The unknown driver

chapter two

Amelias  POV

I am looking at my phone when I hear a familiar voice saying: "Oh don't worry she's actually really nice."
I look up and see Max but with a few guys. I immediately lock eyes with Charles and we look at each other for a few seconds. I'm so focused on Charles that I don't even hear Max talking to me.
"It is okay for you right?", he looks at me with a questioning look.
"What?", I say
"I asked if it would be okay for you if the boys come eating with us too. I thought it would be a good opportunity for you to get to know them. But only when it's okay for you."
"Sure. I don't mind.", I say looking into Max's eyes now.
"Good okay Amelia can drive with me. Anyone want to ride with us? "
They all say no and drive with their own car. I know Max now for years and he's very nice and we get along well. We listen in the car to some music and sing to it very loud. When we arrive at the reastaurant we both get out of the car laughing. The others are already waiting for us infront of the resaturant. We all head in together and sit at the table. Max sits next to me and on the other side Pierre.
"So what's your name", he askes me.
"My name is Amelia Thatcher.", I say.
"And how old are you?", Lando asks.
"I'm 20 years old"
"Sorry I don't mean to be rude but how did you get the seat in f1. I don't mean because you're a girl I have just never seen you racing before.", Pierre asks.
"I actually have some raceexperience but only from when I was little. I stopped racing because my parents thought it was 'to dangerous' for me. But then I met Max and he started training with me a lot with our karts and when he got a seat at Redbull he introduced me to the team and after they had given me the oppertunity for a test drive they asked to train me. They said that when I was ready they would give me a seat if I want. About 6 months ago I got the offer but there were some complications and I wasn't able to start  at the beginning of the season . Well and about a month ago Horner and the team decided that this race will be my debut and I can show my face to the world.",
"Yea and after I got a seat and you didn't you didn't talk to me for 3 months.", he says laughing.
"3months?", Carlos asks with a surprised look.
"Well I deserved it more than him.", I say serious but laugh after half of a second.
The others pitch in and we tell eachother a lot except one person. Charles didn't say a word. He sits across of me but hasn't looked at me since we took a seat. 
"You know it's okay to look at me?", I say looking at him with a light smile.
"What", he says looking up. "Uhm yes of course I know", he says shortly after clearly a little embarssed because he put his hand in his neck and blushing again.
"Wow this is the second time you blush because of her today.", Pierre says and gets a warning look from Charles. He tries to act cool but he only blushes more. I kinda like that to be honest.
During the rest of the dinner i catch Charles staring at me a few times but he always looks away when our eyes meet.
"I'm really sorry but i would appreciate it if we could go back to the hotel now because I am very tired and I want to beat you tomorrow on the track.", you say looking at Max.
"Can't we stay a little longer?", Max pouts at you.
"You can stay a little longer if you want to. I can take a Taxi it's okay really."
"I can drive you if you want.", Charles says.
I take a little time to look at him and say "Okay. Sure. I would really appreciate it."
The other boys all start to laugh a little at the fact that the boy that can't even look at me want's to drive me home.
I say goodbye to all of them and on the way out I hear them laughing again. I turn around and they all look at me and then pointing towards Charles. I have to laugh too but stop when Charles gives me a questioning look.
"Why are you laughing", he asks me smiling a little. I didn't know he could even smile until this point.
"Nothing, let's get home.", I say still smiling.

Charles POV

"Charles is everything okay?", Pierre says. We are waiting outside the restaurant because Max and Amelia haven't showed up yet. A few minutes later they arrive with loud music blasting. They are listening to the weeknd. I know for sure that Max is not a the weeknd fan so she must be. As they get out of the car i look at her and realise. She really is hot. Pierre didn't lie. Wow she looks really good. She is laughing. Even her laugh is perfect. 
'No Charles you can't like her. She's your rival.'
She's laughing a lot with Max. I stare at them laughing.
"Is really everything okay? You look really... mad?", Carlos asks him
"Are you jealous Charles?", Lando asks.
"No, why should I be?", I say still clinching my jaw.
"Oh my god he really is jealous. Man you don't even really know her. Plus you were really mean to her why the sudden change?"
"I am not jealous okay?", I say seriously to my friends.
I sit across from her. But I don't look at her. Not because I don't like her or something but she's my rival and I can't look at her like a 15 year old who's madly in love with her. 
I get torn out of my thoughts when seddenly all of them stop talking and look at me. 
"What?", I say but then it comes to my mind what she said. "Uhm yes of course I know". Oh no I'm blushing again. I immediately look to the ground and put my hand in my neck scraching it nervously.
"Wow this is the second time you blush because of her today." 
Pierre really gets on my nerves this evening. I look at him seriously trying not to blush anymore but the fact that she's looking at me makes me kind of nervous again and I blush even more. I'm really making a fool out of myself because of that. I was never so nervous about a girl. Never. Not even when I met my ex-girlfriends. 
The rest of dinner I can't keep my eyes of of her but always when she looks at me I look away. I don't even know why. Normally I would never not look at a girl I think is attractive and not speak the whole evening to her but she's just different.
I hear her asking Max if he drives her home. 
"... I can take a Taxi it's okay really.", she says smiling at him. That is my chance.
"Okay. Sure. I would really appreciate it.", she says. First she looks a bit doubtful but then she smiles at me. Man her smile is beautiful. The others start laughing but I don't care. 
On the way out i see her laughing a little.
I ask her why she's laughing. Her laugh is making me smile too.
"Nothing, let's get home.", she says smiling. God she's so beautiful.