Chapter 26: She's A Little Runaway

The sun was up in the New Jersey sky. Jesse woke up when the lihht of the sun filled his room. Opening his eyes he felt a weight on his chest. He looked down and saw his little angel sleeping like a bird. At this point he realized that last night wasn't a dream, it really happend. She was really there in his arms.

With very slowly and careful moves he managed to get out of bed. He opened the door and looked at her one more time, smiling he closed the door. Walking down the big stairs he entered the kitchen. First he put some coffee on the coffeemaker. He searched for a disk, when he found it he placed on the kitchen table.

He opened the fridge and pulled out a bottle of orange juise, some butter and strawberry jam, her favourite. Coffee was ready. He put it on two mugs and then on the disk. On a plate he placed some slides of bread, along with some cake. he added the butter and the strawberry jam and two little knivies.

He looked it again, it was almost perfect, but something was missing. And then it hit him! He opened the kitchen door and walked to where the rosebush was. Carefully, he cut the best rose he found. Walking back to the kitchen he placed the rose on the disk.

Taking the disk on his hands he walked up the stairs to his room. He opened the door and closed it behind him very quitly. He walked and left the disk on the nightstand next to him. Pauline was still sound sleeping. He could feel that she's in a very deep sleep from her breathing. She was so peacefull, he didn't want to wake her up.

He sut on the bed next to her and placed a kiss on her bare shoulder. She moved a little but still not waking up. He moved higher to her favourite spot. he kissed her there and waited to opened her eyes. Light brown eyes opened. She turned and faced him. "Good morning!" she said with sleepy eyes. "Good morning! You slept good?" he asked her and layied next to her.

"I haven't slept this quit since we moved here! I don't even turn around! You slept good?" she asked him. "Very good! You want breakfast? Is not what i wanted but we didn't have nothing else in the kitchen! We should go to the supermarket later." Jesse said and took the disk from the nightstand to his feet.

Pauline rolled her eyes. None have ever bring her breakfast in the bed before. "You made all these?" she asked. "Yes. I knew that you'll be hungry...." he answered and gave her the rose that he cut before. He looked up in her eyes. Even she just wake up, she was so beautiful. Pauline took the rose from Jesse's hand and smelled it. "It smells great! Just like you...." she admitted. "I've never heard that before.... i smell like roses?" Jesse asked a little suprised. "Mmm! But can we eat now.... please...?" she asked him with the puppy face.

Once they both finished eatting their breakfast Jesse asked "So, what do you want to do today?" "You said we must go to the supermarket, so let's go!" she answered him. Jesse put the disk on the nightstand as he answered "What about the afternoon? I've heard that a new movie is coming out today...." "That sounds great! Can we go and see Despicable Me 2? I saw the the first in Greece and i want to see the second too..." Pauline begged him like a 5 year old.

"Yeah, no problem! I watched with Romeo. We had a lot of fun..." Jesse informed her and smiled. "You know what?" Pauline looked up at him. "What?" "I love the brother side of yours! You're so sweet when it comes to Romeo! I remember how suprised i was when i called you one day and you told me that you were reading Romeo a fairytail. I adore your brother side!" Jesse looked down to her and grinned. "Thank you! Is my little brother... what more can i do?" "Nothing, is just so sweet...." "You just can say no when he used the puppy face and you better watch out his stink eye... is better than Dad's......" "Remember me not to pissed him off!" she answered and both laughed.

Pauline and Jesse walked to the Bongiovi's door with bag in their hands. Both walked to the kitchen and left them on the counter. "That was fun!" Pauline said when she left the bags. "Fun? Everybody was looking at us! Do you always do like that when you're going on shopping?" "No, i'm normal! I don't know when i'm with you i want to do the most fun and dangerous things, you make me believe that everything is possible!" she answered.

Jesse walked to her side and hugged her. "Everything is possible but i don't to go to the hospital and having you lying in the hospital bed!" Pauline froze a little. To her mind came the scene of him lying in the hospital bed. She didn't want to think about it never again. "Pauline are you okay?" "Yeah, i'll not try anything dangerous.... is not really good to see me in the hospital....." Jesse smiled.

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Jesse walked in the kitchen and smelled steak. "Babe, you cooked again?" Pauline turned and saw him standing on the doorstep. "Yes. You know my Mum always say that when i'll grow up what my hasband will eat? So, i must take a little practise now that we're young.... you know, to learn how you eat your food....." Pauline answered him. "So, you really want to do that, don't you?" he asked as he walked behind her. 

"Yeah, why not? We'll be together till my hurt is gone......" "Hey, why you'll die first? Maybe i'll die first..." "Well, if you die first it wouldn't take any long to die too, just a couple a minutes...." "Paul, don't be silly, we're both too young to talk about that...." "Yeah, you're right! Food is ready...." she said and pulled pout from the stove two steaks.

They both sut on the kicthen tab;e and start watting their lunch. Pauline was looking at him eatting. She couldn't wait any longer. She wanted to know. "Jesse? Can i ask you a question?" she broke the silence. "Sure, what is it?" "Why you didn't tell me who your Dad was?" she asked him and looked him in the eyes.

You waited very long babe for that question. No more lies, Jess! Tell her the truth! He told to himself and put the fork down. "When i saw you at Ava's party things between me and Jennifer weren't that good. I wanted to give her a chance but then you came into my life..... Ava told me you're a fan and i saw it from myself! By the way i love that neckless, it looks perfectly on you...." he paused and Pauline blushed  a little.

"As i was walking closer to you i knew that you'll recognize me... but you didn't! You know is really hard being the son of Jon Bon Jovi! It looked silly to you but i got girls throwing themselfes on me and pretend that they liked me just to come here and see my Dad." he paused one more time and looked at her.

He took her hands in his. "But you weren't like that. I knew you're a fan and you didn't a say a word about it. At that point i thought that i could start a reletionship from myself like Jesse not like Jon Bon Jovi's son. You were, you are and you will be so beautiful! As the days passed my Dad and Ava learnt that i didn't told you my last name. And to be honest that really suprised me too, you never asked it!" "Your last name was the last thing that i wanted to know! And now, i don't really care, is just a name!" she answered.

"I wanted to tell you but when i looked into your eyes i knew that i will made them cry and i didn't wanted. I knew that you'll get very mad at me, i would be too. I don't know, when i'm with you i forget everything! They warned me lots of times, especially my Dad! I knew he was right but i just couldn't say it!" he paused and shallowed.

"One day i was sure i'll tell you! I couldn't hide it anymore! It was the day you found it out too..... and then you know the rest of the story!" he finished now. Pauline was still looking puzzled. "You said that you knew i was a fan... so why you didn't say it?" Jesse looked at her.

"I was waiting for you to say it, but you didn't! And i thought that it was better not knowing who my Dad is!" Jesse answered. Pauline remained silent. She was feeling her temper loading. How can he be so silly?

She looed up at him and with not a very pleasent look. "You know Jesse that's all bullshit to me! You wanted to make Jennifer jelous, don't you? You never loved me at the first sight! You fall in love with me when you and Jennifer have broken up. You thought that she'll make a move to have you back..... you were using me....." she slapped at him.

Jesse froze. "How can you think that? I loved you, i love you and i always will...... is just...... Fuck! I don't know..... you were looking so gorgeous on that dress! I've never thought that i will be able to love any person in the world like i love you! Paul you must believe me......" Jesse said and moved his hands on hers but she pulled them away.

"Don't! Don't touch me...." she said and got up from the chair. "You know what? I wouldn't get so mad if you say it now.... i know is very late but you can rescue something, if you want....." she said a few seconds later. She walked to the counter and crossed her arms. She was looking at him from there, he was puzzled and she could feel a little pain in his heart, but she didn't care.

Jesse got up from the chair and walked closer to her. "Paul, i loved you from the first time i saw you.... because of you i broke up with Jennifer.... i wanted to be with you and not with her...... i love you....." he said and looked at her in the eyes.

"And why you didn't tell me? He is your damn father.....?" she asked him with angry voise. She was more than upset, she was pissed. "You knew from your own that if you let the time pass it will be harder for you, right?" she asked an unswered question. "Then, why you didn't tell me god damn it? You knew i will be pissed as hell..... why?" she asked him again and again.

All she wanted to know was that why. That why was on her mind from the frist day, till today. "Paul, i've told you.... i had already broke up with Jennifer at that party! I already told you, i wanted to know you better and i thought that you will not recognize me at first....." Jesse answered as calm as he could.

"And because i didn't, you said alright someday she will and then everything will be okay? Is that what you thought Jesse?" Pauline asked him and anger filled her voise. Jesse was standing there looking at her. he couldn't answer because that thought crossed his mind more than once.

Pauline saw him and Jesse didn't answer. The more Jesse didn't answer the angrier Pauline was becoming. A few seconds passed and Pauline didn't get an answer. "Jesse just give me a fucking answer!" she yelled at him and hit her hand on the counter with all of her power. Her eyes filled with anger.

Jesse's eyes lost their shinning when he saw her angry like this. "I knew it!" she sipmly said and walked to the door. Jesse walked beside her and grabed her arm. "Don't touch me!" she answered as Jesse turned her. She put away Jesse's hand and looked at  him with her best version of the stink eye. "Leave me alone!" Jesse's hand left Pauline's and he saw her walking away.

"Fuck!" he cursed. He knew if he run after her, she wouldn't talk to him. Maybe it wasn't that good idea to talk about that.

Pauline was walking with big and fast steps. She wanted to go away from him. She didn't want to see him or talk to him right now. She tipped up her tears with her fingers as she was walking to the hallway.