Just Him ❤

79. Back to Maranello.

"Ich wollte dich bitten mich zu heiraten." (I wanted to ask you to marry me) Seb whispered the words over and over as he watched her sleeping beside him, the exact same words he'd whispered to her last night and the night before on his birthday, just over thirty-six hours ago, when they were in bed and she'd fallen asleep in his arms. Just as he'd decided it was the right time to ask her the biggest question he could ever ask, their moment had been broken by Stefanie, Fabian, Steef and Eva all joining them to sit around the fire pit. He hadn't found a moment that felt as right, nor had he been able to pluck up the courage since to try and ask her again. Now they were back in Maranello, Italy, where he was due to spend the afternoon at an event organised by Shell with a presenter and celebrities from Turkey who would be filming for their sports and YouTube channels while he took them all for hot laps in the new SF90 Stradale, gave an interview and then attended a short photocall. All the sorts of things he was never keen on doing, he was a formula one driver, not a chauffeur or a celebrity, no matter how much he loved driving the new Ferrari road car.

"What did you just say?" Chloe mumbled and stretched herself out beside him.

"Me? Nothing, I said nothing." Damn, she'd heard him, he rolled onto his side and pressed his lips to hers. "Morning sexy." He ran his hand along the side of her body, hoping he could distract her.

"You did, you whispered something, in German." She ran her fingers through his hair, she loved it when he had messy bed hair.

"I did? Are you sure you wasn't dreaming about me again?" He grinned.

"You definitely did." She nodded.

"How long have you actually been awake?" He asked, already he was quickly thinking of a plausible translation to give her.

"Long enough to definitely hear whatever you'd said, so come on, spill it Vettel, or I'll force it out of you." She gave him a mischievous look and sat up, making him roll onto his back to look up at her, spotting an opportunity she quickly sat herself on top of him.

"I'm interested to see how you'd do that." He smirked, lowering his eyes to her breasts.

"So are you going to tell me?" She leant her head to one side and leisurely trailed a nail down his chest.

"I'm enjoying the view too much if I'm honest." He replied, his eyes not leaving her breasts. "Such a fantastic view." He put his hands up at the back of his head, his eyes, darkening with lust, remained fixed to her chest and for a moment she happily sat there letting him continue to enjoy his view. In a flash, she launched a tickling assault on him and he burst into laughter, writhing and wriggling beneath her. "No! St....stop...p.p..please!" He spluttered while trying to grab her hands.

"Say it!" She was enjoying this. "Tell me what it was you said!"

"Ok, ok!!" He laughed. "Just stop!"

"Right." She rested her hands on her thighs. "I'm all ears."

"And tits." He smirked.

"Do you want me to start this again?" She started to jab him in his ribs, making him giggle.

"No, no! I'll tell you!" He chuckled and then looked at her, he suddenly felt indecisive. Now could be another chance to ask her, here in the privacy of their bedroom with noone to interrupt them, but he wasn't sure if he wanted to ask her like this, not when they were both naked, it didn't feel quite right but then at the same time it did.

"Seb! You up yet?!" Antti's voice could be heard from the other side of the door. "Don't make me come in there!"

"He wouldn't, would he?" Chloe gasped and scrambled off of Seb, she clutched the duvet against herself.