Lightning shut the front door behind him and sighed as he leaned against it. He messed up telling Cruz like he did. He faintly heard the kids playing and fussing with each other and then Sally getting onto them. Now he remembered why Cruz was so.. Easy for him. He remembered why it was so easy to cheat before. Lightning wondered if he could be faithful anymore really. He wondered what would happen once the fun new love like feeling faded again. How was he going to keep that feeling alive like Cruz had for him? "Stickers." Lightning looked up to see Sally. "You okay?" she asked. Lightning smiled a little before answering "Yeah. Just.. A little tired." He walked up closer and kissed Sally gently on the cheek. His hand on her shoulder he smiled as he gazed into her eyes.

Sally raised a brow. "You sure that's all?" she asked. Lightning nodded and rubbed down to her hand. "I love you so much." he exclaimed. Sally smiled hearing that. "I love you to. Sorry I was too busy.." Her smile faded. Lightning shrugged and sighed before admitting "Yeah,well... I accidentally let it slip anyway.." "What?" "I told Cruz.. Not intentionally!" he assured. Sally frowned a little but hey, Cruz knew. "How did she take it?" Sally asked. Lightning hesitated answering that sense Sally wanted Cruz to hurt, but he needed to. "She cried. That make you happy?" he snapped rudely. Sally stepped back and defended herself. "Excuse me? Cruz deserves to hurt Lightning! And I should be allowed to want her to hurt! You should hate her! I wish you would want her to hurt too!" "Are you kidding me!? You're letting Cruz get to you WAY to much!" Lightning shouted into her face. Sally only snapped back "What if it was Francesco!? You hate him, right!? Want him to feel pain, but I'm not allowed to hate Cruz!?" she asked.

Lightning rolled his eyes snarling "That was different.. You were going to actually marry the guy and you actually loved him! PLUS, he's a freakin psycho! Might I remind you what he did to Cruz and TO ME!?" "I almost married him because he made me feel wanted and beautiful and special! You just made me feel old and used! Constantly comparing me with Cruz! Not because I loved him one bit!" She yelled Lightning glared and fell silent. Sally wasn't sure if she should continue or if he was even gonna continue to fight. Lightning took Sally by her shoulders and gently forced her back against the nearest wall and stared into her eyes closely. Sally wasn't sure what he was going to do and in a way, she felt.. Over taken or threatened. (idk) Lightning stared deeply into her eyes and in a husky and low quiet voice said "Compare yourself to Cruz.. One more time." Sally stared a moment. Unsure if she was suppose to answer really, pinned against the wall. Lightning looked angry with her as he continued "I don't compare you to her. I compare her to you. You set a very high bar Sally.. Cruz doesn't even compete with you." His hands slid down her shape and rested on her hips.

Sally frowned a bit and began to reply "But"-"Nuh uh. Enough of making arguments up about Cruz. I love you, I chose you, I choose you, I need you, I'll fight for you, I'll fight with you, fuck Cruz. Fuck if she hurts alright? I'm with you, I'm for you, Only you, always you, DEFINITELY you." He sounded mad and maybe he was a little with her. "But.." Sally muttered but after he had said that, she couldn't find a fight. Lightning pressed up against her. Pinning her harder against the wall. "I'm a fucking mess.. I'm all over the place most of the time, but you?.. You are the one thing that puts me back where I need to be. You are the one thing I've done right. You and Colton, Landon and Ece." Lightning took her hand tightly. His angry looking expression turned to this more emotional eye tearing up look as he continued. "I NEVER want this to.. I can't lose you.. I trust you after everything that happened... So please... Trust me.. Because I will not threaten our future with Cruz again Sally. With ANY WOMAN for that matter."

Sally sighed and turned her face away but Lightning grabbed her jaw and forced her to look at him. "Give me the benefit of the doubt here and trust me. I won't let Cruz become a problem.." He stepped back, away, before adding "But you gotta stop creating fights about her.. You have to forgive me.. Please... I can live with the consequences that I created, but.. I can't live with you hating me forever..Hanging this thing over my head.." Sally stared. She didn't hate him. What happened that got him so emotional and to open up tonight though? What had come over him? Whatever it was, it was just good to hear him out. Lightning never talked like this unless he was struggling or hurting. Feeling something real. Sally nodded and explained "I don't hate you Light.. I'm sorry I made you feel that way.." "So why do you keep creating a wedge between us?" he asked. Sally stared.

She didn't know why. She never noticed it before really. Lightning took her hands and smiled before adding "If Cruz becomes any type of real problem I'll handle it. You gotta trust me.. I would and will do anything for you. I know I messed up before, but that isn't going to happen.. You may not admit it, but what happened in the past was during a time when we were having a lot of problems and I was lacking in the honesty department there. I closed up after the events that followed and I grew distant from the life we created. I pushed away and I shouldn't have. Things will NEVER go that way again. I promise you I will fight for us until my dying breath. All I ask is that you trust me and let me handle Cruz if I need to. I know you wanna give me boundaries and that's fine, I understand that and I'm okay with that. Just please trust me.. Or at least try to?" Sally sighed and nodded.

"Thank you." Lightning replied and hugged her closely. "I love you and I am not going to hurt you like that again." he assured. Sally nuzzled her face into him and hugged him back. Sally pulled away and then started another subject, "Well sense honesty came up.. Heather expressed some concern the other day to me." Lightning raised a brow asking "About her pregnancy?" "No?.. About the academy." Lightning's eyes widened a little. "Are you putting literally everything you have left into that rehabilitation center with Cal?" Sally asked. Lightning stared a moment. Which made Sally suspicious even more as her face let him know. Total honesty time. Lightning sighed answering "Okay... Yeah. I don't have anything left after the center... I mean I HAVE MONEY! That's not what I mean just.. Not for the academy and the center.. I have a little left in my personals and.. It's definitely not enough to keep them both running.. That's why I needed Cal's partnership.." Sally shook her head.

"How long has this been going on?" she asked. Lightning had to think a moment before answering with a small shrug "A while.. I didn't want to.. Burden you with my problems okay? I don't want it to be an issue either." Sally raised a brow. "Why on earth would it be an issue? I can help you, you know that." she assured so tenderly. Lightning sighed "I know that, but.. You shouldn't have to.. I don't want you to. And I don't want you to worry about marrying me again and wondering if I'm gonna go completely broke and take your money!" he exclaimed loudly. Sally smiled and corrected "Our money. We're getting married again. What's mine is yours. And I never loved you for your money Lightning." Lightning snickered and growled "Because I had no money when we met." "Exactly! Sure, money is nice.. But I love you. And we made this life we have!"

"I just wish you would have talked to me about this sooner.. I would have advised you NOT go with the Jackson Storm route.. You really thought putting your last chance on him?' Sally asked with a snicker. Lightning frowned a little admitting "It may not have been the best choice.. But I was so sure I could get that remote from Cleo." Sally's eyes widened a little. She had forgot all about that! "Right.. But.." She muttered. "It's gone.." Lightning finished. Sally really began feeling bad for lying, but she wanted to keep Lightning away from Cleo and protect what was hers again. "I haven't told Jackson yet.." Lightning mentioned. "It wasn't an official deal or anything, but he made it clear that getting his sight bavk would play a huge role.." Sally nodded. Part of her felt she should tell Lightning the truth. But she decided to continue on with what she said before. It was destroyed...

I know this one was ssooo short! sorry! I wanted to give you guys something while i write the next one!!!! so sorry! i have been crazy busy! MOVING STATES! soon. not completely yet. but it a lot of work. and it is a huge change! lol. it should be fun though. keep lookin out for the next chap! Jackson bout to find out the bad news. And C and S bout to confront i think.. idk yet for sure. but maybe. thanks for all support and reviews, past and ones to come!!! missed you all!!!