Another Love

37 Clarity

"When Charlotte called me as we arrived at the hotel in Northamptonshire, she told me that she wanted to come watch the race for the last time before she becomes busy with managing their family business but she was not able to get a paddock pass so she asked me for my extra pass and told me that she was arriving on Friday night and want to talk to me then to clear things up and so we could be friends again. I was wrong to think that she was really coming to support me as a friend, but it was more wrong of me to think that not telling you about what was happening was better because you did misunderstand which made me so frustrated to the point that when I saw that it was Charlotte standing at the other side of the barrier with the mechanics, I went straight to her and grabbed her to whisper in her ears to threaten her that if I won't get you back after her schemes, I would make it my goal to destroy her fashion business which was then depicted as me kissing her on the forehead by the media and led to further misunderstanding. I tried calling you afterwards, I even flew to Maranello before Hungary after all the pleading with Stephania and Fred to leave at most 3 days of no schedules for me but you weren't in Maranello and no one knew where you were. Then, last Monday, I saw the photo of you at the airport and hoped that you were flying here but days passed and my hope diminished until it was shattered yesterday when I saw the photo of you and Lei with 2 guys leaving the club but Carlos talked me through it reminding me that photos can be taken out of context like what happened in Silverstone so I tried my best at yesterday's race thinking that maybe, just maybe, you were watching and I wanted to make you proud. And the rest, you probably know because Pierre told me that he called you and Lei answered and told him that you already knew about my crash because you were watching the race live. When Pierre told me that, I didn't know whether to feel happy that you still watched the races or worried about how you are feeling after seeing the crash." Charles said while looking straight to my eyes and caressing the back of my hands with his thumb.

"Lei talked some sense into me last night or the other night, I'm not exactly sure because of the time difference, when she saw me set my alarm on my phone for a few minutes before the race but what she said made me think that if what you said in Austria was true, she was right when she said I'm only hurting me and you by not talking to you and not giving you a chance to clear thing up that's why I was planning on flying to Monaco after our Vegas trip but then, this happened and..." I said as my eyes started to water and my voice broke.

He tugged my hand which caused my upper body to drop on his torso and my head to fall straight to his chest as he wrapped his arm around me and comforted me.

"I'm fine, mon amour. The doctor said I have no serious injuries. I'm fine. Please stop crying, baby. It breaks my heart seeing you like this." He said as he placed kisses on top of my head.

Then reality hit me that I am crashing the patient with my weight even though its just my upper body which made me sit up straight and look at him worriedly before checking if he was hurt somewhere.

"I'm sorry I let my body drop on your torso like that. Did I hurt you? Did I crush something?" I said worriedly only to be met by his eyes looking at me with amusement in them and him chuckling which made me glare at him.

"You're that thin and you think you can crush something? I'm fine cherie." He said while suppressing a yawn.

"You need to rest now, stop suppressing your yawns. Sit up straight so I can fix the pillows and lower your bed." I said as I stood up and went to fix the top side of the bed and lower it.

He asked me to get into the bed beside him stating that he would not be able to rest well if I wasn't in his arms so I told him that I will rest with him, we don't need to cuddle as I don't want to strain his body before he gets checked up and cleared which he reluctantly agreed to.

"Je vous aime, mon amour. Be my girlfriend?" Charles whispered when I finally laid down on my side and turned to face him.

"Anch'io ti amo, il mio campione. I'll be honored to be your girlfriend, Mr. Leclerc but YOU. NEED. TO. REST, so close your eyes, NOW." I said and gave him a peck on the lips before glaring at him.

He fell asleep right away but I can't seem to fall asleep so I got out of his bed and sat on the chair beside the bed and started checking my messages, I opened Matteo's message first which said that the start of the research will be postponed to after the Dutch Grand Prix so I just replied with an "Okay, I'll be there."

I opened and replied to messages from Lei's family including her sisters-in-law, the Shell team members, Luca, the other research team members and the girlfriends of the other drivers, all of them asking how I was coping and if Charles was okay.

I was wondering how all of them except Lei's family, who of course found out when Lei called Uncle Alex, found out that I was in Belgium, when I opened my Instagram and saw a photo of me getting out of the car Lewis drove outside the hospital, posted by @F1News, with the caption.

"@CassandraEliSmith arriving at the hospital where @Charles_Leclerc is currently confined in. We are still waiting for updates on Charles's condition but nonetheless, we're praying for a speedy recovery now that his Beau is here to take care of him."

I rolled my eyes at the post and thought about posting something but was interrupted when Charles's phone rang so I first looked at the time to see that it was already 6:30 in the morning and I looked to see that it was Alexandra calling him so I answered only to hear Charlotte's voice.

"Charles, thank god you answered. You don't know how worried I was when they told me just now. I'm looking for the flights right now but the earliest is at 8 am so just wait for me, okay? I will be there to take care of you unlike that Cassandra who is out partying in Vegas, I told you, she is no good for you." Charlotte rapidly said, not allowing for a reply to be voiced through.

"Charles does not need you here, bitch. I WAS partying in Vegas, but unlike you, I watched the race live, I watched his crash live and I immediately boarded a plane flying from Vegas to Spa not even an hour after the accident. DO NOT bother booking that ticket because if I ever see your face again, I'm going to make sure that your little fashion business will be up in flames and your reputation crushed to the ground. Bye." I said then ended the call and tried to calm myself as I was seething with anger before looking at Charles only to see that he was awake.

"Did she use Alexandra's phone to call?" He asked and I nodded. "Block Alexandra's and Giada's number then, I warned them that if she uses one of their phones to call me, they'll end up blocked on my phone." I felt uncomfortable doing what he said so I just gave him his phone and he did just what he said without even waiting for Alexandra to explain how Charlotte got her phone first.