Your Love is Mine

Fight or Flight

- "Oh HELL NO! LANDO! Your ass is DEAD!"
Charles: You've GOT to be shitting me!

Max: What is actually going on? Why the hell is Leclerc here?!
Charles: I could ask the same thing. Pierre?
Pierre: Well um... Lando, care to explain?
Lando: Wow, thanks Pierre. Look, we can't take this feud any longer. We thought that forcing a holiday together as the group like old times will remind you guys that you can be friends.
Charles: Seriously Pierre?
Max: Yeah look, in case it isn't obvious we can't stand each other's presence. This is probably going to be a hellish weekend.
Charles: For once I actually agree with Max.
Pierre: We know it's a long shot but there's nothing you can do now. Just try and have fun this weekend.
Max: The day I enjoy Leclerc's company is the day hell freezes over. I'll be in the back.

Max walked off to the back seats of the plane without another word. Lando looked between Charles and Pierre before following Max. Pierre sat down next to Charles with a sigh.

Charles: Why'd you do this? You had to have known we'd be miserable.
Pierre: You two have so much history. The fighting has gotten too much now and everyone misses the friendship... even the fans...
Charles: Well Pierre, we can't all please everyone. There's no need for a friendship anymore.
Pierre: Really? Last I heard both of you are on thin ice for seats next season because bad press is very costly. Not only that but some part of you has to miss it, the podiums, the talking-
Charles: -Enough. I'm sorry you and Lando are caught in the middle, but this stunt... this stunt can go south very quickly so I hope you're willing to face that storm when it comes.

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Meanwhile...
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Lando: Look, I know you're pissed but come on, there's plenty to do in Ibiza and maybe you'll see that you two can tolerate each other.
Max: Whatever, I'm not in the mood right now.
Lando: When are you ever
Max: I'll have you know I was looking forward to time away from Monaco, with everything going on there... but Leclerc puts the suffer in insufferable.
Lando: Everything going on? I take it your admirer hasn't given up?
Max: No Lando. She hasn't.
Lando: It's cute, Olivia and Max. It has a ring to it.
Max: Shut up. It does not!
Lando: Sure does! I don't see why you don't entertain her. She's freaking beautiful!
Max: Why would I ever entertain such a psycho who stalks me?! She's-

Pierre: -Ahem, what's going on? The yelling is too loud for such a small plane.
Charles: Is Max having a tantrum again? Something about psycho? We all knew it Max, no need to hide it anymore.
Max: I'll have you know-
Lando: -He's actually getting pissed off with a girl.

Charles' head shot up from his phone at this. He got up and went to sit closer to them with Pierre. He figured this was the girl he saw with Max and he didn't know why but he wanted to know more.

Charles: As if someone would ever be interested in Max.
Lando: Actually there is. Olivia is her name. They met a short while back, she's stunning and single but Max here won't budge.
Max: She's crazy and stalks me. She clearly doesn't know a thing about Motorsport and probably can't go a day without iced coffee. I mean I met her in a coffee shop for crying out loud. Does that really sound like a girl to entertain?
Pierre: Sounds like you've got yourself a craze fangirl who believes she stands a chance.
Charles: Had plenty of those.
Max: Oh I bet you have.
Pierre: No he actually has. Remember Robyn? She was-
Charles: -nauseating?
Pierre: I was going to go with frustrating but that works too.
Lando: Pierre what about you?
Pierre: No no, I haven't-
Charles: Bullshit. Cheryl? Remember her Pierre? Oh wait you would because you kissed her
Max: What?!
Charles: Oh yes! She was a fan, approached him at a club and he was wasted. Next thing I saw they kissed and he couldn't t remember a thing the next day but she still followed him everywhere believing they were dating.
Max: That's brilliant!

A shocking sound filled the air. It was a laugh, and it came from Max. Charles himself chuckled along. This left Pierre and Lando slightly stunned.

Pierre: What is happening?
Lando: It's working.