Lightning, Sally, Megan, Mera, Strip, Linda ans Bobby sat in a private waiting room awaiting Cal's status and his trauma scan results. No one was speaking. The McQueen kids were with Flo and Ramone. Sally was going to leave them with Minty, but Lightning thought best not to this time. The family and close friends waited for a long time. No one could see it yet, but Lightning was feeling absolutely horrible about all this. He convinced Cal to chase after those guys. He made Cal chase them and because of him, Cal could die. Lightning was responsible for the possible death of one of the few good people left on earth and another Weathers.
Cal's father and Strip's son had died in racing. And now Cal was going right up there for speeding! Lightning was feeling incredibly guilty. No one spoke. Just Linda in tears and Megan in heaving cries. Sally looked at Lightning and saw the worry in him. So she took his hand and when he glanced at her, she smiled a little. Suddenlt a woman barged in! "Megan!" "Jesse!?" Megan shouted back then ran to her friend and the two women hugged!
"I am so sorry!.. I heard on the news.." Jesse began. Megan cried onto her friend. Nasty news reporters. They didn't even give the family time to find out of Cal would live or not before publicly announcing the accident! "Who else was in the crash?" Jesse asked. Megan wiped her eyes and nose on her sleeve before answering "Just Cal and a Mr. Sterling.. Business man.." Jesse hugged Megan tightly. She looked at Sally and in her expression you could see how much Jesse and Sally had missed each other. But when Jesse glanced at Bobby, she glared. Very HARSHLY.
Bobby stared at her for a second before looking away with a frown. Jesse sat down amongst the group and waited with them for results. Which didn't come for a few hours until the doctor came out. The woman walked over straight to Megan and Megan immediately asked "How is he?" with such worried eyes, but everyone was asking that question. The woman sighed and nodded answering "He's stable. I need to ask though, does your husband smoke?" Megan's fsce read of confusion. "No. No, Cal doesn't smoke." She answered. Honestly, Strip and Linda were surprised by the question as well. The doctor then explained "I'm gonna run some further test and get back to you once he is out of surgery. My college Mason is the best trauma surgeon we have and your husband, nephew is in great hands." Dhe assured and lay a habd over Meg's shoulder. Megan nodded, thanking the doctor before the woman left back to the operating room.
Sally let out a sigh. This was pretty bad. Lightning sat there really sick to his stomach. He got obsessive over this thing, the remote, and fighting with Cleo and because if this, he almost lost Cal! The guilt was beyond pain. Bobby glanced from across the row of seats at Jesse, who was comforting Megan. Jesse noticed and asked snippy like "Where is your wife?" Bobby stared a moment. "Urm.. Home..." He muttered. Heather was. She didn't have it in her to come for the long drive and sit around with being mid pregnancy.
Jesse rolled her eyes and continued to comfort her friend. Bobby watched her, Jesse. Staring a bit. Lightning looked really sick. Sally noticed and took his hand comforting him as well, "Cal will make it. He's going to be okay." She assured. Though truthfully no one knew how bad he was all to much yet. Lightning swallowed hard before leaning closer to her and admitting "It's my fault Sally.. I.. I told Cal to chase after those guys.." Sally stared at him. She was a little shocked. "Lightning McQueen!" She scolded quietly! "You told Cal to do something so wreckless and harmful?! And for Jackson!?" She asked. Lightning frowned and nodded silently. Sally was a bit disgusted!
Bobby cleared his throat nervously and to Jesse said "You look good." he complimented. Jesse gave a mean look and snapped "Not the time Bobby." She was rude. "I'm just sayin you lool good." "I'm just saying to fuck off!" Jesse snarled! Everyone stared at her, at Bobby. "Mera.." Sally reminded softly. Jesse glanced at rhe child and smiled awkwardly at Strip and Linda who looked just a little miffed by that outburst of foul language. Bobby sighed and continued "Did you find a good place to work?" Jesse glared, but answered "Yes." "Still uh.. Eating right? Right?.. And got you a nice place right?" "Yes and yes. Now enough." Jesse scolded. Bobby frowned and leaned back in his seat.
But it didn't take long for him to speak up again. "You seein anyone? Or that one guy Charlie still?" Jesse sighed answering "That really ain't none of your business Bobby." "Well I'm just lookin out for ya! Someone has to because you don't exactly make the best choices." "And WHAT do you mean by that!?" Jesse snapped! Bobby leaned over Lightning answering "That you can make pretty stupid decisions. Especially during that time of the month." Everyone's eyes widened as they really all thought Really Bobby.. Jesse snickered and smiled correcting "I guess I can agree. You were one of my decisions after all." And sat back in her seat. Everyone still sat there quietly pretending they were not actually hearing this.
"Hey! I took care of you!" Bobby shouted! Jesse leaned over Megan's lap and replied "Yeah, you took care of me when you had needs." She snapped her fingers proudly. Lightning sighed as Bobby snapped back "When a man has needs, a woman fulfills them! That's her job!" Oh boy. Sally immediately snapped "Hey!" Followed by Megan "What the fuck, seriously Bobby!?" "Megan!" Shouted Linda! Strip rolling his eyes. Bobby defended "Lightning will agree with me! Won't you bud?" Bobby fist bumped Lightning's shoulder. Lightning hesitated that. "Won't you?" Bobby asked. Lightning sighed and explained "Noootttt rreaaally... I can't agree there.." Bobby glared and snarled "Because your whipped." Strip stepped in at this point "No, because he has respect." Bobby snickered asking "For what!? Women?" Almost laughing. "This guy is like the king of the glory hole!" he joked and Lightning's eyes never seemed wider! Sally's jaw dropped!
Jesse then snapped back in "Palease, you just mad cause your new cootchie ain't as thick and juicy as mine." Everyone kind of gasped at that. "Mmhmmm That's right! I said it!" She added. "Oh that's it!" Bobby growled! The ex, former couple began fighting verbally enough that Megan took Mera away with Linda, and Lightning and Sally joined in the fight, all four if them arguing and yelling at each other! Strip finally stepped in ang got them all to "SHUT UP! Everyone is stressed out right now ans emotions are high. I get it and understand. But don't make me separate y'all like a bunch of young ens. If y'all have unfinished business than y'all step out and talk amongst yourselves! I'm here for my nephew and Cal would tell y'all to shut up too!" Lightning and Sally sat back down and kept silent. Jesse was pissed off and stomped out. Bobby hesitated but did decide to go after her.
Bobby grabbed Jesse's hand, stopping her with "Wait up.. Jess I was just trying to talk to you." She only snapped back "No you wasn't! I was married to you for years. I know your game!" "It's no game Jessemine." Her eyes widened! "No! No one calls me that! Especially no low down dirty dude!" She crossed her arms and turned away. Bobby walked around, facing her and tried to reason "I'm sorry okay?" Jesse snickered. "Mmhhmm. So sorry that we get divorced and then you shove your dick into some white trash pussy and knock her up quick?!" A few nurses stared and gave dirty looks. Jesse only snarled at them. "What!? You got a problem? White girls!?" She yelled. Bobby awkwardly smiled and apologized for her.
"Jess I am sorry I didn't wait a bit okay. In all honestly I just... I thought.." "You thought what?" She asked. Bobby stared and frowned before answering "I thought if you heard I was getting married that you'd stop me and come back.." Jesse stared at him. Severely disappointed in him. "You thought wrong." She snarled. "I deserve better than you." She reminded. Bobby only argued "There ain't nobody who would treat you better than me!" "So why didn't you wanna be with me exclusively? Hmm? Because let's not pretend the reason we divorced is because I wanted a family. I did, but I wanted you more. All I wanted was for us to end the open marriage thing. But nnnooooo. Bobby Swift here thinks his dick is God's gift to women and should be shared with the world! That lousy couple inches you packin aint the shit!" She snapped! Bobby glared. In no way was he gonna take this.
"Right and that's why you can't even walk after I get done with you." He growled. Jesse giggled "You think men are the higher species, bur honey you at the bottom of the food chain." She began to walk away and Bobby snapped "Woman get back here! I ain't done!" "Bye Bobby!" She called back and continued walking away. Bobby stood there a moment. His heart broke still. He was a little angry with himself. "Jesse please!" He begged loudly! "Sorry boo! I ain't side wife material no more." She laughed. Bobby sighed. Deep down, he wished he never chose to leave Jesse just to go having sex with other women. He missed her...
All the friends were sitting once again with each other. Bobby, Lightning, Sally, Megan and Mera, Strip and Linda. Waiting still. Finally again the doctor came back and this time along with her college. Megan stood up asking "How is he?! Is he going to be okay?!" The woman looked to the other doctor who answered "He will be. He's gonna have a full recovery." Everyone was relieved and smiled! The woman spoke up adding "And a full healthy life." Megan took the doctor's hands, shaking them happily "Thank you! Thank you! You saved my husband's life." The man gently pushed her away and corrected "Actually, the accident saved your husband's life." Everyone curiusly stared. "The trauma scan showed nonsmall cell cancer in his lung. We were able to remove a partial of it and with some short time on chemo, he should be fine. Think we caught it just in time mam." Everyone was completely amazed. Megan hugged ghe doctor and began crying!
"Thank you!.. Thank you so much!" She cried. No one else could believe it! But everyone was thankful! "When can I se my husband?" Meg asked. The woman doctor answered "Now if you'd like. He is alreadyin room recovering." Megan smiled so thankfully! "Yes! Yes, I would very much like!" She shouted and ofcorse Strip, Linda and Mera went with her. The other two couples stayed behind to give the family some time first. Lightning sighed with such grateful relief! Sally rubbed his back and said "See? He's okay." Lightning smiled and nodded. Bobby looked across at Jesse once again. She glared at him and asked "What?" Bobby shook his head answering "Nothing!.. I.. Can't we talk?" "Uh, yeah? We just did. You talkin right now." Lightning and Sally stared and Lightning hhad to step in asking "What is going on?"
Bobby opened his mouth to answer his friend, but Jesse butted in first "Bobby just wants all this back!" Lightning and Sally looked to Bobby who corrected "I never said that." Back to Jesse. "But you just told me that the only reason ypu married that child was to get me to come back to you." Sally's jaw dropped and she asked "Bobby!? Is that true!?" Lightning sighed, Bobby frowned indicating it was indeed true. "Wait, did you know that!?" Sally asked Lightning. Lightning shrugged answering "I thought I told you when Bobby told me.." "I don't think so!" Sally snapped.
Jesse followed with "Don't matter anyway. That kid can have you and your dick of many women." She got up and began to leave but Bobby grabbed her hand and begged "Please stay. For Cal.." It was obvious he meant for himself. Jesse yanked away and scolded "You could have stayed with me had you decided not to continue to sleep around Bobby." Bobby opened his mouth but Lightning put his hand out saying "Let her go Bobby.." Bobby stared at Lightning. Hurt. Jesse sighed saying "Goodbye Bobby. Sal, update me on Cal and Megan tomorrow?" she asked. Sally nodded. "For sure Jess." She answered. Jesse smiled at Sally then glared at Bobby before walking away. Leaving.
Bobby watched her. Quietly. Sally sighed and had to ask "Bobby..." He looked at her. "Why?.." Bobby stared at the ground before muttering "I.. I don't know?..." He looked back to where Jesse left. He really missed her...