Cruz frowned and stared. "I'm sorry.." Jackson nodded and replied "I.. I don't understand? You're the most faithful person I know?.." Cruz knew she hurt him. And she knew she messed up. It was so meaningless. Jackson continued "I.. I don't know how to handle this right now?.. I'm.. I'm gonna just go lay down or something and.. just give me some space.." he turned and took a deep breath and walked away. Up the stairs. Cruz frowned. She really messed up. But she couldn't live with the guilt. She couldn't touch Jackson and swallow the guilt and pretend it didn't happen. It ate her alive...

Hudson and Ross finished breakfast. Well Ross did. Hudson just had a few cups of coffee. Hudson put the folders back into the box sorted and pushed it over to Ross. "Thanks so much! I'm gonna get sending out the acceptance letters. Gonna make a lot of young racers extremely happy." Hudson nodded and yawned covering his mouth. Ross continued "Oh! I'm gonna need Savirtarans designs. I need to go over them with Miss Steele. Your dad said you and Jessica had them?"

Hudson rubbed his eyes answering "Yeah?.. I'm gonna have to draw them up again. They got lost in?.. some things..." between Jessica coming and going and taking stuff and leaving things. The prints were gone. She had returned them. But probably took them. "Well think you could get on that? I really need them. Sometime tomorrow? No later than two days?" Hudson sighed and explained "I'm not really sure I can do that? I mean it's not like I remember the design exactly?..". Ross stared and asked "You cant do it?" Hudson replied "No I can. It's just." He stopped as Ross's phone rang. "I gotta answer this. But great! Two days son!" He stood up and turned to talk on the phone.

Hudson sighed and nodded. He layed down some cash on the table to pay for the coffee and Ross's meal and left. Two days.. he was gonna need to get to work on Savirtaran. So Hudson went back to his shop. He stared at the motel next door. Fayette and his guys making plans to tear it down. Sky noticed and asked "You can't really want to buy and run a hotel? I mean that's insane?" Hudson turned to Sky and asked "Is it? I mean I've watched my parents run wheel well my entire life? My mom always ran the place and worked with the town?" Sky laughed and joked "Yeah. I guess becoming a workaholic is in your blood!"

Hudson smiled and shook his head. "I don't wanna see the place torn down..". He said softly. Sky sighed and replied "Well it doesn't sound like a smart plan? Here you are trying to get rid of the shop? Not but a ran down motel? Look if it was so important? Wouldn't your dad have bought the place back? Why did your mom sell it anyway then?" Hudson shrugged. He didn't know. He was really young when she sold it...

Hudson was working on savirtarans design at the desk. Sky finished up with the customer and he left in his car. "Well. That's it. No more customers lined up boss." Sky said with a smile. Hudson wasn't even listening. "Hey! Hud!" She clapped near his face. Hudson jumped a bit startled and stared. "Oh.. right that's great." He said. Sky glanced at the design. "That doesn't look like the old one?" She said. Hudson growled and threw the design down! "I know! I can't remember the stupid car!? And Ross wants it in two days!" He hit the desk. Sky raised a brow and replied "woah? Calm down? It'll be fine?" She walked over and picked up the designs. "Sorry.." Hudson grumbled.

Sky set the designs down. "You should sleep on it? It's late? Are you gonna sell the place?" Hudson ribbed hisbhead answering "Well if I buy the hotel there isn't a point in selling the shop?" Sky nodded. "Well.. I'm gonna go. I need to get home and make dinner for my family. Don't worry about savirtaran? Alright? Guess I won't be back though? No customers.." she shrugged. Hudson sighed and nodded "Thanks for letting me work here for so long though. If you decide to keep running it.. I'd love to come back to work." Hudson nodded and she left. He layed hisbhead on the desk. "Crap.." he muttered. He accidentally stayed late. It was a little after five. He told Margo he'd be home hours ago.

Someone knocked on the door. Fayette. "Come on in.." Hudson called. The man walked in. "Hey. Was thinking about your offer. Hope you thought about mine?" Hudson nodded and replied "Yeah... I'm.. I want?.. I don't know?" The man thought for a moment and continued "If you want that old place it's yours. For double I payed for it." Hudson sighed and nodded. "I'll.." he started. Thinking. "Sure.. I'll come by tomorrow after lunch for paperwork." Hudson and Fayette shook hands. "Great! Pleasure doing business." The man left. Hudson bit his head gently a couple times on the desk. How was he gonna run a hotel, the shop, and the school!.. And... a baby? Maybe?.. he began to feel like a complete idiot. How did his mother do this?

She use to run and do so much!? Hudson took a deep breath and calmed his nerves. "I can do this. It's fine." He locked up for what was suppose to be the last time, If he had sold the shop.and drove on home. Hoping Margo wasn't to upset with him.

Hudson stepped inside the house. "Hey honey!.. hey sorry about the time... I lost track of it and just fell behind.." he stepped into the living room. Margo had pizza ordered. Hudson sat down next to her. "What happened at work? You're always so busy?" She asked. Hudson sighed "I know. It's work babe?.. I don't know what you want me to do about it?" Margo nodded "Well. I got pizza? I didn't know when you'd be home?" Hudson leaned over and kissed her lips. "Thank you. Sorry I should have called you." Margo smiled and agreed. "Hungry?" She asked her love. Hudson smiled and answered "Definitely but.. there's something I need to talk to you about?.. I.. was getting ready this morning and in the bathroom.. I.." he stared at Margo who awaited to hear whatever he was gonna say.

Hudson got nervous and backed out and hanged the subject "I got a hotel?!" He said with fake excitement. Margo's brows lowered and she asked "What?" Hudson faked a smile and explained "Yeah my moms old place next to the shop?.. I'm buying it and gonna work on fixing it up..." Margo's jaw dropped. She stood up and began to freak asking "woah a hotel? Are you crazy? You can't run a hotel Hudson!?" Hudson asked "Well?.. why not? I mean I grew up watching my parents run wheel well?" Margo shook her head and continued "Becuase you're already over worked? I mean?.. this is to much for us? And how much is this gonna cost? You said we didn't have to much? That's why we would sell this place if we moved?!" Hudson answered "Well I'm sure my dad would love to help?..".

Margo sighed and shook her head explaining "Hudson its to much? So what about the shop then? You have someone up to buy it right?" Hudson but his lip and explained "Actually If.. I run the hotel than I probably won't sell the shop..". Margo swallowed hard and it got quiet. Hudson asked slowly.. "Are you?.. excited?.. or?.." "No!? I'm not excited Hudson? I'm freaking out!? So you're gonna spend all your savings and our money on a hotel!? Are you crazy!?" Margo yelled!

Hudson sighed and explained "Look it's my moms old place and it means a lot to me okay?! I'm sorry!? I just don't want to see it torn down?.. okay?" Margo sighed and scratched her head. "Alright.. we.. um.. can figure this out? Right?..". Hudson sighed and stood up "I'll figure it out. Don't worry. I'll advertise the shop and get more business and lower prices to get more people interested. Maybe? I don't know I can get my dad on board?.."

Margo shook her head and replied "Fine.. Alright? I trust you and.. if that's what you wanna do?" She shrugged. Hudson smiled and kissed her fore head saying "Thank you." She smiled. Hudson forgot all about the test. "How about we eat and watch your favorite show together? Snuggle up and let whatever happens happen?" He flirted. Margo laughed a little and smiled agreeing.

Margo rolled up out of bed. She could hear voices downstairs. Hudson and Lightning. Margo put on some boot cut jeans and a green tank top and headed down. She could over hear them. Talking about Savirtaran. They were just tying to re create the designs. "Hello Lightning." Margo greeted. Hudson and Lightning smiled at her. "Hey! How are we feeling?" Lightning asked. Hudson smacked his dad gently on the shoulder. Lightning glared at Hudson a moment. Margo thought that was weird.

"I'm feeling good? Thanks?" She answered smiling in a weird way. Hudson and Lightning continued to work on the car as Margo began to pour herself some coffee. Lightning stared and spoke up "Uh?.. maybe you shouldn't drink caffeine right now?..". Margo gave Lightning a strange look. Hudson did to at this point. "Rrriiiggghhhhttt?... well?.. I'm gonna go enjoy my coffee on the porch?.." Margo said feeling awkward a bit. And she left the room and went outside.

Hudson sighed and spoke up "Alright. I told you she may or may not be dad? Don't start treating her weird? I told you that with confidence you wouldn't say anything?" Lightning rolled his eyes and chuckled explaining "Oh come on!? How can I not? It's exciting! My son is gonna be a dad!" "We don't know that dad. So?.. play it cool? Please?" Hudson begged. "Oh you want me to play it cool? Alright. I can play it cool.." Lightning replied in a tone that made it unbelievable. Hudson sighed and scolded "Dad. I mean it. Please don't say anything. Stop acting weird and asking weird questions? Please?" Lightning shrugged saying "Alright, Alright..". "Thank you." Hudson said.

The two started looking over the designs. Lightning muttered softly "She shouldn't drink much caffeine you know?.. and no fish. Well raw fish I think it was?.. no cashews. Oh and she needs to take vitamins. They have these special ones just for pregnancy." - "Dad!? Please?.. you're not gonna let this go? Are you?.." Hudson interrupted and asked. Lightning stared and began to answer by Hudson stopped him putting his hand up in that motion. "Dad..When i find out, I promise you will be the first to know. Okay?" Lightning nodded. Hudson's pen stopped working. He growled a bit. Margo walked back in. "Be right back." Hudson muttered and left to grab a pen. Margo and Lightning stared at each other a moment.

"Uh.. You um.. catch the game?" Lightning asked awkwardly. Margo raised a brow and asked smiling "You watch football?" She walked up to Lightning near the kitchen island. Lightning faked a smile answering "Yeah?.. its fun to watch all the?.. running and.. kicking." Margo asked and suspiciously thought he was lying "Whats your favorite team?" Lightning's eyes widened "Um. You know the Uh?" " You don't want foot ball?" Margo said kinda laughing. Lightning smiled and admitted "Alright I don't. I was instructed to? Play it cool." He and Margo chuckled a bit. Margo sighed and asked "I may not really know much about you and I'm not big into racing but. You are pretty cool. Hudson's lucky to have a Dad like you." Lightning smiled. That was really kind of Margo to say.

"Thank you." He said to his son's wife. "Sally would of liked you. I mean she pretty much liked everyone. But.. she would of really liked you." He added. Margo smiled and replied "I wish I could have met her." It was a small but meaningful moment between the two of them.

Margo felt safe and in the moment spoke up more,

"Your wife?.. Sally? She use to run hotels?" She asked.

Lightning nodded. Margo continued "Hudson is a lot like her. He's busy. Says he's gonna run the hotel?.. I'm not sure he can handle on top of all his other jobs?" Lightning's brows lowered as he asked "Wheel well?" Margo shook her head explaining "No the one down town." Hudson walked back in "Alright. I have two pens that work." He froze and feared Lightning had talked to Margo about the possible test results as Margo and Lightning stared at Hudson.

Lightning spoke up "You bought the cozy cone?" Hudson sighed in relief. That's all it was. Hudson chuckled answering "Yeah. I figured I could fix it up and run it to? I mean I grew up watching you and mom run Wheel well." Lightning scolded rudely "Are you crazy? That's to much work?!" Margo stepped back feeling awkward. "And with everything that?.. may?.. or may not be happening? That's such a stupid idea Hud!?" Hudson got defensive and snapped "You don't think I can?" Lightning yelled "I know you can if you work all the time!? But you can't! You don't understand how difficult it is to add that and a family!?" Lightning sounded angry. Hudson didn't complete understand?

"Dad I'm fine? I can do this Alright? Margo and I talked about it already?! Plus I've been raised around running a motel? I can make it work. I remember everything you and mom did?" Lightning hit the island with his fist and scolded "No you don't! You remember from a kids view Hudson! You remember what we let you see! What we wanted you to see!?" Hudson didn't understand exactly and asked "What do you mean?"

Lightning sighed and scolded loudly and explained "You remember me and your mom working from home and sometimes we were too busy for anything else right!?" Hudson nodded slowly. "But you don't remember the long hours your mom wouldn't come home sometimes because she worked with both motels and on top of that she was the entire towns attorney. Then she basically raised you by herself for the first few years Becuase I was gone with Cruz all the time!? You don't remember all the fights it caused Becuase I was being a child and all that work made your mom so tired and took her away from me? All those weekends and days you spent with me at the tracks and on trips for racing? It wasn't always for you and for you to spend time with me!? It was Becuase your mom was busy and she couldn't! And sometimes I had to take you so she could just rest! It put so much stress and tension between your mother and I and raising you!? So she sold it! That's why she sold it!"

Hudson stared. Unsure what to say. He didn't realize that working so much could cause other problems. Lightning was right. Hudson only saw what his parents wanted him to see as a child.. Hudson glanced at Margo. Thinking. "Dad?.. the person I'm buying it from will tear it down?.. it'll be gone forever?..". Lightning frowned and thought before speaking "Okay.. I'm sorry about that. I am.. I know you miss your mother.. I miss her to. But it's just a hotel?..." Hudson shook his head and snarled rudely "If you missed her so much why were you so quick to jump on some other woman!? Why would you be okay with the hotel being torn down? Why is it I'm the only one wanting to keep her memory alive!"

Lightning's brows lowered and he snapped back "Now Hudson you Maybe an adult, but you can not speak to me like that!" Hudson yelled back " And this is my house! And if you can't at least be respectful of mom than get out!" Lightning and Margo's eyes widened. Lightning took a deep breath and glared at his son. And softly on a deep tone replied "Okay." Lightning then left.

Margo frowned a bit and spoke up. "Hudson.. I'm not sure you should have done that?..". Hudson sighed and nodded. "I know.." Hud grumbled. He didn't really mean that. He was just hurt. "I'm gonna.. take some time to myself.. I just need some quiet.. I'm sorry." He added and grabbed his keys. Margo hugged him and replied "I understand..". They kissed sweetly and Hudson left.

He pulled up to the grave yard and walked to his mother.. he sat down in front of it. Staring at her name. "I need you..". He muttered. "You were the smartest person I knew. And dad is., is just so!?... I don't know?.. Maybe it's me?.. I just miss you.. wish you were some how here..". Hudson teared up. He closed his eyes. His heart hurt. He missed his mom. Suddenly he felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned and looked up. "Dad... dad I'm so sorry.." He said standing up and hugging his dad. Lightning hugged his son back and replied "I know. It's okay." "Dad I'm stressing out.. I can't keep all this up?.. I don't know how you and mom did this?..". Lightning sat down with his son. Staring at the tomb stone.

"I don't either." Lightning answered. Lightning glanced over at Docs grave. He sighed. He lost two of some of he most important people in his life already.. he stared at his son. Smiling. Hudson was young. Making mistakes. Lightning spoke up "You'll be fine. You don't need me." Hudson raised a brow and stared at his dad. "I'm always gonna need you?" Lightning shook his head. "Hudson?.. one day I'm not gonna be around?" Hudson scolded "Don't talk like that?" Lightning frowned and continued "I'm serious?.. and I don't want you to hang onto things? Forget the hotels. Forget the house. The cars? None of that stuff is important? You wanna remember me? Put up a photo?" He chuckled a bit.

"Don't worry about the cozy cone or wheel well or even the shop? It's meaningless? But a bunch of junk? You will drag yourself down. I don't want you to do that? Please..". Hudson frowned and nodded. He didn't want to think about a world without either of his parents. Lightning sighed and hugged his son. Staring at Sally and Docs graves. And Mater.. And.. most of the towns folk.. he sighed. He missed them all. Back when he was younger. Hudson left after a few minutes. Agreeing he'd let the cone go. And the shop. Lightning stared at all the old stones. "Thanks guys.. you all changed my life." He smiled. He brushed over Sally's stone with his hand and left to.

Easy choice!?

Is Margo McQueen pregnant?