June 20th, 2008, Unhappy birthday celebration
It was 10 am, lightning and sally was still laying the living room, they had stayed up late yesterday just talking and other things.
Sally signed, waking up beside her boyfriend's warm body was the best feeling ever.
Lightning woke up slowly and said "Have I ever told you how much I love waking up with your hair in my face"
Sally giggled at that comment "better get used to it stickers, cause I'm here to stay"
"Well, I would hope so, what would happen to me if you didn't? who would you even find there could replace me"
"Chick hicks' mustache has always turned me on, so maybe he is my next boyfriend. Who knows maybe even my rightful husband" Sally said.
Lightning made a disgusted face.
Sally burst out laughing at the face he made.
When she was done laughing, she leaned over and gave him a heartfelt kiss "Happy Birthday Stickers" she whispered
"Thanks Cozy, but I don't think that was a good enough birthday kiss" he said with a wink.
Sally giggled and rolled her eyes but couldn't help leaning into lightning again and kiss him, this time lightning wouldn't let her pull away and he kept kissing her, making the kiss more passionate.
Lightning pulled back and started kissing her cheek, then jaw, then neck.
"stickers" sally moaned out of breath.
He kissed her between her breasts, which wasn't hard to do since she had a very sexy and revealing bralette top on, that gave him much access to do it.
Lightning kept kissing down her body.
The couple walked down the street hand in hand, sally's head on his shoulder, they were on the way to Flo's Diner for a late breakfast.
"This is nice just you and me having a calm stroll through the town, it's different from the racetrack"
"Are u ready to go back in a week" Sally asked
"I'm very ready, but I'm not ready to leave this place" he stopped up "or you" he said looking down at her.
"Oh stickers, just remember that if you get homesick, we're all just a call away"
"Puhh, me homesick, never."
"RIGHT, the famous Lightning Mcqueen doesn't get homesick" she said rolling her eyes and started walking again while pulling Lightning with her.
They got to the dinner, it was dark which was weird, but they decided to go in anyway to make sure everything was okay. Lightning opened the door for Sally and let her go in before he stepped in. the door closed, light went on and everyone jumped out yelling surprise.
Mater came from behind with a big confetti shooter and fired, scaring the crap out of lightning and sally.
"You got me there buddy" Lightning snickered
Flo walked over and hugged Lighting, congratulating him.
Then hugged Sally "I would say someone got lucky yesterday" Flo said pointing out the big hickey on Sally neck, easy to see. Sally's eyes went wide, she slapped a hand over the mark, face turning red at all the laughs there came from the people in the diner.
Sally gave Lighting a slap on the forearm "why didn't you say anything"
"I was proud" Lightning answered
"Of a hickey" Sally said
Sally luckily choose to wear a polo neck and some wide legged pants today. She pulled the polo up the neck where it could hide the hickey.
Lightning laid his arm over sally's shoulder looking around the dinner, there was balloons, a banner saying "HAPPY 31ST BIRTHDAY LIGHTNING" over the disk and other decorations, and on the disk were a nicely frosted cake.
"Thanks for all this guys, but you really didn't have to" Lightning called out in the room.
"Of course, we should sugar, you mean a lot to us. Come on time to make a wish and blow out the candles" Flo said pulling Lightning to the disk.
Lightning closed his eyes, wished, opened his eyes and blew out the candles.
"What did you wish for" asked Mater
"If I tell you, it won't come true buddy" Lightning snickered
The cake got cut out in pieces and passed out to everyone in the dinner.
The café was made with strawberry and vanilla cream.
"This cake is really good Flo, Thanks" Lightning said when he was done with his piece
"Thanks sugar, I'm glad you like it. It was hard holding Ramone away from it, he wanted to decorate it, can you imagine how that would've looked" Flo said painting a picture in her head.
"HEY" came there for beside Flo
Everyone laughed at that
"I love you honey, but I think you should keep yourself to decorating cars and not cakes"
30 minutes later
"Time for presents" Flo called out
"Guys you really shouldn't have done this, it's to much. So what if came into this world 31st years ago, it just a date" Lightning said
"If you don't shut up with your you shouldn't have done this apologies, then I'm gonna smack you" Sally said
"Well, that's not nice since it's my birthday"
"EXCATLY it's your birthday, so let us celebrate you, and stop complaining about it"
"We all decided to get together and give you one big present/surprise. You can come out now!" Sally called
The door to Flo's kitchen opened and out step at man with short hair, mustache, and ocean blue eyes.
Lightning's smile became tense, it's been years since he last saw this man in front of him, with good reason.
"dad" he said walking over and hugged him, he didn't want to, but wasn't gonna make a scene in front of everyone.
"son" the man said while hugging lightning, he kept squeezing
Lightning gave out a little whine but only loud enough for his dad to hear it. His dad smiled letting go of Lightning, happy to hear his son whining.
"Why don't you introduce me to your friends" his dad said.
"of course, So sally she's my girlfriend of all most 2 years, This Mater my best friend, Flo, Sarge", and he kept going to he got to a special person that meant a lot to him. "And this is Doc my crew chief and mentor"
"Doc Hudson, pleasure to meet you, I'm not sure I got your name" Doc said reaching out his and to shake the mans
"Pleasure is all mine mr. Hudson, my name is Roscoe Mcqueen"
"And you are the kid's father?"
"Unfortunately, yes, we can't all be lucky" Roscoe said swinging an arm around Lightning neck while putting a little pressure.
"ha ha ha dad, you're funny" Lightning said having a hard time breathing for his dads arm
"Tell me something I don't know boy" Roscoe snickered out "Why don't you show me where you live so we can catch up" I continued
"Sure, dad I would love to" stepping out of the man's hold "See you tomorrow guys, and thanks for everything"
"Father and son walked down the sidewalk quietly, they got to lightning's house, he pulled out his keys and opened the door letting his father walk in first.
SLAP across Lightnings cheek, Lightning put his hand up to his red cheek looking up at his dad with fear
"Who gave you to permission to run away and become a famous racer. You ran away and I find you here in the old broken down with a doll face of a girlfriend and a piece of shit old man"
"He can't be worst than you" Lightning muttered
"What did you say" Roscoe hissed "Take you shirt of and get down on the floor, NOW" he commanded
Lightning stood frozen out of fear
Roscoe hasn't patient to this, so I he grabbed lightning's hair and pulled him closer, he ripped up his shirt and shoved him at the floor and before Lightning could react his dad started kicking him in the back and his front. It wasn't hard enough to break anything but there definitely would be some bruises and marks.
This evening and birthday were gonna be long
The next morning
Lightning listed out of the house making sure his dad would hear him. He went to the diner. He opened the door and stepped in
"Morning stickers" Sally said and vent over and hugged him, Lightning gave out a little whine since he had all those bruises and blue marks on his body. His dad had made sure the nobody could see those even the handprint on his cheek you couldn't see anymore.
"You okay" Sally asked concerned over her boyfriend's whine
"Yeah of course why shouldn't I, you brought my dad back" lightning smiled
"I'm happy you are glad about that; I was a little afraid you wouldn't like that" sally said
Lunch time
Doc sat in his garage thinking deep in thought
A knock on the wooden door got him out of that
"Come in" came his gruff voice
"Since you didn't show up to our regular lunch meeting, I thought I would pick up some food for you" Sheriff said "Now what have you tied up in a loop" he continued
"Come on let go to the dining table" Doc said leading Sheriff into his house, he set up two plates, two mugs and two knives and forks.
They sat down and started eating.
"There is something about lightning father I don't like"
"Mmhm, and you're sure its not just you that are being jealous, of lightning and his father's relationship"
"I'm sure. There's something fishy' about him"
They kept talking. An hour had gone by, and Sheriff had to get back to his spot behind the billboard, so with that he left. But Doc still sat with his thoughts. He had a feeling that maybe Sheriff was right, and he was jealous, but why can't he get the unsettling feeling out of his bone.
Doc made a mentally note to keep an eye on the kid and his father.
