Chapter 19: Name The Place And I'll Be There

Only one day left and Jesse will go to his house and Pauline will celebrate her 16th birthday. Melina, Stefania and Amalia were already in the plane flying to New York's airport. David was in town for some shopping and he's the one who'll take the girls at the hotel.

As the hours flown by David was waiting in the airoprt holding a label with their names. He's didn't wait too long. He looked around a little. Good for with no one had recognize him at least for now. He bought a coffee and sut in a chair. Checking his watch he thought that they must landed 30 minutes ago. He looked at the door as it opened.

Several people were passing by. David lifted the label and there they were. Three girls were walking with their suitcases. They didn't know who is going to pick them up from the airport to the hotel. They almost had a fight because every girl wanted someone else to pick them. But Stefania won this one. They saw David. All three laughed and looked at Stefania.

Walking to him and David walked to them. "You must be Pauline's friends!" he said. "Yeah, we're!" Stefania took the lead. "I'm Stefania! And there are Melina and Amalia!" she said and introduse her friends to David. "It's nice to meet you all! I'm David by the way or Joker as Angel is calling me!" David said start walking to the exit. "Who's Angel?" Amalia asked. "Pauline! It's her Jovi nickname! Jon thought it!" "And you all call her 'Angel'?" Melina asked a little suprised. "Yeah!" David asked and put the suitcases in the car.

The tree girls and David got in the car. After a 30 minute drive David arrived at the hotel parking lot. He helped the girls to got the the room and infored them that Jon will come too and drive them to the hospital to talk with Jesse for the details.

The girls make themslefs comfortable in the room. It was on the top floor of the hotel and had a fantastic view to the river. It was quite big with three single beds and one large bathroom. "Look at that view man!" Amalia said and walked out in the balcony. "Holy..." Melina said when she went to the balcony too. "Now i know why Jon has a house next to the river.." Melina said and shaked her head. "True! But isn't this weird? I mean we just left Greece and come here to suprise Pauline! David Bryan drove us from the airoprt to the hotel! And Jon Bon Jovi will drive us from here to the hospital!" Amalia said and Stefania joined them. "Sure it is! You remember how much stories Pauline made about meeting them?" Stefania asked the other two. "Yeah, how can we forget that! She's talking about them everyday! I don't know about you girls but i can hardly wait to meet Richie!" Amalia admit and went in the room and Melina with Stefania followed. "Why?" Stefania asked and closed the balcony's door behind her. "You know, is her favourite we've heard so much about him and maybe he've heard so much about us!" Amalia explained. "I want to meet Jesse!" Melina said next once they start saying which one they want to meet. "Yeah, me too..." Stefania added. "Hey you've won! You said that you want David and here he bring us here!" Amalia answered and that was a true fact. Stefania didn't answered and Melina took the lead "You know when he called me i thought that it was a joke! When he said his name i lost my words! How Pauline do that?" she asked and looked to her friends. "I think that she just get used to it! We'll see tommorow how she'll react when she'll see us!" Amalia answered.

A few hours later the girls had had a shower and they are watching tv when someone knocked the door. Melina got up from the couch and went to answer the door. Arriving at the door she checked the door's eye. "OH MY GOD! Pauline's Superman is here!" Amalia almost slip her water. "Stay calm and open the door!" Stefania said and clear a little that table and the couch. Melina took a deep breath and opened it.

As the door opened Jon lifted his head and look in a girl shorter than him. He cleared his throat and said "Hi, i'm Jon!" "Hi Jon! I'm Melina! Come in...." Melina said and gave him a good smile of hers. She let Jon walk in and closed the door behind her. Jon went to the living room where Amalia and Stefania were standing. "Hey, girls! I'm Jon.." he said and he shaked hands with both. "Nice to meet you Jon! I'm Amalia and here is Stefania!" Amalia explained. "First of all welcome to the grade state of New Jersey! I hope you had a nice  flight!" "Yeah, we did! And we want to thank you all for that trip!" Melina answered to Jon. She was the one that she wasn't that nevervous as Amalia and Stefania were. "Oh, it's ok! Now, are you ready to leave?" he asked. "To go where?" Stefania finnaly spoked. "To the hospital! Jesse wants to talk to you all and arange the last details for the party! I'll be in the hall of the hotel! Meet you there in 10 minutes!" Jon ordered. He said goodbye to Pauline's friends and went to the door and Melina went with him.

Once Melina was back she had a naughty smile on her face. "Oh don't tell you that you notised that in just one minute he was here!" Amalia asked Melina when she saw that smile. "No wonder why Pauline was talking about that ASS! He was friendly! What happend to you by the way?" Melina asked and opened her suitcase to find a t-shirt. "Nothing happend to us!" Stefania said and  wore her shoes. "How about you Amalia?" "Me? I'm ok! Is just i couldn't think he'll come that's all!" Amalia said and put her mobile in her pocket.

About 20 minutes later Pauline's friends and Jon were walking in the hospital hallway to Jesse's room. Arriving thereJon opened the door but for a suprise Richie and ava were already there. The girls were with their mouths opened. They hoped that they didn't notised. "Melina, Stefania, Amalia come in!" Jesse said from his bed. The girls looked at the young man lying on the bed. It was like Pauline said he was like. Brown hair and light blue eye's just like Jon's. "Let me introduse you! This is Richie Sambora and his daughter Ava! Guys these are Melina, Amalia and Stefania, Pauline's best friends!" Jesse explained and wait until they shaked their hands. "I've heard so much about you finaly i meet you!" Ava said with a reliefe voise. "You've heard so much about you too Ava! Pauline is talking about you too!" this time Stefania took the lead. "She told me that she've done the craziest things in her life with you!" Ava said again. "You mean the day that she rum away from the house and watch New Year's Eve in the mall with us?" Melina asked Ava because she was the craziest thing she've ever done. When Melina said New Year's Eve Jon rolled his eyes. Melina saw him and turned to him and said "Yes, Jon the movie you starred on! But don't tell that to her parents! They don't know it...." Melina added and all laughed and promised that they'll not tell it.

Jesse clear his throat and faced the girls "Now, girls listen to me! I'll be out in the afternoon and Pauline's working the morning sift! So, she'll drive me home. Here you'll be for the suprise party but you'll be hiding in the kitchen. And at some point i'll aske her to bring me something for the kitchen and BOUM she'll see you! What do you think?" Jesse asked her friends. "Your plan is really awesome, Jesse! Pauline's going to loose her mind when she'll us!" Melina said exited. "This is going to be amazing...." Stefania said thinking how will be that. "I'm looking forword to it!" Amalia added. "Me too.... i hope everything will work out!" Jesse said.

Pauline's friends sut with Jesse a little more to know him better. When the girls left to the hotel he was alone in the room. His last night in this hospital. He knew from the first hand he's not going to sleep. He was so exited that sleeping was the last thing he wanted to do. After almost one and half month he'll be free. he can play football again. Not even God knows how much he missed it. It was the worse summer ever by far.

Jesse was lying in the bed his hands were back of his head. He closed his eyes and picture him and Pauline together. After a long fight with himself he remembed how they met and all the details. He could see them in the future together. In a house next to the river or the ocean because both grow up next to the sea and both wanted a house close the beach. He can even imagine them having children. Lots of children. This is how he wanted his life to be when he'll say goodbye to the hospital, full of dreams and love.