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VIII. Inside Jokes

NETHERLANDS: August 2023

TWITTER:

➥@racerbia: slayed ate ange

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@racerbia: slayed ate ange

@Max33Verstappen: welcome back Ev!

          @angelmendoza: welcome back Em!

          @LandoNorris: wtf did I miss?

@OscarPiastri: @arthur_leclerc7 @OllieBearman @LoganSargeant do you see this?

@danielricciardo: YOU'RE WELCOME

          @arthur_leclerc7:what did you

          @Charles_Leclerc: a miracle. A blessing for all of us

Evangeline chuckled at the replies on her tweet. It wasn't a big deal, Max replied to her. Well, maybe it was.

After the ice cream incident, it felt like they knew each other for years. It was like they have been friends for a long time. All the awkwardness faded away and it felt natural for them to talk everyday. This led for them to create a nickname for each other.

FLASHBACKS:

Evangeline was finishing an article when her phone lit up. She closed her eyes, not wanting to be distracted. "Tutur can wait..." she muttered as she continued typing.

That was until her phone lit up again, and again. She groaned and opened to see who could possibly wanted to get her attention.

Ever since then, they were always talking. It formed inside jokes and even nicknames. This excited them to see each other again.

 This excited them to see each other again

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Media Day: Evangeline waved away at Lewis and Roscoe

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Media Day: Evangeline waved away at Lewis and Roscoe. She was surprised to see the puppy but was glad she did. She felt left out when Lissie got to interview Roscoe so she did a little talk with him.

She turned and her smile grew wider as she saw Max walking up to her. Knowing fully well that the cameras were still rolling. She raised her chin and pursed her lips, trying her best not to chuckle.

Max smiled, "Hello." Evangeline hummed, "How are you Max?" she asked. This caused Max to frown a bit, but then remembered he was being interviewed, he cleared his throat, "Good. Excited for the race."

Evangeline smiled, "That's great to hear! How was the summer break?" she asked. She tried this time, hoping that Max would answer, and he did.

"It was relaxing. I loved the rest but the adrenaline is waiting for me." he said with a genuine smile. She hummed, clearly shocked that he actually answered and didn't just change the topic.

"Actually, there was something missing." he suddenly said. She furrowed her eyebrows, "And that is?" she asked curious.

Max smirked at her, "Ice cream."

After the interviews and the fan stage, Evangeline found herself in the Paddock Club with Lissie. The two were just chatting when her phone lit up.

And like reflex, the senior reporter opened the messaged and was wearing a bright smile. Lissie raised an eyebrow at her, "Whoever that is must be special." she pointed out.

Evangeline looked up, "Huh?" Lissie laughed, "Whoever that is really got your attention huh?" she asked teasingly. "It's just Max Lissie."

The younger reporter raised an eyebrow at her, "Just Max? The same Max that made you blush like a tomato? Are you sure he's JUST Max?"

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