Love, Monaco

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A few days later social media has lessened about the photos and I get back to my remote work. I'm finishing up a part of the drawing needed for the project when Charles pops his head into the room. I smile at the Ferrari driver, "hey" I say while peering over my laptop, "want to go to Brignoles tomorrow?" he asks happily. A smile comes to my face having forgotten about the karting track, "yes, definitely" he nods before disappearing again, making me giggle and go back to work for a few more hours.

When I finish what I can for the day I shut my laptop and jump of the desk chair leaving the quiet room to go find my boyfriend. I walk into the main living space but lift an eyebrow in confusion when I don't see Charles anywhere. This makes me go through the apartment, checking all the bedrooms to try and find the Monégasque. When I come up unsuccessful I go back to the living room making my way over to the piano, gently floating my fingers over the keys with a smile on my face. But before I can play anything I hear the front door opening so I turn around on the piano bench, Charles stumbles into the main living space which has me laughing. He looks up at the noise and grins, "t'est fini?" I nod while watching him put down the bag he's holding, "where did you go?" he winks, or attempts to, "that's a surprise" I lift an eyebrow but don't push him for more information. He walks over and drops a kiss to my lips before pulling me to the small kitchen to make some dinner for the evening.

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The next day Charles wakes me up early in the morning, telling me that he wants to get to the track before its too crowded. After some whining he gets me out of bed and leaves me to get dressed for the day. I sleepily get into leggings and a t-shirt before joining him in the kitchen, where he already has breakfast ready for us. I smile at him, "you're the whole package I see" he shrugs and I bring him in for a long kiss before stepping away to sit and eat the food he prepared.

Forty five minutes later we're parked at the track. I go to leave the car but Charles takes my wrist gently, "wait, I have something for you" he says. I tilt my head curiously as he reaches into the backseat. He smiles and hands me a bag, I take it onto my lap before reaching in feeling a thick fabric as I grab it. A grin appears on my face at the sight of a race suit, I see my name next to an American flag on the red suit my fingers going over the customization. "You got me a race suit" I say while looking over at Charles, he nods, "so that you don't have to borrow one" he explains, I suddenly throw my arms around his neck to bring him closer, "merci, j'aime tellement" he kisses my head his arms around me tightly, "de rien mon amour". I pull away and get out of the car, my new race suit in hand as I skip to the track entrance excited to get out there.

We finish on the track a few hours later and I'm bouncing with energy. "I needed this after everything, thank you so much Char" I say to the Monégasque who is holding my hand as we go back to the car. "I love you so much Del, and I want you to never feel as horrible as you did because of the racing fans" he exclaims while squeezing my hand.

We get to his Ferrari but before we get in I pull him to a stop, "I know that you think this is because of you, but it's not, it's all on Josh" I say while looking into his eyes, he opens his mouth to object but I shake my head and pull him into a hug. "You are the reason that I got through it, the girls told me that you got the pictures taken down and it nearly brought me to tears because I get to have someone like you in my life and that is truly priceless" Charles wraps his arms around me tightly and kisses my head while I bring my arms around his torso, "tu est la personne la plus importante dans mon vie Della" your fingers curl into his shirt at the statement that tugs at your heartstrings.

"God is it too soon to marry you?" I murmur into the Monégasque as my emotions get overloaded with love for the man hugging me, "I think you should meet my family first chérie" he replies which makes me smile and pull away from his embrace. "Deal, tell me when and where and I'll be there" he chuckles, "let's get home first and we'll figure it out" I nod and run over to the passenger seat to get into the sports car for the drive back to Monte Carlo.

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"So the weekly family dinner is our best bet?" I ask Charles who is sitting at the piano while I draw in my sketchbook on the couch. "Oui, tous le monde vas être là" he replies while looking over at me, "parfait" he smiles and turns back to the keys playing something to fill the silence as I go back to my sketches. The music stops a few minutes later which makes me look up, Charles is right in front of me and he surprises me with a kiss, I hum and my pencil drops from my hand as his hand curls around the back of my head to keep our lips locked. I bring a hand to his shirt pulling him down to sit on the couch, he chuckles into my lips making me pull away, "they're going to love you" Charles says while moving his hand to caress my cheek, "just like my parents loved you?" I ask, he smiles and I notice the slight change in his expression, "I wish my dad could've met you" my smile dims slightly as I slide my hand over his, "me too Char" he leans forward to press another kiss to my lips. Once he pulls away he pulls me into his arms as we relax into the couch for the rest of the evening. 

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Translations:

tu est la personne la plus importante dans mon vie Della - you're the most important person in my life Della

Oui, tous le monde vas être là - yes, everyone is going to be there