Bobby walked up to his couch where Lightning was passed out. "Rise and shine cupcake!" he shouted and tapped Lightning's shoes. Lightning was a bit startled and groaned as he woke up. "That was a fun night." Bobby exclaimed as he poured himself some coffee. Lightning rolled off the couch with a thud to the floor. "Man you can't take a hit like you use to." Bobby griped. Lightning sat up and rubbed his head asking "Are we at?"-"The cone? Yes." Crap. Sally's motel. Lightning sighed then asked "Does she"-"Nope. Doesn't know you're here." Bobby interrupted. Lightning nodded and got up. He definitely drank a little to much. The taste in his mouth was awful. Bobby chuckled and joked "Don't think I've ever seen you go through that many girls in one night. Actually ever! Did you actually sleep with any of 'em?" Lightning only groaned.
"What time is it?" Lightning asked softly. Bobby sipped his coffee and glanced at the clock "Um eight forty five." Lightning groaned "Shit... I was suppose to meet with Cal and now I'm late!" Bobby raised a brow. "How you two talking still?" he asked. Lightning shook his head and grabbed his things "I gotta get to the academy." He staggered a little. Bobby laughed "You ain't goin no where like that. I'll drive you. But.." Bobby sniffed Lightning near his shoulder and made a face "Wooh.. You HAVE to change at the least! You smell like beer and sex!" Lightning whined a bit. But Bobby reassured "No worries. I got some clothes. Grab you somethin to eat. You don't wanna be hungover on an empty stomach. Gotta keep them levels up." Lightning rubbed his head and just knew this was gonna be an aweful day...
Lightning showed up to the academy and quickly was approached by Celia. "Where have you been? Is this some new thing with you?" she asked. Lightning had sunglasses on which she knew exactly what that meant. "You were drinking!? Do you care about the image I'm working so hard on for you at all!?" Lightning glared at her and replied with only one word. "Coffee." Celia looked a little upset with him. So Lightning added the word "Please." but sternly. He was her boss. So with a sigh and eye roll, Celia left to grab his drink. Lightning walked into to the elevator and and up into his office. He sighed as he noticed Cal was still waiting for him.
Cal stared and rudely asked "Where have you been? It's been over an hour McQueen!?" Without answering, Lightning sat down at his desk across from Cal. The two just stared at each other a moment. Cal couldn't believe this. Lightning was messed up. "What do you want?" Lightning asked. Cal glared and snarled "You are unbelievable! You're drunk!" Lightning rubbed his head "Correction.. I was drunk.. Now I'm hungover." Lightning corrected. Cal shook his head replying "You are a mess. I can't believe you." "And you're as beautiful as always Cal..What do you want?" Lightning asked again. Cal sighed and frowned. "I wanted to apologize.. For.. the way I had been acting.. My uncle kind of talked some sense into me over the past week.. I may have"- THUD. Lightning dropped his head on the table.
Cal stopped and stared a moment. It was quiet as Cal debated if he should really continue or not. Then, still forehead down on the desk, Lightning mumbled "Continue." Cal shook his head but continued, "Anyways.. I can't just forgive you.. I mean you slept with my wife for Chrysler's sake!.. Things just can't be the same and I can't forget what happened." Lightning lifted his head up and glared at Cal but remained quiet and listened. "I'm trying to say I'm sorry for fighting with you.. I mean I don't think we can be friends again. But I can.. Stop stealing students and stop causing problems between us." Lightning and Cal stared at each other. Silent. Cal wasn't even sure Lightning actually heard a singsingle word. "Did you hear me?" Cal asked rudely.
Lightning just stared then muttered "I don't feel so good..." Cal raised a brow and leaned back in the chair, "No. If you gotta barf, go somewhere else! Please!" Lightning turned away feeling sick and held up his index finger, motioning for Cal to give him one minute. He swallowed loudly then took a deep breath and said "Okay.. I'm good." Cal just stared. A little disgusted by the look on his face. "What is wrong with you!? You knew I was coming in the morning! You knew we had a meeting! So you drank!? What exactly happened last night to you?.." Lightning snickered and answered sarcastically "Could say I learned I'm not twenty anymore." Cal's brows lowered and he was furious. He wasn't being taken seriously by Lightning again. "Are you fucking kidding me!" "Using big boy words now Cal?" Lightning snapped in a joke.
..At this time, Sally had walked up to the door and stood outside hearing the two of them fight. Celia walked up with Lightning's coffee and stood there. She stared at Sally and muttered "This could probably take a while..." Sally sighed listening to the two go back and fourth then noticed the coffee and asked "Is that Lightning's?" Celia nodded. So, Sally took it for her...
Cal growled and yelled "This is serious! Why is it that I am nothing but a joke to you!? Why can't you EVER take me seriously!? That why you fuck my wife!? You thought ot was a joke to!?" "SHUT UP!" Lightning yelled loudly! "I did not fuck your wife! I told you this! Megan told you this! Enough with that! How would you like it if you did something with someome and Megan said you slept with them but you didn't!?" Lightning scolded loudly! Cal stood up and yelled back "I would never do that to someone I love! But ofcourse that's easy for someone like you to do! You and Bobbie!" "If I slept with Megan I doubt she'd forget it anyway!" Lightning yelled then shook his head. He had to much of a head ache for this. Then the door opened and Sally appeared. The two men stared at her. Sally cleared her throat and asked "Why are you two still fighting about this?"
Cal and Lightning glanced at each other. Lightning sighed and sat back down. His head was killing him. Cal glared answering "You should understand more than anyone Sally! He fucked up! Just like he always does!" Lightning frowned. He hated this being said in front of Sally. Sally shook her head replying "Lightning says that he and Meg didn't sleep together." Cal's eyes widened. "Are you kidding me!? He is just lying!" he snickered. "Maybe. But he says he didn't. And Megan says she doesn't think they did either. Are you calling Megan a liar to?" She replied and asked.. Cal crossed his arms and turned away like that of a pouting child. Sally had to warn, "You have to let this go Cal. You don't have to forgive Lightning or talk to him again. But Megan.. You need to forgive her and move on from this. From experience... If you love Megan at all how Lightning and I loved each other? You are going to let this go. Don't make the same mistake we did." Cal didn't seem convinced.
"She's going to leave you Cal.." Sally added. Cal snickered and shook his head snarling "Meg won't do that..I have nothing to worry about except for her getting into Lightning's pants! apparently!" Sally sighed. Cal wasn't listening. "Cal. She is looking into divorce." Cal shook his head "She won't go through with it. Come on!, You believe him!?" Pointing to Lightning. Sally looked at him. Poor and pathetic Lightning. She sighed which made Lightning frown. No way she did after all he did to her, to them. Sally looked back to Cal before answering "Lightning says he didn't sleep with her. I trust him." Cal and Lightning were both equally surprised by her answer. Cal walked up to Sally and rudely asked Lightning "So if it were me and Sally? If we had made out or something? You mean you'd believe that it meant nothing!?" He asked!
Lightning sighed and rubbed his head as he tried to explain "Cal.. I told you what happened. Megan, I'm sure has told you many, many times.. Don't believe us. Fine. That's on you. But If anything... Happened between you and Sally and you both told me how it meant.." He stopped. He couldn't lie. He would hate Cal. That betrayal was a painful kind. "It would be hard, and you're right. I don't think we could be friends anymore. But if Sally and you said nothing more happened than some?.. Stupid kiss? I'd leave it at that. I wouldn't keep bringing it up and try to ruin you?" Cal glared and snarled "Well let's just see about that?" Cal then grabbed Sally's face and kissed her right there! Sally's eyes widened!
She tried to pull away. At first, Cal didn't let her but immediately after she was free from his grasp and kiss, SLAP!!! "Don't you ever touch me again!" Sally snapped! Lightning followed and stood up yelling "Get out of my school!" Cal glared at the both of them and snarled under his breath "You two cheaters really deserve each other." then left. Angry. Lightning flopped back down in his chair and rubbed his head again. Sally sighed and asked "What the hell was that?" Lightning shrugged without a word. He looked sick.
He smelled like.. Ugh. Sally sat down in the other chair and placed the coffee in front of him. "Celia was bringing this to you. Thought I'd bring it myself sense I was coming in anyway." She said. Lightning sighed again and mumbled softly "Thanks.." Then took the coffee and sipped it slowly. Oh fuck coffee was so good right now. Sally. then placed some forms she had held under her arm on the desk, "Colton's school forms." she said. Lightning glanced at them ans drank his coffee. "How much is this gonna cost?" He asked. Sally stared as she answered "A couple thousand. If I can, I'm gonna convince the daycare to hire her. Then she won't be so expensive." Lightning nodded and grabbed a pen.
Sally glared a bit and finally asked "Rough night?" Lightning stared up at her answering "It was a.. Long night.." He was about to sign but Sally snapped a question that made Lightning freeze a moment. "Was it Cleo?" Lightning stared a lityle unsure what to say and what exactly she meant. "What?" "Was is Cleo? I can smell the sex and booze all over you. You should have showered. Twice." Lightning sighed and shook his head answering "No.. I didn't sleep with Cleo." Then signed the form and pushed it to Sally. But she wasn't done. "Than who? Who did you hook up with?" she asked. Lightning groaned and whined "I'm not doing this.. Not today.." Sally only provoked the oncoming blow up as she asked "Was it someone at a bar? Did you sleep with a stripper?" Lightning dropped his head on the desk answering "No!.. Drop it please.." he whined. Sally gasped and snapped "Did you sleep with a hooker!?" Lightning lifted his head and began to answer but Sally only scolded "Oh my gosh! That is disgusting! What is wrong with you!? Do you realize what kind of things that whore could have had!?" Lightning didn't think about that actually. The face he made even said that. "Did you use a condom?" Sally asked. Lightning had to think a moment. Did he? Again before he could answer Sally snapped "I can not believe you went that low! I never thought you'd be the kind of man to sleep.. No, fuck with people like that!?" Lightning glared and finally spoke up asking "Why do you even care so much?"
"Because I care! I care about you. What is wrong with you!" She snapped once more in disbelief. But Lightning had it. Sally was controlling! She was manipulative, she was bossy and treated him like she was better constantly anymore! He stood up and yelled "You! You are what's wrong with me!" Sally just stared up at him. It made no sense to her. How was she what was wrong with him? "You kiss me one day, then throw me out the next! You know I love you and knew I wanted you back! So you kept hinting me, pushing me, making me think HEY! She might give me a chance! But no! Then you slam the door in my face! You toy with my feelings and honestly, I think you like it. I think you get off on it! Making me come up and basically beg for you only so you can just feel wanted! Well I'm done being your toy and playing your dumb game! I don't want you anymore! I am done chasing after something that is to far, beyond my reach! I'm sorry I'm yelling! But I'm pissed, I have a head ache and YES! YES I fucked a stripper, and the hooker! but guess what!? That is me! That's!.." He took a deep breath to calm down. "That's the best I can do anymore Because you have finally made me realize we are NEVER happening again.. Sorry."
Sally just stared wide eyed. Lightning sat back in his chair and rubbed his head feeling like a huge dick there. Going off at Sally like that but he was tired of her toying. Sally sighed and took the papers. "Great.. Good." She exclaimed. Lightning frowned a bit and began apologizing again. But Sally stood up saying "No, no. Don't apologize. That's how you feel. Great, now I know. Thanks." "Sal... Stop.. Wait." He muttered. Sally just left without a word. Lightning dropped his head on his desk again. "Why..." He moaned painfully..