Chapter 26. - Lightning Returns To Racing -
At the five-star restaurant: "I don't see them." Sally said "We're a little early."
Sally looked around with a frown, but then her face lit up.
"There they are!" she said "Come on!"
Sally quickly drove to a table where a dark blue and a silver Porsche were parked, enjoying a cocktail. Sally's parents hugged her warmly.
"Mom, Dad, this is Lightning." Sally said "He's the car I've been telling you about."
Lance and Lightning shook wheels. "It's good to meet you." Lance said in a deep voice "Sally never stops talking about you."
Lightning turned to Lilly to greet her.
"It's wonderful to finally meet you." she said "Sally talks about you a lot."
"It's nice to meet you too Ma'am." Lightning responded politely "Now, I know where Sally gets her beauty from."
"Oh Stop!" Lilly said as she blushed "Sally said you were charming."
"Let's not waste time." Lance said "I don't know about you two, but we're famished."
"So are we." Sally said "I've been looking forward to this all day."
An hour and a half later: All four cars had finished their food.
"That was delightful. I'm stuffed." Lilly said "It was truly wonderful meeting you."
"It was great meeting you too." Lightning said "Your daughter is a very special car."
"That she is." Lance said "Sally is my pride and joy."
"May I have a word with you Mr. Carrera?" Lightning asked, gesturing to a hallway "There something I want to talk to you about."
"Sure." Lance said "Ladies, if you would excuse us."
Lance followed Lightning into the hall.
"Mr. Carrera… I…I." Lightning stuttered "I'm going to make this quick… I-I would like your permission to marry Sally."
"That's what I like about you." Lance said "You seem confident in your decision."
"I am Sir." Lightning said "Sally is the one for me."
"I respect you Lightning." Lance said "I don't like cars who avoid asking questions by bringing up random small talk."
"I'm the same way, Mr. Carrera." Lightning said, wanting his permission desperately "I lo.."
"The problem is." Lance said cutting in "I'm not sure I'm ready to let Sally go, but I doubt I will ever be completely ready. So yes, you have my permission to marry my daughter."
"Thank you Sir!" Lightning said excitedly, shaking Lance's wheel "You have made me the happiest car in the world."
Forty-five minutes later: Lightning and Sally said their final goodbyes to her parents.
"Dinner went well." Lightning commented, as they rode the elevator up to their rooms "I'm happy with it."
"Yeah, so am I." Sally said "I can tell, my parents were completely charmed by you. Are you ready to turn in?"
"Yeah." Lightning said rolling out of the elevator "I'm exhausted."
They reached Sally's room.
"I almost forgot." Sally said "What did you ask my dad about?"
"I just told him to give me a call if he wanted tickets to the race." Lightning fibbed "The league gives me more than I use."
"That was nice of you." Sally said "Well, this is good night."
The couple kissed a few times. When Sally closed her room's door, Lightning then headed for his room.
The next morning: Doc woke Lightning up at six. Sally was already up and in the shower.
"Why so early?" Lightning asked groggily "I'm tired."
"We're going to have a busy day." Doc replied "So get your butt out of bed and go take a shower."
An hour and a half later, at the track:
"Go around once at one hundred." Doc instructed Lightning through the intercom "Then we'll see how your feeling."
"Okay." Lightning said "I can do this!"
He revved his engine and took off around the track. The asphalt under Lightning's tires felt as smooth as silk.
"How'd it feel?" Doc asked as Lightning made his way back to him "Do you have pain anywhere?"
"IT... WAS… AWESOME!" Lightning cried excitedly "I don't hurt anywhere! What am I working on today?"
"I want you to do thirty laps at top speed. Then come back and tell me how you feel."
"Okay!" Lightning said "I can do that."
An hour later: "Great job Kiddo!" Doc said "Bring it in."
After a few cool down laps, Lightning headed for his pit.
"I feel great!" Lightning said as he stopped next to Doc "What's next?"
"Take a break for an hour." Doc said "When you get back, I'll tell you what I want you to do."
Lightning drove over to Sally. He drank the entire bottle of water she had ready.
"Thanks Sweetheart." Lightning said kissing her fender "We have an hour, what do you want to do?"
"I don't know." Sally said playfully "Maybe we can go find someplace to screw around. *Lightning punched himself in the genitals.* What are you doing?"
"I have a boner!" Lightning said as he punched himself a few more times "I'm trying to get it to settle down."
"I doubt punching it will help." Sally said "It thinks you're playing with it."
"You're probably right." Lightning said "I'll be back in a few minutes. I need to show my manhood who's boss."
"So you're going to jack off." Sally said "I'm right here. I'll take care of that for you."
"Thanks for the temptation." Lightning said as he kissed her fender "But I need to do this quickly. Not to be mean, but you aren't quick. You'll play with it and it'll take forever."
Lightning then headed to the bathroom.
"Doc! There's something wrong with Light." Sally said driving up to him "He said his manhood is harassing him so he's heading to the bathroom to 'take care of it.' When I offered my services, he refused. So I think there's something wrong."
"There's nothing wrong with him." Doc said "Like all racecars, Lightning gets so excited about being on the track, he gets an erection. The only way to get rid of it is to jack off… Sally, don't take this personally. when Lightning is at a track, he only has one thing on his mind and it's not sex. When he gets back to the hotel, he'll beg you for sex. It's up to you if want to do that. You know what... I normally don't say this, but I want you to fuck the hell out of him tonight. Lightning is too wound up. He needs to be more relaxed or he isn't going to race well."
"I can do that." Sally said, blushing "Do you get the same problem?... Does racing makes you hard?"
"No." Doc growled "There's only one thing on Earth that gets me hard."
"Sophia." Sally said playfully "That explains why she isn't here. You don't want to drive around all day with a stiffy."
Doc laughed
"That's part of it." He said "The other half is… she's busy getting the newspaper ready for its first publication. She'll be here later this week. Then I'll drive around all day with a stiffy."
Sally laughed as she refilled Lightning's bottle with water. As she did that, Doc headed over to a group of reporters to do an interview.
An hour later: Lightning drove back to Doc.
"I'm all refreshed." Lightning said "What's next?"
"You're going to race." Doc said "And this time, it's actual cars."
"What?" Lightning asked "I have no idea what you're talking about."
"Come on out, boys!" Doc called towards the entrance of the track "It's time to race!"
Just then, ten of Lightning's competitors drove out onto the track. Pit crews accompanied each car.
"This is awesome!" Lightning exclaimed "I love it!"
"I figured you would." Doc said "Now, go line up."
Lightning headed to the track happily. He happened to glance over to his right. He was shocked to see who it was.
"Chick, you fucking dickhood!" Lightning said coldly "What are you doing here?"
"Hey, I'm not the one who asked to be here." Chick said "It was your crew chief who called mine."
"Doc!" Lightning said angrily through his intercom "Why is Chick here?"
"You're going to race him." Doc said "Sapphire isn't available. So, he's your main competitor."
"Whatever, I hope you know what you're doing." Lightning said unhappily "He better stay away from Sally. I'll rips his dick off and beat him to death with it if he anything!"
"There's too many cars around. He doesn't have the balls to try anything. So quit fucking complaining and get ready for the start." Doc said before he reached for a bullhorn "Start your engines! *Lightning started his engine and revved it loudly.* This is a three hundred lap race! Is everybody ready? *When eleven pairs of eyes were glued to him.* GO!"
Lightning shot out onto the track ahead of the other cars.
"Don't waste yourself." Doc warned "This is just a practice race."
Two hundred laps later: Lightning was in third place behind Chick and Hollister.
"How are you holding up?" Doc asked "You look a little tired."
"I am." Lightning said "I'll be glad when this race is over."
"Just be careful out there." Doc said "I don't want you to hurt yourself."
Ninety-eight laps later: Lightning was still in third place. Suddenly, there was an opening between Chick and the wall. Lightning hesitated as flashbacks of his accident danced through his mind.
"This is exactly why I wanted a practice race." Doc said, just as Lightning hesitated "Just do what we've been practicing."
Lightning swallowed hard as he accelerated. Right before Lightning passed Chick, Chick swerved, blocking him. Lightning never made another attempt at passing Chick. Chick crossed the finish line first.
"Nnnooo!" Lightning said angrily "I can't believe it!"
"Relax Kid!" Doc said, disappointment showing in his voice "You'll get him on race day."
"I hope so." Lightning said, extremely upset with himself "I can't believe I hesitated like that."
"You've been through a lot. I'm not surprised you hesitated. Let's head to the medical clinic." Doc said "Since this was your first race after your accident and engine attack. I want to check you out."
"I feel fine." Lightning said "I'm just a little disappointed with myself."
"I still want to check you out." Doc said "Besides the racing league requires you to have a physical before they allow you to return."
Sally, Doc, and Lightning drove to the medical clinic. As Doc filled out the paperwork, Lightning drove on to an examining table and Sally pulled a privacy curtain around him then she headed to lounge to wait on them.
"All right Kiddo, the first thing that I want to do is get an oil sample from you." Doc said as he and a nurse rolled through the curtain "I want to make sure all the medications are out of your system."
"I'll do whatever it takes to get me back to racing." Lightning said as Doc picked up a large syringe "Uuggh… I hated needles before my crash… I really, really hate them now."
"I know Kid." Doc said "I'm not a fan of them myself."
"When I was in the hospital, there was days that I swore you and Michael were seeing how many needles you could stick in me at one time." Lightning playfully said "You would always leave right after, probably to laugh at me."
Doc found an oil line he could use and he cleaned it off.
"Ok, are you ready for this? Oh, by the way… we weren't laughing at you, we were keeping score on how many times we could stick you… I won." Doc playfully said "Your name in the hospital was Pin Cushion."
Sally laughed making Lightning glare at her.
"Lucky me." Lightning said "I'm ready whenever you are."
Doc inserted the needle and drew the oil sample.
"I need a full work up on that." Doc said to the nurse, then he turned back to Lightning "How do you feel?"
"Other than a little tired, I feel great." Lightning said "I don't hurt anywhere."
"Good." Doc said pulling out his stethoscope "Take a deep breath for me."
He put the end of the stethoscope on Lightning's side. Doc moved it around as Lightning continued taking deep breaths.
"Your engine sounds great." Doc said as he drove under the table. Lightning could feel him poking around. "Your axles look great, there's a little bit of swelling, but I'm happy with the way they look. I just have a few more questions for you. How's the sex with Sally?"
"That's none of your business." Lightning said "I'm a little shocked that you asked."
"I'm not being nosy." Doc said "It's a real question. You had injuries to that part of you as well.
"It's really good Doc." Lightning said "But we've only been together a few times."
"That's to be expected." Doc said "Do you have pain?"
"Only when Sally gets too rough." Lightning said thinking that he was still asking about his sexual activities "Which isn't often."
"No, I mean anywhere." Doc growled "Now who's being the pervert?"
"I'm a racecar, we're supposed to be perverts." Lightning said playfully "I'm stiff in the mornings, but normally I don't hurt."
Doc finished his exam.
"I'm done with your physical. As far as I'm concerned, you are fully recovered and can go back to racing." Doc said "We just have to wait on the results of the oil sample, then I'll give my report to the league."
"That's great." Lightning said "How long will it take to get the results?"
"Maybe an hour, maybe less." Doc said "That's why I did it first."
They only had to wait another twenty minutes before the nurse came back with the results.
"You're fine." Doc said as he read the report "You don't have any banned substances in your system."
"That's great!" Lightning said happily "That was the one thing I was worried about."
"You guys can wait here." Doc said "I'll go turn in my report."
"It's almost supper time." Lightning said as they waited "I'm buying, where do you want to go?"
"I don't know." Sally said "How hungry are you? *Lightning's stomach rumbled loudly.* Well, there's my answer."
Once Doc returned, they headed to a really nice Italian restaurant.
Over the next three weeks: Lightning trained harder than ever. He allowed one night of sex a week, much to Sally's disappointment.
"You need to slow down." Sally said one morning as Lightning was getting ready to leave "You're going to hurt yourself.
"I've got to train!" Lightning said "If I don't win this race, I don't know what I'm going to do!"
"The race is three days away." Sally said "You're going to wear yourself out."
"No I'm not." Lightning said defensively "I'm taking tomorrow and Saturday off.
"And today." Doc said rolling into the room "Come on Kid, let's go for a drive. There's something I want to talk to you about."
Lightning sighed angrily but did not argue as he followed Doc out the door.
"So have you gotten her an engagement rim?" Doc asked "You only have a few days left."
"I've been so busy, I haven't had the time." Lightning said defensively "I have plans to do it tomorrow."
"The jewelry store is closed on Fridays and Saturdays." Doc replied "So you can't get her a rim then."
"Oh!" Lightning said "I guess that's why we're heading to that store?"
Doc nodded as they entered a jewelry store. Two hours later, Lightning and Doc left. Lightning picked out a platinum engagement rim with a glistening diamond in the middle.
"I hope Sally says yes." Lightning mumbled "I don't know what I'll do if she doesn't."
"I know she will." Doc said "I need to go pick Sophia up at the airport. She wanted to come to the race, so I bought her a ticket and she's flying in today. Her plane should be landing in a little while."
"Ok, I'll see you later." Lightning said "Call me when she gets here, I'll grab Sally and we'll go have dinner somewhere."
AN: I'm sorry for the short chapter, I've been very busy. I'm both happy and sad to report that there is only one more chapter left in this story. It's the height of the showing season and it's been hard for me to find time to work on the story. That's why some of the chapters have felt a little rough. Don't worry, I'll be back soon. Depending on how things go, I plan to start posting the rewritten Distractions story sometime in late August or early September.
COMMENTS:
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SWEET! Such a tender moment of love between Lightning and Sally. Lightning would never deny Sally a night of love even though it was more than he planned. The feeling Sally and Lightning get when they kiss. Indescribable really.- I knew you would enjoy it.
Nice that Sally's maids respect her privacy despite knowing Lightning's intentions.- Sally tries to have good relationship with her employees.
Hahahaaaa! So funny with the conversation of Lightning and Sally being overhead and Bella having an engine attack but their son is grown up.- I think that all parents are shocked when they know that their kids are having sex.
Lightning is eager to train but he needs to take every mile slowly.- When does Lightning take anything slowly! LOL! He knows these things takes time... he just wants to get hack to racing very badly.
The nerve you feel when it comes to meeting each other's parents you just need your partner's kick to psych you up. Nice catching up with old friends. Obviously without Lightning around and being Sapphire's main rival it's not the same without the competition. Looking forward to the dinner with Lilly and Lance- Wait no more my friend!
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Please read and review! I need criticism and encouragements! Rated M for language and sex.