Neighbours, Friends, Lovers

13. Rooftop

▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄ Charles Pov ▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀

This night it feels so unreal to me.
Yes, I'm already a grand prix winer but win the first race of the year feels so good.

I look at my side, and my heart fills of more joy sing a happy smiley Chili getting to show his trophy to the crowd.

We really did a good job tonight, our team did a really good job tonight, with the strategies and the pit stops and finally we got some of luck that its always

I pull up the heavy trophy and the crowd get so loud, flashing lights coming from everywhere but the loudest screams are coming from under the podium where the whole team are cheering for us more excited than ever.

I look right next to them and I see the brighter smiles on my friends faces but the one that gets my my attention is one, the one that she always hides and the one that I never got to notice that much. Charlotte's smile.

While I was in the waiting room we were talking about Max's engine problem and I saw a replay, it was a close up on my friend's reactions of my first move on max.
Not gonna lie the first thing that I noticed was Thomas and Charlotte holding hands but right after I got to see, the joy, excitement and release on her face.

We spray champagne all over ourselves and then I spray it down towards my team, then I lower the bottle to let the team grab it and drink it while we get on the back of the podium for more interviews and photos.

"Wah mate, I still can't believe it." Carlos says still so overwhelmed by this podium.
"It's our year man." I say giving him a pat on his shoulder.

We run for the whole paddock afterwards because we got late for the team photo, but since were so happy and still having the adrenaline through our veins that I don't feel any of the tiredness that I always feel after a race.

꧁ Charlotte's Pov ꧂

We get to the hotel right after the podium knowing that Charles will get so late with all the celebrations with the team, we will celebrate him tomorrow morning.

Marta and my sister are already asleep while I'm almost done with my skincare routine. I can't skip it like Marta does or tomorrow I'll have so many little "friends" all over my face.

I put my moustrizer after I put my serum and my phone buzzes over the marble of the washing basin.

I turn my phone to look at the screen and it says: Charles🏎️

My heart automatically skips a beat and my face gets hot, surely because I wasn't expecting a message from him, at least not this late.

Charles🏎️: Are you up?

Why he wants to know it?

Yes, I was about to go to bed.

it immediately shows read at 4:03

Charles🏎️: Are you too tired or you have 5 minutes to have a little chat?

No, I can stay up for few more minutes, tell me.

Charles🏎️: See you in 2 minutes at the rooftop?

He wants to talk in person?!

I'm in my pj.

Charles🏎️: Oh c'mon I saw you so many times with that teddy bears pj.