The Final race- Max Verstappen fanfic

The party 0.03

Lily's POV:

The so called "dinner date'' didn't last much longer as me and Max had to go to this ''couples'' party for all the Formula 1 drivers and their spouses/girlfriends. Max institively took my hand as we walked out of the restaurant. He was well aware that the paps were outside. He obviouly pretended that he didn't see them while I just looked them in the eyes. I tried to look less defeated than i felt today.

We decided together that there would be no need in changing our clothes. We were both dressed casual and formal at the same time. We got in a cab and started talking about our lives. I learned that he had a sister and that she lived with her mom back in Belgium. His parents have been divorced since 2008 just like mine which gave us a bit of a connection. He seemed very open towards me which made the whole thing a bit more comfortable.

We decided that it would be for the best if we made up a story about us that we could tell everyone since we really wanted to make this fake relationship work at this point. We only did it for ourselves and ignored the fact that our dads kinda forced us into it. Making up a story was way more difficult than we ever thought it would be.

To make the relationship more believeable we met over a year ago which meant Max was still in Belgium while i was in Italy. We decided to call it an online relationship that turned into something real when Max got sponsored by my dad. Most of the other things would be easy to add on and we felt confident about the plan. Max would deal with most of the talking because i  am very shy especially around new people like the other drivers. i would focus on the wives and girlfriends to make it as believeable as possible. While we were talking about the final details the taxi pulled up at the Club/bar.

Max's POV:

After we handed our coats to the lady at the entrance we walked straight to the bar area to see that many of the other drivers were already there. I suddenly felt very nervous cuz i never talked to any of them about having a girlfriend. Luckily for me they never asked me about it either. Some brows were raised when they saw us walk over but in general most of them kept talking.

Daniel immediatly walked over to us which made Lily squeeze my hand a little. That small movement of her made me smile from ear to ear. ''So who is this gorgeous young lady Verstappen and why haven't i met her before?'' Daniel said pretending to be hurt by the fact that I didn't tell him about my girlfriend.

i chuckled a bit to myself before i started talking. ''First of all you don't have to know everything in my life'' i said jokinly. "second of all this is my lovely girlfriend Lily." i saw lily put out her hand for him to shake. He shook her  hand and smiled back introducing himself. "I bet he told you a lot about me" I heard Daniel speak. This only made lily tense up even more. she chuckled awkwardly and nodded. ''He told me enough about the silly Australian'' She said before looking up at me. she probably made that up from hearing his accent.

After the usual chit chat Daniel finally left us alone and i let out a deep sigh i didn't know i was holding. This made lily look up at me and I smiled softly at her. This fake relationship was way more difficult than I thought it would be. I gently put my hand on Lily's lower back as we make our way trough the crowd. We sit down in a booth with a few other Driver's and their girlfriends. Since it was a tight squeeze lily decided to sit on my lap. I gently rested my hands on her lap as I started talking about the race with Lewis. He finished as 2nd which he was quite pleased about. I could only wish to be that good in a few years. Lily stayed silent for a bit making it clear that this wasn't really her scene. She played with my hand to keep herself occupied and calm.

Lily's POV:

Being on Max his lap was quite comfortable but I didn't understand much of what they were saying because of the loud music. Even though i was underaged we were able to get some alcohol beverages from others. I was almost 18 and max was indeed 18 so the others could care less about age.