling’s in this?” he asked.

“What do you mean?”

“Well you really laid into her.”

“Why weren’t you happy for us earlier?” he asked him.

“What do you mean?” Richie asked.

“Earlier when we were all together and everyone was congratulating us you didn’t seem too happy for us. Why?” Jon asked him.

 “You really want to know why because it’s going to sound really stupid.” he said.

“Yeah Rich we’re best friends so I want to know.” He said. They’ve been best friends for years the closest in the band. So Jon wanted to know what was bothering him.

 “Well you and I have done almost everything together right and now with you married I’m going to be the third wheel. I guess I was just feeling sorry for myself that’s all. Plus you usually tell me everything and you didn’t tell me this so I was really feeling left out.” He said as he had his head down.

“Ah man Rich I never told Mary either. I surprised her. She never knew where we were going until we got there. And as for the third wheel you’ll never be that she knows that.” He told Richie as he walked over and gave Richie a big hug.

“Thanks man but I think you need to apologize to her for yelling at her. Remember you did ask her to elope it wasn’t the other way around.” He told a remorseful Jon.

She couldn’t believe he was acting like an asshole all of a sudden. She didn’t act like that when she got off the phone with her mother. At first Cecilia wasn’t too thrilled about them running off and getting married either but she didn’t take it out on him now did she. And what the hell it was his idea in the freaking first place the dumbass. She was flitting around the room ranting and raving to herself and being very animated. She was wondering if he was always like this and just noticing it now or just on tour. She also didn’t know if she wanted to cry or just scream. Maybe both. She did know one thing she wanted to smack him. She also wanted to get the hell out of there but then she would have to go thru the living room and he would see her leave. Damn she should have just left when Richie came in. She went and laid down on the bed because she started to get a headache all of a sudden. Ever since that incident where that idiot grabbed her in the ladies room of their first job with the guys and assaulted her because he was after Jon and smashed her head against the wall her migraines have been getting worse. She’ll have to remember next time she’s home to call the doctor to have him take a look and see what he can do. In the meantime she has been getting pills from Alex to take care of the pain and keeping it from Jon. Alex’s knows what she going thru because his sister also has migraines and knows what she needs. But he is keeping it under wraps because she asked him too and because he feels that Jon gets everything he wants and this is something that he can’t control and that he can. And that she reminds him of his sister.

Richie left Jon and told him to make amends with his new bride but also to clear the air with her. Jon walked back and forth in front of the bedroom door thinking of what he was going to say to her or more to the point beg for her forgiveness. He opened the door very slowly and peeked thru just in case she decided to throw something at him. He wasn’t going to take any chances and he wasn’t going to blame her either. When he looked he saw her on the bed so he walked in and as he walked closer to the bed he noticed that her eyes were closed. He carefully crawled onto the bed and noticed that her breathing was slow and labored so he knew that she was sleeping. He didn’t want to wake her and piss her off even more so he just carefully got off and went back into the living room and decided that he had to tell Doc that he had eloped. He wanted to do it with her anyway seeing that Doc was going to be furious and didn’t want her in the line of fire. Doc was coming in for the concert only because the guys were getting an award for their 7800 Fahrenheit album going platinum plus he wanted to talk about the next one that should be in the works. Mary slept most of the afternoon away and when she woke up and went into the living room she found a note from Jon saying that he had to meet up with Doc since he was coming in that afternoon and he wanted a meeting with him. Well of course he did and she also knew what Jon was going to tell him and she knew that he didn’t want her there either. Which was fine by her she hated the man he reminded her of Col. Tom Parker and was afraid that he was going to do the same thing to Jon that, that idiot did to Elvis and God help him if he did. 

Chapter Fourteen

They did three nights in Seattle and then they were moving on to Salt Lake City, Utah for another three nights but they were going to have two nights free in between. So Jon was going to take advantage of those two nights with his lady love and book one night totally alone with just her. So in secret he booked two days and one night in Vegas without anyone’s knowledge and as everyone was getting ready to leave for Utah Jon had other ideas. When they got to the airport Jon had the guys use the Bon Jovi jet to head to Utah and he told them that they would meet up with them on show night. They knew better to question him about why they weren’t joining them so they just made their goodbyes and said they would see them in a few days. The guys knew that they wanted to spend some time alone together since they had gotten engaged and hadn’t had the time to do so since they had gotten back. Mary couldn’t for the life of her get where they were going until they were on the plane. Once on she was bugging the hell out of him why they were going to Vegas of all places. He just told her that she would see and that it was a surprise. When they got to their hotel room they had settled in late afternoon. Jon had suggested that they eat and then take a long relaxing shower together. Once they got out and they both were beaming Jon called down to reception. It only took about fifteen minutes when there was a knock on the door.

“Jon who the hell could that be?” Mary asked him.

Smiling, “You’ll see.” He went and answered the door and a lady with her assistant came in with two racks of evening gowns and dresses.

“Jon what’s all this?” she asked him surprised by what was going on.

“This is all for you. I want you to pick out your Wedding Dress.” He told her smiling from ear to ear.

She stood there dumbfounded. “You want me to what?” she asked him surprised.

“You heard me Baby I want you to pick out your wedding dress. That is if you’ll marry me tonight?” he said as he walked over to her and took her hands in his. “Well?” he asked.

 She didn’t know what to say or think. Her head was spinning. “But Jon what about our families? Friends?” she asked him flabbergasted.

“Screw them. I just want it to be us. Just you and me. What do you say elope with me?” he asked with a smile on his sexy face.

Chuckling, “Of course I’ll marry you or elope with you. I never did want a big wedding anyway and if I let Mom have it her way she’ll invite everyone she’d ever met.” She said as she laughed.

“Ok then Beautiful find a dress because I have a reservation at eleven-thirty for us at the Graceland Wedding Chapel tonight.” He told her. So with the help of Ms. Lewis and her assistant Mary went thru the dresses and picked out this pretty ivory casual tea knee length lace high neck and low back wedding dress. Jon had this linen ivory suit with a light blue gauge shirt and a light blue belt and ivory tie loosen at the top. He also had the wedding rings there for her approval.

“Well do you like these?” he asked her.

“My band matches my ring.” She said to him.

“Yeah I thought you might like that. Five diamonds for your wedding band to match the engagement ring.” He said hoping she’d like it.

“I love it. I really love it Honey. It’s beautiful Thank You.” She said with tears in her eyes.

“Hey no crying or your makeup will run.” He told her.

 “I have a feeling it’s going to run anyway.” She sniffed.

“Are you ready?” he asked her.

“More than ever.” She told him happily.

“Then let’s go.” He said as he took her arm in his. They headed out to the chapel. He knew this was going to be a special night not just because it was going to be their wedding night but when he would see her face when they would walk in. When they pulled up and got out he sighed a big sigh of relief only because the press hadn’t gotten wind of their nuptials yet. They entered the chapel as Mary started to giggle. “And what’s so funny young lady?” he asked her smiling.

“Nothing it’s just that I love the name of this chapel. Graceland Wedding Chapel. It’s awesome!” she told him excited.

“I thought you’d love it.” He said as he kissed the top of her head.

 Just then an elderly gentleman walked in and introduced himself. “Well Hello there you must be the Bongiovi party. I’m Jerry Potter and this is my wife June, June Honey where are you?” he called out to her.

 “Oh I’m sorry I’m right here Dear.” She said as she came trotting up to him with some flowers in her hand. “I had to get this lovely child’s bouquet.” Mrs. Potter told them.

“Well thanks Dear she’s always thinking. So you two want to get married correct?” he asked them.

 “Yes Sir we do. I called the day before yesterday and talked to you about the arrangements.” Jon said to him.

 “Oh yes well we have everything you requested and if you’re both ready we can begin. If you’ll just follow me Mr. Bongiovi and Ms. Simon correct?” he asked.

 “Yes Sir that’s Correct.” She said.

“Just for the time being.” Jon corrected them. Mary smiled.

 “So you’re taking his name then?” Mr. Potter asked her.

“Oh I really hadn’t thought about it.” She told him.

“You are taking my name right? You’re not keeping Simon?” he questioned her.

“Well we never did discuss it. Do I have to make up my mind now?” she asked.

“Well it would be helpful if you did so I know what to put on the marriage certificate that way it would be legal and all.” Mr. Potter told her.

“Oh well…”

 “Really you have to think about it? I don’t believe this.” Jon was starting to get upset seeing that he just assumed that she was going to take his name and that it was no big deal. Which it wasn’t as she was just going to tease him so she better rethink about stretching it out any further.

“Honey, Honey calm down I’m sorry okay. Yes I’m going to take his name. I would be honored too.” she smiled as she told everyone concerned.

Jon looked at her funny. “Then why the hesitation?” he asked concerned.

Making a face she said, “I said I was sorry okay. I was trying to be funny and it didn’t come off that way. Can we just leave it and move on? Just chalk it up to nervous energy.” She said him.

Trying to understand, “Sure but no more ha ha. I’m just as nervous as you are Babe okay.”

“Okay.”

 “Fine then Mr…”

“No please call me Jon and this is Mary.” Jon told Potter.

“Fine then Jon you come with me and Mary you go with my wife.” Potter told them.  After a few minutes and both of them were where they should be in the chapel the music starts playing and Mary is being walked down the aisle by Mr. Potter. Jon is standing there watching her come towards him and he has tears in his eyes. He didn’t think it would hit him this hard but it does. To him she’s the most beautiful woman he’s ever seen. She’s carrying a bouquet of roses in her hands that he told them to have for her when they got there. He will never ever have Lilies for her ever again. When she finally reached him she also had tears in her eyes and Potter gives her to him as they hold each other hands. Mary looks around and sees that the Potters are standing to the side so there doesn’t seem to be a Preacher. Jon is smiling at her and she is so confused until out of the side door this tall dark hair man in a white jumpsuit walks out and over to them. Mary nearly faints. An Elvis impersonator is standing in front of them and is ready to conduct the ceremony. She looks at her husband to be.

“You like?” Jon asks for the umpteenth time today.

 “Oh my God I can’t. This is just to, too much!” she tells him with a smile a mile long.

 “It’s just the beginning Baby.” He told her. They stand there holding each other’s hands looking lovingly at each other as the Minster gets to the I Do’s:

He takes her left hand and as he holds it he slides her wedding band on her finger.

I, Jon, take you Mary, for my lawful wedded wife, to have and to hold I promise to be true to you in good times and bad, for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, I will love and honor you all the days of my life until death do us part.

She now takes his left hand in hers and slides his wedding band onto his finger.

I, Mary, take you Jon, for my lawful wedded husband, to have and to hold I promise to be true to you in good times and bad, for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, I will love and honor you all the days of my life until death do us part.

“In as much as you have consented together in marriage, and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the laws of the State of Nevada, it is my distinct pleasure to declare that you are now husband and wife.”

“You may now kiss one another.” He told them as he smiled, as did the Potters.

Looking as happy as any man could, he took her face between his hands and gently kissed her as her hands went to his hips to basically balance herself. It wasn’t a long kiss just a sweet kiss. They parted and he whispered “I love you Mrs. Bongiovi.” “I love you too Mr. Bongiovi.” Just then Mrs. Potter threw rice into the air dousing them with it. “Oh my.” Mary exclaimed.

“Congratulations!” the Potters yelled as did the Elvis impersonator.

 “Thank You. Um would it be alright if you sign our marriage license? I don’t mean to rush any of you but we would like to…” Jon was trying to finish but Potter interrupted.

“Oh sure thing we know you youngins’ what to get started on the honeymoon.” He said to Jon winking at him. Jon just gave a him a wiry smile not wanting to get into the real reason why he wanted to get out of there. They got the license and thanked everyone and headed back to the hotel before anyone could spot them. As they got off the elevator and to their door Jon unlocked the door and opened it slightly.

He then turned around as Mary was about to enter the room. “Hold on their Baby.” He said to her as he stopped her in her tracks.

Confused, “What’s the matter? You want me to check the room before you go in there?” she asked him dead serious.

 Looking at her as he rolled his eyes, “Well thanks for hurting my manhood Hon.” He said to her chuckling. “I guess that’s what I get for marrying a P.I. huh?”

Realizing what she just said to him, “Oh Honey I didn’t mean anything by that I’m so sorry…”

“Calm down I’m just joking with you it’s ok really I just stopped to do this.” he said as he also looked up and down the hall to make sure nobody was there  looking at them. He scooped her up in his arms.

“What the hell?” she asked. “I thought you were supposed to do this when we’re home?” she asked him.

 “Well I will but hotels are the closest thing we have to home right now so I’m going to do it now and when we get back to Jersey.” He told her as he pushed the door open with his foot and carried her through.  

Kicking the door shut he put her down and kissed her thoroughly. “Hmmm that was…nice.” She said as she took her arms off around his neck.

“Just nice?” he asked.

“You know what I meant smart ass.” She giggled.

 “Smart ass huh? I’ll show you smart ass.” Jon told her as he had a wild look in his eyes. Giggling Mary started to move slowly backwards and she hit the back of the couch. “Don’t. You can’t out run me Babe.” He said to her in a very low sexy growl as he sauntered over to her and put his hands on both sides of her as he leaned in barely touching his face to hers.

“Oh I wouldn’t think of it.” She told smiling. But then something hit her when she remembered what he said to her when they enter the room. ‘When they get back to Jersey? Get back to Jersey? What the hell? He thinks they’re going to live in Jersey? Oh crap they’re going to have to talk.’ She thought.

“Hey whatcha thinking?” he asked her.

 “Um what?” she asked him looking somewhat far away.

“You don’t look like you’re with me you look like you went somewhere else. You ok?” Jon asked her concerned.

“Yeah I’m fine Sweetie just fine. Now where were we?” she asked as she wrapped her arms around him. Well he showed her right there as he undressed his new bride. They left a line of clothing along the floor to the bedroom and as they enjoyed each other they did find that being married did find a certain excitement to their love making. Maybe it help as Mary kept telling him that he was fucking a married woman helped a little as she also kept giggling as she said it. He found that so cute when she did that. That was one of the things she did that he found so adorable in her.

They had to get up early the next morning which was a little difficult seeing that Jon had other things in mind for his new bride and with the little sleep he had gotten she wasn’t a morning person. He had snuggled up to her nibbling on her ear as she was not groaning but grumbling. “Jonnny! What time is it?” she whined.

Turning over to check the clock he told her, “It’s a little after six Babe.” He told her as he continued to nibble and lick her ear.

“Jon please just five more minutes ok? I promise okay?” she asked as she dug her face into the pillow.

 “Nope your mine now. I can legally do whatever I want.” He told her as he again continued to do what he was doing. “Besides we have to get up in an hour to get ready to check out we have a plane to catch in a few hours remember?” he told her.

“Oh crap and what do you mean I’m yours?” she asked as she turned over to face him.

Smiling that evil little smile of his, “That ring on your finger says your mine. Which means I can do whatever my little dirty mind can come up with.” He said as he smirked and kissed her nose.

“You do know you’re a pain in the ass right?”

“Oh I’m a pain in the ass well we’ll just see about that!” He said thru gritted teeth as he grabbed her and started to slap her ass. She squealed and squirmed as he pinned her underneath him and he kissed her hard and passionately. His hands finally let go of hers and started to roam her body as her legs wrapped around his waist. They were never one to just fuck. Jon loved to take his time with her. He wanted to always feel every part of her. He wanted her to enjoy every part of him.

An hour or so went by and they showered and got dressed. They checked out of the hotel and made it to the airport without too much fanfare. It didn’t take them long to get back the guys. As they landed in Utah, Jon had a car waiting for them to take them to the hotel. Again they got there without anyone noticing probably because everyone thought they were already there and that they were already in the hotel. They went in the back way thru the kitchen seeing most of the fans were waiting out front and the kitchen parking area was blocked off. Jon liked this hotel it was one of the more high class ones and security was much better when added with theirs. When they reached their room Jon grabbed her and planted a huge kiss on her lips. “Hey what was that for?” she asked him smiling.

“I have to have a reason now to kiss my own wife?” he said to her.

 Putting her arms around him, “No I guess not but you better keep that up then.” She told him kissing him back.

“Well I hate to end all this and our short lived honeymoon Babe but I have to let the guys know we’re back.” He told her.

 “I know and we also have to tell them plus your family and mine. Then I’m going into the witness protection program I don’t know about you but when my Mom hears that she didn’t get to see her daughter get married I’m hiding!” she told him with a slight smile.