Love, Monaco

00.11

The day we're set to leave Monte Carlo comes sooner that I want. The alarm that I set the night before goes off, I sigh as I stop the sound coming from my phone having already been awake for awhile. I sit up and get out of bed, before I can grab my usual travel outfit my phone buzzes, I lift the device off the nightstand to see a safe travels text from Charles. The simple message makes me smile sadly before unlocking the phone to reply.

Della

Thanks 😊

I'm going to miss you 😔

Charles

I'll miss you too Della ❤️

I lower my phone and pad over to where I left my outfit for today. I take the clothes quickly sliding on the leggings and sweater before putting my pjs into my suitcase, zipping it closed before rolling it out of the room I've grown to love over the past two weeks.

Émie and Wren are waiting by the front door, their bags by their feet as I come next to them, "this is so sad" I say with a frown, "yeah, I'm not ready to leave" Émie replies with a pout. We move into a group hug letting out sighs before letting go, I pull out my key and my friends do the same leaving them on the side table by the door as requested by the owner. I look back at the apartment one last time, knowing that i'll remember the memories we made in it for a very long time. "One last coffee run?" Wren asks making me I smile at her, "definitely" I reply and the three of us walk out of the apartment. We're at the cafe minutes later waiting for our drinks to be ready, "so this is where you had coffee with Charles?" I smile at my two friends, "yeah this is the place, where we met and then learned about each other" Émie takes my hand squeezing it, "you're going to miss him" I bite my lip looking down at the ground, "yeah" I say softly and then laugh, "which is kind of wild considering what i've been through with relationships" I add. "Del you have to know that he's way different than your ex" I smile, "I know, and I think that's why I trust him so much" before anything else can be said our coffees are ready, so we take the drinks, leave the cafe and go to our car to make the drive to the airport in Nice.

On the way to France my phone vibrates a few times, so I pull out the device and sigh when I see that it's Pierre texting me.

Broski

Charles Leclerc, CHARLES FUCKING LECLERC

He's the 'Charles' that you've been hanging out with?!?!

Delbelle

To be fair I don't follow racing so I had no idea when I first met him that he was someone famous

Before you freak out even more you should know that he's been so kind & caring and I trust him

Broski

Del i'm trying really hard to be okay with all of this, but you gotta cut me some slack this is a Formula 1 driver who travels all around the world for races

Delbelle

I told him everything P

You know how hard its been to move on from the past but Charles has made it significantly easier and in only TWO WEEKS

Broski

Hearing that makes me so happy, I just wish it was with someone who is around more

Delbelle

We can't pick and choose with these things

I have to go we're going to the airport

See you on the flip side big brother

☕️☕️☕️

Once we've made it to the airport and have returned our rental car we step into the large building to go wait at our boarding gate. I flop down onto a chair my bags next to me, "so what had you so engrossed on your phone?" Émie asks sitting next to me, "Pierre grilling me about hanging out with a Formula 1 driver" I reply with a shrug, "he's worried" Wren interjects while taking my hand, I nod looking up at her, "he's happy that I met someone that is helping me move on, but he wishes that it was someone who didn't travel around the world for a career" Émie smiles, "I think that concerns us all, but you've grown over the past few years and we will always have your back" I smile at the statement bringing my two friends into a hug. We pull away when our boarding call rings through the airport, "let's go home already" Wren exclaims making us laugh as we gather our things and take out our tickets to get on the plane.

As the three of us buckle our seat belts for ascent I stare out the window watching France become smaller and smaller until it's out of view. I sigh feeling Émie bring her hand to mine squeezing it gently, "i'm not ready to go back to reality" I say still staring out the window sadly, "ditto babe, vacationing has been too fun" I smile while looking over at the brunette. We fall into a silence which gets me thinking about Pierre's texts making me bring a hand up to my temple. "I'm gonna hit that boy when we land, he has no right to make you second guess yourself" Wren says seeing my gesture, I laugh giving her a small smile, "please don't, he's only looking out for me" she huffs but doesn't reply. I lean back in my seat closing my eyes Charles' face appearing, his smile and bright eyes erasing any worries that would've usually crowded my mind in this instance.