Formula 1 - One Shots

Max Verstappen - "Are you flirting with me?"

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P R O M P T: "Are you flirting with me?"

"Do you want a cup of tea?" Victoria asked, standing in the doorway of her room looking at you. "No thanks, I'm good, I'm just going to change into my pyjamas quickly.." You said while getting up from the bed. Victoria had been your best friend since you were both 8 years old and your Friday night sleepovers had become a precious tradition. Victoria walked downstairs to get herself something to drink, while you grabbed your stuff and headed to the bathroom. You washed your face, combed through your thick brown hair and changed into a tank top and some shorts to get ready for bed. When you were done, you opened the door and you noticed it was very dark in the hallway. You didn't really know where the light switch was, so you tried to find your way back to Victoria's room carefully. When you thought you were almost there, you bumped into something hard. It wasn't the wall, because you felt a pair of arms wrap around you before you could fall backwards.

The light turned on and when you glanced up, you looked straight into Max's gorgeous blue eyes. He was Victoria's older brother but you didn't expect to see him here. "Oh, I'm so sorry.. It was so dark and I.." You stammered while Max let out a chuckle. "It's okay". He said while looking up and down at you in your pyjamas. You swallowed hard when you realized he was still holding your waist. "Staying over again tonight?" He asked while finally letting go of you. Actually, you wouldn't mind at all if he held on for a bit longer. "Yeah, still here every Friday.." You answered softly. Max wasn't home often, he travelled around the world for his Formula 1 career and he had his own house in Monaco. You hadn't seen him in about three years and he had become even more handsome than you remembered. You always had a little crush on him, but because he was your best friend's brother, you had never acted on it.

"It's been a while since I've seen you, hasn't it?" Max asked and you could see a little twinkle in his eyes. Other people often thought of him as an arrogant boy with some anger issues sometimes, but he had always been very nice to you. "Uhh, y-yeah, about three years I think.." You stuttered to him. "That's a long time.. Wait, will you come with me for a second? I found something the other day when I was putting away my clothes that I think you need to see". He said and you were a little confused about what he meant but you followed him anyway. He led you into his room and you looked around while he searched for something in his desk drawer. The room hadn't changed one bit since you last saw it a few years back. There were lots of karting trophies and ribbons on the wall and it made you think of the good old days when you would join the Verstappen family at the karting track every once in a while. You were shaken from your thoughts when Max appeared in front of you again.

"Look at this". He said while holding out a picture for you to take. You took it from his hands and looked at it. It was taken when you were about 14 years old and you and Victoria sat on the edge of the pool while Max and his best friend were in the pool splashing you. "That was such a fun day!" You said to him with a big smile on your face. You could feel his eyes on you the entire time and it made your cheeks turn a deeper shade of red. "It really was. I can't believe how tiny you are there.." Max said and you giggled, he had always called you tiny when you were younger. "You're still tiny, but you've grown up a lot.." He said and you only now noticed the change of tone in his voice. It had become softer and you looked up into his big blue eyes again. "I always thought you were beautiful, but seeing you now.. You're so gorgeous.." He said and you didn't really expect this to ever happen. "A-Are you flirting with me?" You softly said and Max chuckled at your blunt question.

"Yes, y/n. I am flirting with you". He laughed while stepping a little closer towards you and taking the picture from your hand to put on his desk again. You were still a little shocked, but slowly the excitement of finally knowing that he liked you too started to crawl into your chest. "I liked you so much, but I never knew how to act around you so I tried to be the tough guy and tease you a bit. It probably didn't really work out how I wanted to". He said when he stood in front of you again. You could hear the uncertainty in his voice and you knew you needed to reassure him now. "I-I do.. I did like you, Max". You quickly changed what you said before you revealed to him that you still liked him. "A lot, but I always thought you just saw me as another sister". You said while you forced yourself to look up at him again. He slowly smiled. "I didn't. I understand that you don't feel the same anymore, it's been a while since we've seen each other". He said. So he did pick up on your quick change of words. 

It was time for you to be a little more assertive. "What if I do still like you?" You asked him and the twinkle in his eyes came back again. He slowly lifted his hand and placed it on your arm, rubbing circles with his thumb that made the hairs on your skin stand up. "Then I would say that I feel the same.." He softly said and he stepped closer, your bodies now almost touching. He was a lot taller than you so you had to look up quite a bit. His hand moved up along your arm and he softly cupped your cheek, never stopping the movements of his thumbs. The goosebumps grew on your arms and you couldn't look away from his eyes anymore. "You're so gorgeous, y/n. Can I kiss you, please?" He whispered so softly, you almost didn't hear him. You couldn't speak anymore so you just nodded and he didn't waste a second longer before he slowly let his face come closer to yours. You stood on your tippy-toes, while his other hand went to hold your lower back when you could feel his breath on your face.

His lips brushed over yours for a second before he finally closed the gap between the two of you. You felt a spark of electricity run up your spine and the butterflies started going wild inside your stomach. Your hands curled around his neck to pull yourself towards him some more. The kiss started very slow but quickly turned more heated when Max let his tongue run over the seam in your lips to find yours. You had waited for years to be able to do this and it was finally happening. It felt even better than you ever imagined, his lips were so soft and he was so gentle yet passionate at the same time. It felt like hours went by and suddenly you remembered your best friend in the other room. You pulled your face away slowly but kept your body close to Max when you spoke up. "I need to get back to Victoria, she must be confused where I am.." You softly said and Max nodded. "Can I please take you out on a date soon?" He asked and you smiled. 

"Of course you can. I still have the same number so you can text me okay?" You stood on your tippy-toes again to kiss him one last time before you turned around to walk out of his room with the biggest smile on your face. "Where have you been?" Victoria asked with a curious look on her face when you entered her room again. "Oh, just brushing my teeth.." You quickly improvised while putting away your clothes so she couldn't see your red cheeks or the enormous grin on your face. You couldn't believe what had just happened. You finally kissed Max and he was taking you out on a date soon. 14-year old y/n would be so proud!