"What we have to lose"

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In the Box there was a beautiful bracelet. When I saw the brand I shook my head "I can't take that, this must be crazy expensive.". The boys smiled at me and told me I should stop worrying. I inspected it further more and the tears started rolling down my face when I saw the charms. There were two charms with the numbers '3' and '33'. These are the race numbers of the boys. The other two charms had the initials 'DR' and 'MV' on them. I hugged each of them tightly, saying thank you over and over again. They wiped away my tears and Daniel pulled it out of the box and placed it on my wrist. "It is so beautiful." I said while admiring it.
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One after another all of my friends and colleagues came to me, hugged me and gave me their presents. As I should've known before, I had to cry again. I was so thankful for everything I got. After I got all my presents and brought them into my apartment we continued the party. The night went on and it was perfect. The boys did such a good job and I can't stop saying that. It's way after midnight and I was pretty exhausted by now. "Do you want to go?" Daniel asks me. I saw some people leaving already and nod. They all said goodbye and we went to Daniel's apartment because my parents stay at my apartment.
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I sat down on Daniel's bed, taking off my shoes and opening my hair. I grabbed my make up wipes that I brought and wiped away all of my make up. "Here I'll give you one of my shirts." Daniel says to me. I took it and changed into it. When I came back into the bedroom Daniel sat on the edge of the bed. I walked over to him and sat down on his lap. "Thank you for everything you and Max have done for me. I can't imagine what life would be without you. Ily." I said to him. He smiled and said that he loves me too and kissed me.
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With Daniel snoring behind me I woke up. I turned around in his arms and cuddled myself back into him. My parents decided to stay here until we go to Belgium next week on Wednesday, Daniel told me I can stay with him meanwhile. I wasn't able to fall back asleep, so I decided to look at Daniel. I brushed my fingers over his face, admiring him. "Hey you're tickling me." he suddenly says and opens his eyes. "I'm sorry baby." I said still looking at him. "I like that nickname." he says and I blush.
We got up and had a nice breakfast on his balcony, enjoying the beautiful weather.
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The week went by pretty fast. I worked with the boys, enjoyed my time with my family and now it's Wednesday. We are already at the airport, waiting for our flight. The flight had a few turbulences but not too bad. Arriving in Belgium I was glad when we arrived at the hotel. I tried to unpack my suitcase but had to stop after 5 minutes. Someone knocked on the door and I opened it to see Max. He had a smile on his face which disappeared when he saw me. He closed the door and supported me back to my bed. "Amilia you look exhausted. We should call the doctor." he says concerned. "No it's ok I just need some fruit and water and I'll be back to normal." I reply. "I can't see you like that, do you really want to keep it a secret? If your family or Daniel will see you like that they'll know something is off." he explains. I shook my head no and laid down on my bed. "It'll be fine Max, I promise I call the doctor if it's getting worse." I tell him to calm him down. "Ok I'll keep an eye on you." he says.
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I woke up the next morning, already feeling better. I took the pills the doctor gave me and had a lot of water and fruit. My parents joined the track walk today. I'd normally join as well but Max wanted an extra appointment for today since he's not doing the walk. "You look better today." he says when he came into my room. "Thank you I do feel better as well." I answer. I did the appointment with him and Daniel came back from the track walk with my parents.
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After a good qualifying we looked forward to the race in spa. My parents joined me in the garage and we waited for the race to start. Max had a pretty good start and gained 3rd place in the first lap. Daniel had a collision in the third corner with Raikkönen and had to box in the first lap. I prayed that he could continue the race but I saw the crew shake their heads. »due to a collision damage with Räikkönen, Ricciardo has to retire from the race.« I heard through the headphones and saw the car being pushed into the garage. Daniel got out of his car and walked directly towards me. I opened my arms and pulled him into a hug "It's ok Daniel, it's not your fault, next race it'll be better." I said and tried to cheer him up. He smiled slightly but I saw the disappointment in his face.
Max finished the race in third and we stood in front of the podium to celebrate his finish. Daniel calmed down and accepted his collision damage.
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