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Richie had everything he wanted, playing his beloved guitar in a now famous band alongside a man who was sure was his soul mate.
Jon Bon Jovi, the most beautiful, talented and intelligent guy Richie had ever known.
It was love at first sight but Jon made him wait because he wanted to be sure. The singer had been in a disastrous relationship and had to regain faith in love again but Richie had succeeded, he had almost cried when Jon had told him for the first time "I love you."
But seeing Jon talking to that girl made Richie tremendously insecure and obviously jealous. He felt pathetic because the guitarist was never like that, he knew it meant nothing, finally they were just talking but Richie's thoughts became more and more obscure every minute that passed and he doesn't understand why, on the other hand they were always surrounded by hopeful girls but neither Richie nor Jon had ever taken advantage of it.
He could trust Jon as Jon could trust him, but that bright smile the singer gave her made him feel sad. It was easy for Jon to find better than that hopeless guitar nerd. All it took was a smile or a word and Jon had all.
Richie left the hotel bar without saying goodbye to anyone to hide in the room he shared with his singer. He was too sulky to see that Jon had looked at him with concern as he left. What was happening to his boyfriend who was always cheerful and smiling?
Jon had to go to him, it hurt his heart to see Richie like that. With politeness he greeted the girl and went go the room they shared, he entered hesitantly. Richie was there but he was huddled under the covers and Jon could see and hear that he was crying and now he was even more worried.
"Richie, baby, are you okay,?" Jon asked as he sat on the bed and stroked Richie's wet cheek.
Richie didn't answer feeling even worse, why? He had never been like this, insecure and pathetic, now surely Jon could see him for who he was and leave him. He didn't even understand why he came to him in the first place.
"Please tell me what's wrong with you, it hurts me to see you like this," Jon insist, moving Richie's hair behind his ear.
"That's stupid, you don't have to worry" was anything but stupid if he made his guitarist cry.
"Richie ain't stupid if make you sick" Jon tried to reassure him.
"You and that girl" said Richie, biting his lip so as not to start crying again "you will find better than me and you will leave me" Jon was hit by an avalanche of bricks.
He had never seen Richie like that, the guitarist thought that Jon wanted to leave him for someone else better than him, and seeing Jon talking to that girl made him sad and insecure. He had to fix it.
"I have already found the best for me. You know him?, he is an exceptional guy, full of talent, nice and always cheerful and besides he is really handsome. Do you know his name?" Richie was now looking at him with wet, swollen eyes from crying but he shook his head sadly in denial.
"You really don't know? Okay, his name is, Richard Stephen Sambora, you know, I love him with all my heart," Jon said smiling sweetly at his boyfriend.
"I love you too," Richie said in a faint voice, "I'm just afraid of losing you because I couldn't live without you, I'd die for you. You know I'm not usually like that, but with all this success and the girls that keep coming, I feel overwhelmed with jealousy and insecurity, I'm sorry for that "
"You don't have to apologize. I'm afraid of losing you too and yes I'm jealous too but we have faith in each other, we have true love on our side" Richie finally smiled at Jon's words.
"I didn't want to seem like I don't trust you, it was just a moment, maybe I had an extra glass and the tour fatigue is making itself felt" Richie said moving onto his back so that Jon could lie down next to him.
"Okay Mookie, just talk so we can understand each other and make things right," Jon said before kissing Richie softly. "For the record, I was talking to that girl because an asshole was putting his hands on her, I pushed him away and she thanked me, you would have done the same thing and anyway she asked me about David" Jon was giggling now at the memory of how he talked about their keyboard player.
"Yes I would too. You're a great guy Jon, I'm so lucky to have you" Richie was taken by the emotion and kissed Jon intensely.
Soon the kiss deepens with their tongues intertwining in a slow passionate dance. They took off their clothes to feel skin against skin, their hands caressing warm flesh until Jon begged for Richie to enter him.
Richie could not wait to grant his lover's wish and after having prepared it adequately he slowly entered him all the way, stopping to make Jon adapt and begin to move gently, making love all night with the man he loves.
"I love you Jon, marry me," Richie told him taken by the most intense emotions.
"I love you too Richie and yes, I'll marry you" he would do it hundreds of times for his entire life.