Picture Perfect || Charles Leclerc

Part Eighteen ✨

I was getting ready for our dinner tonight with the male drivers and their girlfriends. I put on a red silk dress which came just above my knees. I matched it with some black high heels and silver jewellery. I curled my hair a little and did some light make up, since I didn't wanna be outstanding to the rest. I never liked being in the spotlight. Although that's kind of happening when having a child with an F1 driver.

I dropped Jules off at my mom and dad this morning and he would spend the night there. Charles promised to pick me up at 6.30 PM and it was now 6 PM so I still had a little time left. I walked to the kitchen and did the dishes with some music playing in the background. Before I could move on to another task, the doorbell rang.

Well he held his promise, because it was exactly 6.30 PM. I opened the door to him and it revealed a beautiful young man. He was wearing black jeans with a black button up.

'God, if we were not going to dinner right now, I would've ripped those clothes off of your body!' I said while laughing. He started blushing and took my hand to lead me to his car.

'I wanna do the same to you baby, always have. You look breathtaking' He said and leaned in to plant a sweet kiss on the tip of my nose.

He opened the door for me and I got in the passenger seat.

'When can I ride?' He turned his head faster than I've ever seen and smirked.

'Ride it?' He bit his lip but his eyes were fixated on the road in front of us.

'Your ferrari, dumbass' I giggled because it was kinda cute.

'Oh.. Whenever you want! His smile faded away a bit.

'So you trust my driving skills?' I had a proud look on my face.

'I trust you with everything'

'Pascale raised you well, babe'

'She still wants to see you and her grandson you know' He didn't look at me.

'We can invite them for dinner after Jeddah?' I looked at him and waited for his answer.

'Yeah I'm sure they will love that!' He smiled and looked at me this time. He put his hand on my thigh and continued to look at the road again.

After a couple of minutes we arrived at the restaurant and got out of the car. We walked over to our table and I saw the table was already filled with people. But there was one face I didn't expect to see here tonight..

Charlotte..

Charles grabbed my hand and squeezed it hard to let me know it was okay and nothing was gonna happen. I sat in front of Isa and next to Charles. Charlotte was on one side next to Isa and Carlos was on the other side. Charles held my hand under the table and gently stroked his thumb over it.

The waiter came and we all ordered our drinks and we would order our food later. I ordered a glass of wine, because I needed one desperately.

I grabbed the glass of wine and downed it all in once. Charlotte was trying to get Charles' attention all night and pretended I wasn't even there. Charles did everything in his power to ignore the shit out of her.

Charles looked at me while I was in a conversation with Isa and gave me a kiss on my cheek. I grabbed his hand again and gave it a squeeze. Charlotte didn't feel as a threat anymore. Over the years I really gained my confidence back and learned to stand up for myself. Although I can be a bit harsh sometimes, but who cares.

We ordered our food after half an hour and we already drank some wine. I was feeling that the wine was starting to hit, but I didn't care. Mothers need to enjoy themselves too. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Jules, but sometimes it just gets too much for me. I was on my own for a couple of years, ofcourse I had my family and my friends, but I still longed for Jules to have a dad. I still have to talk to Charles about the whole co-parenting thing. He is literally in another country for half a year. Oh fuck, I AM GONE TOO. I guess that's what love does to people, it blinds them. But I fucking love him.