Same but Different | Carlos Sainz

chapter four

Carlos Sainz

It was two weeks later, Sunday after the race here in Japan. Since the incident with my missing shirt Sofia and I hadn't been talking or better shouting at each other. Unfortunately a virus hit the team and many people were ill so everyone had some extra work to do.

Because of that we didn't really had much time to insult us and annoy the other one. On one hand I was glad so I could focus more on the racing part, but on the other side my plan with the revenge was still active and I just needed to wait for the perfect moment.

It could be tonight as there was a party because of our 1-2 here in Suzuka, Max obviously on the top spot of the podium, but I wasn't really in the mood for stress, I just wanted to enjoy myself with my new team and friends, finally settling in.

Also Rebecca was here again this weekend so I definitely had better things to do than to talk to Sofia, even though I was still more than angry about what she had done and I was pretty sure that Max would carry her to the party today, unfortunately. 

"You look amazing my love." Rebecca said as she stepped out of the bathroom, also dressed up pretty chic.

"Thanks" I returned and snatched an arm around her in order to pull her close, "You look stunning, as always."

We shared a short kiss and I had to squeeze my eyes together, trying to get Sofia out of my mind as her presence was still annoying me even though I hadn't seen her for at least two hours, last at the garage talking and laughing with Max and his engineers.

"You did amazing today, let's now go to celebrate that success." the Scot said and I nodded but sighed.

"It's only a success if I beat Max, but that's pretty hard. But a second place for the second race is pretty solid, at least the team is happy."

Rebecca just rolled her eyes and told me again how proud she was, it gave me a smile and we left the hotel room.

When we arrived at the club there were already a lot of people in there. I immediately spotted some of my mechanics and a little later also Max, sitting with Kelly and Sofia in some sort of a niche at the side of the club.

"Who's the one next to Verstappens girlfriend?" Rebecca asked and I quickly took my look of the press officer.

"Just Max's press girl, no one important." I returned and directly felt terrible lying to her.

Well I wasn't lying to be exact as she was Max's pr and not very important, she might think she was but she isn't. She's just some annoying member of the team and unfortunately Max's friend, otherwise she would be long gone, that for sure.

"Wanna go over to them?" my girlfriend asked and I hesitated.

But then I saw Kelly and Sofia standing up and leaving the table so I only nodded and pulled Rebecca with me through the crowd towards Max. He was still my team mate and to be honest I liked him as a person.

The only thing that annoyed me about him was that he was always with her in the garage and hospitality, it really frustrated me cause I was the one who wanted to get to know him as I had to work together with him, she wasn't playing a role in that at all.

"Hey Carlos, you finally made it, what took you so long?" the Dutch asked and laughed, patting on the empty place of the couch where we then took a seat, "Having some private celebrations before you got here?"

He winked towards me and Rebecca and the Scot, confident as she was, immediately answered.

"Of course, had to give him some special treatment." she joked and also Max laughed.