Chapter Nine

A few months had gone by and Jon was feeling much better. At least mentally which was a good thing and that’s what Ellie wanted. He was getting back to the Father and Husband she knew. So Richie decided it was time that they didn’t need him anymore. He knew he had to leave so his best friends could get back on track. Even Jon was going to miss him but he also knew he needed to be with his family and for it to be just them. Jimmy was also sad to see his uncle leave but he made him a card to take with him back to Cali.

“Hey Little Man this is awesome thank you.” He told Jimmy with a huge hug as Jimmy giggled.

“King we’re going to miss you.” Jon told him as he gave him a hug also.

“Yeah Kidd I’ll miss you too. And you Darling I think we did good huh?” he asked her as he picked her up and squeezed.

“Oh ok. Yeah I think we did Rich.” She chuckled as Jon rolled his eyes.

“Ok Rich put her down.” Jon told him as he stood there with his arms crossed and shaking his head but smiling on the inside.

“Yeah yeah yeah you just know that if she saw me first she would have chosen me.” Richie smiled and winked.

“In your dreams King.” Jon told him smirking.

The car outside was ready and Jon helped him with his bags. Then they all waved at him as it drove off. Now the three of them were on their own.

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A year had gone by and Jon was driving Ellie crazy. He was restless. He needed something to do and fast. He was writing but he was turning things down thinking that Ellie wanted him to stay with them so she finally asked him what the hell he was doing. He finally told her and she told him that it was alright to do want he needed to do for himself. As long as he stayed away from the steroids for his voice and if he felt that his voice was going again that he had to tell her so they could get help for it the right way. He agreed so when a call came in for him from Emilio Estevez to use Wanted Dead or Alive for the sequel for Young Guns II, Jon was really flattered. So he set up a meeting with him and his people.

“Baby can you believe that Emilio called me. He wants to talk to me about using our song in his movie.” Jon said excitedly.

“I know Honey that’s great.” She told him proud as could be for him. But looking at him she could tell that there was something else on his mind. “Sweetie what is it?” she wanted to know.

Pacing like he always did when he was antsy, he looked at her and said, “There’s just this one thing.” He said fidgeting.

“Ok what is it?’ she wanted to know.

“I don’t think that Wanted is right for the sequel.” He told her squinting his face and started to pace again.

Ellie stood there watching her husband and knew he wasn’t going to rest now until he could express this to Emilio, and she wasn’t sure how much Emilio was dead set on Wanted for the movie because when Jon got an idea into his head he wasn’t going to stop until one: he got his point across and two: he won.

“Well do you have an appointment set up with him yet?” she asked him.

“Yeah next week at this restaurant. We’re meeting with a few others and he’s going to go over the movie with me.” He told her a little nervous.

“Well ok then, you don’t really know if the song won’t fit until he goes over everything with you right?” she asked him. Jon shook his head. “Ok then why don’t you wait til you get there before you drive yourself nuts. Then if it doesn’t fit just suggest something else because your smart you can con anyone especially little girlie's out of their panties.” She told him batting her lashes.

Jon just looked at her and couldn’t believe she just said that. So he was going to see if she could hold up her end of her words. “Really now. So let me think here, if I can get little girlie's out of their panties so to speak what about big girls huh?” He asked as he started to saunter towards her. “Think I can get You out of your panties Missy?” he asked her as she started to back up as her heart started to pound.

“Who me?” she pointed towards herself.

“Yeah you.” He empathized to her as he was getting closer to her.

“Hey I was just making a statement that’s all. I wasn’t meaning me Pal.” She told him as she was looking for an escape now because he had that look in his eye that meant trouble.

“Nope you’re not getting out of this one Missy.” As he was just upon her she tried to run but he leaped out and grabbed her and they fell on the floor together laughing.

“Crap!” Ellie exclaimed.

“You’re mine now Babe!” he said as he started to nibble on her neck.

“JON!” she let out.

“Not listening.” He told her.

Giggling, “Please can we at least go to the couch my back is killing me.”

Stopping, “Ok you got me there.” He told her and they scooted over to the couch for the rest of the morning. Luckily Jimmy was in school so they had a nice quiet morning so the two of could spend it together and not worry about anyone bothering them. Not even his parents because he sent them to Florida for the winter seasons which made them happy campers.

It was now nearing one thirty in the afternoon and they were wrapped up in an afghan that she had made. Jon had his arms wrapped around her so when she woke up she couldn’t move. She looked around the room and realized that it was the afternoon as she checked her watch. She sighed as she saw that it was still early enough that it wasn’t time for Jimmy to come home yet. So she relaxed in Jon’s arms because she didn’t have to rush. She loved the smell of him. The feel of him. These past six years were the best and worst but she understood that was marriage and relationships were all about. It has been a hard road this past year but Jon has made a huge comeback in being her husband again, at least she hopes so.

She tried to turn on her side and slip between him and the couch without having him fall off it. Once she was all set she started to play with his chest and nipples. He started to move and wiggle when he moved his hand up and finally captured hers in his.

“Gotcha.” He said without any facial gesture.

“Yeah well whatcha going to do about Rock Star?” she asked him in a whispery breath.

“Well wouldn’t you like to know?” he told her as his hand came up behind her and he then turned to face her now.

“Well Hi there Big Boy.” She giggled.

“How much time do we have?” he wanted to know as he was kneading her backside.

“Oh about two and half hours before he gets home.” She told him as she was giving him butterfly kisses.

“Good, because you’ve awakened the Kidd up and he needs your attention.” He told her kissing her hard.

They made love til it was time to shower and get dressed before Jimmy walked in from school. She started dinner as John helped Jimmy with his homework then after they went outside to play a few games with Buddy.  It was getting dark and a few hours before Jimmy had to go to bed so he and Buddy went to watch a few shows before bedtime.. Just as Ellie and Jon were going to settle down also the phone rang and Jon went to answer it. He told Ellie that he was going to take it in his office so if she could hang it up when he got there. She didn’t think anything of it only because he usually got business calls and would take them there often. So she sat with Jimmy and they watched his show together and he was in there for over a little of an hour before he came out very excitedly.

Almost jumping out of his skin he blurted out, “I got a meeting with Emilio at The Four Seasons and we’re meeting with a John Fusco. I mean how cool is that?” he asked them.

“That’s great Honey when are you going?” Ellie asked him.

“In two days.” He said now pacing.

Jimmy looked at his Dad confused and asked him, “Daddy are you starting a new band?”

Both Ellie and Jon looked at him loving but also didn’t want to laugh. Jon explained to him. “No Jim I’m not. You know the movie Young Guns right?” he asked him. Jimmy shook his head yes. “Well the actor Emilio Estevez asked me to meet with him because he is interested in my song Wanted Dead or Alive so I’m going and see what I can do for him.” He told him proudly.

Jimmy listened then asked, “Well what about Uncle Richie?”

They looked at him then each other and Jon asked, “What about Uncle Richie Jim?”

“Well don’t you and Uncle Richie write all the songs together?” he asked his Father.

Jon stood there and thought about what Jimmy just said then he answered him, “Yeah Jim we do but not all of them we write some together and some apart. But we did write that together. But because I own half of it I can do what I want with it just like Uncle Richie can. Does that answer your question?” he hoped because how can he explain this to his twelve-year-old son who seemed to know more than he thought.

“Yeah I guess? Can I go to my room now I have a few things that I need to do before I have to go to bed?” He asked them.

“Sure go ahead Mom we’ll be up in a little while to check on you.” Jon told him. They waited til he was out of ear shot then Jon turned to Ellie and said, “What the Hell? How did he know to ask something like that?” he asked her a little unnerved by Jimmy’s question.

Ellie just looked at him and smiled knowing how smart her son was. “I don’t know Hon but wow how smart is he huh?” Ellie said to Jon almost beaming.

“El come on I never thought of that. If this goes thru I have to talk to Richie right?” he asked her.

“Well I don’t know. He did write half of the song so if Emilio does use it I would think yeah and all the other songwriters would get a percentage of it isn’t that how it goes?” she asked him.

“I don’t know I guess so. But should I bring Richie into this or not?’ he wanted to know.

“Well why don’t you go to the meeting first and see what Emilio wants and then go from there before you get yourself all worked up.” She suggested to him.

Walking over to her and kneeling down, “Now I know why I married you.” He told her smiling a wicked grin.

“Yeah sure you do. You do know I can’t go right?” she told him sadly.

Looking at her confused, “Why not? My parents can watch Jimmy or Richie’s can so problem solved. We can have a nice couple of days just you and me alone.” He whined.

Smiling, “I understand that Sweetie but I have a doctor’s appointment and I can’t cancel. You know Markley it takes forever to get another one with him.  Plus he said he has a couple of questions for me that he was going to check up on and to make sure he keeps me on my Fioricet.” She explained to him.

“Damn it El I was really looking forward to this. Just you and I. Fine!” he said roughly as he got up and started out of the den towards his office.

“Jon Francis you come back here right NOW!” she told him strongly.

Jon stopped and turned around and put his hands on his hips. “What!”

“Don’t get snippy with me. I had my appointment way before you had yours. (getting up) So you go and have your meeting than come home and tell us all about it and hopefully what you’re going to be doing. But don’t you dare take it out on me about not being able to go. Besides your always telling me you like our phone sex.” She said as she got up and placed her hands on his chest and could feel his heat coming thru his t-shirt. He wrapped his arms around her and had a little smile.

“Sorry I acted like that; I just wanted some alone time that’s all. Forgive me?” he asked her.

“Always.” She told him.

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Jon had been in California now for a week and things were looking really good. He laughed at the fact that Emilio got a kick out of the fact when they were having their meeting and Jon was looking at the script he told him that he didn’t think that Wanted would fit the movie. Emilio really wanted that song and Jon explained to him that it was a modern-day cowboy song and what he wanted was something more to the decade. As they were talking Emilio and John were watching Jon scribble something on a napkin. Looking back and forth to each other they couldn’t image what he was doing. Finally Jon came up for air and saw them staring at him. He gave them the napkin and they couldn’t believe their eyes when Jon told them that he had just written a draft of the well first draft of a song for the movie. Well they were just overblown that he wrote a song for this movie in the little time during this meeting. As they read it then Jon gave them a quick rundown of it and told them that if they needed anymore of them he could do that also, Emilio gave him the ok and told him to come to the set and that he would even put him in a scene if he wanted to. Now all he would have to is explain to Ellie was that he was going to stay a little longer than anticipated.

Jon was pacing his room wondering how he was going to explain staying longer than expected. He also wanted his wife with him but he knew she wouldn’t come out there knowing that Jimmy had school. She might come out for a visit but that would be it. He dialed their number and waited for her to pick up. By the sixth ring Jimmy answered the phone.

“Hello?”

“Jimmy? It’s Dad where’s Mom?” he asked his son.

“Oh hey Dad she’s lying down. Hey have you seen any movie stars?” he asked him excitedly.

“Just Emilio and some of the cast of the movie. What’s wrong with Mom? Is it one of her headaches?” he asked him concerned.

“Yeah she hasn’t been feeling good since last night. I just brought up her tea for her and some toast because that’s all she wanted and that’s all I can do except for cereal.” He told his Dad proudly.

“Well I’m glad you’re taking good care of Mom. You’re a good boy Jimmy, I’m proud of you. You’re not a little man anymore are you?” he asked his son proudly.

“Dadddd” Jimmy said embarrassed.

“Well when I’m away you’re going to be the man of the house now. I can see now I can trust you in taking care things. Do you think Mom can talk to me?” he asked Jimmy?

“Well I can go ask her if you want me to?” he told him.

“Please I really need to tell her something.” He told him impatiently.

“Ok Dad just give me a minute.” He said as he put the phone down and went upstairs to tell her.

Jon waited patiently as Jimmy went to his parent’s room and asked his Mom if she wanted to talk to Dad. Ellie told him it would be fine and to go back downstairs to hang up the phone.

She picked up the one in the bedroom, “Hello Jon?”

“Hi Babe how are you feeling?” he asked her concerned.

“Crappy but I’m taking my meds and it should pass hopefully soon. I’m being taken very good care of thou.” She told him.

“I heard. Jimmy said he made you tea and toast a feast for him to make. I’m glad he’s helping you Babe.” He told her smiling proudly.

“Yeah I know. He’s been doing that for a while now. He asked me to teach him how to make my tea the way I like it a while back. He’s really a good boy. I don’t know what I’d do without him.” She told Jon proudly.

“Well I think I embarrassed him when I told him how proud I was of him.” Jon chuckled.

“Yeah he’s kinda like you in that aspect when they give you a complement. How’s things going out there?’ she asked him curious.

“So glad you asked that. I told Emilio that Wanted wouldn’t be right for the sequel and he finally agreed with me. So as we were going on with the meeting I wrote out a new song for what I thought would fit it.” He explained to her.

“And?”

“Well they really liked the song and asked me if I could write a few more for the movie.” he told her holding his breath.

“Really! How many more?” she asked excited.

“Well they want me to do the soundtrack for the movie and have a cameo in the movie.” he told her waiting for her response.