Chapter 14: One Year Gone

Pauline was standing oce again in the Sambora's doorstep waiting for someone to answer the door. Tori opened the door with a smile. "Hello, Pauline come inside!" she said and Pauline walked in. She found there Richie sitting in the couch "Hey King!" "Oh hello Angel! Everything ok for tonight?" Richie answered looking at her. "Yeah, everything is under control! Don't worry! I'll bring her back at 9.00!" Pauline said and saw Ava walking down the stairs slowly. She lifted her head and said to Ava "Jesus Sambora! Come one move your money maker i have a game ya know!" "Oh Timson could you please shut up? I'm coming!" Ava answered and stood next to her. "Did your mother came in New Jersey 17 years ago?"Ava asked. Pauline raised an eyebrow. "No, she didn't! Why are you asking?" "Because you talk like uncle David, don't she dad?" Ava asked. "Maybe, you should check this Angel!" Richie answered from the couch.

"No, that couldn't be possible geneticaly! Joker has blue eyes and all three of his kids have blue eyes too. My mum has green eyes and i have brown eyes. So according to statistics green eyes are stronger than the blue......" Pauline start explaining. "Oh she started again!" Ava said annoying. She placed her hands on Pauline's shoulders and she walked her to the door. "..... so i'll have green eyes and not brown! because my dad has brown eyes......" Pauline keep talking and Ava opened the door "Bye Tori and Richie!" Pauline said before Ava closed the door.

Hours later Pauline's game was finished and the two girls were taking a little walk in the town. "You're very good at it!" Ava said. "Thanks! But i have to keep practising...." Pauline answered and little annoying. "I'm sure one day you'll be great volleyball player!" "And i'm sure that one day you'll hold in your hands your first Oscar!" Pauline said and crossed her fingers. "From your mouth to God's ear!" Ava answered.

The checked some new stores for them but Pauline has something else in her mind too. Tommorow she met Jesse one year ago. She wanted to buy him something special because he's speciual to her. Pauline didn't pay any attetion to the women clothes and went straight to the men's.

"Hey, Pauline what are you doing here? Come i found a dress that suits to you perfectly!" Ava said when she came closer to Pauline. "Thanks, but i'm looking for a present for Jesse right now?"Pauline answered looking at the clothes which were in front of her. "Oh, sure! I must find one for Alex too!" "That will be hard....." Pauline answered.

They searched a little more. Pauline couldn't find anything that she liked. She left the last store leaving Ava still in and she sut on the bech outside. Ava was walking pissed to her side "Where the fuck you where? I was looking for you everywhere!" "I'm sorry that i left you in but i don't like anything....." Ava sighed and sut next to her. "Me too! Why is so hard to find the right one?" "I have no idea....." Pauline answered shaking her head.

Pauline's mobile phone start runging. She pulled it out of the pocket and saw the ID, it was Richie. "Hello?" "Hey, Angel is Richie! We're ready here! Take her and come home..... and don't say it's me!" "Ok, mum i will be there in a 20 minutes!" Pauline answered. "Great, we'll waiting!" "Ok, bye see you there!" Pauline answered and hung up.

"Why mums are so nervous?" Pauline said and stood up. "You're mum is not nervous! You must see mine....." Ava answered and got up too. "Come on little princess i'll take you home or your dad is going to kill me....." Pauline said and laughed with Ava.

Arriving at the Sambora house Pauline got out of the car with Ava who looked at her with a weird look on her face "You said your mum is waiting you home!" "She does but i want to ask Richie something about a song and since i met him...." "Fine!" Ava said and lokked to the house. It looked so peacefull and quite like no one was there. "I don't think he's here!" Ava said and crossed the road with Pauline. "Why?" "Look there's no lights on!" "Maybe he's in the studio....." Pauline answered and wait for Ava to opened the door.

Ava opened the door and walked in following by Pauline. Pauline closed the door. She couldn't see anyone and she thought that they'll be in the garden. Ava turn on the lights and she turns. As the lights went on they were all the people Ava loved standing there smiling.

Ava's keys hit the floor when she saw them all together "Holy shit!" she said and her hands were covering her mouth. Pauline left her side and walked in the middle of the living room. Tori came from the kitchen holding the lalgiest  birthday cake Ava have seen so far.

She was still standing there when everyone start singing the happy birthday song. Ava blew out the candles in the cake and kissed everyone was in the room. Kiising everyone in the room was took some time.

"Hey guys there's a party waiting us outside! Let's go!" Richie said and everyone followed him to the garden. There was a buffet on the one corner of the garden. Tables were placed next to the pool. The whole garden was decorated in Ava's style and she loved every inch of it.

Pauline was standing to her favourite spot in the garden. Jesse was looking for since she came with Ava and he still didn't have the chance to talk to her. He had the idea that she'll be in her favourite spot and he was right. He walked to her side and wrape his arms around her waist. "What are you doing here babe?" he asked. "Nothing just thinking....." "Of what?" Pauline slowoly turned and faced him. "All started right here one year ago!" "Yeah, it all started here! What a year!" "The best year of my life....." "Me too babe!" Jesse said and placed his lips on hers for a kiss.

When they broke apart Pauline asked "What do you think will happend next?" "Nothing will happend next! We'll live happily together for the rest of our livies!" Jesse said honestly. He wanted to share his life with Pauline. He couldn't imagine a single day without her and he didn't want to.

"You run too fast Bongiovi!" "What you don't want us to be together?" Jesse asked a little suprised. "Of course and i do smartass but we're too young to make so big plans!" "Love is what really matters! And thank God we have lots of that!" he answered and kissed her again but with a little more passion than the previous time.

They were sitting there alone before Romeo came "Uncle Richie said to come over there!" he said pointing the group of people. "Okay, Romy we're coming!" Jesse answered and smiled and Romeo left. "What's that?" Pauline asked him and took some steps "I have no idea! Let's find out!" Jesse answered and joined the others.

Richie took the microphone in his hands and said "Good evening ladies and gentleman! First of all i want to thank all of you for being here this special day! And because i know some of you hate speeches, Lemma!" he said looking to David who was holding a plate full of food and eatting. Everybody laughed. "And because there is no party without dancing..... men take your woman's hand and let's go dancing!" Richie finished and left the microphone to the table.

All men took the woman's hand they love and start dancing slow. "You look so beautiful Paul!" Jesse said to Pauline. "With these clothes?" "Whatever you're wearing looks perfect on you!" "Thank you! And you look so so so gorgeous! Maybe i should lock you in my room and keep you for myslef!" "That will work! I have no problem we can do that whenever you want!" "You talk too much Bongiovi!" Pauline said and placed her head on his showlder while they were dancing under the sound of shoft music.