Redemption {Charles Leclerc}

12

It takes a good few minutes for you to move your body from the doorway of the hotel building. You look at your surroundings one more time to see if anyone saw what just happened but luckily there seems to be no one around. It would be very bad had the media seen this. 

You slowly turn around and make your way towards the elevator. Once you're inside, you sigh in relief. 

Well... that was... unexpected. 

You know it was only a small kiss but it made you feel... euphoric? It might sound weird but it felt like your whole stomach exploded when his soft lips touched your skin, like a boost of extreme joy rushed through your whole body. 

You shake your head and laugh softly. 

Damn. If a small kiss like that is already making you feel like this then... you might really like this boy. 

Wait what? 

You widen your eyes as you look at yourself in the mirror of the elevator. 

Do you... do you actually like him? 

Do you like Charles? 

You think about the last few hours you just spend with him and you cannot deny that it's the most you've laughed in a very long time. 

You really don't know what it is about him but he just makes you happy. He makes you feel comfortable and that's a pretty big deal for you. You haven't felt truly comfortable with someone outside of your family and Skyler for a very long time. 

It was hard to see him so sad tonight though. You already knew it was a very tough weekend for him but you didn't expect him to be this upset. You really hope that you've helped to cheer him up a little bit because you don't like the way he was talking himself down. He doesn't deserve that. He's a great driver with a huge amount of talent and everyone can see that, apart from himself apparently. You hope you're able to change his opinion on that.  

The bell of the elevator interrupts your thoughts and you realize that you've arrived on your floor. You walk outside and make your way to the door of your hotel room. You take one final deep breath to make sure that you're calm enough to face Seb before you knock on the door. 

Within a few seconds, Seb opens up and he looks you up and down. A big smirk appears on his face. 

"Nice jacket, sis," he says with the biggest grin. 

You look at yourself, forgetting that you were still wearing it. 

"Oh fuck off," you say annoyed and you barge your way almost through him so you can sprint to your bedroom. 

You quickly close the door and lean against it. You sigh. You really don't want to talk about your feelings with your brother. It's already scary enough to just think about it. 

Now that the excitement has rushed off, you can tell that the anxiety is starting to kick it. 

You're starting to like Charles, and it's scaring you. This is nothing like you. You never like strangers this fast. 

You need to make sure to not get ahead of yourself. You've literally just met him. 

You have to be careful. To protect yourself from getting hurt. 

You really don't want to get hurt again. 

You decide to take a quick shower to get rid of all the sweat of the day and when you return in your bedroom, your phone rings. You pick it up and immediately smile when you see the message. It's from an unknown number but you obviously know who it is.