Golden || Max Verstappen x Charles Leclerc

Lovin' is the antidote

Max's pov:

We both entered the house and sat on the sofa. Charles gave me a disappointed look, followed by a slight smile. "I look like shit now, I just woke up." He laughed softly. Damn. If he knew how pretty he looks now. "It's alright, I don't mind. Besides, you don't even look bad.." I mumbled the last part.

I took a deep breath, trying to build up my courage to speak. "Okay so uhm.. I came here to apologize, and to give you an explanation." I started. "I'm sorry for being a dick. I'm sorry that I made you lose your trust in me. What I did was stupid, I know. I was confused about my feelings and I needed to sort things out. That night, Kelly came over. I did not know that she was coming over to get back with me, that was not my intention. I know, I should've told you, but I didn't." I stated. He stared at me. "What do you mean? What kind of feelings?" He questioned me.

I sighed. "Until today morning I didn't know what was going on with me. It felt like my brain was messing with me and I was getting sick of it, so I tried to ignore it. I was so busy ignoring my thoughts that I ended up ignoring my feelings aswell. At some point I realised that it was wrong, so I called Danny. He helped me realise what was going on." I stopped for a minute, getting ready for what I was about to say. Charles must have noticed it, because he placed his hand on my shoulder and smiled softly. "Take your time, there's nothing to worry about. I won't judge you, Max." he spoke. I could feel my body melt. He really is the sweetest man alive and I treated him so bad.

I smiled and continued. "The truth is, Charles..- The truth is that I'm in love with you. I don't know why I tried to avoid this, and I don't know why I couldn't get myself to admit it. I treated you so bad and you still kept on trying. It's okay if you don't feel the same, just let me finish what I want to say. You are amazing. You are perfect in my eyes. Every interaction I have with you makes my day better. Your smile makes me melt and the way you talk, oh god, the way you talk makes me feel things I never knew I could feel. Things that no one made me feel. Ever. Not even Kelly. I'm so happy to have you in my life, Charles. You make me a better person even if it doesn't seem like it." I finally admitted. Man this felt so good. He smiled brightly.

Charles put his hand on my cheek and pulled me closer until our foreheads touched. He closed his eyes and spoke softly. "Are you done?" he said. "I- n-no. Yes. I mean yes!" I stuttered. He laughed.
Without pushing me away, he kissed me.

I could feel my heart explode. When we pulled away, we made eye contact. "You have no idea how long I've been waiting to do this. You have no fucking idea." He chuckled as he held my hand. I couldn't help but smile. A honest smile. A smile that appeared on my face everytime he was around me. "Now, let me talk." he started.

"I understand how you felt. Being confused about your feelings and not being able to admit that you love someone. I've been there, and it sucks. I also know how it feels to make mistakes towards the person you love, and I know the feeling afterwards. Five months ago, I realised that I had feelings for you, altought I couldn't do much because you were dating Kelly. After one or two months after you two broke up, I tried to make a move. I didn't know if you were into men, because we never had a proper talk about our love lifes. Now that I know you like me, I can talk freely about my feelings, and mon Dieu it feels amazing. Max, people mess things up, and it's perfectly fine. I did some things that I'm not proud of. One of them is taking advantage of you that night, then lying about the fact that I was sober. It felt so wrong, yet so right. In my eyes, Max, you'll always be my favorite person, even if I ever make you feel like you aren't. You are my favorite place to go when my mind is searching for peace. Remember that night when I came to you covered in blood?" he asked me. I nodded slowly, not saying a word.

"I didn't want your pitty, I just needed you to be next to me, and you were. Everything is better with you. Everything has been better since you. I have so much of you in my heart, you don't even know it." He smiled and caressed my hand softly. I could feel my cheeks turning red. "Again, you don't have to say anything yet. Take your time. Just promise me you won't lie to me anymore, I want to know the truth. No more lies, alright?" he said gently. "The truth? The truth is that I looked at you as a friend until I realized I loved you in the first place. I learned that if someone loves you, they'll wait for you to love them back and that's exactly what you did, Charles. You stood there waiting for me to love you back. So yes, I swear, no more lies. At first, I thought I've fallen for someone who will never be brave enough to fall for me, and I'm glad I was wrong." I told him.

Narrator's pov:

Charles hugged the dutchman, a bright smile appearing on their face. They never felt happier. They sat in silence, enjoying eachother's company.

"Max?" The monegasque started. "Yes?" Max replied. "If you trust me enough, do you think, maybe, we can give us a chance one more time? But make it official this time, yet take it slow. I am ready for you, Max, I'm ready to love you more than I already do." Charles spoke softly, looking Max's eyes, waiting for an answer. "Of course, Charlie, I wanna get through this with you. Let's do this together, shall we?" the dutchman smiled. He hasn't felt like this in ages. "Let's fucking do this." Charles smiled and places a kiss on Max's lips but then quickly pulling away.

"Too soon?" he asked worried. "No, it's never too soon for kisses. Besides, we kissed like five minutes ago." Max said jokingly as he kissed Charles.

When they finally pulled away, the monegasque smiled. "Finally, the world is healing!" Charles shouted as Max chuckled.

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Two more chapters left 😦😦😦😦
I might do a second book for this story..
I don't know yet I'm still thinking.

I hope you guys enjoyed this because I sure did. 😴

Have a great day/night !! 🫶🏼🫶🏼