Chapter 27

Evie huffed out a sigh as Richie drove along the highway along to the airport, where, he would have to travel to Australia for the last leg of the tour. It had been a monster tour and he was looking forward to having some rest after-with Evie of course. He wasn't looking forward to having to leave Evie, though he had no choice, it was Jon's after all and he only allowed her the first time because of the rape. So she wouldn't get hurt, but unfortunately, Jon grew tired of Richie and Evie, 'it caused too many distractions' he said. Wasn't a blonde bimbo at a concert just as distracting?

Richie sighed. He had no one to cuddle up with at night, to protect or to have sex with, everyone needs a person to cuddle up with at night, guess the bedroom will have to stay silent. Evie silently cried, some tears flowed down her cheeks as she wouldn't see him for a couple of months. At least. Her fiancé, soon to be husband was leaving her, all because of Jon's stupid ideas. Though she was just another cog in the Jovi machine and it was starting to tear her and eat her up- limb from limb.

Richie turned off, the airport was just in her sights now and she gripped his hand. He smiled weakly, the tears threatening to come flowing out in a waterfall. No. They had to be happy to see the band to tell them the good news. Richie was going to be a father.

Soon they arrived at the airport, grabbed Richie's luggage and extra guitar that he always carried on planes, and walked into the private lounge where the rest of Bon Jovi were sitting. Once they had given the bags to the luggage handlers, Richie sat down with a huge sigh, placing his hands on either side of him. Evie sat beside him as she watched the planes land and take off, Jon coughed alerting her back to reality.

"Guys, I have something to tell you" Richie told them.

"I'm going to be a father"

"Excuse me. You're going to be a father?" David asked, leaning forward to grab a half-empty beer on the table. Richie nodded and smiled; Jon rolled his eyes and looked at his watch.

"Congratulations bro" Tico told him, shaking Richie's hand and hugging Evie.

 "Shit. We've got five minutes till we leave!" Jon shouted as he leapt up from the sofa, alerting the rest of the band to the impending plane flight. Richie stood up, hugging Evie so tight that she almost couldn't breathe and cried into her shoulder as she kissed him on the lips. She ran her fingers through his soft, chocolate hair that he loved so dearly.

"I love you Richie. I'll see you in a couple of months’ time" she whispered as she held his hands, reaching up and kissing him one last time as he ran off to get onto the plane.

He blew her a kiss, grabbed his guitar and rushed off to meet the rest of the band on the Jovi Jet, he put his hand to his forehead and sat down, done up his seat belt as the plane started to taxi down the runway. Evie started to cry as she made her way to the car, looking up as tears fell down her cheeks; she looked down at her stomach and smiled weakly.