Friends with Benefits - Daniel Ricciardo

8. Wrong Time

SOPH

-"What do you think I should get her?" Max asked looking at his coffee. It was Wednesday morning and London was cold. We had left Monaco 2 days ago and Max and I had decided to catch up at what used to be our favorite coffee shop. London was just the perfect spot for us to meet. A middle ground between Woking and Milton Keynes. Bahrain was going to mark 2 years since Max and Kelly met and although it wasn't their anniversary it was a special date for him. 

"I was thinking maybe a nice gold necklace with like a couple and a little girl. Not a big one though. Something delicate. You know that represents us and P" he said smiling 

-" That sounds like the perfect idea" I knew Penelope was as important to Max as Kelly was, if not even more important. He had a really strong bond with her and she was his weakness. Anything baby P wanted, Max would do. I really admired his capacity of loving her as his own child. That said a lot about my friend and I was sure that it was an important part of their relationship. As much as my world champ loved F1, Kelly and Penelope were the most important part of his life. 

-" So..." he said with a smirk on his face. I looked at him confused and he proceeded to talk

"did Daniel come back?" he asked.

- "I really don't know. I think he's in Monaco still. I haven't really talk to him since Sunday". It felt weird not to know where Daniel was but I guess it was for the best. I wondered if he was avoiding me or he just didn't care enough to check on me. I mean, friends don't talk everyday, but it seemed odd to me. I just hoped we were still in good terms. 

-" I see. What's going on between the two of you?" he asked again. And this was starting to feel like an interrogatory meeting

-" Nothing" nervous laugh. Yes, I laughed nervously and next thing you know is Max looking at me with a smirk on his face. He knew me too well, and I was a terrible liar. 

"Fine. Max you know I've always had a crush on him and I thought it was gone. I mean, I had a really long relationship and completely forgot about him" I started saying.

-"But" he added. He knew there was a but. There was always a but when it came to my feelings towards Daniel.

-" But we made out in Monaco" I said really fast. Almost blurring my words out

"And we haven't talked since I flew back to London" I finished. Max just nodded. I tried to figure out his reaction; however, his face was expressionless. 

-" You know I love you. Both of you. but Soph I don't know if Dan is good for you" He took a sip of his coffee while a frown started growing on my face. I knew Max was not going to like it. He was really protective of me and maybe he didn't want that to ruin his relationship with Daniel. That seemed a little selfish to me; yet, I could be wrong. Max seemed to notice I was upset by his answer because he continued to explain himself.

"Look Soph, Daniel is a great friend. He's really committed to his career, he's really committed to your friendship but he's not committed with relationships. Could he change? One hundred percent. Does he want to change right now? From what he has told me, one hundred percent is a no" he explained very calmly and he was right. Daniel had told me himself. 

-" Well he made that very clear on Sunday" I said looking down at my drink to Max's surprise