SILENT (MV x CL)

7. EXPLAINED

"Just so you know, I do like you." Charles had instantly regretted saying this.

He had gotten even more insecure when he saw the expresion on Max's face. Max was dumbstruck.

Why would he say that out of the blue? Was it about the calls?

He really didn't remember talking to Charles that evening.

When he looked at Charles, he could see the fear in his eyes. He has to say something, but what?

"You're not so bad yourself." Charles face had turned into a frown. Max shouldn't have said that. "That came out wrong.." Max tried to fix it.

Charles had put the pieces together himself. "You don't remember do you?"

Max let out a breath which he didn't know he was holding.

"No," he said smiling carefully "I only realized I had called you the next morning."

"Max, how can you not remember calling someone 23 times?" Charles said amused. Also a bit disappointed because he would never know why he'd called him.

Max was now the one that started to get nervous.

"Well, did we talk?" He asked Charles with a small voice.

Before Charles could tell him about the voicemail, they were interrupted.

"Thank you Max for the wonderful evening, we are heading back." Sergio had said to him. Leaving with the majority of the drivers, also saying their goodbyes.

Only Daniel, Pierre, Carlos, Alex and a now very drunk Lando staying behind.

"Charles, what have I said to you?" Max picked up the conversation again, desperate to find out.

"You only left a voicemail." Charles said thinking of what to say next.

Oh no god no.

"You asked me why I didn't want to party with you. And if I even liked you."

Charles had left out the part of Max and his inchident, it not seeming that important right now.

"And you like me?" Max was shocked by all this information. He was also feeling all sorts of things about Charles saying he likes him.

"You really think it is that easy to make me say it again, Max Verstappen"

Max looked at him, a smirk spread across his face.

"You like me, hehe" he said teasingly with a big smile pointing to Charles.

"Well, you're not that bad." Charles pulled the uno-reverse-card on Max. Max laughed at this and pulled Charles into a side hug.

Charles was laughing too, and when Max had pulled him closer, he secretly nuzzled him nose into Max's neck. He sniffed up his scent before they let go of each other again.

He even smells good... I am not falling for him am I?

Carlos walked up to them.

Act normal! Charles thought but he couldn't help but stare at the boy standing next to him.

Max was preoccupied by Carlos.

"I am also going, I need to get the muppet back." He said in a thick Spanish accent while pointing back. Lando had fallen asleep at the dinner table drooling all over his white shirt.

"It is such a shame that the camera roll is already filled. I would have loved to make a snap of that." Pierre had joined in on the conversation.

"I guess it is better that we all go." Max said at Carlos.