The Driver (Completed)

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[emily]

alright.. I know I should be thankful for the fact that my friends and teammates arranged this for me. I knew they were happy about me driving with them tonight, but not this much. I really got shocked, mostly because what I wanted two minutes ago were something completely different and it got ruined in a matter of seconds.

''fields!'' noel nudged me in the side to get my attention. ''your beer.''

i looked down and saw him offering me a bottle. i chuckled and grabbed it from him. ''thanks.''

alison walked up to me and leaned in to whisper, ''sorry, em. i had no idea they were planning this.''

''you didn't know?'' i questioned. i was convinced that alison was aware of what was going to happen, since hanna offered to take care of gabe tonight and normally she'd never. ''that bitch..'' i mumbled.

''excuse me?'' alison said and scoffed.

''oh, not you babe. i meant hanna.'' i explained and wrapped an arm around her waist. ''i bet she knew about this and that's why she offered to take care of gabe tonight.''

''that bitch!'' alison exclaimed.

''exactly.'' i agreed.

''so.. emily fields.'' spencer walked up to us and raised her beer bottle. ''it was an honor to drive side by side with you again.'' she said and threw our bottles together to toast.

i laughed. ''same, spencer.''

spencer was about to continue our conversation when someone shouted something behind her, causing everyone in the room to stop talking. ''alright, everyone! listen up!'' noel shouted.

he jumped up on our coffee table. i'll kill him if he scratched it with his shoes. ''i'd like to thank someone special for, around the circumstances, risking a lot to be back on the track with the wolves again. emily, thank you for helping us when we needed you to.'' noel said to everyone and then looked at me with a thankful look in his eyes. ''to emily!'' everyone raised their bottles or glasses and cheered my name as they toasted.

i chuckled and toasted with them. ''thank you everyone.''

''there's one more thing, emily.'' noel said and waved over a man i didn't recognize.

the man walked up to me and motioned for us to go somewhere more private. i hesitatingly nodded, but decided to follow him. we got outside and we stopped on the porch to face me. ''emily fields..'' he breathed out with admiration. ''let me introduce myself. i'm coach lewis from N.I.S. have you heard about us before?''

i shook my head. ''unfortunately not, sir.''

''we are the nation of international speedway. the bosses of every team-coach in the united states.'' he explained.

i almost felt a little embarrassed for not knowing about them. they have after all been my boss for awhile now. ''i guess i should've known that.. sorry.''

''no need to feel sorry, fields.'' i assured and patted my shoulder. ''my colleagues and i have been watching you for a few years now and lately we heard that you were planning on putting your helmet on the shelf?''

''something like that, yes.'' i agreed.

he nodded. ''let me put it like this.. we have discussed about it and i came here tonight to ask you to join our elite team in new york, the v.i.p's.''

i gaped and stood there totally speechless. ''but.. your elite team is a collection of the best speedway drivers in the whole world?''

''correct, fields.'' he confirmed. ''and you fit in there. we want you to race for us next season.''

''mr. lewis..'' i sighed and rubbed my temples. ''i really appreciate the offer, but.. i can't.''

mr. lewis looked shockingly at me. ''are you declining our offer?''

''i am, sorry. it's just that i have everything i need right here. i wouldn't change it for anything in the world, but even an international championship.'' i told the man.

he frowned and folded his arms. ''i see.'' he harshly said. ''you do realize these offers only comes once in your life, right?''

i nodded. ''i do. but it doesn't matter.''

''alright, then.'' mr. lewis said and walked off the porch and headed back to his car.

i went back into the house and everyone froze as they spotted me.

''what did he want?!'' noel shouted.

everyone turned their attention to me. ''he.. he wanted me to go to new york and become one of the v.i.p's.'' i casually said.

it got deadly silent.

alison looked with fear at me, probably scared of my decision.

''well? what did you answer?'' noel asked, he sounding nervous as well.

i gulped and glanced around me, seeing everyone stare intensively at me. ''i said no.''

''phew.'' noel breathed out in relief.

alison smiled and walked up to me. ''you declined their offer?''

''everything i want is right here, ali.'' i told her.

''i love you.'' she whispered and kissed me softly.

''i love you too.''

''we're keeping our star!!'' spencer shouted and everyone cheered around us.

i laughed and hugged spencer tightly. ''so you and i are green from now on?''

''no. i still hate you.'' spencer sarcastically commented before bursting out in a huge fit of laughter together with everyone else in the room. ''of course we are, fields!''

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this night sure didn't turn out as i planned. but i'm glad it didn't. because tonight i got confirmed that all i need is right here with me. my family, my friends, my team and let's not forget.. my inner strength.

i have a lot of plans for the future and it includes many of the people i love, but i'll be in charge of it and make sure to give me, my girlfriend and our son the best kind of life. that one kind of life we deserves.

alison and i.. still indescribable, but i'll spend the rest of my life by her side. one day i'll marry her and we'll be walking side by side through life, facing all difficulties and dilemmas together.

and don't forget; what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger.

thank you /emily fields.

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