Broken - Carlos Sainz

13

"I would like you to be part of the Ferrari family. I want you to work for the team." Charles says after we ate the final burgers. Dinner was pretty good, all the guys know how to handle a barbecue. Only Max could make his burger burned.

"And if you wont be part of Ferrari, RedBull will make you an offer." Max joins in.

"Or Alpine." Pierre adds.

I frown and let my eyes travel over the guys sitting infront of me. "To do what? I am a mechanic, but I work on motorcycles and bicycles. I know how to build a car but I wont be building an F1." I shake my head. What do they think?! The only thing I would be able to do is be part of the catering and that's something I will refuse to do.

"Be part of our engineers. I would trust you the most out of everyone." Max says as the others nod in agreement.

"You would be in my ears, without a doubt." Pierre says as I start laughing. These guys are really crazy. How can they think I would be a good engineer? I didn't had an education for it.

"You know when to brake and how not to lose 10th of seconds. You know where to cut a corner. Even when you have seen the track only once. I don't know how it works in your brain, but it's a good thing. That for sure." Charles joins back in.

My laugh dissapears as soon as Charles starts speaking. It is followed by a light frown. I look around to see everyone nodding in agreement. They really want me to be part of their engineer team? "The comments you made at the last race when we where in the Ferrari box, where so much better than the descisions the team made." Artur says.

"Arthur told us what you said, we should have went with your ideas. No offense Max, but we could have had a double podium." Carlos joins as well.

Max laughs at the comment and shrugs his shoulders. "I heard what she said and if the team would have listened I indeed wouldn't be on the podium."

Are these guys really crazy? It feels like it. It feels like they are absolutely mental. How can I be part of a formula one team? I can't watch someone hitting a wall. I wont be able to manage a panicattack in the public. "We also want you to be around more often. Especialy with Harry.." Pierre says as I narrow my eyes and cross my arms.

"I.." I sigh while Kelly places her arm around me, to be supportive. "I don't want to give up my job. I hate flying and I want to be here. This right here is my happy place." I always wanted to live on or near the beach. Being able to achieve that dream was amazing and knowing that Harry can't come here because this is private area, makes it even better. I know they mean it well, but I still have a life outside the motorsports. I handled it pretty well if I may say so. Well not that well, my life is a chaos. I don't know how the chaos always seems to find me. I guess I attract it. For chaos and drama you should be with me.

"You will fly with one of us. We will add that to your contract." Max quickly says.

"Can I still think about it?" It feels like they have already made the descision for me, while it is still about me.
"And all the teams didn't even put an offer out." They are smirking. Why are they smirking? Oh boy they already talked about it with their team principals..

"All the teams want you, they emaild the details." Charles says.

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I am sitting in a lounge chair on the back porch while I have my laptop on my lap, going through the first contract.
The barbecue was fun, it was unxpected but so much fun. Some things where less nice, but overall it was great.

The moment the backdoor opens, I look up to meet Carlos his hazel brown eyes. "Hey.. thank you for today. It was nice to be around everyone I care about." Ofcourse my parents wheren't there and they for sure belong to the people I care about.

He flashes me a smile and takes a seat next to me.

"You know that you don't have to say yes to any of those?" Carlos says as he looks at the screen of my laptop.

I sigh and close it. "But if you do say yes, please be part of my team. I would really like it if you would be part of my team." He murmers with his eyes fixated on mine. I can litteraly melt under his eyes.

"You could fly with any of the guys tho, I would add that to your contract." He wonders out loud.

I sigh and shake my head. "You are the only one I am comfortable with flying." I murmer as I close the laptop and place it onto the table infront of us.

I have flown with Carlos the most out of everyone. Tory used to fly with Carlos that made me fly with them. Carlos knows exactly what to say and what to do to make me feel comfortable during a flight. Even after all the years we stopped talking, he still knows how to make me comfortable.

"Come" Carlos is already standing up and holds his hand out towards me, so I can get up.

I take his hand and follow him onto the beach. It is such a beautiful evening. The weather is perfect, the wind is not cold at all and it is actualy nice to have it here, the sky is gorgeous, it is light up with so many colours. I want every evening to be like this.

We stroll around the beach until Carlos stops. "I heard you talking with the guys." He starts off, which is making my cheeks heat up. He didn't hear it all right? "I would be with a girl like you." He says after a couple seconds of silence. Oh boy he heard it all.