i miss you, i'm sorry / C.L.

You said, "Forever, " in the end I fought it

Charles had just won the opening race. A dream start for the red team, and he was leading it. The first thing he did after the podium and champagne, was calling Jo.

He had thought about her the entire time. He knew she was watching, cheering for him like she promised.

Jo, Nash, and Rose were all gathered together at Jo's apartment. They celebrated Charles' win. Jo's phone rang and she immediately grabbed it, the commentator still speaking as the race ended.

She was immediately greeted by Charles' smile and dimples. His hair was soaked with champagne.

"Hey." He smiled proudly and Jo chuckled.

"That was amazing. We were all cheering for you. That fight had us at the edge of our seat." Jo spoke and Charles chuckled.

She moved the camera showing Rose and Nash.

"Hey!" Charles smiled when he saw them.

"Mate, that was amazing, you killed it." Nash congratulated him and Charles laughed.

"I'm just keeping my promise." He replied and Nash laughed.

"I've never watched a more exciting race. Congratulations Charles." Rose smiled.

"Thank you, Rose. There's someone here who actually wanted to talk to you." He turned the camera showing Carlos at the distance. "Carlos!" He called him, the Spaniard looked up.

"What's going on?" He walked towards Charles and looked into his phone. "Heyyy, Rosie-Rose!" He smiled when he saw her. "Charles passed me your message."

"So..." Rose crossed her arms.

"You're not beating me at golf, maybe you can beat Lando, but not me." He pointed at the camera.

"We'll see."

"We'll see." Carlos smiled. "Hey Nash, hey Jo." He waved and they waved back. "I'll leave you two lovebirds." He nudged Charles slightly making him chuckle.

"I miss you." Jo let out of her chest.

"I miss you too." Charles smiled, a trace of sadness in his smile. He wanted to have his girl besides him, hugging her and kissing her. "I'll be in Monaco after Saudi Arabia." He spoke.

"I can't wait." Jo smiled at just the thought of them being together.

"Me neither." Charles smiled, having the same thought as Jo. "How's the song going?" He asked.

"It's going great. Just needs some details and I need to find a discography that wants me." Jo scrunched her nose.

"I can help you with that." Charles spoke and Jo raised her eyebrows.

"Charles, I want you to focus on your career right now." She spoke.

"What about yours?" He asked tilting his head slightly and Jo chuckled softly at his words.

"Focus on winning Saudi Arabia and we'll talk about my song when you're here, yes?" Jo pursed her lips on a smile and Charles nodded.

"Fine." He gave in. "I love you."

"I love you too. To infinity." I spoke and he chuckled softly.

[...]

The day Jo had been waiting for finally came. She was at Charles' apartment. Pascale and her were making a cake to welcome Charles.

Lorenzo, Arthur, Nash, and Rose were playing video games in the living room.

"Hey, that's cheating!" Rose yelled as she clicked the buttons on the remote aggressively.