love at first sight?

lights out and away we go

*Ivy*

I woke up with the sun on my face. My dad's side of the bed was empty and I heard him humming in the bathroom. "Morning, dad", I said as I walked towards him. "Good morning, princess", he smiled at me. He still calls me princess even though I'm not a two year old anymore. "How was your night out?", he asked while styling his hair with a bit of gel. "Interesting", I answered. He raised his left eyebrow waiting for me to tell him why it was interesting. "Liam cheated on me. He told me as I was walking back to the hotel" Now his eyes were filled with anger. I knew that he liked Liam and he probably didn't think that he was capable of cheating. Neither did I. "Why would he do this to you? He was always so nice. I didn't expect it from him", he said as he came closer to me. "How are you my little princess?", he widened his arms and gave me a long hug. I loved his hugs. They are always so comforting. "I'm okay dad. I didn't expect this from him either but I'm gonna be okay. I have some good news too, by the way", I ended our hug and looked at him happily. "What is it?" "Well, we two are getting paddock passes for today", I said while jumping around excitedly. Now he looked shocked. "Really? No way! Ivy, this is great!" He said hugging me again. But this time it was a happy hug. "How did you get them?" I expected this question but I didn't know if I should tell him about Charles. In about two hours he will find out himself. But I wanted to tell him even though I didn't know how he would react.

"I met Charles Leclerc last night. We talked and he even took me here in his car. He offered me the paddock passes and insisted that we took them. One of his assistants will give us the passes. We have to be there at 10" I waited for his facials expression to change but I couldn't read his face anymore. Was he angry? "Ivy, I told you not to get in cars of strangers", he sounded a bit offended. "He is not a stranger, dad. He's Charles Leclerc. The Ferrari driver" "Was he nice at least?", he asked and I could see his excitement coming back. "Very nice" I immediately had to think about last night. Charles is very handsome, I have to say. But I just broke up with Liam. What am I even thinking about? He would never have a relationship with me. He probably doesn't even like me and just wanted to be nice. However, he gave me his sweatshirt. I'm going to give it back to him when I see him though. "Ivy, hurry up. There's only 30 minutes left" My dad pulled me out of my thoughts. I quickly changed into a pair of straight jeans, a white tank top and my red vintage Ferrari jacket I bought at a thrift shop a few years ago. Then I put on light Make-up and did my hair. I just put it into a ponytail. "I'm ready dad", I said after putting on my white sneakers. "Alright, then let's leave", he offered me his arm and I took it. I didn't know why, but I was a little nervous to see Charles again. Shit. I think I really do like him.

*Charles*

"Today is the day", I thought while getting up. Not only would I race in my hometown but I would also see Ivy again. I was really looking forward to it and couldn't stop thinking about last night. She looked so beautiful. I still can't believe her ex-boyfriend cheated on her. I would never cheat on her. Wait, what was I thinking? She just got out of a relationship. She probably doesn't even like me like that. But I made her smile and she even took my sweatshirt. It looked good on her I must say. I don't even really know her but still I like her already. What was she doing to me?

When I arrived at the circuit there were a lot of paparazzi taking photos of me and a bunch of people who wanted a picture or a signature. I quickly walked through the crowd, stopping every few meters to scribble my signature on something or taking a picture with a fan.
My teammate Carlos was already at the Ferrari box when I arrived there. "Hey mate, how are you?", I greeted him smilingly. "I'm good. You seem very happy today. What happened?" He looked at me with an expecting face. "Nothing", I quickly said. "Come on man, tell me. You smile from ear to ear" I wasn't sure if I should tell him about Ivy but he would see her in an hour anyway so I figured it's better to talk to him now. "I met this girl yesterday" I started to tell. He immediately wiggled his eyebrows. "I knew it", he said. "She was sitting on the street and cried. I asked her if she was okay and it turned out she was lost and her boyfriend just told her he cheated on her. So I took her back to her hotel. She said she was here for the Grand Prix so I invited her and her dad into our box today. That's it", I quickly explained. "And you like her!", Carlos teased me. "I don't know mate. She just broke up with her ex. She probably doesn't even like me" "Let's see about that", he simply said and laughed.
I got to my drivers room and quickly changed into my fireproof and race suit. Afterwards I had to discuss strategy with the team. We were all hopeful for the race because I started on pole and Carlos on P3. We had good chances to win this race. I felt a little nervous because I didn't want to disappoint my fans and the team but also because I would see Ivy in a few minutes. My assistant just went to get her and her dad. I had to talk to my engineer so I couldn't get her myself even though I really would have liked that.