Jake and Dorothea were sprawled out in her bed and it was obvious what they had been up to. She picked up Jake's jeans and swung them at him.
"Get up!" She yelled. "Get the fuck out of my bed!"
Rickey appeared in her doorway. "I tried to stop you. Come on Ash, at least let them get dressed!"
Richie and Alec and Stacey heard the commotion and ran up to see, what was going on.
"You get the hell out of my room too!" She pointed her finger in Rickey's direction. While a naked Dorothea scrambled for her clothes on the floor.
Jake was laughing. "Sorry Ash, we needed a bed and you weren't using it! I was hoping you would come home, but Dorothea beat you to it! Now she can tell you what you're missing."
"You are disgusting Jake! Put your damn clothes on!" She yelled and threw the rest of his clothes at him.
Dorothea had an angry look on her face. "Fuck you Jake!"
"I thought that's what we did!" He laughed.
"Ashley please don't tell Johnny about this. I was mad because he threw me out! I didn't mean to go that far with a damn stranger!" Dot was trying to explain.
"Oh babe, we're not strangers anymore!" Jake chuckled.
"Are you out of your damn mind? Of course I am going to tell John, what a lying slut you are! If you are pregnant? There is no telling who's damn kid it is!"
Dorothea pulled her shirt and panties on. And sat down at the end of the bed, closer to Ashley. "If I'm pregnant it's still Johnny's. I used condoms with everyone but him."
"I don't believe a word you say! You are probably just trying to get pregnant so you can try to trick John into being the daddy! Well listen up bitch! John Bongiovi is all mine!"
Dot got a smug smile on her face.
"Really for how long? A whole day? I don't remember him calling out your name when we were fucking all night in his bed!"
"You fucking bitch! Ashley didn't even think, she felt anger take over her whole body and with all her might, she swung and slapped the shit, right out of Dorothea's face.
Dot's face got hard with anger, as she rubbed her cheek. I guess your boyfriend didn't tell you about me! You got away with that one, but make no mistake, I can hurt you little girl!"
"I know all about the karate Dorothea! I'm not scared of you!"
"Well you better be! Go ahead tell Johnny! It doesn't matter. I know it's his baby."
Ashley felt arms wrap around her from behind. "Oh is Ash jealous, that Dot rode the Jake train?" He laughed and licked inside her ear."
"Let me go! Damn that's disgusting!" She hollered and started elbowing him and almost got him in the nuts. He grabbed Ashley around the throat and pushed her on the bed holding his hands there choking her. "I fucking told you about hitting me!"
Richie started yelling from the doorway.
"I was hoping you were going to make that mistake motherfucker! Rickey started over there to get him off her, but Richie shoved right past him and swung right at his head. Jake turned and grabbed him and they both started swinging repeatedly as Rickey and Alec tried to pull them off of each other.
Ashley just laid there. Thoughts of all the times he hurt her coming back all at once.
"Don't you ever touch her again! Or me or Johnny, either one, will beat your fucking ass!"
Ashley finally sat up. She was shocked she couldn't believe what Richie had just done for her. Her ocean blue eyes locked with his dark brown ones, but she had no words to describe what she wanted to say to him.
"Are you okay?" Stacey walked over to her and hugged her.
"Yes I'm fine. But she was holding back tears and Stacey knew she was going to lose it soon.
"Get out! Everybody please get the hell out of Ashley's room." She shoved them toward the door and closed it behind them.
Ashley broke down. "Oh my God when he grabbed me, it was like I was back there all over again. He's grabbed me around the neck so many times. I had forgotten how scary it is when you can't breathe."
"I know, it's okay. Wow did you see Richie? I thought he was going to kill him!" Stacey asked thinking how hot Richie looked taking up for Ashley.
"Yes I need to thank him." Ashley dried her eyes and went looking for Richie.
Richie was outside standing by his car. He was about to take Alec to get his bike.
"Hey Richie."
"Hey baby are you okay?"
"Yeah, I appreciate what you did for me. It means a lot to me that you would do that."
"You're welcome. I just couldn't stand by. No man has a right to ever put his hands on a woman like that."
"Well thanks. And she reached up to hug him. He pulled her close and held her way longer than he should have. He said his goodbyes and got in the car with Alec.
Ashley packed another bag and abandoned all hopes of doing laundry. She locked her bedroom door this time and couldn't wait to get back to John.
She walked up to Stacey. "I'm leaving. I just can't even be here til Jake leaves."
"I understand honey. Call me okay. I worry about you."
"I will, I'll call you later."
Ashley walked out to the Mustang to be greeted by John's Mother. "Hello Ashley."
"Hey Mrs. Bongiovi."
"Are you okay? Looks like you've been crying."
"I'm fine."
"Is Johnny with you? We haven't even heard from him."
"No mam, I'm sorry about that. He loaned me his car to come over here."
"I'm surprised, he doesn't let anybody drive his car." Carol looked at her with a disapproving glance.
"I could get him to call you."
"That won't be necessary. Richie told us where he is living now. And since my son refuses to act decent, and keep in touch with his family, I will be dropping by soon. So please let him know, so he can clean the place up and undoubtedly get rid of all the half dressed girls hanging around there. If not I'll have to do it myself."
"Okay I'll tell him." Ashley rolled her eyes a little.
"I hope there's no hard feelings that we are pressing charges on your Father. But, he is an animal that almost killed my child and needs to be punished!"
"No he's my father but I don't think I can ever forgive him for almost killing John."
"Since when do you and Dorothea Hurley hang out together? And just what were you girls doing alone in there with Richie and all those boys all night?" She glanced over at Ashley's house to see Dorothea and Jake standing outside.
"I wasn't even here. Dorothea was in there all night with them. And your guess is as good as mine at what she was doing with them."
"Well if we hear another loud party, I'm calling the police! That is not going to become the party house for a bunch of delinquents!"
"Is he one of your boyfriends?" She nodded over at Rickey.
"I only have one boyfriend and that's John." She glanced to see she was asking about Rickey. "That's my brother and yes please if he throws another party call the cops. He shouldn't be doing that anyway."
"Just where will you be?" She glanced in her car. "I certainly hope you aren't taking all that stuff and trying to move yourself in on my Johnny. He isn't feeling well right now and that's the last thing he needs."
"John asked me to stay with him."
"I doubt that, but thanks to your father he is out of his mind right now, so maybe so. Will you tell him that sweet little nurse from the hospital keeps calling him. He really liked her and will want to know."
Ashley sighed. "Oh yes I will sure tell him. I've got to go, John is waiting for me."
"Bye dear." Carol walked back to the house as Ashley watched her.
"What a bitch! How the hell is John her son?" She thought as she drove away.
She pulled up and John was sitting out on the steps out front smoking a cigarette and smiling at her.
"What are you doing out here? Waiting for me?"
"Yep your suprise is here and it's ready for you."
Okay can you help me get all this stuff? I didn't get to wash clothes. It's a long story."
"Yeah." He grabbed her bag and the basket of laundry. They walked inside and he threw the stuff down. " Follow me." He took her hand and walked her into the bedroom. I had them come get the old bed. This is brand new, they just pulled the plastic off of it. The sheets and comforter are new and I even had them put it over here on this wall. It's a totally different room. So all my memories here will be with you." He smiled his full 1000 watt smile at her.
She laid down on the bed and smiled back at him.
"Oh it's comfy John I love it. Thank you for going to so much trouble for me. I wish I could get a new one at my house."
"You need a new bed?" He made a face knowing her bed was fine.
"I do now! I found Jake and Dorothea naked in my bed, this morning! I was fixin to threw up my whole wonderful breakfast you bought me. They had a big party there last night and got together somehow."
"Really Jake and Dot slept together?" He asked kind of shocked.
"Yep and she had the nerve to ask me not to tell you!"
"Damn I just can't see those two together."
"Well they definitely were together, in ever sense of the word."
Something on her neck caught John's eye. "Hey what happened to your neck?"
"It's nothing." She started unpacking her bag.
"So you like the bed?" He asked grinning at her.
"Yes it was so super sweet of you. I almost forgot. I ran into your Mom, who doesn't approve of me driving your car, by the way."
"Oh well, she'll get over it." He put his atms around her smiling. What else did she say?"
"She's mad you haven't been by to see her, she said Richie told her where you are and she's gonna come by."
"I need to go over there. It's real sorry of me, that I haven't even called them. I need to get this damn phone turned on."
"Did she say anything else?"
"Yeah a few things. Most of it was kind of hateful. She saw my bag and hopes I'm not pushing myself to stay here with you because you're not well and you don't need that right now."
He laughed. "Yep that's you pushy Ashley, pushing yourself in here taking advantage of Carol's poor, defenseless, little boy. Shame on you Ash." He chuckled.
"Yep that's me." She smiled looking at just how cute she thought he was right now.
"Was she nice to you at all?" He asked seriously.
"Well yeah, she was smiling when she told me the sweet little nurse from the hospital kept calling you. And how much you really liked her and would want to know she called." She looked up at him with a hint of hurt in her eyes.
"I'm so sorry Ash. That girl means nothing to me. Please don't worry about anything my Mom said. I love you, and nobody but you, and the only girl I'm crazy about is you. Okay? Now poor defenseless Johnny needs a hug."
She laughed. "Okay come here. She pulled him into her arms and held him tight. I love you too!"
"I guess I need to break down and go see her before she does show up over here. Do you want to go with me?"
"Oh no, no offense, but I've seen enough of your Mama today."
"Okay, I don't blame you."
I'll ride with you, so I can get my car though."
"Okay, let's go so, I can get this over with. Are you coming right back?"
"Yeah."
"Just leave the door unlocked."
"Okay."
"When I leave Mom's I'm going to get the phone turned on."
"That's great, you need that!"
They went out and got in the ZX and drove away. It was a beautiful drive up the beach today. They pulled up in John's Mom's driveway. Ashley got out and walked over to her car and cranked it up and backed out headed back to the apartment.
John took in a deep breath, before he opened the front door and walked in.
"Ma, I'm here!" He called out.
"Johnny! Hello dear. How are you? Are you feeling better?"
I am, I got my whole memory back!"
"How? The doctor wasn't even sure you could!"
"Alec helped me he reminded me of stuff. I saw a video of me and Ashley. I felt dizzy and passed out and hit my head, but when I came to, I remembered everything."
"The doctor said it was dangerous to do it that way! You could of had a seizure!"
I was having really bad headaches but they are way better now."
"So your head feels a lot better?"
"Yeah it's good. I got rid of Dot. I don't understand all of you letting her worm her way back into my life and pushing Ashley out! It was real dirty how she got done. And I'm really mad about it."
"We were following the doctor's orders. You were so insistent on seeing her. It was like you were back in love all over again. Just forget about Ashley, son. She had a house full of boys over there last night and she's hanging out with Dorothea! They had a wild party over there. Richie and Alec were at it and I saw with my own eyes Richie hugging Ashley in the front yard this morning and believe me son, that wasn't a friendly hug! Not the way they held onto each other!"
John was questioning her hugging Richie. In his mind, when he plainly told her to stay away from him and she didn't even mention, he was there.
"Ashley wasn't even home last night and Richie's her friend." He tried to set her straight.
"Her car was there!" Carol blurted out.
"Yeah but she was with me all night."
"Well that is disgusting I don't want to hear about your sexual excapades!"
John laughed. "My what? We didn't do anything, we slept on the couch!" He corrected her quickly.
"Well still that girl is trouble and stop letting her drive your car! Her car will probably be repossessed now that her Dad is in jail and she will want to drive one of yours!"
"She doesn't need my car! That new car she drives was given to her by her Grandfather, for her birthday and he paid cash for it! But if she did have payments on it I would pay them for her. I would make sure she didn't lose it. Look Ma quit bad mouthing her. I love her and I just don't know why you hate her so much? She hasn't done anything to you, but try to be nice!"
"Well for one thing she has too many boys hanging around! Her clothes are too short and too tight! And she's from the south with questioable morals and you could do so much better!" What about that sweet little nurse. Let me get her number, she left it for you. She has called you so many times. I want you to take her out."
"No I'm not taking her out! I had her number! I threw it in the garbage!"
"You know I don't understand you! She would be a good girlfriend for you, somebody you could settle down with, and she has a good job. Not some big chested little tramp you can't trust!"
John was thinking how he knew the nurse for 30 minutes and already slept with her. "Look Ma I love you, but you don't know what you are talking about. I trust Ashley just fine. And she is my girlfriend. So no, I'm not going out with anybody else. Just drop it! Please stop riding me about this! It's why I moved out! Ashley isn't perfect, but news flash Ma, I'm not either and I've hurt her a lot and she still loves me."
"You have a doctor's appointment next Tuesday. Would you like for me to go with you?"
"Yeah I would. You know I hate going to the doctor." He made a face.
"Okay dear, I will plan to go. Maybe we can eat lunch somewhere." She smiled.
"Sounds great. I guess I'm going to go. My heads starting to hurt a little."
"Okay take care dear, I love you."
"Love you too Ma."
John walked away feeling like he had been through the ringer. "Is she ever going to stop trying to run my life." He wondered getting in his car. He swung by the telephone company to turn his phone on. The nice lady finished up the paperwork and had him sign a form. She had her keys laying on her desk.
"Where did you get that keychain from?" He asked staring at the heart with two names.
"Right next door. The girl makes them while you wait." The older lady smiled.
"Okay thanks." John took his copy of the phone order form and walked next door to the locksmith shop. It didn't take very long and he had a little gift for Ashley, that was sure to make her smile.
He tore off the tag and added a key he also had made and couldn't wait to show it to her.
He made his way back to the apartment he walked up the steps and opened the door. Ashley had been on a cleaning spree and the whole place looked awesome.
"Hey baby. God it smells great in here."
Oh it's this candle. I love the harvest apple smell it's my favorite.
"Well here I got you something. You already have the key to my heart, so I thought you might as well have the key to my apartment too." He pulled it out of his pocket and laid it on the table.
"How was your visit with your Mom?"
"Okay I guess but she really has been conducting her own stakeout at your house." She knew about the party. About Dot being there, and she even saw some crap going on over there today. Ashley looked at him and saw that darkness in his eyes she hated to see.
"Yeah, what was it?" She cautiously asked.
"Well since you went over there and came back here and didn't even bother to tell me Richie was there. Can you tell me what the hell you were doing hugging him for a long time in the damn front yard?"
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