Love, Monaco

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The first race weekend as Charles' fiancé I expect many pictures to be taken of us, when walking into the venue and throughout the day. When he parks the rental car in the lot reserved for teams and drivers I place a hand on his arm to stop him from leaving, he looks my way concerned, "it's gonna be crazy out there right?" I ask, he smiles and leans over the centre console to press a kiss to my lips. "It might be, but either way i'll be there with you" he murmurs when pulling away, I nod and we leave the car. Charles quickly comes to my side and takes my hand, he lifts it and presses his lips to the back of it softly. I smile at the Monégasque and he gently leads me towards the track entrance.

The cameras lift up when we walk closer, "ignore them Del" Charles murmurs quietly, I nod and look up at him with a smile. He squeezes my hand reassuringly so I relax and pretend that there are no photographers. As soon as we step through the turnstiles I feel better and the tension leaves me completely, "see that was easy ma chérie" Charles says making me laugh, "I should be used to them by now" he kisses the side of my head, "you'll get there" I shrug and we walk towards Ferrari hospitality. "Congrats you two!" I look over my shoulder to see Daniel giving us a thumbs up, I smile and give him a little wave before he walks into Mclaren's hospitality. I turn my focus back to Charles who is still holding my hand as we walk, "je t'aime" I tell him, he looks back and smiles, "je t'aime Della" he replies and pulls me to him for a quick kiss.

Once we enter hospitality Charles is dragged away by his engineer to get through the pre-race preparations. I grab a coffee from the barista stationed behind the espresso machine before deciding to take a walk around the venue on my own to kill some time before free practice 1. "Della!" I spin around at the shout to see Cate, Pierre Gasly's girlfriend waving at me, I stop walking and wait for her to catch up, "congratulations Pierre told me the news" she exclaims before pulling me into a hug. I smile into her shoulder, "thank you, it's kind of crazy to think that i'm someone's fiancé" she laughs and pulls away from me, immediately reaching for my hand to look at the ring, "it was all a matter of time, we knew that you two would be the first to take this step" she explains, I blush and try to hide behind my hair, "wow he has great taste in rings" she murmurs making me laugh and forget why I was blushing. She drops my hand and proceeds to link her arm with mine as we walk with no destination in mind, "do you think you and Pierre will ever get married?" I ask after a few minutes of silence, she shrugs while bitting her lip, "I don't know, maybe, we don't have what you and Char have" she replies, I squeeze her arm, "no rush don't worry" she smiles and we change the topic of conversation to lighter things.

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When practice one and two finish me and Cate go to our respective boyfriends' team paddocks. I slide my sunglasses over my eyes as I approach Ferrari hospitality, a smile coming to my face as I remember that Charles is now my fiancé. I don't pay any mind to the photographers or tv cameras waiting by the entrance, passing by them with a small wave of the hand just wanting to go back to the hotel with the Monégasque. I walk down the now familiar walkway that leads out to the garage and smile at the occasional Ferrari staff member that walks past.

I'm suddenly pulled into a storage room, I prepare to yell at the person but stop when I see that it's only Charles. "Why did you scare me like that?" I ask with a laugh, "je voulais avoir du temps avec toi sans tout les personnes" he replies and steps forward to place his hands on my hips. I bring my arms up to his shoulders, my fingers finding their way into his hair, "tu n'as pas assez de ça quand on est a notre apartement?" he shakes his head in disagreement which makes you giggle, "you know we could've been alone in your private room and not in a storage closet" I add while lifting an eyebrow.

He shrugs but doesn't show any sign of moving as he pulls me even closer, "isn't this more exciting mom amour?" he murmurs while lowering his head towards mine, I bite my lower lip and give a small shrug while looking into his eyes. He brings his hand up and uses his finger to gently coax my lip from under my teeth, proceeding to cradle the side of my face before pulling me in for a kiss. One of my hands slides down to his chest, the other tugging at his hair lightly, his arm winds around me completely as our lips move in sync. When I feel him start to get carried away I push at his chest gently, he pulls away almost immediately knowing that I want to stop, "Char not here" I say out of breath slightly, he smiles and laces our fingers together before pulling me out of the storage room, "then we'll go back to the hotel" he murmurs as we walk to his Ferrari. I roll my eyes but let him pull me out of the venue without any complaints.