Y/N's POV:

April 30th, 2022. A week before Miami GP

Y/N's Penthouse, New York City

Boring...that's what the past weeks have been like

Without Hailee around, all I could do was FaceTime her and exchange text messages

Before she flew back to LA, Hailee told me something really important...

Ella is pregnant with Mick's baby

Since it's their problem, I don't tell Mick. At least for the time being.

Oh and also, after my races in Australia and Imola, I've developed a nice relationship with Fernando Alonso. His experience in the sport is helping me a lot. Also, I think he's a bit jealous that Seb's got a protegé

At the moment, I'm in my penthouse with Liam, Tom and Timothee having some drinks and chatting about our past weeks

And yes, Timothee Chalamet is in my apartment

Tom introduced us some days ago and he's a pretty chill guy

Timothee: So Y/N...you and Hailee Steinfeld, huh?

The first thing I do is look at Tom, who quickly defends himself

Tom: Why are you looking at me like this?

Y/N: Maybe because you can't keep your mouth shut about anything.

Tom: That may be right, but I swear this time I didn't say anything.

Tom crosses his heart

Timothee: In his defense, I read it online.

Liam: We all did, at one point of our lives. These gossip websites are amazing nowadays

I smile at Liam

Y/N: Hey Liam?

Liam: Yeah?

Y/N: Shut up.

Timothee snickers at my comment

Timothee: This is a sweet place, by the way. 

Y/N: Thanks. I'm still getting used to it, actually. It's annoying having to live with Liam whenever Greer or Hailee aren't in the city.

Liam: I'm gonna pretend my feelings aren't hurt.

Maximus, who was on the floor, jumps on the couch and covers his face

Y/N: See? Even Maximus agrees with me.

He makes a whimpering noise

Liam: I just think he misses his siblings from California

Timothee pets Maximus 

After that, my phone rings...

Y/N: Uh...I gotta answer this, I'll be right back. You guys make yourselves at home.

Hailee's POV:

Well...the past weeks have been nothing but boring.

With Y/N far from me, things are kinda...I don't know.

But the good news is, I'm gonna see him this weekend in Miami for his race

The last few weeks, I've watched some of his races in Australia and Imola and I gotta say, his car isn't doing great like in Bahrain or Saudi Arabia. Mainly in Melbourne, where his engine just gave up because of the heat, much like Verstappen's in that day. Imola, though he got a nice fourth place, just behind Lando, Perez and Max

I'm in my house right now with Greer, Ella and Olivia. I agreed to take care of her while Griff was having his anniversary dinner with Megan. Me, Ella and Greer are in the living room talking about...stuff while Olivia was upstairs watching TV with Brando and Martini

A couple of minutes later, I go upstairs to my room and check on Olivia and bring her some cookies

When I arrive there, I see that she was with Teenie and Brando on the bed watching the beginning of...Apocalypse Now? What the hell?

Hailee: Heyyy, I brought you coo- what is this?!

Olivia: Apocalypse Now.

Hailee: Apocalypse Now?! Olivia...how do you know about this movie?!

My niece chuckles

Olivia: Uncle Y/N.

Hailee: Oh...did he now? Well, I gotta do something about this.

Unbelievable, my boyfriend recommended my niece one of the most brutal movies ever

I decide to FaceTime Y/N and talk to him

He answers it and I see his face for the first time in some days

His beard is...kinda showing? Donna is a ginger, so Y/N inherited that gene from her, even though he isn't one, his beard is definitely ginger. Looks hot, though...

Y/N: Hey you...

Hailee: Hi.

Y/N: Hmm...so monotone. I'm in trouble, am I right?

Hailee: You can start by explaining why you recommended Apocalypse Now to Olivia.

I can see his eyes widen through the screen

Y/N: I don't know what you're talking about, Haiz.

Hailee: Nuh uh, there's no denying what you did, alright? She confessed.

Olivia: I'm sorry, uncle Y/N. Aunt Hailee caught me.

Y/N: It's alright, sweetheart. And I remember telling you to watch this movie when you get a little older. Or at least with an adult.

Olivia: Cartoons nowadays are boring.

She pouts cutely

Y/N: Do you miss Maximus, Livvy?

Olivia: Kinda...Teenie and Brando are fun to play with.

I smile at her when she says this before kissing her forehead

Hailee: Okay, sweetie. Time for bed, okay? Brush your teeth or I'll tell your father. Say goodnight to Uncle Y/N.

Olivia: Good night, Uncle Y/N.

She blows him a kiss

Y/N: Good night, sweetie.

I leave the room after that

Hailee: Apocalypse Now? Are you crazy? That is nightmare fuel!

Y/N: I didn't think she'd actually watch it, though. And wow Hailee, I'm doing very well...what about you?

He laughs at his own comment

Hailee: I'm having a girls night here with Ella and Greer.

At the distance, I hear Liam talk when I mention Greer's name

Liam: Did I hear Greer?

Y/N: No, you didn't!

He quickly dismisses Liam

Y/N: How's Ella, by the way?

Hailee: Scared, confused and a lot more. She's staying the night.

Y/N: Did she tell Mick about it?

Hailee: No, not yet. She still doesn't know what she's gonna do.

Ella has been staying at my place for a few days now. Ever since she found out she was pregnant, she's been having these crazy thoughts about Mick not being very welcoming about this baby. Only one way to find out, though

Y/N: So...see you in Miami? I sent you the paddock passes.

Hailee: Oh, definitely. Griffin is so excited. He's gonna watch his first race.

Y/N: What about Megan and Olivia?

Hailee: Megan has a business trip, so Olivia is staying with my parents.

Y/N: Oh come on, Haiz. You know how much I love spending time with Olivia.

That's true, ever since he met her, they developed a special bond. I don't know if he's just good with kids or whatever, but Olivia and Y/N have a good dynamic

Hailee: Okay, fine then. But no PDA in Miami, okay?

Y/N: That's a shame.

Hailee: It's just for the time being. And by the way, you'll have me all to yourself in the hotel room.

Y/N: I like the sound of that.

Hailee: So, see you in Miami.

Y/N: See you in Miami, Haiz.

Third Person POV:

At Y/N's penthouse a couple of minutes later, the four young men are eating some pizza

After that, Y/N can't seem to find his phone

When he does so, he notices that it was beneath Tom's jacket on the table. As he lifts it up, he hears a small metalic sound falling on the floor

When he picks it up, he notices that it's a beautiful ring. Which could only mean that...

Before Y/N could process his thoughts, Tom quickly approaches him with a startled look on his face

Tom: What the hell are you doing?

Y/N: I was just grabbing my phone, dude.

Tom quickly snatches the ring from Y/N's hand

Y/N: Dude, I'm sorry. I didn't do it on purpose.

Tom: It's fine, I was just...careless.

Y/N raises his eyebrows and nods

Y/N: So...when are you gonna ask the big question?

Tom: I don't even know if I should even do this.

Y/N: Hey, come on, you're desired by every woman in God's green Earth and you're having doubts about this? If there's one thing I ever learned with my parents is that they wasted too much time holding in what they felt for each other. Your time is now, bud. And I'm with you all the way. 

He playfully slaps Tom in the face

Y/N: Go get her, Tiger...see that's funny because you're Spider-Man.

Sunday, May 8th, race day

3:47 A.M

Y/N and Hailee are sleeping in the same hotel room. Y/N peacefully sleeping while he dreams about something

Inside Y/N's mind...

Y/N's POV:

This place looks familiar...the paintings, the room itself too

I see a blonde woman, but can't identify who it is

Lily: Hi sweetie...

The woman turns around and faces me, revealing to be my grandmother

Y/N: G-Grandma?!

Lily: Hey Y/N.

How...how is this possible? Is this real?

Lily: I know you have a lot of questions right now.

Y/N: Where am I?

Lily: Isn't it obvious? You're in heaven.

Y/N: I'm dead?!

Lily: No, I'm just joking, honey. Look at you...you look like a perfect clone of your mother and father.

My eyes start getting filled with tears just hearing my grandma's voice again. When my father was a boy, he got home one day earlier than usual from school and caught her with another man. That resulted in him pretty much despising her and avoiding her. When my grandfather died a little while after I was born, my father kept my existance a secret for about...five years. My father's side of the family lived in Riverside in Upstate New York for pretty much forever, so I didn't have much contact with them. Anyway, my dad ended up patching things up with my grandma before she suffered a heart attack three years ago. I just wished I had more time with her

Lily: Are you crying, dear?

Y/N: Yes...

Lily: Why?

Y/N: I just...I just wished I could have spent more time with you.

Lily: Oh honey...if people got what they wished for all the time, life wouldn't make sense. And by the way, how's Hailee?

Y/N: How do you know Hailee?

Lily: We're in your head, aren't we?

Y/N: I guess...

Lily: Is she the one?

I chuckle

Y/N: Yeah...she might be. I don't wanna jump into any conclusions, but she is the one. I...

Grandma notices me struggling with my words

Lily: Say it.

Y/N: I love her.

Lily: Does she know about this?

Y/N: I don't know...probably.

Lily: Honey...your father had what he needed in front of him for 20 or more years and he didn't take it until it was almost too late.

Y/N: You mean...my mom?

Lily: Yes. Your father had lots of girlfriends. Dana, Paula, Esther, Zoe. But none of them compared to the mother of his son.

Y/N: So my mom has always been the one?

Lily: Absolutely. I know your dad. Even though our disagreements, he fell in love the moment he met Donna.

Y/N: So...are you telling me to find the Donna to my Harvey?

Lily: I'm telling you to not waste your time...my sweet Maverick.

She hugs me

Y/N: Don't call me Mav-

And just like that, I woke up sweating a lot and breathing heavily 

Hailee: Y/N, Y/N! What...are you okay?

She notices the tears on my face

Hailee: Did you have a bad dream? Tell me what's going on?

Y/N: It wasn't bad, it was just...my grandma. I saw her...

I just got overwhelmed by the emotions and bury my face on Hailee's shoulder and cry

Hailee: Oh no, shhhh...you're okay, you're okay.

Y/N: I miss her...that's all.

Hailee: You wanna...talk about what happened in the dream?

I shake my head and lay back down and think about two things only: The talk I had with my grandmother and the race

Hours later, I'm in the garage waiting for the race to begin. I managed to qualify in a good P4, just behind Max, Carlos and Charles. Sergio was the Red Bull behind me in P5

There, I am approached by Haiz, Griffin and Olivia

Olivia: Uncle Y/N!

I pick her up 

Y/N: Hey beautiful, how's it going?

Olivia: Dad took me to see a golf match before coming here.

Y/N: Golf? I bet you're feeling sleepy.

Griffin: She'll be even more sleepy when she watches the race.

Hailee: Griff!

Y/N: I know it gets boring...not for me though. Driving at 120 mph gets my blood boiling.

I see Griffin look to the side and talk to Hailee about something

Griffin: I don't want to alarm you, but asshole is here.

I look to where he was looking and notice Niall Horan, Hailee's ex talking to Lando outside the garage

Hailee: We should get going.

I sigh

She hugs me and leaves with Griffin and Olivia

After that, Lando gestures me to go over to them, but I just shake my head

Hailee told me about her previous relationships, and pretty much who stands out is Niall. The things she told me...what a dick. I refuse to share the same space as that man

A couple of minutes later, I'm  at the grid waiting just to get in my car when Lando and Mick come to me

Lando: What was that back at the garage? I just wanted to introduce Niall to you.

Y/N: You know damn well why I didn't go over to you guys.

Lando: You made me look like a fool.

Y/N: I hope that's a lesson to not to get involved with people like that. 

Lando walks away furiously

Mick: I...uhh...

Y/N: Something you wanna tell me, Mick?

Mick: Yeah, actually. Ella's been acting weird with me these couple of weeks...you know about something?

Damn...looks like Mick doesn't know

Y/N: Weird how?

Mick: Ever since we've been...official, she's been monotone with me and she hasn't been answering my calls. I also sent her some paddock passes. Does Hailee know about something?

I hate having to lie about this...

Y/N: If she knows, she didn't tell me. But I think she's just taking some time to process this whole long distance relationship.

I'm such a bad liar...

Mick: I guess...I'm just wondering if I did anything wrong.

Y/N: That's between you and her now. 

After that, I put on my helmet and gloves and get ready for the start of the race

Third Person POV:

Even though he qualified in P4, Y/N ended losing a place to Perez in the opening lap. Now, the McLaren rookie is determined in making up for his mistake.

Lap 52:

In the closing stages of the race, Y/N is still in P5 with new softs due to Lando's accident some laps ago, now he's chasing after Perez and Sainz, both drivers in P4 and P3, respectively

The Mexican driver was faster than the Spaniard and decides to make a move

"Perez is gonna go for the overtake on Sainz...and outbrakes himself! And Specter overtakes them both!"

"No wonder his last name is Specter...he just came there like a ghost!"

The crowd roars in approval as Y/N makes a double overtake on Perez's mistake

Lap 54:

Y/N is comfortably in P3 now while Max struggles in P1 to keep Leclerc in second place

Fighting for his first points in F1, Mick is going for a move on Vettel, but the four time world champion closes the door on his protegé and both of them end up not scoring a single point

At the end of the race, It was Max Verstappen winning the race, Charles Leclerc at second and closing the podium, Y/N Specter

In the Haas garage, Mick Schumacher stood there, with his head down after throwing his points away when he hears a familiar voice

Ella: Cheer up, handsome. You still have a lot of races to go.

Mick turns around to see Ella there, smiling at him

He goes over to Ella and hugs her tight

Mick: I thought you weren't coming...

Ella: I wouldn't miss this for the world...and there's something I gotta tell you.

Mick: Me first. I talked to Guenther and Gene...I'm moving to London, Ella. I want to be with you...and if there's one thing life has taught me is to always live every day like your last.

Ella starts crying after that

Mick: Wow...I didn't think it would be that deep.

Ella: It's not that, Mick...

Later that day, the festivities take place and Y/N returns to the hotel with Hailee and his football helmet, a courtesy from Pirelli after getting the third place

In their hotel room, Hailee and Y/N are having quite a steamy make out session as Hailee gets up and lies on the bed

Hailee: Could you put some music on?

Y/N: Don't mind if I do.

He chooses Sussudio, from Phil Collins to spice things up

Y/N: This is Sussudio, a personal favorite.

He tries to make his best Christian Bale impression in American Psycho before taking off his shirt

Y/N then lies on the bed with Hailee

Hailee: You're so hot when you act like Patrick Bateman.

Y/N:  You got it wrong, Patrick Bateman acts like me.

Hailee: Just shut up and make me feel good.

Our lovebirds share a hot and steamy kiss before things turn more...intimate between the two