Sitting In Traffic | Formula 1

Chapter 162- Matching Last Names

It was tears from Riley's end constantly. She was only at the circuit the next day for an hour, sticking through the small celebration Red Bull had thrown together for Max and Riley. She hated every second of it, pretending that she was happy glued to Max's side when it felt like she was dying on the inside and out. Max got no warning whatsoever when she walked out on him. Riley couldn't even go up to see Alex, she went right back to the hotel.

"No- don't add it to his card." Riley was talking to the hotel staff over the phone regarding her hotel room with Max for the FIA ceremony. "Put the room under his name- but under Riley Ver- Stowan."

"And cancel the original room?" The staff asked her, they were getting confused.

Riley was getting a second room in Africa. But swapping hers for the original room, Max's which was the largest suite in the hotel. Right now, she was planing ahead to want space for herself there. Was what she was doing messed up? Most likely.

"No keep the original suite" Riley told them, "But change the name from Max Verstappen to Riley Stowan."

Riley sighed as she sat up in bed on her phone, the phone call went on longer than she thought. She thought it was going to be a few minutes but the hotel needed verification of sorts that Riley wasn't someone random. But in the end the second room was bought and their names were swapped.

"Holy shit" Riley sighed after hanging up the phone. She got up from bed when there was a knock on her door. She thought it was Max and it was killing her. "Max I just need a second to breathe pleas-"

Riley's heart dropped when she opened the door and saw Ava half asleep clinging onto Levi. Holden and Nathan were standing behind him with all of their bags tiredly, waiting to find their rooms patiently.

"Oh- Ava" Riley said softly when Ava reached over for her. "What are you guys doing here-" She felt her heart melting when Ava's arms were wrapped around her shoulders. "I didn't know you guys were coming"

"It was a surprise" Levi said, "Max had it planned since Charleston; Sloan was invited but she didn't want to come."

"Oh- well, that's probably for the best" Riley said, feeling Ava tapping her back lightly. "Max planned this?"

"Yeah, well" Levi shrugged, "Me and Nate wanted to come, he offered to fly us out"

"Oh-"

"Let me get her bags for you" Nathan reached for Ava's two suitcases before Riley even thought about it.

"Is she coming to Monaco with me or something?" Riley laughed, opening the door up wider for the boys to walk in.

"She is" Holden answered, "I'm watching her when you have the FIA ceremony- I'm staying with Jade for a month or two"

"Wait-" She said, "Yay!" She exclaimed happily, "Oh this is perfect! I'm glad- are you guys coming as well?"

"No we're not special enough" Nathan said, putting Ava's bags down at the foot of Riley's bed.

"Well Nathan, Max and I have guest rooms you guys can stay in" Riley told him, hearing Ava laugh quietly when she got dipped.

"Nah it's alright" Nathan shook it off, "You have your hands full right now"

"Ava Jane?" Riley asked, hearing Ava hum quietly. "Why don't you go get changed into PJ's"

"Okay" Ava groaned as she got set down.

Riley got sucked into conversation with the guys while Ava was picking out a change of clothes from her bags. Levi didn't ask where Max's bags were, he assumed something had happened with how Riley approached the door. The original plan was for Riley and Ava to share the suite and Max would stay in a room with Levi. But with Riley having her own room, Max could keep the suite and Levi could sleep on his own.