Strangers, to lovers, to enemies

5

I opened the door to Pierre's trailer and walked inside. It was a long corridor and at the end the door was open so I went inside. I did a 360 of the room before noting Pierre wasn't there and I should leave, I turned around to the doorway and also crashed into Pierre.

He was stood in the doorway wearing a towel having just hopped out the shower. Water drips off of his abs and onto the towel his hair wet. He looks so hot.

I drag my eyes away from him and down to the floor.

"You wanted to see me?" he says while walking to the other side of the room towards a dresser and pulling out some shorts, underwear and a tight fitting t-shirt. Without warning he drops the towel and I can't keep my eyes on the floor. He puts on his underwear and uses the towel to dry off his hair.

"Yeah... I don't know how to say this..." A minute of silence

"What you're struggling to say is that you got pregnant, broke up with me, hide my child away from me her whole life and never spoke to me again. And you're here now because? What you want some money, want your five minutes of fame?" Pierre remarks.

"No, nothing like that. I actually didn't intend to see you today..." I stammer.

"Ohh so you were just gonna keep her away forever?! I can't believe I ever loved you, I must of been stupid. SHE'S MY DAUGHTER MARGO!" he shouts louder than expected.

"You want to be in her life?" I say bewildered, tears rushing to my eyes.

"Of course I do, why wouldn't I?" Pierre says, looking at me like I'm stupid.
"Pierre... I didn't think you'd want to be in her life, you had your career and my grandparents had just died. It would of been too much too soon. I wanted you to live your life not be stuck with me. When my parents died part of me broke but when my grandparents died I had no one but you and Hugo left and I know that you would of resented me if i stopped you're career. I'm so so sorry for leaving you that day, I always have been and always will be. After that day I was in pieces and the only thing that brought me back to life was that little girl. I want you to be involved in her life if you want to be but it has to be slow, it's not fair on her." I say
"Not fair on her?! What's not fair is that she gone her whole life thinking I have left her and am not in the picture when really I never even knew she existed."
A pause, Pierre looks at me as his eyes harden. "I'm never gonna forgive you for this. Now leave me alone I need to calm down. And for gods sake I want to meet my daughter." He says voice stern but I know it only comes from a place of love for Camille.
I say goodbye and leave the tiramisu on the table.

The walk back to the paddock is long, my eyes start to fill when I think about the look on his face and his words before he left "I'm never going to forgive you", I've hurt him a lot but I was only doing what was best for him at the time. I hope he forgives me.

When I get back to the garage Charles, Arthur and Hugo are laughing in a circle with Elle sat with them on her iPad.
"We need to talk" I announce as I walk into the paddock grabbing Hugo and Charles's arms and pulling them aside.
"You okay?" Charles asks looking me over to make sure I'm not hurt.
"Pierre is Camilles père" I say abruptly not sure how to start the conversation.
"What?!" Charles says as he starts to pick up the pieces from mine and Pierre's fight earlier. "Non, he's my best friend he would of told me if he had une enfant" Charles says shaking his head.
Hugo just sighs but doesn't say anything, part of him knew the minute he saw me and Pierre together today - plus I mentioned yesterday that I knew Pierre but had never told Hugo at the time so he must be the boy I wouldn't tell Hugo about. Camille a dad.
"Does he know?" Hugo asks looking from me to cam to me to cam. I nod my head. Hugo takes a deep breath.

"D'accord. So what happens now?" Hugo says, glancing over at Camille.

"I don't know." I respond before we all move over to Camille and start playing with her.