Chapter 17. - Arrival In LA -

Lightning drove to the arrival lounge and spotted a baby blue Porsche waiting in the VIP section.

"Hey baby, did you miss me?" Lightning said while trying to kiss her "I sure missed you."

The car put a tire to Lightning's lips.

"Stop right there Buddy." the car said in a deep voice "My sister is over there."

He pointed to an identical baby blue Porsche. When Sally saw Lightning, she squealed in delight as she drove over to him.

"Congratulations!" Sally said, hugging Lightning fiercely "I'm so proud of you!"

"Thanks." he said grinning "I wished you could have been there."

"Your fiancé just tried to kiss me on the lips." The other Porsche said as he drove up to them "I might be kinky, but I'm not that kinky."

Lightning looked at Sally, to the other car, and then back to Sally.

"I forgot you haven't had the chance to meet my brother." Sally said "Lightning, this is Sylvester. Sly, this is Lightning… the love of my life."

"Sorry about that." Lightning said slightly embarrassed "I thought you were Sally."

"As long as you don't try to kiss me again, it's good to meet you." Sylvester said "We're not identical twins, I'm two inches longer and a little heavier."

"Really? What are you five?" Sally said playfully then backed up a few feet "But honestly Stickers, what were you thinking? You could have permanently crippled yourself out there!"

"Sally, please calm down!" Lightning said "I'm fine, very sore, but fine. I have plenty of time to heal now that the season is over."

"I'm glad." Sally said "You look exhausted. I think you should rest when we get to the hotel."

"That's what I was planning to do." Lightning said "Unless you had something else in mind."

He smiled and winked.

"I knew you and Doc would be tired." Sally said, ignoring the sexual innuendo "The wedding planner and I already have everything organized. So you guys can rest and relax."

"That sounds good." Lightning said "Now, let's head to the hotel, I'm tired."

"Not so fast there lover boy." Doc said "I want an x-ray of your axle before you do anything. With the way it was swelling last night, I'm guessing you put another fracture in it."

"Whatever you say Doc." Lightning said, shifting uncomfortably "I think I did, at least it feels like it."

"I have nothing to do." Sophia said "So I can come along. I can keep the reporters busy."

"I'll come too. I need a break." Sally said "My parents are driving me insane back at the hotel."

"Are they staying at the hotel?" Lightning asked, driving to the door "Don't they live here?"

"They only live about twenty minutes away." Sally said "It's just easier for me to have them stay at the hotel."

"Ok." Lightning agreed "Is my mom here?"

"Yeah, she's been here all week. She's been a big help." Sally replied "I have a private transport waiting, so you don't have to drive to the hospital. I must warn you. There are tons of reporters and crazy fans right outside the door."

"I can give them a statement or two." Lightning said "I'm too tired to do much more than that." Lightning gave a short twenty-minute interview and then he boarded the transport to the hospital.

An hour later: Since they weren't married yet, the hospital didn't allow Sally to be with Lightning. Sophia and Sally headed to the outpatient waiting room as Lightning and Doc headed to an exam room. After the x-rays were taken, Doc came back to Lightning's room.

"Well, I have some good news. You have no new fractures. Looks like it's all soft tissue damage. The only thing I can do is put a heavy brace on it. Don't take it off for any reason." Doc said "I expect you to rest when you're down in Mexico. No racing, no training, or no anything."

"Doc… anything? Come on, it's our honeymoon." Lightning complained "There's one reason you go. *Makes a few rear axle thrusts.* The only thing that is more excited about going is my dick... I'm getting a boner just thinking about it."

"Your axle will limit on how much pussy you get. If you have pain when you're fucking Sally, stop. Take some painkillers, wait a few hours, and then dive back into your wife." Doc growled "When you get back, you won't be training for six to eight weeks."

"But Doc!" Lightning protested "I need to…"

"No buts." Doc said "That axle hasn't had any time to heal and it needs some."

"Okay! I hear you." Lightning said "It hurts enough to remind me not to do anything stupid."

Overall, Lightning was too happy to argue. Doc wrapped Lightning's axle in a heavy steel and fiberglass brace. When Doc was done, he had Lightning drive around.

"The brace is a little heavy." Lightning admitted "But my axle doesn't feel to bad."

"Good. I ordered you a foam covering for your brace." Doc said "Just put it on before going to bed. It should make sleeping a little more comfortable. I also ordered you painkillers and anti-inflammatory medications. As soon as the pharmacy delivers them, you can go back to the hotel."

Forty-five minutes later: Lightning had his medications and brace cover. Lightning and Sally boarded the transport and he took them to the hotel. At the hotel: Fans and media were camped out across the street. A loud cheer went up as Lightning backed out of the transport. Ever the showman, Lightning waved and smiled to the crowd. For the first time, Lightning got a good look at the hotel. It was magnificent, obviously a five star. It had columns lining the front entry way and the lobby was immaculate. The front desk was gilded. The floor was so polished, Lightning could see his reflection in it. A bellhop approached Lightning and took his bags up to his room. Suddenly out of nowhere, Bella drove up to him.

"I'm so proud of you!" Bella raved as she hugged him "Ewww, you're filthy. I thought your pittys cleaned you up."

She used her tire to rub dirt off Lightning's fender.

"Mom! Please stop!" Lightning said "The pittys just did a quick wipe down."

"Oh okay." Bella said "The hotel put up a huge screen TV for us to watch you. You were amazing!"

"Thanks Mom." Lightning said, smiling at her "I know how difficult it was for you to watch me race."

Before Bella could respond, Riley drove up to her.

"Dia duit, Grá. (Hello, Love)." Riley said, grinning at his wife "An bhfuil tú caillte dom? (Have you missed me?)"

"Absolutely." Bella said then kissed him, passionately "Don't make any plans, I'm going to need you later. Well, not all of you, just a certain part."

"I have a good idea what you're wanting." Riley chuckled "When we get to our room. I'll give it to you all night long."

Suddenly, Lightning groaned in pain.

"Light? What's wrong?" Bella asked, a dramatic expression on her face "Did you hurt yourself again?"

"Yes, soft tissues this time." Lightning replied "But Doc said it wasn't anything too severe."

"Nothing too severe?" Lance asked, driving up smiling at his soon to be son-in-law. "Most cars would be in a wheelchair."

"To tell you the truth, Sir." Lightning said "Fractures don't seem to be that painful anymore."

"Isn't your axle already broken?" Lilly asked, driving up as well "That's got to be painful."

"I guess you could call it that." Lightning said, suppressing a yawn "It's not exactly healed."

"I think you need some rest." Sally said "I'll show you to your suite so you can get some sleep."

"I don't want to be antisocial." Lightning said "But I'm absolutely exhausted. I hope you guys don't mind if I head up to my room."

"Not at all." Bella said "In fact I demand you go get some rest."

She gave Lightning her best motherly stare.

"Yes Mother, I'm going." Lightning said "I'll see you guys later."

Lightning and Sally headed up to the thirteenth story where the entire wedding party was staying. Sally stopped at suite 1337 and unlocked it.

"This is my suite?" Lightning asked "It's really nice."

It was a large suite with a cushiony bed and a large plasma screen television on the wall.

"Yeah." Sally said following Lightning in "I knew you would like it."

Lightning laid down on the bed, took his codpiece off, scratched his balls, and sighed tiredly.

"Care to join me?" He asked, patting a spot beside him "There's plenty of room."

"Maybe for a minute." Sally said "All my old-school friends will be here in about an hour."

"Good." Lightning said "I'm glad I'm worth your time."

"Of course you are." Sally said "Did I mention how proud I am of you?"

"Maybe once or twice." Lightning chuckled as Sally fondled his manhood "I'm too sore…"

Suddenly, he herd Sally's stomach rumbling angerly. Sally got off the bed, ran to the bathroom and vomited. Once she was done, Sally came back into Lightning's room.

"What was that all about?" Lightning asked "Are you sick?"

"No, not really. I think that stress is getting to me. I've been vomiting on and off for the last week. *Lightning stared at her.* Don't look at me like that, I'm fine. I had Zoe check me out right after you left. She thinks I have a touch of the stomach flu… it's going around." Sally said "When do you want me to get you up?"

"That depends, what time is it?" Lightning yawned "I don't want to sleep all day, I won't be able to sleep tonight."

"It's ten minutes after nine." Sally replied looking at the clock on the wall "But, that's LA time."

"Get me up at one." Lightning replied with fatigue in his voice "That's if my stomach doesn't wake me up first."

"I can do that." Sally said "If you're hungry, there's a welcome tray of goodies on the bedside table."

Sure enough there was a basket of fruit and candy. Using his mechanical arm, Lightning reached out and snagged a banana, peeled it, and ate it in two bites.

"Could you get me my painkillers? It's in my bag." Lightning said, eyeing a candy bar "Mmm… chocolate!"

As Lightning reached for the candy, Sally drove off the bed. She rummaged through the bag and found the painkillers. She got a glass of water and drove up to Lightning.

"Thank you My Queen." Lightning said as he took the painkiller "Hopefully that will kick in soon."

Sally got back on the bed and snuggled with him. "I can't believe we're going to be man and wife in a few days." she said kissing his fender "Thank you for making all my dreams come true."

"I'm the one who should be thanking you. You and the rest of Radiator Springs pulled me out of my downward spiral." Lightning said groggily "What would I do without you?"

Sally smiled and started humming a lullaby. Lightning was asleep in minutes. Sally quietly slipped the foam cover on his brace before driving out of the room.

At one fifteen in the afternoon:

"Hey, wake up sleepy hood." Sally said, as she gently shook Lightning "It's time to get up."

"Okay." Lightning replied groggily "I'm awake."

"Good, I brought us some lunch." Sally said "Do you feel well-rested?"

"Maybe just rested." Lightning admitted "Well-rested would be pushing it."

"I understand." Sally said "Do you want to go back to sleep?"

"No, I need to get up." Lightning replied, yawning "Just give me a minute."

He drove off the bed and stretched. Lightning winced when a sharp pain shot through his injured axle.

"Are you okay?" Sally asked in a concerned voice "Do you need help?"

"I'm fine. I just stretched a little too far." Lightning said "I'm always a little sore when I wake up."

"Well if you say so." Sally said "I'm not one hundred percent sure."

"I'm fine, really." Lightning said "Did your friends get here?"

"Yeah!" Sally said "When I got downstairs, they were driving into the lobby. They can't wait to meet you."

"Okay." Lightning said, remembering what his mom had said about him being filthy. "Let me take a quick shower, then I'll meet them."

"We're going to eat first." Sally said as she drove over to a table and sat the food out "It's not Flo's cooking, but it's not bad."

"I can tell you've been hanging out with my mother, you sound just like her." Lightning said, making Sally giggle "I'm hungry enough to eat the meatloaf even if it tastes like cardboard."

The couple then parked at the table and ate. Lightning practically inhaled his food. He even picked the scraps off Sally's plate.

"If you're still hungry. I can get you more food." Sally said "Go take your shower. It should be here by the time you're done."

"I can eat later." Lightning said "I've had enough for now."

Lightning drove into the bathroom, took the foam covering off his brace before driving to the toilet to relieve himself. Lightning then drove into the shower and turned on the water. The jets of warm water felt great and almost lured him back to sleep. When the undercarriage water jets turned on, Lightning groaned as the water pelted his sore underside. Moments later, Lightning let out a sigh of relief as the dryer begin to dry him off. Once dry, Lightning drove out of the shower feeling clean and refreshed.

"There all done." he said, driving back into the bedroom "Just let me take a dose of painkillers. The shower felt good, but it also was a little painful."

Lightning popped the seal off the vial and downed the medicine. Suddenly, Lightning felt Sally reach under him.

"Relax, I bought you a new codpiece. Your racing one is dirty, smelly, and nasty. This is a little bigger than you like, but you don't need a tight fitting codpiece right now… you need some 'wiggle and jiggle' room. It's red with silver studs. It's perfect for a hot sexy guy like you." Sally said "Besides, I told the girls you're big, like tree trunk big."

"Great, everyone is going to think I'm your boy toy." Lightning giggled as he adjusted the codpiece "The metal is very thin, you can see almost everything. I thought I was the pervert in this relationship."

"Nope, you're not… besides, I want to make them jealous. Just FYI… you are my boy toy." Sally said playfully "Everybody has moved to a private lounge. We have our own bartender and everything, but I need to do something first. *she fondled Lightning's manhood until he was almost hard.* That's better. Go look at yourself."

"I like the color. It matches my paint perfectly." Lightning said admiring himself in the mirror "I'll try to impress your friends with my giant oversized cock."

"That's what I want." Sally laughed as they headed to the elevator "I can't wait to see their faces."

The elevator arrived and the couple drove in.

COMMENTS:

Guest 2

So Lightning goes home with a victory cup and a trunk full of cash to splash.- And you know he'll spend most of his prize money on Sally.

Drug tests can be dragging but you need positivity.- I used the Olympics and other top tier sporting events as reference for the drug testing. They always test all competitors after competitions no matter if they just had one done.

If I where in law enforcement I wouldn't accept any bribes be it money or whatever from someone rich. An offence is an offence. It doesn't matter who you are your money or power cannot save you. You kiss a rich person's ass you do your job. Lightning swearing over the pain is natural. - Yep, the f-word is the first word out of my mouth when I hurt myself.

The amount of swearing Doc drops though sounds as if he's been in the Navy.- Doc hasn't been in the navy, he just likes to swear a lot... and often.

Lucy sounds kind from her service level.- Lucy is a very experienced pilot. She knows her job inside and out. Because of her professionalism, Sally hires her full time… more on that later.

Lightning really can rely on Doc for medication and support as well as his own family. Haha! Lightning snoring like a freight train was funny and brought Riley back some memories.- Lightning's loud snoring is based on my loud snoring. I sore so loud sometimes, I wake myself up. My dog is a loud snorer too.

Merida and Lightning need to do some poses together. Doc was surprised by Merida's drink choice but she is a ninja.- Some people just don't drink, no matter their reasoning.

Oh yeah. I'm a pure redhead. You don't wanna spill the wrong end with us.- We're dangerous when we're pissed off.

Alcohol isn't a must have thing. I only drink beer if I fancy it. I've gone of all those spirits party animals would drink. I'm not alcoholic I am better than that. I have a fitness level to maintain.- I don't have a fitness level to maintain, I just don't like the taste of alcohol. Not to mention, it makes me feel sick when I drink it.

I reread the chapter. Merida can be cheeky. Please add more cheeky parts- There's some coming up in the next chapter. I think you'll enjoy it.

I do not own Cars or any of its characters. PIXAR AND DISNEY CLAIM THAT RIGHT. READING ENJOYMENT ONLY

Please read and review! I need criticism and encouragements! Rated M for language and sex.