Chapter 99 - 99 In The Shade

Monica leans into him and kisses his chin, "Do you think people will stop telling us that we can always have another baby?"  she takes the soda from his hand and takes a drink.

"Who said it now?" he asks her, playfully taking his soda back.

"Dorothea."

"When did you see her?" he cocks an eyebrow, confused by the comment and who it came from.

Monica slides her finger into his pants and starts to untie the ties, "She's here."

"HERE?" Jon repeats, taking a step back?  "Dorothea is here?"

Monica nods her head, "Yeah, she's probably in Richie's dressing room now."

"What the hell is she doing here?" he starts to push his pants down over his ass, Monica watching each move with a sharp eye and a desire.

"She said she was on vacation, bought a ticket to the show and seen Richie when she came in, so he had her come back here." Monica informs him of what she learned after she ran into Dorothea.  "I don't believe that though."

Jon is naked, reaching in and turning on the shower, he looks over his shoulder at her, "Are you going to join me?"  

Monica smiles and pulls her sundress up and over her head.  "Right behind you."

In the shower, they play and laugh, soaking up the stolen moments that they get.  With his hands lathered, he starts to wash is chest, Monica deciding to help him.

"When do you want to try again?"  he asks her, knowing that he's catching her totally off guard.  "There isn't any reason that we can't try again.  

Monica looks at him, as if she had seen a ghost, stunned by what he asked her.  "Are you ready to go through that again?"

"Go through what?"

"What if we try and we lose another one?  I couldn't handle that."

"So we aren't going to have kids?" he mumbles from under the water, filling his mouth.  Spitting it out on her, "I want children."

"I do too.  But I just want it to be us for a while.  We are on the verge of amazing careers, let's enjoy the ride while we can."

"Let's leave it up to God and see what he thinks."

"Don't we always?"  she spits water back at him, "It's all in his hands, and out of ours."

"I love you." he kisses her lips, "I really really love you."

She smiles up at him, "I love you too."

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The band and the crew were scheduled for some down time and they all were looking forward to it.  Jon managed to find a secluded beach in Cancun, so they all could hang out and relax with their families.  Jon covering all expenses, against the advise of all legal counsel and his bean counters.  In his mind, without them, he wouldn't have the opportunity to do such a thing, for a great group of people.  

Dorothea caused no further trouble and everyone was thankful for that.  She spent an evening with Richie and finished her family vacation with her parents while Bon Jovi jetted off to parts unknown. 

Once they arrived in Cancun and were boated to the island, everyone was surprised to see that their loved ones were already there.  Even Monica was shocked by his selfless act, she had no idea that he was planning this.

The group, as a whole is having a great time, when one night at dinner, Jon announces that he, that Bon Jovi has the #1 record in the world.  As one could imagine, the room went crazy, friends and family were cheering and glasses were clinking.  It was awesome news.

"Well, what can we cay?"  Richie speaks up, "We are pretty amazing."  He toasts Jon.

"We worked our asses off to get here.  Of course we're #1."  David boasts, with a big smile.  

Monica's mom can't contain herself, "As a band, you  have been through hell, professionally and personally and this is more than deserved, it's almost owed to you."  She reaches over and takes Jon's hand, "You kept your band and your brotherhood strong through some pretty tough times.  It's a testament to what you are as a band and as men."

Jon smiles at her, never hearing such pure words spoke about him, "It's easy to do when there is a solid support system in place and the backing of loved ones.  We are where we are today because of all of us, not just me."

Jon's dad jumps in, "That's true Jonny, but without your drive and direction, where do you think you guys would be?"

"Dad, I just don't take no for an answer.  They..." he points to his brothers, "They have the same drive and determination that I do."

Jon Sr. shakes his head, "I know, but you know and I'm sure that they will agree with me that you are the fire under their ass, you're the one that lights it up when it needs to be lit."

"I agree." states Tico, with his arm around Jennifer.  T's latest flavor.  "You do push us and sometimes we resent you for it."

Jon is shocked by what he has just heard, "Really?"  he asks, leaning back in his chair, reaching over to put his arm around Monica.  "I didn't know you guys felt that way."

Richie laughs as he stands to get another bottle of beer, "Like we're going to tell you that you're an asshole?!?"

"Monica does all the time."  he jokes, "Almost daily."

"Well, she says it when we're thinking it then."  David adds his 2 cents.

Everyone sat around and enjoyed the day and each other's company.  They all were glad to be grounded and not on the move.  Down time is always nice, even more so when you're in paradise with the ones that you cherish the most.