We met on the track

Chapter Eleven

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"Hi" you almost whisper at him trying to look anywhere else but into his eyes. Lando was stood a few meters away from the bench looking around awkwardly, not knowing if he should come closer of not. You decided to look at him just for a split second and noticed that he had already changed out of his overalls and was back in his team kit, probably ready to head back home. He takes a step closer to you "Urm do you mind if I sit?" He motions to the space on the bench next to you. You shake your head and tap the space next to you to reassure him that it's ok. Even though what he said yesterday had hurt you, he still said that he saw you as a friend and maybe having a friend in Lando would be a good thing. You needed time but you also didn't want to push him completely away. "I'm sorry if I upset you yesterday" he mutters as he takes his seat. You could tell by the tone of his voice that he wasn't the type to argue or intentionally hurt someone. He was genuinely sorry for what he said. Both of you sit there staring straight ahead of you not daring to look into each other's eyes and loose track of what happened yesterday.
"It's ok". He didn't say anything. He just sat there in silence with no emotion on his face. With no word of warning he turns to you "Jordan I didn't mean what I said, I do like y-" "Mon agne you ready to go?" Charles appears behind you with possibly the worst timing ever.

Lando's face drops when he looks at the both of you and realises that Charles was obviously taking you somewhere. What was he going to say? What part of what he said didn't he mean? You thorough your eyebrows together and give Lando a confused look. He stand up from the bench and shakes his head at you "it's ok, we will talk later" he gives you a small and slightly awkward goodbye hug before walking backwards towards the exit. "Have a nice evening guys" he waves before turning around.

You look up at Charles with a small smile and get up off the bench. "let's go" he takes your small hand in his and intertwines your fingers together. "Have I already told you how beautiful you look today?" And with that simple sentence, your bad mood had disappeared.

Charles still hadn't told you where you were going, all you knew was that you were around 30 minutes away from the track when you pulled into a small car park. You were about to open the door to his bright red Ferrari when he reached over to stop you. "Wait" he said quickly as he got out to run to the other side and opened it up for you. "Such a gentleman" you giggle as you take his hand to help you out of the car. You look around to see that you are at a small Italian restaurant. It was beautiful and romantic. There were small chains of fairy lights hanging from the ceiling over the tables and glass bottles surrounding the room.

After Charles told the waitress that you had a reservation, you were escorted over to a quiet table in the back of the restaurant. "This is beautiful Charles, thank you for bringing me here" you say to him as he stands behind you tucking your chair in. "I wanted our first date to be special Mon agne" he places a sweet kiss on your cheek before taking his seat opposite you.

The dinner was lovely and it was filled with laughs but also deep and meaningful conversations. You learnt so much about each other and your feelings for him just carried on growing. It made your heart melt how he spoke with so much love about his family as he told you funny childhood stories but also how hard he found it not seeing them very often. He also spoke his passion for racing also asking you questions on how you grew to love it.
He truly was the perfect guy.

As the cheque arrived, you offered to pay for your half but he insisted in paying the whole bill. As you were leaving he asked if you would like to enjoy a walk before driving back to the hotel in which you happily agreed too. Charles's presence was intoxicating and you couldn't get enough of it. He was so sweet and caring but you could also have great banter together. You wanted this night to last forever and by what it seemed, so did he.

You took a walk, following a trail along the river. The sky was dark now but it was illuminated by the bright stars above. You and Charles didn't talk too much during the walk but the silence wasn't awkward, instead it was comfortable as you were enjoying each other's company. Looking down at your left hand entangled in his right as you walked made your heart skip a beat, it was odd how such a small gesture felt so exciting.

You looked up at him to see him deep in thought, he looked confused. Maybe he was thinking about the race tomorrow... it was going to be a big deal for him. "Jordan.." he looks back at you after he notices you staring. "Yeah?" "Please can you tell me what made you upset yesterday" you sighed. You knew this topic would have come up eventually but you just wished it wouldn't have been tonight.

Walking a little bit longer, you see a space on the grass where you could sit and look over the river. You guide Charles to this spot and sit down, keeping your gaze ahead of you. "I was coming from Landos drivers room" you could feel Charles's eyes looking at you wanting you to continue. "I had the same conversation with him as I did you but let's just say it ended differently" you lowered your head as you felt your eyes start to prick with tears as the familiar feeling from yesterday overcame your body once again. Charles had noticed this and pulled you into his side, wrapping his arm around you. "Whatever he's said to make you this upset is not worth it. If he cannot see what he's missing out on then that's his fault not yours" he places a hand underneath your chin and slowly turns your head so you are now looking into his eyes. "You are beautiful Mon Agne, don't let anyone tell you different" a tear ran down your face as he said those words. Charles move his fingers from below your chin to rest his hand on the side of your face and wiped away the tear with his thumb. You sweetly smiled at him before seeing his eyes flickering down to your lips almost like he was seeking permission. It was permission that you happily granted and you lent forward a placed a gentle kiss on his lips. This kiss was different that your first, it wasn't full of hunger and sexual tension, it was full of care and affection. It was a kiss you shared with someone who made you feel special and wanted. Charles pulled away and placed his forehead on yours whilst still stroking your cheek with his thumb.

This moment right here was something out of the story books. It was perfect.