Lightning and Sally walked back in. Cal smiled asking "Gee! You two okay?" Sally and Lightning glsnced at eachother before one of them, Sally, answered "Ofcorse." Lightning then did something he probably shouldn't have. "We're seperated." Cal stared just confused as can be. Megan immediately snapped "Lightning!" Cal glanced at Meg then back at his friends asking "Wait?.. Wait is that true? You two aren't.." Sally sighed. Lightning nodded explaining "We've been seperated Cal. For a while actually." Cal frowned a bit then turned and looked at his wife asking "What else happened?.. What else have I forgotten?" Megan frowned and glanced back at Mera. Cal looked at the young child.
Mera slowly walked closer and said "It's okay if you don't remember me.." It broke everyones heart seeing this. Cal took the kid's hand and smiled. He didn't recognize her. Megan cleared her throat and looked at Sally. It was a hint, asking them to be left alone again. Sally nodded once. "Lightning.. Let's go." Lightning watched Cal a moment. So Sally took his hand and pulled him. "Wait." Cal called. Everyone stared ar him. Cal sighed and looked up at his uncle asking "What about the school? Someone's gotta look after it while I'm recovering.. Lightnin?.. Think you could manage? Just for a week?" He asked. Lightning was surprised. "Me? Uh.. Um, yeah. Definitely. Anything for you Cal. I don't have students but that class you gave me so I can make it work easily." he answered.
Cal raised a brow and asked "Why don't you have students?" Lightning sighed as Megan answered "I'll explain things to you later. You need to recover." She kissed his head. Lightning then called out "You get better Cal. And soon." Then he and Sally left out. Bobby stood there a moment. Megan shot him a threatening look, so he left as well. "Get well Cal." He said. "Call me Bobby." replied Cal. The three made their way to the main entrance and to the parking lot. Bobby stopped Lightning and asked "Man can I talk to you? Privately?" Lightning glanced ar Sally who stopped and turned. "Coming?" she asked. Lightning nodded answering "Yeah, I'll be right there." Then he grabbed the keys and tossed them to Sally who caught them and walked to the car. Lightning sighed and faced Bobby.
So Bobby began, "How do you and Sally make it? After everything and the things that just keep getting in y'alls way. How?" Lightning shrugged answering "Because I guess.. I guess in the end she's the only one I want to be with. Why..?" Bobby frowned and answered "I miss Jesse man." "Bobby, no. What about Heather?" "What about Cruz!?" He came back with. Lightning glared and snarled "Don't do this, that!" "Well come on! You get a happy endin! Shouldn't I?" he asked. Lightning slapped his forehead. Bobby was.. Bobby. "You have a beautiful family with Heather.. What's so bad about Heather?" "Nothin I guess.. She's not Jesse." Bobby muttered. Lightning sighed and could understand actually.
Lightning nodded and asked "You can't expect Jesse to come back Bobby.." "I know that! Now... Come on McQueen.. How did you get Sally back?" Lightning glanced back at the car and Sally before answering his friend with "I.. I don't know.. I just did.. I did what I felt like I needed to do.." Bobby glared and crossed his arms. "Really?.. that's all you have as advice? Do what I feel I need to do!?" Lightning shook his head and continued "No!.. No, you shouldn't do that.. Just.. Talk with Heather. Try to stay with the woman that actually wants you Bobby.. She's young and nice and very pretty.. Come on.." "She's fat, swelled, and pregnant. None of the above." Bobby corrected rudely. "That's your first problem Bobby!" Lightning snapped!
"You treat every woman your with like you are their king and they should kiss your feet! Be perfect and ready for your commands at the snap of a finger! Trust me, being in control all the time isn't near as fun as letting your wife be who she wants to be with you!" Lightning looked back toward Sally and he felt the need to do something else now soon for them. "I should go.. Call me sometime, but.. Please think before you do something stupid Bobby.." Lightning whined. Bobby frowned a little and watched Lightning go to the car and Sally and get in.
Sally looked at Lightning and just immiedtly ordered "Go ahead. God knows you gotta talk about what you heard. So go on." Lightning stared at her a minute. He felt it was time as soon as possible. So he let out a sigh and said "I don't wanna fight Sally. I want to marry you." Sally stared and didn't mean to, but snickered. "I mean it. And this time I'm going to give you the life you deserve." Sally stared at him and those blue eyes. She sighed. "But only if you want to marry me ofcorse. I don't want you to settle for a loser like me. You deserve the best. And.. That is most certainly not me." Sally looked out the window. "You are kind of a loser.." She said. Lightning only smiled.
Sally took his hand and exclaimed "I think we should go get the kids and go home. Maybe the two of us sit down for a long heart to heart. Decide what we really are wanting for our future." Lightning was immediately a little nervous for that talk, but at the same time he was very eager for it. Sally also asked "What did Bobby want?" Lightning glanced at her as he began the drive back to town. "Advice getting Jesse back." Sally's eyes widened. "What did you tell him?" she asked. Lightning sighed answering "I don't know. Nothing really. Poor Bobby is in a complicated place right now."
"Complicated?!" Sally shouted. Lightning was confused. "And poor Bobby!? Are you kidding? That man had this coming." she snarled. Lightning snickered and defended "Don't say that. Look, Bobby maybe more.. Adventurous than most guys, but he loves Jesse." "If he loved her he would have agreed to stop the open thing." Sally growled. Lightning immediately defended the situation "I get that, I do. But let's not forget, Bobby wasn't into open marriage until Jesse made him do it. She got him use to it and addicted to it and then suddenly she wants him all to herself!" "Don't yell at me!" Sally snapped. "I'm not!.. I'm not.." Lightning quietly exclaimed.
Sally stared a moment. Lightning frowned a bit and continued "Bobby maybe married to Heather, but he loves Jesse. He's not happy." "Oh well." Sally replied. Lightning snickered and shook his head. "You really believe he should stay in a marriage he doesn't want to be in?" he asked. Sally hesitated and thought about that. Her answer, "Bobby knew what he was doing when he asked Heather to marry him. He was messing with one girl to get what he wanted from Jesse." Lightning nodded silently. But he knew that feeling and he could some what feel for Bobby and his situation. Because there was a time Lightning was with one woman and wanted another. Lightning took Sally's hand and held it the way home...
So home. Kids put to bed. The couple got showers and ready for the night themselves. They sat or lay in bed together. Sally in this silk button up purple top and silk shorts to match. Lightning in some plaid pants and a tighter white shirt. So, next to each other. Sally began "Should we have rules?" she asked. Lightning raised a brow. "I mean.. We do want to be together. For the rest of our lives and.. Maybe we need rules?" Lightning sighed and gave hia opinion "I don't think we should do that. Look, we have tried rules and therapy, different tactics.. And.. I know this is gonna sound like me just saying I want you to drop all the past, but.. Maybe that's what we should do. I'm not saying you have to trust me. But.. No rules. Let's just be happy together."
Sally frowned and replied "So I can just grab my phone anytime and call up any guy to come over to the house while it's just me?" She was snippy. Lightning glared and snarled "No rules... But common sense and decency maybe required..." Sally giggled admitting "I was joking. Sort of. My biggest problem with marrying you again is Cruz or rather any woman that comes along." "There won't be other women." Lightning corrected. Sally sighed and explained "There will be. I just.. I am"-"Scared?.. Yeah.. I'm sorry.. Look, I want to be with you.. I don't know how else to continue to prove that to you." He whined. Sally took his hand. "You have proven that to me Stickers.. Sometimes I just pretend I don't see it.. And I'm sorry for that." She assured and admitted. Lightning sighed. "Cruz won't be a problem. I even got a restraining order on her now. Tomorrow morning is court for that and I can make sure to make it permanent if I need to." he assured.
Sally turned away and rubbed the back of her neck before replying "Yeah.. About that.. You need to drop it.." "Really?" Lightning asked. Stunned that was coming from Sally really. Sally nodded. "If it becomes a permanent thing, Cruz is going to lose Miguel for good.. She may possibly anyway sense she was put into the system." "Wait.. She could lose her kid over that restraining order?" Lightning asked. Sally nodded explaining "A restraining order isn't something that dcs or even a court judge takes lightly. Especially sense Cruz was already sort of on the fence with parenting Miguel anyway." Lightning didn't mean for that!
"Well.. Getting her kid taken away wasn't my intentions.." Lightning admitted. "I just wanted Cruz to see I was serious. She needs to leave me alone." Sally sighed, but smiled. "Drop the restraining order tomorrow. Tell the judge that you had time to reflect the relationship between the two of you and.. That you see that you were both at fault for the behavior of Cruz. That way the Judge might let it go. This time." Sally explained. Lightning looked to her asking "Aren't you coming with me?" Sally nodded. "But I can't speak to the judge. Only you and Miss Swwann I guess." Lightning nodded. "So.. Back to us." Sally continued "No rules.. But.. We should communicate more." "Don't we communicate enough?" Lightning asked.
Sally glared a bit and answered "No. No, not really. We should know where each other are.. 24/7." Lightning's eyes widened. "Are you for real?" He asked. "I am not going to-" He stopped. Sally patiently waited for him to finish. Lightning sighed and agreed. "Okay.." "Great! Actually we could link our phones." She exclaimed. Lightning raised a brow. "What do you mean?" Sally reached over onto the dresser and explained "We can link our phones over this app so we can always see where each other are." "You mean like a tracking device?" Lightning asked in disgust. Sally snickered and corrected "What? No!.. More like a... Um.. Safety precaution." Lightning glared. "Right..." He muttered.
Sally sighed and asked "Is that to much to ask?" "A little..." Lightning answered. He took her phone and placed it back down before taking her hands in his. "Sally, I love you and your craziness. But I'm not going to be tracked down by a gps. Sorry. Besides, if you ever wanna know where I am? You just ask. I swear to always tell the truth to you." He assured. Sally stared. Did she believe this guy?.. Not sure. But she smiled replying "Okay. Thank you.." Which made Lightning smile back warmly.
"Another thing is.. sex.." She added. Lightning snickered replying "I think we are perfectly fine in that category." Like it was a joke. Sally rolled her eyes with a smile. "Lightning, I'm serious. You obviously need it more than I want it. I'm.. We're at this odd age and.. I love sex with you but I can't do it all the time like you want to. It's way too much on me anymore." "What on esrth do you mean?" He asked. Sally glared and reminded softly. "Menopause.." Lightning sighed. Right. That did play a role in their story. Sally continued "It's just... Painful and not as great as it should be sometimes. Takes.. Longer.. Which I think we'll be fine. But I don't want you to decide to.." "Cheat? This goes back on me sleeping with another woman." Lightning exclaimed.
Sally just stared. Lightning rubbed her arm assuring "There will only be you. Period. I promise if and when I ever have some sort of need that.. You, for some crazy reason can't fulfill? I'll talk to you." Sally smiled and nodded and kind of happy to hear that from him. Lightning leaned closer and kissed her lips softly, but Sally pulled away and pushed him back gently with her hand. "Not tonight.. It's not that I don't want to.. But I am exhausted after today.." She sighed. Lightning chuckled and agreed. "Honestly I'm pretty worn out myself. Been a ling and stressful day." Sally smiled and kissed him. Which Lightning returned with a more passionate kiss. Sally smiled as she pulled away with the smack of her lips. "Love you Stickers.." "Love you Sally." "Night." She lay down. Lightning sighed replying "Goodnight."...