The New Racer ~ Charles Leclerc

Chapter EIGHTEEN

They approached and Lando handed his camera in their direction, "Here I need someone nice to hold this for me."

"WAIT A DAMN MINUTE! Lance is not nicer than me,Mick maybe but Lance absolutely not!" I said and laughed.

"Hey! That is so not true." Lance said and fake glared at me,man I love this guy.

"It so is! Lance you are like the most sarcastic person I ever met."

"No...wait no yes I am. She's right Lando just give the camera to Mick." He said and we all chuckled a little bit.

After that Lando gave his camera to Mick and started twirling as I recorded him but he didn't have to know.

"Oh my days I love this." I said and I wiped the tears of laughter away from under my eyes.

"Bet not much as how I love you." Charles said as he leaned down and whispered in my ear so that no one else could hear him.

I immediately stopped laughed laughing and I could feel my cheeks go hot and I think he could sense this by the smirk on his face as he glanced down to the ground.

"Shut up all of you I just wanted a picture of Al and Zhou." Lando told us as he faked his anger.

"Oh yes that's right,let's show them Zhou what true style is." I said and flipped my hair and made sure it hit Charles in the face after that I just heard him chuckle.

"Cmon guys group picture of the grid of 2022 that includes you Lewis we see you as much as we see Alana." Danny said and we all laughed at this.

This was the moment I wanted to keep in my memory forever all of us smiling and laughing it may have been only one year with these guys but they were my comfort people. All nineteen of them.

A few moments later

Everyone was leaving I stayed behind to make sure everyone got in their cars ok and everyone was well and safe.

It was only us now our group SMALD the group no one saw coming, Mick,Danny,Seb and Lewis and I.

"Hey I don't mean to get sappy but I kind of love you guys." I said with my eyes glistening with unshed tears.

"Aw Alana we love you to." Seb said and brought me in for a hug. I can't believe he isn't going to be on the grid next year.

"Yeah we do." Danny said as he joined in and Lewis and Mouse soon followed.

"Oh my days guys I'm going to cry."

"One last race Ally." Seb said and kissed my
forehead.

"At least Ally made our last conference fun by falling off her chair." Danny said making them all laugh at my expense.

"Shut up we said we not talking about that ever again." I said.

"Correction Alana you said that." Lewis said and high fives Seb as I turned to mouse as if to say help me.

"Don't look at me you fell off your chair not me." He said making them laugh harder as I rolled my eyes at them but with a fond smile on my face.

After that it was just me I stayed for a bit just to clear my thoughts but then I heard foot steps and turned around with my fists up.

"Woah it's just me." Charles said as he held my writs and brought my fists down.

"What are you still doing here?" I asked him as I sat on the stone steps and he followed and sat next to me our arms touching.

"Went to the bathroom came out saw you guys having your moment and thought not to disturb." He said and after that it was silence,comfortable silence I then leaned my head on his shoulder. I wasn't worried about any fans taking pictures of us because we rented the restaurant for the night.

"I'm scared."

"Don't be Alana you are a fantastic driver."

"No Charles I'm scared of loving you I always am going to be scared." I said and he looked down at me as I looked up at him into his pretty eyes.

"And I'll be there to take your fears away," he said I was about to chip in but he placed a finger on my lips, "Alana the reason why Charlotte is here this weekend is because we didn't tell the media yet not because we still together she wants to move on with her life with her career and with someone else I want to do that to and I want that someone else to be you." He said and I stood up and he stood up to.

"Alana,mon fluer say something." He said as he cupped my cheek.

"Kiss me." And he did and the butterflies I had in my stomach started having seizures.

His lips were soft like last time,the kiss was gentle but it conveyed every feeling that needed to be conveyed.

My one hand was on his chest while the other was on his neck and one of his hands was cupping my cheek while the other circled around my waist. Our tongues didn't fight for dominance they worked together in exploring each other's mouths.

We finally pulled away breathless but our foreheads stayed touching and our eyes connected with each other.

"Can we please talk about this after the race?"

"Of course." He said and kissed my forehead.

OK I KNOW I SAID I WOULDNT UPDATE BUT I COULDNT HELP MYSELF I ALSO WANTED A CHAPTER SPECIFICALLY FOR THEIR DINNER NIGHT! ALSO I WAS NOT EXPECTING MYSELF TO MAKE THEM KISS I WAS LIKE OOO OK MAYBE THIS COULD WORK😭 also definitely Abu Dhabi is next along with ✨emotional✨ trauma but hopefully our girl can work through it