Your Love is Mine

Enemies right?

Once dinner was done Lando and Pierre went up to their room while Max and Charles made their own way up to the room.
They caught the elevator and when the familiar chime of the elevator nearing their floor went, Charles stopped the lift.

Max: What the hell?!
Charles: Relax, I'll let it go again in a bit.
Max: Okay?
Charles: What were you going to say? At dinner. Before Pierre and Lando returned.
Max: Oh... I was just going to say-

There was a buzzing of a phone that interrupted the conversation.

Charles: Seriously. Hang on Max, I'm sorry... What?
?: We're going out tonight. Be ready in two hours.
Charles: Sounds good. See you then.

Charles put the phone down and turned it off before looking back at Max who looked tense.

Charles: Are you okay?
Max: No. I can't do this anymore.
Charles: Do what?
Max: Charles why did you disappear?
Charles: Why did I disappear?
Max: I reached out, or at least I tried and you never bothered to get back to me.
Charles: Max I-
Max: You what? Just stopped caring?
Charles: You would've forgotten about me either way. I was just saving us all the trouble of playing a losing game.
Max: What are you talking about?
Charles: You went to F1 without even needing to go through F2. You weren't going to stay in touch after that, it's obvious Max. You were at the top and I was not.
Max: Wouldn't you have at least liked to see if I would've given up on contacting you?
Charles: I-
Max: -No. Charles that was not fair at all. I never could've left you like that. I may come from shitty backgrounds but I don't just drop people that I care about like that.
Charles: Max I didn't-
Max: -Think? Clearly not. Don't you think I wanted to be there for you with Jules and your dad? How about Anthoine... Spa? Monza? I was never your enemy Charles. I never wanted to be.

With that Max started the elevator up again and didn't say another word. As soon as the doors opened he made his way to the room ahead of Charles who was still processing what Max had just said. He's never known Max to pour so much out. He was insensitive to Charles forever but what he just said... Charles picked up his pace and grabbed Max's arm as he got in the room. Max turned back, giving an unreadable expression.

Charles: I didn't know you wanted things to stay the same so much... I was an idiot.
Max: Whatever. It's over now. Enemies right?

He shook his arm free and walked out of the room. Charles tried to stop him.
How could he have gotten Max so wrong all these years? Whatever he did, he had to fix this.

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Meanwhile...
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Pierre sat on the couch as Lando finished buttoning his shirt.
Pierre: Hey Lan'?
Lando: Yeah?
Pierre: We leave tomorrow right... don't get me wrong, it's been a fun weekend but-
Lando: -but you didn't love it?
Pierre: What?! No no! I loved it so far just- what if we ditch the others tomorrow and spend some time together?
Lando: What do you plan on doing with Max and Charles?
Pierre: They'll figure it out.
Lando: In that case yeah. I'm down for something fun. What's the plan?
Pierre: I was think-

"Max! Wait!"

Pierre looked up at Lando and they shared the same confused expression.

Pierre: Charles?
Lando: Stopping Max?

Pierre got up and went to the door. He made his way out and saw Charles standing at their door.

Charles: He left.
Pierre: What? Where?
Lando: -I think I know. Just head out so long, I'll get Max and meet you guys there.

Lando headed for the lift before Charles quickly ran up to him and stopped him.

Charles: Please tell him I'm sorry.
Lando: I don't know what happened but I'll help where I can.

Charles and Pierre watched as Lando left and soon made their way, as instructed, to the bar.

?: This seat taken?
Max: Yeah.
?: Come on Max. Let me sit.
Max: I was stupid to think Charles cared as a kid.
Lando: Why?
Max: I was right Lando. He gave up. When I reached formula 1 he thought I'd forget about him and so he, in his words, saved all of us from playing a losing game. Whatever that means.
Lando: Ah Max, that sucks. What now?
Max: I guess we're still enemies out of public eye.
Lando: But this weekend you guys-
Max: -We nothing Lando. If anything I have true reason to hate him with everything I have.
Lando: But you don't want to?
Max: ...
Lando: Max?
Max: ...I can't...