Chapter 20

Over the course of the next week, Jon and Danielle’s mom learn to like each other.
Danielle and Jon get used to one another being in their life physically.

It doesn’t take them long to get very used to gentle kisses and hand holding. However, the intimate parts at night take a little more time. Jon and Danielle stumble a bit over things that they shouldn’t have to. Like who sleeps on which side of the bed and who gets ready for bed first. Do they sleep to music or not? Little things that they failed to discuss on the phone. All of these things of course are easily remedied and soon Jon and Danielle have an understanding of each others idiosyncrasies.

“Hey Del, we have to go shopping tomorrow.”

“Why Jon?”

”We need to buy wedding rings. We’re getting married in 2 days. Or did you buy mine
when I was on tour?”

“NO I didn’t I didn’t know your size. What kind of ring do you want?” She asked from lying in his arms.

“A plain gold band.”

”Seriously?” She asked.

“Yes and thank you for asking. I wasn’t asked the first time around and had a ring I really disliked.”

”Is that why you never wore it?”

”That and the fact that it wasn’t the right size until about 15 yrs into the marriage, and then I finally got it sized for me.”

“So if I got you a plain gold band you’d wear it?”

“Well I already know from you that’s a deal breaker if I don’t so yes I will. But yes that’s the kind of ring I want.”

“Ok. That should be easy. “

The next morning Danielle and Jon drove the mile into Esky and go into the only two jewelry stores in town. Luckily the second one has a ring that fits both of them. Jon’s plain band in his size and also a plain band to go with Danielle’s engagement ring. Jon lets her know that he may replace that ring for when they are out in public.

“Again it's not about us it's about what the public may think.”

“You can’t be this oblivious to my lifestyle can you? You honestly think that it won’t affect you?” He asked.

”I think it only affects the area of your life you give up control to. Think about it no one touches your kids because you’ve set the expectation that it's not allowed. What my ring looks like is no ones business but ours, its special. My engagement ring came from Toronto where we met and also where you proposed. My wedding ring came from Esky where we got married. That’s all we need to say. I am not a NY Society woman Jon if you need that in your wife we shouldn’t get married.” She said this to him as they are walking hand in hand down the street in Esky.

“Danielle you agreed to be the woman on my arm when I’m on the red carpet.”

”Yes in a tux and I’ll be in a gown and I can be all fake when it's needed. But
that’s not me, that’s not where we are. Jon we are in a town of 16,000 people and they really don’t care what the ring looks like on my hand just that I’m happy.”

~ ~ The Wedding ~ ~

Saturday morning, Jon and Danielle got dressed at the hotel and headed over to Danielle’s mom’s home. She had arranged for a quiet ceremony at the church by her minister. Just Danielle’s mom and Aunts are there. No one else was invited because Jon’s family wasn’t invited. They had told the family there will be a large wedding after he’s done touring and the whole family can participate.

The minister was told this was to be a simple ceremony because of the timing and how everyone on both sides of the family couldn’t be there. Her mom wanted it to be special but not overly drawn out. He chose simple vows but ones that fit the two of them very well. They stood at the altar with the minister in front of them and recited vows that they could live with.

“I, Danielle, take you, Jon, to be my partner, loving what I know of you, and trusting what I do not yet know. I eagerly anticipate the chance to grow together, getting to know the man you will become, and falling in love a little more every day. I promise to love and cherish you through whatever life may bring us.”

“I, Jon, take you, Danielle, to be my partner, loving what I know of you, and trusting what I do not yet know. I eagerly anticipate the chance to grow together, getting to know the woman you will become, and falling in love a little more every day. I promise to love and cherish you through whatever life may bring us.”

Reverend Scott asked “Will you both answer the following?”

Danielle do you take Jon to be your lawful wedded husband? Jon do you take Danielle to be your lawful wedded wife? (each responds, "I do.") Do you promise to love and cherish her/him, in sickness and in health, for richer for poorer, for better for worse, and forsaking all others, keep yourself only unto her/him, for so long as you both shall live? (each responds, "I do.") Do you together promise in the presence of your friends and family that you will at all times and in all circumstances, conduct yourselves toward one another as becomes Husband and Wife? (Together they respond, "We do.") Do you together promise you will love, cherish and respect one another throughout the years? (Together they respond, "We do.")

“With the power invested in me in the State Of Michigan I now pronounce you husband and wife. Jon you may kiss your bride.” Reverend Scott states. Once they stop kissing Reverend Scott states.

“Now that you are legally married it only seems right that you should give your spouse a symbol of the commitment you have made today. Please exchange rings as that symbol.”
Jon took Danielle’s ring from the minister and slid it on her hand saying, “Del, I give you this ring as a symbol of my love and faithfulness. As I place it on your finger, I commit my heart and soul to you. I ask you to wear this ring as a reminder of the vows we have spoken today, our wedding day. Let this ring be a symbol of my promises to you and a reminder of my devotion to you. I am honored to call you my wife.”

Danielle took Jon’s ring from Rev Scott and repeated. “Jon, I give you this ring as a symbol of my love and faithfulness. As I place it on your finger, I commit my heart and soul to you. I ask you to wear this ring as a reminder of the vows we have spoken today, our wedding day. Let this ring be a symbol of my promises to you and a reminder of my devotion to you. I am honored to call you my husband.”

After the wedding and the goodbyes shared with Danielle’s mom and Aunt and a sizeable donation left to the church, Jon and Danielle head out to their Wisconsin home. On the way to Wisconsin Jon and Danielle are a bit awkward around each other.

”Del tell me what you’re thinking?” Jon would ask.

“It's just so surreal.” She’d look down at her hand. She’d have simple platinum band resting comfortably with her platinum engagement ring. As much as Jon wanted a simple gold band when they went to look at rings he looked at her engagement ring and realized yellow gold wasn’t going to work so they both wore platinum from now on. Jon quickly looked at his ring, a classic 6mm platinum band with satin center and bright edges with the comfortfit shape.

“What’s surreal? You remember saying those vows to me right?”

“Yes it's just well Jon its New Years Eve and we met 23 days ago and I’m already your wife. It feels like a fairy tale or that I’m dreaming.”

Jon smiled. “When it's right it's right.” Repeating to her what they had been telling people all along about why they got married so quickly. “Baby you aren’t dreaming – OMG I want to marry Jon Bon Jovi – you married me for real.”

Jon smiled and took her hand. “Del don’t let other people get in your head ok? You know what you wanted when we were in Toronto. You wanted to be married, you wanted to stop dating, we made this decision then. Now it's just real.”

”Are you sure this is what you want?”

”Del – yes, when I said I do I meant it. I know what entered into, I have no regrets. I may want to string you up at times in our lives as we get to know one another but I don’t regret this beautiful ring on my hand. Do you regret it?”

”No Jon please don’t think that’s what’s happening here. It's not. I want to be your wife, I’m happy we got married.” She looked down at their joined hands and smiled. “I’ve always dreamed of being married and I thought it was gonna take a miracle for me to find that guy that was willing to say he’d be mine forever. It didn’t take a miracle or me changing or anything, it just took me being me around the right person and poof, I married my favorite rock star.” She smirked.

“That you did Mrs. Bon Jovi and if you’re a good wife I might even sing for you.”

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Chapter 19

That night after dropping Danielle’s mom off at home, Danielle and Jon go back to the hotel room. There is an electricity between them that wasn’t there the first time they were together. Jon took her in his arms and started to kiss her deeply. The weeks of talking on the phone had fueled the fire to get to know one another on a physical level. Jon is a pro at flirting even on the phone and Danielle picked up on it over the phone too. Before either of them know it they are on the bed grabbing at each other trying to get closer. “Del I want you sweetie. I want to be inside you.”

“Jon I want you too. Do you have any condoms?” Danielle moaned, wanting him right this very moment but still holding to her desire to only ever sleep with one guy without a condom.

“No but it's only a week honey come on. Make love to me.”

”Jon I want to but not without a condom. That’s a wedding present for my husband. No other man will ever be inside me without one.” She kissed him.

“FUCK” He moaned and rolled off her. “Del come on, I’m going to be your husband, can’t we make love.”

”If you had a condom then yes but not without one. That’s a present I’ll give my husband.”

”Danni I’m going to be that husband I want my present now.” Jon whined.

“Too bad you don’t get everything you want.” Danielle told him with a kiss.

Jon tried a different tactic. Knowing he’s gonna have to talk to her later about the why behind her saying no right now he just wants to get closer to her. Physically. He wants to see her body with no hair. “Fuck woman I’m going to tease you so much tonight, you’ll wish I was making love to you just so you’ll feel complete.” Jon moaned and started to kiss her and tease. Danielle tried to tell him why waiting is ok. “Jon it's only a week, wouldn’t it be special if we only ever made love with no condom. If you never knew what a condom felt like with me. Only ever as husband and wife?” She’d tell him under kisses. Jon’s fingers would find their way inside her panties and one of them finds it's way inside her. “OHHH” She moaned.

“OH baby I’m gonna have fun with you.” He kissed her, keeping his finger inside her. He knew that Del wasn’t a slut, he also knew she had morals but damn he didn’t know she was so damn tight.

”Baby I need to tease you. I need to make sure we won’t have pain on the wedding night.” Jon suddenly wanted to protect her, even if he meant protecting her from his desires.

”Thought you wanted sex?” She’d call him on his earlier desires. She says this of course while nibbling on his collarbone.

“I want you Del, that hasn’t changed. I just didn’t know how tight you were before. If we don’t play around it's not going to be all that much fun for you on our wedding night and that’s not acceptable.”

“Jon I’m not a virgin.” Danielle told him.

“I know babe. But something tells me it's been a while since you’ve been with a man so it's time to play.” He said as his mouth covered hers to silent any more discussion. His fingers played her body like he’s been doing it for years. Her moans and withering reminded him of how good it feels to be with a woman that truly wants him. When he finally decides to let Del have her orgasm her face is more than flushed, and his back is marked from her nails. He pushed two fingers in deep and smiled as he hears her moan of orgasm.

“JON!” She cried out.

“Del you sound so beautiful cuming with my name on your lips.” He kissed her and continue to smile. Jon still had quite a hard on and his desire for sex has certainly not lifted. He’d lean into Del and rub his hand over her bare womanhood.
“I love that you did this for me baby. I’m going to kiss you and show you how much.” Jon then started to move down to the apex of her thighs and slide between them. He settled in and begin to bring her right back to orgasm with his tongue. His fingers are playing their own tune inside her.

”JON!” She screamed out again.

“Music to my ears love.”

”Damn Jon. MINE” She then surprised the hell out of him with moving and getting him onto his back before moving on top of him and starting to kiss and lick his chest and continued to kiss on down to his abs. She’d nibble on his six pack. “You’re so mine.” She smirked and nibbled on one muscle a little bit leaving a love bite behind before moving down to his cock. The minute Danielle took his member in her hand he’d moan. “I haven’t even touched you yet.” She smirked.

“Something tells me this is going to feel so damn good.”

She was shy and a little scared that he wouldn’t enjoy what she’d call a blow job but now that he made the comment she’d feel like she’d have to do something.
She swallowed hard while looking at his huge cock and not really know what to do with it. She has after all sucked a guy off before but this was Jon and she was sure he’s had millions of blow jobs and probably has high standards. Jon of course noticed that she’s stopped. He understood somehow her fear and he reached down and pulled her up to him. “You don’t ever have to do something you aren’t comfortable with Del.”

“It's ok Jon I’ve done it before.”

”yes but you’re scared. I can feel it. Not tonight, tonight is just about us getting to know one another I’m not going to let you be scared of me our first night discovering one another.”

”I’ll be ok Jon.” Danielle would say and kiss him.

“Del – no. I’ve never known you to be shy and all of a sudden the thought of giving me head makes you turn shy and bashful. No it's not worth it. I’ll take care of it.”

“No way. You’ve been taking care of it for the past month while we’ve been on the phone. Now it's my turn.”

“How about this, lets go take a shower, you can wash me up that’ll help.” Jon offered not wanting to fight with her. He knows she’s insecure about being compared to his past lovers she’s already told him that on the phone. The problem of course is she has a right to be. Jon’s had over 1,000 blow jobs in his life. They are one of his favorite acts and groupies were all about sucking him off so he let them. Now he just has to find a way to make it about them only and not his past. He’d take Danielle’s hand and walk her into the bathroom turning on the shower. “Del it's only us, no need to be shy honey.” He kissed her neck and caressed her breasts from behind.

“You’re right they are very even now.” He squeezed her breasts affectionately and then got into the shower and turned to offer her his hand. “Come on Del, be with me. Only me.”

She stepped into the shower with him and they began kissing. She adores this man’s mouth. She knows kissing him will never be a chore. Unlike out in the bedroom area, in here she feels safe with him. She’d actually take the washcloth and soap and start to wipe him down. He has no problem with it because one of his favorite things in the world is to be touched by a woman. Any way shape or form, if it's a woman touching him he’s happy. so he’d just relax and close his eyes as she’s lathering up his body and making sure to wash the day away. When she’s done washing him he’d take the soap from her with the wash clothe and just as innocently clean her. While he’s running the cloth down her back she’s not being quite so innocent anymore. Her hands are caressing his body while her mouth is teasing his neck.

“Del you’re a tease baby. Are you gonna tease me for the rest of our lives?” He’d moan while rubbing the washcloth over her ass wanting to spank her so bad.

“Most likely.” She smirked. Her hand then encircling his hard cock.

”I like a tease. As long as there’s fulfillment at some time.” Jon moved back and took her lips with his. The kiss continued for quite some time and as it does her hand begins to stroke his cock feverishly. Jon let go of her mouth long enough to bite at her neck. “I’ll give you 30 yrs to quit that.” He moaned and sucked harder on the base of her neck.

“Jon.” Danielle moaned.

“Baby it feels so good.” Jon arched his back his cock pushing farther into her hands.

“I want to give you more.”

Jon took her face in his hands and kissed her. “It's easy honey, just move to your knees and lick the tip while you’re still stroking me.”

”That’s all you want?”

”For now that’ll blow my mind. Literally.” He moaned. He wanted her to give him a full on blow job but for now, this will do. Her mouth on his cock in anyway is enough for today.

Danielle believed Jon when he said that’s enough so she moved to her knees never stopping her hand and starts to lick and suck at the head of his cock while she’s pleasing him with her hand. Before very long Jon is moaning, “Baby I’m gonna” He moves her up fast so he cums on her breasts and stomach. “Fuck Del.” He’d take possession of her mouth with a demanding yet thankful kiss.

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Chapter 18

“Which curves?” Del smirked into the phone playfully.

“The ones I love hanging onto. Like you’re breasts, your hips, your ass.”

“Well I still have all 3 of those things.”

“Del I swear if when we finally see each other you’re a size 2 I’m gonna be pissed.”

“I’m not don’t worry about it.”

“How much weight have you lost?”

“Lost would indicate I’m trying to find it I’m not in search of this.”

”Dell I’m trying to be serious here. I like women with curves. I normally turn my head at a size 8 to 12. Where are you now?”

“I’m just passing Cedar River should be in Esky in 20 minutes.”

”Del your starting to make me angry. Tell me you haven’t changed your whole body.”

”Damn Jon you are no fun today – no I didn’t ok. Now I’m going to let you go cos this conversation is no fun for me.”

”Danni all of our conversations aren’t going to be fun. That’s the beauty of getting married. The other beauty is that when they aren’t fun we have them anyway. You don’t get to walk out the door on your husband so we need to finish this conversation.”

”Jon I don’t like you right now so it's not a good time for us to talk.”

”Wait a minute let me see if I have this right? You don’t like me because I want you to keep weight on?”

“Ok when you put it like that my reason for being mad sounds stupid.”

”Thank you I win.” Jon smirked.

“You’re a brat.” Del told him with a laugh.

“Yes I know but you’re going to marry me anyway.” Jon smirked.

“Brat!”

Jon laughed out loud and smiled. “Are you in Esky yet?”

”Yes brat I just pulled onto mom’s street.”

”Ok take care baby and I’ll see you soon.”

Christmas Eve, 9pm.
“Ok mom, Jon and I will meet you at church I’m going to go get him at the airport?”

“Why are you going alone? Why don’t we just go get him together and then go to church?”

”We can mom but do you really want to meet my fiancée at the airport?”

“Better than meeting him for the first time like everyone else in the church.”

“Ok but please let me go in first he doesn’t know you’ll be there with me.”

“Ok sweetie.”

Danielle and her mother got dressed for church and then drive out to the airport. Danielle jumped out of the car immediately and ran into the airport just as she saw Jon walk inside and smiled. That million dollar grin that says OMG Where is civilization? “JON!” Danielle said and he smiled at his fiancée.

”Del!” The two took 3 steps and be in one another’s arms.

Jon and Del kiss for almost 5 minutes before they separated to grab Jon’s suitcase and she told him her mom is outside waiting for them.

”What? I didn’t know I was meeting your mom right now.” Jon quickly tucked his shirt in and ran his fingers through his hair.

“Well she didn’t want to meet you the same time everyone else does.”

”OK well it's a good thing I’m a great guy.” Jon smiles and Del would kiss him.

‘Oh and we’re going to church after that.”

“Well lets go this is going to be fun.” Jon smirked as he took her hand.

They walked out to the car Jon squeezed her hand a little tighter as Danielle’s mom got out of the car. “Mrs. Jacobson hello, I’m Jon.” Jon let go of Danielle's hand and shake her mom’s hand. Mom ignored the hand and give him a hug.

“Hi Jon, it's nice to meet you, welcome to the family, and it's mom.”

Jon and her mom get along perfectly. She’s very impressed that he has short hair, polite and looks like a normal guy.

“Danielle I thought you told me this was that guy that was on your walls?” Mom asked after they all get in the car and mom insists that Jon sit up front with Danielle.

“Mom – he doesn’t need to know that and it is.”

“NO it isn’t that guy looked like a woman with all that hair. Jon is a nice respectable gentlemen.”

They spend the next 20 minutes driving through town while Jon and Danielle’s mom Fran spent some time talking and getting to know one another. The three of them arrived at moms’ church for Christmas Eve service. Danielle greeted people who’ve known her since she was ‘this big’.

While in Church Jon enjoys himself completely. He and Danielle are like any other newly engaged couple, everyone is impressed at her ring, everyone is happy for them and they are friendly enough.

One person walks up to them though at Church that just rubs Danielle the wrong way. “OH Danielle hi there Merry Christmas.” Jessica said as fake as she spoke in high school.
Danielle knew she’s just saying hi because of who’s hand she is holding.

“Merry Christmas. I’m sorry do we know each other?” Danielle asked and squeezed Jon’s hand letting him know there’s a reason for her not introducing him.

“Danielle, we had class together many times, we were in band together, softball.”

Danielle found no reason to pretend with her. “Jessica I do know who you are, but I’m choosing not to encourage you. We were never friends in High School, you’ve seen me home for Christmas at least 9 times since HS and have never bothered to say Merry Christmas to me any other year so please enjoy your holiday and HAVE A NICE DAY.”

Danielle walked outside with Jon and want to scream. Instead he took her in his arms and held her. “Baby don’t let her get to you. I’m here. I’m yours and we’re gonna make it forget about her. Merry Christmas love.”

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Chapter 17 **

The next day Danielle headed to work, everything starts normal, she goes to the morning meeting and tells the funny story (The lie) that she wasn’t allowed through customs the first day and how it was all sorted out on Monday some computer glitch. She’d call her accounts say goodbye to the few she cares about of course she doesn’t say too much just enough for them to know it's pretty much a final goodbye.

Towards the end of the day Danielle looked at Bryan and asked him for a meeting.
They quickly walked into a QA room and she handed him her formal resignation.
“What the hell is this?”

”It's my resignation Bryan.”

”Yes but why?” He asked, not knowing she was unhappy here, but then noticed her hands on the table her ring stoods out and he took her hand.

“Does it have something to do with this rock? Holy hell Danielle I didn’t know you were engaged?”

”It happened this weekend. I’m moving Bryan to be with him.”

“Since when do you follow a guy?”

“Never that’s why I’ve gotta take this risk now. I’ve always lead by my head and my heart be damned but I can’t do that this time. I’ve got a chance to be truly happy here so I have to risk
it.”

“Well you’ll always have a job here.”

“Thanks I needed that.”

Bryan gave Dani a hug. “So do you want to work for the last 2 weeks or not?”

”Honestly Bryan I’ve got a whole lot of lose ends to tie up, the house and all my bills to get in order. Can I just finish this week?”

”Sure, any time you need off just email me that you’ll be using incentive time.”

The next few weeks actually passed quickly, Danielle finished up the last of her appointments to get all the hair removed, the final polishing on her teeth because she used the money to do all the crowns and what not the dentist had recommended. She finalized the plans for the landscaping company to keep up her yard. She also drove back home to her mom’s for the holiday.

As she was driving to her mom’s Jon called.

“Hey baby” He’d say surprised he caught her by her phone. He’s missed her the last 2 times he called.

“Hey Jon. How are you doing?”

”I’m doing great. I miss you Del.” He’d admit right away. He can’t even believe how much he’s come to care for this woman in such the short amount of time they’ve known each other.

“I miss you to Jonny.”

“Jonny?” He’d never get used to that nickname from her if she was going to keep it.

“I like it. Got a problem with it?”

“Well yes if it was anyone else it wouldn’t be allowed but since it's my soon to be wife you’ll get away with it.”

“Ha I have power.”

”Yep, a little bit.” He’d smile. “So Del got any hair left?”

“Nope. The stinging is done.”

“Stinging? Isn’t electrolysis pain free?”

“Not quite Jon.”

”OMG Baby I’m sorry I thought it’d be the pain free way to get rid of the hair.”

“Jon it's ok, it's just that I was having the treatments so close together that’s why they stung a bit but it's all over now.”

”So did you do anything else that I should be aware of?”

“Like what?”

“You didn’t change anything else did you?” Jon asks.

“um…not much.”

”Danielle what did you do?” Jon asks.

”Well you told me that I could use the card right?”

“Yes of course but you didn’t turn Hollywood on me?”

”no I just fixed some wrongs.”

“Meaning?”

“When I had my breasts chopped off one was bigger than the other. I had that fixed. I didn’t like certain things and wouldn’t feel comfortable with being naked in front of you so I fixed it. Been working out a bit, I tanned.”

“I want a woman with curves. Del you still have your curves don’t you?”

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Chapter 16

“What?” Jon would be confused, people don’t say no to him.

“You heard me no. Yes I’ll accept your training and you’ll teach me everything that goes into managing the band then you have to let go and let me do things my way. Remember all those years ago when you we’re given the honorary Doctorate? You said it didn’t mean much to you because you had never went to school. Well I have. Let me use it.”

“It's hard to let go.” Jon finally admitted. He knew it's gonna be hard letting go but Danielle is qualified.

“I know how hard this is for you Jon.”

”I don’t think you do. This is so fucking hard to trust someone again with the band. Since Faith it's all been me..”

“You don’t trust me?”

“OH FUCK” Jon knew he’s in trouble now. “I just walked into getting myself in trouble didn’t I.”

”It's just a question Jon.”

”Yeah a question that if I don’t answer with ‘of course I trust you’ then my ass is grass and I’m sleeping on the couch for the next month.”

”I don’t play that game Jon.”

”You don’t?”

“Well I haven’t so far in my life.”

”Have you ever lived with someone?” Jon asked.

“Nope.”

”That’s why. Up until now when he pissed you off you just sent him home, now I will be a permanent resident so you’ll send me to the couch. Which reminds me we have to buy a really comfy couch.” Jon laughed having spent a few nights on the one that’s in his house
now and he knew it's not comfortable.

“So Jon you gonna answer my question.”

”I know I was trying to avoid it.”

”Not a difficult question to answer. Do you trust me?”

“You’re asking me to trust you with a $300 million dollar business.”

“Jon I’m asking you to trust me with a band I’ve loved since 1983. I won’t do anything to negatively affect Jovi. Besides you’ll always be just an arms length away.”

”Ok.”

“Seriously?”

”Yep, you become Mrs. Jon Bon Jovi, and you’ll also become Bon Jovi’s manager.”

“Thank you for trusting me Jon.”

”I expect kisses when I see you.” Jon smirked.

“I think I can guarantee that.”

“Well I’m just checking because I sometimes think I know something and it turns out I’m very wrong.”

“What are you talking about?”

“For example. This Left Feels Right. I thought we were giving the fans something they’d love. Instead the comments I got were ‘don’t fuck with our memories’.

“You’ve said that quite a bit in interviews but how could it be that bad I have 3 copies of the album?” Danielle asked.

“Why?”

“One for the house, one for the car and I lost one so I had to buy it again. Then I found the other one.”

“Do you have 3 of all the albums?”

“No”

“Ok” Jon answered kind of relieved.

“The 1st 4 I have 4 copies of.”

“What?!”

“Hey they came out in vinyl, then cassette, then they came out in cd. My cd’s were stolen when I lived in Arizona so I had to buy them on cd again.”

“What else do you need?” Jon asked Danielle going back to the need vs. want conversation they had been having days ago, the idea that she was this much of a fan disturbed him on some small way. Seemed kind of odd to not cringe when hearing her gush about the band.

“Just an ability to laugh with me.” She answered.

“That seems like it will be very easy sweetie.”

Jon and Dani said their goodbyes and went to bed.

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Chapter 15

Jon took Danielle to the airport the following morning, even though he can’t go inside he doesn’t want his fiancée to just be dropped off. While in the limo he handed her a visa card.

”Jon no.”

“You don’t even know what it's for.” He’d try to justify.

“No.”

“Damnit Danielle get used to the fact that I’m going to spoil you. You also need to remember that your fiancée is a multi millionaire and you will be too the minute you say I do. The card isn’t a credit card. The credit card you’ll have will be one with no limit. That is a gift card works just like a debit card, I just put some money on it to take care of the hair removal and your other needs after you quit your job. Will you please use it?”

“Jon I don’t like feeling like a kept woman.”

“Hey sexy – you aren’t a kept woman you’re engaged to a millionaire just get over it.”

Danielle put her head down and looked at her ring. She realized she did actually accept his marriage proposal that morning, he’s speaking no lies.

“How much is on here?”

”Nevermind.” Jon doesn’t want her to go off on a tangent on the amount.

“Jon if I’m going to accept this card you have to be honest with me and not just expect me to do it blindly.”

“It’s got about a quarter million on it. I don’t want you to want for anything. Anything you want to have done, pay off your house do whatever.”

“Jon”

”I mean it.” Jon pulled her to him for a rather urgent kiss. “Time for your flight sweetness I’ll talk to you soon.” He kissed her again and off she goes.

Danielle got through security and to her gate. She called Helen to make sure she has a ride home from the airport and then her mom to let her know she has a man in her life and they are getting married. She assured her mom that it's not because she’s pregnant they just know it's right. After that conversation she’s bored quickly and so she calls Jon.

“Hey beautiful, I was wondering how long it would take for you to call me.”
Jon smiled into the phone knowing she’s starting to care about him already.

When Danielle walked off the plane in Milwaukee she smiled that her best friend Helen is there already. They run to hug each other and Helen is all about grilling her for info the second she sees the ring on her hand.

“Damn, is that thing real?”

”Yes Helen it is.”

”Do you have any idea what a ring that size costs?”

”Yes I do, I was with him when he bought it.”

“You are seriously going to marry someone you don’t know?” Helen asks trying to get her mind around this turn of events. Danielle is not the spontaneous type. She’s the one that likes to plan things, she’ll do wild and crazy stuff but she has to know about and think about it first.
So for Danielle to up and decide she’s going to marry someone it's huge.

“Ok woman fill me in – why the sudden flip flop from your normal character?”

“Meaning?”

”You don’t jump off cliffs without parachutes. Do you really hate dating that bad you’re just going to marry a stranger?”

”Helen – yes I do hate dating. I hate everything about dating. It's so fake and contrived and old. I’d much rather take a risk on a guy who wants what I want, a real relationship the good and the bad, one that wants to work through that cos they want to be married.”

“Isn’t he already married?” She asked as we get in her truck.

“No he got a divorce 8 months ago.”

“You’re seriously going to marrying this man?”

Danielle showed her the ring. “Yep.”

”OH why the hell not.” Helen laughed. “Is he good in bed? He better be after how long you’ve wanted to bang him.”

”Helen!”

“What I’m the honest friend remember.” She smiled. “Just remember sweetie, his life is all about him. You hate that about Doug, and he only has people in this county who know him. You’re man would have the whole world on him.”

“Good thought.” Danielle told her.

Later that night when Danielle and Jon are on the phone, shortly before he has to go onstage he asked her how Helen is.

“You remembered her name?”

”Yes you told me she’s your best friend. I figured if she’s important to you I should know who she is.”

”You’re the best. Anyway Helen is great, she has new pictures of my little man for me. But she and I had a great talk on the way back from the airport.”

”Really about what?” Jon would smirk, knowing damn well it was about them being engaged.

“you and I, but primarily about you.”

“OH really and what about me?” Jon sat down wondering if this is good or bad. He doesn’t know Dani well enough yet to read her voice.

“Just that I have to remember that the world knows you and that you’re life is all about you and I’ll have to accept that. I hate her husband for his all about me attitude so it is kind of scary.”

”Tell me about his attitude.”

“Well he’s a selfish prick. He’s greedy, self absorbed and arrogant.”

“Damn how do you get along with her if you hate her husband so much?”

“Well he’s pretty important person in one of the counties around where I live so when I first met him I thought he was just stressed from the elections and all. Now I know he’s a ass. He actually called her fat when she was pregnant, I was there when he did it. Everything is about him, he can’t even manage to get his own ice cream out of the freezer.”

“Well sweetheart I’m not like that anymore. I grew up. When Dot and I had kids, I grew up and realized that I’m not nearly as important as they are.”

”But since we don’t have kids will you try to pull that crap on me?”

”No and if I did something tells me you’d put me in my place pretty quick.”

“You’re right I would. Doesn’t your career come before everything still though?”

”Not quite sweetie. I carve out time now that is just for family. The holidays, I take a month off before the kids go back to school stuff like that to make sure that they have one on one time with me with no rock star persona to put up with.”

“What about the rest of the year, or the rest of the people in your life?”

“Share. I won’t lie I am the busiest guy in the band. I’m incredibly busy but that reminds me always that I need a strong independent woman who won’t cave into the demands. She has to tell me – no Jon it's my time. She can’t need me to make her life whole. That’s why I think you and I will work so well. You want me in your life but can survive without me if need be.”

”Jon if I’m moving and quitting my job to be with you how does that equal independence?” Danielle asks him the question that’s been nagging at her since she said yes.

“That depends Del what do you wanna do?” Jon asks her knowing this could make or break the relationship, she’s not going to just follow him, he knows that because she told him she was going to have a hard time quitting her job and just doing errands for the next few weeks.

“I’m going to manage Bon Jovi.” She states rather matter of fact.

Jon choked on his coffee. “You’re what?”

“You heard me. I’m going to manage my favorite band. I think I can get the current manager to see things my way. After all kissing him really well got me a diamond ring so I’m thinking give him sex, move to New Jersey he’ll see things my way.” Dani would smile.

“Danielle this is me you’re talking to here. Be serious. You want to manage my band?”

”Yes. Jon I’m more than qualified, you’ll be right there if I have questions and this way some of the stress can come off your shoulders. You only have so many hours in the day and lets be real you’re not old but older and you need to have a balanced life.”

”But Danielle it's my band.”

”Yes it is, and it's the band that’s been my favorite since 1983. Do you really think I’d do something to fuck it up?”

Jon knows he’s gonna lose this. He knows that she’s qualified, they’ve talked about her education and he also knows her last statement is the biggest reason she’d succeed. She’s a fan. “Del one condition.”

”That I say I Do first?”

”Well that is already gonna happen. My condition is you act as my wife first, manager next, then a fan.”

”Why is the part of me that helped put the money in your bank account to buy a 19 room 32,000 sq foot house the least important role I’ll have?”

“Because babe, that’s the part of you that will put the band in the hospital first.”

”What?” Danielle said completely shocked.

“Del, my wife will want her husband home, safe and sound. My manager will want it to be lucrative for both the band and the company. My fan would want to see me – anywhere and everywhere. That’s the part that scares me. I never want steroid shots in the throat again.”

“Woah wait a minute shots in the throat?” Danielle said thinking the stories she had heard were exaggerations.

“Come on baby, you’re the fan tell me the story.”

“Are you testing my Jovi knowledge?”

”In some ways yes.” Jon states.

”You guys made Slippery, toured for over 2yrs, turned around and made Jersey immediately and went back on the road for 16months. By the end of it you were getting shots in your throat because your vocal cords were inflamed?” She told him the story she’d heard.

“Very good babe, that one isn’t an urban legend or a myth. That is true and I’m telling you now. Another Dr. will never put another fucking needle in my throat again. That’s why you have to be my wife first if you take this job. I need to know the person doing this is looking out for me as a human, a man, a father, a husband. I need to know you’ll never take us so far from home we can’t get back. You’ll be on the road but the rest of the guys and I all have commitments and kids back home so we need to be able to get back for them.”

“Jon not only will I manage your schedules in a way that will allow for going home but I’ll also make it more lucrative to do shows, I’ll give you 2-3 within driving distance of each other so you aren’t flying every night.”

Jon laid down on the bed in his hotel room and hit the speakerphone on he cell phone.

“Really?”

”You just put me on speaker didn’t you?” Dani would ask him.

“Yep my phone is laying in bed with me.”

She’d put him on speakerphone too and lay down.

“Honey I’d much rather have you in my arms for this discussion.”

”Sorry honey I’m in Wisconsin.”

”You’re sexy ass needs to get out of Wisconsin and get into my arms.”

“Soon Jon.”

”Can’t we talk about work some other time.” Jon grabbed a pillow and pull it close to him as he talks to Danielle.

“Jon this is something I need to know you can do. You are Mr. Type A personality. You control everything. Can you give up this section so I can feel better knowing you aren’t stressing yourself out. Let me handle the part of you that interests me, the music, the band.”

”That’s what interests you?” Jon opened his eyes as he responded suddenly wide awake.

“Career wise yes. I don’t have an understanding of Arena football that much, I mean I know I like it and it's kind of like hockey cos they hit each other hard but that’s all I know. You’re charitable work is your thing. I’ll volunteer at the Humane Society again when we land in Jersey. I know your band, I know that job it's what I went to college for.”

Jon would exhale deeply. “You’re catching me at an easy time.”

”Easy time? Cos you’re laying in bed?”

”Yes in bed naked talking to my soon to be wife who want talk dirty to me until I tell her she can manage my band. I tell you, the compromises I make to get a little action around here.” Jon smiled.

”You are so horrible. Seriously though Jon I can’t just marry you and be your wife. I have to do something. Let me do the one thing I’ve always wanted.”

”I’ll never let go completely it's me, its my name.”

”It’ll be mine too in 7 days.” Danielle reminds him.

He’d smile huge.

“I see that smile through the phone.”

“I train you to do things my way until I’m ready to let go.” He says.

“No.”

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Chapter 14

“What else do you need babe?” Jon asked Danielle happy they are able to talk like this. Most women he’s ran into get uncomfortable with long discussions on topics such as these so she’s impressing him.

“I need to know you don’t do drugs.”

“I don’t touch the shit I did as a kid and I don’t touch it now” Jon told her quickly and honestly.

“my husband can’t smoke.” She told him.

“oh shit.”

“You smoke?” She knew the answer to this but needed him to tell her for sure.

“yeah why can’t your husband smoke?”

“Oh three little things: it's gross, I have asthma and it causes breathing problems, and I hate kissing ashtrays.” She'd look at Jon and then smile. “Rethinking your decision Jon?”

“No, I just have to figure out a way to stop smoking real quick.”

“you think you can.”

“Yep – I have a reason to- you. I didn’t smoke til I started doing movies, I’m not doing movies anymore so it should be relatively easy to quit. How long do I have to stop?”

“The day you make me your wife.” She knew somehow that he is all in on the idea of them getting married so she has to be there too. This is one of those things that will show her for sure if he will make sacrifices for her, God knows she’ll be making enough for him. The thought of moving to Jersey, leaving her friends and family, quitting her job, all of the sacrifices she can see are on her side so she’s pushing to see if he’s also willing.

“Shit.” Jon laughs – “and I want this to happen fast. Any leeway?”

“Not unless you don’t want to sleep with me.”

“Unacceptable. – alright I guess I’m done.”

“You’re serious.”

“I have to be. I’m not about to give this opportunity up I’m not about to walk away from it smoking isn’t that important to me I’m done.”

“You’re serious you can quit?”

“I don’t have an option – I told you I’m 100% serious about us, and if one of the things you won’t deal with is a smoking husband you won’t have one.”

“You’ll seriously stop smoking for someone you barely know?”

“Do you believe I just bought an engagement ring for you today?”

“yes”

“Do you believe I’m going to give it to you?”

“At some point yes,”

“Then you have to believe what I tell you. I want you and I to get married and I want it to work. I don’t know why I want it so bad but I do. If what you need in a marriage is a husband that does not smoke then that’s what I’ll be.”

“What’s something you need from me?” Danielle asked now willing to discuss things on a whole deeper level.

“I need to know you can walk a red carpet in heels and look dignified. You don’t have to wear
them all the time but I need to know you can do it.”

”meaning?”

”Can you walk in heals?”

”Kind of.”

“Would you be willing to take the types of classes to teach you? Like etiquette class?”

“Sure.”

“OK see, this is going to work very well. We’re both doing what we need to do. Talking and getting things out in the open. We’re bringing things up to each other that we know will bug the hell out of us later. Will you also remove all the hair from your body except on your head?” Jon asked hoping this conversation would go as easy as the last one.

“You don’t like hair anywhere?”

”Pretty much.”

“And you want me to walk in heals and a gown with dignity and the hair thing comes in where?”

”To make sure there is never any showing anywhere, besides it's a personal preference on a woman, I love the feel of her skin and I hate how hair feels against a woman.”

”But yet you have chest hair and I’m assuming hair other places.”

”Yes but I’ll remove it if you want.”

“Meaning?”

”Seriously whichever way you like my chest I’ll make it happen, with hair – I’ll leave it, if you don’t like it I’ll wax it or get electrolysis and remove it permanently. Can you say the same thing? That you’ll remove the hair everywhere but here.” He’d say running his hand into Dani’s long brown curls.

“Damn I ask you to stop smoking – you ask me to permanently change my body.”

“I know this is a big one. This is asking a lot but it would be for your husband.”

“Oh playing that card already.”

”If it works – yep.”

”Seriously Jon this is something that’s a deal breaker for you? What if I nair it?”

”comes back to quick and then it's picky. Like my stubble. Waxing your pussy would hurt, I hate when they wax my chest for a movie role so I can only imagine down there.”

“Jon seriously if this is something you need your wife to do. Then I’ll do it for you.”

“Damn this is soo gonna work..” He’d happily take her in his arms for a kiss.

“what’s something you need” Danielle asked him.

“Need or want?” Jon clarified.

“first we talk about needs.” Danielle smiled and gave him a soft kiss.

“I need a woman that likes to cuddle – didn’t have that before, I mean she’d cuddle with me for about an hour when I first came home. Like she was shocked, oh my GOD he’s here I love him again. Only the 1st day other than that it was Jon I have to do this or that. I like to cuddle and touch my woman.”

“Well honey, I love to cuddle and touch but can we shut off the light and try to get some sleep while talking.”

Jon laughed at how silly Dani sounded but he knew what she means. “Ok honey lets sleep while we talk.” He smirked and kissed her.

“What else do you need Jon?” She’d want to be sure she can be what he needed.

“What happens with us stays between us.”

“I can’t talk to my friends about a fight we have?”

“Fights ok to talk about with friends, general relationship stuff is fine, but when I talk to you about a fear of mine I want that between us only.”

“Sure Jon. Without a doubt.”

Jon and Danielle talked into the early morning. He’d wake up finally with his arms tenderly wrapped around his woman. When he is fully awake he realized that Danielle will be getting on a plane in a few hours and they have yet to make it official. He’d get out of bed and start coffee, head to the bathroom and on his trip back he grabs the ring from his suitcase. He’d take it over to bed with him and returns to holding her.

He placed the ring in front of Danielle and then starts kissing her neck to wake her up. He’d hold her tight in his arms and smile as he feels her stir. “Danielle, good morning sweetie.”

“Morning Jon.” She’d mumbled not yet awake.

“Sweetie, thank you for last night. It was amazing to just talk with you and cuddle and realize that we are going to have the best time spending our lives together. We’re going to be able to talk to each other about anything. I truly believe when you and I become husband and wife we are both going to be going into it for all the right reasons.” Jon would then flip the lid open on her ring. “Danielle will you marry me?”

Danielle can’t look at Jon by the way he is holding her. She wiggled around and he loosens his arms still holding the engagement ring in his hand.

Once Danielle can see him she smiled. “Yes Jon I’ll marry you.”

He’d take her hand in his and bring it up to his mouth and kiss her ring finger. He then slid the engagement ring on her hand before kissing her breathless.

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