Neighbours, Friends, Lovers

14. "It's really you!"

▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄ Charles Pov ▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀

Unfortunately the Saudi Arabian Gp didn't go how I expected.
After the race I was so pissed that I really couldn't smile much on the podium and I know that I'm being a little ungrateful shit because I got the the 2nd place and not a fucking DNF, I know but the need of being on the first step of the podium for the second time in a row was so much.
That second place felt this horrible because I leaded through race for almost the entire race but then max came through and I didn't have enough tire to keep battling at the last few laps.

My mood is still not the best but I'm about to change that since I finally landed in Nice.

"Hello mate!" Thomas says once I get out of the airport.
I hug him tight so happy to finally see someone familiar.
"Hey man." I say patting on his back and then lean back from the hug.
"How was the flight?" he asks.
"Good." I say opening his truck and putting my suitcase in.
"Just "good"? You had an entire private plane for you and two of your guys." he says rolling his eyes.
"You know sometimes when you lose a Gp even the private plane feels terrible." I say getting into the car.
"I know mate but it's Monday and you have to love on like you always do." he says patting on my shoulder and showing me a tender smile, before starting the engine.
"Thanks Tom, I really needed to hear that." I say realising how like a bitch a sound. It was a fucking 2nd place not a DNF.

We get to my house and I say bye to him by giving him a hug. I would ask him to come and chill a bit but I know that he has to go to work at the gym and also I'll not be at home.

I put quickly my suitcase in my apartment and I run to my car noticing that I'm pretty late.

Let's go to try to change my mood.

When I get to the place I see that the classes are still not over since nobody is at the parking.
I feel so guilty because I didn't tell Thomas but I know that he would literally come with me cancelling his appointments.
Sometimes I don't understand if he likes her or he is just being a good friend to her.
Anyway, I didn't tell him because I really missed her and I need to be with her just us two.

꧁ Charlotte's Pov ꧂

Once the class is don I stand up and I feel so tired that my head feels so heavy, my eyes are barely open, my skin feels so oily because of the make up and my legs are sore because of the run of yesterday morning.

"What's up with you? You was so silent during the lesson." Sofia says while we're walking out of the building.
"I know but I really needed to listen at this lesson, plus I'm to tired to even connect my brain to my mouth." I say sighing.
"I still have to finish s-" I try to complain about the many things I have to do but she interrupts me with "I don't think you need a ride today..." she says and I furrow my eyebrows with still my eyes glued to my notebook checking for my homework to do for the next day.
"I think someone is waiting for you." she says and my head immediately look up at her and I see her eyes wide opened looking at something straight witle her lips are curled in a smirk.
"Wha-" I try to ask trying to catch what she's staring at when I see a black matte Ferrari that has the most unique personalisation of the entire Monaco.
I see him leaned at his car signing some stuedent random notebook.

My heart drops at first and then it starts to race.
Heart sizzles up my spine at the sight of him.
He is here in Monaco and he came to pick me up from my classes.
"Is really him?" I ask disbelief while I'm already sweating at the thought of hugging him again.
He seems to feel eyes on him that he looks up giving back a notebook to a guy fan and his eyes immediately lands on me.