Untouchable

An agreement

Charles' POV

Loud aggressive footsteps sound outside my room. Ugh. My phone rings for the thousandth time this past hour, causing my head to drill with an horrible ache.

For the love of god... With an aggressive swing of my arm, I decline the call. The headache continuously pounding through my brain, I lean back in the bed. The footsteps continue outside, becoming louder and louder by the second.

The lights dim inside the hospital room, I check the time on my phone. 8 o'clock. I groan, digging my face inside my ice cold hands. I've been inside this depressing hospital for far too long.

And it's all because of fucking Lando.

A sudden obnoxious knock at the door scares me to my core. Probably just another nurse... "Come in!" I shout back, my hoarse and raspy voice even shocking me. The door immediately flies open, my heartbeat rising the moment I see the man that enters the room.

"Toto?" I erupt, hesitant to even believe my own eyes. His eyes trail around the room, brows furrowed with anger.

He takes in a deep breath, his lips tight on his face. "You better tell me the truth Leclerc." Toto starts, spitting the words out intensely.

"Nice to see you as well..." I mumble under my breath, staring up at the tall, clearly furious man. Toto stares me down with a killer look, annoyance now mixing with the anger.

"Are you dating my daughter?" Toto suddenly erupts, arms crossed across his chest. I almost choke on my own spit, my eyes widening.

"No, why would you think that..." I clumsily mumble, shock hitting me right in the face. Toto immediately scoffs at me, turning his back to me in irritation.

"We're both busy men Leclerc. Let's just get to the point here. I know you're dating my daughter" Toto responds, looking out the window inside my hospital room.

I can feel a lump rising in my throat. How does he know? I've tried to keep everything hidden, kept everything so secretive...

"Oh and how do you know that Mr. Wolff?" I ask, egging him on, as the irritation rises on his face. Lips now formed into a tight line, Toto turns his head to face me.

"Evelyn passed out when she saw you crashed." Toto answers, sorrow displayed in his eyes as he thinks about Evelyn.

My heart sinks. She passed out? Pushing away the pit growing in my stomach, I keep a straight face, shallowly staring back at Toto.

"Who says that was because of me? It could very well be Norris she's dating" I reply, having to fight the urge of rolling my eyes at the sound of Landos name.

Toto immediately scoffs like that would never happen, not scared to roll his eyes over the mention of Lando.

"Today was her last time at track. I'm not allowing her to come to anymore races after she lied to me" Toto tells me, his eyes studying my face, waiting for my reaction...

I immediately widen my eyes at him, unable to disguise the shock and panic in my face. "What?!" I exclaim, sitting up in the bed despite the excruciating pain.

Toto simply nods at me, probably enjoying getting the reaction that he wanted from me. "You can't just do that?" I exclaim once again, feeling my brows furrowing, wrinkles becoming prominent on my forehead.

"Yes I can. Especially if it keeps her away from boys like you" Toto responds, taking a step closer so he stands at the end of my bed.

I scoff, rolling my eyes. Boy. Medicine running through my blood, making my head a foggy mess, I blink up at Toto with anger rising inside me.

He can't just take Evelyn away from me.

"What would make you change your mind?" I ask him, trying to ignore my rising heartbeat pumping out of my chest.

"I'm not changing my mind Charles." Toto replies, digging his hands inside his pants pockets. He looks at me like I'm stupid, but what he doesn't realize is I'm dead serious.

I'll go far to secure Evelyn by my side.

"What do you want from me?" I ask him once again, staring back into the eyes that remind me far too much of Evelyn.

Toto realizes I'm being serious, his posture suddenly turning stiff. "I thought you had a girlfriend?" Toto avoids my question, my heart turning cold over the mention of her.

"The breakup will go public in..." I pause, looking at the time on my watch. "Exactly 30 minutes" I truthfully say, looking back at Toto like we're in a staring contest.

"And why are you doing that? Your PR team surely won't like that" Toto dares me on, crossing his arms across his chest.

I hesitate for a second. It's pointless to hide my feelings for Evelyn. I might as well be honest with him...

"I'm doing it for Evelyn, Toto." I answer wholeheartedly, watching his face rise with surprise. "And as for my PR team, they are in on the whole thing. It was actually planned that I'd announce a new relationship next week" I tell him.

The drivers gala.

Toto stares at me in disbelief. "You better not tell me you're talking about Evelyn" Toto mutters, shaking his head in disbelief.

"I want to take her with me to the drivers gala." I state, watching Toto for his reaction. "And I'll do whatever you want to make that happen" I say, watching his eyes widen.

I could be risking a lot here but... but for Evelyn? I'd do anything.

Toto hesitates for a moment, probably thinking through all of his options. His back suddenly straightens, his face relaxing.
He's seen an opportunity.

"I want a partnership." Toto states, his arms still laying across his chest. I suppress the smile creeping up my lips. I knew it would work.

"You and me. Mercedes and Ferrari." Toto clarifies, making this whole thing a business deal. I nod at him, feeling the hope rise inside me.

"To the media we'd look like a big happy family." Toto continues, making the rules for this business agreement.

"But in private we'd be business partners. You'll help me, and in exchange you can have Evelyn, if she wants it of course" Toto says, allowing a smile to form on his lips.

I let a smile cover mine as well, relief spreading through my veins. Despite the pain it causes, I raise my arm towards him.

"Deal." I say, shaking his hand.