Formula 1 - One Shots

Max Verstappen-"You're tired, you've been tired for a long time"

" Max can I come over tonight with my little brother, my dad is having one of his 'house parties' and I major need to study " You asked on the phone to your boyfriend as the trashy music blasted through your home making your 4-year-old brother snuggle closer to your chest as he sleepily murmured something about the music being too loud.

"Of course you can, you don't need to ask, the both of you are here often enough anyway and I love having you two with me" Your boyfriend replied all too aware of the circumstances in your 'home' plus knowing that if you didn't feel safe in your home your anxiety levels would spike and if you were leaving the house then you sure as hell were not leaving your innocent little brother there with no form of protection.

So you quickly picked up your phone and car keys, scoping your little brother up and making your way downstairs, where you saw the sea of alcoholic drinks flooding all the tables in your sizeable home, you swiftly made your way to your dad to tell him you were leaving; you were not surprised to get a short mumble in response knowing he was far too intoxicated to even care about his children, not that he gave much thought to that particular subject when he was sober.

Without another thought, you left your home and fitted your brother into his car seat and drove along the calm roads to Max's home; which almost became a small piece of tranquillity for you within your life that seemed full of chaos and confusion.

You did not need to bring anything with you apart from your phone, keys and purse as Max's place already had all of the essentials for you and your brother because staying there when you needed an escape from your harsh reality was something that happened on the regular so naturally there was a build up of your belongings within his place.

After a gentle 20 minute drive along the calm midnight roads, you arrived at Max's where he was stood at the door, waiting for your arrival.

As soon as he saw your eyes, he could tell you were sleep deprived and that your eyes held so much pain; he detested seeing you in this state but it was starting to become something his eyes were subject to on a more regular basis as the pressure of keeping all the plates spinning started to mount: looking after your brother, keeping your grades up and hanging out with your friends all the while trying to keep your happy girl persona up.

Knowing you needed all the support you could get, Max walked to your car, picked your little brother up and carried him to his house whilst you mustered all your remaining energy to slowly trail behind him and practically fall into the threshold of his place.

As soon as you were both inside his home, he disappeared as he took your brother up to the guest room and placed him into bed, to let him fall into a comfortable sleep; free from the harsh realities of the world he was growing up in.

When Max eventually came back into the living room he saw you slumped over your laptop finishing some sort of school work. Realising he couldn't bear the sight any longer, he quickly took the laptop out of your hands and pulled you onto his lap before softly pressing a long, loving kiss onto your lips, just happy to be reconnected with you on that level.

After a few precious minutes of being properly reacquainted with his lips; you snapped back into reality and started busying yourself with tasks on your never to do list.

" Woah Woah Woah, what are you doing it's like well past midnight, give yourself a bloody break" Max spoke up as you briefly looked up from your screen.

" I've only got to finish this piece of work, send a few emails and some other bits them I'm done for the night; there just isn't enough hours in the day" you tiredly explained before you were interrupted by a yawn escaping your mouth.

"You're tired, you've been tired for a long time" Max stated as he engulfed you in his arms, swiftly noticing the silent tears that were falling from your eyes and wiping your eyes dry.

"Unfortunately people like me don't get the option to simply be tired, if I have a day off nothing gets cleaned, nothing gets cooked and my little brother doesn't get to school not to mention the consequences of falling behind at school" you swiftly replied trying to justify your unforgiving schedule, whilst falling into his lap with him stroking your hair.

" Going forward things are going to have to change because I'm not having my girlfriend facing the whole world on her own" Max dominantly stated whilst pulling you closer to his chest.

"But for right now I'm going to carry you to the bedroom and you are going to sleep a long peaceful sleep and when you wake in the morning I will have fed your brother breakfast and took him to soccer practice and I will have been to your house and told your father the new way things are going to work, but that is tomorrow's problem, as of right now we are going to sleep"

And true to his word he did carry you to bed and assist you into a deep slumber but not without an " I love you" before you both shut your eyes.