Cruz kissed Lightning again. This time she didn't pull away.. Lightning closed his eyes. It felt so good!.. Cruz pushed against him more. Putting her hands around his neck. Lightning was unsure.. he knew this wasn't right.. Cruz rubbed his body lower.. his shoulder.. his chest.. his hip and down to his pants and then Lightning couldn't do this. He grabbed her shoulders and pushed her away gently "Cruz no.. As great as that.. this.. feels and I'm flattered. But you're drunk and you will only regret it later..". Cruz stared. And looked down at the floor and began to cry again. "Come on.. let's get you to bed.." Lightning ordered. "So you don't want me either?.." she whimpered. Lightning sighed and explained "Cruz you're drunk.. this will tear you apart tomorrow if it goes any further.."
Coaxing her to the guest room where he had been sleeping for the past months. He and Cruz basically fell near the bed together. She tripped and pulled him down with her. "Woah!" Cruz yiped. Lightning stood up and pulled her up onto the bed. "There.. just.. rest this off.." he said. Cruz begged him to stay but Lightning couldn't. He began leaving and shutting the door. Cruz layed in the bed. Crying to herself. Not even sure why now.. "Don't leave me.." she mumbled to herself.
Lightning walked passed the master bedroom. Stopping. He went inside. It was clean. The bed made perfectly. He hasn't slept here sense Sally passed.. He walked over to the bedside table. Looking at the things left there. Tissues. A photo of the family. It was an old one. From when Hudson graduates school and was leaving to start his dirt racing career. Lightning sat down on the bed. Brushing Sally's pillow off. "Really could use your advice Sal.. Jessica came back.. She might be pregnant.." he sighed. "I don't know what to tell Hudson.. I feel so bad.. I can't fix things for him?.. I wouldn't even know how?..". He stared at her side of the bed. "He needs you more than he needs me." He smiled a little. Laying down on the bed. Staring at the ceiling.
Jackson glanced out the window. "She always comes back?.." he muttered in question. Wondering where his wife was.. He didn't mean it like it sounded earlier.. He thought about it.. Cruz hated him.. She must have.. he drank the rest of the beer in his hands.. he stared at it. Angry. He threw it across the room with a growl! Drinking was destroying him! He sighed. Thinking. He glanced at his phone.. getting late.. "She's not coming home.." He muttered. Jackson realized he pushed her to far.. He walked into the living room and sat down.
He noticed the pamphlets on the table.. he grabbed them. Reading them a little before passing out on the couch...
Hudson pulled up in his drive way. The rover was still there. He sighed a bit. But part of him felt relieved. At least she didn't just run off again.. Hudson walked inside. The place smelt amazing?.. He walked into the kitchen. There was a big meal made?.. Jessica walked in. Wearing an apron over her clothes.. Hudson raised a brow and asked "What are you doing?" Jessica smiled answering happily "I thought you could use a good meal after work? Is that a crime?" Hudson sighed and explained "Jess I.. you can't?.. why are you here? I said for the night?" Jessica nodded and explained "I know. But it takes more than one day to find a place to stay? I want a nice home?" Hudson glared a bit.
"Come on. Sit and eat with me?" Hudson sighed but he was hungry and it did look good.. So why not. He sat down and Jessica sat beside him and helped him fix a plate. It was really nice. But.. Off?.. "So how was work?" Jessica asked with a smile. Hudson stared at her and asked "It was work?..." he was suspicious. She was playing house?... Jessica smiled and continued "You know.. you said we should talk about plans? I was thinking about names earlier?" Hudson nodded and asked "So you wanna keep it? And raise it?" Jessica gave a weird expression and answered "Um?.. I thought we might?.."
Hudson replied while eating "Well.. if you are going to keep ityes. But it's gonna be a?.. broken home right from the start?" Jessica sighed and grabbed Hudson hand answering "No. it won't be. It just won't be how we grew up." Hudson stared at Jessica. Unsure. "Well none the less.. I think we should draw up some custody papers than. For the baby." Jessica replied "Well I'm breast feeding. So you can't possibly think it'd be good to take it away from me?" Hudson didn't say anything. Just ate and drank.
"Anyways names!? I had one girl and one boy picked out! Wanna hear them?" She asked. Hudson shrugged. He didn't care to. Jessica smiled and said. "Alright so!..Annabelle and Kai. What you think?" Hudson raised a brow and answered "I think those sound like serial killer names." Jessica glared. Ignoring that. They ate quietly. Jessica asked "So.. You want a boy or girl?" Hudson glared answering "I wanna know what game you're playing honestly?" Jessica frowned and stood up. She came behind him and leaned onto his shoulder. "No game.. I love you and I want you to know I'm putting our baby first.." she began to rub his shoulders.
It was a tad to much.. between her being home.. in this house.. dinner.. baby talk.. This.. "Jess.. I'm not interested in being a family with you..". Jessica continued to rub his shoulder and replied "It's fine. I know. You have told me?.. I just wanna be nice." Hudson wasn't sure about that. Jessica rubbed his shoulders and came around and sat on his lap. Smiling at him. "Jess.." He mumbled. Sounding annoyed. Jessica got up and replied "I'm sorry. But I have just missed you..". Hudson glared at her..
Hudson then said "Well.. um.. thanks for dinner?.. I'm gonna shower and head to bed..". Jessica nodded and began to clean up. Hudson watched her for a moment then asked "Do your parents know?..". Jessica answered softly "No. just.. with everything goin on with my dad?.. I don't know if I should?..". Hudson nodded. "Well.. Night.." he said. Jessica smiled and kissed his cheek "Night Hudson." She gazed in his blue eyes.. Hudson stared a moment to.. But headed up stairs to his room...
Cruz woke up. Her head killing her.. Feeling starved. She looked around. Her clothes off?.. she grabbed them from the floor?.. she didn't recognize this place?.. this room at least. She got dressed and opened the door and walked out. "Oh no.. no.. no no?.." she said quietly as she recognized the house!.. "No way I.. I slept with him?.." she walked passed the kitchen.. no one there. She glanced into the living room. No one.. okay good! She could sneak away!. Cruz ran over to the front door and opened it She walked all the way to her car and realized she forgot her keys! "Ofcorse...". Cruz debated leaving it completely and walking home to avoid the embarrassment of running into Lightning!..
But She went back inside. Shutting the door quietly. She walked by the stairs. Cruz froze hearing his voice. "Hey, you're up. How you feel?" Lightning asked and began to walk down. "If you're hungry I can recommend a few things.. don't wanna be sick I'm sure." He stood in front of Cruz. She was blushing. Embarrassed. "What?.. oh..." he asked. She must be embarrassed about the kiss he figured. Lightning sighed asking "Yeah, about last night?.. don't worry about it Okay?. I get it.. it'll be alright Cruz." Cruz felt like panicking as she replied "Jackson can't know that we..." she stopped. He smelt fresh out of the shower.. At this point she was so sure she slept with him. Lightning nodded "Its fine. It never happened." Cruz smiled a bit and thanked him.
"I'm gonna find my keys.. and head home.. probably best." She added. Lightning nodded and explained "Maybe no more drinking? Okay?" Cruz laughed embarrassed and agreed. Leaving. She headed home. Wondering somewhat if Jackson even noticed her missing. She unlocked the door and walked in. Jackson was passed out on the couch. He had been drinking. But.. he also had been looking at the pamphlets. Made her smile a little. Maybe Jackson would get treatment.
Cruz went into the kitchen. Getting herself some water. Searching for something to eat. Finding herself something she liked and sat back down on the living room in the recliner. Jackson seemed still passed out. Smelling of alcohol. Cruz muttered aloud. "This feeling is horrible? I don't get why anyone would drink so much for years now especially..". Jackson woke up a bit. But layed there still. He heard that. Started to be curious.. did Cruz drink? "And I couldn't even act like myself? I mean I can not believe i slept with him.. but makes me wonder if I really know you. If you only act the way you do because of the alcohol..". Oh that hurt.. Jackson didn't have the energy to angry about it.. So he pretended he was asleep. But she slept with someone?.. who? That was it.. she was right.. What if this him wasn't him? He needed to stop.. He heard Cruz stand up. He closed his eyes. Cruz kissed his cheek and whispered "I miss you.. I miss us.." she brushed his hair and added "I'm gonna shower.. Love you Jackson..". And she left the room. Jackson sighed. It hurt that she slept with someone. But he had tried messing around with a few women lately.. then there was that Justin guy who kept pushing himself onto Jackson. He had no right he felt at this point..
Jackson sat up. Looking at the pamphlets and the empty bottle of alcohol near the couch on the floor.. He needed to quit. To save his marriage before it got any worse. Save himself to be here for his family. Jessica was back home.. Sky having his second grand child. He wanted to be here.. He sighed. How was he going to do this..
It was later in the day. Hudson was at the shop working. He was alone. Sky was feeling to sick today. He had old music playing. The kind the town played on cruise nights. The kind he grew up to from his parents mostly. He was on a cart rolled under a car. Kinda tapping his foot with the music. Trying to lose himself a bit. Just working on this car. Had a crack needing sealed. Had to find it first.
The song shboom came on. Reminded him of his mother. His parents use to dance to this song.. the first cruise night without his mother was coming up. Hudson wondered how his father would handle it. But he tried not to think about it. Working on thhis car.. kinda getting frustrated. The song changed after a few minutes to gto. A more upbeat fun song. Sometimes it felt nice to unwind. Work on a car and listen to the music of his childhood.
He heard the shop door open. The little bell rang. "Sorry! One moment!" He called out. The song changed. Escape. Hudson slid out. It was only Margo. She laughed a little and pointed to the radio "The pina colada song!? Ha! That's so old!" Hudson got up and walked over asking "What are you doing here?" He smiled. Margo leaned on the desk that wobbled. She grabbed Hudson's hand and answered "We need a night out. And a night in.." she said as she wrapped her arms around his neck. Hudson sighed answering "I agree let's do it." "Oh you wanna do it? Like it it?" She began to sway her hips. "What?.. Wait what are you doing?" He asked. Watching her hips. She smiled answering as she pulled his hands on her hips "It's this song?.. it's catchy." They swayed together dancing. Hudson chuckled a little. Then grabbed her hand off and spun her around and pulled her in. He pulled her body against his. Margo smiled and asked "So? You wanna?.." she asked. Hudson smiled and asked "Oh I wanna do everything with you." Margo couldn't help but smile and they kissed.
Margo pulled away and asked "How's the break room table?" Hudson chuckled a bit and lifted Margo up onto his hips. They continued to kiss passionately. Margo was his greatest escape. From the drama. From the hurt. From Jessica.. his mother.. Being with her helped make life feel lively again. As strange as that sounded. Hudson sat Margo on the stool behind the desk. The song superstition came on. "Oh my god what kinda music do you listen to!" She laughed. Hudson chuckled and answered "The best kinda music. Wait for the weekend. Then you are gonna be dancing to this." Margo pushed him away and joked "Oh I doubt it! I don't dance to much and when I do it's not this!" She laughed. Hudson began slowly teasing and doing the dance to the the song. Margo laughed "Oh god that's awful!.. don't! You're gonna like?.. break something!?" He pulled her up off the stool and got her to join him. "This is nothing like the dance version on the game!" She laughed. She tried to keep up. But Hudson was a better dancer.
Margo loved him. He was fun and made her feel young. And he was a cute and funny dancer. "Should have become a dancer honey bee. You got moves." She said as they danced a moment to the funny dance. Hudson replied "Na.. you should have met and seen my uncle Mater. You think I'm funny." The song faded out. Followed by another weird old song. Margo and Hudson stood facing each other. "Gosh you will only embarrass your children.." Margo joked. Hudson smiled and replied "And I'll enjoy every moment doing that. Teach them all the moves." Margo laughed "No!.. you'll make our kid a noob!" Not even sure what that was. Hudson stopped dead and asked "Our kid?" He asked.
Margo's eyes widened. She got lost in the moment. In the fun. "Oh.. you know?... if?.. we?.. fuck.. I.." she felt embarrassed and stupid. "I meant.. like if we?.." she tried to say it again. She was to embarrassed. Hudson asked "If we have kids?" He asked. Margo stared. Feeling really stupid. Like oh god you don't say something like that to your fresh boyfriend!?.. especially with what Hudson was going through with his ex wife!.. Hudson smiled a bit and asked "Do you think that you'd want that? I mean with me?" Margo bit her lips and answered "Um.. I forgot oh my god!.. I gotta go get this..?.. for the farm? And I gotta go?.. like now.." she began to leave. Hudson called back "I'll come over tonight Okay?" Margo nodded and left fast. Hudson wondered why she shut down so quick like that?.. Maybe because of her miscarriage? Or fuck.. what if she was pregnant to!? Nope. Over thinking that.
He was to careful with Margo. There was no way! But now he began to wonder and panic a little. Overthinking it..
Poor Hudson. Overthinking. Anyways! Choice for Jackson Storm! He knows he needs to quit and have surgery, and get cleaned up.. If he wants to fix things with his wife and be there for his family. So!? Choices.
Jackson decides to cut off all alcohol and just end it quick on his own. Or try to. (But this is not recommended without a doctor, by the pamphlets)
Or...
Jackson hates it.. but goes to the rehab facility and stays there. (Means he will be gone from his family for days to a month? But he will get professional help)