Max is enjoying himself in the Red Bull garage. Singing with all the staff we are the champions. "We are the champions, my friends. And we'll keep on fighting till the end. We are the champions. We are the champions. No time for losers. 'Cause we are the champions of the World." Normally he wouldn't sing like this, but he feels different.

Max feels like he is high even though he didn't take anything. The endorphins, dopamine, adrenaline and all the other hormones that came loose when he came over the finish line are still running through his veins. Making him act like this and maybe not totally rational.

Daniel was in a debrief. They are just going on about how Lando lost his 5th place in the championship and McLaren the 3rd place in the constructor championship. Even though nobody specifically told Daniel it was his fault, it still feels that way. He was the one who didn't perform all the race's. He looks over to the other McLaren driver.

Lando looks like he is absent. Frowning his eyebrows, mouth in a straight line and eyes are unfocused. He is just glumly watching forward. He looks so disappointed in himself. It breaks Daniel's heart a little.

Lando, please don't take this so personal. You did an incredible job. One I couldn't do. Maybe I need to tell him that. He will hate that though. I will send him a text message tomorrow. I don't need to forget to do that. I will set it in my calendar.

"Daniel are you with us?" Daniel hears, pulling him out of his thoughts. "Yeah. Yeah. Please continue." Daniel needs to get trough this debrief without thinking too much. It will only make himself feel worse. Worse about his own performance this year. Daniel starts thinking about other things: Max's invite for tonight.

After the 'debrief' in the Red Bull garage, don't think singing we are the champions really counts as a debrief, Max start thinking about how to ask Daniel what he wanted to do tonight. I should text him. What should I text him? I can just send an address. Come on Max you're better than this. After thinking some more Max decides to just send a text that didn't make him cringe too much.

Daniel arrives at the club Max had sent the address of. He looks around to look if he can find the newly world champion. Daniel just needs to find the Red Bull cap which Max is probably still wearing. If he finds it, he needs to get rid of it. Why is he always wearing a Red Bull cap? He scans around again looking for Max.

Max is waiting for Daniel in a booth. He arrived with some friends, Red Bull guests and Red Bull personal. Max looks at the door of the VIP floor. Max sees the smiling idiot he calls one of his closest friends. Before Max thinks about going to Daniel he decides to look at the Australian.

The jeans with the colorful blouse combination looks good. Of course, it looks good. Daniel got style. Why do I keep wearing just denim jeans with a white blouse?? Compared to him, I look so basic.

Max walks up to him hoping Daniel will see him before he reaches him. He has no idea what to say to him. I could start with a hello. Maybe put a little joke in. 'Happy, you could make it.' No, that is lame. Let's just hope Daniel knows what to say.

Daniel looks around again looking for the new world champion. The Dutch boy that asked him to party with him. Looking around he sees a lot of Red Bull caps, but none have max's body attach to it. Till one Red Bull cap comes moving his way. Daniel starts smiling, knowing it is the Dutch boy. Man, I should really start making a habit of calling him a man.

"Hey little champion. Ready to party to night??" A small smile appears on the younger man's face. He rolls his eyes at Daniel. "Happy you could make it." Max says. In his mind the little purple guy takes over, fear. I thought I decided to not say that.

Daniel just starts laughing. "Man, you sound like a dad. Didn't think you would age so quick." Max shakes his head with a big smile. "That is just what the stress from last year did to me." Max tries to joke. Luckily Daniel always laughs at Max's joke. To be fair most of the time they are pretty funny.

"Come on Maxy. Let's dance." Max just looks at Daniel with big eyes. "You won the championship. Time to live a little." "Dannnnn. I need some more alcohol to do that." "I can arrange that." Daniel says with a smile. He pulls Max to the bar.

"Two shots tequila." Smiled Daniel charmingly to the bartender. "Each" Max completed Daniel's order. "Hmm not going easy tonight." Max rolls his eyes. "Like you said. I won the championship time to live a little." Daniel just laughs and takes two shots in his hand.

Max does the same and they toast not forgetting to look each other in the eye. Daniel takes Max's Red Bull cap off his head and trows it over the bar. Okay I got rid of it. Daniel is pretty happy with himself. While Max just looks really confused.

"Why did you do that?" "You said it was time to live a little and that does mean to finally not wear that cap." Max just shakes his head. "Or you just hate looking at the Red Bull logo, because it reminds you too much of the past." Max tries to joke, but Daniel is not sure how to react.

Shit I didn't mean it like. Daniel is going to leave now. Good job World champion. Daniel just laughs. "Never though about that. Anyway, where are the people you got with? Don't want to take you too much to myself tonight."

The rest of the night goes by as a blur. A blur with a lot of shots, people congratulating Max and a lot of Daniel by Max's side. The boys don't leave each other's side. Daniel even gets Max to the dance floor. Daniel is not sure if he can call it dancing but it comes close. Max moves his head and his arms are in the air.

"Max I think it is time to go to the hotel." "No I want to dance some more." To think he didn't want to dance a couple of hours ago. It makes Daniel smile. "Maxy you should go. You have THE interview tomorrow."

Max isn't sober enough to know what Daniel is talking about. "THE interview. What are you talking about?" Daniel shake his head. He really is drunk. "THE interview with David Coulthard for F1." Max still looks really confused. This is going to be a long way back to hotel.

"You know the one every world champion has after winning the season?" "Wow I won the world championship?" "Maaax......" Daniel rolls his eyes, but also looks a bit confused at the drunk blond man. Max starts to laugh really loud. "I know I am the world champion. That is why we are dancing right now."

Daniel can't believe what is happening right now. If somebody told him the moment he met Max that he had to babysit the boy after him winning the championship before him, he would have laughed in your face, but here we are. "Come Max. We are going home." Max let's out a little huff but follows him to the exit.

Daniel decided it is better to walk to his hotel. Max couldn't tell him where he was staying, also for some reason the group Max came with are nowhere to be found. Time to tell the little menace. "Okay it is only a 5-minute walk to my hotel, little champion."

"That is so looooong." Daniel can't help it but to let out a chuckle. "I feel sorry for your girlfriend then." "Hhhm what did you say??" Max asked while looking above him, trying to see the stars. Not seeing any because they are surrounded by light. Also, Max is really drunk and not seeing that clearly anymore.

The walk to the hotel is short and quiet. Max is still trying to see the stars. Which means that Daniel is holding on to him so he doesn't walk into stuff. There was one close call when Max almost hit a lamppost, but Daniel saved him. If he hadn't and Horner had finds out he was also there Horner would have killed him for letting his golden boy get hurt.

Daniel opens the door and Max goes inside. So fast you get why he won the championship this year. "Okay Max. Time to go to bed." "Sure." He answers while opening his pants. Max tries to take off his pants while walking to the bed. I think you can guess what happens. Yeah, he falls on the bed.

Max just goes on like nothing happens. He takes off his blouse as well and he starts to make himself comfortable on the left side of the bed. Daniel just stares, not sure what is happening before his eyes. Daniel lets out a big yawn, a reminder that he is exhausted and needs to go to bed.

After taking off his clothes and a quick brush of his teeth he joins Max in the bed. Daniel takes the right side of the even though he normally also preferrers the left side of the bed. Daniel really sobered up and quickly falls asleep.

"Daniel!?!?!?!" No reaction. Max tries again. "Daaaaaniel???" "Mmmhh" Daniel let's out. "Are you awake???" Max says really innocent, really not understanding the irony in this situation. "MMMMhh." Daniel hopes it will send the message that he really wants to sleep.

"I can't sleep." Daniel just can't suppress a little huff. "What does that have to do with me??" Daniel faked a yawn to make it really clear to Max that he wants to sleep some more. "It is you who brought me to your room." And Daniel just knows Max got a smug smile on his face.

Daniel turns around to face Max and indeed he has a smug smile on his face. "If you had told me in which hotel you are staying, I wouldn't have. I could have brought you there." It is now Daniel's turn to have a smug smile on his face.

"Ooowh. I can go back by myself now. I am sober enough. I know where I am staying." Max sounds a little sad. Not sure how Daniel meant that response. Maybe I am still really drunk or Daniel is not awake enough to form proper sentences yet.

"I didn't mean it like that. Just go to sleep. You will need it for tomorrow." And with that Daniel turn around and closing his eye again. "I can't sleep that is the problem." Max says while laughing a bit. Daniel just has to start laughing too. Max's laugh is just really contagious.

"Maybe we can just talk??" Max proposes. Daniel takes a deep breath and pulls himself up. He and Max are both sitting now with their backs against the headboard. "Sure. What are your plans for the winter break?"

"Eeehm. I don't really have plans. Probably going to my Mom. Maybe some hang-outs with some friends. You???" Daniel is a bit shocked. He expected a big party vacation. "No girlfriend to go on vacation with?" Daniel remembers that Max dating someone early this year. Max let's out a little chuckle. "No we broke up after summer break. But what are your plans?"

"I am going to Australia. You want to come to?"