Sitting In Traffic | Formula 1

Chapter 4- Entitled Mindset

Riley and Arthur had arrived back home 2 nights ago. They hadn't seen each other much with Riley being busy. She had Toto's event in exactly 2 weeks just a few days before pre-season testing started and she needed to be prepared. But, they were currently on their way to Jimmy'z, spending a night out before Arthur had to fly back to Italy for another round of driving.

Arthur had his hand firmly on Riley's thigh when he was driving down the winding roads of Monaco. Riley had her hand resting on his, looking out a window full of the city lights as they drove past a multitude of buildings quickly. The harbor eventually came into view, signaling that they were just around the corner.

"Do you know who's coming tonight?" Riley looked at Arthur, feeling his hand move against her thigh slightly.

"I think Charles said Daniel, Max, and Pierre, maybe a couple of my friends too" He told her, turning into the parking lot. Riley sighed when she heard Max's name, she was hoping that he would've been left out of the list.

"Great" Riley said sarcastically as he parked the car. Arthur moved his hand off of Riley as they both got out of the car.

She waited for him at the rear end of his Ferrari while he made sure he had their ID's, even if they technically didn't need them anymore. The bartenders knew them at this point, and the bouncer finally started letting Riley in without stopping her at the door for five minutes at a time.

Arthur wrapped his arm over Riley's shoulder when they started walking towards the club. He was attempting to skip the line, about to head towards the door, but Riley wasn't. Arthur had his destination in mind, and only grew confused when Riley wasn't following him.

"Where are you going?" Arthur asked when Riley walked out from under his arm.

"The back of the line" Riley told him, pointing to the end. It wasn't long, it should only take around ten minutes to get through.

"We can just walk in" Arthur followed Riley, putting his arms where it was originally, feeling hers go around his back comfortably.

"And how is that fair?" She asked him, squeezing past a few people that were wondering around. Arthur didn't respond because he knew it wasn't but he liked using his status in Monaco to his advantage.

"It's better than waiting in line" He told her, about to lean in and close the space between them, but Riley looked away from him.

"You have an entitled mindset Arthur" She told him, walking forward when the line started to move.

"I do not"

"Yes you do" Daniel said, walking up in line behind them when he arrived along side Max. "You're worse than Charles, just don't tell him I said that"

"Fuck off" Arthur said, feeling Riley's hand nudge his side, mumbling a quiet 'Stop' that only he could hear.

Riley hadn't noticed how entitled Arthur could be until a few weeks ago. She always new he had a small attitude, but it subsided around people he considered family; around people Riley considered family. It was beige flag that Riley continued to brush over because it rarely appeared. But it was just one thing Max was referring to when he said 'You don't know him outside of one week'. She started find truth in that statement slowly, but she was getting to know him better with every day that passed by.

Riley would say that she hated it when she noticed it. She knew Pascale would've slapped him if she caught sight of it as-well.

"Riley where are you staying tonight?" Daniel asked, standing right next to Max who was staying fairly quiet.

"Yours tonight" Riley told him, "I need my sheet music"

"I thought you were staying with me tonight" Arthur said quietly, taking a few steps further with her.