Jackson held her hand and frowned. "Cruz.. I.. I gotta tell you some things.. I wanna start with I'm sorry.." Cruz got a little worried as she listened. "Cruz I.. Well for one.. I've been cheating.. in the races! That's how I've been winning.." Cruz snarled "Why? Why did you need to cheat? That's so low?" Jackson nodded. It was.. he explained "I can't win any other way.. not anymore. Then I didn't want you to catch me.. and I treated you awful.. I'm sorry for that..". Cruz frowned and replied "If you really knew it was over?... you should have retired? You had better not cheat for the piston cup!? And how!? How have you cheated?" Jackson sighed and explained "Modified the engine. Faked it to look like the old one.. I'm sorry." Cruz shook her head and snarled "I can't believe you! Your a disgrace to the sport!?" She stood up. Angry. Jackson closed his eyes and continued "And Roy.." he said. Cruz asked "Oh what? She helped you cheat?" Jancom looked up at his wife.. he sighed and answered "Yes. And she kissed me..". Cruz's eyes widened. She was silent. "Cruz it meant nothing. I didn't mean for it to happen Okay? I pushed her away once I realized it.. I.." Cruz's brows lowered as she yelled asking "Oh!? Did u enjoy it!?" Jackson answered "Ofcorse not!" He lied. He did a little.. he stood up and grabbed her hands. Cruz snarled staring into his eyes "You're lying!" Jackson frowned. Then he answered "Okay so I did!? So what!? It didn't mean a thing!" Cruz pulled away.. hurt. Shwntirned away from him. Jackson grabbed her hand but she pulled it away and yelled "How dare you! If you realized your racing career truly was over!? You should have quit. Retired. With your pride. You could have retired a champion! Now you're a cheating and lying bastard! Just like your dad!" She stormed out the room. Jackson's sighed. Did he really become that bad.. that sneaky and cruel... Jackson grew angry. Hurt. He left the house. He went out to the dirt track. Taking a few laps. He just wanted to take his anger out a while...
When he got home late. He saw Cruz sleeping on the couch.. he frowned. He hurt her. He knew it would hurt her.. she looked beautiful.. Jackson walked over and kissed her cheek. "I love you. I'm so sorry.." he sat there for a while. Then he picked her up and carried her to the bedroom. She woke a bit. He layed her down. He swallowed hard. Cruz looked at him. Realizing she was in their room. "Jackson..." she muttered. Jackson sat down on the bed next to her. "Kiss me.. please.." she asked. Jackson's eyes widened. He leaned over with a smile and kissed her passionately. Cruz grabbed his face. They kissed deeply. Leading to Cruz brushing her hands across his chest and lower...
She was hurt. He knew she would be.. morning came.. Cruz lay in bed.. Jackson rolled over and softly spoke up in her ear. "Babe.. please forgive me.. I am sorry.. I know I.. I keep messing up..". Cruz didn't say a thing. Just cried a bit quietly. Jackson sighed.. he really hurt her.. He went downstairs. Sky was eating a bowl of cereal. Jessica was getting he things for school. Jackson asked "Do I need to take you to school?" Jessica answered "No, Sky takes me before she heads to work." Jackson nodded. Snybwalked by and out her dish in the sink. She bumped into her fathers shoulder on purpose and gave him a look. Then grabbed Jessica and snarled "Let's go before I'm not aloud to be around you to." Jackon sighed. Sky was getting ridiculous. He called out "Young lady I heard that." Sky called back "You were suppose to!?" Then slammed the door. Jackson sighed and mumbled to himself "Why...".
Jackson made a small breakfast for his wife and set it in a tray. He knocked on the bedroom door before he walked in. She was already up. Doing her meditation.. "Hey.." he greeted nervously. Cruz glared at him and replied "I'm still mad at you." Jackson set the tray down and nodded "And you should be.. I was.. a dick.. deceitful.. a jerk.. I treated you horrible the last few weeks.. I'm.." "an idiot?" She answered for him. Jackson half smiled at her and knelt down in front of her. "Cruz I am so sorry." He said. She glared. No emotional feeling at all.. Jackson frowned. Cruz lifted his chin and spoke up. "You don't want her?.. do you?..". Jackson's eyes widened and he answered quick "No! I want you. I never wanted her like I wanted you! Cruz you changed me.. made me a better man.. and.." he sighed. "I messed up.. I didn't want you around because I knew you would make me want to be the better man.. I wanted to be my old self.. and look where that got me..". Cruz smiled a little. Ofcorse she still loved him. She frowns and replied "I don't think I want you around Roy.. at all..." Jackson sighed. That was his sponsor.. it's not like he could get another... not if he wasn't cheating.. "Let me finish this race. The cup. Okay? Then.. maybe.. it's time to consider retiring.." Cruz smiled a bit and kissed him. "I can't leave the girls. I could take them with me.. but I think that's added stress to all of us to.." she said with a frown. Jackson replied and said "Nothing else will happen. Okay?.." Cruz sighed. She wasn't so sure about that. Then she smiled with a bit of an idea to help her ease up..
Race day! Jackson's car was set back. To its original design. Jackson was ashamed for cheating. But he would go telling people and apologizing to every other racer for it? Jackson tightened his suit up. Sitting on his pits. Roy walked over. Wearing a two piece skirt and crop top. She looked really cute. Her brown hair up in a pony tail. "Jackson. Come here." She ordered. Her bright red heels. Black pencil skirt... Jackson walked over to her. She spoke up "I do want to wish you the best of luck.. you were once my favorite racer. I hope today I'll see that old spark fly." She brushed his shoulder. Lightning noticed and called over "Jackson! Come on. Gotta make sure the headsets working!" Roy stared a bit surprised? "Why is the old guy here?" She asked. Jackson glanced at Lightning and sighed answering "He.. can be a great help.. Look please stop? I..." he stared at her blue eyes. His brows lowered. He walked away and over to Lightning. Roy stared a moment before she walked off. Jackson stood beside Lightning and stared at the track. Lightning didn't say anything as he did mess with a headset. "Don't stand there and silently judge me." Jackson snarled. Lightning raised a brow and replied "I'm not?" Jackson then turned and asked him "So you never cheated? Not once? Not even a dirty thought gone through your mind after being married so long?" Lightning's brows raised a bit bit he answered truthfully "Oh there has been some temptation ofcorse. But no. I've never acted on anything? I would never do that." Jackson sighed. Lightning frowned and asked "Were you looking for another answer?" Jackson replied saying "I've already cheated once... and that.. Cruz doesn't know that I use to sleep with Roy.. before Cruz..". Lightning cleared his throat then asked "You slept with your sponsor?.. your boss?" Jackson glared answering "A long time ago." Lighting sighed. Not sure why Jackson was admitting these things.. Jackson continued "I know you came here because Cruz wanted you to baby sit me. And... thank you..". Lightning stood there a moment then replied "Yeah.. ofcorse."
Jackson raced hard. But with his normal setting. He couldn't keep up.. 6th place.. in the piston cupZz he hated that. But he couldn't cheat. Cruz would not want him to! Jackson went straight to his trailer with the car. Lightning was grabbing a few things and headed over himself. Jackson pulled in. He shut the door. Turned on the lights. Roy. He glared... she was sitting on the car counter. Her legs crossed over.. "Hello Jackson." He lost it. The way she said his name sent shivers down his back.. "Dammit! get out! You can't keep doing this to me!" Jackson yelled at her. Roy grabbed a drink and replied "My trailer. I paid for.. Well the entire thing. It was my idea for the bar even?" Jackson growled. Angry. Tempted. Frustrated. Roy jumped down and asked "So.. are you done racing? Or are you wanting to go another.." She walked up to him. "Another year?" She said facing right in front of him. Jackson stared at her.. he wanted her. But he turned away.. Roy grabbed his hand but Jackson slapped it away and grabbed her by the back of her hair and snarled "Don't touch me!" He had her tightly by her hair. Staring into her eyes. She stared into his.. Roy softly spoke up "You're hurting me... but... it.. it feels good..". She blinked a few times. Jackson replied in a deep tone "I'm not a toy. And I'm not doing this. I can't continue to race for you..". Lighting stepped inside. Seeing Jackson holding Roy like that.. he cleared his throat "Jackson.." he muttered. Jackson let go of Roy and she snarled "No one is going to want a racer that can't even keep up with the pack." She left. Making a rude face at Lightning. Jackson frowned.. his racing career.. he sighed and spoke up back toward McQueen "I guess... it's over me...". Lightning frowned a bit. He replied "I don't know. You have to decide that..". Jackson thought about it. If he left Roy.. she was right. No one would sponsor him.. he was getting old. Old news.. Lightning saw Jackson's fire die a little.. Lightning patted his shoulder and explained. "Look. If had what you do now when I crashed? I wouldn't retired easily." Jackson raised a brow and asked turning toward McQueen "What do you mean?" Jackson asked. Lightning chuckled a bit answering "I had a family. But not like I do now. Not like what you have? Look when I retired? I had Sally. But.. you get to retire home to a family. Your kids? Your daughters? If I had Hudson back then. I.. I don't think I would have tried another year. You're luckier than you think. I'm gonna grab a few more things." He patted Storms back. But it did get Jackson thinking... why did retirement have to be such a bad thing?..
Does Jackson choose to retire and spend his life with his children and wife?
