John Francis

Amanda moved into Jon’s arms as soon as he closed and locked their door. She hugged him tightly and kissed him deeply.

“Thanks so much, honey, for having Susan come visit.” Her grin was huge and infectious and he thought again how easy she was to please.

He moved her toward the bathroom and giving her a gentle push inside, he told her, “Call me fast”.

She was quicker than usual as she also wanted him to be with her. Jon entered to find the water running and the door to the shower partially opened. He stripped and got in with her. Her embrace was warm and inviting and their passion for the other quickly bubbled to the surface. He lifted her, bracing her back against the shower wall and seating her firmly on his aching shaft. Moving quietly but urgently they muffled their groans with kisses as they reached their peaks. Drying off after their shower, Amanda watched him move the towel over his chest and groin and felt a spark rekindle. She turned to him.

“Jon?” He looked at her, seeing her nipples peaked and the way she gazed at him.

“Yeah, baby?” He questioned, his own voice husky and warm.

Her voice was a hoarse whisper of passion as she responded to his question.

“Please?”

He was surprised at how quickly he was ready for her again and he moved her to the bed where he answered her need. Their lovemaking this time was longer as Jon had recently spent and Amanda came over and over again before Jon finally exploded inside her. Her body was deeply sated by that time and she curled against him, rubbing her face in the fur of his chest, feeling the trembling of her limbs as she rode the aftermath.

She turned her face a bit away from him afterwards, embarrassment at her boldness engulfing her, even as her body still trembled from his lovemaking. Jon saw her do this and cupping her chin, turned her to meet his eyes.

“Amanda Lee…” he started as her eyes widened at his use of her middle name. “Do you know how much of a turn on it is to have you want me like that?”

She nodded, trying to move her eyes from his, a move he didn’t allow.

“It makes me crazy, baby, makes me want you so much. Don’t ever stop that, okay?”

She nodded at him, a flush still staining her cheeks.

“I love how you are getting more and more comfortable with me, asking for what you want. Trust me, baby, I can’t get enough of you either.” His voice was soft, yet firm, as he tried to ease her embarrassment over what had been her further need for him.

She nodded then, and he gathered her close as they fell into a deep sleep.

~~~

Jon woke before Amanda the next morning and after grabbing a quick shower, he headed down to the kitchen to put coffee on. He had thrown on jeans without a shirt and in truth was up so early he thought he would be the only one around. He was therefore a bit surprised to see that Susan was already up and seemed to have found the coffee makings as he could smell the coffee before he hit the kitchen. He walked in and saw Manda’s friend’s mouth drop open at his appearance.

Trying to cover his lapse in memory as he had forgotten for the moment that her friend was here, he simply said, “Morning”. Susan managed to close her mouth enough to get her wits together and answer him with a “good morning” of her own.

Jon moved to the laundry area of his home and grabbed a t-shirt, putting it on and returning to the kitchen. Susan had herself recovered from the appearance of a nearly naked Jon Bon Jovi and had grabbed another cup for him to use. His reappearance with a shirt on made things more comfortable for the both of them and Jon asked her if she had slept well.

“Sure did. Thanks again for inviting me to your home.” He nodded a “you’re welcome” smile and filled his cup. They sat there for a few minutes and then Susan, having her friend’s best interests at heart, looked at the man sitting at the other end of the table.

“Jon, I know you don’t know me and I may be out of line, but Amanda is my best friend. I love her like a sister and I know the hell she went through after Jeremy died.” He nodded at her, wondering where she was going with this.

“I just want you to know, rock star or not, celebrity or not, whoever you are, don’t hurt my friend.” She stared at him with rock solid determination and although a bit taken aback, Jon answered her.

“The last thing I want to do is hurt Manda, Susan, I love her.”

“I did some reading on the plane, Jon, you aren’t going to marry her, so…” Susan left that sentence hang, however, Jon knew that at least to this question he couldn’t give a completely honest answer.

“We’re enjoying ourselves, Susan, and any more than that, well, time will tell.” Jon’s voice was also a bit determined at this point as he was not about to discuss personal details with someone he didn’t know.

She nodded at him. “I’m done, that’s all I wanted to say. She’s a grown woman and can make her own decisions with regards to her life, but you haven’t had enough time yet to learn what a truly great person she is.”

“I am learning and I do understand how lucky I was to find her.” Jon answered, his voice soft with the love that he felt for her.

“Okay, enough said…and thanks, had to get that said straight away cause she’ll kill me if she hears me talking to you like that.” Susan grinned at him, knowing her friend.

They sat drinking their coffee and then heard footsteps on the stairs. Richie entered the kitchen and the first words out of his mouth were “Who made the coffee?” Grinning, Susan responded that she did and he murmured ‘thank god’ as he moved to the pot. Pouring a big cup he sat with the two at the table and drank quickly.

“Did I miss something here?” Susan asked the two.

Richie laughed, “Nah, it’s just that Jon’s coffee sucks!”

“Ah, got it.” Glancing at Jon, Susan couldn’t resist. “Glad to know there’s something you can’t do.”

Amanda was the next to arrive and murmuring ‘good morning’ to everyone she also grabbed a coffee and then prepared to make more. “Tico not up yet?” She asked.

“Not yet,” Jon answered, “you’re one of the last to wake up, babe.” They all saw her flush then and Susan filed that away to ask about later.

“So, you guys are hitting the studio today?” Amanda asked them.

“Yep, studio today, gotta get some tracks in before Teek takes off.” Jon responded.

“Do you think we could take a car if we wanted to go out?” She asked Jon, receiving an answering nod in return.

“What do you think, Suze? Want to see a bit of Jersey?”

Susan nodded enthusiastically as she had never been to this state.

Jon smiled at Amanda. “If you ladies can be patient for one day, I thought we would go into the city tomorrow.”

Like Amanda weeks before, Susan asked with a question in her voice, “City?”

“Yeah, New York City. Ever been there?”

Susan’s open-mouthed respond was enough of an answer. “Of course not! Can we really do that?”

“Sure,” Jon answered, amused at her excitement. “Rich, wanna go too?”

“Yeah, man, I’m always up for a road trip.” Richie answered with his devilish grin.

~~~

After breakfast, the men went out to the studio and Amanda and Susan settled into the living room for coffee and more talk.

“Okay, now that I’m getting a better look at you in the daylight I can see where you are trying to hide a bruise. What happened, besides what’s in the magazines that is.”

Amanda filled her in on what had happened both when she got the bruise and afterwards at the venue where the man showed up again as a security guard. They talked about the trip in general, the things Amanda had seen, the concerts, the people, and a bit about the guys in the band. She was careful not to let secrets slip as she knew already that while they may joke amongst themselves, they were pretty private guys. She had Susan nearly in tears of laughter describing how she kept getting left behind and punching Jon on the stomach at Giants after she was thrown out.

One of the things Amanda did not touch on was Carrie, either the London incident or the other in Scotland. That would stay between her and Jon.

Around two that afternoon, Amanda and Susan took lunch out to the studio for the guys, as well as several beers. The men greeted the two woman with such enthusiasm she figured they must have been working so hard they didn’t realize what time it was. They joined them for lunch and were invited to stay for a bit afterwards as Jon and Richie were fleshing out lyrics for a new song. It was amazing to see them work; the two men would play something on the guitar and Tico would add some drums and it gave them a good idea how songs came together. Not wanting to overstay their welcome, Amanda told the guys to holler if they wanted more beer or food and she would bring it to them. Jon kissed her as she turned to leave and Richie rolled his eyes at Susan.

“We have to keep throwing her outta here or else that one…” pointing to Jon, “…won’t get any work done!” Amanda just stuck her tongue out at Richie as she sashayed out of the room.

As they were walking back into the house, Susan turned to Amanda. “You really have become friends with them, haven’t you?”

“Yeah, I think so. Richie’s really great. He’s like having a brother who teases the heck out of me and Tico is such a gentleman and so easy going.”

Amanda turned to her friend and stopped her with a hand on her arm. “Suze, you’re my best friend since forever and I don’t mind you knowing some things about the guys and about Jon, but …”

Susan responded, “But keep it between us, right?”

Giving a sigh of relief that her friend understood, she nodded. “Yeah, I trust you. I don’t trust other people who might want to make a buck off some ‘inside scoop’. Okay?”

“Yeah, I know what you mean. Ever since Janet in my office found out she’s been trying to pump me for information. I just let her know this subject is off limits.”

Hugging her friend, Amanda said, “Thanks, Suze, I knew I could trust you to do the right thing!”

Laughing now, Susan cocked her head and looked at Amanda. “Well, hell, hon, the only thing I REALLY wanted to know was if he was good in bed. Good thing for you I don’t need to ask, I only need to look at you!”