All three of them were in agreement. David and Tico wanted to get home to their wives and Richie was eager to call his while he visited his mom.
They grabbed their belongings and headed out the door. Jon locked up the studio door as David and Tico said their goodbyes and got into their cars to leave.
"Do you need a ride back to the city?" Jon asked, knowing the answer regardless.
"Actually," Richie said, "I'm going to my mom's house for dinner."
"Sure." Jon said, heading to the car with Richie following him. "I can drop you off there."
"Are you sure?" Richie asked. "That's at least half an hour detour for you, one way."
Jon nodded, unlocking the car. "No point in you going into the city to then figure out a way back here again. Are you taking a cab back to the hotel then?"
"Are you sure?" Richie asked. "That's at least half an hour detour for you, one way."
Jon nodded, unlocking the car. "No point in you going into the city to then figure out a way back here again. Are you taking a cab back to the hotel then?"
Richie opened the door and got in, waiting for Jon to get in too so his answer wouldn't get lost. "Yeah, I guess so." He hadn't really thought about it.
"Point Pleasant to Manhatten is probably going to cost you close to two hundred bucks." Jon reminded him of taxi fairs.
"Well, I ain't taking the bus."
As Jon drove, Richie texted Sarah, asking how Daniel and Noah were before texting Ava and asking how her day went, making sure he could support her still.
The drive was fairly quiet as they listened to the radio and watched the familiar roads pass around them.
"How's the kid?" Jon broke the silence.
"Daniel? He's been alright Sarah said. She's giving him baby painkillers for the worst pain."
Jon nodded. "No point in letting him suffer through pain if there's painkillers. What about Noah?"
Richie sighed. He had only read Sarah's text about Noah and it worried him. "She wants me to call her so she can explain more easily but he's getting tests done so I guess she doesn't know much either."
"And Ava?"
Richie chuckled at that, "she's alright. She was quite upset on Saturday but she's alright now. With how social she is, she needs some friends around her and she'll be alright."
"She was upset?" Jon asked surprised. "Cause you were joining us?"
"Yeah, she didn't want me to leave but knew I like my guitars."
As they reached Point Pleasant Richie started giving Jon directions for which roads to take to get to his mom's house. He didn't live in the area but he would always remember how to get there from the highway.
"So you came anyway?" Jon asked.
Richie sighed. "She was torn, you know. Wants me home but also knows I love doing this." He explained. "So we talked and decided it was only a short while and go for it."
Jon shook his head. "I can't say I've ever asked my kids if I can go on tour."
"You should."
Once near the house, even Jon recognized the house. As he parked the car in the drive way they could see Joan get up from her seat on the front porch, walking across the lawn.
Jon parked the car so Richie was able to get out and meet Joan for a hug.
"Are you coming?" Joan asked Jon, who hadn't moved from the car or made any intentions to leave the vehicle.
"I was just dropping Richie off, heading back to the city."
"You don't want to drive back to the city now, you're going to hit traffic and it'll take you hours." Joan told him. "Might as well come in and have dinner, then hit the road after rush hour."
"You'd be home at the same time." Richie pointed out, knowing the New Jersey to New York traffic.
"I suppose you're right." Jon sighed as he turned the car off and got out.
Once inside the house, Joan got them both a snack and drink, then headed off to the kitchen to prepare dinner as Jon and Richie did the easiest thing and watched tv as they waited.
During dinner Richie caught his mom up on all his family affairs, telling her how Daniel had just taken his first steps but they weren't able to capture them on video just yet. He was excited for Daniel to take more steps and for Sarah to capture them so he could show them off, which reminded him to show off Noah's piano skills, even Jon was impressed.
After having caught up with everything and realizing the time, Jon and Richie headed out. An hour's drive ahead of them.
"Well, I ain't taking the bus."
As Jon drove, Richie texted Sarah, asking how Daniel and Noah were before texting Ava and asking how her day went, making sure he could support her still.
The drive was fairly quiet as they listened to the radio and watched the familiar roads pass around them.
"How's the kid?" Jon broke the silence.
"Daniel? He's been alright Sarah said. She's giving him baby painkillers for the worst pain."
Jon nodded. "No point in letting him suffer through pain if there's painkillers. What about Noah?"
Richie sighed. He had only read Sarah's text about Noah and it worried him. "She wants me to call her so she can explain more easily but he's getting tests done so I guess she doesn't know much either."
"And Ava?"
Richie chuckled at that, "she's alright. She was quite upset on Saturday but she's alright now. With how social she is, she needs some friends around her and she'll be alright."
"She was upset?" Jon asked surprised. "Cause you were joining us?"
"Yeah, she didn't want me to leave but knew I like my guitars."
As they reached Point Pleasant Richie started giving Jon directions for which roads to take to get to his mom's house. He didn't live in the area but he would always remember how to get there from the highway.
"So you came anyway?" Jon asked.
Richie sighed. "She was torn, you know. Wants me home but also knows I love doing this." He explained. "So we talked and decided it was only a short while and go for it."
Jon shook his head. "I can't say I've ever asked my kids if I can go on tour."
"You should."
Once near the house, even Jon recognized the house. As he parked the car in the drive way they could see Joan get up from her seat on the front porch, walking across the lawn.
Jon parked the car so Richie was able to get out and meet Joan for a hug.
"Are you coming?" Joan asked Jon, who hadn't moved from the car or made any intentions to leave the vehicle.
"I was just dropping Richie off, heading back to the city."
"You don't want to drive back to the city now, you're going to hit traffic and it'll take you hours." Joan told him. "Might as well come in and have dinner, then hit the road after rush hour."
"You'd be home at the same time." Richie pointed out, knowing the New Jersey to New York traffic.
"I suppose you're right." Jon sighed as he turned the car off and got out.
Once inside the house, Joan got them both a snack and drink, then headed off to the kitchen to prepare dinner as Jon and Richie did the easiest thing and watched tv as they waited.
During dinner Richie caught his mom up on all his family affairs, telling her how Daniel had just taken his first steps but they weren't able to capture them on video just yet. He was excited for Daniel to take more steps and for Sarah to capture them so he could show them off, which reminded him to show off Noah's piano skills, even Jon was impressed.
After having caught up with everything and realizing the time, Jon and Richie headed out. An hour's drive ahead of them.
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