Another Love

5 Small Talks

As I walked back to my apartment after a long day at the lab, I remembered Charles smiling while saying that he's single which made me smile also.

I arrived at my apartment and decided to just prepare myself some salad before I opened my iPad and reviewed the data from the lab before using the pen to note down some things on the file which I would be sharing in the meeting tomorrow.

When I finished reviewing the data, I saved the file before putting my plate and all the things I used in the dishwasher and taking a shower before changing then went to bed.

I woke up around 6:30 this morning for my morning run and decided to run in another route to try another café that I saw when I searched for cafes in Maranello.

I ran for around 45 minutes when I arrived at the café. I walked in and was about to head to the bar to find a seat and order my coffee when someone tapped me on my shoulder which made turn around and see Charles with another man who he introduced as Andrea Ferrari, his performance coach.

We walked to the side where there were 3 vacant chairs at the bar and ordered, I ordered a cappuccino for me, a caffe for Andrea and a latte for Charles.

"Fancy seeing you here, Mr. Leclerc." I said chuckling which in turn made him chuckle.

"Seeing you is a beautiful start to my day, Ms. Smith. This is Andrea's favorite café so we come here often. Is this your route for your morning runs?"

"Nope. I have only been here for a little over a week, so I wanted to try the different cafes around the area so I decided to run this route for today, I will try a different route every time until I conclude which café is the best and stick to it."

"A nice way to explore the area."

Me, Charles and Andrea made small talk while drinking our coffees when Charles looked at his watch.

"As much as I want to keep you here as my company along with Andrea, you might want to take a cab back to your apartment because it's nearly 8 and I'm pretty sure there is a meeting at 9. And you might want to wear Puma as it is one of the sponsors."

"Gotta go." I said after looking at my watch to see that he was right so I drank the last of my cappuccino before grabbing my phone.

I kissed Charles on his cheek and headed for the door.

"I'm loyal to Nike, baby. I don't have Puma in my wardrobe." I said as I turned around after a few steps giving him a playful wink which made him chuckle.

Luckily, a taxi was on standby just outside the café so I hopped in and told the driver my address.

I arrived at my apartment around 5 minutes later, thankfully there wasn't any traffic.

I immediately took a bath and changed into a white Giorgio Armani long sleeved washed silk shirt tucked into a black trousers from Zara and my white Air Force 1 '07.

I grabbed my iPad, keys and phone before heading out and walking to the factory.

I arrived at the gate 10 minutes before 9 so I continued to leisurely walk towards the conference room when a black Ferrari 488 Pista with Red and white stripes honked at me which made me jump and curse before it went to the right to park and I saw Charles getting out of it while laughing as he looked at me.

I rolled my eyes at him as he approached me.

"Was that necessary? That was not very nice Mr. Leclerc." I said while trying my best and failing not to smile.

"It was fun seeing you jump Ms. Smith." Charles said with a light chuckle.

"I will forgive you for that because you're driving a personalized version of one of the cars in my top 10 of must own." I told him while playfully glaring at him.