Chapter Thirty-four

                    

Ellie’s had dinner ready early only because she wanted Ava to eat and get the baby fed and down early so she could have some time with Dylan. So her girls had it ready for everyone and told their Mom to go sit with their Dad until it was ready. Ellie didn’t like to be told what to do but this time she didn’t mind so she could cuddle with her husband. Jon sure wasn’t going to fight it only because he wanted to spend every minute he could with her that he could get.

They all had a lovely dinner and were eating their dessert when the gate rang. Jon and she looked at each other trying to figure out who could be coming over at this time of night. Jon got up and walked over to the security monitors to see who could be coming here at this time at night. When he saw who was standing at the gate and kept buzzing he nearly choked. Richie then walked over to him.

“Hey Kidd who the hell is it?” he was wondering?

Jon turned around and looked absolutely stunned and maybe a little scared when he told him who was standing outside his house. “It’s Heather Rich. And she doesn’t look happy man. I can’t tell Ellie she’ll freak. I can’t risk it.” Jon said nervously.

Rich stood there with his mouth open. Finally he spoke, “Look Jon she’s going to find out because if I know Heather and I do, she’s not going anywhere. Look I’ll go out there and see if I can talk any sense into her.” He told him as he started walking towards the door.

Jon just hoped that he could. There was no way he was going to let that bitch hurt his wife.

Richie walked down the driveway towards his hysterical ex-wife. He really thought the way she was going at it she was about to jump the gate.

“Heather, will you calm the Fuck down!” he yelled to her.

“Why the hell should I? You all are holed up in your girlfriends house. I want to see my daughter and Grandson Richie!” she yelled again.

“Well Jon doesn’t want you in there if you’re going to act like a maniac.” He told her but before he could continue, she cut him off.

“Oh that’s right, we can’t get the Queen all upset now can we.” She told him making a face.

“You know you keep this up and you’ll never see them at all.” He tried to tell her as calmly as possible.

“Is that a threat!” she wanted to know.

“No Heather but your daughter won’t let you near either one of them if you keep this crap up. She needs her Mom not a whacked-up nut job. Plus if you keep bad mouthing Ellie who has been helping out your daughter and has been like a mother to her, well I can’t help you.” Richie tried explaining to her.

Heather just looked at him with venom coming out of her eyes. “You don’t get it do you Richie. She has taken everything from me. You, Ava and now my Grandson. I’m tired of it. So now I have to becareful of her just because everyone says she’s ill? She’s probably faking this whole thing just to get attention. She conned Jon a long time ago then did the one thing girls like her do and got pregnant to keep him. Then she wanted you. I’m so tired of it.” She cried out.

“You know nothing of what Jon and Ellie have gone thru. They were separated when she got pregnant because of his Mom. She doesn’t judge anyone like you do just because she’s having a hissy fit.” Richie spent a while trying to talk Heather down while Jon knew he had to tell his wife who was inside.

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Jon walked back into the dining room where some of the family was waiting. “Jon what’s going on?” Ellie asked him suspiciously.

He just looked at her and took a deep breath. “Sweetheart now don’t get all upset, ok? Richie is down by the gate as we speak.” He told her as she put two and two together.

“She’s NOT!” she said very loudly.

Now Ava chimed in. “Oh no my Mother is here? I’m so sorry. I didn’t want to cause any of you this trouble.”

“It’s not any trouble we told you that. But in the meantime, I’ll be right back.” Ellie told them as she got up and started for the hallway.

But Jon grabbed her before she got a foot ahead of herself. “Jon What!” she exclaimed as she was pissed.

“Where do you think you’re going?” he asked her knowing very well but he also was angry that she thought that he was going to let her go.

“You know damn well and I’m going to tell that B…Witch what I think of her and that if she doesn’t leave, I’m calling the cops on her for being on private property.” Well Jon could see how wound up she was getting.

“Babe you need to calm down. I told you Richie is down there talking to her. So why don’t we wait and see what happens first and if she is still determined to cause trouble, we’ll call the police ok?” he asked her hoping that would calm her a little.

Looking at the family and saw all the pleading faces she didn’t have a choice. “Fine but if she doesn’t leave when Richie gets back then it’s my turn.” She told them determined.

Jon thanked God and hoped Richie could work his magic and get rid of her and fast.

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  “Let me suggest this then. How about you go back to your hotel and I’ll talk to Ava about taking her and the baby over there sometime tomorrow? Will that be sufficient enough for you?” he asked her as he waited for his answer.

Heather mulled it over then said. “Do you think she would go for it?”

“She might if you promise to be civil.” He hoped.

“Well, if you can get them to my hotel tomorrow then I’ll leave BUT if they don’t show I’ll be back here got that.” She told him firmly.

Richie just shook his head, “Great I’ll give you a call in the morning, but don’t you call, you’ll only annoy everyone.” He said snarky.

“Really.” She spit out annoyed.

“Look Heather you make one bad move and Ava just may tell you to forget it. Do you want her to do that?” now Richie was getting really irritated with her.

“No of course not.” She told him actually meaning it.

“Fine then go back and try and get some sleep and I’ll call you sometime around nine am is that ok with you?” he asked her.

“Yeah, that should be fine and Richie Thank You.” She told him sincerely.

“No problem, Heather. Night." He said as he walked back up the driveway.

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             Jon, Ellie. Ava and Dylan were still up as the girls went to help out with the baby and their kids so they could wait till Richie got back from talking with Heather.  Ava was pacing as Dylan was trying to calm her as Jon and Ellie were looking at each other and feeling bad for her. They saw her go thru a lot growing up and what Heather has put her thru and it’s a wonder that she has grown into the woman that she has.

“Ava Honey sit. It may take a while before your Father gets back.” Ellie told her.

“Aunt Ellie I’m so sorry she is putting everyone thru hell.” Ava told her.

“Ava it’s not your fault. I really don’t think it’s your Mom’s fault.” She told her.

Well that one went over well, everyone just stood still when they heard Ellie say that when they heard a voice coming from the hall.

“What? Are pigs flying in there?’ Richie said as he walked in.

“Daddy!” Ava said as she went over to him and gave him a huge hug.

“Hey baby Girl. Heather just left and I’ll explain way. But first what’s with the turnaround with Ellie.” Richie wanted to know.

Smiling, “Well that’s easy I was watching you two for a little bit on the monitors and I saw her reactions. She needs help Richie and real help. Not this celebrity help that’s out there. A real hospital that takes cases like hers. Ava and you need to put her in there. She goes from hot to cold real fast and I certainly wouldn’t leave her with the baby.” She told them concerned.

Ava looked at her sadly when Richie added, “I think that’s the best thing to do. She wants you and the baby to come to the hotel to see her tomorrow. I told her that I would ask you and now listening to this I really think it’s a good Idea. I call her in the morning and make the plans say for lunch?” he asked his daughter.

Ava looked scared to death. “I…I don’t know. You want to bring little Richie too?” she asked her Father.

“Yes. You, Me, Dylan, and Little Richie. We’ll stay for a couple of hours and then start to rustle up the baby, you know get him to cry and we’ll say it’s past his nap so we have to take him back and put him down. Whatever you do don’t commit yourself to anything with her. If you have to try and change the subject but don’t worry I won’t be far from her because I don’t trust her. But this way she gets to see the three of you and hopefully this will show us how she’ll react in the future.” Richie explain to them.

“And if she acts funny the entire time we’re there Daddy?” Ava asked.

“Well if she act’s fine tomorrow then starts demanding to see you again or shows up at your house unannounced, we'll have the ammo to put her in the hospital for sure.”

“Daddy I hate to do that, but I don’t see any other way. I just don’t want her to hurt anyone or herself.” Ava said sadly.

“We don’t either Baby girl. But we’ll worry about that in the morning. Why don’t you try and get some rest.” He told her.

Dylan agreed and brought her up to their room. The others went into the den and settled in there to try and relax for a while seeing it was still a little too early for them to go to bed. After everyone had their beverages Richie made himself comfortable in the big soft chair that everyone loved as Jon and Ellie took the couch that matched it.

“So do you really think she’ll keep to the agreement?” Ellie asked them.

Looking to Richie, “Well if she wants to see her daughter and Grandson she will but if there is the slightest ping in this or in any of her routines lately she just goes off. I’m going to have to talk to her doctor and find out if they messed with her meds and didn’t tell Ava or me about it. They know better to do that and if they didn’t then it means she isn’t taking them properly.” He explained to them.

“Well Rich I can’t have her going off and getting Ellie all upset and have her getting sick because of her. She needs to be locked up if she starts on my wife.” Jon told him directly. “You saw her piss Ellie off. I had to hold her back for crying out loud.” He said pissed.

Ellie was sitting right next to her husband and was none to happy that he was talking about her like she wasn’t there. “Excuse me. But the last thing I knew I was sitting right here and can answer for myself Dear.” She told them looking at both of them trying to keep her cool.

Jon knew he was in trouble but he didn’t care. Having her not in the hospital was all that he cared about.  “Hi, I know and I talked like you weren’t here but to tell you the truth I don’t care. I don’t want his ex  getting you all upset and us losing you just because she upset you.” He told her with not anger in his eyes but fear.

She looked at Richie and he just gave her a small smile. Taking his hands in hers she said to him, “Ok, I won’t or I will try very hard not to get upset with Heather. But that’s all I can promise…is try. She just makes my blood boil. I know for a fact that she hit you Jon.” Ellie told them as Jon just froze and Richie just looked at Jon.

Jon didn’t know what to do. So he looked at Richie for help. “Well I didn’t tell her.” He told Jon who just gave him the stink eye. So then Richie asked, “How did you know Heather hit on Jon Darling?”

“Well you remember These Days Tour? Your hairdresser told me. She saw Heather and Jon kissing one night. What she didn’t tell me was that it was a set up. Now we never knew that and Jon and I got into a terrible fight and I blamed him of fooling around on me and you went mental.” She reminded them.

“Yeah that wasn’t good and just when I went for you Dave and April walked in thank God.” Richie said shaking his head.

“I know right. I knew you were angry and I wanted to tell you afterwards how do you like being the one jealous but Ellie stopped me.” Jon told him wanting to throw it in his face.

“Well you two should be lucky that April overheard Heather telling her friend what she was doing over the phone and went and got David or you two would have killed each other. You know I think that’s what you two just loved to do is fight with one another.” She told them as she bent backwards from Jon and gave them both the eye.

Well that just seem to set both of them off. “We do not!” Jon shot out.

“Hey it’s Mr. Bossy Pants that starts it and always has to have it his way.” Richie joined in.

“Excuse me? I let you have Living on a Prayer didn’t I?” he crossed his arms in defiance.

“Oh my God! It made us millions you dope! The same when I let you have It’s My Life and that stupid Line Frank” They kept arguing like this for a while as Ellie went to make her tea. When she came back they still hadn’t slowed down.

“My God I lived this shit. I’m out of here. We’ll see who’s still standing by morning.” She chuckled to herself and went to bed to read.

As they were going back and forth, Jon happened to look around to see if he could get a read on his wife. So when he turned his head a little and didn’t see her on the couch where he thought he left her when he got up to be face to face with Richie.

Just then Richie stepped forward but Jon put his hand in the middle on his chest to stop him as he was looking around the den. “Hey what’s that for?” Richie asked him.

“Where did Ellie go?” Jon wanted to know.

“Oh I saw her head out towards the kitchen. I think that was a little over a half hour ago. I think she got sick of us.” Richie smiled.

“Yeah I better go and smooth things over. Seems like that’s all I’ve done with her is smooth things over.” He said as he went to make sure his wife was ok.