Chapter thirty two

My visit with D at the hospital was strained, naturally she was anxious about the growing incidents, she was concerned for my wellbeing as well as her own. I was pleased Matt waited and he helped me trying to reassure her she would be fine. We think we had it covered when the Doc called in to see her.
"Good evening Dorethea how are you feeling today?"
he examined her wound and re dressed it while he was talking to her, Matt decided to wait outside by the door.
"how's it looking Doc?"
"It's looking good Mr Bongiovi, so good in fact I'm thinking of giving Mrs Bongiovi her discharge..."
D looked at us, a worried expression on her face, "But what about the threats Jon, I don't think I'm strong enough to deal with this added stress just yet?"
"look that is being taken care of, and you could always go stay with your mom and pop until I get this completely sewn up?"
"You think?, I'm not sure that this will be ever sorted out, if she has her brother, mother involved who else? when will this end?" turning her head away from me, she sighed. The Doc finished writing on the chart and left the room, and Matt came back in.
"Sorry I could not help over hear what the Doc said, look, Jon, you don't need both me and our tony to run with you on the tour right? so why don't I stay with D at her mom's I can keep her safe, I promise you nothing will happen, what ya say?"
Looking at D I asked " what ya think babe?"
She looked at Matt, "You sure Matt?, these people are hell bent on getting your brother, they have no concern for me or our kids?, you think you could cope?"
"D relax I've got it covered, trust me, I have my contacts, you will be safe..."
Matt placed his hand on my shoulder, "well bro?"
"hey its fine by me, D?"
she nodded her head, slapping Matt on his back I thanked him. "Your the best, ya know that?"
"right well, I'm gonna get gone and have a bite to eat, but I'll be back before you leave ok?"
this time I nodded, "Sure"
"how long I got?"
"hour at most as I gotta get to the gig."
"right, back in a few"
Matt left the room, moving to D's bedside I sat on the chair, "how bout that eh?, Matt has come good eh?, my baby bro has grown up."
"He's been grown up a long time, you have just never let him."
"Hey unfair D?"
" Big brothers are s'pose to look out for their younger siblings..... its a given..."
"mmm yeah, but not smother them"
"Smother? how have I smothered Matt?"
"Oh please really?, well how about when he wanted to buy that corvette?, it had been triple A checked, but you still wanted to see it and drive it..."
"that was being cautious, buying your first motor is, well its gotta be right. so don't count?"
"ok, well what about when Matt had a camp out in your back yard?, you sat up all night watching out the window to check he was ok?"
"Yeah, cause he was 14, and my parents had gone away for the weekend and left me in charge. D, I don't wanna argue, ok?, time is precious right now and fighting over petty things is lame."
"Lame is it?"
"Look I get it that your scared, anxious and nervous, but everything will be fine... ok?, I promise you."
"Damn"
"What?"
"The time.... Baby I have to go......"
"Please stay Jon, don't leave me?"
"Baby I gotta, its my job... I can't let everyone down last minute..."
"why? eh, why cant you be more like Richie and put family first..."
"I not fighting anymore D, but to answer you, rich don't have a payroll, or my name, Rich aint me."
kissing her on the forehead I headed to the door, "Ill be back after the show... I promise... get some rest ok..."
she looked across to me, with tears in her eye's, I was shocked for the first time in forever D had shown a side of really being needy. something I had never had to deal with and it unnerved me to the pit of my stomach.

out in the hallway I took a minute to collect my thoughts as Matt walked round the corner whistling low but just audible to be heard.

"You can't whistle..."
he smiled and laughed and added, "I can't sing either... so you off?"
"Yeah, its near show time, look D is real shook with this bro, you will look after her till I get back won't ya?"
"Course, stop worrying..."
"k, right well see ya later..."
"Have a good show.."
"thanks"
with no more time I made my way out of the hospital and hailed a cab and took a ride to the venue. The whole time my mind was thinking on the change that was happening to D, sure, this whole stalker thing had me.....un nerved, and I am not bothered by stuff like that, I have always been able to handle things, but this time, it was different, everything was just way to close to home, people I thought I knew real well, were part of the plan to harm me and my family,  maybe now I needed to look at everyone in my employ,..... maybe now was the time to make it more of a family thing..... my families safety was not part of a compromise, my priority was to my kids and D.