Pretending | Max Verstappen

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Max

"Yeah, uncle Max stays with us!" Luka beamed as my sister just announced that she wouldn't be there tonight, or better she asked me if it was fine with us.

The last days we had spend here in Belgium with them, my mother also joining us from time to time, but today the two of them had tickets for some theater or something and just had asked me, if I could watch Luka and Lio, as Tom was away for some work.

Immediately I looked over at Zoe, who just smiled and nodded her head. I was glad that she had her memory back and that my family liked her that much, and of course the other way around. They gave her time and understood everything and I also myself tried to give her some space as it still was all kind of new for her.

"I guess it's fine with us, as long as the boys are happy?" I therefore returned at my sister.

"Yes, Maxi and Zoe is fun time." Lio giggled as he ran over to me to climb on my lap.

"Thanks Max really, it was all so last minute and without you two I wouldn't have known where to put the kids."

"No problem Vic, it will be fun." I laughed and high fived Luka next to me.

"Yeah sure" my sister laughed, before she turned to Zoe, "I'm glad you are here , at least one adult to watch the three kids."

"Hey!" I returned and playfully boxed my sisters arm.

"What? Just telling the truth." she said and shrugged her shoulders before smiling at Zoe.

I was really happy about the relationship they had built up in this short time. It was good seeing Zoe happy again and even though she was a bit shy around them at first, she and Vici had a lot in common and really got on well.

An hour later she already left after saying good bye to all of us, which left the boys, Zoe and me alone in the big house.

"You fine, my love?" I approached Zoe, as the kids were running ahead of us into the garden.

"Yeah, just a bit scared that I do something wrong with the kids." she returned honestly and I gave her a warm smile in return.

"You do amazing." I said before I giggled and added, "You do everything right with me and Vici said I'm like them so there isn't much difference."

"True that." she grinned before she turned in my arm and joined our lips, "I love you."

"Love ya too." I mumbled into the kiss, which got interrupted a little later by Luka, who wanted us to join them in their game.

And of course we did. So the next hours were filled of us running behind them or kicking a ball, it was really fun and Zoe relaxed more and more around them. At dinner Lio even wanted to sit on her lap, cuddling all up to her, which was really cute.

Overall she acted so good with the boys that it gave me additional butterflies in my stomach. Seeing her handling the kids was extremely hot and suddenly I couldn't wait having children with her, seeing her like that with our son or daughter.

"What?" she asked me as I caught myself starring at her for too long over the dining table.

"Nothing, you just look good with kids." I blurred out and her eyes widened.

"What?" Zoe asked again, not hiding a little giggle.

I wasn't sure what to repeat as my thought weren't appropriate for dinner and especially not for kids so I kept my mouth shut.

"You're getting red Maxi." Luka giggled and pointed towards my face, where I felt a sudden heat in my cheeks.

"It's just a bit warm inside here." I defended myself, but when I looked over to Zoe again, she just smirked, which looked so cute on her, after all these weeks, even months it was great to see her like that again.

We finished dinner and after that I took Zoe's hand that was laying on the table between us, carefully brushing my thumb over the back of her hand. Immediately she looked up from Lio, who was yawning on her lap.

"You're perfect." I whisper and a little tear ran down my cheek.

Sitting here with her and the boys, it felt like home, like a family and I was so glad that we managed all the difficulties and never gave up, that she still loved me after everything and that we were able to have this moment here and hopefully many more.

Zoe wanted to return something as her mouth opened but no words were coming out and only a single tear fell down onto Lio's shoulder.

"You are so sweet." the older boy giggled as he stood up before running into his room.

"How about I bring you to your bed, Lio?" Zoe asked my other nephew quietly as she stood up, carrying him upstairs.

I quickly finished the dishes before I followed her. When I arrived upstairs I saw that the boys were already changed and ready for the bed. Zoe just leaned down and gave them a kiss on the head before whispering her good nights.

Stunned I bit my lower lip as god, was she looking attractive like that, playing the mother. But I held myself back and also wished them a good night before following Zoe down stairs to our guest bedroom.

She disappeared into the attached bathroom and I also changed into my sleeping cloths which normally included a shirt and shorts, but today I left the first one out, waiting for her to come out of the bath while scrolling on my phone.

We never had done more than kissing the last nights, always cuddling until we had fallen asleep, but seeing her with the kids today developed a sudden urge, the urge to take the next step. It was a huge on, I knew that, as also before the memory loss we never took this step.

Only once she had given me a blow job and hell was that amazing, the best one by far that I had ever received. I knew that if we would do that it would be the ultimate proof of trust for her and I would never pressure her but fuck, I needed to feel her.

"Everything alright?" she asked as she stepped out of the bathroom, "You look pretty tense."

I put my phone away and look up, seeing her in one of my shirts and hell, this wasn't helping me holding back.

"Hm." I only nodded in response as I stood up, slowly walking over to her before closing my arms around her, "You look hot in my shirt."

"O... Okay." she giggled and put her arms around my neck, "Was there something in your dinner or why are you suddenly behaving like that?"

"Can't I call my girlfriend hot?" I laughed as my hands stroke over her waist.

"S... Sure" she stuttered, clearly affected my my firm yet soft touch on her hips, especially as my hands wandered under her shirt so I could touch her bare skin.

"I wanna take the next step." I then blurred out, breathing against her lips.

Like expected her eyes widened and her jaw dropped, before she started biting her lower lip.

"I... I'm not sure." Zoe returned and I already felt my heart drop, even though I could fully understand her.