𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗼 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟴

Daniel had done it,

Redemption couldn't have happened at a better time for the Australian.

"Hey," Daniel smiled as he saw the girl sitting in his motor home,

"Hi," Amelia looked up from her phone as she saw the boy,

"No congratulating me?" The driver asked as she was usually one of the first people out there hugging him after the win,

"Why would I do that?" The intern asked as she looked at him with a smirk knowing that she was bluffing.

"Because-" the Australian began but was cut off when he heard her laugh,

"I'm kidding," the Brit smiled as she shook her head,

"Well done Dan," she added as she got off of her chair,

"You doing anything special to celebrate?" The girl smiled as she hugged him,

"You coming to the party this evening?" Daniel assumed the girl would be there but just wanted to be certain,

"Didn't know I was invited," Amelia looked up at him as she chewed at her cheek trying to control the blush from forming on her cheeks,

"You're always invited," the driver spoke in a duh tone,

"You're going to make me say it aren't you?" He added as he let out a groan,

"Yep," the intern held back a laugh as she watched him take a step back and prepare an over-exaggerated speech,

"Amelia Horner," the Australian stood there as he cleared his throat,

"Would you like to come to the party this evening to celebrate my win?" He added as he shoved his hands into his pockets,

"I don't know," the Brit shrugged as she pretended to think about it for a second,

"What do you mean you don't know?" Daniel felt his jaw clench as he crossed his arms,

"I might have plans," Amelia explained as she matched his stance,

"You little-" the driver grumbled as he watched the girl let out a laugh,

"Lia stop flirting with my driver," Christian couldn't help but smile as he walked past the driver's motorhome,

"I'll be there," the intern nodded knowing that she was going to be there.

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Amelia was sat out on the yacht as she finished the remainder of her drink.

"There you are!" A semi-drunken Daniel smiled as he walked over to the girl,

"Hi Dan," Amelia looked up at the boy as she continued to move her legs in the water,

It was something she always found calming,

"What are you doing out here?" The driver asked as he joined her on the ground,

"Just came out here to think," the intern always found there to be little moments where nothing but the water calmed her,

"Shouldn't you be in there with everyone else?" She added as she remembered that this was his party after all.

"Wanted to find you," the Australian explained as he smiled,

"You did well today," the Brit spoke softly as she rested her head on his shoulder,

"Good job," she added as she shut her eyes,

"Thanks," Daniel let out a sigh as he knew he would need to do something,

"I need to tell you something," he added as he pulled away from her to get her to look up at him.

"What's up?" Amelia asked as she cocked her head,

"I'm leaving the team next season," there is was,

The driver was leaving the team and part of him knew he was going to leave part of himself there too.

"Very funny," the intern let out a snort as she shook her head,

"I'm serious," the Australian placed his hand on her leg trying to get her to realise that he wasn't kidding,

"Where are you gonna go?" The Brit asked as she picked at the bracelet on her wrist,

"I don't know yet," Daniel shrugged as he didn't know where the journey away from Redbull will take him,

"I've got to go," Amelia got off the ground as she needed to get away,

She didn't care where her legs took her but all she knew was that she needed to be far enough away to not see him when she felt the hurt that she would when it all kicked in.

"Lia wait," the driver reached out to grab her hand,

"I'm getting a refill," the intern sighed as she walked right past the entrance and off the boat trying to see where on earth she would land up.

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𝗨𝗦𝗔 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟴

Five months,

It had been five months since Amelia went to her last Grand Prix,

Her father wasn't too concerned at the lack of his daughter's presence in the paddock as he just assumed that the frequent plane trips were getting to her.

"It's open," Max called out as went to the door,

"Amelia!" He added as he pulled her into a bone-crushing hug,

It was safe to say that he had missed her.

"Max!" Amelia let out a laugh as she was spun around,

"What are you doing here?" The Dutchman asked as he cocked his head before he placed the girl on the floor,

He spent weeks begging her to come to another race yet it seemed to fail each time.

"Missed my favourite Dutch boy," the Brit explained as she smiled,

"Shit," she added as she heard the Australian walk up the steps,

"You know you can't avoid him forever," the younger driver sighed,

"I'm not avoiding him," the intern shook her head as she furrowed her eyebrows,

"Max!" Daniel called out as he made eye contact with his teammate,

"Gotta go," Amelia mumbled before she ran off the other way,

"Idiot," Max mumbled as he shook his head,

"Who was that?" The Australian asked as he cocked his head,

"I'll give you one guess," the Dutchman crossed his arms as he waited for the boy to figure it out,

"Lia is here?" Daniel thought he had seen her earlier but assumed that his eyes got the better of him,

"I don't know what is going on with you two but stop making it awkward," Max wasn't going to stand there and watch his two friends make their 'situation' more uncomfortable now that they were on the same circuit.

"Not the one making it awkward," the Australian crossed his arms,

"She's been ignoring me," he added as he grew defensive,

It seemed to be their thing when talking about each other.

"She's probably mad at you," Max pointed out as he shrugged,

"No shit," Daniel mumbled as he rolled his eyes,

"Dude just talk to her," the Dutchman pushed his hair out of his face,

"She can't ignore you in person." He added in a duh tone before he made his way back into his motor home.

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Daniel had left his car and found himself heading straight to the team hub knowing that a certain blonde would be sitting there.

"I don't know why you've been in such a mood with me recently but you've got to cut it out Amelia," Daniel mumbled as he slammed the door open,

"If anything I thought you would have been happy for me getting the new contract." He added as he sighed,

It got so bad that he thought about signing the Redbull contract just to get Amelia back on his page.

"I'm going to be across the paddock but you act like I'm leaving the sport entirely." The boy looked at her as he sat down,

"Glad to know you've gotten that off your chest." Amelia looked up from her laptop,

"What are you doing in here?" She added as she looked at the timetable to see that the race was still going on,

"Retired with fucking mechanical issues," the driver groaned as he threw his cap across the room,

"Oh," the intern shut her laptop as she genuinely felt bad,

"I'm sorry," she added as she knew how much that had to hurt,

"Could we not talk about it?" the Australian asked as he cocked his head,

"Sure," the Brit nodded as she leaned back in her chair,

"How are you feeling about going to Renault?" She added as she cocked her head,

"Excited," Daniel picked at his fingers not knowing what he was meant to say to her,

It was funny how he had been pushing to talk to her but now that they were he was lost for words,

"It's a change," he smiled knowing that it was going to be very different from the British team.

"You going to be okay without me Peanut?" The boy asked in a serious tone as he licked his lips,

"I can bother Max," Amelia didn't know what her future held but she knew this was going to be a part of it,

"Point is that I'll be fine," she added as she nodded.

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𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟴

"Why did Marko say congratulations were in order for you?" Daniel asked curiously as he stood next to the girl,

"Oh I'm leaving," Amelia had barely spoken to the boy since she knew where she would be for the next season,

She felt like it would be all too real then once he knew.

"What team are you moving to?" To the Australian, he just assumed she would stay in the paddock,

It was practically all she knew anyways,

"The paddock," the Brit finished her sentence as she watched him and waited for his response,

"And you were mad at me for leaving the team and you've only gone and left the sport," the driver scoffed as he shook his head,

"Sorry when you left the team I found an opportunity to do the same," the intern rolled her eyes as she placed her drink on the table,

"So now you're saying that I was holding you back," Daniel couldn't believe what she was doing,

The night that was meant to be filled with joy was now being tarnished by this fight,

"I never said that!" Amelia argument as she crossed her arms,

"What are you trying to say then?" The Australian asked as he waited to hear what was going to be her response,

"That you can't be mad at me right now when you did the same," the Brit spoke in a duh tone,

"You are so unbelievable sometimes," the driver pinched the bridge of his nose as he shook his head,

"You're one to talk!" The intern rolled her eyes clearly not being impressed by the matter,

"You two cut it out," Max decided to cut their conversation short knowing that this was soon to get ugly,

"People are looking," he added as he noticed how the team members that had stopped to look were now doing something entirely different,

"I'm leaving anyway," Amelia tucked her hair behind her ears now wanting to go home,

"You can't always do this!" Daniel groaned as he could feel how angry he was getting,

And all he could wonder was if it was worth it if they weren't going to be seeing lots of each other next year already.

"Watch me!" The Brit shot back as she grabbed the bag that had been placed behind her,

"Let her go." The Dutchman mumbled as he grabbed ahold of the older boy's arm knowing it was the right thing to do,

All Daniel could do at that moment was watch the blonde walk out of not only the room but out of his life too,

The question was how long would she be out of it though?

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－ 𝔞 𝔫𝔬𝔱𝔢 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔢

Amelia has now been set up on her future path, but the question is how exactly does she made her way back to F1