Redemption {Charles Leclerc}

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Sophia's POV. 

"So how many more days exactly?" you ask Charles as clueless as possible. 

"Six. I'm going back to Monaco in two days and you're coming over after your final exam right? So six days. Six long days," Charles tells you with a sad expression while you're facetiming him. 

You're having a hard time trying to hold in your smirk but you manage to put on a pouty face. 

"Six more days. I can't wait to see you again Charlie. I miss you so much." 

Damn. You almost feel bad for lying to him. You're not lying about the latter part ofcourse. You do miss him a lot. You're just lying about the amount of days until you're going to see him. 

You're planning to surprise him when he gets back to Monaco. Charles is racing in Austin tomorrow and then he'll fly back to his home. You had planned to meet in Monaco because he wants to show you the place he grew up in but he's under the impression that you still have exams next week. You agreed to immediately come to Monaco after your supposed final exam on Thursday - the one that actually took place yesterday. The real plan is to surprise him tomorrow when he gets back from the race. 

You're so nervous about it. You're 99% sure that he's going to be ecstatic but there's also that 1% of you that fears he might rather spend some time alone after a hectic threeo weeks of racing and travelling. 

You also hope he's not mad about you lying to him. It's for a good cause right? 

"I miss you too baby. We're going to have so much fun in Monaco though. I'll show you all the good spots and I can't wait to spend some quality time together." 

You immediately smile. You're so freaking excited. There's definitely no need to be nervous. 

"I can't wait Charles. Good luck tomorrow in the race. I love you so much." 

You bring your lips close to the camera to give him a virtual kiss and you hear him laugh. 

"I love you too Soap. Go get some sleep now Ma Belle. You'll be busy tomorrow with studying." 

You smirk slightly. 

You'll definitely be busy tomorrow. Just not so much with studying. 

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"I can't find the damn key Max. It's not in the planter like you told me," you yell angrily through your phone. 

"What? That's where it should be Sophia. Oh god... what if someone found it and took it?" Max says anxiously. 

You immediately stop in your tracks. No way. No, no, no. That can't be true. 

Suddenly you hear Max laugh loudly. 

"I'm kidding Sophia. I can feel your anxiety from over here. Check underneath the doormat." 

That asshole. 

"Not funny Max. That's so not funny." 

While you check underneath the doormat and indeed find the key there, you sigh in relief. 

"I thought it was pretty funny actually." 

You decide to ignore his comments and walk your way over to Charles' apartment. 

"How did you even manage to get his key?" you ask Max curiously. 

"I didn't," he answers. "I have a spare one ever since he had that breakdown. You know, we actually became quite good friends since that moment. Isn't that surprising?" 

You snort through the phone. 

It is surprising actually, especially considering the past that they've had in racing. They were each others biggest rivals. You're glad that they get along so well now though. You like Max. So does Skyler because they're actually officially dating right now. You're so happy for them. 

"That is surprising but I'm glad. Final question though: when are you guys arriving back in Monaco?" 

You fumble with the key as you arrive at Charles' apartment door. It's only a few doors away from Max as they live in the same apartment building. 

"We're in my jet right now. Shouldn't take longer than two hours before we get back." 

You hold your breath.  

"Wait. You're in the same jet? Can Charles hear this conversation right now?" 

Max laughs again. 

"Nah, he's fast asleep like a little baby. He doesn't have a clue that I'm talking to you." 

You sigh in relief. You would hate for Max to ruin the surprise you've been planning all week. 

"Alright. Please keep it that way. But thanks for your help Max. I might see you around this week." 

"No problem Vettel. Please tire him out so it's easier for me to beat him in Brazil," Max jokes. 

You shake your head in disbelief. This guy is unbelievable. 

"Byeeeeee Max!" you say exaggeratively as you smirk and hang up the phone. 

You take a final deep breath before you nervously open the door with the key. It almost feels like you're breaking into someone's house - which you kind of are but not really. You roll your piece of luggage in the room and close the door behind you. You walk through the narrow hallway which is connected to the living room and you look around. 

Oh wow. This is really neat. 

The room isn't as big as you expected it to be but it's very modernly decorated. You walk your way to the connected kitchen and it's the same vibe. It's all very clean as well, almost like nobody is actually living here. It makes sense though because he's away for most of the year. 

After checking out the whole apartment, you decide that there's no time to lose to set up your surprise. You brought some flowers to decorate the room and you've made a chocolate cake at home as you know it's one of his favourite cheat meals. It was a struggle bringing it all the way to Monaco but luckily it's still in one piece and not melted. 

You place both the flowers and the chocolate cake on the kitchen counter before you make your way to the bedroom. You open your suitcase and grab the red dress you've specifically bought for this occasion. Charles always comments on your outfits saying you look cute and beautiful but tonight you want something different. You want to look sexy. 

You put on the silky red dress and walk your way over to the mirror on the wall to adjust it perfectly. You gasp slightly when you see yourself. You've obviously tried it on at home but you're still surprised by how good it looks. You look so... different. 

You apply some make-up as well and then go on to curl your hair. You never usually put this much effort into your looks but you want tonight to be special. Charles has surprised you so many times and now you want it to be your turn. 

Once you're finished with your appearance, you check your phone to see the time. As you do so, you notice that you have a text message from Max saying that they're only a few blocks away.

You immediately start to feel nervous. You're mostly excited to see him though and you can't wait to see his reaction. It's almost 2am but you're full of adrenaline right now. 

You decide to close the bedroom door and wait in there. Before you know it, you hear the sound of keys jingling at the front door and you're pretty sure a person is entering the apartment. 

Your thoughts are confirmed when you hear a voice. 

"What the...", you hear the voice say. 

You quickly open the bedroom door and Charles' puzzled eyes immediately move up to where you're standing.

"Surprise."