~The Fast Lane~

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Lewis greeted Kate at the fence and she gave him a fist bump. Lewis got distracted by Toto. He whispers something to Lewis. Kate looks at Charles who climbed out of the car and pointed at the heavens. Yes for Hubert, he won for his friend who sadly passed away yesterday.

Right after that he took of his helmet and walked over to his team. They hugged him and Kate is jealous. Kate moves a bit towards the Ferrari team and faked standing beside James. 'Nice race huh?' She asked him. 'Yea very.' James attention got caught by someone else. Kate stands beside some team members of Ferrari. Charles went over to great them. He looks at Kate. A small smile appeared. James suddenly wrapped his arms around her. 'Do you like champagne?' Kate nodded funny rolling her eyes. Charles grinned and turned away. 'Did I disturb you?' Kate shook her head. 'No your just annoying.'

A taxi delivered her back to the hotel where she stayed for a while. The taxi stopped in front of her hotel, Kate thanked him and gave him a tip. Mercedes payed for her but a tip is always nice to give. The driver got out and grabbed Kate's bag from the trunk. He handed it to her and she said goodbye.

Kate took the elevator to her room. She got out and walked to the her door. Kate turns the keys and pushes the door open. The maid had cleaned everything. Kate dropped her stuff on the couch and went to her bedroom. She's tired and feels sick. The podium ceremony was beautiful. Charles wasn't happy but him winning is a great thing to see. Kate jumps on her bed and searches under the covers for the television remote.

She turned the tv on and she sat down against the headboard. She looks on her phone. Her Twitter is spammed with Charles. Leclerc did it! His first win in formula one! I'm so proud! 👑🏎 #Belgiumgp #leclerc #AH19 Leila_x03. Kate liked the tweet and swiped to Instagram.

Kate sees that her new f1 friends tagged her. Kate looked and it's in a post of F1. It's about Charles Leclerc's win. Kate can tell that the whole f1 community enjoyed this win.

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Evening

Kate received a message on WhatsApp. Kate looks and sees that Charles messaged her.
Kate Where are you staying? - Charles
Van Der Valk, why?
Ok which room number? - Charles
012.
Ok see you later, I kinda need to see you now - Charles
Hey Charles I don't know if you knew but I'm proud of you and you did amazing!
Thanks - Charles
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It's been days after Spa and Charles promised to let her go with him to Maranello. This week Kate didn't hear which team wanted her for Monza. She didn't mind. Charles is focused on the driving. Kate looks at her surroundings. It's her fist time in Italy and she liked the culture.

She told Charles that she might stay longer so she can enjoy Italy. Charles turned left and Kate sees it the Ferrari facility. Kate smiles at him and he parks the car. She climbed out and looks around. Perfect.
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Early Thursday day on Monza.

Why? Did she say Yes to this. She's nervous and she waits at the red garage. Other teams where busy building up their garages. Kate waits for Charles and she looks on her watch. She hears a loud car and she looks up. God please help me. Charles stopped in front of her with a Ferrari 458 speciale. He rolls down his window. 'You look scared.' Kate rolls her eyes.

'No im not.' Charles smirks. Kate drops her bag beside a pile of slicks. She hops in and this car has more Carbon fiber details meaning this one can be aggressive. Kate pulls the door close and she puts on her seatbelt. Charles checks her out and Kate takes a deep sigh. 'Please don't kill me.' She whispers. 'Sure.' Charles drove off calmly from the pitlane. He waited at the pit exit. Kate sees cameras in front of her. Gosh She is going to be famous,

'Take your time.'that's sweet of him... Kate looks at the dashboard. 'Ok Charles, I'm ready.' He nodded. Charles presses hard on the gas and Kate feels her stomach. 'Ohhhhh.... My god...' Charles laughs and takes two sharp turns. Help!!!! That's what she's thinking. Charles keeps the car steady on track and Kate starts screaming. Charles went through curva grande turn 3. A long straight up ahead.

Kate feels more comfortable with straights but when she spots turn 4 & 5 she looses hope. Charles goes through them smoothly and Kate closes her eyes. Holding herself up. She puts her hand on the side of the car and one on her seat. More turns and then another straight underneath the old track up to turn 8,9 and 10.

She got swinged left, right, left and Kate yelps. Charles is really enjoying this and now is going onto a long straight. Kate tries to relax but then in the Parabolic he starts drifting a bit. 'Ohhhh noooooo.... Don't do that.' Kate tells him. Kate tries to steady herself more but fails. Charles stops drifting and went to start finish. Finally he slows down. 'Damn you're louder then the engine.' He stated. Kate didn't answer, all she wanted is to get out of the car. She pulls the handle but the car is locked.

'I hate you.' Charles accelerates again and went for another lap.
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Back at the garage.

Kate drank some cold water after her scary laps around Monza. Charles told her that Ferrari will do the internship this week and she's never been so extremely happy. Finally she can support Charles this weekend without being suspicious.