Off the Tracks

Chapter 96- Paparazzi

"No I'm not getting out alone" Riley told Liam with a cracked voice as they neared the hotel.

"All you have to do is walk through them" He tells her, but Riley was growing irritated.

"All I have to do?" She asked looking at him, "I don't think you realize what's going on in my life right now if you're just going to drop me off in front of flashing cameras alone" She said quickly, looking back out the window with hands that were about to start shaking.

"It doesn't change if I walk in with you" He told her while stoping at a red light.

Riley took a deep breath before continuing to talk, trying to hold in the frustration that she was feeling.

"Oscar said that there's at least 50 guys waiting outside" Riley informed Liam, thinking maybe that would change his mind.

"Would you rather them take pictures from across the parking lot and walking into the building, or just walking in the building" Liam said looking over at her. Riley was subtly shaking her head, disappointed in the lack of support she was getting from him when she needed it most.

"Just drop me off" Riley said quietly, keeping her gaze out the window.

Riley grew nervous once she saw the hotel, seeing what Oscar had warned her about. There were a multitude of Paparazzi waiting outside the hotel, not for her necessarily, but they all knew who she was now if they didn't already before. She wasn't just the girl who dated the world champion anymore, she had ties to what people referred to as, 'Prince of Monaco'. They wanted the story and to strain her of any information they could get on Charles Leclerc, even if that's not who she was with.

It's crazy the lengths people will go.

Liam pulled up outside the hotel, right behind a car that was dropping off Charles and Arthur. Riley sighed, getting out of the car before Liam said anything at all.

"Fuck this" Riley mumbled under her breath, starting to walk, but the Leclerc brothers showed they cared a lot more than Liam when they waited for her as he drove off.

"Hurry up" Charles told Riley as she walked towards them quickly. She walked behind Charles and in-front of Arthur who was fuming, knowing Liam just dropped her off.

They made their way through the crowd like snails while everyone was crowding the door, trying to get a quick picture.

"Riley!" People yelled around her along with different questions.

"Are we getting more pictures soon" Someone yelled, making Riley's heart drop knowing there were in fact more pictures that were out there.

"Who's next?" Another asked.

"Are you a ferrari fan now?"

"What would Jonah think?" Someone asked loudly. Riley gasped hearing that question, she nearly stopped walking. Arthur slid a hand on the side of her waist, getting her to walk further while Charles was giving the photographer a dirty look.

Riley made it into the building with hands that were now shaking and anxiety that was through the roof. Her hand was on the compass charm that was hung around her neck while Arthur's stayed on her. She continued walking through the lobby quickly and into the elevator, feeling her heart practically beating from her chest.

Riley held in her tears as she stood next to Arthur, removing the hand he had on her waist. Which was definitely going to be everywhere the next day, the photos, not his hands.

"I can not believe he just left you" Arthur said irritatedly.

"He said it would be faster" Riley said, leaning against the elevator walls as the doors closed and it began rising.