Lightning was already in bed when Sally came in to change. "Sorry about that.." She apologized. Lightning smiled "Nothin to be sorry about." He sat up and watched her undress. The dress fell to the floor, her back facing him. She was wearing this thin little thong. The bra came off next, then the shoes. Sally turned her head back over her shoulder and noticed him watching. "What?. " she asked. Lightning shrugged. So, Sally continued to undress. Next the pantry hose. Slowly but surely they came off into a wad in her hands. Nothing but this silky thin thong. Her body faced him forward now. He was definitely staring.
She stared back a moment and then slwoly her hands covered her breasts. Like she didn't want him to see her. Lightning's brows lowered. "What's wrong?" he asked. Sally frowned a little and turned away. "Nothing.." Something was wrong. "Sally?" he called. "I'm gonna. . I need to use the bathroom." She went in and shut the door. That didn't make any sense to him. She suddenly shut down like that? He waited for her which wasn't long at all. She had on one of his shirts, her hair a little fluffy and down, her face all clear of make up. She went and cuddled up against Lightning's body. He took in her smell. Awe... Roses. She smelled of roses. Not like the heavy perfume scent, like REAL roses. A light and heavenly scent.
"I love you so much Sally." Lightning exclaimed happily as his arm went around to embrace her for the night. Sally smiled and looked over, kissing the underside if his chin. "Love you. But shave it down a little." Lightning chuckled and nodded. "Alright. First thing in the morning. The beard is gone." Sally snickered. It was kind of funny. "So why did you do that? Cover yourself?" he asked. Sally shrugged a little answering "I.. I'm just tired and.." "Total honesty.. Please?" he reminded. Sally smiled but he was right. Honesty. "Okay. I'm... I feel compared to Cruz.. Constantly.. Even if you aren't, I feel like you are.. That you do.." That was sad. Lightning held her tighter and assured "I do not compare the two of you." "Yea but.. We're different.." She grumbled under her breath. Lightning sighed and thought for a moment.
She was comparing herself. And he did before. He did compare the two a few times. Cruz was wild, willing, easy, really easy.. She was fun, loud, made him feel young. Back like his rookie days and the fan girls throwing themselves at him. But Sally was safe, his home, warm and loving, his faithfully devoted wife. Or she was. But in a way she still felt that way to him. "How long before we can be married again?" he asked out of the blue. Sally's eyes widened. "What? You?.. You're seriously thinking of marriage again already!?" she was surprised. Mostly because she wasn't! Lightning nodded explaining "I wanna call you my wife again. I want you to be mine, all mine again. I want this to be forever. I don't want anyone else and I don't need to wait. I want my wife again." "That's sweet Light.." "But?.." He asked.
Sally sighed venting "I'm.. Not ready for that.. To make it legal and.. Just not yet. Okay?" Lightning hesitated but agreed with a "Yes mam.." Though he didn't feel that way. Sally and Lightning cuddled closely. Both embracing each other. Lightning now worried Sally might push him away at the slightest problem, and Sally worried Lightning was comparing her to the other woman, or even thinking about Cruz while laying in bed with her...
May smiled and stared at the couple. "How was this last week?" he asked. Lightning smiled a little but Sally answered "I think this was one of our best weeks yet. At least.. That's my opinion." "Lightning?" May asked. Lightning smiled slightly answering "It feels easy again. And I mean it feels easy to love her, you.. It feels pretty normal again." May nodded ans was pretty happy with how things are going. "That's great you two. So.. Any Cruz this week?" Lightning stared a moment. Not technically. But Sally feeling compared last night concerned him. "I lied last week to you. I did talk to Cruz the week before." Lightning admitted to the therapist.
May's brows lowered and he cocked his head a bit before turning to Sally asking "How does that make you feel?" Sally sighed answering "Well.. I knew Cruz.. Restored his old race car and.. I kind of figured they talked a little.. It hurt but.. I just.. I won't let it get to me." May sighed and took a moment to observe before asking "Have the two of you continued sleeping together?" Lightning shrugged. "It can be.. Hard to find time." Sally answered for them. May understood that. "How is living together?" Sally answered this one with "Great. And we haven't even really fought over well.. Anything. Things seem to be going surprisingly well!" she was happy about that. May smiled and warned "Good. Keep that mind set when the fights do start." Sally didn't like hearing that. But May was just being real because evantually, they were going to fight. She just wondered what on earth about.
"Now.. Is there honestly anything either of you are holding onto from the past? The affairs?.. Sally almost getting married? It's important that we face these before I set you two out into the world!" he joked with a chuckle. Sally stared. It was a weird stare. Lightning answered however, "I don't. I don't hold any of that against her. Can't make any promises if I ever see Francesco though I'm not gonna pound him to the ground but.." May snickered. "Violence isn't the answer but I get your feelings there. So Ben? The baby?" Lightning sighed but took Sally's hand before answering "It happened. But I love Sally way to much to let that come between us ever again." That was extreme progress from how Lightning was before. Ofcorse, even with what happened with Ben, Lightning seemed to be more angry toward Francesco. "Tell you what Lightning, if you run into Francesco? Come to me before actually confronting him." He then turned to Sally. "What about you Sally? Anything you are hiding or pushing down?" Sally hesitated and shook her head silently.
May then reminded "Keeping things down never does a relationship any good. One of these days it'll come back up. The longer you let it sit and spoil, the worst it'll be when it does." Lightning stared at Sally. Cruz. It had to be Cruz. After last night.. Had to be something about Cruz.
"Sally?" May softly called again. Sally sat there thinking. Lightning smiled a bit and reminded "Total honesty.." Sally smiled a little at that and nodded. "Alright.. Yes, I'm jealous of Cruz.." Cruz, he knew it. "And I forgive Lightning for it all. It was a rough and horrible time for us both.. But I hate her. I hate her so much and when I think about her being around MY Lightning?!.. I become so... So... Furious. Because I just, I know she is going to sleep with him again." May sighed and asked "So you don't trust Lightning with her at all right?" Sally looked at Lightning before answering "I trust him.. I love him.. But I know he gets.. He can get weak.. Around her." "I do not." Lightning snapped a little. Sally frowned and just stared at her love. Yes he did.
He did and he didn't want to accept or admit it. "He does.. And the thing that hurts most is that he and Cruz connect on a level that.. Lightning and I never can." "What level is that?" May asked. Sally shrugged answering "Well.. Racing! I could never be that with him.. It's just.. Not my thing." May nodded listening. "Oh but those sunday drives were? You use to drive that porsche like a natural!" Lightning kind of scolded in a way. May cocked his head and asked "What's he talking about there?" Sally sighed answering "Back before kids.. Before.. We were trying.. Um, we would take the uh.. His race car out and my little sports car and just drive.. A lot faster and more wreckless than we should have.."
"And you did that. You and I connected. We connect better than anyone I have ever been with." Lightning corrected and snarled at her. Sally shook her head and muttered "Not like you and Cruz.. You two just.. I would think they were meant to be if I never met Lightning." she admitted. Lightning's brows lowered. Why the fuck was Sally letting Cruz get this between them? "Have you talked with Cruz about that? About how you feel? Her working with and around Lightning? Sleeping with your husband at the time?" May asked Sally. Sally was surprised but even more so was Lightning! "No um.. I mean have talked with Cruz before just.. Not about.. Not really, no.." Sally admitted.
May nodded before asking his next question "Would you be open to confronting her?" "Wait.. What?" Lightning asked before Sally could even answer. "I'm sorry, I just.. I don't think that would be a good idea there.." May raised a brow, shrugged then asked "And why not? If Sally could and did confront the thing that is very hard for her it would actually be in your favor." he explained. Lightning glanced at Sally who seemed curious as to why Lightning didn't want that. Not like she cared. She hated Cruz. "Doesn't matter Doctor." Sally began. "I don't.. I doubt I could have a mature conversation with that woman.. She's juvenile." May looked at Sally asking "What would you say to her? If she were here that is."
Sally thought a moment. But she couldn't think of anything. She gently and slowly shook her head. May took notes. Lightning definitely didn't really feel comfortable with the idea of Sally confronting Cruz. Nope, not at all. "I'd like to ask her why myself.." That grabbed the mens' attention. "I would ask her why she.. She persued MY husband and get real answers.. I'd ask her what on earth she told herself to make it okay in her stupid and juvenile mind. But that would never happen because the little baby can't really even stand up to me unless her night in shining armor, Lightning, is there." Lightning stared all wide eyed at May. Definitely not over the whole Cruz affair. May nodded before asking "Would you be up for that? For confronting her?" "Uh, No? No, she wouldn't." Lightning answered.
May looked at Lightning scolding "Thank you but.. Sally can answer for herself. Sally stared a moment before answering with a question. "Would it help us?" May leaned on his chair before explaining honestly. "Some women find comfort in confronting the other woman.. And some find it only makes them relive the betrayal.. It really is a dangerous and yet can be crucial to healing a relationship." Lightning and Sally stared at each other. "We can ask Cruz to join us. She may have her own interesting things to say. Sense she seems to be a tad obsessed with you. The thing I'm really noticing here with you Sally.. Is you see Cruz as such perfection that you are putting yourself down more than you should. You don't see Cruz as human. You see her for the celebrity she is now." Sally snickered.
"Well she is one. Actually thanks to my husband! If it weren't for Lightning being.. Lightning, she would never have wanted him." Lightning stared at Sally and tried to calm her down "Hold on.. That's"-"I mean, part of me even thinks that her career wasn't because she could race! Lightning never told you this part in therapy I'll bet! That he spent weeks with Cruz before the Florida race! And just a guess, a haunch, but maybe Lightning gave her the job because she just fucked good!" Sally stood up and left the room. Lightning stared at May a moment..May sighed before saying "I'll see the two of you next week.." Lightning quickly rushed off to Sally!
"Sal!.." He called as he caught up on the elevator. "What was THAT?!" He asked. Sally frowned, crossing her arms. Her eyes were tearing up. "I.. I'm so sorry.. I just.. Thinking of even really trying to talk to Cruz?!.. GOD!!!! I hate her! I hate her so much!" Lightning smiled and wrapped his arms around his woman. "I love you so much! You know that?" he asked. Sally lay her head on his chest. "And.. I love you Lightning.." They helf each other in such a loving embrace all the way down the elevator.
Once in the car Lightning mentioned "We are.. Close to the jail." Sally raised a brow and almost death stared the man. "Okay?" she snapped. Lightning swallowed nervously before continuing "Could stop by and.. Talk to Cleo." Sally eye rolled. "Look, I hate her just as much if not more than you! But I need to help Storm! I need the remote!" He shouted. Sally glared and snarled "No you don't! Storm is alive! Just because he's blind doesn't mean he has no life!" "Fine! You can come with me to see him again!" He yelled. Sally shook her head. "I have no interest in seeing that kid Lightning." "Well you have to see him sense you don't understand. He needs help! So let's go see him!" "Fine!" Sally snapped back! "But you'll see.. You'll see why he needs his eyes back. He isn't blind just.. Needs a stupid remote to see again." Lightning fought. So Lightning drove out to Jackson's apartment for the second time. Mostly to prove a point to the stubborn Sally Carrera.
What Lightning didn't know is that Sally was actually thinking about it. No, not Jackson regaining his sight, but Cruz. About talking calmly and confronting Cruz Ramirez. But how? when? what if it made things worse?...