young enough - c.l

twentythree.

Qualifying Zandvoort complete.
Leclerc P9
Piastri P8
Perez P7
Sainz P6
Alonso P5
Albon P4
Russel P3
Norris P2
Verstappen P1

Between interviews Charles would make his way past the McLaren garage. He knew Aurora was busy specially since her best friend qualified second. But just a small glimpse of her made his heart feel something it wasn't used to.

Was this her way of letting him know she didn't want this at all?

Aurora made sure she got all the pictures needed before Lando and Oscar made their way for interviews. She had seen Charles sneaking past the garage for a few times now and once the other boys left - she walked out to ask him what his deal was. He hadn't texted her.
He got her in his bed and that was what he wanted - so why would he make his way over here just to get on her nerves?

"Charles!" He was making his way back to his garage by now. He'd probably already finished his interviews so he's getting ready to head back to the hotel. Charles turned around, a smile formed on his soft lips as he changed course towards her instead.
"Aurora, hey" when he was in front of her he had his hands in his pockets, fiddling with something inside of them.
"What's up with you?" Aurora said, feeling her eyebrows furrowing as the man in front of her had gotten on her nerves for ignoring her for a week. Ghosted her. Barley looked at her. Used her.
"What's up with me? What are you talking about?" The monégasque furrowed his eyebrows now too but in confusion, having his head slightly tilted.
"Ever since we got here it's like you've gone into radio silence, did you get what you wanted from me that night in Monaco- you could've at least told me that it was your plan. That I shouldn't have gotten some feelings involved because now everything I think about is how stupidly hot you look in your race suit and I'm supposed to be spending all of next race weekend with you and I-"
Charles couldn't help but let a small chuckle leave his lips. Aurora was rambling on about something but he was too mesmerized with how gorgeous her eyes looked in this lightning and how her nose were now filled with even more freckles than the last time he saw her.
He was so happy he finally could be around her in the paddock, she was no longer hiding.

"...and if that's what it is then I don't think this going to work out." Aurora crossed her arms over her chest obviously annoyed at the whole situation.

"Wait what-?" Charles got pulled out of his thoughts.

"You're not even listening to me. Oh my god- I am so stupid" she scoffed as she now started making her way back to the McLaren garage.

"Nono, wait Aurora wait. I haven't texted you because I was waiting for you- I didn't want to push you" he grabbed her hand, intertwining their fingers.
"I know that all of this is new for you. The fans and the job. A lot of impressions and I was making sure that when you were ready I'd be there. I really really genuinely enjoy spending time with you" He took his hand to her cheek softly, he noticed how her cheeks now had more of a rose color than before.

"So- you didn't do all this to just get into my pants?" Aurora looked down to the ground, extremely embarrassed. How was she supposed to know he'd been waiting for her to text first.
One of all the hundred messages she had written and deleted the last couple of days could've made this whole situation none existent.

"You think- I was in it for sex and sex only?" He chuckled a bit, it was a bit of an uncomfortable laugh.
Was that really what she thought of him? I mean Lando was her best friend, he'd seen how Charles had been acting before he started to talk to Aurora - he'd probably talked to her about it.