Adore you

Chapter 19

September 4th, Maranello(Italy)

Fernando's POV

"Buongirno, Stefano, Luca!" I say when we park the car in front of the office. It's Wednesday before the Monza race and the team is meeting in Maranello. "Luca, Stefano, this is Anna! Anna, Luca di Montezemolo and Stefano Domenicali, my bosses." I introduce them. 

"I've already met them before, but in other circumstances. They also gave me a job offer at the beginning of the season, but I knew something you all didn't so I said no." she says, placing her hands on her belly. Stefano smiles and we all follow Luca into the building.

"So, that was the reason. I was confused, you always wanted to work for Ferrari and when I offered you, you just ran away and then you stopped coming to the races, you were commenting football for Spanish TV right?" Stefano asks her and I try to remember the Australian GP and what happened then.

Oh, yeah. She was there, talking to her friend I think and she was wearing...baggy black dress? She knew she was pregnant and she was hiding from me and I was kissing another girl infront of her eyes. I'm such an idiot.

"So, Fernando, will you take Anna on the Maranello tour and maybe say hi to some fans in the museum? Stefano and I have some work to do before Andrea, Kimi and some others arrive." Luca asks me. I look at Anna and she is nodding and smiling. "Ok, we're going. Call me when everybody is here."

Anna's POV

Ferrari museum in Maranello is amazing. So many pictures, trophies, memories. "You recognize this picture?" he asks me. 

I turn around to see his picture hanging on the wall. "Actually I do, it was your first day in Maranello after signing for Ferrari. I know one more thing that maybe or probably don't know." I tell him and he hugs me. "And that is?"

"The day you came to Maranello for your first interview as a Ferrari driver. It was so crowdy here but I arrived early and I was in the front. I asked you a question that you didn't know how to answer. Do you remember?" I ask him and I can see him going through his memory over and over again. Suddenly his eyes open wide.

"You left Renault to go to McLaren and then returned to Renault. Now, you are leaving again, this time to Ferrari. Is this temporarily? How long can you be away from Renault?" he whispers and I stay there, shocked.

"You, you remember that?" I can't beleive what he's saying. He nodds:"I was thinking a lot about you question, but I never saw who asked me. I grew up with Renault and when you asked me that, I really didn't know if I can continue my racing career without them. Wow, it was you!" 

A sream interrupts us. "Fernandooo!" a fan is scraming and she can't belive her eyes. "Oh my god, Fernando Alonso in Ferrari museum. Can I take a picture with you? My fans won't belive me." she looks at us. I take the camera out of her hands and take a picture of them. She is almost crying and Fernando looks calm, he is used to that.

"Thank you, thank you. You are the best and you two are the cutest couple in the world!" she says before we leave. On the way back to offices Fernando takes some more pictures and signs caps, shirts, Ferrari products and al the things that fans have with them. It's great to see him happy, surrounded with fans. I'm so lucky to have him in my life.