Part 10:"You get me fever.When you kiss me, babe"

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The day after our wedding, Bon Jovi had to perform  an acoustic in Los Angeles and an autograph meet and greet with fans.
We took the second leg of The New Jersey Syndicate tour, as our honeymoon. We traveled around the world, and visited many new countries for me,including Russia, Australia, New Zealand, Portugal, and Japan, where we spent New Year's Eve and many more.
Sometimes I had to travel back to the United States for commitment to work with Victoria's Secret firm and other advertising campaigns that required runway jobs. I was fascinated with London and Ireland .... They were the most beautiful cities I had seen and sightseeing  with Jon there, it was all a dream came true.
I felt that every single new day I went crazier about Jon. He was the perfect husband , he was always there for me  while I did not miss a second of being with him and enjoyed watching him sing, dance, jump on a stage during sound check. One day I found out Richie was giving me the stink eye. I sat on a speaker that was next to the stage, and while the boys were  rehearsing, Jon looked at me and sang  "Born to Be My Baby" to me. I only could sense Richie was acting out as Jon was all the time around me and less time with his best friend guy in the band , but I did not care. I would not try to be away from my husband  just because it bugged him. In every single Bon Jovi concert, Jon dedicated a song to me.
We traveled to Russia and I was so fascinated with that country. It had very beautiful touristic places to start sightseeing with my husband  . I was  just thrilled once we were there .It was freaking cold and snowing but I loved it. We went out and about all afternoon in Moscow with the tour bus, it was too cold to walk the streets,and at the end of the day, we came back to the hotel to rest. Jon just stayed  at the front  desk to arrange something with the boys and the band manager  and on the  next day,once again sound check. I realized that this would be the perfect time to relax  , and do the kind of private stuff  I always did... but I mean...the kind of  Jon was not aware of.

I went to my suitcase and took from my medicine cabinet box  , a pill container. While grabbing  two ecstasy pills, the door opened and it was Jon.I shuddered. He stared at me puzzled,and  frowning. He walked over me and sat on the bed facing me . What would he think if I told him  my drugs secret? would he be upset ?

"What 's that Steph?"  Jon asked.
I did not answer, just looked at him  and observed  his  concerned face expression for a moment. He seemed a bit puzzled , but not mad at all.
"Jon?" I said  and then  made a short pause and sighed heavily . "Fuck, you can't get mad at me now"  I thought. Anyways,he is a rockstar  and he  should know more than me about drugs.


"They're just  amphetamines and ecstasy  pills, love... or whatever you prefer to call them" I said looking down to the floor.
Shit,Steph.Why do you need this for? "He asked. His face expression changed. he was no longer calm and concerned , now he was getting mad.
"These pills help me out to  have energy all day," I explained - "and to stay away from snacking   and be always skinny. If I gain weight, I will probably lose my job. "
"Steph, listen to me,goddammit " said the firmly and shaking me by the shoulders - "You do not need drugs  and all that shit to be skinny." -he said. Jon was starting to freak out.

I watched him for a moment, perplexed and fixed my gaze in his eyes. Below his baby blues , two blue-black spots were laying there . They were dark circles. Jon was burnt out  with the tour. So I had an idea.

"Jon, you look like shit lately .Why don't you try them?" I asked.
"Steph, I'm supporting an anti-drug campaign.I can't" He claimed .
"You look really tired,babe" I said
He frowned ,gave me the stink eye but said nothing.Then he just looked at me again  and answered.

"Hell, Yes, I am fucking tired." he said in a hoarse exhausting  voice.

"I'll help you out babe. You'll have more energy onstage ", 'I explained.
"I dunno," he said with his jersey accent and  doubtfully rubbing his eyes.
" You will  never , ever feel tired in between concerts and trust me , your performances will be much better , because you'll have more energy to do those concerts" I said
He took a deep breath  ,nodded and said:

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