Chapter 7

The next morning Nikki woke up with what felt like a thousand butterflies fluttering around in her stomach. She couldn’t understand what it was about Jon that made her this way. Normally she was never like this but for some reason the thought of him made her feel like a teenager all over again. She hopped up out of her bed and looked over at her closet “What am I going to wear!” There were a lot of new outfits she had but she wanted to make sure she picked out the one she thought that Jon would like. “Maybe I should call Megan, she should know what he likes”

As she was standing there looking through her closet her phone rang making her heart skip a beat. She ran across the room to the night stand to pick it up.

“Hello”

“Hey girl whatcha doin?”

“Hey Megan. I was getting ready to call you”

“Why is something wrong? Is Billy bothering you again?”

“No, thank god I haven’t heard from him in a few days. I was actually calling you about Jon”

“Oh my god did he call you Nikki?”

“Yeah he called me last night and wants to go out tonight. Now what I need to know is what in the hell should I wear!” She could hear Megan giggling in the background. “What’s so funny?”

“Just that you were against going out with him and now you’re worried about what to wear. Could this be the beginning of love?” She questioned.

“Shut up Megan I’m serious. I don’t want to scare the guy away? Does he go for the girl next door look or the slutty look” she asked laughing.

“I don’t know.....his last girlfriend had the girl next door look. You know the one that you’re not ashamed to take home to mom”

Nikki couldn’t help but laugh. “Thank god because I don’t feel like being slutty tonight”

“Jon really isn’t a picky guy as far as girls go though....”

Nikki spoke up before Megan even got finished. “Thanks a lot Megan!”

“Will you let me finish?! What I was going to say is that he tends to go for what’s on the inside of a person not the outside. He’s gone for looks before and she turned out to be the biggest bitch on the planet. So after her he was really careful with who he went out with”

“Okay so if he was careful after her then what happened with the last girl he dated?” She asked curiously.

“I don’t know all the details....I think I’ll let him tell you....”

“Okay” Nikki figured it must have been really bad judging by what her friend had just said. He seemed like a sweet guy so she couldn’t imagine what even happened between them. “Well let me get off of here, I need to go find an outfit for tonight”

“Have fun tonight! And I want all the details...well except if you two have sex. I don’t want to here about my cousin” she told her trying to hold back laughing.

“MEGAN! You know I wouldn’t do that on the first date!” She paused for a second then laughed “Maybe the second but not the first!”

“Oookay...on that note I’m off here! I’ll talk to you later. Bye Nikki!” she could hear her friend laughing as she was hanging up. “I have a feeling the both of them are in for a fun night...”

Back at Jon’s apartment he was having the same issues as Nikki, not exactly sure what he should wear. He was taking her to a really nice restaurant so his normal jeans and t shirt were not an option. While looking through his closet he found a pair of black dress pants he’d forgotten that he had “These will do, now all I need is a decent shirt” He continued to look through his closet not having any luck “You have got to be fucking kidding me, how can I not have a shirt in all these clothes” Just when he thought he would have to go out and buy one for tonight he found a silk baby blue shirt. He grabbed it off the hanger and looked at it “Works for me!”

After getting his clothes picked out he went into the living room to call his mom to let her know that he was not coming over for dinner. He knew she wouldn’t be happy but he was going to be in town until after the holidays so they would have plenty of time to have dinner.

Later that evening Nikki was getting ready and the closer it got to seven the more nervous she got. She stood in front of the mirror double checking her outfit, and had decided on a black dress with a v neckline showing a little of her breasts “I hope he like’s this.” She went into her bedroom where she got her new full length leather coat and heard a knock on the door. “I guess that’s him” she walked over to the door and took in a deep breath while turning the knob. Her eyes widened when she saw Jon. Absolutely gorgeous. The blue shirt that he had on made his eyes stand out even more, not to mention he had the first four buttons of his shirt undone exposing the chest hair that she just wanted to run her hand through. I don’t know if I can make it through this tonight without jumping on him.

Jon handed her a dozen roses “These are for you....” He couldn’t help but stare at her she was even prettier than he had imagined. A smile spread across his face as he bit on his bottom lip when he saw her breasts. “You look really nice tonight” he said shyly.

“Thank you....so do you” she moved out of the way and motioned for him to step inside “Just have a seat. I’m going to put these in some water then I’ll be ready” she was smiling as she walked into the kitchen. And Jon was enjoying watching her walk, he didn’t want to rush things with her like he had done before but damn if it wasn’t going to be hard not to. She walked back into the living room and saw him looking at some of her photos on the shelf. “Finding anything interesting” she asked while putting on her dress shoes.

He glanced over and smiled “Just looking. Did you take these?”

“Yeah, I do that in my spare time.”

“Some of these are really good, why don’t you do that for a living” he questioned.

“It’s just a hobby for me. Besides that if I made it my career I don’t think I would enjoy it that much”

“I guess you’re right” he stood there watching her and was curious as to why she broke up with her last boyfriend. To Jon she seemed perfect. “So...you ready to go?”

She told him that she was and he opened the door letting her out first. “Where are we going to?”

“The car?” Jon told her sarcastically.

“Well I kind of figured that much!” she glanced over and smiled at him “I meant where are we going for dinner?”

He opened up the car door for her as she got in “A new restaurant that just opened up in town”

Chapter 6

Jon got back to his apartment and tossed his jacket onto the chair as he walked in the door. The first thing he did was grab his wallet out of his back pocket to get her number. He picked up the phone as he sat down on the couch and suddenly started feeling a little nervous. What in the hell is wrong with you Jon? It’s not like you’ve never called a girl before. After letting out a deep breath he dialed her number and he let the phone ring about eight times “Well hell, I guess she’s not home” Just as he was getting ready to hang up she answered the phone.

“Hello?"

“Nikki?”

“Yes this in Nikki....who is this?”

“Jon...umm Megan’s cousin”

“Oh Hi! ” Nikki stood there in shock not believing that he actually called her that fast.

“So did you have a good day at work?”

Nikki laughed “I was at work what does that tell you”

“That tells me that you probably didn’t” he said laughing. Damn it Jon ask her out don’t screw this up. “Nikki....are you doing anything tomorrow?”

She had the biggest smile on her face as she heard the question “Nope, I was just going to sit here and read” Geez Nikki you sound like a complete loser....I’m going to read..you could at least say you were going to get drunk. Make your life at least sound a little exciting!

Jon had a smirk on his face and figured he would mess with her “Well I don’t want to interrupt your reading. Maybe we could go out some other time”

“NO! Thats okay, I need to go out.....Did that sound too eager?” she asked while laughing.

“Not at all....” just the sound of her laughing made him want to be with her.

“So what were your plans for tomorrow night?” she asked curiously.

“That depends on you”

She sat there for a second before she replied “Depends on me?”

“Yeah....what is your idea of a perfect date” he asked softly wanting to know the kinds of things that she liked.

The question caught her off guard because no guy had ever even asked for her opinion, she just did what they wanted to. “I really don’t know.......I guess a nice dinner maybe?”

“I think I can manage that” he knew the most perfect and romantic place to take her to “What about a walk on the beach?”

What is this guy doing to me? He’s almost to good to be true... “That sounds like it would be the perfect date” she said softly.

“Alright....is seven o’clock okay for you?”She smiled

“Yeah. That’s fine with me. I guess I’ll see you tomorrow then”

“I’ll see you then....”

“Okay, bye Jon”

“Bye ba....umm Nikki”Jon quickly hung up the phone hoping she didn’t catch what he was about to call her. Smooth move Jon! He got up off the couch grinning from ear to ear and headed off to take a shower.

Chapter 5

Jon looked up at the clock sleepily and while glancing across the room he saw Megan. "Its about time you got up. Do you always sleep this late Jon?"

Jon nodded while he stretched out his arms "I gotta get my beauty sleep" he laughed as he got up off the couch. "Damn Megan why didn’t you wake me up last night?"

"You were sleeping so peacefully I didn’t want to wake you. And by the way you had a huge smile on your face too. Were you thinking about anyone in particular?" she questioned.

Jon thought back about who he was dreaming and started to smile again "Maybe...."

Megan and Jon went into the kitchen while she made herself some coffee "So what did you think of her?"

He grabbed a beer out of the refrigerator and sat down at the table"You know what...I’m always giving you a hard time about setting me up but this time I have to say you did good."

"You mean you are actually going to ask her out" she asked with excitement.

"Well she gave me her number so no use in letting it go to waste." he smiled "Besides that she seems like somebody I would like to get to know better"

Megan got her coffee and sat down across from her cousin "I’m not going to say I told you so....."

Jon laughed "Then don’t!" he got up and tossed the bottle in the trash "I guess I need to go over and see my folks. They are going to be pissed I didn’t go back last night"

"Just tell them you were here they won’t care"

"Easy for you to say....my mom will swear I was out drinking all night. I’m 23 years old and she still bitches at me" he laughed while putting on his jacket.

"Tell Aunt Carol I said hi and if I don’t talk to you before you go out with Nikki.... have fun!"

"You are really sure she’s gonna go out with me aren’t you?"

She smiled back and took a drink of her coffee "I just have this feeling...."

Later that day Jon had spent the day with his family like he had planned, but like a teenager in love he couldn’t wait to back to his apartment and call Nikki. Not since his last girlfriend had he been this excited and he wasn’t even dating her yet. Jon’s mother was talking to him and noticed her son was preoccupied with something so she had asked him what it was.

He was thinking back to the previous night when he caught a glimpse of Nikki as her shirt rose up to her mid stomach "Uhh...I’m sorry what did you say?"

Frustrated that he wasn’t listening she repeated her question "I asked if something was bothering you"

"No mom I’m fine....just a little tired I guess"

Carol arched her brow knowing that it was a little more than being sleep deprived that had Jon acting this way. She knew her son better than anyone and if she had to guess, it was a girl that made him like this. I guess he’ll tell me about her when he’s ready Carol only hoped that he wasn’t getting back together with his ex. He deserved so much better than her. "Johnny, do you want to stay here tonight? You know that you still have a room here"

"Nah....I’m going to go back to my place, I have a few things I need to do" he looked down at his watch at noticed that it was 9 pm "Damn, I didn’t realize it was that late already" he hoped by the time he got home it wouldn’t be too late to call her.

"Are you coming over for dinner tomorrow?" she asked curiously.

He shrugged his shoulder as he got up "I’m not sure yet....just depends" He walked over to his mother and gave her a kiss on the cheek "I’ll give you a call tomorrow and let you know for sure"

Jon got his things together and walked to the door with his mom "Be careful honey....and I’ll see you tomorrow" she smiled and waved at her son as he walked out the door.

He returned the smile "You might see me tomorrow...."

Chapter 4

The next day at work for the first time in weeks, Nikki walked in with a smile on her face. As soon as she walked through the door she was greeted by one of her co-workers Sarah, "Hey Nikki, how are you today?"

She hung up her coat and smiled "I’m just fine, how are you"

"You’re awfully happy to be here at work today" she walked over to were Nikki was standing
"Did you get laid last night?" she whispered.

She smiled thinking back "No! I did meet someone though"

"So who is the guy that has you all smiles" Sarah asked.

"Megan’s cousin.....She had been trying to get us together for a while and last night I finally went to meet just so she would leave me alone" she started laughing as she walked back to the office.

Sarah’s mouth dropped open as she ran right behind her "Wait just a minute...Do you mean Megan’s cousin Jon?"

Nikki turned around in shock "Yeah...you know him?"

"Jon Bongiovi right?"

Nikki raised a brow as she turned to go back out the door "Yeesss...."

Her eyes widened "My god Nikki do you not know who he is?"

She shrugged her shoulders unsure exactly what Sarah was talking "Ummm he is Jon Bongiovi....Megan’s cousin. What’s the big deal"

Sarah got one of the other workers to come over to them "Guess who Nikki is dating"

"Hold on Sarah, I never said we were...." she couldn’t even finish her sentence before Sarah told the other girl who it was.

"Oh my god are you kidding me! I have wanted to meet him so bad!"
Nikki was a bit confused about what the big deal was he was just another guy or so she thought.

"Damn Nikki do you live under a rock...his band is the biggest thing out of Jersey since Springsteen!"

She really wasn’t that big into rock music so it really didn’t even impress her that he was in a popular band. "Okay and I work here at this wonderful little diner" she said sarcastically "Who cares?"

Meanwhile back at his parents house Jon had just woken up as the sun started shining through his window. He looked over at the clock and it was noon "Shit, I didn’t mean to sleep that long!" He rolled out of bed and grabbed his jeans so that he could go downstairs and see his family. Knowing he would only be in town he wanted to spend as much time with him as possible, but he also wanted to get to know Nikki a little more. Ever since last night he couldn’t stop thinking about her. I think I’ll give her a call later tonight. He didn’t want to rush things with her but at the same time he was curious about her, she wasn’t the typical girl that he went out with. Something about her was just different and he was intrigued by her.

Chapter 3

After dinner Jon got up from the table and took the girls dishes to the sink to wash them. "Wow he even does dishes!" Nikki laughed. While he was finishing up, the girls walked into the living room and got the movie ready.

"Well what do you think of him?" Megan asked.

"Why didn’t you tell me he was that gorgeous" she whispered trying not to let him hear her.

Megan just rolled her eyes "Ummm....if you recall I’ve been trying to tell you that he had changed a lot since that picture you saw"

"My god that ass of his" she picked up the magazine to fan herself "You could bounce a quarter off it. And that hair oh my god, I would just love to run my hands though it!"

Jon walked into the room just as she said that and sat down beside her. I hope he didn’t just hear what I said.

"So what are we watchin’ tonight?" he asked curiously "And please don’t tell me a damn chick flick"

"I have you know that I rented A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2".

Jon gave her a smart ass response "Thank god because I don’t want to sit here and watch you two cry all night"

Nikki just laughed at his comment because that’s exactly what happened they last time she watched a movie with Megan. She was really starting to like the idea of watching a scary movie because that could get her closer to Jon if she pretended to be scared. Damn Nikki you are really pathetic. You have to use a movie as an excuse to get close to a guy. Megan put the movie into the vcr and sat on the couch making Nikki move closer to Jon. Nikki gave her a look as she sat down and Megan just giggled "You need to move down a little more, I need room to put my feet up" she smiled. "Don’t worry Jon won’t bite"

Jon glanced over at his cousin then back at Nikki and grinned "Nah I don’t bite....I just nibble"

After that comment Nikki’s eyes widened Well hell he just had to say that didn’t he! I wouldn’t mind him nibbling on my.....stop it Nikki you don’t need another guy right now. She watched him out the corner of her eye as he propped his feet up on the table and put one hand behind his head. He raised up his shirt just a little and rubbed his stomach.....she couldn’t help but wonder what it would be like to that furry chest pressed up against her naked body. She finally managed to focus on the movie but throughout it she would glance over at him and at times he did the same thing.

When the movie was over Megan hopped up and turned on the lights while Jon squinted adjusting his eyes to the sudden light. As Nikki got up off the couch she started stretching and Jon’s eyes were fixed on her as he watched her shirt move up showing off her stomach. What I wouldn’t give to have that body near me at night. He could feel the tension in his jeans building as he looked her "Gonna be a long ass night...." he whispered.

"What was that?" Nikki questioned.

"Ohh umm nothing...." Smooth move there Jon....god your such a dumb ass.

"Well Megan I hate to run but I need to get some sleep before work tomorrow" she turned around toward Jon and smiled "It was really nice meeting you"

He got up hoping that she didn’t notice his arousal "Nice meeting you too" he put his hands in his pockets as he watched her put her coat on "I’ll walk you to your car if want"

She looked at Megan and had a huge smile "Sure...that’s fine"

He got his coat and put it on as he walked out the door with Nikki "I’ll be back in a few Megan"

She waved as they left "You two take your time!" She smiled as they walked out the door "If they had only listened to me when I tried to get them together before!"

Jon walked Nikki to her car and opened the door for her, it had been a while since he had even felt like this but maybe it was just lust he thought. After his last relationship he was afraid to jump back into another one but Nikki seemed like she was different. "Nikki...umm I was just wondering." he stood there for a second wondering if this was the right thing to do. " Would you like to go out sometime?"

She looked into those blue eyes and couldn’t tell him no, he was just to damn hot to turn down "Yeah...I’d like that" she said softly as she reached into her purse to get a piece of paper "Here is my number. On Tuesdays and Thursdays I work all day but you can have me anytime" Oh shit I didn’t just say that. "I mean you reach me anytime other than those two days" She was thankful that it was dark outside and he wouldn’t be able to tell exactly how red her face was just then.

He took the paper and smiled as he put it in his wallet "I’ll definitely be giving you a call then"

She got into the car and rolled down the window after she shut the door "Just so you know I’m free this weekend." she smiled hoping she didn’t sound to anxious to go out with him.

"I’ll keep that in mind" it was getting colder outside and Jon started to shiver "Well I’ll let you go home and go to bed" he laughed only wishing he was going with her.

"Yeah....damn work.....I’ll see you later Jon"

Jon waved as she backed up and pulled out onto the road. "I’ll have to thank Megan for this one"

Chapter 2

Megan was in the kitchen of her apartment fixing pizza when she heard her door open and heard a male voice "Megan....you here!"

She ran out into the living room and wrapped her arms around his neck "Hey Johnny!"
"Hey! How’s my favorite cousin doin"

"Just fine!" she took a step back and couldn’t believe how much he had changed in just a few months. She knew by the looks of him that Nikki was really going to like him.

Jon followed her back in to the kitchen and helped himself to a beer. "So what are we havin" he asked while looking around.

"Pizza of course....and by the way one of my friends will be coming over."

"Oh yeah! Anyone I know?" he questioned as he popped of the lid to his beer.

She tried not to look to sneaky "No you don’t know her"

His eyes widened in fear because he knew that she was going to try and set him up "Her?"

"Yes, her name is Nikki....I think you’ll like her"

Jon rolled his eyes "I knew it! Why do you feel the need to set me up? I’m perfectly happy being single."

"Johnny you can’t possibly be happy. You need to get laid every once in a while"

Jon almost chocked on his beer and winked at her "Who says I haven’t gotten laid? Besides that, if I did date someone it wouldn’t be about sex. I’m not falling for that shit again! Just because someone is good in bed it doesn’t mean they are the best person to date, that was one hell of a lesson learned"

"Look Johnny, all I’m asking is for you to meet her, she’s really nice." she tried pleading her case with him.

Knowing she wouldn’t give up he agreed "Uh huh, I’ll be nice to her but that doesn’t mean I’ll go out with her"

A huge smile spread across her face "We’ll see"

While they were in the kitchen Jon was helping her clean up the dishes "So what does she look like?"

The question caught Megan off guard "Who?"

"Your friend.... what’s her name Nikki?"

She laughed "I knew you couldn’t resist.....I’ll warn you now she is Italian"

He wiggled his eyebrows and smile "Oooohhh feisty then"

"She can be at times!" Megan laughed as she heard a knock at the door. "That must be her now"
Megan went into the living room and opened the door, Nikki was standing there wearing a pair of white jeans and red silk shirt. "Hey Nikki, come on in" she walked in and looked around not seeing anybody. Good maybe he’s not coming over here. Megan told her to have a seat on the couch and she would get her a drink. She was sitting there reading a magazine when she felt that someone was standing over her

"You must be Nikki...."

She heard a male voice and when she looked up she saw Jon standing there handing a beer to her "Yeah...and you must be Jon. Megan has told me a lot about you"

He sat down in the chair across from her and smiled "All good things I hope."

She smiled back as she stared at him, he had the most gorgeous eyes she had ever seen, not to mention a smile to die for. "She told me you are in a band....that must get pretty exciting sometimes"

He shrugged his shoulders "Nah not really, to tell you the truth the only good part is being on stage, the traveling part really sucks" he laughed.

Megan stuck her head around the corner "You two come in here the pizza’s done"

Jon got up out of the chair and walked into the kitchen as Nikki followed. God he has such a nice ass.....shut up Nikki get the thought out of your head. They had all sat down to eat when they realized that they had forgotten the parmesan cheese and Nikki got up to get it. As she walked over Jon watched her Man what I wouldn’t give to have her...just one night. Dammit Jon you said you weren’t getting into a relationship just for sex, just forget about it.

Megan glanced up and saw the direction that Jon’s eyes were "Enjoying the view?" she laughed.

Nikki turned around just as she said that and saw that Jon’s face was getting a little red. Was he just checking me out?

Chapter 1

Brief Overview:This story was set back in 1985, New Jersey. Nikki (Long curly light brown hair and dark brown eyes) and Megan are both 23 yrs old have been best friends since first grade and have been through pretty much everything together.

Nikki was sitting on her couch reading her book when her phone rang.“What!” she growled.

“Geez Nikki what in the hell is your problem” Megan asked.

“Oh sorry Megan I thought you were my asshole of an ex”

“Is he still bothering you?” she questioned

“Yeah, he keeps calling me and I keep hanging up. You would think he could take the hint” she laughed.

“You should let me set you up with my cousin Nikki...he’s a really sweet guy” Megan pleaded.

“We have discussed this before....and my answer is still no Megan!”

“Alright, I won’t ask you again for a while then” she said laughing“Meg there has to be something wrong with him”

“Why do you say that?” she asked curiously.

“Because I can’t find a decent guy, look at the last couple of guys I dated. I’m beginning to think I’m a dumb ass magnet” she snorted as she laughed.

Without skipping a beat Megan replied “I got to agree with ya there girl!”

“You really didn’t have to agree that fast...”

“Sure I did, what are friends for!” Megan laughed

“Ha ha very funny for a girl who tries to get her cousin dates. Can he not even ask a girl out?” she asked.

“Uhhh yeah.....He’s just afraid to after the last girl he dated treated him like dirt”

“Sounds like he has the same kind of luck as me” she sighed.

“And that’s why I think you guys would make a good couple...I mean neither one of you have had the greatest relationships.”

“Well thanks a lot for cheering me up buddy!” Nikki joked.

“You know what I mean smart ass! Wait until you see him then you will be begging me to set you up” she laughed knowing her friend all to well.

“I doubt it. The last picture I saw of him wasn’t all that flattering” she replied sarcastically.

“Uh huh and that was taken almost four years ago. Why don’t you come over to the apartment tonight and just meet him?”

“Well hell I guess I will just so you will leave me alone”They both said goodbye and Nikki went to pick out her clothes to meet her best friend’s cousin. “He’d better be worth it because that book was getting really interesting”