Book 1 of Monte Carlo Series
Escaping her chaotic past, Katrina moves to Monaco to start a new life. With a single bag and a guitar, she sets on a brand new journey to reacquaint with herself and maybe find love along the way.
Daniel You took her to lumiere... mate that's a date
Charles So? What's wrong with taking her to lumiere?
Pierre Nothing's wrong calamar it's just that you said you won't take anyone there until you are sure of them Do you like Katrina?
Max That's the restaurant of Jules' wife right? You didn't even bring Rebecca there
Daniel Max we don't talk about the devil out loud
Charles Yeah I remember saying that... There is something different with Katrina.
Lando We know, that's why we liked her. She is a good friend to us and has good effect on you
Pierre Charles it's been a while since you last smiled genuinely You haven't been yourself since the break up. We're just happy for you
Max Do you like her Charles? We can see the way you look at each other, if you don't like her just tell her now. You are both our friends and we don't want to lose anyone
Charles I honestly don't know. I just feel happy when I am around her. I never had to pretend and she genuinely listens and laugh at the things I said
Daniel We don't want to rush you Charles but the longer you keep this set up, the harder it would be for you once you realize your feelings. She might move on and you'll forever be stuck in the friend zone.
Pierre Just think about it okay? I don't want you to have any regrets in the future.
Charles' POV
That was the conversation the guys and I had one week ago and since then it has been replaying constantly on my mind. It has been about a year or two since I broke up with my ex girlfriend. It was a messy break up, one that lead me into a downward spiral. I have long move on from her, I no longer have any feelings for her but the damaged she caused and the wounds she inflicted was still there.
The past few days made me realize a lot of things. The realization hit me like a truck and I was terrified of it. I looked at all the photos in my phone and realized how things can change in an instant. The year 2023 started with photos of my family, the race, some random parties I have been to then the subject of all these photos gradually started changing. The next thing I knew, I have hundreds of photos of Katrina smiling during our hangouts. I've always felt that she was different when I first saw her during my party. I just didn't realize that she would mean this much to me.
"Just think about it charles. You are right we don't know if she likes you the same way but you would never know if you wouldn't try. If she doesn't like you, then at least you can move on while your feelings is not that deep yet and you can still save your friendship. If she likes you, then now you can be happy with her." It was the last thing Pierre told me before we ended the call few nights ago.
I know that she is special to me but I am still unsure whether I should act on what I feel. I don't want to lose our friendship if this doesn't work.
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charles_leclerc : I can't do this anymore... 🏳️
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ilpredestinato16 : omg she's the girl from my lumiere photos @ charleslecfan @leclerfan
