Happy Birthday to Jon - Chapter 20 - 3/2/09

When Jon walked backstage he knew he had to explain to the kids especially Jesse why talking about a mom would make Mika sad.

“Jesse come here. We need to come to an understanding.” Jon would say as Jesse sits down next to him.

“Mika is not trying to replace your mom. She’s my girlfriend; I wasn’t going to introduce you to her this early but well you met her early. Your mom is always going to be your mom, but we aren’t married anymore sweetie, she has someone new in her life. Mika is new in my life.”

“Dad she’s in your life not mine. She’s not my mom.”

”Jesse I know that. I need you to stop being like this. When you start going off and getting all mean about her being your mom you are hurting her. She’s not trying to be Jesse but her mom died recently. Do you know what death is?”

”Yes it's like mom’s uncle Sam- he died.”

”Right Jesse but this was Mika’s mom and they were very close, it would be like you losing me it hurts her to think about it and talk about it so she doesn’t need you being mean to her right now for no reason. She’s not trying to hurt you Jesse so stop trying to hurt her.”

”OK if you say so dad.”

“And I want you to apologize to her.”

”For what?”

”For me. I want my son to be nice and kind to the new woman in my life she doesn’t turn tail and run.”

”Turn tail and?”

”Just apologize to her Jesse for being mean. Show her respect as someone in Daddy’s life that he would like to stay around. OK?”

”OK dad. Why do you care what she thinks of me?”

“Well because first of all you’re my son. She respects that. She didn’t even strangle you when you were being a brat because you’re my son and she knows seeing me with someone other than mom probably confuses you.”

”She wanted to strangle me?” Jesse asked shocked.

“If she didn’t want to I did. I know this is hard buddy, I’ve been with your mom for 20 yrs longer than you’ve been alive. I’m just trying to find my way buddy.”

”On this lost highway?” Jesse smiled.

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Chapter 19

Mika then looked at Jake who is clinging to Steph’s leg. “Jake are you going to talk?”

”NO”

“Ok” Mika laughed at his not talking reply.

“What’s dat?” He pointed to the side stage that Mika and Marsha set up every night.

“That’s another stage where you daddy sings to the crowd.”

“Want up” He walked over to it and Mika helped him up on it.

He’d start moving his body around and then he’d throw his fist into the air. He’d swing his butt around and Jon says from in front of him.

“Is that what daddy looks like on stage Jake?”

”I rock star!”

“Really you are?”

”Yep – rock star!” He throws his hand in the air again and Stephanie and Mika laugh while Jon gets him off the mini stage and hugs him.

Jesse would then look at me. “I’m sorry for what I said and how I acted Mika, I was very rude.”

”Ok Jesse why don’t you try getting to know me before you hate me.” Mika tells him.

“You’re not my mom!” Jesse says with anger.

“JESSE!” Jon starts to scold him again and Mika continued.

“NO Jesse I’m not your mom, you have one and you should cherish and respect her” Mika said and almost start crying.

Jon realized her emotions are a little to raw from losing her mom so he tried to calm the situation.

“OK before anyone says anything they’ll regret Steph, Jesse, Jake and Romeo – backstage.” He then turns to Mika, “I’m sorry he hit a nerve.” Jon then gives Mika a hug trying to give her some comfort while being pulled in another direction emotionally trying to protect his kids from this woman that he adores but he’s not sure if she can handle being with him long term so he has to be safe with their hearts. “I’m sorry Mika, he’s just a little boy, and he doesn’t get it. I’m sorry.” Jon would hug Mika again and give her a tender kiss. “He didn’t mean to hurt you, please don’t hate my son.”

“Jon I don’t hate your son, it's just raw.”

”He hates me Jon. He’s mama’s boy isn’t he?”

”Yes, Steph is daddy’s girl, Jesse is mommy, Jake is daddy and Romeo I think he loves everyone. I’m sorry Angel.”

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Chapter 18

Mika would be working with Marsha setting up Jon’s side stage when suddenly a 14 yr old blond hair blue eyed girl walks up to here and says “Mika?” “Yes Stephanie, how are you?” Mika says upon turning around. “I like you, you make my daddy smile.” “Well thank you, he makes me smile too.” “You’re welcome.” ”Between us, he and mom weren’t good anymore. Do you love him?” Steph asked immediately and Mika is very relieved to see Jon walk up with the rest of the kids in tow. “Steph this is Mika, Mika this is Steph. Now you’ve met will you come back stage please?” ”HI” Romeo stated and leaned towards Mika holding his arms out. Mika would take him because he looks like he’s about to fall otherwise. “I like you-daddy smiles.” Mika smiled at Romeo, “I like you too, you’re daddy smiles when he talks about you all the time.” ”Want money?” Jesse says out of no where. “JESSE BONGIOVI” Jon scolded and Mika looks at him like Jon its ok. “No Jesse I have enough money of my own, thank you very much.” “So you want to be in the papers.” He’d state like he’d know. “JESSE JAMES!” Jon scolded. “Dad I need to find out. Cos you aren’t thinking.” “No Jesse I’d rather not be in the papers. Besides I’m just in the road crew.” ”You can fool the young kids but Steph and I know you’re his girlfriend now. So I need to find out about you.” Mika still have Romeo and she just flippantly looks at Jesse. “So are you going to hate me forever or are you going to get over your tude soon and try to get to know me?” Steph laughs, ‘Busted” “Shut up Steph!” Jon then looks at me and asks me to watch the kids. He quickly takes Jesse by the ear and brings him up into the rafters of the arena, away from prying ears. “OH shit he’s in trouble.” Steph would say. “Is your dad mad?” ”Oh yes. But he won’t ell at him in public. What should remain private, will.” Stephanie tells Mika and she just nods knowing the Bon Jovi motto’s well. “Yep I got that memo.” Mika says. “Yes, he’ll be scolded and then come and apologize to you for being rude and to me for saying shut up cos that’s not allowed in our family. I bet I’ll get in trouble next though.” ”Why?” ”Dad didn’t want the kids to meet you yet but when I saw his smile I had to find you. Jakey is my shadow and Romeo follows him so when I came out to see you I got them all out.” ”Oh oh.” ”Yep but it was worth it I had to meet his girlfriend.” ”We just started dating Steph, do you mind me calling you Steph or do you prefer Stephanie?” ”Steph is fine, and my dad doesn’t date Mika. In case you missed the memo he’s a little bit famous so him going to dinner and the movies is difficult.” ”So are you dating someone?” ”Yes and he’s 16 dad doesn’t like him.” “Well you seem very adjusted considering who your dad is and your parents…” ”You can say it, aren’t together anymore. That’s mom’s mistake not dad. She messed it up.” ”Your dad told you everything that happened?” ”No, I heard her talking to her friend one afternoon. Dad and I bond. I’m daddy’s little girl. But he didn’t want me in the middle so all he ever told me is it was between them. I’m sorry about your mom. Dad did tell me that, it sucks.” ”Yes it does. Thanks Steph.”

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Chapter 17

“Sure.”

”Promise to keep it just us?” He needed her reassurance.

“Of course what happens in Jovi-“ She started the well known motto.

“No even more”

“What happens in our relationship stays in our relationship?”

“Exactly.”

“Sure Jon.” Wondering what he could have to tell her that was so secretive.

“Well I know this isn’t very ROCKSTAR of me but kissing is by far my favorite sexual act. If God denied me everything but one thing with my partner I’d pick kissing to keep.”

“Wow – why?”

Jon actually sat up, shirtless and somewhat flushed from kissing for the past hour and look at Mika, “Kissing is everything, its hello, I missed you, its good-morning and goodnight, its I want you, I love you, I need you. You can still do it even if exhausted, you can kiss you lover to sleep or kiss them awake. You can say I’ll be there for you without saying a word. A kiss can cure a boo boo, it can start an engine. A kiss is the simplest way to show someone you care, it's congrats, its I’m sorry. A kiss if done right is everything I’ve just said and 50,000 things I forgot.”

“You’ve thought about this a lot.” Mika smiled.

“Yes I have, it’s the most intimate expression of emotion I think.”

“If it's so intimate why do you kiss fans every night?”

“Because it is intimate - I know they want a piece of me it's a way of giving them a special memory.” Jon stated and then look at Mika and saw that’s not a good enough answer for her.

“This may honestly be where you and I will have issues – I can’t stop that now it's become such a part of the show people expect it fans would not take that well. If I didn’t pick someone to kiss, they’d initiate it- now I have the control I pick the person that looks the least likely to attack me one that will enjoy the dance and at the end allow the thanks for the dance sweetheart and the quick peck on the lips.”

“Is that what you say to them?”

“yep every one of them”

“If you start calling me sweetheart I’ll know you don’t mean it?” Mika smirked.

“You are a sassy girlfriend.” Jon moved and lie partially on top of her and continue their kissing session.

About 430am the bus rolls to a stop and Jon looked at Mika with lust filling his eyes. “Hold on let me see if we’re at the hotel.” Jon got up exhaled deeply trying to bring his blood pressure back to normal and walked up to the front. “Hey Mike we here?”

”Yeah Jon all parked and ready for sleep.”

”Great thanks man.”

Jon walked back to the room Mika is in. “Hey angel it's time for sleep.” He picked up his shirt off the floor then held out his hand to her so they can leave. All of her clothes were still in place and he can’t believe how much fun he just had necking with his girlfriend.

Mika and Jon walked into the hotel hand in hand and got their room keys. He has had Paul book the room for Marsha and Mika within two doors of his. So he stops at her door and kisses her goodnight. “I had fun on our date.”

”Me too, let’s do it again sometime.”

Jon placed his hand tenderly on the side of Mika’s face and kissed her swollen lips softly.
“Definitely, goodnight ladylove.”

When Mika got ready for bed and collapsed on her bed she’s hoping for nothing but sleep but instead Marsha needed to talk – “Tell me everything”

“There’s nothing to tell go to sleep.” Mika moans.

“Bullshit, let me live vicariously, how does he kiss?”

”With his lips now go to sleep.”

”Damn it Mika tell me something.”

“He’s a sweet guy and he’d like his privacy respected so I’m not telling you anything. GO to sleep.”

Marsha is pissed but Mika doesn’t care. She’s not about to ruin anything that happened tonight by kissing and telling.

“DADDY DADDY DADDY!”

Mika heard a little boy’s bellow way too soon after her head hit the pillow. She can’t determine whose voice it is until she hears Jon in the hallway, “ROMEO”

“Ahh judge and jury have arrived.” She mumbled turning over for more sleep.


~ 1130am Jon’s room~
“So dad why are you so smiley and yet tired?” Steph asked her father.

“I’m just happy to see you guys.” Jon told her and winks at her letting his baby girl know that they will talk in a bit.

2pm ~ the arena ~
By this time the kids have decided being back on the road with daddy is fun. Romeo and Jake have found their uncle Richie to climb all over, Richie is having so much fun with the kids because he hasn’t seen Ava in far to long so he’s fully into babysitting while Jon sat and talked to Steph. Jesse of course is having an attitude so he’s not talking to Jon at all.

“So Dad tell me for real –why so smiley?”

“I’ve met someone.”

“Tell me everything” His 14yr old Oprah asks.

“Steph just leave it as I’ve met someone I don’t want to introduce her to you guys cos I’m not sure where it's going. It's fun and I enjoy being with her.”

”Is this Mika?”

”Yes – how do you know about her?” He asked wondering how she has the name already.

“Uncle Tony said Mika was new to the road crew. How else would you meet someone who can hang around long enough to get to know you? I’ll be back.” Steph quickly stood up and ran out into the arena, Jon has to gather the rest of the kids before he can follow her.

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Chapter 16

Mika and Jon laid down on the futon and he pulled her into his arms to cuddle. She felt so good, not believing someone so great cares for her.

“Hey.” Jon says thinking she zoned out on him.

“Yeah.” Mika answered.

“Can you do something for me?” Jon asks. Mika wouldn’t know how to answer him what if he wants something kinky.

“Ok.”

Jon doesn’t understand why she’s hesitating. They are just talking for goodness sake. “I need you to be honest with me. I need to know you’ll stand up to me and tell me when I need to change something ok?”

”Sure Jon I can do that.” Mika smiled, that much she could do.

”What’s something you need from your boyfriend?” Jon asked out of the blue. He loves this time in a relationship, when you are getting to know the other person. “I need him to be tender, in a touchy, feely way.”

“Are you a clingy girlfriend?”

“As in can’t stand up by myself–no. As in I want to touch you all the time- yes.”

“Then why is my ass over here and why isn’t my girlfriend touching me?” Jon smiles trying to lightening the mood, letting Mika know that while they are talking it's nothing she should be scared of.

“Cos we are trying to be smart about this – so we can a) supply what the other needs or b) determine it's not something we can do and walk away before it gets to hard.” She answered seriously.

“But everything I’m hearing I love – I want to be touched all the time it's fun.” Jon explained while pulling Mika closer to him and kissing her softly.

“So do you like back massages?” She asks out of the blue.

“Hell yeah”

“Take off your shirt and turn over” She smirks and he grins at her with that megawatt white smile. He removes his shirt quickly but whines, “But we were cuddling.”

“Shut up just roll over.”

He shrugs and then he does and I smile, “damn you’ve got a great ass” Mika smirks and before he can say anything she tells him, “Shut it don’t even argue and no rolling your eyes.”
He smirks and tells Mika, “OK I know I’m busted so I’ll let you admire me.” He then moans as she hits a sore spot on his back. He quickly loses all ability to talk.

“What’s wrong Jon can’t get a massage and talk at the same time?”

“I can if I have to.” Jon answers dreamily.

Mika hits a spot that’s been driving him nuts he yelps.

“Am I hurting you?”

“No pet, you’re making me feel really good.”

“What have you done to yourself, you’re in knots.”

“I have no fucking clue – past 6mo or so certain spots have decided they hate me.”
Mika continued to massage his back for 40min without another word being said, she’s happy to do it to, she loves to give massages and since he’s willing she figures this is going to work out great.

After the massage he rolls over under Mika and has the most amazing royal regal blue eyes.

“Oh my God.” She gasps.

“What?”

“I love your eyes; I absolutely love your eyes.”

“Thank you” He says honestly without rolling his eyes at all at the compliment.

Mika hugged him; the then takes her face in his hands and softly kisses her. So tender, so deep and romantic, again he doesn’t get his tongue involved just kisses her from his heart.

“whoa” She moaned.

“you felt that too?” Jon asks.

“yeah I felt that too.”

“Something tells me babe we’re going to get along very well in the kissing department.” Jon smirks.

“Want to practice?” Mika smirked; two can play at this game of flirting he has going on.

“Oh yeah, for at least a few hours.” Jon smiled; damn this girlfriend thing was really working for him he thought.

Mika lye down on the side of him and the kisses begin. Very few men in Mika’s past just lie down and kiss her; normally the kisses had to be leading somewhere. With Jon they don’t. He does deepen the kisses, and his tongue caresses hers regularly, but that’s as far as he takes it. His hands stay in her hair or on her upper body, not even venturing yet to her breasts. He rubs her arm or her hip, sometimes her back. Mika can tell however, he is perfectly happy to just kiss her.

Jon broke the kiss for a bit, running his thumb over her well kissed mouth, “I love the way you kiss, you aren’t forceful or pushy or too wet or too dry –it's just pure fun kissing you.”

“I was thinking the same thing, you actually enjoy kissing.” Mika said with a layer of shock in her voice.

“Can I tell you a secret?” Jon asks.

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Chapter 15

Chapter 15

“My ring didn’t fit the way I thought it should to be securely stuck on my finger. I was scared a fan could pull it off if I got too sweaty, so whenever I was gonna be in a position that the fans could get a hold of my hands I would put the ring in the pocket of my pants, I had special pocket thing sewn into my pants so the ring was never far from me.”

“You thought people would take your ring?”

”Well my fans have a tendency to touch me whenever and wherever they can so it wasn’t a stretch to think they’d get the ring at some point.”

“So humor me here?” Mika would ask because she would wanna look towards the future for the first time in a long time.

“Yes pet?”

”If you were to get married again, and your then wife demanded the ring be on your finger at all times how would you react?”

”Badly. I don’t take well to demands. She would have to understand that I am an actor as well as a musician and some roles I take the guy isn’t married so right there it wouldn’t work. I also would never make such a demand on her so I would have a problem with it.”

”Do you not like to wear it?”

”No actually the opposite. I loved having the ring on my finger. When I would be flying from city to city or when I was in an interview I would twist the ring on my finger. I love the symbolism of the ring, I also however believe that a marriage does not start and end with a piece of jewelry. I was no less married to Dot if I had the ring on my finger or not.”

“Ok.” Mika said and then looked down. She really wanted to kiss him again but she couldn’t bring herself to kiss him yet. What if he found that too forward?
She was his girlfriend but just barely.

Jon would look at her and smile, damn she’s so open to him, he loves that, he loves that she is almost scared to offend him somehow. It seems almost impossible for this to be happening, he’s not used to someone being this concerned about his feelings.

“Mika what are you thinking?”

“That I really want to kiss you.”

”So why don’t you? Angel you’re my girlfriend you have rights you know?” He smiled.

”I do?”

”Yes remember when you thought you read it somewhere that girlfriends get kisses, well I looked it up, it's in the girlfriend bylaws. I’m not sure but rule 3a or something stating that girlfriends can kiss their boyfriends at any time throughout the day.”

”OH I like that bylaw.” Mika smirked and moved in to take his lips with hers.
Jon won’t let her pull back right away. He still wasn't possessing her mouth with his full force he needed to make sure she’s well aware of the desire that he has for her.

“So we have a few options for sleeping arrangements. We can sleep single on each bunk, we can sleep on top of each other on 1 bunk or on the back couch thing together.”

“I choose that.” She immediately stated.

Once they moved to the back of the bus she sees what is little more than a pulled out futon. He asks her if she’s going to be ok if he takes his shirt off.

“Well yes of course you can get as naked as you want just remember I have the right to gush over you and call you hot – you are mine after all.”

He rolls his eyes and Mika has seen that look enough. “Jon get over it – you’re good looking ok the entire world knows that. Everyone appreciates the eye candy, you can’t be blind when you look in the mirror. So if I ever see you roll your eyes again when I tell you I find you good looking or hot or sexy or whatever I’m going to ask your ex wife to teach me how to kick your ass.”

“Ok.”

“Huh?”

“Ok I won’t roll my eyes anymore when you say it.”

“Why are you all of a sudden not fighting me on this?”

”Because you weren’t afraid to stand up to me. You’re not too scared to tell me what you feel and I find that very sexy. “

Mika smirked, “Hey can’t a millionaire afford a better bus than this? Seriously, we’re sleeping on a futon?”

“Alright abuse the boyfriend. Give me a break, we stopped using the bus years ago. Now the only time we take it is if we are traveling 100 miles or less between gigs. Other than that we fly.”

”I guess I should know these things if I decide to be your manager next year huh?”

”Angel I seriously have to know soon. Paul is done in May and if you aren’t going to be my new manager I need to know so Tony can find another.”

“Jon I can’t give you that answer yet. I’m not ready.”

Jon tells her if she would have applied to the band a long time ago she would have been hired then. This has nothing to do with them dating Tony screened her for the job when she applied originally. Jon tell her he doesn’t want to deal with all the crap he hates the business side of things. He pays someone ‘very well’ to know all that stuff. “Bon Jovi is very successful and I make sure I pay someone very well to keep us that way.”

“Why do you say I a lot when you refer to the band?”

“Mika this is another of those conversations that’s just between us.”

”Ok.”

Once he got her agreement he told her. “I make more money than anyone in the band. I was signed to the record label originally as a solo artist, when the band was formed I had contacts drawn up that they would get a set portion of the money the record company made. I however am still paid separately. We are a band in every way, we are now signed as Bon Jovi the group but my royalties and my contract for them differs from everyone else’s. Richie is a close second because of all the song writing credits. I am the one that forked over the bill to make sure everyone had medical insurance. The record company doesn’t provide it. I am the one that everything lands on.”

“Well are you a corporation or soul proprietorship for liabilities sake?”

“I have no idea what you just asked me so I can’t tell you. I’m sure Paul would know.”

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Chapter 14

“Jon, shouldn’t I be anywhere but here when your kids show up?” Mika asked him not thinking he’d want to tell the kids anything about them yet.

“Actually you are reading my mind. I am very happy you are in my life Mika, but my kids will know nothing about us until I decide I’m in love with you. I’m willing to risk my own heart but not theirs.”

“How perceptive are they? Are you going to introduce us at all?”

”I don’t think so unless they pull it out of me. I may introduce you to Steph because she will know long before I’m ready to tell her. She can read me like a book.”

“So tell me about your kids?” Mika would ask cuddled up in his arms. Wanting nothing more than to ignore the world and kiss him again but she knows that isn’t about to happen.

“Well Stephanie is my girl. She’s a daddy’s girl if I’ve ever seen one. She also knows that I’m wrapped around her little finger. She’s beautiful and so smart. She’s confident and stubborn and amazingly unaffected by life. She just does her own thing. She’s my sunshine and whenever I’m the least big down she’ll give me a hug and tell me she loves me to the moon and back and I just melt.”

”You do realize you have a smile in your eyes?”

”Yes I love my baby girl. I love all of my kids but Steph holds a special place because she’s my baby girl.”

”Tell me about Jesse?”

”He’s stubborn and Dot’s boy. He’s 12 yrs old hates the world and hates me for leaving. However, about once a month he realizes I’m not the devil incarnate and wants to see me to talk ‘man things’. His man things are basically –dad what do I do my voice is cracking, my dreams aren’t like they used to be. So thankfully he may dislike me at times but he knows I’m dad and I’m always going to be there for him so he still talks to me.”

“Jake?”

”Jakey – he’s my little buddy. He’s special to me because he was the only one I was ever home to see really start to develop. I was away so much of the time with the other kids but Jakey I was home when he started giggling and when he figured out who everyone was – his first word was Dada. He rolled over for me first, crawled for the first time when I was in the room so I’m really attached to Jakey. He’s also the only kid into football as much as me so we go to lots of Soul practices and games
together.”

”And Romeo?”

”He’s also daddy’s boy. He’s so young though all we do is play trucks together.”

“Can I ask you an odd question?”

”Sure but remember I have every right not to answer.”

”You sound like you loved being married and actually valued your relationship with Dorthea.”

”I did.”

”Then why didn’t you wear your wedding ring often?”

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