RACE 2 - Max Verstappen

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Max woke up the day, his head feeling congested and in pain, indicating that he is sick too. He tried to take a deep breath through his nose but couldn't because of congestion.

"Great..." He huffed as he sat up, his movement made Daniella wake up as well.

She slowly opened her eyes, still not feeling better than last night, in fact, the symptoms seem worse.

"Why does it feel like I woke up in hell?" Daniella mumbled as she sat up and rested her back against the headboard.

"Maybe because I got sick because of you.." Max replied.

Daniella hummed and rested her head on his shoulder, and then Max rested his head on top of hers.

"Do you have a fever?" She asked as she touched his skin but couldn't tell the difference since they had the same temperature.

"I don't think so," Max replied. "I just feel..." He interrupted himself with a sneeze. He rubbed his nose and glared at Daniella.

"You made me sick," He pointed an accusing finger at her. "I never get sick, but now because of you..."

"I wanted us to get inside before the rain got worse but you are the one who stopped me, remember?" Daniella argued.

"Well...you stayed in the rain longer because you kissed me so it was your fault."

"You are the one who kissed me."

"No, I don't remember making the first move," Max shook his head but stopped as it was hurting.

"Okay, this is silly," Daniella rolled her eyes and ended the argument since she didn't have the energy to continue.

Max tried to act that winning the argument didn't boost his ego but Daniella glared at him.

"We need to eat something and then take medicine," Daniella tossed away the cover and got out of the bed.

"Oh uh.." She felt lightheaded as soon as she stood up. She immediately sat down and pressed her head.

"Are you okay?" Max sounded concerned. He immediately moved closer to her to check.

Daniella shook her head as Max rubbed her back.

"I haven't been this sick in five years," She complained. "Stupid rain."

"Yeah, stupid rain," Max groaned, agreeing with her before kissing her cheek.

"Come on, we need to eat something," She patted his thigh. "And then take some medicine... and then pray that we get better in an hour."

"Yeah... but you can't stand without falling, I can barely breathe properly...and I don't have medicines," He said the last part cautiously.

Daniella looked at him in disbelief.

"How can you not have any medicines?"

"Because I don't get sick," Max defended himself. "But thanks to you..."

"Oh no.." Daniella shook her head. "All this is your fault. You are the reason we are sick."

Max opened his mouth to argue but Daniella didn't give him a chance.

"Now you don't have any medicines in your house and neither one of us are in a state to go out and we have to go to Baku in two days."

"So what do we do?" Max asked.

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"You two are the most irresponsible couple I have ever met," Daniel scolded the duo as he handed them their medicine.

Daniella and Max looked guilty and exchanged a look before swallowing their medicine. Both cuddled up in bed, wrapped in a blanket, feeling slightly better after they ate the warm meal Daniel bought for them.

"We are not irresponsible...we were just..." Daniella tried to defend herself and Max.

"We have a race this Sunday and you two were kissing in the rain and got sick," He scolded them.

"It was romantic," Daniella sheepishly replied.

"Getting sick was romantic?" Daniel gave a challenging and annoyed look. "Making me miss a beautiful day on a yacht was romantic?"

Max and Daniella shook their heads.

"We didn't know who else to call," Max explained. "You and Lando were our only option..no one else knows about us."

"And Lando is back in the UK, so.." Daniella added.

"So I was your second option?" Daniel sounded offended.

"No no no," Daniella shook her head. "You were the first and the safest option. Let's be honest, there is a good chance he would burn down the building and get sick from us at the same time."

Daniel felt proud and happy after hearing that.

"Try to get some sleep," He said to the couple. "I will be here when you two wake up."

"Thanks, Daniel," Max smiled at his friend.

"You are the best, you know that?" Daniella added.

Daniel smiled and nodded, agreeing with the couple.

"I know guys," He replied. "But you two will still get another lecture from me later."

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A/N: Boring chapter, but I didn't know what else to write. 

Now Max is sick as well and blaming Daniella for it😅 

Thoughts on their argument? 

Thoughts of Daniel taking care of sick Max and Dani? 

It's race week and it's in Baku. What do you think will happen this week? 👀