Lock Up ⏐Charles Leclerc

Chapter 43

We're going to see more of Valentine's life in the coming chapters but we still have some scenes with Charles of course. It's not race week (sad :() so what do you guys plan on doing for the weekend?

Enjoy!

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Ace's house was filled with guests by the time I arrived to the party. He lived in London so everyone booked a hotel that they'd stay in before leaving for Austria. There was most likely an attendance from the different teams with Daniel inviting people from Red Bull, McLaren, and Alpine— which used to be Renault— and Sebastian from Alfa Romeo, AlphaTauri, Red Bull, Ferrari, and Aston Martin. A few Mercedes guests arrived as well to celebrate the win leaving only Haas and Williams as the teams not present (apart from the drivers).

The party wasn't that fancy so I only wore a brown satin dress that had a halter neckline and matched it with some white sneakers. When I walked through the door, I headed over to where Pierre and Yuki were, standing by the drinks table as they talked to their team principal. He clapped both boys on the back before leaving them and I chose this exact time to wrap my arms around both of their shoulders. "My favorite AlphaTauri drivers."

Pierre rolled his eyes but leaned down to kiss my cheek. "We're the only AlphaTauri drivers." I waved my hand and grabbed a glass of whatever cocktail was laid out on the table. I was about to take a sip when Pierre stopped me. "That's tequila."

I scowled at the glass and set it back down, Yuki passing me a drink that looked like it had a bit of cherry syrup. "Vodka raspberry-cherry for you." I smiled and grabbed the drink from him, taking a sip. My eyes scanned the first floor of Ace's house, high ceilings surrounding the living room that had been reorganized to make space for anyone who wanted to dance. It was still early and you could see some of their family and friends in the room, including some kids.

I smiled when I saw Matilda wearing a tiara, hand clasped with her mother's as her older sister danced with Seb. I couldn't find Daniel at first but Yuki pointed his finger over at the pool table on the other side of the room where the other birthday boy was going up against Carlos.

"Is that beer pong?" I asked and Yuki smiled brightly before grabbing my hand and heading towards the direction of the long table that had been set up. I've only played this a handful of times since I rarely went to parties as a teenager, only attending when I entered the Hollywood scene. "Yuki, I suck at this."

"Me, too. I just want to get drunk." He said and I laughed as he settled himself on the other side of the table. Pierre went on the other side as well, leaving me without a partner.

"Hey! Who am I going to play with now?" I pouted at the two of them as Pierre laughed and Yuki smiled cheekily at me. Both boys looked around to find me a partner but someone stepped beside me.

"I heard you needed a partner?" A deep voice asked and I turned around to see a guy who's over six feet tall smiling at me. He had dark blonde hair and a striking pair of grey eyes. "My name's Grey."

"Because of the eyes?" I asked, smiling as I shook his hand and Grey chuckled.

"Yes. My real name's Jason but people usually call me Grey."

"Alright, Grey." I said, turning back to Pierre and Yuki who were filling up the cups with alcohol. "I'm shit at beer pong so I hope you can cover for the both of us."

Grey was actually a good player. Sometimes, he'd miss but Pierre and Yuki weren't that great either. It was obvious that Pierre and Grey were really the ones playing while Yuki and I just drank whenever the other team makes a shot.