Short Stories

Tell it or Not?

Characters : Richie Sambora, Jon Bon Jovi, Tico Torres, David Bryan, Alec John Such

1986, Slippery When Wet Tour
Jon and Richie have been together for few months. It took them a long time to confess their love to each other but since they did so, they have a weight off their shoulders and are happy together. They didn't tell the world yet because they were too scared of the reaction of the world. Will they loose fans if they reveale their secret to the world? Richie wanted to tell everybody that he was with Jon but at the same time he was scared of the reactions and again Richie thought about this when he woke up. He looked beside him to see an empty spot in the bed and he figured that Jon was in the shower. He laid back in bed and waited for Jon to come back while thinking about the night they had before. He sighed and closed his eyes. Few seconds later, the door flew open and revealed Jon with a towel around his waist and wet hair. Jon smiled when he saw Richie on the bed, he walked near the bed and passed his hand in Richie's hair. Richie opened his eyes slowly and when he saw Jon, he pulled Jon beside him on the bed. They both laughed but stopped instantly when their eyes met. Richie looks so good, thought Jon.
"You look good this morning." Both men said at the same time before bursting out laughing again.
"We are handsome men." Said Richie kissing his lover. The kiss grew stronger but it didn't last long because they heard a knock on the door. Jon and Richie pulled apart from their kiss and looked at each other with wide eyes.
"You go in the bathroom and I stay here to open the door." Mouthed Richie to Jon. Jon ran back in the bathroom and Richie got up to answer to the door. He opened it and saw his band mates standing in the door frame.
"Where were you? We've been waiting for you for like ages!" Said Tico rolling his eyes. Richie laughed nervously and said to the guys that Jon and he would be down in few minutes. He closed the door and sighed.
"Jon you can come out of the bathroom now, they're gone." Said Richie walking close to his bag. Jon came out of the room and his hair were dried. Maybe he dried them while I was talking to the others, thought Richie after he looked at Jon. Richie pulled some clothes out of his bag and walked in the bathroom to change in fresh clothes, he gave Jon a small kiss when he passed beside him. Richie got dressed in the bathroom and when he got out of it, he saw Jon shirtless with a pair of untied pants. God! He looks so sexy, thought Richie who didn't realize that Jon was looking at him and his mouth was open like he would drool over Jon.
"Richie close your mouth love. You're starting to drool." Laughed Jon, Richie closed his mouth and Jon walked close to him. He took him by the waist and pulled him closer to kiss him softly. They heard a knock on the door and Jon growled before leaving Richie to go put a shirt on. Jon walked to the door and said to Richie to come with him, Jon opened the door and this time it was the maid. They smiled at her and walked out of their room. Richie sighed when he realized that it wasn't the boys at the door. They walked downstairs and met their band mates at a small restaurant in the hotel. They sat down close to their  friends and Tico looked at them with an angry look.
"Sorry we're late, I stayed in the shower for too long and Richie woke up late." Explained Jon. Tico looks really angry at us, I wonder why he acts like this, thought Jon.
"What's the plan for today?" Asked David.
"Well we have a small interview and after that we are free for the rest of the day." Answered Richie. He got up and went to search some food to eat followed by Jon. Richie made some toast and took some fruits to put into his plate, Jon did the same thing but instead of toast he took cereals.
"Do you think we should tell them? We can't hide this forever and someday they will discover it and they may not take it as well as if we tell them." Said Jon to Richie. Richie stopped what he was doing and looked at Jon with worried eyes, telling the others that they were together was the most stressful thing he had to do since a long time. Jon hated to see Richie like this but he knew that they had to tell it. He putted his free hand on Richie's back and smiled at him before starting to walk back at the table.
"Maybe we should tell them later like at the end of the day." Proposed Richie. Jon nodded and left Richie's side to sit down on the chair he was earlier.
"Hurry up! We have to be there soon!" Said Tico. Jon and Richie looked at each other before starting to eat. Tico looked at both man and thought that they were pretty close to each other since a while, but the idea of them being together never came to his mind.
AT THE INTERVIEW
Richie was lost in his thoughts, he thought about a way to tell the boys about his relationship with Jon but none of them seemed to be the good one.
"Richie? You listening? The lady asked you a question mate." Said Alec snapping his fingers in front of Richie's face. Richie looked at the lady with a confused look and she asked the question again. Richie sighed, he didn't know what to answer to this question even if it was an easy one.
"Well yes I do love someone." He simply answer, he didn't want to develop too much his answer. The lady opened her mouth to ask another question but closed it right after Richie looked at her with an exhausted look. Few seconds later, she thanked the boys for the interview and she walked away. On their way back to the hotel, the boys looked at Jon and Richie with weird looks, they didn't know why both men were so close to each other and they wanted to know it. They didn't want to talk about it, too scared of Richie and Jon's reactions. At the hotel, Jon and Richie left the others alone and walked back in their room.
"Why were you so distant at the interview? Was it because of what I said earlier?" Asked Jon after he closed the door. Richie nodded and Jon walked close to him before pulling him in a hug.
"We can wait before telling them. All that matters is that we are happy." Whispered Jon and Richie whispered a small yes. After this day, they figured out if they should tell it or not, but not right now.