Della Lechâteau and her friends take off to Monaco for a grad trip to remember forever. The weather is warmer and the real world is nothing but a distant thought in the beautiful destination that attracts the wealthiest people in the world. Adventur...
We're in front of the apartment door when I turn to Charles, "i'm sorry in advance, my friends might bombard you" I explain making him laugh, "it's okay Del" he tells me. I nod and turn around to unlock the door, pushing it open slowly to walk into the apartment. "Del is that you?" Wren asks from somewhere, "yeah" I reply as I walk further into the apartment with Charles behind me, "did he-oh!" my friends spot us and their eyes are wide at the sight of the Formula 1 driver. "I hope you don't mind that i'm here" Charles exclaims, they shake their heads smiles appearing on their faces, "no not at all, you're basically family at this point" Émie tells him before linking her arm with Wren's. "We'll leave you two alone, text us if you need anything Del, we're gonna go explore this beautiful city" she adds while dragging Wren out the door of the apartment leaving us alone.
"Not subtle at all those girls" I mumble getting a laugh out of Charles making me smile. "This is a nice place" he says while looking around, I nod walking into the living room, "it is, i've definitely enjoyed it the past week and a half" I exclaim as I sit down on the small couch. He sits down a few seconds later, leaving some space between us, "why are you so far away?" I ask while peering over, he smiles, "I don't want to scare you away Del" he replies making me realize that he must've noticed the few moments of hesitation that I had with him early on. I scoot closer to the Monegasque while biting my lip, I know that I need to tell him why I've been so like that. "Charles, that has nothing to do with you" I start while giving him my best reassuring smile, he takes my hand gently, which urges me to continue, "i've been treading carefully because of my last boyfriend" he squeezes my hand gently so I look up into his eyes before continuing, "I think I remember that he was seeing two or three other women behind my back, it all came out when he ended it" I hear Charles suck in a breath as he pulls me closer. "Della" he murmurs sadly, "i'm better now, but when I found out I went into a pretty bad downwards spiral, stayed in bed didn't have any motivation to complete my degree, Wren, Émilie and my family got me through it. I went and talked to someone and it made me realize that I couldn't have done anything to change the way he was" I finish.
The brunette pulls me into a hug, I smile as my arms wind around him, he kisses my head softly, "i'm sorry that you had to go through that" I curl my fingers into his sweater, "all that matters is that it's over, and that I have supportive friends and family that keep reminding me how loved I am" Charles pulls away slightly to look down at me, "I'm proud of you for overcoming this, I can't imagine how hard it was at first" I smile my heart fluttering at his words. "I'm so happy that I met you" I tell the race car driver, he gives me a dimpled smile, "me too Della" I move closer to him again just enjoying the feeling of being in his arms.
"Is now a good time to ask to see your drawings?" I giggle while getting out of Charles' arms. I stand up before taking his hand pulling him to my room where I have my sketchbook. Once in the bedroom I grab the sketchbook from my desk before dragging him to sit on the bed with me. My hands hold the book tightly as I bite my lip, "these are not perfect" I say while looking into the Monegasque's bright eyes, "perfection is not always necessary Del" he exclaims. I take a deep breath loosening my grip on the spiral bound pad, I hand it over to Charles feeling nervous about what he'll say about the drawings of his hometown. When he flips open the cover his eyes widen before he smiles looking up at me, "Tu est une magnifique artiste Della" he says making me blush, "it looks like a photo of me not a drawing" the statement makes my eyes widen realizing what he's looking at. "Oh my gosh I'm so embarrassed" I say reaching for the sketchbook, he pulls it out of my reach while grinning, "non it's nothing to be embarrassed about" I'm blushing not able to look at Charles. "When did you draw this?" He asks making me peer up shyly, "last week" I reply looking back down at my lap, "did you sketch from a picture?" I shake my head my cheeks heating up even more, "you drew me from memory?" he exclaims shocked. I look up with a sheepish smile, "yes, it's one of my strengths, drawing from memory" I explain, "wow" is all he says before flipping through the next few pages of the sketchbook.
Charles eventually lies back on the bed still looking at my sketches. I find myself moving to his side snuggling into the Monegasque like I've known him all my life. His fingers run through my hair as we lay in silence flipping through my sketchbook. "These are amazing Del, your attention to detail is spectacular" he murmurs softly making me look up with a small smile, "thank you, I'm always the happiest when I'm drawing and it seems to show in the finished product" I explain. Charles lowers his head kissing my forehead making my eyes close, my hand moving to rest on his chest, "you're amazing" he murmurs into the kiss, the statement makes my smile widen, my eyes still closed as I relax into the race car driver. "You're pretty spectacular too Charles" I mumble while slowly opening my eyes again, his hand finds mine, gently interlacing our fingers my head now moving to his chest while he brings up our hands pressing gentle kisses to my knuckles. After a few minutes of laying on the bed together I fall asleep against the Monegasque feeling safe and protected in his arms. Something that I haven't felt in a very long time.
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Translations:
Tu est une magnifique artiste Della - You're a magnificent artist Della
