Secluded Affair

Chapter 34

"All done, boys, it's all yours. Richie, nice to meet you, see you in the morning." she reached out and pulled him in for a hug; he kissed her cheek. I noticed her blushing as she pulled back, turned around, and walked into our room; I felt jealousy knot in my lower stomach.

Richie offered me the bathroom first, so I cleaned up quickly and shouted goodnight to him and walked into the bedroom.

"So, Miss Ross, how did you enjoy meeting Richie?"

"He's hilarious, and I like him."

"Oh yeah, how much do you like him?" a little venom comes out with the last few words.

"Jonny, are you jealous?" she asks with surprise.

"Honestly, yeah, I am a little bit."

"Why, Jonny, why are you jealous?"

"Look, I can't explain it, just something in me, and I know you're not like that and wouldn't do that, baby."

"Jon, listen to me, baby. No one will ever take me away from you; you have nothing to worry about."

"I know it's silly, but it's Richie; he looks like a god. Plus, you told me you fancied him"

"Who doesn't fancy him? No man or woman is blind to his looks. Jonny, you have just as many men and women lusting after you. You are both equally fucking hot for totally different reasons, and besides, I've always been more attracted to you."

"Oh, come on, I'm not blind. I saw how you were with him, all flirty and smiling. Don't think I didn't see your goo-goo eyes at him."

"I would watch where the fuck you are going with that train of thought, Bongiovi. So there was a bit of flirting going on, so fucking sue me, it's not every day I sit on a balcony with my two idols and the two hottest men on the fucking planet. So you are trying to tell me you wouldn't flirt if the situation were reversed."

"It's not something I've thought about, and I don't need to flirt with other women when I'm with you."

"Oh yeah, like you weren't flirty with the nurses at the hospital when they were all fangirling their asses off at you. Or other women I've seen you charming with your big smile and turning on that famous Bon Jovi charm. So tell me you don't enjoy the attention that the women give you, don't even try fucking lying to my face right now!"

"I'm not saying that at all. But, yes, the attention is nice, but you were flirting with my best friend, my brother, right in front of my fucking face; it fucking hurt Cori."

"Dude, are you being fucking serious right now? I can't even deal with this fucking shit. My intention was never to hurt you, Jon, and to be honest, and at that moment, it wasn't a conscious thought to flirt with him. We were bantering back and forth. You wanted me and Richie to get along, and we did; look, I'm sorry if I hurt you, Jon truly I am." she let out a sigh at the end, could see her eyes begin to fill with tears.

I walk over to her on the bed and kneel in front of her; her head is down, her hair covering her face. I lift her head and brush the hair back from her face. Tears fall from her eyes and land on my hand as she looks up.

"Jon, I love you; I'm in love with you. But, if you can't trust me when I'm around your best friend, how are you meant to trust me, period? When you go off on tour and can't come with you, or I am on tour with you, and I'm speaking to different men and making friends, am I going to get constant accusations thrown at me? After everything we have talked about and all the shit I told you from my past, I thought you knew me better than that. When I told you I fancied Richie, it wasn't to make you jealous, it was just such a shock him being here, and yeah, I did fangirl with him, but that is it. I don't want him, I don't want anyone else, but if you can't trust me, we will not work out. But, I won't put up with your jealousy shit Jon."