F1 imagines (x y/n)

Used (P1) || Charles Leclerc

It seems like you've got everything you need in life, the job of your dreams, and only recently the man of your dreams. You're completely in love and nothing could possibly ruin it. Except finding out everything was a lie and everything you worked for is at risk. 

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I always woke up grateful about the fact that I had my dream job, I'd worked incredibly hard for it, devoted blood sweat, and tears to get to where I was. Of course, for some, my job might seem insignificant but being the head of the data analytics team in Redbull is no easy job, I would say it was one of the most important jobs in the company. I was in charge of checking everything about the cars, from the length of the car to the weight of a single bolt and how it would affect our performance on the track.

Being a woman didn't make the job any easier, I had to fight to be taken seriously, everyone doubted me, my numbers, and my results for the simple fact that I was younger than most as well. But in the end, I'd proved myself to the team, making the car better with each coming year, making sure that everything was fixed every single time the car got on the track.

And quickly Redbull had become my family, I spent countless days and nights trying to do what was best for the team, giving it my best efforts and I loved every second of it, nothing else mattered as much as this. And we were ready for being at the top yet another year.

I was leaving the track late at night once again, I was always the first one in and last out and everyone knew that, we raced in 3 days but we were always working. I walked to the parking lot to my car, I noticed someone leaning against my car. It was Charles. 

Charles and I started dating 2 months ago, it was strange, to say the least. Charles and I'd had known of each other for a while but never really interacted, simply because we'd never really crossed paths but one day Charles started showing an interest and after attempting to ask me out over 3 times I finally agreed. It's not that I didn't find him attractive or a good person it's just I didn't think it was appropriate for me to go out with him because of work. 

I worked so hard and I didn't want to risk losing what I had and having people doubt my loyalty because of my romantic relationship. Nevertheless, after our first date Charles and I hit it off and we both agreed to make it work if we didn't say anything and kept it all under wraps.

I didn't actually expect it to last long but I fell in love, quite deeply and madly in love with him, and every day I woke up next to him I woke up happy and every day I only craved to be with him after work. No, he didn't distract me from work, I was doing better than ever, getting the team where they had to be, making sure Redbull stayed at the top, but having him made life just a little easier, just happier. 

I actually noticed Ferrari had also been performing better, Charles and Carlos had both been catching up in the grid, and the cars also seemed to be performing better in the last few laps. They were a threat for us but not as much as Mercedes and if I was honest I was happy for Ferrari, I was proud that Charles was able to show his potential. Sometimes Charles and I would discuss things about work but a the same time we tried to keep that area separated from our home life. 

I trusted him, and he trusted me and we made it work. One night Charles and I agreed to meet at my apartment, I'd given him the key a couple of weeks after we started dating, and I'd stopped by the grocery store to grab some stuff to make some dinner. 

"Babe I'm home." I hollered down the hall after arriving home. I heard some rustling and drawers shutting and after taking my shoes off I made my way to the living room. "Babe?" I shouted again.