When a woman with a dark, secretive past, falls in love, with not one, not two, but three Formula 1 drivers. But the only question is, who will she choose
OC (Jules Bianchi's "daughter," and Former racer) X Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, and Charle...
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I sat next to Elliott's Lightning McQueen car seat, because Jamie was now driving, and Tilly sat in the passenger seat next to him. I smile at E as he tells me all the games he played with Tilly and Jamie.
Jamie was an odd guy, I never knew how Matilda fell for him. At first, I thought she just wanted the money until she told me she was in love with him. She had never been the one to 'Love' a boy, and not a guy who was 6 years older than her. Jamie was quiet, and only really talked to Matilda when he visited. He had been married and had two kids. I didn't know their names, Jamie sent them off to boarding school, after his ex-wife had just left them. Tilly told me she took a shit ton of money, not only from him but from his company as well.
They met through work, Tilly was hired as his assistant. It was one of those love stories where he had fallen first, but she had fallen harder. Tilly grew up with money, just enough for her parents to take care of their 5 kids. Tilly was never close with her siblings, well, half-siblings.
She was the outcome of an affair, Everyone knew. Her dad, mom, and stepfather were all good friends. She was the spitting image of her dad, nothing like her mom, nothing like her stepfather. The other siblings resented the poor girl because of it, it wasn't her fault. But that didn't matter, they hated her.
I met Matilda when I was leaving primary school, and she was entering it. We were a good couple of years apart, but we were close. She was kind, despite the hate that she grew up around. She would beg her parents to let her go to one of my races. After months, they finally said yes. When they found out about Jules and Lacy being, well, basically my parents, they let her come more. Because Jules was a professional, and her stepfather was a big fan of his.
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As we get out of the car, I glance at my phone, 5:16 pm. I notice where we are parked, we are outside of a restaurant, a nice one. And thank God because I am Starving. We all walk inside, Jamie leaving his name, and they immediately get us seated. As we are about to take our seats, Jamie, out of all people, gives me a hug, "Haven't seen you in Forever, Florence. How have you been? Elliott is so grown up."
I smile at him as I take my seat, "Good, We're good, thank you for asking. Yeah, I can't believe he will be four this year. I don't think We've seen you since his 2nd birthday." Tilly nods her head, "Yeah, Jamie went with me when you had E, and his 2nd birthday. We couldn't go to his first birthday because of covid." I laugh, "Has it really been almost 4 years since Covid? I remember we had to leave the hospital early because of the chances of E getting sick, but wow, that was four years ago?!"
Jamie and Tilly nod, "Yeah, I remember! It was a mess trying to leave America, Even though we fly private, it was horrible!" Tilly laughs uncomfortably, she hated it when he would say stuff like that. She felt he made others feel bad, because not everyone had or has the opportunity to do things like that.
Elliott interrupts our conversation, "I am almost four!!" He pauses, holding up four fingers, "See, Mommy, Look!!" He then shows me his four fingers, and we all laugh. "Yes Baby, I know, You will be four in April."
April was always a hard month. Not only was it her birthday, but I first lost her in April. I lost her just a couple of days after her birthday, the day after her crash. She was flown to a hospital and then had surgery, She was in a coma for weeks, maybe until early June. but she died of lung failure. That, and then we found out some type she had some type of cancer. The doctors said, 'Even if she never would have gotten into this crash, she would probably pass away in a couple of months.'
She and Elliott never would have made it. I feel like Jules and Lacy put Elliot in my life, I know it sounds weird. But, They were my world, and I lost them. But then I had Elliott, and my whole life changed. I started to write again, songwriting had always been therapeutic for me. It was my thing. Sure, back then, everyone thought racing was my thing, but it wasn't. It was Jules' thing, Lacy's thing was fashion. She always knew what to wear, and she was so gorgeous.
She could've been a model, but, she didn't like the spotlight. Which was hard, considering Jules' career. The rumors, countless lies, and all of the shit that the press would write took a massive toll on their relationship. Lacy would cry, Jules' would get angry, and he didn't know how to cope with the anger.
After Lacy's death, he started to drink.
And It Fucking Destroyed Me.
Seeing someone who had raised me, just, lose themself. It's a pain I wouldn't wish on anyone. I hated to see him like that, so I would stay with Tilly. I look back and feel like if I were there, Maybe Jules wouldn't have died. Maybe It's my fault, I mean, that's what his family told me.
They always liked Lacy more than me. They felt as if I were just extra baggage that they could toss around, but Jules didn't stand for it. It got so bad, that Lacy, me, and him all left. He got us a nice flat. We all loved it. The press thought I was just a roommate, but little did they know. We were more than friends, We were a family.
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I kiss Elliott on his forehead, as I pull the covers over him, " I love you, darling. Now get some sleep for me, okay?" He quickly nods his head, "How much do you love me, Maman?" I laugh at the blonde boy's question, "I love you to the moon and Saturn." He giggles at me, "Tell Auntie T I love her!" I nod my head, "Okay," I pause, then turn the light off, "Now get some sleep!" I open the door, but I'm stopped, "Maman?" I turn back around, seeing Elliott in bed, "Yes, My love?"
"I love you to the moon and Saturn too." I smile at him, "Well then, I am one lucky Mother. I not only get the best son in the whole wide world, but come to find out, he loves me as much as I love him!" He beams at me, and then slowly closes his eyes, drifting away into a deep sleep.
"You could never love me as much as I love you, Darling," I kiss his head once more, then head back to my room. I climb into bed, letting myself drift off like Elliott did.
