Chapter 11 - Hardest Part is the Night

Sleep tends to escape Jon when he has a ton of things on his mind.  He is still pumped from forming the band that he knows is going to sell out stadiums around the world.  He knows his name will be well known in houses all around the world.  He's also being haunted by Liz.  She called 10 times and bothered his parents when they were trying to relax for the evening.  That was upsetting to him.  She knows better than to call after 11:00pm, and he's certain 5 of those calls came after that time.  He's certain of it.
He rolls over, tosses and turns for what feels like an eternity and finally succumbs to the fact that he will not be getting any sleep.  So, with that in mind, he pulls his jeans on and grabs a tshirt and heads down stairs.  At the bottom of the stairs is the telephone with an extra long cord.  The cord has been stretched so many times, Jon can actually dial Liz's number and talk to her in the driveway.  That's exactly what he does.  Puts his tshirt on, grabs his cigarettes, dials her number and goes outside.

He sits down on the step and let's it ring and ring, until someone answers it.  Liz answered it and she didn't sound to pleased.  She said, "Do you know what time it is?", with no clue who was on the other end. 

"I do know what time it is, do you?" Jon jokes with her.

"Jonny, you know you aren't supposed to call this late?  What are you doing?" she whispers, so her parents don't hear her on the phone.

"I got home tonight and had 10 messages that you called.  I figured it must be important if you bother my folks that many times.  What's up? he asks, really uninterested in what she has to say.  Nothing has changed between them, but he still love her.  Loves her with all of his heart.

Liz wants to chew his ass for being so distant and so unreachable, but she's learned one thing about him that has never changed, if you push him in one direction - he will definitely go the other way.  So, she just tells him that she misses him and wants to see him.  "Can you make time for US, Jon?  Just us?"

Jon is having a hard time with that idea.  He hasn't forgotten what she has done, and he was only gone for a few days when she did that.  What is she going to do when he hits the road and makes it big time?  Cheat on him every time that he leaves?  So, he tells her, "Liz, I formed a band tonight and on the nights that I don't have to work, I'll be with my band, getting our record together.  Time is going to be limited, honestly." He loved the way that that sounded.  Basically, I won't have time for you baby.

However, there are ties when a man has needs and there is always that woman that will do whatever it takes to be with this man.  "You know, if you wanted to see me, you could come over now.  Just be quiet coming upstairs so you don't wake my parents."  Jon exhales his cigarette smoke, certain she will take the bait.  And she does, but she has to act like it's a bother first.

"Jon, I'm in my pajama's and in bed.  I was sleeping until you called." she tells him.

"So, come over in your pajama's, you've done it before.  The door is unlocked.  Goodbye."  And he hangs up the phone.  He laughs because in his mind, he's getting laid.

He finishes  his cigarette and goes back in the house.  Hanging up the phone he sees another note from his mom that he missed earlier.  Jon, Monica called.  Call her back. 202-947-0229  He grabbed the note and could not recall who Monica was. "I'll call her tomorrow, he says to himself."

In the kitchen, he decides he wants a snack.  He grabs an ice cold, glass bottle of Mountain Dew and some Buggles and heads back upstairs.  Drops his pants and takes off his shirt and gets back into bed.  He double checked to see if the alarm is on.  It is.  Laying there eating his snack and drinking his pop, he's trying really hard to remember who Monica is.  And he can't.  Monica, Monica, Monica......no idea who she is. 

Jon is woken up when Liz comes in.  At first he's a little upset that she took so long and ended up waking him up, but once he seen what she had on, he couldn't be mad any longer.  She opened her coat and had nothing on.  That just made Jon's night just a little bit easier.  He pulled back the blankets and Liz climbed into bed with him.  All of this was against her better judgement, but she thought that if she were to keep him, this is what she had to do. 

Jon held her and kissed her, but not for very long - and it lacked the passion and the lust Liz was hoping for.  He rolled on top of her and did his thing and he was done.  Liz laid there, not sure what to do or say.  Jon looked to her and asked her, "Was it good for you?" And he winked.  All Liz could do was shake her head yes.  She didn't know if it was good or bad, she had so little to compare it to.  But her gut told her that it was wrong, and she started to cry.

Un-noticing that she was crying, he may have seen it if he looked at her, he "Get dressed, I'll walk you down." 

Liz could not believe what he had just said to her.  Her humiliation had to be beaming right out of the top of her head, with a red sign flashing 'used'.  She wanted to die.  She was so embarrassed and so ashamed, she hurried and got dressed and didn't even wait for Jon.  The doors slammed all the way down and out until she was gone. 

Jon shrugged his shoulders, said, "Oh well." And climbed back into bed.  Since he had sex, he knew he's fall asleep quite fast, and he did.  The next thing he remembers is his mother waking him up, telling him it's time to get up for work, "Five more minute, Ma."  And he rolls over, facing the wall. 

Mrs. B. leaves her golden child alone for a few minutes and folds a load of laundry.  Taking Jon his clean clothes, she wakes him again, "Jonny, it's time to get up.  You better get an early train into the city."  He knows his mom is right, it's just that he's so tired and he knows he'll have a late night.  Jon hates early morning shifts but David Bowie is supposed to be in this morning and he is quite alot to handle.  His demands are crazy and his antics are comical.  He's always been great to Jon and Jon enjoyed working with him, just not early in the morning.

Jon rolls out and heads straight for the shower.  He gets in and wets down his mane and goes to grab the shampoo.  It's gone.  "MA!" he yells from the shower.  "MA, can you bring me some shampoo?"  He waits a few minutes and yells again.  Nothing.  He turns off water, grabs his towel and wraps it around him and head on the war path to find his shampoo.  It his own shampoo, he buys it, and when it's gone he gets pissed.  He found it in the hall bathroom, Matt must have taken it. 

Finishing his shower, he can hear his mom back in his room, "Hey ma, did you make anything for breakfast?"

"I didn't, but I can.  What would you like dear?" she asks her favorite son.

"Ah, maybe just some toast will jelly to eat on the go.  Thanks, Ma." he gives his order and away she goes.  He gets dressed and uses half a can of aquanet on his mane.  He looks good and he feels great.  Off to another adventure at the PowerStation.