Coming Home - A Lestappen Story

All I Want

Max Verstappen was released from the Hospital after two days, being ruled out of a concussion, he was in the clear to race next week in Spain. The fans applauded as he was seen leaving the hospital, Verstappen offering a smile and a wave before pulling himself into his private car. 

Charles Leclerc was more than happy to see Verstappen released from the hospital, but he had other things on his mind that he made a priority. How Ferrari would put his car back together, it being all but destroyed in the crash with the Dutch Driver.

Leclerc sat in his garage, watching the engineers and data analysts put together a whole new car. He couldn't help but think how Red Bull would fair, having both of their vehicles destroyed in a matter of weeks, but he knew that Red Bull always had something up their sleeves so he didn't spend any time worrying about Verstappen's chances at having a fast vehicle to drive next week in Spain. 

Alexandra had stopped by the garage to say a quick hello to Leclerc. He noticed her walk in, and got up from his seat to embrace her in a hug. He hadn't seen her since before the crash, and it was a relief for Alexandra as well to see that her boyfriend was all well.

"Hey babe" Leclerc said lovingly, before pulling her into his arms, placing a flurry of kisses down her neck. "I'm so glad you're okay honey" Alexandra whispered into the Monegasque's ear, before wrapping her arms around him as well.

The paddock staff couldn't help but smile over the affectionate couple before returning back to work on the vehicle. Carlos Sainz had arrived at the paddock as well, to check in on the progress on his teammates vehicle. 

"Hey Alexandra! Long time no see" Carlos said before butting into the couples hug, blissfully unaware of the moment the two were sharing. Leclerc awkwardly pulled out of the hug with the trio. Leclerc laughed before sitting back down to Alexandra. "Hey Carlos. How's your car looking. Probably better than mine." The younger driver laughed before looking over to Carlos.

"Ahh yeah it's doing good. But I don't doubt that the crew is going to get you back up and running in no time." Sainz says before sitting down next to Leclerc. "How was Verstappen when you saw him at the hospital?" Carlos asked. 

Alexandra looked over at the younger driver with a slightly confused look. She wasn't mad at Leclerc or anything, just not sure why he didn't bother telling her that he went to see the Dutch driver in the hospital. "I didn't know you went to see him. That's nice of you." She said before averting her gaze down to the ground.

"Yeah he was okay. He actually thought I came to yell at him for crashing into me." Leclerc said in a joking tone before looking over at his teammate. "You know he did cost the team 26 points, so I might be a little mad" Leclerc remarks, now looking over to his girlfriend. 

"Yeah. I was really shaken up after the crash. I wish you would've been here. I know your family takes priority though." Leclerc said down to his girlfriend, who had to miss the Canadian Grand Prix due to family issues back in Italy. 

"Yeah me too." She said half heartedly before standing up once again. "Well. I have to get going. My friends invited me out to lunch, and I'm already running late. Charles looked up at her, surprised that she was already leaving. "Oh.. Okay" Charles said in a quiet tone. Alexandra placed a small kiss on the top of the younger drivers head, before walking out of the garage.

Carlos watched as Leclerc's gaze fell to the floor as his girlfriend left as abruptly as she showed up. "How is Alexandra? I haven't seen her at the races that much." Carlos said quietly, looking over at his teammate. 

"I guess she's okay. You know.. it feels like she's pushing me away, and I don't know why. It feels like I'm being punished for something." The Monegasque said to the older driver, his words coming out shakily. Carlos noticed the hesitation is Leclerc's words, and noted that this was a very touchy subject for the couple.