When we first met [Charles Leclerc]

5 - Caroline

„Can I ask you something?" I asked breaking the silence. We've been laying in silence for a while now but it was comfortable not weird. I slid up so our eyes were on the same level. Charles nodded but I could literally see the panic building in his eyes.
"What actually happened with your girlfriend? Sorry but I'm just curious and I don't want you to do anything that you might regret later" i wanted to ask that question since we met at the beach and talked about it briefly.
"I know we kinda already talked about this but I don't really feel good hanging out with you when you actually have a girlfriend. I really like you Charles. And you can't deny that there is something between us" I kept talking and Charles just stared at me not saying a word which resulted in me talking even more.
"I know we only met like a day ago but... I don't know how to explain that, its just that..."
He interrupted my rather embarrassing speech by kissing me. finally I wanted to kiss him so badly. His lips were soft and I got consumed by the taste of his lips.

He pulled away, a smirk on his lips. "Hey, don't worry about it. I'm done with it, no need to be worried. I really like you too." Not exactly the answer I was hoping for but better than nothing. I still had a bad feeling about this deep down to be honest. As if he could read my mind he put his hand on my back and pulled me on top of him, our lips finding each other. Kissing him felt so right but yet so wrong. His other hand reached for my cheek. Our kissing intensified with every little moan that escaped, i pulled away to breath for a second but Charles pulled me back with a smirk on his face. His hands reached for the hem of my dress as my phone started ringing.

"Not again" I frowned looking for my phone. Charles giving me an annoyed face but he kept playing with the hem of my dress. "It's Victoria. She knows we're out. I have-" Charles took my phone and answered it leaving me all confused.
"Hey, Victoria, its Charles. We're kinda in the middle of something here so I'd appreciate it if you called back in like..." he paused for a moment and looked at me. All i could do was raise my hands in disbelieve.
"Well, lets say an hour, or maybe two. Not so sure about that, yet" I finally collected myself again and grabbed my phone. I stood up so I wouldn't have to worry about him taking away my phone again.
Victoria and me talked for a while, Charles getting more annoyed by the second. As is said my goodbyes to my best friend Charles wrapped his arms around me and gently threw me on the couch again. This man was something else. I closed my eyes for a second and took a deep breath.

"Charles, I would love to stay here with you and just let go but Vic needs me. She just told Max about the whole Daniel thing and he didn't really take it as good. He said something about Daniel not being able to race when he's done with him. I'm really worried, you know how Max can get when his temper gets the best of him" I could see the disappointment in Charles face but he still tried to be as understanding as possible.
"Oh yes, just ask Esteban. He obtained an restraining order against him." He said while massaging his temples. After letting out a sigh he got up and grabbed our jackets. "So lets go. I won't let you deal with this alone. I said to spend the evening with you so if this means helping you protect one of my rivals I'll do so. And I could never forgive myself if I missed a proper fight between Daniel and Max!" I smiled. We both thought that this evening would find a different ending probably involving less saving Daniel and more naked skin and moaning but somethings are just out of your control.

It was Charles who drove us back to Zandvoort. We made it in less than half an hour but Charles would probably loose his drivers license for that. Going almost 200 kph on Dutch roads is not the best idea. We quickly found our way to Daniel's hotel room due to the fact that Max was yelling so loud probably half the hotel could hear that. When we arrived we found Victoria standing between Max and Daniel protecting herself and Daniel at the same time.
"Daniel, you shut up! This is family business, I'd really appreciate if you'd just leave, mate" the last part sounded like an insult and it sure was meant to be one. Max was furious, he didn't notice me and Charles arriving, only Vic did and gave me a thankful look. We all thought that Max wouldn't take the news really good butVic and me never expected it to go that bad. Shouldn't you be happy when your best friends in love with your sister? We'll apparently not.
"And why is mister "I am stupid" here with Caroline? What is wrong with you all? Is nobody capable of separating work and private anymore? You know what? I'm outta here, there is a race going on this weekend that I'd like to prepare for. So if you excuse me..."  Max looked at me and Charles than to Daniel and Victoria and back to us. You could tell that he was actually mad about all of this but knowing Max he would calm down in a bit and you could have a conversation with him.
Max left in a hurry and left the four of us in silence. It was Daniel to break the silence, of course. "So that was that. It went quite good didn't it?" Daniel tried to get hold on Victoria's hands but she was in shock, not able to function.
"Well we didn't hear anything but judging what we heard he wasn't really happy about this" Charles said pointing a finger at Daniel and my best friend.
"Nah, he'll come around. In the end I'm his best friend and Victoria is his sister. It's not like we can avoid each other to be honest. You will see, at the end of the weekend it's all fine. Lets just hope that his race will go good. You know how moody he gets when he screws up" we all nodded in agreement. I looked over to see my best friend, it took her a lot of courage to finally tell Max about the whole Daniel thing and then he's reacting like an arse. Victoria looked over to me and she immediately started to cry as her eyes met mine. I comforted her as she her cries started to fade. Daniel and Charles didn't know what to do and just stared at me and my sobbing best friend.
"Hey, Vic, how about you and me go to our room order a lot of room service and just watch a stupid movie? I hint Daniel is right, sooner or latter will come around and you can explain everything" I took a step back from my best fiends to see her face. She nodded.
"Alright, I'll be right there with you, just give me a second, okay?" She nodded again. I turned to Charles. I hated to abandon him again but my best friend would always be my priority. She was my rock when I almost fell apart a couple of months ago and now she needed me to not totally loose it.
"Hey, Charles, I hate to do this again but Victoria needs me. You see how she is and you know Max. I will make it up to you" Charles gave me a thin lipped smile but nodded.
"Yeah, don't worry, I get that. How about you join me on my track walk tomorrow? Maybe ask Victoria if she wants to come as well so people don't get too suspicious. Pierre will also be there so we'd be a nice group" the hope in his voice was undeniable. And I actually liked the idea.
"Yes sure, I'd love that. I will ask Vic as soon as she doesn't feel like crap anymore. I'll text you later. And thank you for today, I quite enjoyed it" a big smile grew on my face. This was exactly what i needed after weeks of not coming out of my room.
"Don't be silly, I'm the one who has to thank you. You showed me your favorite places in Amsterdam and tomorrow I'll show you my happy place in this area" Charles smirked and placed a small kiss on my cheek before he left with Daniel who assured Victoria hat everything would be alright.

Victoria and me ordered a lot of food and watched the wolf of Wall Street for the 100th times. We both are huge Leonardo DiCaprio fans but agreed that titanic would be too much after the day we just had. Sharing the last snickers we had the movie ended and Vic gave me a demanding look and I knew she waned to know about Charles and me. To be honest I didn't really know what I should tell her. I really liked him but we only met a few days ago and it seems like the situation with his ex is a bit more difficult that he told me.
"I know you wanna know about a certain monegasque driver and me but I don't know what to tell you. I like him and I'm pretty sure he likes me too but I don't know what happened with his ex and he doesn't really want to talk about that. Maybe you can get into that. He invited us to join Pierre and him on their track walk tomorrow. I know that you got other stuff on your mind but it would be so amazing if you'd come with us" my voice was hopeful and i reminded myself of a twelve year old.
"Don't worry, of course I will come with you. Everything for my best friend. Besides, I haven't talked to Pierre in ages and maybe he knows something about Charles and Charlotte." Victoria raised her eyebrows then started laughing. This was always a good sign.

We fell asleep not even five minutes after we started titanic, not that we expected anything else. Tomorrow would be a good day.