Lock Up ⏐Charles Leclerc

Chapter 22

We're moving quite fast so there's going to be some fast forward moments from now on compared to when the story was still in Italy.

In the mood for another double update today because I finished one of my exams. I don't know if I got a good result but at least it's almost over :))

Enjoy!

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A month into filming and I've come to learn a few more things about Milo and Elliana.

Milo drinks tea instead of coffee which is rare for an American. He drinks a cup every morning and during the third day, I asked him why he preferred one over the other and he simply said it was because of Ace. Milo also has a lot of pet peeves. There are the usual ones like when people chew with their mouth open or continuously click the tip of a pen. The weirdest one was his hate for bar soaps in public restrooms. He went on for almost half an hour complaining how so many people touch the object to the point it loses its purpose.

Elliana however is still the same but I did discover she's now an F1 fan as well. During the month she spent getting to know Milo, he successfully converted her into becoming an F1 fan by spending most of their days going through races and watching highlights from the previous years. She said she was a fan of Mercedes when Milo was standing beside her but later on, she said McLaren was her favorite and she loved the charisma that Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris had.

I still haven't told them that I know Charles despite hearing his name come up multiple times. He's been more busy with the first race of the season happening in a week. I've only been able to message him since my time was hectic as well. During one of the few phone calls we had, he raved about the new Ferrari car, saying that this could potentially give Ferrari its third championship in a row. I was aware of this because Milo invited us to his hotel room to watch the pre-season testing in Spain.

I had just finished my last scene for today and was walking back to my trailer. Elliana finished the same time as me and Milo will follow after about an hour or two. We scheduled a movie night in my hotel room after the two of them dared each other that they wouldn't survive the three Conjuring movies. I wanted to leave the both of them to it because horror movies are not my thing and I'd be spending the entire week with the lights on after watching just one movie. I only said yes when Milo offered to buy me tickets for Coachella this coming May.

Walking up to my trailer, I was shocked to find Olivia inside since she informed me she'd be staying in the hotel for the entire day. "What–" I asked but stopped when my eyes landed on the person sitting across from her.

Charles was leaning against the vanity table I had in front of the sofa, arms crossed over his chest as he smiled at me. "Hey, Bellero–" He didn't get to finish his sentence because I ran towards him and wrapped my arms around his neck, his moving to my waist as he chuckled against my ear.

"What are you doing here? I thought you'd still be in Spain." I asked, pulling away but leaving my hands on his shoulders.

"He called me asking if he could stop by for a few days." Olivia said, standing up and grabbing her things. A small smile was on her lips and her look told me she had a lot of questions when we're left alone.

"I'm flying straight to Bahrain on Wednesday." Charles said from beside me and I smiled before taking a step back, remembering that I was still wearing my clothes from set.