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Chapter 15-Lightning's Confession-
Six hours later, Lightning backed slowly down the ramp and cautiously turned around. Maneuvering on crutches was a lot harder than he thought it would be. Lightning drove awkwardly to the Cozy Cone. The medicine that Doc had given him had worn off and his axle throbbing relentlessly. All he wanted to do is go to his cone, take some painkillers and go to sleep. But he also wanted to see Sally so he gingerly drove the cone's office. Once he reached the office, he saw Sally parked at her desk. "Hi, I'm home" Lightning said miserably entering the office. Sally looked up in surprise and when she saw her fiancé on crutches, her eyes got wide. "Oh my gosh! Lightning! what happened? Are you okay? I was going to Flo's to watch the race with everyone, but the cone is fully booked and I have been watching Giovanni for the last couple of days. He was yelling for something to eat. I finally got him fed, then I had to deal with some customers concerns about their cone. When I got that all settled, I saw what time it was and knew the race was over, so I did not bother turning the TV on. "Another season coming home empty handed," he sighed. "I broke my axle again." Lightning drove past where Giovanni was laying in his crib. He gave Lightning a very cute smile and cooed at him. "You're cute Kid" Lightning said miserably. "Where's his parents?" "Michael and Zoë a went to a medical conference. You're out for the rest of the season?" Sally asked, her eyes showing utmost concern as she picked Giovanni up. "How long are you watching him?" Lightning asked "Just a few more days, Michael and Zoë will be back on Friday" Sally said "He good practice for us when we have kids." "Oh that's great, now she wants to have children" Lightning said to himself. "Just one more thing, I have to worry about." "Light… are you alright?" Sally asked as she put the baby back into his crib. Lightning didn't answer her, but a tear ran down his fender. She came over and genially nuzzled Lighting. "Is there anything thing that I can do?" Sally asked "No, I think I'm just going to go to bed…" Lightning said. Her eyes were full of tears. "I'm so sorry, Sweetheart." Sally said as she gave him a kiss on the fender. "So am I" Lightning said returning the kiss. "Do you need help getting to your cone?" Sally asked. "No, I'll manage" Lightning said. He turned around and drove out of the office and into his cozy cone. He shut the door behind him.
Two hours later, Lightning still could not fall asleep. His axle was throbbing horribly and the pain was keeping him awake. The pain medication seamed to be not working tonight. Lightning locked his crutches on and drove out of the cozy cone and onto the stretch of bare land that seemed to lead on forever. He looked up at the stars. He gazed at them in appreciation, familiarizing himself with the fact that this was the night sky of his home. You could never see the stars in the big city, and certainly not under the blinding lights of the track, but in Radiator Springs they were bright and numerous. It was such a tiny detail, but he was growing fond of studying those kinds of things every time he returns to town. "Hey," Sally said, driving up next to Lightning. He jumped and groaned as his axle shot a spasm of pain through his entire underside. "Sorry," Sally said. "Don't worry about it," Lightning replied dully. "I'm so sorry, Light," Sally said. Lightning did not know what to say. He looked at Sally and back up to the sky. "Why do these things keep happening?" he asked hoarsely. "I don't know," Sally said. "But what I do know is that you don't deserve any of it."
Lightning sighed and shifted his weight uncomfortably. Sally pushed up against Lightning and allowed him to lean on her a little. "Do you want to post pone the wedding?" Sally asked. Lightning did not want to think about the wedding. It made him angry that Sally could even be thinking about the wedding at a time like this. "That's coming a little late," he said coldly. "What do you mean?" Sally asked. "Our wedding is only four days after the Dinoco 400!" Lightning exclaimed, letting his entire bottled up emotions spill out. "I wanted a small wedding here in Radiator Springs! I don't like the food you ordered, and that's just the start!" Sally's eyes filled with hurt. "Why didn't you tell me?" she asked shakily, her eyes filling with tears. "You were too excited," Lightning said. "I didn't want to hurt you." "Oh like you just did?" Sally asked angrily. She turned around and sped away. "Great," Lightning mumbled. "I just fucked that up." He watched as Sally drove into the apartment and turned the light out. Lightning stayed out under the stars until it was completely black.
It had been an hour and a half since Sally sped away in tears. Lightning decided to go talk to Sally. He knew it was late, but he thought it was important enough to wake her up. He had so many feelings running around in side of him. The truth was Sally really did create feelings in him that even he himself didn't understand. He had lusted over many girls in his lifetime, but this was entirely different. Sure, Sally was sexually exciting, but she was more than that. That was the reason he had never had a girlfriend; because there was nothing they had that he could easily from another girl. Sally was so complex, always challenging him, sometimes without ever saying a word. She had a way with him, a way he wasn't used to. It was like he was always chasing her, physically and metaphorically. But he loved that about her, she never stopped playing hard to get. She didn't have to try either; she was just so irresistible to him in a fascinating way. She wasn't aware of how much he was willing to do for her, and that made her all the more desirable.
Lightning made his way slowly to the Cozy Cone and woke Sally up. "I'm sorry I said those things" he said, staring at the ground. "They were completely insensitive Lightning" Sally said. Oh wow, Lightning thought to himself, she must be really mad at me, she called me Lightning, not Stickers or Light like she normally does. "I know they were," Lightning said. "And I'm sorry. I really am." "Just because you're sorry doesn't mean you didn't mean what you said," Sally countered. "I won't deny the plans are demanding," Lightning said, "But I was willing to go through them for you." "I'm beginning to wonder if you really want to marry me," Sally said. Lightning's stomach lurched. "Of course I do!" he exclaimed "Sally, you're everything to me!" "Oh, really?" Sally asked "If I'm so important to you, then why are you just telling me now the plans aren't working?" "You were so excited, I couldn't…." Lightning said. His axle gave a particularly horrible throb. Lightning shut his eyes and groaned quietly. "Please forgive me" he added, somewhat weakly. There're conservation woke Giovanni up and he started crying. Sally drove over to the crib and picked him up and sat him on her hood, rocking him genially. "How could I not forgive you?" Sally asked, a small smile on her face. "I love you, and for some reason no matter how difficult you are, that doesn't change." Lightning smiled at Sally, relief etched in his face. He kissed her. "Thank you," he said quietly. "I've demanded a lot from you" Sally said. "Truce?" Lightning asked. "Truce," Sally laughed. Lightning smiled a little wider. Sally's genital rocking had made Giovanni fall back to sleep. She took him off her hood and laid him back into the crib.
Lightning yawned. "You haven't been to sleep yet, have you?" Sally asked. "I can't," Lightning replied, returning to his miserable mindset. "My axle hurts a lot." "Stay in here with me" Sally said. "You don't need to be in pain and lonely." "Seriously?" Lightning asked. "Yeah," Sally said. "It's fine. You need to sleep. You've been through enough lately." "You can say that again," Lightning mumbled. "Oh, by the way, Chick's engaged." "You're joking" Sally scoffed. "Gorgeous with no brains, right?" "Pretty much, and she has only one talent, fucking" Lightning replied. "She's not as pretty as you are." Sally blushed "You're sweet" she said. "Who is she?" "Halli Cruse, my ex-fiancé" Lightning replied quietly. "You're joking!" Sally asked "I wish I was," Lightning said. "Well, it kind of makes sense when you think about it" Sally said. "She fell for you when you were a lot like Chick." "I was never a lot like Chick," Lightning said ignorantly. "We were just similar." "You were a lot like Chick," Sally said. She gave Lightning a small smile. "I'm sorry, but you were." "Not even a little bit nicer?" Lightning asked, stifling yawn. "Nope," Sally said. "Now go to sleep." She turned the light off as Lightning cautiously unlatched his crutches from his axles. "Goodnight, Sally," Lightning said. "Night, Light" Sally said.