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Chapter 22

6 MONTHS LATER

The summer break of the F1 season had arrived and Max surprised Lilianna and Isla with a trip to New York and Chicago. The pair were excited about visiting America again, having already been to Miami. The young mum made sure to pack enough clothes for her and Isla to cover the two trips to the cities. "Right girls, are you ready?" Max asks, holding Isla in his arms. "Yeah." Isla giddily says. "Lil, are you?" Max asks. "Definitely. This break is needed." Lilianna chuckles.

All the teams had been working hard none stop in the lead up to the summer break. The three leave the apartment, the luggage already in the car. Max places Isla into her seat while Lilianna checks to make sure they have everything and that the doors are locked. "Right, are we ready to head to the airport?" Max asks, as Lilianna gets into the car. "Yeah. Rocko's with Lando so I have nothing to worry about in regards to my dog." Lilianna smiles, buckling herself in.

The drive to the airport was mainly quiet except for Isla singing along to whatever was playing on the radio. "Someone's clearly in the mood for a summer holiday." Max laughed as Lilianna agreed. "We all are." she states which Max nods his head in agreement to.

NEW YORK

"Okay. So you have 2 rooms and both adjoining." the receptionist smiles, having Max and Lilianna their keycards. The pair smile and the receptionist before heading up to their room. "Do you want to head to bed and go out tomorrow?" Max suggests as Lilianna nods, Isla asleep on her shoulder. "Good idea. I better get this one to bed. She's out cold." Lilianna chuckles. "Okay. Atleast she stayed awake during the flight." Max smiles, the pair stepping into the elevator. "Yeah. She atleast got to see the nightlife of New York." Lilianna smiles, brushing some hair out of her sleeping daughter's face.

Their rooms where on the second floor with a view of the hotel's pool and the towers that lit up the New York skyline. "This view is incredible." Lilianna says, after laying Isla down in her bed and standing on the balcony with Max beside her. "It truly is." he says, knowing that he was thinking something else at the same time. "We better head to bed since we're going to be exploring tomorrow." Lilianna smiles as Max nods. "Lets leave the adjoining door open. Isla will probably most likely to beg to go your room before breakfast." Lilianna laughs, walking back into her room.

"Alright. Night Lily." Max smiles, opening his arms for her to hug him. Lilianna returns Max's hug and rests her head on his chest. The dutchman places a soft kiss on the top of her head and the northern-irish girl smiles. Max heads back to his bedroom, leaving the adjoining door open as Lilianna climbs into her bed. She turns and checks on Isla before falling asleep herself.

THE NEXT MORNING

The following morning and Isla woke up before her mum. Quietly getting out of bed and seeing the adjoining room door open, the young girl runs into Max's room and climbs onto his bed. "Max." Isla giggles as she lays on him. Max groans and turns to look the young girl. "Morning Isla, where's your mum?" Max asks. "She's still asleep." Isla giggles as Max wraps the little girl in a hug. "Okay. You wanna cuddle, didn't you?" Max asks as Isla nods her head while laying it on his chest.

A while later, Lilianna awakens to the sound of laughter and a few giggles coming from Max's room. She looks to the bed Isla slept in and sees that her daughter isn't there. Before getting out her bed, Lilianna stretches and then heads to the adjoining door of hers and Max's
room. The blonde leans on the doorframe and a small smile creeps across her face when she sees Isla playing with Max.