Water Ch. 122 - I Believe

 

Handing her the bottle of water he says, "This is the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me.  I don't know how to thank you."  And he sits back down, next to her. 

 

"You don't have to thank me, Jon.  All I did was make you unreachable for the day.  And it wasn't purely selfless.  We all needed some time with you and I know you needed time with them.  Dorothea going off the deep end was really a blessing."

 

"I needed time with all of you.  Thank you.  I never really realized how much of my life is run with that phone.  I'm even more surprised that the guys haven't come to check on me." 

 

Beth laughed her evil laugh, "They all knew it would be in their best interest to leave you alone today.  From Rew to Paul - they all were warned.  Hopefully they are enjoying their day, too."

"I'm sure they are. Dave's probably shopping, Richies is probably on the prowl for a little Italian hottie and Tico is probably playing golf." Jon tells her, knowing what his guys are doing, cause he knows them so well.

"Jon, I wanted nothing more than for you to have a great day with your family. Without all the stupid interruptions we get, the kids needed to see that you are happy and that you will be there for them no matter what. Today was, and still is all about you!"

He takes her hand and kisses it and then holds it tight.  "I am in paradise, physically and  in heaven mentally. Today is one of my top days."

She looks over at her rock star and says,"You are gorgeous!"

"You ain't so bad yourself, gorgeous"

"What do you want to do for dinner? Order an authentic Italian pizza, and just stay in?  It's your day, what sounds good to you?"

Jon thinks for a minute and says, "Lets order pizza, and then we can go for a walk and get some gelato or something? I think that would be a great way to spend the evening?"

Beth agrees and is thankful that he wanted to order in.  She could have made dinner and they could have gone out, but staying in to eat dinner meant they had more alone time together. 

 

They sat there and appreciated what they were watching, three healthy children having a great time in only a few inches of water.  Back and forth, the kids rode the shore boards and even raced one another.  Seeing that put smiles on their faces.

 

Jon in his blue shorts and ball cap was feeling a little warm from the sun.  The sun had shifted enough to where he was no longer under the shade of the umbrella, Beth and Romeo were though.  He gets up and asks, “Do you mind if I go join the kids for a minute, to cool off.  Hotter than hell in the sun.”

“Why would I mind?  Go, play with the kids.  I bet Jesse would kick your ass in a race.”  Smiling, now she’s watching him and his sweet ass walk toward the water.  She lightly whistles so she doesn’t wake up Romeo. 

Turning around to look at her, he says, “You wait.”  And he walks on.  She sits there motionless to not disturb the baby, full of emotion because she is watching her family play in the ocean.  And what a beautiful family it was.  Jon shore boarded with the kids until he got tired, he didn’t have the energy that they had – and he wished that he did.  He went back up on shore and joined his mother to be and his beautiful sleeping son.

"I was watching you while I was out there and the way you treat my children makes me love you even more. You're a natural. And your beautiful when you do it."

She smiles her beautiful smile and says, "You look amazing out there playing with the kids. They really needed this Jon."

He invades her personal space one more time and kisses her, a soft and gentle lip spreading kiss.  She couldn't help but reach up and hold his head in place. She loved to kiss him and be kissed by him.  Their passionate playful kiss was interrupted by the kids, they decided they were hungry.  

It was decided that they would order pizza from the little Italian eatery down the block and watch tv together. The sun had drained the little ones and it was looking like they may pass on the walk to gelato.  Stephanie and Jesse didn't even seem interested.  They were tired, all they talked about was the fun they had and they wanted to do it again.

Jon told the big kids, to get showered and get ready for bed, because tomorrow was a day of sight seeing and  shopping. The kids did as their dad told them to do, and then it was Jake and Romeo's turn. Jon and Beth worked together getting them ready for bed.

Once the Bongiovi children were tucked nicely in their beds, it was Jon and Beth's turn. They quickly showered together, a real quick in and out and climbed into bed themselves. Jet leg and a day in the hot Venice sun, put everyone in bed by 8:00 local time.  They had a long two weeks ahead of them. A leg of the tour planned without the kids; now they need to make a few changes but Beth was determined to work it out.

Laying on her side she takes her hand and runs her fingers down the side of Jon's face and asked, "When do you want to get married?"

"Whenever you are ready. What do you have in mind?"

"I don't have any specific date, I just wondered if there was a day you had in  mind?"

He chuckles and says to her, "You pick the date and I promise, I'll clear my schedule."  He rolls over and is on his elbows, face to face with her and he tells her with all the seriousness he could have, "If you want to get married the day I'm divorced, we will do it.  There is very little more that I want more than to make you my wife." He kisses her cheek and she turns her face to catch his lips.  They hold one another and lay there in silence. Both are thinking about getting married, and how soon they want it to happen.

"Are you wanting a big wedding? Any idea where you want it?"  Jon asks, truthfully not knowing.

"I don't want it to be too big, and since I've met you, every time I picture us getting married, I see it on a beach.  The kids are standing there with us and we're surrounded by family and friends."

"We can make that happen. A beach wedding sounds perfect, and then we can finish out cruise on the yacht. The yacht you had to so abruptly leave. Remember that?"

Beth just nodded her head. She remembers it very well.  They lay there and chit chat for a while, until Jon falls asleep.

Her rock star lays there next to her, sound asleep.  She watches him sleep all while rubbing his chest and belly. She knows she has put him into a deep sleep when she can her a slight snore. She inches in closer to him and goes to lay her head on his chest. She stirs him a little bit, so he grabs her and pulls her to him. With her head on his chest and his arm around her for comfort, Beth is able to drift off to sleep. 

Startled, she sits up and screams. That's wakes Jon up from his deep sleep and puts him in mild panic.

"Babe, are you okay?" He puts his hand on her back.

Beth is still half asleep, trying to shake the bad dream she just had. She looks over at Jon and starts to cry. Taking his love into his arms, he whispers, "You're safe. What's was that all about?" Still holding her. Her cries get lighter and she's able to tell him what her dream was about, and her dream leaves him feeling a little uncomfortable, too.