Thursday, July 3, 2008

Chapter Fifty Eight

The chime alerted them to someone at the door. Standing Frankie quickly adjusted the covers around CCs legs and smiled. "That's gotta be our shopping day coming to us. It still amazes me what Jon and Richie can do." She moved to the door opening it and stood back her glance moving to her mother wide-eyed as rack after rack of dresses was pushed through the door. "Mom do they not understand simple?"


CC laughed as she lay back and watched her daughter bring the dresses in, and lay them out on the chairs she had positioned. Shopping day didn’t quite happen as they intended, CC's condition was deteriorating, physically she was growing weaker and weaker, she tried to remain in high spirits especially since Richie and Jon had gone to so much trouble to bring the shops to them so CC could help Frankie decide on a gown.

"They just want to spoil you, and Holy Hanna, is that a Vera Wang?" she asked as Frankie lifted one silken white dress out. These boys really had spared no expense, these dresses were worth thousands.

Frankie stood amongst the yards and yards of silk, chiffon satin and lace. "MOmmmmmmmmmmm! There’s nothing simple about these dresses!"

CC laughed "They are gorgeous though Frankie, and you know it takes a beautiful woman to pull off one of these" she watched in amazement there had to be at least thirty dresses in the room. "Which one do you like?"

Frankie slumped beside her mom and started to twitter hysterically. "All of them."

CC shook her head "They are all magnificent, there must be one Princess-ish though, I think he'd get a kick out of that"

An hour and 29 dresses later Frankie was starting to curse magnificently. "Last one, and if it don’t work I’m wearing jeans mom. I swear!" She slowly slipped into the dress and waited while the saleslady laced the back. Turning towards her mom she tilted her head with the ages old question in her eyes. "Well?"

CC watched her turn around and a vision of lace and chiffon took over her, it was perfect, she looked like she was fresh out of a fairytale, long laces held the back together, and small lace shoulder straps held a lacy bodice that cascaded over the flowing skirt of the dress.
Tears of pride slipped into her eyes "That's the one Princess, that is THE one"

Frankie nodded then smiled. "yeah, he wanted a princess, this actually makes me look like one."

She quickly slipped out of the dress and watched as the saleslady wrapped it carefully. "I'll just go hide this in . shit mom where can I hide it?? I don’t want him seeing it til the day."

She grinned then and looked at the sales lady, "If you’ll just hang it on that rack in the first bedroom on the left?" As the saleslady moved down the hall Frankie giggled. "He wont ever go into YOUR room mom."

She nodded and grinned "No he wont for sure" she laughed as she watched her daughter. "Sooooo Ms Frankie, there is something I have been meaning to ask you about Mr. Sambora" she smirked.

She plopped down on the couch beside her mom, still in her panties and bra. "What's that mom?"

"How is he? You know, back in the day there used to be rumors around about him"

Frankie’s eyes widened. "MOM!" She blushed to the roots of her hair.

"Oh now come on, you know we always talk like this, I just want to know... I could tell you about Jon, but somehow I don’t think you want to hear it" she grinned/

"Ewwww mom!!! He might be Jon Bongiovi, he might.. OH GOD NO MOM!!!" Frankie made brilliantly mimicked choking noises. She finally quit laughing then wrinkled her brows. "Not sure what rumors you heard mom. But if your asking is he good? Hell yeah."

CC raised an eyebrow "Oh I knew that, and one of the reasons is he is well, equipped in that area. Back when we were young, he'd always tease Jon that if I saw it, it would win me over, thank god eh, or Richie could of been your father" she snorted choking on her laugh.

Frankie paled, "Ok that’s just so wrong on so many levels. There’s no way to measure just how wrong that is." She shook her head as the thought ran through her mind. "Well, ok lets see, he loves making love, any place any time, goes forever, takes a nap and he’s ready to go again. And built? Oh mom.. yes, and then some."

CC laughed "I know, I know I shouldn’t have gone there. Well I am glad he's good, I can tell by his gentle manner he would be, I always thought that, gotta make sure my daughter is being satisfied you know" she winked.

"I know from the looks of things so many people will wonder.. cuz of his age and mine and everything. But he does make me happy mom. If it weren’t for him, hell even being Jon's daughter doesn’t.. well.. it doesn’t make things go away, but Richie?? I forget everything when he’s around. He’s larger than life, ya know?"

CC nodded "I know that feeling, and I know you've had your differences with Jon, but just know he, along with you is probably the reason I have lasted so long, he's injected so much life into me in the last couple of months" she said honestly. "Just don’t forget that"

"I know Mom, and if I didn't have any other reason to like him, well that would be the one thing I loved him for. But hey he took Richie on his vacation, and I met him, so even though we butt heads and argue more often than not, I do actually sorta like him some." Frankie watched as the final rack of dresses slid towards the door. "He’s really an ok guy, for all his bossiness."

A soft husky chuckle filtered over them. "So you DO like me huh?" Jon grinned and walked around to the front of the couch Richie in tow. "So we missed the fittings?"

Frankie screeched and scrambled for the end of her mom's cover. "JON!"


Jon whirled around to face the balcony his face a deep shade of red. "FUCK warn me next time."

Richie chuckled but didn’t pull his gaze away from Frankie admiring her slender form he knew so well. "So I assume that’s not what you are wearing right?" he teased licking his lips.

She glanced up at Richie and huffed, "No and don’t even think you'll get a view til you see me walking towards you that day." Frankie slid a leg from under the cover and rubbed along Richie's leg. "Might be what you see AFTER though."

Jon moved towards the kitchen muttering, "I’m not safe, even in my own fucking house I'm not safe. God save me from daughter's old enough to give me a heart attack."

Richie waggled his eyebrows "Well I was thinking you'd be wearing less than that darlin" he purred.

CC watched them and rolled her eyes, her eyes wandered down Richie and clearly he was pitching at tent for the night, she struggled to her feet and walked into the kitchen. "Some ones camping out," she chuckled reaching for her pills and a drink.

Jon rolled his eyes, "Why did I even try to tell them to behave in this house?" He wrapped his arms around CC and sighed. "She’s gonna turn me grey prematurely."

"Least she's happy, but you're right I think you need to invest in thicker walls in the coming months honey," she chuckled looking out to the day, the sun was beginning to set. "Can we go for a drive, you know just somewhere and park up and talk, I just want to enjoy outside for a little" she said resting her head against his chest.

"Sure baby. Just get dressed. It will keep us from hearing the mattress Olympics too." Jon chuckled.

She laughed as she walked away to the bedroom looking forward to enjoying something as simple as a sunset tonight.

Richie eyed Jon and CC and watched him nod and send her to the bedroom, Jon was gathering his keys and cell phone and wallet. "Going somewhere?" he asked innocently.

Jon glanced up and shook his head, Frankie was in Richie's arms giggling with Richie headed towards the hall. "Out and about, sunsets to see, mattress Olympics to avoid Bro."

"Have fun!" he called as he slammed the door to Frankie’s room closed.

Chapter Fifty Seven

Frankie glanced towards his voice then started walking, her eyes taking in the apartment. As she hit the bedroom door she glanced at her mom and snorted, "And you said he was just some normal guy from Jersey."

CC laughed "Well he is at heart, but he knows how to live well.” CC winked from her position in the huge King sized bed.

Frankie walked over to Richie and smiled. "I think I have a room somewhere in this maze. Wanna help me find it?"

"In a minute Princess. I just asked your Mom and J-Dad, for your hand in marriage and they agreed, so I thought it was the opportune time to give you this" he handed her a navy velvet small box.

Her gaze flickered over to Jon a moment before moving to CC. Jon had agreed? "He actually agreed? Gave his blessing?" She took the box slowly and flipped the little lid her eyes going wide. "I...."

"He did, with a condition or two of kicking my ass if I hurt you" he chuckled. "Do you like it? I thought it was totally you, well us" he softly spoke.

She studied the ring, and understood in that moment exactly what it represented, a heart shaped ruby representing Richie surrounded by the brilliance of diamonds in a paisley setting. Their birthstones and what they represented, heart and sun, love and forever, wrapped in white gold. "Its.. beautiful Prince." She held the box back to him along with her ring hand, a teary-eyed smile on her face.

He took the ring and slowly slipped it onto her left ring finger, perfectly. He pulled her in and kissed her on the lips full before pulling away and addressing the room "Do I have good taste or what?"

"In women or rings bro?" Jon smirked. It's less ostentatious than usual considering who you are."

"Both actually Kidd, both, and its just perfect for my princess, just perfect" he replied pulling her in close.

CC watched the scene before her, happy that her daughter was over the moon and her biggest fear of leaving her in this world alone was over, between Richie and Jon, she knew that she would be in good hands. The tears slipped to her eyes unannounced as she realized that possibly she wouldn't live to see the day her little girl walked down the isle, it was always a reality but it just hit her now as she watched the happy scene unfold in front of her.

Frankie moved over to the bed and sat next to her mom and held out her hand. "Can ya believe it?"

CC smiled through her tears "I can believe it honey, you deserve it, and its beautiful, just beautiful" as she inspected it closely, it was no doubt a ring worthy of her daughter's love. "I am so happy for you Frankie, I truly am" tears slipped down her cheeks.

She leaned into her mom and smiled. "Ya know what this means?"

"What's that?" she asked smiling back.

"Girl's day out! We have shopping to do."

CC laughed "Now that we do, no expense will be spared for my daughter, she will have the best wedding dress anyone has ever seen" she vowed.

“Mom, nothing fancy. Ok?" She glanced at Richie for help. "just a small wedding ok?"

Richie nodded "Absolutely, just a small thing us and a few others, and maybe soon" he suggested as he saw how CC had looked at Frankie with veiled sadness, and he knew why.

Frankie wrapped her arms around Richie as she smiled. "Right, simple and soon. So soon's ya feel up to it Mom we have shopping to do."

She nodded "Sure, I am feeling pretty good these last few days so any day soon is fine by me, you go get yourself sorted and settled in with Richie baby, and then we'll have coffee and talk shopping" she winked as she waited for Richie to lead her out.

She watched Richie lead her out and close the door behind them, CC looked at Jon, and she couldn't help but dissolve into tears. All her illness she refused to think life was unfair, but suddenly she felt very short changed.

Jon moved to the bed quickly and pulled her into his arms. "We'll get it planned and fast baby, I don't want you to miss this. I know, I know.. it hurts. God I would take this from you if I Could."

She nodded and held onto him "I know, I always knew this would happen and thought I was prepared to face it, god, I am so happy for her, more than anything I am happy for her, I just wish, I don't want to die Jon" she admitted for the first time to anyone, she admitted it.

"I Don’t want you too either babe. They're making advances every day in research. Maybe you'll get lucky." He held her tight as she cried, his own eyes spilling over at the unfairness of it all. " We have right now, that’s all any of us are promised. We'll just make the best of it."

CC nodded, pulling her inner strength back from deep within, she knew she had to try and be strong for Frankie and she wanted Frankie to remember these times as happy times for the rest of her life. She closed her eyes content just to cry her fears and inhibitions away, she had to be strong, she had to for her girl.

"You don’t have to be strong around me baby. This is your safe room." He watched as she pulled the tears back and became Ceece again. "THIS is where you let it all go. I'll be your strength." His lips pressed to her hair as his tears wet the silken strands. "Don't pretend around me."

She nodded holding him tighter, thankful that he'd been here all these last months, she was able to lean to him for his support and not burden Frankie with it all. "You’ve been so wonderful to Frankie and Me, Jon, I don’t know how we can ever repay you for what you've done. I know I wouldn’t have made it this far without you" she whispered as she found his chest though his shirt and pressed her lips against it, she needed to be taken away from it all again, and he was willing to do that for her. "Make me forget Jon" she pleaded as her hands slipped down his body.

He twisted quickly and pulled her gown from her body before laying her down. With feather light kisses and touches he once again began to make her feel alive.

Chapter Fifty Six

Richie watched as the familiar streets of NY went rushing by on their way to Jon's penthouse which would be Frankie's new home. She was apprehensive, he knew, but he knew that in time it was the right place for her to be, she needed to be with family, and Jon was all she would had, apart from him. A small smile slipped onto his lips as he remembered he was now an engaged man.

The limo driver pulled into a parking space downtown Manhattan, Richie turned to face Frankie "I just need to grab something out of here Princess, I won't be five minutes darlin" he kissed her gently as he climbed out of the limo and quickly concealed himself as he walked into the jewelers.

He knew as soon as Frankie had accepted his proposal what ring he was going to buy her, it was perfect just like her and he couldn’t wait for her to see it, but he wanted to ask CC officially for her hand in marriage before doing so, and Jon, he shuddered at the thought wondering how his best friend would react to the news as he paid for the jewelry and slipped back into the limo discretely.
She glanced up as he slipped into the limo. "Get your business taken care of Prince?"

He nodded trying to hide the knowing smile escaping his lips.
"All sorted Princess, all sorted" he smiled as he took her hand as the journey continued to the apartment complex.

As the limo pulled up to the building Frankie looked out the window and winced. "Please tell me it’s not the penthouse??" She was a simple girl, the thought of living somewhere ritzy or rock-starrish was making her even more antsy.

Richie snorted "Its Jon, its the penthouse, relax its kinda homely, for a penthouse, its got everything"

She shook her head as they exited the limo. "It wont have you." Her words were muffled as she pressed closer to him. "I can't see you staying over constantly, no matter how I might want ya to."

He hooked his arm around her and pulled her closely. "Ah but I do have a plan Princess, you see there is this little thing called a wedding, and once that happens, you ain’t stayin with Daddy, so consider your rescue from the Evil tower not too far away," as he led her into the lift.


She snorted softly, "Only to be holed up in YOUR Philly tower.. right?" She winked his way as she stepped into the elevator.

Richie's mind calculated "We'’ll see, when we go back on the road, I want you there Princess but as a band we decide things like that, so I am sure I can win over Teek and David" he chuckled.

"Oh glory, traveling non stop with the male parental figure. Sounds like fun Mr. Sambora." She took a deep breath as the doors opened to the Penthouse. "Holy shit, its huge."

"Honeys we're home," Richie announced to the room to see if CC and Jon were around.

Frankie punched Richie's shoulder lightly. "Only you." She walked in and glanced around, "Mom? Jon?"

Richie looked around and noticed Jon's bedroom door closed. "Wait here Princess, just in case, you know" he chuckled as he went to the door and knocked lightly.


Jon glanced over to CC and groaned, "He has the fucking timing of a dodo bird."

CC laughed as Jon pulled away from her and pulled his jeans back on.
"Well it makes a change ya know, its usually you catching him," she laughed as she snuggled back down into the bed. The new pain treatment was working a well and she felt better than ever.

Jon stomped over to the door and whipped it open. "Ok your home so?" Blue eyes raked over a foolishly grinning Richie. "What break the fucking plane or something?"

Richie's gaze skittled past Jon to CC in bed and looked down Jon’s half naked body. "I just knew it" Richie said with a cheeky grin. "You dirty dawg"

Jon shook his head, "Takes one to know one Bro."

"Well your daughter is here safe and sound but listen I need to talk to you both for a minute if that's ok" he said seriously.

Jon's brow arched slightly, "Well I know you aren’t gonna ask me if you can fuck in MY house right?"

Frankie wandered around the living room shaking her head at the immenseness of the place before moving to the balcony. Shit for a average Jersey guy he sure knew how to live rich.

Richie snorted, he was almost tempted to say that he wouldn’t bother asking him for that permission but he thought best not to considering what he was about to do. He walked in and closed the door and sat on the edge his bed by CC. "Well, I just thought since you are the parents I need to tell, sorry I need to ask you... for Frankie's hand in marriage" he said as he took CCs hand in his own "I love your daughter like no one I have ever loved before, and I would give my life to protect her in a heartbeat" he solemnly swore.

Jon shook his head slightly, "If you think that’s gonna get you my permission to pollute my house with noise your sooo wrong Dean."

CC looked at Richie, and saw the love and adoration for her daughter there, she knew he was serious, and she knew how Frankie felt about him, she waited for Jon to continue.

Richie looked at Jon "Frank, I am not talking about sex here, I am talking about taking care of your daughter for the rest of my life, yes we will be having sex but it goes deeper than that," Richie shook his head, he could be such as ass sometimes.
Jon grinned his mega watt grin. "WOULD YOU wanna hear Ava having sex non stop man?"

Richie shook his head "Well no, I wouldn’t, but I have to learn that she will... one day.... twenty, thirty years from now I hope," he laughed but then continued "I will be discreet, we both will, when you are here, and besides once we are married, she'd be living with ME" he pointed out nodding.

Jon closed his eyes. He knew this was a deal breaker. If he EVER wanted Frankie to see him as more than the man who disrupted his world he had to be agreeable. "Well If CC gives you her blessing, then I can do no less, but Dean? I'll stomp your ass into next year if she’s not happy all the time."


CC watched as Richie looked at her with his big puppy dog brown eyes, a light smirk on his lips. "God how can I say no to that?" she laughed, she put her hand on Richie's knee. "Of course you can Richie I would be so happy for her to end up with someone like you but a Jon said if you ever hurt her, I give him full permission to kick your butt ok?" she asked, Richie smiled and embraced her

"You won’t regret it CC, I promise, she's my princess now and I will take care of her forever" he whispered. He got back up off the bed and held his hand out to Jon. "Thank you Kidd" he said putting it out to shake his hand.

Jon reached out and grabbed his hand then pulled him into a hug. "Your a lucky fucker you know that?"

Richie snorted "I do know that but not as lucky as your daughter, ya know" he said wiggling his eyebrows. He decided it was time to give her the ring that he'd just picked up, he opened the door back to the apartment and called her.
"Come in here darlin" he winked.

Chapter Fifty Five

Soft moans ripped from her throat as he leaned her back, her hands moving to tangle in his silky hair. AS his hand reached forward to pull one leg over a shoulder she arched forward on a cry. "godddd Prince."

His tongue swirled in her pool of innocence as he lapped up the juices, she tasted so sweet and so good, his thumbs still working their magic on her breasts, he bit down gently on her bud and plunged his tongue in deeper feeling her clench around him.
She whimpered softly as his tongue worked its magic, her body and soul needing more, needing the fullness, needing the hardness.. "Richie please.."

He pulled away finally as he steered her away from the wall and onto the couch that was covered in a sheet, pushing her down he laid her down gently, while he disposed of his clothes, leaning over her he kissed her gently on the lips, his tongue breeching her lips letting her taste herself on her lips.
"I want you so much darlin, so much"

She looked up at him with eyes dazed and fire bright with passion, "I want you, need you, crave you.. I can't live without you anymore."

"You don't ever have to, I promise you that" he whispered as he entered her slick exterior taking him in inch by inch, he moaned as her tight walls clamped around his cock. "Sooo tight, so fuckin tight" he mumered.

Her leg wrapped around his waist as her cries rained out into the room., cries that turned into screams as his length plunged deeper. "Thank god, jesus thank you.."

His hands buried in her hair as he devoured her mouth with his own.
Slowly he rose above her and pulled out of her nearly all the way and drove straight back into her with a force but stopped again.

She shattered bit by bit as each plunge drove her closer to the edge, her mind completely wrapped up in the moment and the man. Petite hands grasped biceps as lips slid over his chest, tasting, licking and nibbling. "Richieeeeeeeeeeeeeee.."

"God princess what you do to meee" he groaned as her hands and lips rained down on his body sending his mind into overdrive. He thrust in and out of her again picking up his rhythm this time. "Fuck" he grunted as his hips rolled into her, his sweat trickling down his forehead.

Her hands held tightly to him as he pushed her back against the couch harder, his hand slipping to pull her other leg around his waist. She arched and met each thrust with an abandon unlike any other time before as each thrust, each grunt shattered all the control she had.

She whimpered as he slowed, her walls clinching tight around him as she fell over the edge into a release, her breathing shallow as dazed eyes looked up. He was still hard, still inside of her and grinning like a loon. "Richie?"

"What princess" he gasped his hair sticking to his face.

Tender hands reached up to brush hair from his face as her heart thundered and her pulse raced beneath her skin. She couldn’t speak as his hips flexed again, the only sound she could make was a whimpered moan.

"You gonna say Yes now?" he asked with a wicked grin as he flexed in and out of her again once.

Her brow arched as soft cry left her, "Yes about?"

"Marry me" he said another sharp thrust and then stopped.

She whined softly as he stopped, her body throbbing with indescribable need. "I said I’d be your roommate."

"I want you to be my wife, please Ces, I know you want to" he said as he drew in and out once more, wincing his own pleasure away.

She groaned as she felt his heat slide slowly inside of out then nearly all the way out. "You... you.. blackmail.. thats what it is."

"You don’t want this every day of your life?" he asked again as he slowly rolled into her deeper this time.

She arched nearly double as his slow thrust drove her into a shuddering release, her eyes going glassy with emotion, "Mayyyyyyybe."

He propped out and pulled out almost till his tip reached her entrance and then drilled back down. "Sorry I didn’t hear ya" he teased.

She closed her eyes as she tilted her head, her lips gliding over the silken sweaty skin. "Perhappppppppps."

He grinned devilishly as he wriggled inside of her and slumped down, huffing on her neck, and closed his eyes pretending to sleep.

She arched up against him, desperate, "Richie pleaseeeeeeee."

A mock snore ripped from his throat as he just slightly wriggled.

She groaned softly, ohhh ok ok already, YES!"

He pulled up to life his eyes shining down at her. "Really?"

A smile shone in her dazed blue eyes, "Yes really."

He kissed her hard on the lips "You won’t ever regret it" his thrust into her didn’t stop this time as he kept on going. Grunting, and moaning his lips filled with soft moans of her name.

Shivers raced over her body as she began to tremble within his build up; her eyes closed tight as her hands slid along his spine to cup his ass. Soft screams fell to urge him on as she tumbled head long into the pits of passion, his thrusts driving her into frenzy, his kisses burning through to her soul. "yessss Richie... oh yesssss."

"God Cesss" he hissed as he gave way, the floodgates finally breeching his restraint as he let his love flow inside of her; collapsing on top of her he tried to catch his breath. He swept her hair back and looked into her eyes. "You will not regret it, one bit" he promised as he sealed his promise with a kiss.

She held tightly too him as her shudders slowly gave way to peace. "Never thought I would, not for one second."

Chapter Fifty Four

She wandered from room to room, her hand lightly brushing over walls or doors as she remembered. Her entire life had been spent inside these walls. For as long as she could remember her bedroom was exactly 3 paces to the right from Mom.

Summer days spent running the beach while mom grilled for the neighboring kids, baking in the afternoon when classes were out, stilted dates and fractured proms had all been lived through in these walls. So much was passing into non existence, this one last thing was almost more than she could bear.

Mom was dying, things were getting closer every day, even packing her up to go to New York had taken so much out of her, but the hospital there could help a little, hell to be honest, just being around Jon was giving her reason to hang in there. Jon made her laugh and it was like the cancer didn't exist. If she was gonna love him for any reason it would be taht more than anything else.

She glanced at her watch, a soft sigh escaping her. Jon and Mom had flown on to New York the day before, the last of the boxes had been packed on teh truck, and Richie had finally had to take Ava home. He'd be here soon, and she'd walk out those doors for the final time, into an uncertain future, a life without mom, and yet, a future that held one certain thing. Jon.


Jon? well he was in her future too, there was no longer any way around it. He'd firmly established himself somehow as a parental type, one she chafed against and fought with more than not, but a presence to not be ignored. The only other thing that she took with her from this place, other than memory, was teh relationship she'd found with Richie. and that above all other things was what she could look forward too.

Richie had settled in Ava at home and had a long conversation with Heather and everything seemed settled again, He sighed as he arrived back at the house where he was meeting Frankie.

He knew that this would be tough on Frankie but he vowed to support his princess, CC was growing weaker, it was only a matter of time, and he knew that time was going to be the hardest in his girl's life and he vowed to be there as much as possible.

As he walked back into the empty house he saw Frankie standing there looking out the window deep in thought. God she was beautiful. He crept up behind him as she didn’t hear him come in and snaked his arms around her waist. "Hey beautiful" he whispered.
She squealed and turned wrapping her arms around him tightly. "I’m so glad your back."

"Me too" his face burying in her curly hair. "You ok Ces?" he asked knowing that this had to be hard on her.

She pressed closer to him and thought of lying for all of two seconds. "Not really. Spent my whole life here ya know?"

"And you would only be human love thinking like that, but you know this is a new chapter, we close a door and somewhere, someone opens a window" he chuckled.

She managed a laugh, "Yeah but did the window HAVE to be to HIS apartment?? " she glanced up into Richie's eyes. "I mean no independence at all anymore. I can just see staying out all night around him. Even though I'm nearly twenty five I can hear him, "You're not gonna do like I did. what's he think I am twelve?"

Richie laughed "It wont be that way forever, I cant lie and tell you he wont be all protective as I know he will be, but he'll learn in time and least I am here now, so he trusts me with you finally I think so that’s something right?"

She shook her head, "well that is the one bonus to things. He's finally getting the point about what we feel isn’t some brief thing, at least as far as I'm concerned." she glanced up at him as she laid it on the line, and in some odd way offered him an out if needed.

Richie saw her offer, he stood in front of her and held her hands in his and bent down on one knee and looked into her soft blue eyes. "Frankie Benson, will you do me the honor of marrying me?" he asked.

She blinked once and looked down into his earnest brown eyes. "You don't have to ask me that Richie."

"I wouldn’t ask if it I didn’t mean it Princess, honestly, I wouldn’t" he said as he stroked her hand. "In all my life I have never found someone that makes me want to be so free and have so much fun, you make me wanna be a better man Ces" honestly shone from his heart.

"How can ya be free if you get .." She shook her head, "You don’t need to marry me, Id stay with ya regardless."

"I want to marry you, and because I WANT to, no other reason Ces, none"

She started to giggle, a gentle giggle that grew into a huge laugh. "You wanna be his son in law???"


Richie's eyes widened "Oh shit!" he exclaimed starting to laugh, it had never occurred to him that is how it would work till right now. He stood up "I take it back, I take it back nooo way" he teased joking.

She arched a brow and grinned, "You could call him dad."

Richie shook his head "The day I call Kidd Dad, is the day.... oh my god, no way, the guys would never let that one go, ever" he conjured up all the Davidisms in his head.

She nodded, "So you see there’s all sorts of wrinkles to marrying me Richie."

He smiled but pulled her close "All that aside believe it or not, I still want to, I really do, but you just think on it Princess, but know I mean it"

She, pulled him closer "I’d love too Richie, as a roommate I gotta admit to preferring you over Jon. Your hella lot more fun."

"I can do a lot of things Jon can't ya know, oh god I did not just go there," he chuckled as he pulled her in tightly.

She winced, "I don’t wanna know."

"No you don't princess" he said as he pulled her in close and softly brushed his lips across hers a mischievous smile breaking out on his face.

She sighed into the kiss as her hands wrapped around his neck, her lips pressing against his gently. "Mmm I do love your kisses. "

His hands roamed down her sides to her short jeans she was wearing and slowly unbuckled them sliding them down her legs as he fell to his knees, reaching from behind her he steered her into him bringing her precious bundle towards his hungry mouth. His tongue laced lightly over the mound as his hands gripped her ass.

She gasped as her knees nearly buckled, "Fuck I love how ya do that too."

He started slowly walking on his knees leaning her back to the wall pressing her lightly against it to brace her, his hands roamed up the tight halter neck she had on, finding room to slide his hands up her top his fingers grasped her bare flesh until he found her soft cups, rubbing his thumbs gently over her pert nipples. his tongue delve back into the fire, finding her aching bud as he licked and nibbled gently

Chapter Fifty Three

He slipped inside the bedroom door and watched CC as she rested on the bed. She looked angelic lying there, her hair spread out around her face like a halo. Stripping out of his shirt he moved towards the bed, toeing off his boots as he walked. Slipping onto the end of the bed he knelt and carefully lifted one leg his lips beginning to nibble along her ankle. "Ceece baby, wake up..."
She murmured as she became aware of her leg being moved, opening one eye she gazed down and saw Jon's half naked form devouring her leg.
"Just what are you up to Bongiovi? Don't you know there are children in the house" she teased.

Jon's lips slid up along her calf to her knee as his tongue flickered over teh crease. "yeah well Sambora and Frankie can just close their ears."

"Good to see your persistence hasn’t changed over the years" she winked as she moved her other foot to slowly rub against his crotch.

His hands slid up along her legs reaching for her panties and slowly sliding them down, his nose and lips nuzzling along her core. His tongue flickered out quickly to lightly taste her, his hands sliding up to cup her breasts. "You smell like heaven Ceece."

Her head sank back into the pillow "You feel like it" she gasped as her hands slid down and swept through honey brown hair. His touch was driving her wild, who needed morphine when they could just bottle this, she chuckled lightly.

He nosed his way up over her mound to her belly, "What's funny Ceece?" His lips continued the kisses as he continued the slide above her, his hips arching slightly to tease but not enter.

She reached up and kissed him lightly on the lips getting lost in the blue pools of desire that hovered above her. "I was just thinking, who needs morphine when they just need to bottle you and inject it" she teased lightly as her hands roamed down his toned sides over his tight ass and slipped around to softly cup him.

His lips kissed a trail of desire and when he reached her ear lobe he whispered with a chuckle, "This bad medicine is all for you baby." Moving to her lips he slowly inch by painstaking inch seated himself deep inside of her. "Only you."

She groaned as he filled her slowly his man flesh sliding into her each excruciating inch she felt him fill her. "I love your bad medicine, I really do......." she closed her eyes and took herself away from here, just her and Jon mattered, this was a place where there was no pain, no cancers, no angst, just this.

He groaned as he slowly flexed his hips, his hands sliding under her hips to pull her higher on his thighs. He rotated each plunge as the sweat began to bead on his brow.

His thumb slid slowly over the crease of her leg and down to her clit as he started to massage slowly, each movement set to drive her higher than she'd been before.

Her hands snaked around his neck as he drove her deeper and deeper in a certainty of pleasure. As she felt his thumb join the assault she gasped. "Jonnny, my precious Jonny" she whispered raggedly. Each thrust and each flick of his thumb sent her reeling into the stratosphere. Hooking one of her legs around his waist she felt him go deeper.

He leaned in as her leg wrapped around him, his hips beginning the final assault as his movements began to flow faster. His lips again moved to hers as his tongue slid inside to mimic the movements of his cock. "Sooo good Ceece,"

She hummed in response as the waves got higher, and higher. "Jonnnn, oh Sweet lord......." she panted as he took her higher and higher the urge to scream became more and more, she buried her face into his shoulder as she muffled a scream of unbridled pleasure as it washed over her.

"That's it Ceece baby, let go." His mouth roamed to her breasts and slowly inhaled a nipple, his teeth grazing lightly before sucking gently. His thumb pressed down along her clit before moving away, as his hips plunged harder, faster driving her to the brink and beyond.

"Goddd" she cried as her whole world went a blinding white, all that was coherent to her was his feeling on her body, the sensations on her nipple and the way her walls convulsed around his cock sent her over the edge. Her hands gripped his shoulders as her nails dug into them, the slick sweat from thier bodies sliding between them. "I'mmmmm" as her whole world shook.

He plunged and paused as she clinched around him her pulsing walls milking him dry as he spilled inside of ehr. Groaning his head fell to lie on her shoulder, his breaths ragged and uneven. "Fuck woman."

She groaned and then chuckled "Yeah you do that pretty well I must say, fuck woman" she stroked his hair softly as he caught his breath.

He slumped beside her and pulled her tight too him as he started to laugh. "Ceece you are something else."

She snuggled into his warmth that was growing so familar to her again, scared to lose it forever, she knew would one day, but for now she was just content to.
"I love you Jon" she murmured into his furry chest.

A smile brightened his face as her words pushed away the fear of losing her. "Love you too Ceece, always have, always will."

"Always" she managed to say before sleep claimed her in her one true loves arms.

Chapter Fifty Two

"Goddd Ces" he breathed rolling his hips deep within her forgetting anyone else existed.

She pressed her mouth into his shoulder muffling the moans that kept escaping her as he drilled her into the mattress and over the edge for the third time. Her hips rose to meet his as her slender hands held tight to his back. A sudden forceful plunge had her biting down as a soft scream was lost in his skin.

He hissed as she bit down on his shoulder the pain soon lost in his own orgasm as she groaned into the sheets just by her head. "Fucccck" he cried as he came.

A weary exhaustion played over her body as her eyes glowed with satisfaction as she lightly licked and kissed where she had bitten down. "Uhh, sorry bout that." She stretched slightly the cotton of the sheet rubbing over her back. "I think we got a bit energetic?"

Richie looked down at his shoulder and laughed. "I hope it scars so then I have something of you to take with me everywhere" he said as he leaned in and sealed their desires with a long kiss, his own body and mind exhausted and hazy.

"I know we could both sleep, but I think there’s someone out there waiting on you lover." Frankie grinned and wiggled from beneath him and walked over to the closet quickly dressing in a pair of white shots and halter top to match. Turning around she moved back to him. "You gonna get up?"

He groaned and sank back into the bed briefly before finding a busrt of energy.
"Yep I am coming Princess" he said as he hobbled to get up and stepped into some jeans and pulled on a tee-shirt.

She moved to the door and opened it, before glancing back at him and winking. "Well this should be interesting." She moved into the living room and winked at Jon on her way to the kitchen for something cool to drink. "Want anything Jon, Richie?"


Jon glanced up and over at her as she walked before his gaze returned to the TV only to stop and look back again. Standing up he walked over to Frankie and looked a bit closer. "What the?" He turned to look at Richie one brow arched.

Richie looked down at her back and his eyes widened, it was all harshly red, kind of like carpet burn, except it was door burn. "Oh shit girl you're back," Richie said as he looked at her back. He glanced at Jon’s displeased look. Ok that so wasn’t good.

Frankie turned two glasses of cold soda in hand, her gaze moving to Jon's face quizzically, "What about it? Nothing like a little SUNburn right Jon?" Her eyes flicked towards Ava as she grinned. "We've all had a bit of that in our time right?"

Jon grumbled, she had him, he couldn't say shit. His eyes began to glitter as he leaned forward and whispered softly to the both of them. "Ya got me on that Frankie, as long as it stays at sunburn level we'll all be ok." He turned to Richie a shit eating grin on his face. "But you? YOU get to explain the can of soup."

Richie snorted "I don't want to give away my secrets you know, oh my god Kidd, did you touch it?" he asked devilishly his eyes growing wider.

Jon winced, "Hell yeah I had too along with assorted clothing before Ava, remember her, came in." His mind ran straight to where his own personal devil wanted it to go, straight into a gutter. "Oh god I did touch it."

Frankie nearly died laughing as she leaned in and grinned, "Was it as good for you touching it as it was for me Dad?"

Richie choked on his drink spraying it all over his top. "Owned Kidd, totally owned by YOUR daughter none the less." Richie snorted as his laughter exploded outwards.

Jon's perfect white teeth snapped together as he blistered them both with a look. "Ahh fuck ya, I disown ya both." He turned and started walking to CC's room. "I’m going where someone has some sense in this place!" Walking into her room he shut the door and leaned against it. Yeah, he was gonna kill them both.

Richie held up his hand to Frankie "High Five Princess," he laughed.

She slapped his palm and laughed, "He's sooo easy." She picked up her glass and wrapped her free arm around his waist. "Let’s go pretend to watch TV and zone out on the couch."

"Sounds like a plan to me, me and my two favorite girls" he said as they walked back in.