Jackson and Cruz sat in the car and Cruz asked "You okay?.." No answer. "You know... Mr. McQueen is just trying to help.." Nothing. Jackson was angry. "Jackso"-"No! Stop it!" "Okay..." Cruz muttered. It was quiet for a moment. "Where are you staying?" she asked softly. Jackson sighed and leaned into the seat answering "I haven't got a place to stay yet.. I was at the school before... I.. Just didn't get around to reserving a place.." "Well.. Sally usually always has a place." "No.. Not staying in that shit hole." Jackson snapped. Cruz glared and she had enough of his snappy attitude "Okay! I get it! You went through something awful! You made deals with a crazy person and now you gotta pay for it! I can understand why you hate everyone! But I can't hear another stupid thing from you! I'm taking you to Sally! She can deal with you.."
"Oh, alright, good! That'll make it easier for me to tell her about your stupid adolescent lies!" Jackson smarled. "What lies!?" Cruz yelled in asking furiously! Jackson faked a small laugh! "Ha! That little lie you started about sleeping with her soon to be husband again. Yeah, that one is going around! People think I'm a bad guy, and don't even realize their sweet little Cruz Ramirez is actually a home wrecking, selfish person who would ratger screw a married old guy than someone, I don't know? HER AGE!?" "GET OUT OF MY CAR!" "WITH EXTREME PLEASURE! MAYBE YOU CAN RUN ME OVER WHILE YOUR AT IT!" "DON'T TEMPT ME!" Cruz yelled last! Jackson stepped out and slammed the door loudly with force! Cruz began to drive off but stopped. Jackson couldn't find his way out of the parking lot. She sighed and drove back.
The door opened and she growled "Get in.." Jackson felt the car and made his way into the car. "I'm gonna take you to Sally, but.. Please.. Don't tell her.." Jackson sighed and had to ask "Why are you spreading rumors? That's sad." "I know it is!.. I do!.. But.. I don't know?.. i just.. Wanted to brag I guess.." Jackson snickered at that. "Brag? About him?" He began laughing! "He was your first! Come on! He's only good because you haven't had experience." "We had sex." Cruz reminded. Jackson nodded. "And it was alright. But you are so submissive... You should really take charge and show a man what a woman you are. Is that what it was huh? McQueen likes the little girl virgin type. Explains his wife.. She's got the body of a teenager or a tiny boy."
Cruz slapped Jackson's shoulder. "I'm sorry but.. That part is true. You are so..Sub that.. It's kind of boring after a while.. I mean you're great for a fling but.. You gotta step up your game." "My game huh?" Cruz repeated. Jackson nodded "Right now, you seem too desperate. You want any guy that bad? Ignore him. Show him what he's missing, but.. Maybe move on from doin your mentor.. Seriously.. It's not cute, it's gross." Cruz rolled her eyes. Maybe. But that one part ran through her mind. Step up her game huh?
Sally's assistant knocked on her office door. She was at her official office, not the motel one. "Um.. Miss Sally?" the young male assistant called. Sally was chasing down Landon and grabbing a pen from his hands. "Oh!.. yes?" She turned and asked. The man stared a moment. Landon throwing a screaming fit and Ece drawing on the wall, Colton playing with toys on the keyboard. "Um.. Do you want some help or.. for me to call a sitter?.. Or daycare or?.. Their dad?" "No!.. No, I got it just um... Trying not to send them to daycare anymore.." She sighed. She was very stressed. "What was it?" Sally asked. The young man stared at the three children a moment. Completely ignoring Sally's question. "Hey, hello?" Sally grabbed his attention. "Oh, right.. Um.. Jackson Storm and Cruz Ramirez are outside." "What? Cruz?" Sally asked a bit uneasy with that one. The man nodded.
"Okay um.. Could you just.." She paused. The young assistant asked "Do you want me to send them in?" "No!.. No.. Definitely not... Um.. Were you an only child?" she asked. The man raised a brow but shook his head answering "I had a younger brother." "Great! Could you watch them for like.. Two seconds.." She asked. "They really are fine to just run around.. Just um.. Don't let them you know? Eat anything, break anything, hit the window.. That sorta thing.." She explained ot warned. She then left her assistant with the kids so she could talk with the two unexpected visitors.
Sure enough, in the hall were the two of them sitting on the bench there. Sally glared at Cruz but greeted Jackson. "Hello Jackson.." "Awe.. So you think I couldn't walk in?" he snarled rudely. Cruz smiled awkwardly and warned "He's a little moody today.. Found out about the remote from Li... Lightning." She cleared her throat. Gosh, why on earth was Sally intimidating? "He.. You did?" Sally asked. "So you know that.. The remote was destroyed?.." She whispered. Jackson snickered answering "Yeah. Actually how on earth did you get Cleo to tell you that? I went to her a bunch of times and she always told me the same stupid thing. She'd tell Lightning. No one else.. So why you?" Sally stared down at Jackson. Part of her thought about the guilt here.
She lied to protect Lightning which.. Was hurting another person in the process. "I'm.. Sorry.. I.. Don't know why she told me what she did.." Sally said softly. Another lie. Great. "Whatever.. Doesn't matter now right?" Jackson asked. Sally frowned before asking "Is that.. All you came for?" "No, Jackson needs a place to stay." Cruz answered for him. Sally glared but nodded. "I don't have any available rooms for you Jackson. I'm sorry.. Talk to Cal. He would probably have an empty room or bunk." Jackson nodded. "Sorry." Sally repeated then turned to go back into her office but Cruz stood up and decided to say something. "You keeping Lightning happy?" Jackson sighed as he heard that. He just knew this was gonna cause a mess. Sally looked at Cruz with a glare and answered "Ofcorse.. You don't need to worry about Lightning." "So.. You do that thing with your tongue that he loves right?" Cruz asked.
Jackson shook his head and couldn't wait to hear this fight. Sally's brows raised a little. So, Sally nodded and approached Cruz closely and into her face she answered softly, "I do.. MANY.. things with my toungue for that man. This is the LAST time I tell you this Cruz.. Now back.. Off.." Then turned away and went back into her office. Jackson chuckled a little. "Wow.. That was hot." Cruz glared at him and slapped the back of his head. "Ow!" he snapped! "Come on.. Let's go back to Cal I guess.." "He's not gonna let me stay." Jackson exclaimed. Cruz shrugged "We'll see." she replied.
They walked out together, Cruz guiding Storm. "That was pretty smooth back there by the way. Were you plannin that all day?" He joked. Cruz rolled her eyes and hit his shoulder. "Don't make me trip you." she joked back. Jackson chuckled at that. It was nice having Cruz as a friend. Actually, it was nice to have a friend at all for Jackson right now. "Come on, you've done girls before. Sally is kinda hot. You should try looking at her like McQueen does some time. Get in his mind." Cruz ignored that. Nope. Sally was not hot and Lightning obviously was just going through something again with Sally's stupid games. Least, that's how Cruz saw it...
Sally opened the door and let Colton run into the house before going back to the car to grab the twins and they ran in as well. Lightning was in the living room reading some book. Sally walked in, shut the door and dropped her keys on the table. "Sally?" Lightning called. Sally sighed but put on a smile over her very tired face and walked in greeting her love. "Hey baby.." She sat down next to him. "I'm sorry I was later than you today... Kids made things a little longer." she admitted. Lightning set down the book and cuddled up against Sally replying "Wish you would have talked to me about you taking the kids today. What happened to daycare?" "Told you.. I don't wanna do that. I want to be able to spend as much time with them while they're little as possible."
Lightning snickered "I don't know how well or easy that'll be sense.. There's three of them and you have two jobs. Remember?" Sally nodded. He was right. Today was only day one and Sally was beyond exhausted. She sighed. "Guess I need to get dinner.." She began to get up but Lightning stopped her by suddenly laying his head on her lap. "What are you doing?" she asked as she looked down into those blue eyes. "I ordered pizza about ten minutes ago. Told the driver I'd tip him pretty hefty if he made the drive up." Sally giggled and shook her head. "You could have cooked." "And then have to deal with dishes? Uh, no." Lightning explained and that made Sally giggle a little bit more.
"You have a cute laugh Miss Sally." Lightning complimented. Sally smiled then leaned down and kissed hia lips quickly. "Love you Mr McQueen." Lightning raised a brow. The way she said Mr. McQueen was weird. "You run into Cruz?" he asked. Sally nodded. "And Jackson.." She admitted with a frown. Lightning sat up asking "How was he?.." Sally shrugged. "Cal is letting him stay at the center for now.. I told him.." Lightning admitted. "Yeah.." Sally replied and turned away from Lightning. She didn't want him to read through her and find out she was lying. "Sal.." Sally looked at her love and he took her hand. "I want to ask Cleo myself." Sally's eyes widened. She began to fuss but Lightning continued first "Hear me out.. Jackson tried talking to her and she told him that she would only tell me.. Now I trust you. I know you wouldn't lie to me after everything. But Cleo would lie.. Cleo might have just told you she had the remote destroyed, but really she might tell me.." Sally frowned and looked down, away frok him again.
"I won't go without your permission.. So I'm asking you. Let me ask her myself.. Please? Not just for me to hear it, but so I can tell Jackson I heard her and saw her myself to." Lightning explained. Sally sighed. She felt compelled to tell him the truth, but fought that urge to come clean and looked at Lightning with this soft and almost sad, somewhat exhausted look and answered with a quiet "No." Lightning sighed and nodded. "Alright.." Then the door bell rang. "That must be pizza. Be right back." He said and leaned in and kissed her on the cheek before heading to the door and calling out "Kids! Food! Pizza!" Followed by the spund if trampling feet. Sally sat there a moment alone. Feeling pretty guilty. She was holding Jackson back and lying to Lightning. Lightning's phone began ringing. It was on the table in front of her anyway so she picked it up. Sheriff?
"Hello? Yeah, he's.. In the other room. Everything okay? It's late Sheriff..." Lightning walked in to remind Sally the good was out here when he saw her expression. It wasn't normal. It worried him. It was a face he had rarely seen on her. And his reaction read what is it? Sally looked at him and answered his silently concerned expression with "It's Sheriff. It's about your Mom.."