Lightning came home to find the place quiet. Which was odd sense Sally's vehicle was already here. Usually he'd hear the kids running wild. He shut the door behind him and went to drop his keys in the ta-"Lightning." He jolted a little, dropping his keys on the table at the sudden call of his name. Sally. He smiled and sighed with relief. "Oh, hey. You scared me there." he admitted. Sally walked up, arms crossed. Something was wrong. "What?.." He asked. Sally had this very upset expression on her face. "Cruz came and talked to me." She announced. Lightning stared. "Okay..." He replied. He didn't see anything wrong with that.

So Sally continued "She told me that she gave you a video. Did she?" Lightning sighed answering "Well.. Yes, she did. But I"-"What was she wearing?" Sally asked firmly. Lightning's brows lowered as he was unsure, answering in question "What?.. Nothing..?" "So you watched it?" Sally immediately asked. Lightning hesitated. Unsure where to tread here. Sally became angry and slapped his shoulder as she yelled "You watched it!?" "Ow! What?! No! You are trying to trap me! This is some sort of trap!" He defended! "So did you watch it!?" She shouted in anger! Lightning opened his mouth and hesitated again! Idiot! Sally growled furiously! Then Lightning quickly said"No!.. I began.. I started it just to.. See what it was and"-"It was from Cruz!? What else did you think that it could possibly he Lightning!? Puppies!?" Lightning just stared. He was in trouble.

That, and he was pretty sure nothing he said would help this situation really. Because Sally was furious and had already shut down. Trying to trap him. "I didn't watch it. The minute I saw her I shut it off and"-"OH HO!!!! So you watched her!? What was she wearing?" Sally asked. Lightning didn't answer. "Tell me.. Go on, tell me!" she yelled. Lightning glared at her remaining silent. So Sally shoved him back yelling "What was she wearing you fucking pervert!" Lightning stared at his very angry soon to he wife a second. Then he grabbed his keys and opened the door.

"Where are you going?" Sally asked quickly and rudely as she followed him off the porch. Lightning turned and answered "To give you space! You need to make up your god dam mind whether you want me or not. Because I'm tired of this being held over me! I have apologized and shown that I choose you over and over! Faithful! Nothing I do for you matters! Because every chance you get you throw Cruz in my face!" "I wasn't the one who watched that disgusting video!" Sally reminded. Lightning got up into her face arguing "I admit I shouldn't have even started it up, but I never watched it! And you waited for me to come home just to start something instead of asking me like an adult and letting me explain, apologize and tell you about it!" "Dont you dare compare my actions to that of a child when you went around like a teenage boy! And you would never actually tell me! You hide everything from me Lightning!" Sally snapped!

Lightning shook his head and turned back around. Walking to the car. "Don't you dare!" she shouted! Lightning stopped and yelled "Or what!?" he was angry. "Or what Sally!?" She was ready to answer! As soon as she thought of an answer... "Come on with it! Or what!?" He yelled again! Sally stared down realizing maybe she was in the wrong here. But now Lightning wasn't done. "You'll leave me again!? Break my heart!? Give up on me!? Tell me to fuck off then the second I find someone else tell me you want us back!? I'm use to that! I'm use to you leading me on! So go on and do your worst Mayor!" Lightning opened his camaro door got in and slammed it shut. He didn't immediately drive off. But he started the engine, backed out, and left peeling out down the road. Sally sighed. She messed up...

Morning came and Sally looked over. Lightning never came home. She immediately sat up with a queasy stomach. What if he... Nope. Don't think that way. Sally grabbed her phone. No texts or calls either. It only made her worry more. She quickly called his phone!...

Lightning heard the faint sound of his phone. He sighed and yawned as it woke him up. He rolled over and sat up grabbing it. Sally. He sighed again and tossed it aside. He didn't want to hear it...

It went to voicemail. Sally was even more nervous now and texted him...

Sally

Hey, where are you

Lightning stared at it. Sally had turned into a crazy obsessive person. His fault. He knew that. He lay there thinking. Because he couldn't keep doing this. Everything going well and easy then Sally begins a fight about something for no reason and it blows up. He even got a freakin restraining order on Cruz! And THAT wasn't good enough! Lightning stayed at his old place. He sat up in bed, his feet off the bed. Alone. He was alone. He wasn't going to go and cheat on Sally. He loved her way too much. He was just tired of her sometimes...

No answer had Sally in tears. She was so scared that he was sleeping with someone because he was mad. It seemed like that's what he did with Cruz. But that was fine! If he didn't want to talk to her, she didn't want to talk to him! She didn't need him! She was a strong woman! She needed no man! Lightning of the least! He was a cheater, selfish, a rude and ungrateful son of a bitch! A bastard! He was everything wrong with her heart, the world, the kids! He dragged Sally through hell and back and made empty promises! She did not need him! If this was how he wanted to play than fine! She would NEVER need Lightning again!...

Cal nervously sat down in front of Cleo. The woman was intimidating honestly. She didn't look nearly as good as she use to. Whatver, anyway, to the conversation! Cleo smiled and began "I gotta admit.. I did not expect a visit from you. Cal Weathers.." Placing her hands on the table. Cal looked around at the other visitors with ither inmates. He felt a little nervous being surrounded by.. Criminals.

"What's the matter Cal?" Cleo asked seductively and rubbed her foot up Cal's leg. Cal immediately jolted up standing. He grabbed the attention of other visitors, inmates, and guards. Cleo smiled proudly. Cal nervously smiled at the guard then sat back down. Clearing his throat. Knowing what Cleo did to Lightning made him nervous. Knowing what she did to Megan, fueled him. He cleared his throat a little more before speaking finally. "I'd like to know where the remote is.. For Jackson.." Cleo snickered with a smile. "You seem so much more kind than Lightning.. How sweet. But.. I'm afraid I will onky tell Lightning." Gee, what a psychopath. Cal thought.

"Why?" he asked. Cleo sighed, rolling her head around to pop her neck. It made Cal cringe hearing the pop. "Because.. If you boys want that remote so bad? You gotta play by my rules." She answered. Cal stared. He didn't know how or what to say to make her give it up. But she deserved to pay for what she did to his wife! "The hint was supposedly Lightnin. Somehow that leads to Chick?" he asked. Cleo sighed and crossed her legs answering with a nod and "That's right." Cal stared at her thinking. Watching her body movements. "Lightnin thought that could mean the remote was in Jackson's old helmet." Cleo snickered and shook her head. "Or his car." That made Cleo giggle a little. "Gonna have to think harder.." She replied.

Cal watched her and stared. The only other thing that really connected Lightning and Chick was the piston cup in 06. Then his eyes widened. The accident.. "The cup.. The piston cup." He said. Cleo's expression changed. "The accident happend in the final race of the season. The cup. But no one won it sense no racers actually finished that race!" Cal shouted with a smile. A guard glared. Warning Cal to quiet down. Cleo's face was that of fury! Obviously Cal figured it out! He stood up and slightly laughed saying "The fuckin piston cup! Oh my-my.. You Think you are soooo smart!? You are a dumb woman!" he laughed!

(Btw need a reminder that the race was the cup? Chapter 82 and 86, Jackson is griping about having to race Lightning in the cup now thanks to Cleo. Welcome)

The guard snapped shouting "Sir, you need to sit down and quiet down, or leave." But oh Cal laughed! "This entire time! Wait- You said it could have been destroyed?.." Cleo glared and slowly smiled answering "It will be now." She stood up and leaned over the table. "I know where that cup is.. First thing you leave here, I'm gonna use my phone time and call my guy to destroy it.. Good luck getting your hands on it before him. That cup is about to be a melted pile of goo.." She threatened. Cal's eyes widened. He quickly began rushing, running out the doors while Cleo shouted "Tell daddy to stop by! Mommy needs a little attention." and she laughed!

Cal power walked to his car while calling his uncle.

Hey Cal.

"Hey! No time for talking! Where's the cup from last season!?"

What?

"THE CUP! THE PISTON CUP! Last year's cup in the accident! The season that never got finished! Where it it uncle Strip!?"

Gee.. I don't know? The president of Nascar sold it on an auction I think. that or its locked away. Now hold on a minute boy, why on earth you need an old cup?

"Can't explain! Gotta go!" Cal hung up and immediately called Lightning next!...

Lightning hung up and I'm got dressed. They had limited time to track down last season's cup. This was gonna be interesting sense they had limited time! He grabbed his keys, his phone and froze. But Sally. He stared at the missed calls and texts. He sighed. She was just going to have to understand!...

Cal quickly called Megan who was on it! She was quickly calling around and researching where the cup could have gone. "Says here it went up for auction wwith a blank plack in... Georgia." She told her husband. Cal called the auction house for detail. No one would release names due to privacy though.

Megan researched on the internet finding news articles on

The man who bought the piston cup

Her eyes widened at the man in the photo as she quickly called Lightning!

Tell me you got something.

Lightning answered over the car speaker.

"I do! There was an article in good times about the man who bought the cup! You aren't going to believe me! It's Sterling!"

Which meant the cup was with him. But where did the billionaire go after leaving the center in Florida!? Worse.. Did that mean Cleo had Sterling on her side!?...