Mon Chéri

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Nova and I were becoming friends again and it's nice. I wish I could go back to that race and not yell at her and just let her talk. So much of this would have been avoided. We left the same day for The Netherlands since we stayed in Belgium for two weeks. She originally was staying that long and I decided to change my flight to stay around. As we sat in the airport waiting for our flight to board she seemed to be half awake. "Are you alright?" I asked. "I'm beyond tired." She said with a sigh. I said up a bit straighter and patted my shoulder. "Then sleep. I'll wake you up when we're boarding." I said. "Are you sure? What about cameras?" She asked. "I don't care. Sleep." I said and she nodded. She scooted over towards me more and laid her head on my shoulder. Her breathing evened out and I knew she was asleep. "Dors bien mon chérie." I whispered.
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"Nova, wake up." I whispered. She mumbled and slowly opened her eyes. "Come on we're boarding." I said and she nodded. She grabbed her backpack as I grabbed mine and we walked over to the lady at the front of the tunnel. After checking out tickets we went on and little did she know I upgraded her ticket to first class. It didn't dawn on her until we walked into the section and when it did it was adorable. "Wait wait. I'm in the wrong section." She said. "No, you're not. Look at your ticket." I said. She looked down and her eyes widened. "How did you?" She asked and I chuckled. "Come on now. I've gotta make up for being a dick somehow." I said and she rolled her eyes. "Als ik niet beter zou weten, zou ik zeggen dat je probeert me verliefd op je te laten worden." She muttered. "What was that?" I asked. "Nothing." She said with an overly sweet smile. "Ah huh. Okay, come on sit." I said and she sat down. It was two seats with a barrier that could be raised or lowered between the two. When it was down it was basically a big ass seat. "You have an hour to sleep and then we will be there." I said and she nodded closing her eyes to go back to sleep. She fell asleep before we even took off so she was gonna get her hour of sleep. During the flight at some point, she got uncomfortable and ended up laying up against me. I moved my arm and wrapped it around her shoulders to make it more comfortable for both of us.
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After getting through the airport with Miss wants to sleep all day we got a taxi and went to the hotel. "We're staying at the same place." She said and smiled. "Sweet I get to bug you all night and day," I said and she rolled her eyes. "Piss off. As soon as we get there I'm going to sleep." She said glaring at me. "Alright alright," I said putting my hands up in defeat. "You can come to hang out until I fall asleep though." She said. "Are you admitting you like me Chèrie?" I asked. "I am yes. You're good company. En je bent zo heet als de hel, dus ik kan ook eye candy hebben." She replied. "You know I don't speak Dutch." I said and she smiled. "I know. That's why I enjoy using it around you." She said with a smirk. I rolled my eyes and she laughed.
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"Okay, I'm going to sleep now." She said as she made herself comfortable in her bed. I was sitting against the headboard watching a show she had flipped to. "Alright. I'll head out." I said and went to get up when I felt a hand grab my arm. "Don't. Please stay." She said softly. "May I ask why?" I asked. "I haven't slept in a week. I can sleep around you. So please stay." She said. "Okay. I'll stay." I said and pushed myself back up on the bed. "Thank you." She said softly. Before I could respond she was out cold. She's beautiful, her tattoos covering her arms are stunning. Her scent is intoxicating, vanilla and whiskey. Her voice was created by angels in my opinion. God, what is she doing to me?
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"Charles!! Help me!" Nova yelled as Max ran around with her flung over his shoulder. "Nope, I'll enjoy the show." I said and she groaned loudly. "Max I will fucking kill you." She said trying to kick him but it wasn't going well. "Max let the girl go and Charles be nice." Christian said coming out of the garage. "Hah fuck you both he likes me more." She said flipping us both off. "Bull shit." Max said. "Depends on who's antagonizing who." Christian said and they both looked like he just stabbed them in the chest with a rusty knife. "Wow, I see how it is." Nova said and Christian laughed. "Come on Max we gotta get ready. So does she." I said and he nodded. "Alright. Bye Nova." He said. "Bye." She said with a smile. "Later Chérie." I said. "Later Schatje." She replied with a smile and I smiled back. We walked into the garage and went into our driver rooms to change. I just finished when there was a knock at my door. "Come in." I said and it opened. "Bro, what's going on with you two?" Max asked. "What?" I asked. "You and Nova. You're barely apart from each other now." He said. "We're friends." I said and he looked at me with a bullshit look. "Fine. I like her. I do. I like her a lot. But I don't know if she feels the same and we've barely been friends again for a month. I'm not trying to scare her away." I said. "You're dumb as shit man. She doesn't hang out with any other driver as much as she has you in the last month. Sure she hangs out with most of us but never so much so consistently." He said. "Even if she does feel the same way I don't want to ruin a friendship." I said. "Man, you've lost her once because of your stupidity. Don't do it again." He said and I sighed. He was right. "When Austin comes round if things are still good I'll tell her." I said. "Good." He replied. I hope I don't fuck this one up.