Sitting In Traffic | Formula 1

Chapter 111- Self Sabotage

Present time

Riley felt sick her entire flight to Monza. She didn't want to be in the same location as Kelsey. Wondering what her and Max had talked about when she wasn't there, how much they had spent together, which was little to none. But still, Kelsey and Julia were the same person to Riley. She didn't want Max near Kelsey just like she didn't want Arthur near Julia when they dated.

Now Riley was going into the paddocks for qualifying completely clueless after she ghosted Max the past two days. If space was what they asked for weeks ago, that's what they were getting now. Max had dropped her paddock pass off in her hotel room that she had got on a whim. Riley was going to stay with Max but decided against it.

Too much had built up over the past few weeks for her to be okay.

Riley was walking slowly throughout the paddocks with Gustav infront of her. She told him ahead of time if he could help her avoid Max that would be amazing. She wasn't ready to have a conversation yet. Especially when she passed Kelsey in the hallway. She had an Aston Martin paddock pass, meaning Lance Stroll had most likely invited her.

Kelsey was taking any ticket into the WAG life she could get.

"Riley Stowan" She heard a voice yell from behind her as she passed a garage. Riley was going to keep walking, but she was trying to stall.

"Arthur Leclerc" She turned around on her heel. "Can I help you" She asked him, knowing Gustav was already updated on Arthur's antics. She treated Gustav like a paid friend, he knew everything.

It made for good conversation at times. Which only meant he also knew that Kelsey was there.

"I have someone you might want to meet in here" He told her, motioning over his shoulder into the Ferrari garage.

"Okay" She didn't hesitate, Riley knew a lot of the interesting celebrities watched the races from there, so she wasn't going to waste this chance. "Who?"

"He's from the band you listen to" He told her, "One- wait. One Direction?"

"Shut the fuck up!" She said wide eyed, walking towards the garage with Gustav behind her, "Which one."

"I don't know"

"If it's Zayn I get a redo-" She barley remembered her interaction with him in Miami, "I could try and make conversation with Harry again, I feel like that would be more natural... if it's Niall I might faint-"

"You should stop fan-girling for a moment" Gustav said behind Riley through a thick Swedish accent. "It is not a good look"

"Thank you Gustav" Riley calmed down, standing near Arthur, "You can stay out here if you'd like, holler if Max walks past so I can hide"

"Yes ma'am" He said, finding his post.

"Did you and Max call it quits?" Arthur asked Riley quietly, walking into the very busy and packed Ferrari garage with her behind him.

"It doesn't concern you" She told him, looking up at him briefly.

"Well then I should show you the way out" He turned around and put a hand high on Riley's side.

"I'm already inside-" She paused when she noticed Louis Tomlinson standing in the garage. If her and Arthur had still been dating Riley would've sat right next to him. But it's always if, if, if, right? If her mother had balls she'd be her dad. "Oh my god I can't do this without Ava"

"Why not?"

"Louis is Ava's favorite" She said sadly, pushing away from Arthur and walking towards him. Alex was standing with Rebecca and Leo having their own conversation that Riley never took any interest to. Arthur was following behind Riley, making sure no one questioned her being there.