Chapter 22

Gail was mortified! She’d never done something that risqué before, her breathing was ragged and she just wanted to haul his ass back into her arms and carry on, shit!

‘Darlin, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have done that. Crap that’s a lie, I’m not sorry at all, only for your embarrassment, not for kissing you. Damnit Gail, I want you and I can’t seem to keep my fuckin hands to myself, Christ I feel like a randy teenager, not an old man!’ His fingers raked his hair mussing it up, Gail just wanted him even more because he was upset for her.

Her hand went to his cheek, holding him till he looked her in the eye. ‘I’m not embarrassed, and Richie, you must know I want you too, or was nearly fucking in the changing room no clue? But I think its best, when you can, you go back out there, and sweetie, you’re not an old man, you’re just maturing nicely.’ She unconsciously licked her lips and Richie had to stop himself from pulling her back into his arms and saying, fuck it! Dropping her hand, they stood a little apart, and waited for him to regain his control.

Meanwhile on the shop floor Jon had stooped down to look at something, when he heard the conversation between the shop girls. He nearly fell over that Rich would do something like that, then again ……. He grinned, and carried on listening.

‘You know it’s no wonder they make you sign a confidentiality agreement when you start here. We could sure give the newspaper stories to curl their hair.’ Laughter and agreement followed.

Another voice piped up, ‘Do you think its just Richie in there? I mean I can’t see either man. Lord, what I wouldn’t give to be in the middle of and Jovi sandwich.’ The woman sighed.

Jon’s jaw hit the floor, they thought both of them were with Gail! He needed to nip this in the bud. He stood nearly scaring the four women stood there. ‘Ladies I hate to tell ya, the only one she’s interested in is Richie, even though the sound of a Jovi sandwich sounds good, she’d turn me down flat!’ He watched to see which one blushed and showed herself to be the Jovi fan.

It was the tall redhead he’d checked out when he’d walked in, nice!

She stuttered and blushed more, ‘Mr Bon Jovi I’m terribly sorry, and we shouldn’t have been talking like that.’ She ground to a halt as Jon unleashed his killer smile, the women all turned to mush, even the nineteen-year-old who thought when they walked in, they were too old. Now being on the receiving end of that smile, she got what Megan had been saying about this man for the last year she’d worked here. Damn he was just gorgeous!

Jon checked out the name tag, ‘Aw Megan darlin we all get caught talkin about someone or something once in a life time. I’ll take it as a complement that you think she’d want me too. But she’s a Darksider, I never stood a chance. So, don’t worry I know you’ll keep their secret.’ He winked at her and she melted even more than when he’d called her by name.

Just then Richie walked out, cursing himself for what he’d done, and for getting caught! He froze as five sets of eyes swung to him, he realised they’d been talked about and fuck it Jon was in the middle of it all, aw fuck it again!

‘So, I take it she looks okay in your choices man?’ Jon could see red tinge Richie’s ears, damn this would be brought up for years to come!

‘Yeah, erm, she’ll be out in a minute…….’ Richie looked like he wanted to bolt, but he’d made this situation, now he needed to protect Gail from any back lash, or just plain shit from Jon! ‘Kidd, you say one wrong word to her and I swear…’

‘Calm down bro, she won’t get any crap from me, or these lovely ladies.’ He eyed the red head again and smiled at her, ‘Isn’t that right Megan?’ Megan all about wet her panties, and said it was right, but she checked out Richie’s mussed hair and his shirt only held together by one lone button and his eyes slightly glazed. This Gail was one lucky bitch, but the way Jon kept looking at her……no she was reading into him being nice, cute, hot…… she stopped thinking and headed to see if Richie’s lady friend needed any help, and away from Jon’s gaze!

‘Christ Jon I’ve never done anything like that, and that’s saying something after all the years and shit we’ve done!’ He grinned, his breathing slowly returning to normal, or what he thought was normal around that woman, the grin grew. ‘Shit Jon she’s something else.’

‘Yeah, she has you so hard and horny she can crook her little finger and you’d do anything for her.’ Jon laughed, ‘Nice to see her makin the old man work for a relationship.’

Richie flicked him the bird, and Gail cuffed the back of Jon’s head making him yelp with surprise, ‘Less of the ‘old man’ crack honey or you can look for another masseuse to right your back when you fuck it up again!’ She, with Megan’s help put her purchases on the counter and Megan started to ring them up.

‘You wouldn’t, I’ve just found you, you can’t say no now!’ Jon laughed at her, damn she was protecting his brother, he wished she’d got a sister stashed somewhere, he needed to find out!

‘Listen here, lil bit, keep on calling your brother and I’m outta here! And Sambora, if you don’t put your wallet back in your pants I’m walking away. I want the things I’ll buy them! Any arguments from either of you will stop me working for you. Do we understand each other??’

Richie sighed, hell he wanted to pay, but couldn’t risk her doing what she said. With a great show, he closed his wallet and stuck it back in his pants. Jon just held his hands up in surrender.

Gail turned to pay and had to hold her self in from laughing her ass off! She looked at Megan who smiled, she grinned even more.