I Fall Apart ♢ Max Verstappen

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♫ Is it the look in your eyes or is it this dancing juice?
Who cares, baby, I think I wanna marry you ♫

Mia Verstappen POV

I can't believe how 2022 has been for us. I mean, it was very good as the pregnancy progressed and then very bad as I almost died and so did our little Kilian. Max went through hell and back and thought I was going to die and I almost did. Then it was very good again because I woke up and Kilian just kept getting better.

The wedding was the cherry on the cake, Kilian was home and we were officially a family. I can't explain how happy we have been. Max also won the championship for the second year in a row and the party in AbuDhabi was crazy, we were all crazily happy, Max got first, Charles got second and Sergio got third place. Now we are relaxing at our house in the Netherlands.

"Did you like the gifts Santa gave you?" Max asks meeting me in the living room and looks at Kilian peacefully sleeping on my chest.

"Santa was awesome, I can't believe he got me all the things my husband would never get me. Santa got me a new car, you could never do that" I say teasing him and he laughs sitting my side.

"He was generous, I think Santa robbed my bank account to get all the gifts" He says making me laugh.

"I don't think you will be on the good behaved list if you file fraudulent charges against Santa Claus baby"

"Oh, I don't need to be on a list. I got everything I've ever wanted" He says clearly happy and I see Victoria appearing with Tom.

"The grandparents are having fun outside. I swear to god, they don't stop switching between Christmas gifts. They need to be less spoiled" Tom says obviously tired.

"Let them have fun, they won't be kids forever. Soon, Em will be a teenager and I will lose my mind trying to argue with her because of responsibilities, boys, and birth control" I say while they laugh.

"There's still like 5 or 6 years for that. Let's not get depressed thinking about the phase of their lives where we are the villain no matter what" Victoria says clearly understanding my pain.

"Time goes fast. Look at all of us, I don't even remember my teen years that much, I was busy following your brother to races on the weekends and that is the only thing I remember. I don't remember anything of what I did during the week besides going to school" I say laughing.

"I'm unforgettable baby, but I also don't remember much of what I did in school. Besides fighting with my dad and racing I don't think I had any more hobbies" Max says calmly and changes channels.

"Hey! That was home alone, we don't skip home alone on Christmas" I say picking up the remote and going back to the channel he skipped.

"Everyone knows that movie" He says bored and I shrug.

"That is the point, don't even argue with me on that or it will turn into another type of discussion" I say and he gets quiet, looks at the tv, and pretends it was nothing with him.

"I can't believe all of this happened. I am glad we are all here to celebrate holidays once again" Victoria says proudly and I smile.

"I'm glad everything worked out for the best. We can't change what happened but I am grateful for my second chance in life. Those doctors were impeccable" I say happily and Max smiles.

"I gave a very generous contribution to the hospital after you two left. They deserved it"

"I didn't know you had done that. That is good of you, thank you" I say giving him a quick kiss and his smile widens.

"Dad! I want to see the movie" Emilia says getting in and sitting by Max's side.

"Pay attention to the movie then. Mom put it in the beginning 5 minutes ago. You didn't lose much" He says nonchalantly and she smiles.

"He looks like an angel, he sleeps so well" My mom says when they get in and sees how quietly Kilian slept.

"He is, I thought he was going to be like Emilia, she sometimes didn't even sleep. He is so quiet. I'm glad. Max needs a lot of rest and Kilian clearly likes to sleep through the night" I say happily.

"I wouldn't mind but he clearly has a heavy sleep. I support him in not waking up anybody unless necessarily needed. He is truly an angel" Max says admiring him and I smile widely.

"He is just like you when you were little. You only woke up to eat, change your diaper, or when you were in pain. You were really easy to deal with" Sophie says coming in with Luka and Lio, the youngest was asleep in her arms and the oldest ran as quickly as he could to his parents, almost falling in the process but surviving.

"So, besides Kilian looking like you, he is just like you. Life is so fair" I say ironically and everyone laughs.

"Sophie, come here" I say pointing to my side and she sits there with a smile. My parents were by Victoria and Tom's side and I smiled.

This is it. What I always wanted was this. I wanted a close family unit and I have it. Our kids are fine, they have their parents together, and an amazing support system anytime they might need it. I looked around as everyone watched the movie and smiled. Max must've felt the same because he held my hand with his and intertwined our feelings before kissing.

"I love you" He whispers looking me in the eyes.

"I love you too baby" I whisper back before resting my head in his shoulder.

We have it all and this is our deserved happy ending.

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Hello!

I'm so sad to say goodbye to a story I loved writing and developing but I'm glad for all the support I got. I hope to see you all in my other stories and I already have a new Max story in my drafts so keep an eye out for that one too.

I hope you like the ending and the story in itself.

Thank you for everything and I wish you a very good day.

Love you all ♥