Chapter 22

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We arrive there in about 10 minutes and I'm getting pretty excited. We pull over and take our stuff out of the trunk. All smiling and giggling we walk inside the karting place. Once we're in we go to the bar first to sign up. "Hello, we want to go karting for three persons please." I say politely but then Martin and Julian show up and they give the bar tender a hand shake. A really special one, I think they're friends. "So, karting with your girl huh?" The guy asks and raises his eyebrows. "Yeah she asked for it so." Martin answers and we laugh slightly. The bar tender said that we could change in the back. Of course I have to go change first and walk in the room. I close the door behind me and start changing. Once I'm finished I put on my shoes and adjust my skirt a bit. There is no mirror here so I don't know how I look. I walk out the door and the guys are still talking to the man behind the bar. I walk up to them and say hi. Martin takes a step back to take a proper look at me. His eyes drool all over my body. "Well, that's super cute I must say, very original." He says and I smile in return. Martin takes my hand and pulls me closer. "Let's see if you drive like a cutie." He adds and spins me around. My big skirts twirls around me. He stops me when I'm facing him. "I don't drive like a cutie, I have my own style." I say back and  he rolls his eyes instead. "What ever you say princess." How many times have I told him just not to call me that? I'm getting frustrated now. "If I win you may never ever call me princess again." I say and he smirks. "Alright but if I win then I can call you everything I want." He says and I sigh. "Fine." I say and he claps his ands like a five year old who just got an ice cream. Julian was already gone to change in his outfit so we ordered a drink. The bartender, who's name is Rick, handed me a Fanta. I took a sip and Martin was still smiling like an idiot. "What are you smiling at?" I giggle and take loose strand of my hair and put it behind my ear. "You just look so cute." He starts smiling even more. I cup his face and squeeze his cheeks. "You're very cute too." I say and peck his lips. They taste like strawberries and mint. There we are, just smiling at each other. Loving each other. Like always. I think this connection will never fade away. It's like electricity, the power may go out, but you know that it's still there and that it will get back on.

Julian walks up to us and makes a catwalk walk. He is wearing a cheeseburger costume. It looks pretty funny I must say, but how in gods sake is he going to drive a kart in that thing. We all start laughing and I walk over to Julian. "I think you're very tasty." I say and wink at him. "That's so cheesy, Rosa." He answers me and I roll my eyes. "Do you see what I did there? Cheesy like in cheeseburger. He he." He starts laughing at his own joke so I go back to my chair to sit down. Martin is already goner I change. I'm curious what he's wearing. Probably a pizza or a taco. Just any kind of food. I take another sip of my drink and wait patiently while fumbling with my skirt. I like it so much, it's black but still very cute.

A dark silhouette comes out of a corner and I recognize his golden hair immediately. It's Martin. He's wearing a black suit and a white blouse underneath it. There's also an expensive watch on his wrist. But the one thing that chocks me the most is that he isn't wearing any Nikes or sneakers. He's wearing fancy shoes. They're black and shiny. I know what he's trying to do. "You're such an asshole, do you know that?!" I say and giggle between my words. So cute that he still remembers that. "What have I done?" Martin says innocently but he knows why he's wearing this, obviously. Julian is giving us weird looks and I can understand why. "I told you to not James Bond yourself!" I raise me voice and jump of my chair. I walk over to him and stop right in front of his face. He comes closer to my ear and I can feel his hot breath in my neck. "Garritsen, Marrijn Garritsen." He says and I back away to punch his chest. This time I'm not scared to do it. "I'm surprised that you still remember it." I say and step closer again. "I would never forget a moment with you." He says and butterflies start fluttering around in my stomach. I think I'm blushing. "Me neither." I say and pull on his suit to press his lips against mine. "Okay, okay. Can we just race now?!" Julian yells and we back away and grin widely. "Alright then." Martin says and takes my hand. We walk dawn some stairs and enter a room they is filled with helmets. We all choose one and walk over to the karts. We asked a guy to take a picture of us in our pretty outfits. Of course we all post it on Instagram and Twitter like we always do. "Costume karting to celebrate the success of Made in Miami. Thank you for all the support! X Rosa Grandhouse" I put in the caption and upload it. I look over to the boys and they've already putted there helmets on. I take mine of the ground an pull it over my head. We choose a kart and settle down. "Oh Martin if I win, you can never James Bond yourself again too." I say and the photo guy starts the engine of my kart. "Deal" I hear Martin yell through all the rumble from the engines. "What do I get if I win?" Julian asks and I look over to Martin who shrugs his shoulders. "An actual cheeseburger." I say and I hear a muttered yes from him. We all drive to the place where we must start on the circuit. I'm in between the two boys and they both turn there heads towards me. "Good luck" They both say and focus on the road. A man holds a big flag up high. I concentrate myself on winning, because I have to earn some pride. Or at least not loose it. I have some experience though but still. 'I'm just a girl' they would say. Don't think so.

The flag goes down and I press my foot on the gas pedal as hard as possible. We speed away very fast and the first tune is in sight. I grab my steering wheel tighter and turn it over to the right. The first turn went good but the boys are ahead of me. I can hear them both laugh. But not for long. Another turn comes so I spin my steering wheel again and slow down. I'm coming closer to Julian who is behind Martin. Now there's a straight piece of road so I can go faster. I stamp my feet on the gas pedal again and speed up to Julian. I'm right behind him now but we approach a turn again so slowing down is the only option. A few more turns are coming so I decide to keep the same pace. I've passed all the turns so now is the right moment to speed up and pass him. I move my kart a little bit to the left and go as fast as I can. As I drive next to Julian I wave and pass him with ease. Now I have to get closer to Martin.

Three laps have passed and there are two left. I'm very close to Martin now but in the turns he's faster then me. The last turns are coming before the straight piece. I go as fast as I can in the turns and speed up again, I move to the left again and go as fast as this thing possibly can go I see Martin passing by. I realize that I'm driving first right now. Okay I can't loose speed now because Martin is right behind me. I try to keep the same pace and it works. One more lap left so time to show off. First turn flawless, second turn too. The rest is easier and then a sequence of bends. Right, left, left, right. Okay this went very good. Now the straight piece again and finish. I go as fast as I can, but Martin is catching up behind me. I see the tip of his cart coming no closer so I move mine to the right to slow him down. He stays behind me so I can drive on. He comes closer again but much faster this time so there is no time to move. It's all or nothing. The finish line is in sight and Martin is driving right next to me. A few meters left and I turn my kart a bit sideways before a slight turn that is at the end. Now I may have a chance of winning. We both drive over the line at the same time so it looks like a tide but there must be a winner. Julian finishes seconds behind us. We stop our vehicles and get out of them. I take my helmet of my head and shake my hair loose. I feel Martin and Julian's eyes on me so I turn around facing them. They smile at me and I smile back. We put our helmets back and go upstairs to the bar. My drink was already gone so I order a Sprite and two Fanta for the boys. The enter the bar, still wearing there amazing costumes, and take a seat next to me. "Looks like a tie." Martin speaks up and I fake a smile. "There is a photo finish I think so." I say back and he rolls his eyes at me. Th bar tender, I forgot his name, hands us our drinks and gives us the results of the race. 3th place Julian Jordan, 2nd place Martin Garrix and 1st place Rosa Grandhouse. "Yeah baby I've won!" I start jumping around and the boys start looking weirdly at me. Suckersss. "So now you can stop being James and stop calling me princes or queen or whatever." I say and walk over to him to peck his forehead. He stands up from his chair and takes my hands to intertwine our fingers. "I'm very proud of you." Martin says and I smile. He leans in and I press my lips against on his. After a few seconds we pull away and sit down again. "Thank you." I say and he puts a strand of hair behind my ear. "For what?" Martin takes my hand from the table and puts it in his. They feel warm and comfortable. His sweet scent lingers around me and I'm trying my best t not dream away. "For everything you have done for me." I answer and smile appears on his face. He is so sweet when he does that. Julian coughs and I snap my head towards him. "Thank you too sweetie." I say and blow a kiss. I turn my eyes back on Martin and we lock eyes immediately. "I want to thank you too." He says and I tighten my grip on his hand. "For what?"
"Making my life ten times better."

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