THREE - Daniel Ricciardo

Chapter 84 - Later Down The Line

20th May 2026

As I cleaned the washing up from this evenings meal, I watched as Amelia plodded along the grass after Michael as she screamed in glee. She loved her Uncle. Probably more than she loved her own parents.

Daniel came into the room holding Fleur as she tiredly rubbed her eyes with the small sides of her hands, her curly hair a mess on the top of her head.

"Hey, sweetheart." I cooed at my second daughter as she lightly smiled at the sight of me, showing the couple of teeth she had in her head.

"She's hungry, babe." Daniel commented as I dried my hands, offering her over to me so I could feed her. "Where's Mimi?" Daniel's nickname for our eldest child distinctly sounded in the air as he opened the fridge to retrieve a beer, watching as I sat Fleur in her high chair and handed her the smashed bowl of dinner I had prepared for her.

"Daddy, daddy! Look what I found." Amelia came running into the house, loudly shouting in her Australian accent as she made her way to Daniel. He placed his bottle of beer down on the side as Daniel scooped her up into the air to see what lay in her hand.

"A rock? For me?" Daniel laughed at his daughters excitement for what would usually be such a boring object. "This is beautiful baby." Daniel said as he kissed her cheek, causing her to squeal and squeak with delight.

Amelia was into her third year and bright as a button. Fleur had just recently turned two and was a little more of a handful then our first, but that didn't mean we didn't love and cherish her as much as we did with Amelia.

Daniel and I did have our hands full with our two beautiful girls, but we loved every moment.

Daniel had gone back into driving, signing with Red Bull at the start of 2025 after Checo had decided to retire himself. The fans loved it and so did Daniel. His two year break really gave him the chance to find his love for the sport again and the chance to raise his first children.

Daniel was looking forwards to Monaco this coming weekend as he wanted a take two on redemption day. This would be the first time Amelia and Fleur would be attending a race day since they were born and if I was honest, I was dreading it. Having two small children and being six months pregnant was going to be a drain for me.

For the first time, our third child was planned. We had decided to start trying again after Fleur was born, which resulted in us becoming pregnant again quite quickly after I came off my birth control.

I had also settled into the Australian lifestyle completely. The weather was far better than England and for me, having Grace and Joe down the road settled any type of nervousness I had. My parents visited when they could as they didn't want to miss their grandchildren growing up.

Michael and Faith had recently married. Faith had made the permanent move to Perth for herself along with Faith's son, Harvey. He was now approaching his eighteenth birthday so he was fairly independent in their lives, giving Michael and Faith the ability to enjoy themselves.

"Are you excited to be in Monaco for your 31st birthday?" Faith asked as she came into the kitchen and scooped Amelia up from Daniel's arms.

"Don't remind me." I groaned at the reminder of my age. "I'm so old!"

"How do you think I feel?" Daniel said as he fed Fluer some food. "I'm 37 in July."