All roads lead to love •lightning Mcqueen X Y/N X Mater

Chapter 5: Jealous

"After the events of chapter 4 a couple of days past filled with nonstop work for Lightning"

Lightning wakes up to his blaring alarm as he lets out a loud groan into his pillow. He can feel his muscles strain as he gets up from his cozy luxurious bed. He walks over to his kitchen to make himself some scrambled eggs. The morning gives him a sense of deja vu but he quickly brushes it off.

He pours himself a glass of orange juice as be hears his phone ring. He sighs as its become a common sound this past week. He picks it up quickly already knowing who is calling. He doesn't even bother saying hello since the voice on the other side immediately starts chatting.

"Lightning. Get ready, you have a press meeting in around 10, make yourself presentable this time, even though this is my job you still owe me for when i saved your ass from the paparazzi."

Its Y/N of course, and after the initial shock of our tension from that day she seems to have bounced off quickly as she's using it to her advantage, as annoying as it is its also somewhat endearing.

My face flushes pink from embarrassment as i steady my voice to sound like it hasn't been affected by her words.

"alright alright....no need to rub it in. One day ill he you back for that babygirl."
The pet name slips out of my mouth easily, i said it as a joke but i start getting second thoughts as i hear Y/N go quiet for a second over the phone, something very uncharacteristic for her.

"Babygirl? That's new. Run out of snappy comebacks so you had to rely on flirting? That's cheap even coming from you pumpkin.
She elongates the last word, i can picture her now, in her fancy clothes as she prounounces each letter carefully to tease me.

I flush again, more pink this time, not having expected her comeback and the effect of one simple word. I keep calm and remember Mater, although me and Y/Ns relationship weighs more on banter this time it feels a lot like we're flirting. And worst of all, im not against that. If anything, as time passes i can see my fondness do Y/N growing. But that won't go anywhere as long as Mater is involved. I have to get him to back off, at least long enough for me to do......whatever i was planning to do with Y/N.

Y/Ns voice rings out over the phone, i had completely gotten lost in my thoughts as i hear her response to my unresponsivness.

"Whats wrong? Cat got your tongue? Has the mighty Lightning Mcqueen admitted defeat?"
I can hear the laughter in her voice as i smirk over the phone.

"Nah, i was simply checking the calender and saw that you had maybe scheduled two interviews at the same time-"

I get interrupted by Y/Ns gravely serious voice.
"......what!-"

I get taken aback by her open vulnerability as she openly starts rambling about what she needs to do, almost as if shes trying to calm herself.

I let out a loud boisterous laugh at her urgency, knowing that i had successfully tricked her and diverted the conversation away from the cutsey puetsey petnames.
I hear Y/N over the phone grumble when she realizes that she had been tricked, but i hear a slight chuckle burst from her, i could practically feel the fondness shes eminating from the phone. She's pretty darn cute sometimes.

I finally hear her reply, her voice laced with humor.
"Alright alright big guy whatever, just he ready alright? Ill see you there alongside Mater."

I lose some color from my face as i remember Mater and his confession again. I can feel guilt well up in my stomach, but there's something else there too, something that feels a lot like.....jealously.

I ask carefully into the phone, as if to mask my disdain.

"Oh? I thought Mater had some other plans...uh....whats he doing at the press meeting?"

Y/Ns voice replies, steady and careful as ever, nothing like the bubbly girl i heard earlier.

"Well you and Mater are best friends and he's sort of your advisor so-"

I cut her quickly off.
"Yes he is but i believe he had something to check today instead. Could you ask him to go to that instead? I just- i really want to be prepared for my big race. I mean whats all this hard work for? I want things to give well."

Y/N is quiet for a second, as if processing my words, or maybe even sending that message to Y/N as we speak.
"Alright. Ill send the message now. Well, if thats everything then ill see you there Lightning."

I reply, thankful that she doesn't ask any questions.
"Alright. See you there."

I end the call and drink my orange juice as i feel content and guilt at the same time.