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Chapter 24.-Meeting The Girls-
They passed through the eccentric lobby and into the lounge, where a large group of cars had gathered. Sally drove over to bar and had that bartender pore her and Lightning a cocktail. Sally saw her brother and his wife. "Come on I'll introduce you to Sly's wife" Sally said "And there adorable little son." Sally drove over to him. "Hi Sly" Sally said and gave him a small kiss on his fender. "I wanted Lightning to meet Hunter and Charlie." Sly's wife was a dark green BMW with amber colored eyes. "Lightning, this is Hunter, Sly's wife." Sally said "Hunter, this is Lightning." "Hello, Lightning" Hunter said. "Sally has told us all about you." "It's great to meet you too" Lightning said and gave her a small kiss on the fender. He saw Sally dive over to a small car carrier and pick up a toddler; he was a dark green Porsche with amber colored eyes. "This is Charlie, my nephew" Sally said. "He's eighteen months old." Sally put Charlie down right in front of Lightning. He shyly smiled and then drove behind his mother. "Charlie come out and say hello." Hunter said. Charlie shook his hood no, and continued to hide behind her. "Give him some time to warm up to you." "You two should be proud" Lightning said "He is very hansom." Charlie was peeking out from behind Hunter. He moved a little closer to Lightning, then retreated back Hunter's rear bumper when he saw that Lightning was looking at him. "I'll see you two later." Sally said "I want to introduce Lightning to the girls." They took their drinks and Lightning followed Sally to a group where nine female cars were parked. "I never asked what does your bother do for a living?" Lightning asked "He's a doctor, a surgeon really" Sally said "The hospital is a leading medical center here in L.A." "So… he's a doctor, and you're a lawyer." Lightning said "Nice" "Don't start with me Stickers" Sally said. "Hunter is a professor of world history here at the University Of Los Angeles."
Sally led Lightning to a small group of girls. They varied in color, size, age, and model. "Girls," Sally said, driving up. "This is Lightning." All the cars turned around. "Lightning this is Ashley (a dark green Toyota Tundra), Vivienne (a yellow Audi), Sarah (a white Prius), Holly (a purple BMW), Hannah (a dark red Honda Acura), Jill (a blue Mazda), Melissa (a brown Altima), Whitney (a white Lexus SUV), and Tawni (a pale blue Infinity)" Sally said. "Hey," Lightning said, smiling at all the girls. Each of the girls smiled somewhat bashfully and greeted him. "Good race last night," said Vivienne. "Yeah," Jill agreed. "You were really consistent, even with your injury." "Thanks," Lightning said. "You seem to know a lot about racing," he added to Jill. "You could say that," Jill said, surveying Lightning with her intense blue eyes. He found out that she was an official for the junior league of racing. For couple of hours, Lightning talked to and laughed with Sally's friends. They were all different; Ashley was probably the most reserved, but Whitney was also very quiet. Hannah and Holly were best friends; they talked and laughed together constantly. They were fun loving and enjoyable to talk to. Melissa and Sarah were the individuals of the group. They had never met before, but they bonded quickly. Vivienne was by far the most social. She was the life of the party, and she had Lightning laughing constantly. Jill was quiet, more observant than anything. Tawni was obviously Sally's best friend, and she was the maid of honor as well. They talked and laughed together, recollecting on how they used to play on Tawni's family farm.
Lightning finished talking with Hannah and Tawni and saw his parents talking quietly by themselves across the room. Lightning was curious; Why were his parents talking in hushed tones away from the rest of the group that had gathered. Lightning drove over to them. "What's up?" Lightning asked, glancing between his mother and his father. "Oh, it's nothing, Honey," Skye said in a falsely casual voice, not making eye contact with her son and fidgeting. "Is féidir liom a rá go bhfuil tú ag luí. (I can tell you're lying)" Lightning said bluntly. "Cad atá cearr?(What's wrong?)" "Dodger Tá gotten i dtrioblóid arís.(Dodger has gotten into trouble again.)" Riley said "Shíl mé go raibh sé i bpríosún (I thought he was in jail)" Lightning said. "Bhí sé go dtí go íoc againn ar a bannaí (He was until we paid his bond)" Riley said heavily. "Agus fuair muid ach glaoch teileafóin ag rá go raibh sé gafa, arís (And we just received a phone call saying he had been arrested, again)." "Cad a rinne sé é seo a dhéanamh? (What did he do this time?)" Lightning asked, his stomach twisting uncomfortably. "Bhí gafa sé ag díol drugaí.(He was caught selling drugs.)" Skye said, her voice shaking slightly. "Drugs?!" Lightning asked. He knew Dodger had serious problems, but drugs seemed radical, even for him. "Yes," Riley replied, looking totally not like himself "Do mamaí agus mé go bhfuil roinnt rudaí a oibriú amach. mar sin táimid ag dul go dtí ár seomra. Beidh muid a fheiceann tú amárach. Maith thú leis inné an rás. (Your mom and I have some things to work out, so we're going to our suite. We'll see you tomorrow. Good job with the race.) "Go raibh maith agat, Daid agus oíche mhaith (Thank you, and goodnight Dad)," Lightning said, attempting to smile despite the bad news he had just received. "Goodnight, Mom," he added, kissing his Skye on the fender. "Goodnight, Sweetheart," Skye said distractedly.
Once his parents left the lounge, Lightning spotted Doc and Sophia on the periphery of the room, enjoying each others company. They were kissing when Lightning drove over to them. "What's up, Kiddo?" Doc asked, looking up as Lightning approached him. "Nothing much," Lightning said. "The way you two are kissing, I know what you'll be doing later." "Yeah, Kiddo" Doc said "Sleeping." Doc knew something was bothering Lightning "You okay?" he asked. "I saw you over there talking with your parents. They did not look happy." "Dodger just got arrested again," Lightning sighed. "I thought he was already in jail," Doc said, looking confused. "You and me both," Lightning said. "My parents paid his bail and he got out. Then he decided to take up the profession of drug dealing, so he's back in jail again." "I'm sorry, Rookie," Doc said. "I'm sorry for my parents, their the ones that are going to have to deal with that mess." Lightning said. "Yeah, They should be celebrating your wedding" Sophia said. "Are you parents going to bail him out again?" "I have no clue," Lightning said, stifling a yawn. "That's what they were going to go talk about. I hope they don't, Dogger will never learn if they keep bailing him out every time he gets into trouble." Doc nodded. "You need to get to bed," he said. "I know," Lightning said "I'm exhausted, and the painkillers are making me very sleepy." "That's because that what they are supposed to do. Take it easy Kiddo, you've got a long couple days ahead of you." "I know," Lightning said. "Goodnight Doc, Sophie" "Goodnight, Rookie," Doc said. "Do you think that you need a stronger painkiller tonight?" "No, I'm good, besides the beds here are quite comfortable, but thanks, Doc," Lightning said, grinning at his trainer. "I'll see you two tomorrow." Lightning drove over to where Sally was parked, talking to her friends. "Hey," Lightning said, pulling up to Sally. "Hey," Sally said, smiling at Lightning. "I'm heading to bed," Lightning said. "I can hardly stay awake." "You look exhausted," Sally said. "I'll see you in the morning." "Okay," Lightning replied. He gave Sally a quick kiss, told her goodnight, and went up to bed.
The next morning: Lightning woke up at nine. He got out of bed and groaned. His axle was throbbing uncomfortably, so Lightning took a painkiller. He drove out of his hotel room and was mauled by a group of his old school friends. He grinned at his old friends "Guys!" Lightning said. "You're here!" "Yeah, we are!" Lance said. "We're ready to have some fun!" Chris said. "You're in the right place then," Lightning said, thankful his friends had arrived. Lightning and his 'pack', drove down to the dining hall where Lightning saw Sally, Tawni, Sylvester, Hunter, and Charlie eating brunch with Mercedes and Cliff. The guys broke off and a sat a table not from Sally and her family. With the guys ordering some breakfast. "Hey there, Sleeping Beauty," Sally said affectionately when Lightning drove up. "Hey," Lightning said, yawning. "Did you get enough sleep?" Cliff asked, smiling at his future son-in-law. "Yes, Sir," Lightning said, smiling back at him. "I'm well-rested now." "How's your axle?" Sally asked. "I saw you were favoring it when you drove in." "It's okay," Lightning replied, shifting his weight off of his broken axle. "It's a little tender, but what can you expect? It endured a lot during the race." "Yeah," Sally agreed. "That's why you're going to take it easy today." "Let me do what I need to so I can do my fair share," Lightning insisted. "You've done your fair share, besides wedding coordinator is doing all the work." Sally said. "You've paid the bills for the next three years with your prize money from yesterday alone!" Lightning laughed. "What do you have to do today?" Lightning asked. "Not much. My plans for today are to go and have fun with you."