Max's POV
"Did you have the answers you were looking for?" I asked as we were laying down on her bed together.
"Not really" she shrugged. "I don't think I'll ever get the answers I want"
"Maybe they don't matter either" I said. I completely understood why she wanted to ask him these things, but I don't think he would ever be able to explain it.
Who would cheat on Rae? C'mon, she was absolutely perfect. She did everything for him, even when he definitely didn't deserve it.
"Maybe" she mumbled.
"Anyways, I think I should go, it's late" and I felt as if she wasn't in the mood to talk anyways.
I got up out of bed and she followed me quickly after. "I know you don't want me to say it, but thanks again Max"
I don't know how many times she thanked me over the past few days, but she didn't need to.
I would do everything for her in a heartbeat.
"Just text me when you need me and I'll be right there"
She wanted to say thank you, again. But instead she wrapped her arms around me and kissed my cheek.
Those hugs were the highlight of my day lately.
"Good night Max" she smiled before she closed the door.
I wanted so badly to lie down next to her, wrap my arms around her and sleep.
Not fuck, not even have sex.
Just cuddle, sleep, be there for her.
But I lacked the courage and she still loved Lando. I could see it in the way she looked at him.
She still cared for him and I bet she hated that.
I hated that too, because she deserved so much better.
She deserved the best.
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I didn't see her during breakfast, even though I took my time. Spend such a long time at the breakfast room, but I guess she skipped it today.
So I went to the paddock, I would see her there either way.
But she wasn't.
She didn't come to the paddock today, she wasn't here to watch the qualifying.
She never skipped that, even when Lando broke her heart, she still came to pretty much every race and qualifying.
But not today I guess.
I was on pole, so after I did the interviews in the conference room, I walked to the media pen.
And if eyes could kill, Lando would definitely have killed me then and there.
Didn't think he would actually have the balls to come up to me, but surprisingly he did.
"What's going on between Rae and you?" He asked. Yes he definitely grew some balls.
"Nothing" I shrugged. "Just like there's nothing going on between you and your marketing person, right?"
He scoffed. "If you didn't show up, I bet we would've spend the night together, man"
"Yes, that's exactly why I showed up"
He didn't expect that answer, he didn't expect me to be so blunt about it.
"What's your problem?" He frowned, took a step away from his PR assistant.
"You really think you deserve her?" I asked. "Be honest with me, since Rae and you broke up, where did you sleep?"
"In my bed" he shrugged.
"Alone?"
He shrugged again, but didn't answer.
Which said enough. Unbelievable.
"Do you even love her?" I asked, but I already kinda knew the answer.
"More than you will ever know" he answered.
"You've a funny way of showing that"
I didn't wait for his answer, instead I did my interviews as quickly as I could. Never really liked them.
But Lando was waiting for me after we both finished our interviews.
We walked back to our hospitalities in silence for a while. Until I was done with this.
"Why do you hate her?" I asked, didn't know exactly if he did, but it sure looked like it.
"I don't hate her" he said, paused a little. "I-I just don't think Jace is mine"
And there it was, the real reason why he did what he did.
