Belonging to the Iceman

The End of An Era

18 YEARS LATER

Angeline, Holly, and Amber hung in the Paddock of the Australian Grand Prix.

"Oh, look at Seb's boy, Christian!" Holly said, almost hyperventilating as they saw the handsome nineteen-year-old son of Sebastian Vettel.

"And he is coming this way!" Angeline said, "Amber, he likes you! He's looking at you with 'that' look!

"Hey, Amber!" Christian smiled, "Want to grab an ice cream?"

"Am I the daughter of Kimi Räikkönen or not?" She said with a grin.

*

Nicolas snuck into the Caterham garage; his seventeen-year-old son, James Prost, was the new driver.

"Hey, Dad!" The teenager exclaimed, "You made it! But what about the Station?"

"You have two brothers who are Stockmen. I just knew ONE of my sons would grow up to be a racing car driver!" Nicolas said.

"Will I be as good as Grand-père?" James asked.

"Just go with your gut instinct!" Alain said from the back of the garage.

"Grand-père!!" James said, hugging the Professor.

Jacqueline Prost, Nicolas' wife of sixteen years, took a photo of three generations of Prost's with a smile.

"Dad, you're ninety and still can't stay away from the racetrack!" Nicolas said, smiling.

*

Kimi, Shantelle, Sebastian, and Hanna waited for Amber and Christian to enter the restaurant.

"Really?" Seb said "A Vettel and a Räikkönen!"

"Really?" Kimi mimicked, "Your boy better treat my Amber right!"

The engaged couple soon sat with their parents.

"Alain's been waiting for this union since you two first saw each other when you were little kids!" Shantelle said.

"It's a shame Anne Marie passed away a few years ago!" Kimi said sadly.

"So we were thinking of setting the wedding for Alain on the 24th of February!" Amber said.

"Shit! You two moved faster than Nicolas and I!" Shantelle said.

"Yes, but this marriage will LAST, Shantelle!" Christian said.

*

A now ninety-five-year-old Alain Prost slowly walked down the corridor of the hospital.

Shantelle came to help her father, the man she had loved for over thirty years.

"Ready to meet Elysia Grace and Lucas Alain Vettel?" She asked with a smile.

He smiled back. His time was almost up.

"Am I ever!" He said, gently kissing her forehead.

Amber was resting when they finally made it into the room. Elysia was already a year old, but Lucas was just a newborn; Alain was losing his memory, so everyone made it easier for him.

"Grand-père!" Amber smiled as the elderly Frenchman approached her.

Kimi was already in the room smiling at his wife, daughter, and father-in-law.

"My Amber!" He said happily, "At least I still remember your sweet, beautiful eyes!"

"Would you like to hold your great-grandson?" Amber asked, "We named him after you!"

Alain had sat down as Shantelle gently put the baby boy into his arms.

"What did you name him?" He asked, smiling and whispering to the baby.