Mon Chéri

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ND68:

I walked over to my suitcase and pulled out a hoodie and a pair of sweatpants then slipped off my jeans and t-shirt and pulled them on. As soon as I pulled my hair out from my hoodie there was a knock on my door. Figuring it was either Carlos or Lance I walked over and opened it. But to my surprise it was Charles. "Uh, I think you have the wrong room." I said. "No, I don't." He said and I was taken aback. "What?" I asked. "This is your room isn't it?" He asked. "Yes," I said. "Then I have the right room. I need to talk to you." He said. I stepped back and waved my hand for him to come in and I close the door after him. "What can I do for you then?" I asked as I assumed he needed something but why he came to me I have no idea. "Look, I never watched my crash. When I woke up in the hospital the last thing I remembered was coming out of the pits after the rain stopped. I didn't know anything other than I crashed and almost died. Today I asked Max if he knew what was up with you since you guys are close and he asked if I had watched the crash and when I said no he told me too. So I did when I got to my hotel room and I'm so sorry. I didn't know it was you that pulled me out of the car and laid me on the ground away from the fire. If I had known I wouldn't have been so cold to you after Imola. I am so very sorry Nova." He said. "You hurt me, Charles. I never meant to hit you in that race. My steering went out and had you just listened to me for a second you would've known that. It took me so long to get me back into the mental state that I know what I'm doing and how to drive. And then I see you pop up in Great Britain without a single thank you or fuck you it hurt. I threw that win for you because I knew officials might be too late and I didn't want to see you die. I now know that you didn't know it was me who did it so that's forgiven but if it was any other driver that hit you, you more than likely would've heard them out." I replied. "I know and I'm sorry. I should've let you talk. I just needed to come and say thank you for saving me. You had every reason not to and you still did." He said. I sighed and sat down on my bed. "I wasn't going to let you die. I wouldn't let any driver die if I can stop it. " I said and he nodded. "I'm sorry. And thank you. See you in The Netherlands." He said and walked towards the door. "Am I still on the no-talking list?" I asked. "No." He said when he stopped and turned around. I nodded and he did as well. "I'll text you tomorrow. If you're still in town we can meet up." He said. "Okay." I replied and he left. What the fuck just happened?
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"Lando stop it!l I yelled as he was chasing me around with a water gun. I ran into someone and let out a grunt when I hit them. I stumbled back and looked up and saw Charles. "You just can't watch where your running can you?" He asked. "You can't watch for people running can you?" I asked and Lando snickered. Charles laughed and then grabbed me and held me facing Lando. "Get her!" He yelled and Lando sprayed me with his stupid water gun. "Fuck you both." I said once the gun ran out and they both laughed. "Here." Charles said and he pulled his hoodie off. "My clothes are still wet and I'm not changing on the middle of the sidewalk." I said. "Lando come here." He said and they stood in front of me with their backs to me. "Now change." He said and I sighed. I pulled off my shirt and slipped on the hoodie as fast as I could. "Okay." I said and they turned around and backed up a bit. "See much better." Charles said and I rolled my eyes. "So where are we going?" Charles asked. "Hell if I know. Let's go get some food." I said and he nodded. "Come on Lando you're coming too." I said and wrapped my arm around his neck. "Kom op mijn hersenloze vrienden." I said and they both looked at me puzzled. "I said come on let's go." I said and we made our way to a restaurant down the street.
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We all walked around for a bit after we ate and decided to just go back to my hotel room and hang out. "Wait so you didn't know it was her?" Lando asked. "Not until I watched the crash last night." Charles said. "Mate you're a dick." Lando replied and I laughed. "Trust me I feel like the biggest dick there is." He said. "All is forgiven, Leclerc." I said and jumped on my bed. "Dog pile!" Lando yelled and jumped on me and I let out a grunt then Charles jumped on Lando and I officially was being crushed to death. "Get off me you fucks." I said and they laughed. I pushed my hips up and they lost balance and fell off the bed when I twisted them sideways. "Bitch how did you do that?" Lando asked. "Don't fuck with a woman's leg day." I said. Charles looked at me in disbelief and like someone took his favorite candy all at the same time. "Rude as shit." Charles muttered and I laughed. "Come on you idiots let's watch somethin." I said and they jumped on the bed and laid down to my left with Charles between me and Lando. "Thank you for not beating my ass when I came to your door last night." Charles said softly. "I should've but it's all forgiven now. But if you're a dick to me again you will get your ass beat." I said and he laughed. Now things were normal again. I got along with all the drivers on the grid pretty well and now I could get along again with the person I aspired to be like talent-wise.