Hudson returned to the hotel. Jessica was up. Dressed. In some jeans and a blue t shirt. "Hey." Hudson greeted. Jessica smiled "Hey. You okay?" She asked. Hudson nodded. He walked over to her. And kissed her neck lightly. "Watch it McQueen. Might start something you can't stop." Hudson chuckled a bit "Maybe that's what I'm aiming for." Jessica pulled away and giggled a bit. "So I was thining this morning. Sense you're kinda like my boss now. Maybe you could come to all my races?" Hudson replied "Well for one I'm not quite your boss yet? And I'd be your sponsor.. My dad still owns the shop. But not for much longer."Jessica rolled her eyes. Hudson spoke up "Hey. I'm sure I could hire someone else to help with the shop. Then I could come to your races. Okay?" Jessica smiled "Good! I want to see you at all my races." Hudson smiled and replied "Well. Let's get you home. Then I gotta drive back to my parents. Start looking for a place." Jessica smiled "Hey! Let me come with you! I wanna help." Hudson smiled. She was excited. Hudson answered back "Sure. Why not. But better stay with your parents or sister or something." Jessica sighed and came closer to Hudson's face "If you insist..". Hudson kisses her. Passionately. Jessica pulled him closer. Hudson moaned a bit. But Jessica stopped and pulled away. "Well let's get going." Hudson stopped Jess and asked "Am I the only one who knows? About.." he stared. Unsure how to say it. Ask it?.. Jessica frowned a bit and answered "Just you and Sky. That's the only people who know." Hudson nodded. "It'll be fine. I promise." Jessica nodded. A fake smile followed. Then she walked away. Hudson sighed. She was upset.

As they returned. Hudson began to learn how to run the shop with his father. Jessica stayed at the hotel. Hudson stayed busy. Between working and learning how to run the shop. Then he helped the townsfolk.

He helped Ramone and Flo build up a knee fence. Ramone taught Hudson how to paint the cars.

He helped the old farmer with the cattle. He helped out at wheel well some nights. He helped his parents around their home to. Helped Flo at the cafe. Waiting tables and cooking some. He stayed really busy. But it felt good.

Hudson wore himself out. He plopped down on the couch in Jessica's hotel in town. She had stayed the full week.

Jessica walked up and sat beside her boyfriend. He had dirt and dust on his pants. His shirt stained up with sweat. "You gotta ease up on the work." She said. Hudson took a deep breath and replied "It feels good. Besides don't you like a hard working man?" He flirted. Jessica rolled her eyes "Yeah but you're doing to much. The piston cup is tomorrow. We gotta head out in the morning baby?" Hudson nodded. "You'll win." He replied. Jessica rolled her eyes. Hudson mentioned "Well starting next week. I will officially be your sponsor. And I will hire someone else to work at the shop with Sky." Jessica smiled and leaned up to his face. "Good." She kissed him lightly. Hudson smiled. Jessica grabbed some printed papers and handed them to Hudson. "Found a couple nice one to two bedroom places. Might like some of them?" Hudson looked through them. He put them down on the coffee table and answered "I don't know. I been thinking about that actually." Jessica takes a brow. "Uh oh. What kind of thinking?" Hudson chuckled answering "Like.. well maybe I may get me a bigger...Nicer place." Jessica thought and asked "Like where?" Hudson hesitated before answering "Well. There is the old fame house? Needs some work but it's got character? And it's big and nice? Three car garage?" Jessica replied "A farm house? Really? I think you are dehydrated." She giggled. Hudson smiled a bit and replied "I'm serious. I'd love to live in a big open place? Wouldn't you?" Jessica stared. Not sure. A farm house? Little outdated? "So you wanna be a farmer?" Hudson laughed and answered "No. but the house. The property. It's nice." Jessica replied "Guess you could hire someone to fix it up? Could put some modern things inside." Hudson nodded "We can modernize a lot of it. But I wanna do a lot of myself. I don't need to hire anyone?" Jessica rolled her eyes "Right. We will see how far you go with that. So it's settled? A farmhouse?" Hudson asked "Could you see yourself living there? With me?" Jessica's eyes widened and she asked more "Oh?.. you mean? For us?" Hudson smiled and answered "Of I'm gonna look into something like a home? I wanna get something long term that we can repair or change what we want in it now? What do you say?" Jessica thought about it.. "So we'd live here in Radiator Springs?" Hudson nodded. Jessica smiled "Okay. I can love that. Close to family. And with you." Hudson smiled. "Good. I'll call the realtor tomorrow." Jessica then mentioned "Maybe you should shower now. Before you come to bed?" Hudson nodded "Yeah. Gotta be up early for that position cup." He walked off to shower. Jessica sat there. Thinking. It was so sweet Hudson was thining of getting a place for them rather than just him..Hudson was still showering. Jessica decided to go to bed. Get some sleep before tomorrow. Which she was determined to win. Make her father proud and win the cup as a rookie. That's what she wanted to do.

"Alright Jessica. Let's keep it clean the rest the race hun." Cruz instructed. Jessica sighed. She was holding fourth steady. Some aggressive drinking threw herself back from second. I got this mom! Just drop it!" Cruz's eyes widened. Unsure what to say.. Lightning and Sally came to this race. Being Jessica's sponsor. And they were kinda like family. Jackson stood up and called out to Cruz "Tell her to ease up. If she keeps getting more and more aggressive she is gonna start making enemies!?" Jessica was riding another car hard. Trying to throw them out. Cruz shook her head. "Jess ease off. Third isn't going to stop you from passing. Just go?" Cruz coached. Jessica answered "Maybe. But I can make an example." Cruz frowned. Jackson watched as Jessica whipped around the driver.

"And Storm takes third! Can she keep it?"

Hudson sighed. He noticed her driving changed. He didn't know why. But it did. Lightning asked "What is she doing?" Hudson answered "I'm not sure..". Jackson looked back at the McQueen's. Lightning stared at Jackson. Jackson could almost read Lightning's mind.. he was wondering if Jackson taught her to drive like that. His past aggressive style.. Jackson shook his head and continued to watch the race. Lightning sighed. Jessica was staying side by side with second. She gunned it. "Alright that's good. Keep steady." Cruz said. Jessica was behind the one racer keeping her from her cup now.

Ashton Hicks.

Jessica rode behind him. Trying to pass him. Ashton kept in front of her. "Come on!" She yelled. Cruz replied "Calm down. You got a few laps before the flag. Your fine. Take it easy?" "Take it easy!? Looks like this guy hadn't learned his lesson!" Jessica yelled back. Cruz glanced at Jackson. Thinking. "Baby you gotta do this clean. Ashton is aggressive." Jessica replied "Just sign off? I can do anything I want?" Cruz's eyes widened. She shook her head. Watching. Jessica had a huge attitude lately on the track. Jessica tried passing again. Ashton held her back.

10 laps to go

Jessica was getting more and more frustrated. Be finally. She was beside Ashton. She glared at his car. "someone obviously didn't learn!" She slammed into his door. Slamming Ashton into the wall. Metal scraped. Cruz yelled "Stop!" Jessica didn't listen. But she eased off after a moment Ashton gunned it getting ahead again. Jessica growled. She couldn't believe she let him pass up again!

Lightning watched and was disappointed. He didn't want his name on a dirty racer. But.. Lightning glanced at Hudson. He nudged his son "She continues being this aggressive. She's gonna get a dirty name... You're the sponsor now. You choose your driver.." Hudson frowned a bit. A dirty racer could kill a sponsors buisness. Surely it wouldn't effect the shop to bad..

Jessica tailed Ashton again. Nudging his rear a bit. "You won't take this win from me!" Ashton snarled. Jessica gained up right beside Ash now.

4 laps..

Jessica yelled at herself. Trying to push herself. Ashton stayed right with her. Or rather she stayed with Ashton. "Come on Jess!" Hudson cheered. Everyone watched.

2 laps...

They stayed side by side. Jessica shoved Ash into the wall again. Scraping. Hudson's brows lowered. She was dirty. She was angry and determined. Hudson ran up to Cruz. Grabbing the radio set and yelled into it "Lay off or your fired!" Jessica's eyes widened. "What!?" She snarled. Hudson replied "Lay off! Your gonna cause an accident!" Jessica eased off. Hicks team glanced over. They noticed Hudson yelling and whatever he said made Storm back off. Letting Hicks take the lead.

Final lap

Ashton smiled and gunned it. Cutting in front of Jessica throwing her behind him. Jessica gunned it. Following behind Ashton. Cruz honestly wasn't even mad for Hudson's threat. Jessica was going to either get into an accident or cause one like that. She pushed hard. But Ashton won. Two times in a row now..

After the race Jessica pulled into her pits. She got out. She threw her helmet down. "You cost me the race!?" She yelled at Hudson. Hudson replied "It could have been worse!? What if you wrecked!? What if you caused another racer to wreck!? It could have cost a life!?" Jessica yelled back "That's racing!" Jackson walked up and defended "No that's not. Where did you learn to drive like that?" Jessica glared at her father answering "I been watching some old videos. Learning how to get ahead of the competition. Some of your old races to." She glared. Jackson asked "Wait me? You're learning this from my driving? No! Stop. That was not racing. That was me putting tons of other racers at risk. And not caring! Watch your mom! She was better!?" Jessica sighed and replied "To late now!? I lost the cup!" She walked away a bit. Upset. Hudson walked up to her "Jessica. I'm sorry. Ok not going to fire you. It just came out? But you can't keep racing like that?" Jessica stared. Thining. She frowned. He was right.. Chick Hicks walked up. Everyone kinda stared at him. He patted Lightning's back and spoke up "Hey! Glad to see your team is on my side now. Thank you um? What's your kids name again? Thudson? You know cause he can't race? It's just thud! Against the wall right!" Chick laughed. Lightning glared. Not saying anything. Chick walked up to Hudson "Thanks for the easy win kid. Whatever you did. Keep it up." He oatted Hudson half hard enough Hudson stumbles a bit. He left. They all walked back to the trailer. Cleaning up. Lightning and Sally headed back to their hotel. Cruz and Jackson makes sure everything was up. Ashton walked up to Jessica. "Hey.. Some.. pretty crazy driving out there?.." he smiled nervously. Jessica sighed. Hudson was helping her parents. "Look I'm sorry. I shouldn't have been that aggressive.." she apologized. Ashton nodded and said back "Well. It's alright. It's about time I got a taste of my own medicine." Jessica smiled a bit. Glad there wasn't any bad relationship between them after her driving out there. Hudson turned around. Seeing them. He trusted her. So he just more of kept an eye on Ashton. He didn't trust him. Jessica spoke up "Well congratulations. On your win then. Your dad must be proud?" Aston nodded answering "Yeah. As long as I win he is. But it's not that big a deal to me." He shrugged. Jessica found that a bit surprising. "Good race Storm." He added. Jessica replied "Alright. See you next season right?" She asked. Ashton winked and replied "I couldn't keep away from you." Hudson glared a bit. Watching him flirt obviously. But his eyes widened with what he saw next.

Ashton slapped Jessica right on her rear end. Jessica yiped a bit and stared "Did you just smack my butt?" She knew he did. Jackson and Cruz turned and stared. Kinda couldn't believe Ash did that. Ashton replied "Maybe. I'm sorry are you more of a hard squeese?" Ashton grabbed her and squeased with his hand. Jessica whines and pushed away shoving Ash away. He smiled like he was actually satisfied!? Jackson growled and walked up. Chick came up and stopped Jackson.

"Hey chill out Stormy boy! Kids just having some fun?" Jackson's brows lowered and he shoved Chick away "your son touches my daughter again and he won't be able to race!?" Chick rolled his eyes and snarled "Always a temper. You know he's just a kid? Grow up. Wasn't that long ago I remember you playing with your own toy?" He glanced at Cruz. Jackson shoved Chick down and yelled "Tell your son to apologize!" Chick stood up and answered back "I think whatever he done was appropriate. Plus we are the parents. Gotta set an example. So no hitting stormy boy." Cruz walked up and grabbed Jackson's shoulder "It's not worth it. He's right. Set an example. We are the parents..". Jackson stared at Cruz. Calming down a bit..

Okay! Hudson is just as angry! He just watched this Ash guy slap and grab his girlfriend!?

1. Does he stay calm. Let it be. Let Jackson take care of it. (Jackson is calming down. Listening to Cruz. Letting this go a bit..)

Or...

2. Hudsons angry. He comes up and threatens maybe even takes one good hit at Ashton. (Might gain him a little favor with Jackson for sticking up for Jess)