Chapter 17

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"You can laugh at all this?" He sat back on his heels. Pretty, smart and smells good too. Not the type of woman that usually turned him on. But there was something different about Alexis Jones that made it all seem right. "How did you get that they set you up?"

Jon turned to see Richie and Jessie walk back into the room.

"How did she know what?" Richie asked giving Jessie a shove into the room.

"She knows?" Jessie asked looking from Stephanie to Alex to his dad.

Alex got up and walked back to the sofa, Romeo climbed back into her lap.

"It was easy really." She waited till they were all seated again.

Playing with the curls that lay on Romeo's collar she smiled.

"I put two and two together and f came up with a sleezeball."

Romeo's eyes were drifting closed as she rubbed his back. Jon and Richie squirmed a little in their seats.

"Don't get me wrong what they did was not right. Matthew is a great coach. But he hits on anything female with a pulse and you get the idea." Alex told the,. Romeo cuddled to her chest and snuggled down in her arms. "Ever since I started taking the boys to practice, he has gone out of his way to ask me out."

She watched them faces of those around her as her words sunk in.

"It was just a matter of the hints Jessie gave me and the look in Stephanie's face when I went back to check on them, it hit me." She felt Romeo sigh against her chest and smiled.

"But you went on and called him?" Richie asked stunned that she would go through with the date, after the way she felt about the man.

"Well it is one game and I don't think Jessie will try this again." She looked over at Jessie who by now was counting his lucky stars that he might just get by with this. "But, If he ever does it again, Jessie James Louie Bon Jovi will be grounded for a month!" She gave him a squinted eye look that meant business. "And for using your sister sister like that, you will be doing her chores for two weeks." Jessie swallowed hard.

"You know you could call and cancel the date, seeing as how you were roped into going." Jon finally got two words in edge wise.

"No, I'll go. I gave my word." She looked down at Romeo, he was sound asleep. "Let me get him down. Guys it is bed time." She told Jessie and Stephanie. "Say good night to your dad and Uncle Mookie." She cradled Romeo and headed for the door.

"night Daddy," she kissed her dad on the cheek and then went over to Richie, "Night Uncle Mookie." She gave him a kiss too. "You and daddy think of someway to help Miss Alex, won't you?" She turned and followed Alex from the room.

Jessie went over to Richie "Thanks Uncle Mookie I know you and dad will figure something out." He turned to his father. "Night Dad" he turned and was heading to the door when Jon stopped him.

"We'll talk more about this tomorrow Jess. It isn't over yet." Jon noticed how Jessie dropped his head that he gave him a lot to think about. he watched his son leave the room he turned to Richie who was shaking his head.

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"Man I'm so glad Ava is still an only child!" He laughed "So Frank, got any ideas how to save your Alexis?"

Jon liked the way that sounded, his Alexis, had a good ring to it. Getting up he went to the wet bar and fixed a drink.

"Well you did say you were going to the game right?" he tuned and nodded toward the bar. Richie nodded and waited until Jon fixed him one too. "Let's work on it. We have three days?"

Richie took a deep drink of the cold liquor, much better than tap water. He felt safe drinking, seeing as how they wouldn't be leaving the house.

"Yeah, three days." He watched Jon, you could almost see the wheels turning in his mind.

Jon tapped his finger on the glass, and then he stopped tapping. Richie knew he had an idea.

"You got something?" Richie smiled.

"Yeah I think I do. I'll make some calls later and it just might work." Jon raised the glass in a salute. Richie raise his to salute the idea.

"Wanted?" Richie asked with a smile.

"What?" Jon asked not sure what Richie was talking about.

"You were tapping out the beat for Wanted on the glass. I've see you do it before." Richie began to tap his glass.

Jon Smiled

"It helps me think." Jon said as he drained his glass.