Water Ch. 64 - Last Cigarette

She woke up when she heard a knock at the door. Lifting her head to look for Tammy and not seeing her was a slight surprise. Tammy must have had her fill of Beth today, Beth knows she was hard on her, she didn't mean it. She'll make up for it when they get back to LA. Beth has no idea what time it is, so she's guessing its room service that she ordered earlier. Much earlier, she thought. It's dark out now.


Making her way off her bed, putting on her bathrobe, there is another knock on the door. She's wobbling her way over and yells, "Hang on, I'm coming." When she gets closer to the door, she asks, "Who is it?"

The voice on the other side of the door says, "Room service, ma'am." She opens the door and stands back, giving the room service attendant room to bring in her tray, she never even looked at the guy. When he didn't start bringing in her tray, she looked around the door and seen it was not a room service attendant, it was Jon.

He looks at her, smiles and says, "You look like shit." He walks up to her and gives her the hug he has so needed to give her.  She dropped her crutches and embraced him right back.  Her heart is racing, he is so what she needed right now.  She needed some TLC and she only wanted it from him.  Releasing her from his hold, he places a hand on each side of her face and he kisses her gently, he while face.  First her nose, each black and blue eye, her bumps and scratches on her forehand, each cheek, finally stopping on her lips.  He lingers, kissing her lips multiple times.  She is doing all she can to remain upright on her own, add in his passionate kisses and she about to go down. 

Jon sensing her instability, swoops her up and carriers her back to the bed.  "What are you doing here?  Don't you have a show tonight?"  she asks, and she really doesn't care what he says, he with her that's all that matters.

"I had a show tonight.  I flew down as soon as it was done." he tells her, realizing she kind of loopy from her medication.  "How are you, can I get you anything?"  He sits on the bed next to her, starts to rub her arm.

Sitting up on her own and working her legs over the edge of the bed, she asks Jon, "Can you get my crutches by the door, please.  I need to brush my teeth." 

Standing up to go get them, he decides he'll just help her into the bathroom.  "Come on, I'll help you."  He reaches under her arm and helps her stand.  Once she gets balanced, she's able to walk with Jon's assistance.  On the way into the bathroom he asks, "Why didn't you get ahold of me when this happened?"  He helps her sit on the toilet and hands her her teeth cleaning supplies.

Beth a little groggy still says, "You didn't have your phone.  Wouldn't have done me any good."  She applies toothpaste to her toothbrush and starts to brush her teeth.  Jon stands there and watches her, thinking to himself, Damn, she looks like she's been hit by a truck.  

Finishing her teeth, she reaches over and gets a washcloth to wash her face.  The faucet is a little far for her to reach, so Jon takes it and wets it for her.  He comes up to her and gently wipes her face, first her eyes and then the rest of her face.  It feels so good to Beth, she would really love a shower.

"Thank you."  Beth says to Jon.  "I feels good to clean up, I would love a shower, though." 

Smiling he says, "Let's get you in the shower then.  You can shower right?" He has no idea what doctors instructions are, he wants to make her happy.  But most of all, he wants to make her comfortable/

Beth thinks a minute and says, "Yeah, I can shower, but I bet Tammy has the wrap for my leg and she's probably sleeping."  Bummer.  Beth was given a wrap to wrap around her cast that sticks to the skin of her leg, creating a water tight barrier that will allow her to shower.

Jon walks over to the bathtub and turns the water on and starts to fill the bathtub.  Beth asks, "What are you doing?" 

"I'm giving you a bath, you can keep your leg on the side of the tub.  That has to be better than a shower anyway."  he's grabbing some bath salts that are furnished by the hotel, pouring them in the water.  When he's done getting the water ready, he turns to his love and stands her up.  "Now we get you naked."  He helps her with her panties, they were not easy to get over the cast, but he manages - he was determined.  Her tshirt comes off quite easy and she hobbles to the side of the bathtub. 

Jon eases her in, handing her a rolled towel to put behind her head.  She looks at him and says, "This is what I needed.  My whole body hurts and this is heaven." She closes her eyes and smiles.  She's finally able to relax, and she had her rockstar with her.

Being the concerned boyfriend that he is, he has to talk to her about her injuries but he feels bad that he hasn't been there to take care of her.  "Babe, you're pretty beat up.  Are you sure  you want to go home?  Who can help you at home?"  Beth looks at him and is wondering where this is coming from.  She takes a wash cloth and wets her body, squeezing the water from the rag onto her body.  Jon is watching her do that, so he kneels down on the floor and takes the cloth from her and gently washes what body parts are exposed. 

"Well, I don't want to stay here, Jon.  At home I have my things.  Everyone wants to be home when they aren't well."  He's still washing her and he gives her a gentle nudge so he can wash her back.  She leans forward giving him access to her back and neck.  He sees the bruises and the scratches and winces.

"Am I hurting you?  You have some pretty big bruises ans scrapes." he hates what he's looking at.  The most beautiful body he has ever seen is bruised and battered.  Beth nods her head no. 

Wanting to feel clean, she did what she had to do - she slowly slid down and put her whole head under the water.  Holding her breath, she reached up and scratched at her scalp, running her fingers through her hair.  Her hair hasn't been washed since the accident, and it's not washed now - but she feels better.  Coming up from under water, Jon is gone. 

"Hey, where did you go?"  she bellows from the bathroom.

She can hear him talking to someone, so she doesn't yell again, she waits.  He came back into the bathroom, and told her, "I'm hungry so I ordered room service.  I ordered you some fruit and juice.  I hope that's okay?"

"Yes, that's fine.  Can you help me wash the rest of my body?" she smiling as she asks.  All that needs to be washed are the parts that are under water. 

Walking up to the side of the tub, he extends his hand and she stands, with the broken leg propped on the side of the tub.  Jon soaps up the washcloth and washes all the parts that Beth wanted washed.  He rewashed her back and gently wiped the thigh of her broken leg.  Beth, satisfied with his washing job, sits back down in the water to rinse.  " I just want to sit here a minute, okay?" she asks Jon.

"Of course, sit as long as you want.  I'll go find clean panties and a tshirt for you." he turns to leave, looking back at her he says, "I love you."  She smiles at him and says, "I know you do."

After he finds her something to put on, he goes back into the bathroom to see if she's ready to get out of the bathtub, and she's sleeping.  He stands there for a moment and just looks at her, with a smile on his face. 

"Beth.  Hey babe." he shakes her a little bit.  He startled her, but now she's awake.  "Let's get you out of the tub and into bed."  he's reaching down and picking her up.  She stands with the broken leg on the floor and the uninjured leg in the bathtub.  Jon helps her dry off and carries her to the bed.  He sits her on the edge of the bed and pulls the tshirt over her head.  When he's done with that, he bends down and works her panties over the cast.  Beth quickly towel dries her hair and falls into place on her bed. 

"I'm exhausted now." she tells Jon.  He's over by the patio, smoking a cigarette.  "Can I have one of those?" 

He looks back at her and says, "NO.  I don't think the doctor would advise that."  She knows he's kidding and she loved when they would play, but she really thinks she would like a cigarette.  Winking at her, he tells her, "Dr. Bongiovi advises against cigarette smoking."  And he laughs.  Walking toward her she takes in his every move, she watches the way he walks and how sexy he is.  All she can think to herself is, How did I get so lucky?

He hands her his cigarette, the one he had been smoking.  "I don't think you need or want a whole one." he tells her. 

"Thanks dad.  I love how you are always looking out for me."  She takes a drag of the cigarette and about chokes.  Coughing her head off, she hands him back the cigarette that he had just pawned off to her. 

"See, I know what you need and want babe, don't second guess the Dr." he laughs at her again, handing her her juice so that she can take a drink. 

Drinking her juice gone, she sets the glass on the bedside table and pats the spot next to her, "Come join me.  I wanna tell you something."  she tells her rockstar.  He obliges and sits down next to her.  She reaches up and starts to rub his back, tickling him with her fingers nails.  He turns to putty. 

"What do you have to say?" he asks, reaching over and rubbing her cheeks with his finger.  She grabs his hand and kisses it.  When she's done kissing it, she doesn't let it go.  She holds it tight.

All she wanted to tell him was thank you, but so much more came out.  She amazed herself at what she said.  Maybe it's the drugs?  "Thank you for coming down here to be with me, Jon.  That means alot to me, you have no idea.  Thank you for loving me like you do, as fast as you have.  Thank you for protecting me and respecting me in this short time we have known one another, but most of all, thank you for being you.  I have seen a side of you that many only speculate about, and that's the Jon I love.  Please don't put him away."  she has tears in her eyes because she has not confessed such a thing to anyone since Brian. 

Jon bends over and kisses the tears on her cheeks and all he needed to say was, "I love you.  This is the only Jon you will see."  He kisses her a few more times and eventually he lays down beside her.  She rolls over, puts her head on his chest and just lays there.  She missed the way he smelled and the sound of his heartbeat.  Listening to his heart beat relaxed her and she was just about asleep, when he said, "We leave tomorrow morning about 9:00 to take you home."  She looks up at him and smiles.

"Tammy said she had me on a flight.  I don't know any of the details, you probably know more than I do." she says as she drifts off to sleep.  Jon lays there running his fingers through her long blond hair, and tracing shapes on her shoulder.  He is right where he wants to be, and she is truly who he wants to be with.  It's not too long and he falls asleep himself.  He's had a long couple of days and he could use a few days of down time.  Coming directly from his show, he hasn't even showered and neither one of them care.  Sleep was their best friend right now, and they were cuddled in the arms of their best friend.