No worried guys. although i cant promise anything truly because i half the time change my own story, i do not think our beloved Lightning would let anyone touch Sally or his kids.
"Okay.. Mr. Jackson Storm.. You sure are quite the racer huh?" The man, officer asked. Jackson frowned and corrected "Was. I was a racer.." The man sat down and asked "Do you know that your helmet was tampered with?" Jackson shrugged. "Well it was.. Now.. The person responsible for cutting your communication had to have known about the car was malfunctioning. That or they had a partner." Jackson shrugged and explained "Accidents happen in racing.." "Do you believe this was an accident?" Jackson shrugged again. The officer sighed and leaned back.
"You gotta try and remember what happened out there, who all had access to the car, your helmet.. Can you remember the race? You took a hard hit huh?" Jackson glared at the man replying "I am blind and deaf.. I killed those people.. You should be arresting me.." "So you ran into the car beside you on purpose?" the officer asked. Jackson shook his head. The officer was trying but Jackson wasn't being very helpful. "Jackson.. Think and talk to me. I can arrest you.." "Am I not already?" Jackson asked. The officer shook his head answering "No. Not yet. So?.. What happened out there?" Jackson stared at the officer.
He thought a moment. It hurt to even think about it. And their were spots he couldn't easily remember. "Um.. I headed out and.. I was at the track and getting to my car when Chick.." he paused. The officer raised a brow asking "Chick Hicks?" Jackson nodded continuing "Chick brought me my helmet." he realized. "Do you have any.. People in mind that might have wanted to hurt you? Before the accident? Your coach? Old girlfriend? Boyfriend, im sorry.. Is it possible someome was just wanting to tske you out?" the officer asked. Jackson started to wonder. Was this Cleo? Did Cleo do this to him? "No.." he muttered. The officer asked for the rest of the story and Jackson gave the man what he could. But now Jackson was curious. Did Cleo do this?...
It was after lunch the following day. Things came up and the boys had to wait before confronting Cleo. Lightning pulled up and parked next to Cal who was waiting. "What took you so long?" Cal asked. Lightning shut the door to his car answering "Nothing. You got the papers?" Cal nodded and held them up. Lightning snickered. "Good. Let's get this over with." he replied and the two made their way up and outsode Cleo's office.
Lightning stared at the door while Cal asked the assistant "Is Cleo inside?" The assistant nodded answering "She just returned from lunch about ten minutes ago." Cal walked up to Lightning and asked "Ready?" Lightning stared at Cal. His face was weird. Sickly. "You okay?" Cal asked. "Not that I care." he quickly growled and crossed his arms. Lightning frowned a bit but managed to answer softly "Yea.. Come on." They didn't even knock. The two walked right on in where they and Cleo stared at each other. Cleo was surprised to see them, both of them, together.
"Can I help you boys?" she asked. Cal glanced at Lightning. He was suddenly quiet and seemed.. distant. So Cal stepped forward and revealed the paper saying "It's over. I found out what you've been up to. We're going to the police. You're going to jail." he said happily. Cleo raised a brow. She knew what that was. She looked at Lightning and saw how weak he was becoming. She smiled. "Lightning.." She called. He looked up at her. "What is Cal talking about?" Lightning and Cal stared at each other a second before Lightning answered "We have the records from the school funds. We know you've been taking money." Cleo laughed correcting "I'm not taking ananything that isn't mine." Cal's brows lowered.
"I have the records Cleo. You can stop with your lies." Cal snapped. Cleo sighed and stood up. Lightning was nervous as he and Cal watched Cleo open a drawer and pull out a file of her own. She walked up slowly to Lightning and handed him the file. "What is it?" Cal asked. Lightning cautiously opened it. Scanning over quickly he answered "A contract.." "A contract between me, Tex, and Cal." Cleo added. "Stating that the funds to the dormitory were in my complete control and at my disposal as Mayor. Including personal expenses." She explained with a seductive smile. Lightning flipped the pages. Cal signed this!? "It's in the contract."
Lightning turned to Cal and snapped "How could you sign this!?" Cal's eyes widened as he defended "No, I'd never sign something like that!" "But you did." Cleo reminded. Cal was stunned. He didn't know what he was doing. "When I became mayor. You signed it quite easily for me." Cleo said with a smile. "You tricked me.." Cal growled. He was fueled with anger. Between this and added what this woman did to Megan! Cleo looked at Lightning and he just knew he was in trouble now. "You signed the deal Cal.. Now go.. Leave me with Lightning. We have matters to discuss." she ordered. Cal looked at Lightning who stared at the ground. Lightning was trying to think of what he was going to do now!? Cal shook his head and threatened "Your day is coming Cleo! You won't be able to keep your position here much longer!" then he stomped out, slamming the door.
Lightning swallowed a little nervously. But he had to show her he wasn't aftaid, he was furious! "Don't worry.. I won't punish you for Cal bringing that up. I know he had the ides of that..He had to have been the one to find that. However.. You were suppose to get rid of Rodney and you failed at that." Cleo walked around her desk. "For that, I have to punish you. I have to keep on you to keep you submissive. If I don't, you might get the idea you are above me." she explained. Lightning glared at her as she approached him. Cleo stood face to face. "The question is.. How should I?" she was teasing his mind, playing her game. She smiled and her hand went toward his groin.
Immediately, Lightning grabbed Cleo by her throat! Her eyes went straight to his. He was angry. Cleo grabbed his wrist. She tried but couldn't get free. For the first time, she felt the power of what her tortire was doing to people. If he tightened just a little more she wouldn't be able to breath. "Let me go Lightning!" she yelled. Lightning just held a glaring stare at this woman. "Let me go!" she yelled again. Cleo stared at Lightning. He was so angry and she could see it. "You think you'll get away with this?.. You let me go and I'll take it easy on her!" That made him even more angry. "You hear me!?" Cleo shouted but he just held his deadly glare or stare. It was a bit frightening for her. "Let me go..." Cleo repeated. Nothing. He said nothing. He was obviously thinking.
So she changed her tactic. Cleo began to wonder if he was going to do it. Her brows lowered "Go ahead!.. If you're gonna go this far, you might as well!.. Or does this turn you on? Gripping me by my throat?..Putting a woman through pain!?" Lightning's grip tightened. "Do it.." she choked up. "Go on.. DO IT!" she yelled. He lifted her up onto her toes. She was gasping. It was tempting. End this person for good. After what she did! She raped him! She took him! He could have Sally, his family but this woman was all that stood in his way! Cleo struggled to stand on her toes to breathe! Suddnely he dropped her. Cleo fell to her knees and coughed multiple times, gasping lightly for air.
"What... Makes you think you can do something... like that to me!?" she yelled in pure anger! Lightning looked down at her as she looked up at him. "I'm the bad guy." he reminded quietly. He turned and began to leave but Cleo wasn't letting him walk away like that! She pulled herself up by her desk then grabbed the glass coffee mug and threw it at him, missing and hitting the wall beside him and the door, shattering it to peices! Lightning froze. He was already furious.
The assistant out front heard the loud hit against the wall and sighed.. Figuring this was another one of Cleo's rough encounters or escorts and put on some head phones, listening to the song. you dont mess around with jim, Jim Croce. (Song is awesome!)
Lightning turned around and he and Cleo stared at each other. Cleo then grabbed a pen and walked quickly toward Lightning. His eyes widened a little. Was she going to seriously use a pen? For what? He stood there as Cleo raised her arm up. He realized she was going to stab him with it and grabbed her wrist as it came down! Cleo growled of frustration and spit in Lightning's face! Lightning flinched a bit and closed his eyes as a reaction then Cleo kicked him right between the legs! He let go and bowing his knees, he fell on them. Cleo tossed the pen and grabbed Lightning's hair tightly, forcing him to look up at her.
"You are alot of things.. Emotional.. Pathetic.. But no bad guy." she corrected. Lightning breathed heavily. He hated her so much! "Rodney served me.. He got the kids like it was nothing and left.. You were suppose to prevent that for me." she exclaimed. Lightning was a bit surprised. Cleo lost her kids? Really? She got into his face before continuing "Now I have nothing to lose.. Absolutely nothing." She was furious. "There's nothing worse to fear than someone who has nothing to lose." She growled into his face. Cleo released him and stepped back fixing her hair. She let out a deep breath. Lightning just stared, watching her. "Come back tonight for your punishment.." She ordered. "And if I don't?" he asked harshly. Cleo stared a moment before answering "Sally will take your punishment for you."
Lightning would never let that happen.He would never let Cleo touch Sally. "Why don't you punish me now?.. Get it over with. You don't even have to use some date rape drug this time." Cleo smiled hearing that but explained "No, don't worry. I won't be rewarding you with my sex tonight." Lightning cringed at the thought. After how she fucked him against his will. Nope. How dare she call that a reward. Lightning stood up from his knees. Cleo glared adding "Oh and.. Don't even try recording me or bringing anyone else along. Because I won't hold back if you do.. And I will not just threaten her. I'll make you watch." Lightning was furious ans stomped out. He would return just like Cleo wanted. But he needed to have a plan...
Sally sat at the cafe alone. She had ordered a salad and water and ofcorse worrying about Lightning. He would never tell her to just leave like that. Not when they had just gotten back together. Cleo must of had something on him. Something big that he didn't want anyone to know about. The bell on the entrance door rang, catching Sally's attention for a moment. Cruz. She rolled her eyes and went back to her salad. But Cruz noticed her and Cruz hated Sally.
"Ahem." Cruz announced. Sally sighed and asked "Why did you come over here?" almost in a whint tone. Cruz blankly stared as she asked "How is Jackson doing?" Sally couldn't believe this, "He's doing well. Lightning is working with him. Don't you have someone's husband to screw?" she snarled. Cruz glared and asked "How is Lightning?" Sally only glared back answering, "How Lightning is doing is none of your business. Why are you even talking to me?" She asked. Cruz hit the table snapping back "I loved him!" people stared. "I loved him and unlike you, I was willing to do absolutely anything for that man!"
"We were happy!" Cruz shouted. Sally rolled her eyes. That only pissed Cruz off more. "We were! We could have been! But you had to literally dig your claws into him and played with his mind, with his heart!!" Sally just snickered finding Cruz's little outburst a tad funny. "What!? You find this funny? It's true! I was going to be with him! I was his girlfriend!" Sally had enough and corrected "Awe please, you were his whore." Cruz's jaw dropped. "A good fuck, easy, maybe even sadistic if you like that abusive sex stuff. Still, nothing more than his whore. He fucked you darling.. He made love to me." Sally was mean.
And out of anger Cruz glared and snarled "Rather be that than the wife who wasn't good enough." Sally was done being nice! She stood up, slamming her hands down on the table and in Cruz's face, she snapped "If it's a fight you want then bring it! Otherwise, why did you march your ass all the way over here!? To piss me off?!" Cruz opened her mouth but Flo called out "Sally! I need you right now!" Cruz and Sally glared intensely into each others eyes. "This isn't over." Cruz muttered. Sally didn't reply. She just walked away behind the counters and into the kitchen with Flo. People stared at Cruz who snapped at them "What!? What?!" Then they all ignored her.
Flo pulled Sally near a corner of the kitchen out of the way of cooks. "That was not you! Hold yourself together. And in my cafe!?" Flo scolded. Sally sighed and crossed her arms. "You know better.. You're better than that." Flo added. Sally knew her friend was right. "I'm sorry.. But I can't be nice and push it aside anymore." Sally admitted. Flo frowned but reminded "You need to let it go.. You two aren't together anyway." Sally stared at Flo. She thought about telling Flo. That she and Lightning were back together. But frowned. Were they? He told her to just leave. He would rather keep his secrets than.. Than.. Sally glanced up at the corner of the celing. The camera. "The camera.." she whispered.
Flo glanced behind her at her camera, confused. "What about it?" Flo asked. Sally shook her head answering "Nothing. You're right though Flo.. I am better than that. Thanks." Flo raised a brow suspiciously. Sally had to get to the office security room. Unless Cleo managed to shut the security system off, whatever happened would be on tape! And after how Lightning was acting, she was gonna get to the bottom of this.