So!!! It was tied back and fourth between the two women and I had you guys have a few ideas. So let's have Hudson date around maybe? Then he has a choice of which woman he would like to Have a family with? Aka you guys kinda choose for him in future chapters!!!
Hudson and Sky were at the small shop. Sky was going over paper work. Marking some places he needed to sign. Hudson came out of the break room with some coffee. Sky pointed out "You know I think you've become addicted to coffee Hud." Hudson shrugged answering "Well If So its not to bad." Sky shook her head and spoke up "Guess what we got coming in shortly. Needs new plugs." Hudson sipped hisndrink looking at all the paperwork and asked "Hmm?" "A 1981 scrambler." Hudson eyes widened a bit and he smiled asking "Seriously? What lucky bastard owns that ride?" Sky shrugged and replied "But I told them better be careful bringing it here. You may wind up buying it." Hudson chuckled a bit and nodded.
It wasn't long a woman came in and up to Sky at the desk. "I'm here with my Jeep. Getting plugs?" Sky nodded and called out "Hudson! Jeep lady is here. Here just sigh this please. It'll be about an hour or so." The woman smiled. Hudson walked out and asked "Hey! You have the Scrambler needing plugs?" The woman nodded. She had to be around the same age as Hudson. She was wearing a white off the shoulder blouse. And right ripped jeans. The holes on the knees, and some dusty boots. Her hair was to her elbows. She had dark brown hair and brown eyes. Hudson shook her hand and said "You are a really lucky woman to have this thing! I mean it's beautiful!" The 1981 Jeep scrambler. This one was kinda of white color with orange stripes on the bottom sides and a dark brown hard top. The bed was a bit scratched up. But it was old and yet taken care of.
The woman smiled answering "Thanks. I love her like no one else. I actually am up for the spring. Helping my grandfather with his farm. And then. Is thing decided it needed to see you I guess? Everyone says your the best in town?" Hudson chuckled and corrected "I think I'm about the only mechanic in this town? But yeah I'll get itfixed up. I'm Hudson by the way." The brown eyed woman smiled and replied "Thanks. I'm Margo."
(Love that name thanks! Carsgeek24!)
Sky spoke up "You're real lucky if you don't walk outa here without this guy making you an offer to buy it! He is a Jeep and truck guy." Hudson explained "I had a wrangler a while back." Margo nodded and asked "Is that brand new blue pickup outside yours then?" Hudson smiled "Yeah. Got it last month." Margo giggled and replied "Well I'd say you're the lucky one!? That thing is nice. I've never owned something that new and technically my grandpa gave me this. So... sorry. But I'd never sell." Hudson replied "oh I don't think I would dare try to part such a beautiful machine and it's driver ways. I'll have it done in?... two hours? Give or take?" Sky raised a brow. Margo smiled and said "Thanks." She waved and left.
Sky asked "What was that?" Hudson asked back "What was what?" Sky snickered a bit and said "That? I'll have it done in two hours? It won't take that long?" Hudson explained "Yeah but I'd thought I'd give her an oil change to." Sky nodded slowly and joked "You just want more time with your Jeep crush." Hudson glared and ordered "Just get back to work." Sky shrugged and joked "You remind me of your dad Hud." Hudson shook his head. Sky was her own kinda funny.
Lightning came over about an hour later. Seeing his son. Lightning looked at the Jeep. "Hey. What's this? Get a new ride?" Hudson walked out the break room and heard his dad, answering "Nope. Some lady brought it in. It's nice isn't it?" Lightning nodded and asked "Hey this race thing? Um.. do they give you the car than?" Hudson answered "Sorta. Yeah. Hey I'm glad you're coming with Dad." Lightning smiled and replied "Yeah.. well.. this is the last one to." Hudson raised a brow. "What do you mean?" He asked his father. Lightning explained "Just tired. Getting old." Hudson frowned a bit. Thinking. He shook his head and replied "I miss being a kid. I miss mom. I miss coming home to you guys? Mom cooking and you talking about what car you're fixing up here? Jessica.. things seemed complicated but really..I thinks it's harder now than ever..". Lightning frowned and patted his son's back.
It wasn't long, that about two hours later. Margo came back by. She walked in and pulled her hair to one side over her shoulder and asked "So.. I don't have to worry about you keeping my baby here right?" She joked. Hudson snickered leaning against the Jeep "Nope. She's all set. I gave an oil change to. On the house. Its not that often I come across one of these babies." Margo's brows raised and she said "Thanks!.. Hey you wanna go for a ride?" Hudson chuckled and shook his head answering "No.. I better not." Margo stepped a bit closer and whined a bit "Oh come on?.. it'll save me the time of coming here and making up things that are wrong with my ole Jeep here just to see you?" Hudson stared a moment.
Thinking.. Sky stared a bit. Lightning spoke up "You should go. Have some fun." Hudson glanced at his dad and back at Margo answering "Well.. I guess so?" Margo smiled and pointed out "You have my keys still..". Hudson chuckled "Right.. I'm gonna grab them for you." Lightning handed him the keys and snickered "Behave." Hudson glared with a smile a bit at his dad. Hudson handed Margo the keys and they got in and left. Sky asked Lightning "You know Jessica could come back?." Lightning sighed answering "Think so?" Sky frowned. She didn't know. Jessica just disappeared..
Hudson and Margo drove out a bit. "Wish I knew a good place to take her off road. Hudson snickered a bit and replied "Well.. there's this one place.. but it's over the pass?" Margo smiled and said "Well let's go!" Hudson shook his head but thought why not. The two took the Jeep off into the dirt speeding up and just having fun with it. Wasn't to long it started getting dark. Hudson was in the driver seat at this point. Margo looked at her phone and said "I guess I should get home." Hudson asked "Well.. I'll fill up your tank for you and don't worry about the bill. I got it covered." He frove nack onto the road. Margo replied "Wow. Thanks? I live with my grandpa. It's the big farm across from the old haunted ranch home."
Hudson thought for a moment and asked "Why is it haunted?"
Margo answered telling the story. "You never heard the ghost light story?" Hudson chuckled and answered "Oh I've heard that one a few times..". He thought about his dad and uncle Mater when he was still alive.. "anyways! So there's a story about how this couple who lived there. And one day the couple had a kid. But as he got older and the couple got older.. they pushed their kid away and began fighting all the time...
...so when he died.. alone.. he would go out and find couples in love and take their love for himself. Because that's all he ever wanted?...
...and in the end he roams the hills and town.. taking the love he so desperately wants as the ghost light..."
Hudson parked the Jeep at the gas station and said "That was a terrifying story.. you know I bet the person who lives there is really brave then." Margo bobbed her head and replied "Yeah or really stupid. Or creepy..". Hudson smiled and shook his head. He filled up her tank and got back in to drive over to the shop to his truck. Margo stopped him and asked "Hey? It's basically supper? Wanna grab somethin to eat with me? I had a lot of fun tonight? It doesn't have to end just yet?" Hudson glanced at the diner and thought for a moment and answered "I guess I could use a drink?" Margo smiled. Hudson parked the Jeep and they went inside. Getting a table.
Margo and Hudson ordered some beer. Chatting a bit. Ordering some burgers and onion rings to eat. Jessica rarely ate burgers. She just never grew up liking the taste all that much..
Nope.. stop thinking of her.. she left you..
Margo sipped her beer and out her hair in a pony tail. They were laughing about something when a throat cleared. Hudson looked up and his eyes widened a bit as he spoke up "Oh.. um.. Jackson.. how are you?..". Jackson and Cruz stared a moment. Especially Jackson. He looked at Margo and asked "Whose your friend?" Margo waved and smiled answering "I'm Margo. Hudson just fixed my Jeep for me." Jackson nodded. Staring at Hudson he replied "Well have a good night..". Jackson and Cruz left. Hudson frowned a bit. Margo watched them leave then asked "Okay.. That was Jackson Storm? Right?" Hudson nodded and added "Yeah. My father in law. Ex. I meant ex father in law?..". It sounded weird coming out of his mouth. Margo's brows raised as she replied "I get it I do. It's odd for a while." Hudson asked "What you mean?"
"Divorce? At first.. I mean there's all this.. whose family? Whose not family anymore? You know?" She shrugged. Hudson asked "Were you married once?" Margo nodded.
"Once. And maybe this is the beer talking but. I messed it up." Hudson asked "Well maybe this is the beer talking but how? If it's alright to ask?" Margo frowned and answered "I became a drunk. Guess I didn't get over it completely.." she held up her beer and continued "He told me to stop or he'd leave.. I didn't stop and.. he left."' Hudson frowned and replied "My wife chose to build a race car instead of having a family. I still wonder what I could have done differently.. haven't seen her in months.. she left and just.. left..". Margo frowned and replied "You know what I say?.. Screw them. They left us." Margo lifted her drink and drank a bit. Hudson faked a smile. He told his wife to leave.. to choose.. but he decided to go with it and said "Yeah? Screw her." He drank to that. Margo smiled and said "Alright well. I'm not going to ever drink more than one. I'm not going back down that road. Thanks for today. It was fun getting to hang out with you." Hudson smiled.
"Yeah you to." Margo stood up and began to leave. Hudson stood up and said "Hey why don't we do this again? Not the driving in the dirt part but the um dinner part..? Sorry..I'm bad at this..". Margo smiled and nodded answering "Sure? Tomorrow night? Here at?.. six?" Hudson smiled a bit and answered "Yeah. Tomorrow night at six." Margo then asked "You want a ride to your shop truck?" Hudson's eyes widened answering "Yeah. Sorry I.. forgot." Margo giggled a bit. She seemed pretty nice.
Margo took Hudson to the truck at the shop. "So.. tomorrow night?" She asked confirming with a smile. Hudson nodded answering "Yeah." Margo waved a little at he got out her Jeep. "Bye Hudson." He waved and shut the door. She left. Hudson thought about this. Could he really move on? Hudson got into his truck. His phone buzzed.
Bret
Hey! It's been a while and I was thinking we should catch up!? Me and some friends are going over to Nate's tonight? Wanna join?
Bret was an old friend Hudson use to hang out. He thought about it. It could be nice to unwind. Nate's was just the bar in town. There was only two. Nate's and wheel well.
Hudson
Sure. Count me in. I can meet y'all over there?
Bret
Yeah! I'll tell the guys your coming! Be ready to drink!
Hudson
Sure thing.
So Hudson headed out to Nate's bar. He walked in and a
Few guys greeted him from high school. Wow it had been years! "Hey Hudson! I'm glad you came man!" Bret said. Hudson smiled a little and replied following him to the seated area that had. "Yeah. Well. I'm just working a lot you know..". He sat down with Bret. There was Bret, Skyler, Jacob and two other guys he didn't know.
Jacob asked "How's it feel being free of your chain?" He winked. Hudson frowned a bit. Bret shook his head and explained "Jacob had one to many already.. How are you doing with the divorce?" Hudson sighed answering "I'm fine. It's nice to be out." Bret nodded. The guys smiled a bit. Jacob spoke up "Hey let's get some drinks!" The Guys Kinda laughed. They drank a little bit. Chatted.
The conversation did come up about Margo. "So you finally got you a new date?" Hudson nodded answering "Well I guess? Tomorrow night. It feels weird honestly." They kinda laughed about it. Jacob started getting sick. Skyler spoke up "Woah hey maybe we should get you home Jacob." Jacob ran to the bathroom. The guys kinda laughed at him. Hudson's chuckled glancing at the direction Jacob ran. Then his eyes stared... He looked over. Staring. Bret asked "Hey everything okay?" Hudson stared a moment more and answered "Yeah I just.. thought I seen Someone?..". Bret blew it off. Jacob came back out. They chatted a few minutes more before Hudson looked at the time and exclaimed "Alright Guys.. I got work in the morning.. I'm headed home. Y'all enjoy yourselves." Skyler called out "Let's do this again sometime Hud. We've missed ya!" Hudson faked a smoked and nodded. Waving and headed to the door.
He began to head out but stopped as he saw someone again.. it was who he thought?! His dad?.. but why was he at this place? His dad hated Nate's bar? Plus Lightning had his own private collection basically at wheel well if he wanted to drink? Then Hudson's eyes widened and he didn't know how to feel.. His dad was with some woman?.. really?.. She was older. Maybe the same age or a little younger? Brown red colored, short, with bangs, curly hair?.. she had on black slacks and a black blazer from what Hudson could see.. He watched them a moment. Kind of glaring and stalking at this point. Seeing his dad with this other woman?.. no way they were an actual thing though right?
Hudson watched them as they talked. He couldn't hear them though from the door and windows. They were near Some silver car. He watched as the woman placed her hand on Lightning's arm.. Making Hudson feel a little uncomfortable.. Then his eyes widened as he watched his father kiss this woman. Just a quick kiss. Not a long one. Then woman got into the car. She had on a white blouse under the blazer and some peach colored pearls. Brown eyes. Lightning said something to her and shut her car door. The woman began to leave..
Now! Hudson has a choice!!!??
Hide away. Don't let Lightning see him (Hudson will just pretend he didn't see that for now. Maybe it's nothing?.. maybe it is. But for now he will leave it be. Bring it up another day)
Or...
Hudson feels like his father has cheated on his mother in a way and steps out confronting his father. (He's a bit upset and suprised and possibly hurt, honestly he's just down right confused by what he saw!?)