CHINATOWN ☯︎ Charles Leclerc

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New York City, United States
October 15th, 2024

The winter sun was rising over New York City and it shone through the large glass panels of Giovanna's Park Avenue apartment. Giovanna was enjoying the piece and quiet before Arthur was back. He had stayed with Daniel in his hotel in Midtown for the night, letting Giovanna rest.

She got out of her bed, pulled her long dark hair back into a bun and opened the curtains where she watched the sun rise in her silk gown. The sunlight glistened off of the multitude of skyscrapers. It was rare Giovanna got mornings like this but she didn't mind—it made these times seem more special. Daniel said he would drop Arthur off after 12, giving Giovanna time to go out and do what she needed to.

After she had breakfast and a cup of coffee, Giovanna got herself ready and got dressed in a pair of leather trousers and a beige oversized jumper. She pulled out a pair of black leather ankle boots and slipped them on, along with her camel-coloured trench coat. After gathering what she needed, Giovanna left her apartment and walked out onto the bustling streets of the city.

The cold air surrounded Giovanna as she walked the streets of New York. She had around three hours before Daniel would drop Arthur back off, meaning she didn't have time to dawdle. Giovanna decided she would start buying a few things for Christmas since time always flew by. She popped into Gucci, buying Arthur a cute jumper she had seen a while ago. She also went into Tiffany & Co. to buy her mother a new bracelet that she was banging on about. Giovanna bought Daniel a Rolex watch as a thank you for helping out with Arthur quite a bit over the past year.

By now, Giovanna only had half an hour left before she had to be back. A record shop caught her eye from across the street so Giovanna decided to check it out. It was a fairly small shop but it was full to the brim with different records. After searching through them, she finally found Oasis' Definitely Maybe. Arthur had snapped her copy of the album the other week when he was playing around with Giovanna's record collection. She was fuming to say the least, but she tried to keep her cool. She purchased it and headed back home.

When the Italian arrived home, she took off her coat and her boots, before putting on Definitely Maybe as she had missed listening to it after the little incident. Around one o'clock, there was a knock at the door, which Giovanna assumed was Daniel. She quickly put the Christmas presents away and then answered the door, inviting Daniel in.

"Artie, how are you my love?" Giovanna bent down to pick Arthur up who ran straight towards her.

"Good mamma" Arthur grinned.

"Did you have a good time with uncle Danny?" Giovanna said and kissed his forehead. He nodded his head enthusiastically.

"We ordered pizza in and then he wanted to watch old races" Daniel grinned as per usual.

"Yeah, which ones did you watch?" Giovanna asked Arthur.

"The one where uncle Danny won in Monaco" Arthur said, "and the one where uncle Kimi won in 'Merica"

Giovanna laughed.

"Well I better be going" Daniel said, "We fly to Mexico City tomorrow morning"

We as in Daniel and his girlfriend, Juliana. She was a beautiful Brazilian girl, she was kind and she and Daniel were perfect for each other. Giovanna and her got on quite well. Daniel and her had been together for a good couple of years now.

"Oh sorry, I forgot" Giovanna said, "I'll see you soon"

Daniel kissed Arthur's forehead and Giovanna's cheek before saying goodbye and leaving.

"Should we go out for a bit Artie?" Giovanna asked her son.

He nodded his head.

"Where should we go? Central Park or Chinatown?" Giovanna let him decide.

"Chinatown" Arthur exclaimed.

Giovanna got her trench coat and her boots and put them on. She took Arthur's hand before leaving the apartment and hailing a taxi when they reached the streets.

Giovanna and Arthur walked down the streets of Chinatown, not for any particular reason, just the fact it always looked pretty in the winter. The snow began to fall, making everything that bit more magical.

"Giovanna" someone shouted from across the street. She ignored it and carried on walking.

The voice called again. Giovanna couldn't decide if she was going insane or if someone was actually shouting her name. Giovanna felt a hand on her shoulder, making her jump out of her skin and grab onto Arthur. She whipped around to see one person she thought she'd never see again. Charles Leclerc.

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Uploaded early since _marisatamayo wanted it now, so you lads are lucky!

First proper chapter. What'd you think so far? What'd you think our Giovanna would say to Charles? EMx