Black Roses Chapter 8

Before I start, any of y'all heard of Backwards by Rascal Flatts? It reminds me of Mater for some reason. XD. I was listening to it while writing this and not the most inspirational song when u r tryin to write romance. Lol. This chapter was inspired by Midnight in Paris (starring Owen Wilson. Very cool film! :D)Am getting it soon as well as Final Fantasy for PS3! :D That's birthday money well Spent. 3

Still the One Shania Twain-BIG inspiration for this chapter and Hurt by Christina Aguliara. Guess ...

MMF: Thx. :)

Sora: hey thx. ;). AKA. Unit Prodigy. X LOL.

The next morning, McQueen woke up next to Sally. They had checked her over and she was fine. The nurse had informed him that Sally would be allowed to check out of hospital at 10am. After that, it would be the perfect time. Maybe walks on the beach, romantic dinner...Possibilities were endless. He watched her slowly wake up, sunlight kiss her face. Sally opened her eyes and shifted them to McQueen. She slowly smiled at him.

"Morning Stickers. How long you been up?" Sally yawned. She had her suitcase next to her.

"Not long, maybe 30 minutes. Want breakfast?" McQueen asked.

"Uh okay then. Get out so I can get changed; I'll meet you in the canteen," Sally said.

"Nonono, I'll go get you something. In fact, I'll drive into Paris and get you the best food," McQueen winked. He kissed Sally lightly on the cheek and rushed out the door. Hmm what's his deal? Oh well he is so cute when he is strange Sally thought blushing.

Over an hour later, McQueen returned with 2 chocolate croissants and a cold coffee. He had something hidden in his jacket pocket which could change everything. He handed the coffee and croissant s to Sally.

"What took you so long?" Sally asked, handing him a croissant.

"Uhh bad traffic," Lightning lied. "So today I was hoping we could go to the beach and in the evening we can go to the fancy beach restaurant that we looked at in the brochure."

"Yeah sure that seems fun. So how's home?" Sally asked.

"Oh you know, the usual; Sarge and Fillmore arguing every morning," joked McQueen. "What about we go sight-seeing now? Ya know see the Eiffel Tower."

"OK, seems cool. Can't go to Paris if you don't see the sights!" Sally replied.

Soon, Lightning and Sally were at the top of the tower overlooking Paris. A gorgeous sight.

"Whoa..." Sally breathed. She smiled to herself. She didn't want her life to change now. She rested her head on Lightning's shoulder and sighed. Lightning knew his life had changed forever. He closed his eyes and pictured the future.

At 4pm, they checked into a very posh hotel for the night. The hotel room was cream coloured walls, a queen sized bed, a massive bathroom and plasma HD TV.

"So this is what you live in for when you're away from home?" Sally said, obviously impressed.

"Yup, it's nothing special once you're used to it...most of the time. The Langham in London had to be the best hotel I'd ever stayed in," laughed McQueen. "I made dinner reservations for 7." With that he walked into the bathroom. Tonight, he would change who he was.

Sally flopped onto the bed and flicked through her phone. 20 missed calls from Lightning, 4 missed calls from Mater, 2 missed calls from Flo and a voice message from Lightning. Sally sighed and got out her best dress with her.

An hour later, Sally had the dress on. It was pale blue maxi dress with diamante studs all over it. Her make-up was limited; very light pale dusted on her eyes and scarlet blood red lipstick. She had her favourite cross necklace on and a bangle. Her short hair had been brushed and curled. McQueen was wearing a smart shirt and his best trousers. They left the hotel at 5.

Mater, Finn and Holley were at the beach as well coincidently. Finn was sitting next to Holley-rather closely- and Mater was soaking wet walking out of the sea.

"Hey Bud!" Mater yelled. "Hello Miss Sally."

"Hi Mater. Enjoying France?" Sally asked.

"Yea it's cool now, knowin ya safe now," Mater replied. "You gonna eat now?" Suddenly an alarm went off in McQueen's head.

"Mater can I talk to you?" McQueen asked dragging Mater away. Sally sighed.

"He is acting strange," Sally said to Holley.

"Mater is like that sometimes. You and McQueen have a good meal...And surprises," Holley winked before sitting down next to Finn. Sally couldn't help but think what McQueen was thinking of. She shook off the thought and hummed. McQueen walked up with Mater. Mater had a very light sparkle in his eyes...

Sally tried to ignore the nagging in her mind which was telling her something.

Their table was by the window closest to the beach which meant the best veiw of the sunsets. The sun going down is a beautiful sight her father had once told her. All the mistakes of today would fade with the sun. Sally sighed.

"Ya know, you've been sighing a lot today, anything you wanna tell me?" Lightning asked.

"No, anything you want to tell me?" Sally countered back. Lightning took that as his cue. He got up and went up to the band. He whispered something into the Cello player's ear. He motioned to the microphone stand.

"Err bonjour everyone. I just gotta say something real quick," blushed Lightning. A few expected screams of fangirling were heard. He turned towards Sally. "I want to introduce you to Sally everyone." Sally walked up to the stage uncertain of what to think again. "Everyone knows the horrible ordeal she had to go through a few days ago. I don't want to lose you again so..." Sally's eyes grew wide she knew what he was going to say. And so did she. Lightning crouched down on one knee and reached into his jacket pocket. He produced a small blue velvet box with a simple diamond ring. "Sally Carrera, I have loved you since the day I crashed into town. Maybe it was fate that we met. Maybe fates lead me to you. This isn't fate of what I'm doing here, in front of you asking if you will marry me. Will you marry me?"Sally's eyes went misty and she let a little word out of her mouth.

"No."