The calm before the storm - Max Verstappen x Charles Leclerc

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The last few days everything has been fine. Me and Charles have become close and developed some kind of romance. However, Max had distanced himself. Charles had asked if I wanted to live with him for the rest of the season, which I had agreed to. It was a two week break so we decided to fly to Monaco and stay with him for a few days. I sat in my room and started packing my things into my suitcase. Had bought too many clothes so it was difficult to close the bag. Charles heard my irritation so he walked in and gave me a kiss on the cheek. 

"how are you Frankie" he asked after he sat down on the floor next to me. "have bought too many clothes" I said annoyed. He just laughed at me and said I could put some clothes in his bag which put me in a better mood.

We took a taxi to Charles jet and when I got in I was completely speechless. I had never been on a private jet before but it was nicer than I could have imagined. Charles took my hand and we went to our seats. He knew I was scared of the first part of the flight so when we started to taxi he took my hand and squeezed a little to show that everything was calm. I felt calm with him next to me so I leaned my head against his shoulder. He put his arm around my shoulder and looked out the window.

I fell asleep very quickly and slept most of the time we flew. When I woke up, there was only an hour left before we arrived. I gave him a kiss on the cheek to show that I was awake. "good morning Frankie did you sleep well" Charles asked. I nodded and took out a deck of cards that we started playing. I won almost every time and Charles was a very bad loser so he got mad every time. When we arrived he was a gentleman and took my suitcase even though I insisted I could take it myself. A taxi was already waiting for us so we didn't have to wait for one.

During the trip to Charles's house, he pointed out the window and told us about everything we passed. Monaco was very beautiful and I couldn't stop admiring the view. Charles paid the taxi when we arrived. He unlocked "ladies first" he said smiling. I walked in and I just gaped. It was so nicely decorated at his place. It looked so luxurious yet homely. He closed the door and gave me a hug from behind. We went up to his room to leave our suitcases. "we should invite some friends over" said Charles. I turned to wonder if he was serious. "can't we do it tomorrow instead, I'm very tired" I said while yawning. He was very understanding and that was something I liked about him.

We got into his bed and put on a movie. It was the next day and I woke up before him. He had held me all night. I snuck up and went down to the kitchen and started making breakfast. I put on a pair of headphones and put on a playlist. I finished cooking our breakfast while I was dancing so I didn't hear him come downstairs. When I saw him, I jumped. "God, you're scared," I said as I took off my headphones.

 He laughed and gave me a hug. I took out two plates and served the breakfast to him. "Can I invite some friends over" he asked after he swallowed his first bite. "of course you can" I replied back. He gave me a smile and took out his cell phone to text his friends.

When I was done, I went up to the bathroom and took a cold shower and did my skin care routine. I put on a black mini skirt and a tank top and put on some mascara and concealer. Just as I came downstairs, I heard a knock on the door. I went to open the door and in front of me were Lando, Daniel and Max. I was very happy to see them and gave everyone a hug. When I was about to give Max a hug, I noticed that he was colder than usual. "Is it something" I asked and took a step back. He didn't answer but just walked by. Just as I was about to close the door, I saw Carlos walking up. "Hello Carlos" I said and gave him a hug. He hugged me back and was very happy to see me.

We all sat in the living room and talked. I sat down next to Charles and saw that Max was glaring at me. I wondered what his problem was but chose to ignore him because I couldn't handle negative energy. I talked to Carlos and Lando and tried to get to know them better. After a while Charles grabbed my waist and pulled me closer to him and I once again felt Max watching me. When Charles gave me a kiss on the cheek, everyone started grinning at us, everyone except Max. "I have to go to the bathroom" he said and stood up. I chose to ignore Max again and continued talking to the others. After 20 minutes he wasn't back and I also needed to go to the bathroom. I got up and went towards the toilet. I felt someone grab me and pull me into the toilet.

"are you together with Charles or?" it was Max. "no I'm not" I said annoyed. I couldn't bear him to be angry. "why is he showing you off as if you were his property then" Max said and grabbed my arm again, harder this time. I asked him to let me go but he listened again. He squeezed harder and I started to hurt and asked him to let go again. I saw the anger in his eyes which scared me. "What's your problem Max" I asked with a shaky voice.

"my problem is you Francesca" he snorted at me. I heard footsteps approaching and heard Daniel's voice. "What is going on". That's what made Max let go of my arm. Max stormed down to the living room again and Daniel and I were left. I looked down at my arm and saw that he had left a mark. "Oh my God, are you okay Francesca" Daniel said and when I looked up I saw the concern in his eyes. I couldn't get anything out. I felt paralyzed and dumb.

Why was Max, what had I done, We were friends after all. All these questions swirl in my head while I enter the toilet to perform my needs. As I opened the door and started to go down the stairs, I heard loud voices. I went towards the loud noise and saw that Charles and Max were shouting at each other while the others tried to calm them down. When they saw me, they took a step apart and became silent.

"What's going on?" I asked them. I became uncomfortable because everyone was looking at me without saying anything. Charles came towards me and grabbed my arm to show everyone the mark I had received on my arm. "look what you did to Frankie" Charles said glaring at Max. when the others saw the mark on my arm they were all shocked. "I – I don't mean –" Max started to say. I saw how much guilt he had in his eyes after seeing what he had caused.

The evening ended early after the commotion. Daniel apologized for Max's behavior and then joined the others. "how are you" Charles asked after Daniel had left. "I don't understand why he was angry, did I do something" I asked and felt a tear fall from my eye. He took his finger and wiped away the tear and then smiled at me. "you haven't done anything wrong, it's him who is a pile of shit"