Summary : Paul starts to get a little jealous that you're not drawing him but you didn't want to intrude on his personal space. He becomes your muse
Pairing/s: Paul Aron x Reader
Word Count : 1k
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You’d always been into crafts from painting to crocheting to photography. Any kind of crafts had drawn you in. When you met Paul you were going through your drawing and painting phase again.
You’d wanted to draw Paul of course you did but you didn’t ask because you didn’t want to make him feel uncomfortable. Instead, you subtly included things about Paul in your art. From using only his colours to hiding his number in them as well. You thought he had noticed until one night when you were sitting on the couch sketching your little pup.
Paul was silent for a while almost as if someone had stolen his golden retriever energy and now he was sitting with a little pout on his face watching the TV. You were so engrossed in your sketch of your pup that you didn’t notice.
“Alright” He huffed pausing the TV causing you to look over at him
“You okay baby?” You asked tilting your head a little to look at him. Paul let out a breath turning his body to look at you a little more as he fiddled with his fingers. You’d never seen him look so nervous. Not when he was racing at such high speeds or when he was doing something else that could be classified as dangerously stupid
“What’s wrong?” You questioned with a frown moving one of your hands to hold his own
“You know that I love your art don’t you?” He started to which you nodded
“Of course I do. You get so excited with every piece I finish or start to be honest” You replied to which he nodded looking down at your hands
“I erm. I guess you could say I’m a little jealous of our pup” You frowned moving closer to him
“You want a little more affection? You know I’m always up for a cuddle or sex or literally anything to do with touch” You hummed wrapping your arms around his torso. Paul nodded with a smile
“I know you’re always up for affection however that’s not exactly what I meant. You’re always drawing our pup or flowers or actually anything really cute and you make it look even cuter because you’re drawing it” He explained and you smiled
“Baby? Would you like me to draw you?” You asked and he nodded shyly lifting his head to look at you
“I never asked because I never wanted to make you feel uncomfortable. I wanted to give you that little bit of space away from those kinds of things” You explained and he squeezed your hand
“I’d always love to be your muse even if it includes more photography or drawing but because it’s from you I think I can handle it” He smiled
“You know all my drawings and paintings have a little bit of you hidden in them” You smiled and he frowned sitting up slightly as you grabbed your notebook
“Yeah?” He asked and you nodded flipping through the sketchbook. Pointing out each of his team colours throughout his career, his number hidden within drawings or drawings based around his number
“I can’t believe I never noticed these” He frowned and you smiled
“I thought you had noticed them. It was my way of having you as my muse without wanting you to feel uncomfortable” You clarified and he smiled
“Armastus (Love) I love them even more now!” He exclaimed taking your sketchbook and placing it on the table to turn you around so that you were underneath him. His hands were on either side of your head as he leaned down and pressed kisses to your lips. You hummed into the kisses chasing his lips once he pulled away.
“Please never be scared to ask to be my muse again” You hummed and he nodded with a smile
“I think your first picture of me should be me shirtless” He joked with a laugh and you smiled placing your hands on his shoulders and pushing him up as you sat up. Paul leaned down pressing his lips to your own again.
“Hey wait a moment I was enjoying this” He whined a little with a pout and you chuckled
“But you’ve inspired me” You pouted and he shrugged getting up and picking you up
“You’ve got plenty of shirtless pictures of me. You’ve got a whole album! You can use one of them!” He exclaimed walking to the bedroom.
When Paul finally fell asleep you snuck out of bed and walked towards the spare bedroom that you’d turned into a little art studio considering no one ever stayed with you both and there was no need for it to be another bedroom.
Plugging your phone into your charger and setting it up on the tripod before opening up a new canvas and ensuring it is prepared for your drawing. You took your favourite picture of Paul – He was standing on the edge of a boat on a day trip looking away from you – and set it up so that you were able to copy it onto your canvas.
You weren’t sure how long you had been sitting on your stool drawing Paul before moving on to painting him.
“Armastus” Paul whispered groggily his voice horse from sleep as he walked over wrapping his arms around your waist his head resting between your jaw and shoulder. A hand moved to rest on his head running your fingers through his hair.
“Come back to bed. Please” He whispered and you nodded setting everything back to where it lived
“Come on then baby. Let’s get you some sleep” You smiled and he nodded standing back up to allow you to get up and walk back to the bedroom with him. You cuddled into him his head resting between your shoulder and jaw. His arms wrapped around your torso as you played with his hair.
From that day on most of your art became Paul. Whether it was pictures of Paul or drawings of his car. Anything to do with Paul you drew and he loved it. Posing more often so you could take pictures and in the end draw them.
summary: after another disappointing race that ended in retirement, paul just really needs his girlfriend
warnings: none
pairing: fem! reader x paul aron
genre: angst ( not really ), fluff
face claim: no one
author note: just a short one because of what happened with the race today
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not wanting to face the disappointment and anger of his team, paul slowly walked back to the garage. physically he was fine, but emotionally he wanted to punch or kick something to get his anger out, and mentally? paul just wanted to collapse into the arms of his girlfriend who was in the pit lane.
but, he had to sit on the pit wall and watch the odd battle that was happening. depending on who ended in points, he would be dropped down in the championship, but paul was reminded that there’s still races left.
“can i go back?” a nod was all he needed.
paul quickly crossed over to his girlfriend who hugged him tightly, completely ignoring all the cameras around them. y/n kissed her boyfriend lightly once he leaned out of her hug ( which took a while ). paul sighed as he let go, he wanted to go back to the hotel and just cuddle her until he felt better, but he had to wait.
“this year has been rather odd” paul nodded at her words as she leaned into his side
the couple were silent and aside from the cameras capturing their moment together, no one else bothered them.
after a while, amaury had to come into the pit lane and y/n slowly backed off, not wanting to be seen on screen, but paul quickly reached out and gripped her hand as an indication that he didn’t want her leaving his side. y/n learned that when paul was upset, he would go very quiet and would barley utter a word to anyone. early in their relationship, y/n had been upset about this as she just wanted paul to talk to her so she knew how to comfort him, but y/n quickly learned that she just needed to be patient and paul would eventually start talking about how he felt and what she could do to make him feel better.
“want a lolly?” she whispered and held a ( favourite colour ) wrapped sweet out to him
“why are you whispering?” he asked
“why are you?” she asked back in a normal tone, paul just smiled lightly and took it from her hand. she grabbed a few more and offered them to the team members who thanked her.
one thing that paul loved y/n is that fact she carries some sort of sweet with her, and there’s always a heap in her pockets.
“( favourite flavour )” she nodded before popping one into her mouth
she chewed lightly and covered her mouth before speaking again, “i got some more in my bag back at the hotel, should we unwind with a sugar rush?”
“hell yeah”
paul felt a bit better with her by his side and he hoped that their relationship will continue to be as sweet as the lollies / candies she brings with her.
Summary : You're always tired, and Paul's always there to make sure that you get enough sleep even if it means missing him race.
Pairing/s: Paul Aron x Reader
Word Count : 1.2 k
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A/N: This is for my sleepy people who like me always need a nap or two during the day.
When you first started dating Paul it didn’t cross your mind to tell him how tired you actually got because it was never something that got in the way until you started following him to Grand Prix’s. Going with him was rare because your studies came first, and he understood that thankfully, there were times when you could still be together.
But this weekend you’d joined him at the Monaco Grand Prix because well it’s Monaco. You’d decided to stay in the hotel room for practice catching up on the work that you’d missed during your journey to Monaco.
For qualifying you’d gone down to the Hitech garage sitting in the dressing room for Paul and his teammate Amaury. Sitting down as you watched Paul getting suited up with your eyes closing due to a mixture of being tired and the jetlag that was still catching up with you.
Paul walked over, pushing a couple of strands out of your face as you looked up to him. He wrapped his arms around you, pulling you into his chest
“Why didn't you say that you're feeling tired, armastus?” He asked softly (Love)
“I was feeling okay until I sat down and stopped doing anything” You explained, and he nodded, pressing a kiss to your temple
“Please have a nap while I’m at quali” You sighed
“I want to watch you though baby” You looked up at him as Paul ran a hand through your hair
“I know you do, armastus, but remember what happened last time you stayed up to watch me?” He asked and, you nodded, looking down a little
“Yeah I remember” You had gotten overtired at the last Grand Prix that you’d attended and almost ended up passing out, walking back to the hotel.
“Okay so please just have a nap, armastus. I promise that I’ll give you a lap by lap when we get back to the hotel room and even though I know you’ll fall asleep listening to me but then I at least know you’re safe” You nodded looking up at him as he leaned down and pressed a kiss to your lips
“Be safe out there baby” You smiled up at him
“You know I will be” He smiled, kissing you before leaving the room, and you moved to lay down on the massage table in the middle of the room, waving to Amaury as he left.
You slept for the whole of qualifying and through the debriefs, only waking up when you heard Paul and Amaury talking about the car as they walked back into the dressing room. You rubbed your eyes as you looked over in the direction of the voices. Both boys placed their helmets and water bottles down, a clear sign they hadn’t been there long. Paul looked over a smile forming on his face as he saw you awake.
Keeping up his conversation, he walked over sitting on the massage table next to you as he rubbed a comforting hand across your back. You closed your eyes again, enjoying the comforting touch and the comforting sounds of his voice.
You hadn’t realised that while Paul was sitting there that you’d actually fallen back asleep again under his touch and warm voice. You couldn’t help it. He was just so warm in general. Paul had crouched down in front of you once he was ready to leave for the day, gently rubbing your arm and pushing a few strands of hair out of your face.
“Armastus it’s time to go home” He whispered, pressing a kiss to your forehead as you stirred awake. Looking about to get your surroundings before setting your eyes on Paul, who had a small smile on his face
“Time to get you back to the hotel darling” He smiled and you nodded sitting up with Paul’s help because he always finds a way to have physical contact with you when possible.
“I didn’t mean to fall back asleep” You whispered, and he nodded
“I know you didn’t but you did, and that’s okay” He hummed, pressing a kiss to your temple as he took your hand and bag, walking out of the dressing room with you.
You couldn’t have asked for a better boyfriend. He was always so loving and kind about you constantly just wanting to nap and not leave the house. He didn’t care because when you wanted to nap, it meant extra cuddles for him, and he loved the contact even if he was meant to be working.
There were often times when Paul was meant to be on Zoom meetings however, you wanted a nap, so you came first. He’d sit in bed while you lay with your head on his chest - where he placed it - and he’d do the Zoom meeting on his phone from bed. It didn’t go down well with the higher ups to begin with, but once they realised that he wasn’t ever going to change his setup, they stopped caring.
Walking through the paddock to the car park felt like it was taking forever. Maybe that’s because you’d just woken up, and you still weren’t quite fully awake, or maybe it’s just because Formula Two really felt like putting their paddock the furthest away from the entrance.
Paul kept one arm around your waist and his other hand was connected to yours probably making sure that you weren’t just going to collapse to the floor again even though the reason for that had been discovered Paul wasn’t having it.
“What’s the plans for tonight?” You asked Paul, looking up at him
“Well I cancelled my gym session because I wanted to cuddle you. I’m doing that in the morning now. So I believe that the night just calls for cuddles and my lap by lap” He smiled, and you couldn’t help but smile back at him. It was the perfect night.
And that’s exactly what happened, well kind of. Paul ordered room service with some of your favourite snacks, including fruit, before picking up the blanket and following you around the room with it.
“Let me wrap you up” He chuckled as you stopped turning to face him, raising your hands up to keep him away
“I don’t want to be wrapped up” You giggled, and he raised an eyebrow
“That’s not what you said last night” He smirked
“Last night was different!” You argued, and he shook his head, taking a step towards you, so you took a step back.
“Was it really?” He asked, taking another step forward, causing you to take one back.
“It was, and you know it!” You exclaimed, and he chuckled. With every step forward he took, you took one back until your back hit the wall
“Shit” You mumbled as he smirked, closing the gap between you both. Blanket thrown on the couch in the hotel room by now.
“Nowhere to run now kallis” He smirked, and you looked up at him. His eyes captivating you as you tilted your head a little
“And what are you going to do about me running away, hmm?” You asked with a slight smirk. His hand came up to hold your jaw in place as he leaned down, pressing his lips to yours, starting a make-out session between the two of you.
Eventually, Paul did manage to get you wrapped in the blanket like a burrito after your make-out session lying in bed with you, his arms wrapped around you as your head rested on his chest. His hand brushed through your hair as your eyes started to close, listening to him give a lap by lap about quali. The night was perfect. In fact, the whole day was perfect.
Summary : You need help during a race weekend and after asking everyone you could, Liam suggests you ask Max an old friend
Pairing/s: Max Fewtrell x Engineer!Single Mum!Reader, Paul Aron x Engineer!Reader (Platonic)
Appearances : Bryan Bozzi, Liam Lawson, Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris, Oliver Oakes
Warning/s : Mention of death
Word Count : 5.3k
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Being a race engineer was hard enough as it is, but being a race engineer with a little baby was even harder. Normally, you were able to find someone within Hitech to watch your baby girl -Aurora- but this week everyone was a little bit more busy than normal
“You know if I wasn’t racing I’d watch Rory” Paul smiled, waving his hands at the baby in your arms
“I know you would, Paul, but we’re on pole today, and we’re going to convert it to a win” You smiled, rubbing his shoulder
“I want to top the championship again” You nodded with a proud smile
“We’re going to get you there” You nodded, placing Rory down on the office floor. Going over the data from last year and the last race with Paul was not as easy as it looked because he was always getting distracted by the smallest things, including Rory, who was playing with her toys.
It was an hour later when you were walking through the F1 paddock to meet up with Bryan, who you were helping slightly with his new role within Ferrari. Sat in the Ferrari meeting room with Rory in a sling as you talked Bryan through some basic information he’d need to know for this race about the race engineering side of things.
“You don’t fancy babysitting, do you?” You asked Bryan as you walked out of the Ferrari garage
“Sorry I’ve still got my performance coach jobs to do” You nodded
“Was worth a shot anyway” You sighed
“Hey Y/N” Liam smiled instantly, going to play with Rory like the biggest child he was.
“Hey there, sweets. Hey, what are you saying today, hmm?” Liam asked Aurora
“She’s asking if her favourite non-biological uncle wants to babysit her?” You asked with a smile
“Sorry Y/N/N VCARBS got me on standby cause Yuki isn’t feeling the best after his crash yesterday” You sighed with a nod
“Well good luck if that happens” You smiled, rubbing his shoulder. Liam was your first driver when you joined Hitech, but at that point, you were still on probation and starting to learn everything.
“Max is in the Mclaren garage though” He shrugged, and you smiled
“Liam Lawson, you are the best. I really hope you get that seat, but I’ll keep the rest of my opinions to myself” You hugged him as he said bye to Aurora. Walking back to the F2 paddock, you searched out the old phone number you hadn’t used in a very long time.
You and Max used to be close because he was good friends with Liam and used to hang around the Hitech garage and being the same age it was easy to get along with him.
You sat Aurora down on a play mat in the meeting room as you sat to work on quick information before qualifying for the day. Paul walked in a couple of minutes later, sitting down opposite you with his elbows on the table and head resting on his hands
“Hello there, Mr Aron” You looked at him, and he smiled
“There’s a guy here to see you” He smirked, and you frowned
“A guy? Does this guy have a name?” You asked, glancing at Aurora to make sure she’s okay.
“Max. That’s all he said, but it’s Norris’ friend Max. I can’t remember his last name” He shrugged, getting up and walking out
“Paul” you called, and he stuck his head in through the door
“Tell him where I am? He knows his way about” You asked with a polite smile
“Only cause I’ve got to listen to you” You chuckled, turning back to the data finishing up the report you were writing for Paul. There was a knock on the door, and you turned to look at it. A smile grew on your face as you spotted Max waving him in as Aurora waved her hands at the new figure.
“Hey stranger” He smiled, and you chuckled a little
“I’m not the stranger. You’re the one that doesn’t visit”
“Touche” Max nodded, and you motioned him to sit down, to which he sat down next to you
“Still focused on data, I see” You nodded
“You know I’m a sucker for some good data” You shrugged, and he nodded
“So how are you doing?” He asked
“Stressed but happy, I guess” You shrugged
“How about you? Saw you’ve gained quite a few followers on twitch” You smiled, and he nodded
“Yeah. Taking a break from racing was really the thing that I needed, and I’m glad I did it” You smiled
“I’m glad to hear you’re doing better” You nodded as Aurora clapped her hands. You looked down at her, picking her up
“This little cutie, why you’re stressed?” He asked as Rory grabbed his finger
“Yeah she’s also the massive favour I need” You bit your lip, and he nodded
“Need a babysitter?” He asked, and you nodded
“You’re totally free to say no. I know you’ve never actually met her in person and just seen pictures on instagram, but if you could, I would be so grateful and would pay you back however you wanted” You sighed
“Can I?” He asked, holding his arms out, and you nodded, handing her over
“She likes attention, so as long as she’s got that she’s the happiest baby ever” you explained, and he nodded
“I’m sorry about your boyfriend. I just know he would have been the greatest dad” You nodded with a sigh
“She looks so much like him sometimes it hurts” Max placed a hand on your knee, gently caressing it
“Sorry I shouldn’t have brought it up” You placed your hand on top of his gently, holding his hand
“Do you need a babysitter all weekend?” You nodded
“Unfortunately. I can normally find someone within the team or someone that I know, but unfortunately I’m not able to this weekend” Max nodded
“Then I’ll watch her all weekend if you need” He smiled, and you hugged him
“Thank you, thank you, thank you” You smiled, letting out a breath
“But I’m taking her to the Mclaren garage tomorrow” You chuckled
“Forget about your own past then and go to your future” You joked, and he jokingly shoved you away
“But honestly, whatever you want in return I’ll do it” You sat back, rubbing your face in relief
“Go on a date with me” He whispered, and you looked at him
“What?” You asked
“I’ve been wanting to ask you for years and now that you’re due me something in return I feel like now is the perfect time to ask” He hummed with a slight smirk hidden underneath a smile
“Fine. On Sunday as payment” You nodded, and he smiled, looking at the wall
“You need to get ready for qualifying. I’ll wait in here with this cutie” He smiled
“Aurora or Rory. I think you probably already knew that though” Max nodded
“I did. I follow you on instagram and check up on you every so often” You chuckled, getting up kissing Rory’s head
“Thank you again, Max. If she needs her diaper changed there’s diapers in my office. Same place that it used to be. She’s been fed, so she’ll be fine until after qualifying. Any other worries, please just text me. Don’t even think about crossing the pit lane” Max nodded
“Please don’t worry about her. I promise she’ll be okay in my care. Are you okay if I call LN over, though?” He asked, and you nodded
“Yeah it’s fine” You smiled, grabbing your pass and walking out of the meeting room. You let out a breath, knowing that you could do your job without worrying about Rory.
And that’s what you did. Paul had a good qualifying session for both the sprint and feature race. Once that was over, you quickly rushed back to the meeting room. Max was sitting on the floor with Rory, who was giggling at him as she pulled on his beard. You chuckled, sitting down at the desk as Max looked up at you
“She’s a little cutie, but she’s also a trouble child” You nodded with a laugh
“Did I forget to mention that part?” You joked
“Do you need me to stay until after the debrief?” Max asked
“That would be really helpful, but I’m not sure that’s allowed” you replied, and he nodded
“What if I take her for a walk? Is she due a nap?” He asked, and you nodded
“Actually that would be really helpful. If I put her in the pram, would you be okay with taking her for a walk?” You asked
“I wouldn’t have offered it if it wasn’t okay. I can walk her over to the F1 paddock, and you can get her from there when you’re done for the day” He suggested
“Thank you again, Max. I really appreciate this just being sprung on you after us not talking for ages”
“For this little troublesome cutie I’d do it more often if you needed” You chuckled
“Trust me, you won’t be saying that by Sunday night” You smiled, grabbing her pram from the side of the room before building it and putting her in it. You gave her her binkie before turning to Max.
“Okay she should be good until I’m finished for the day” You smiled, and he nodded, walking with her just as everyone started filling the room. After debriefing, you packed up Rory’s toys and your own stuff before walking over to the F1 paddock and over to the Mclaren garage.
“Hey Y/N” Oscar smiled, standing at his car
“Hey Oscar. Have you seen Max?” You asked, and he pointed towards Lando’s side of the garage
“Thanks” You walked over and into the garage, smiling at the mechanics that you knew
“There she is” Max smiled gently, rocking the pram
“Hey babysitting, looking good on you” you joked, looking into the pram
“She makes it easy” You laughed as he let you take the pram
“Thank you again. I’ll text you later with my meeting times and all that kind of thing” Max nodded
“See you tomorrow” You walked out of the Mclaren garage, ready for the best sleep of your week.
When the next day rolled around and you were walking into the F2 paddock, you knew that Rory was going to be in safe hands and that you just had to be ready for the race ahead.
Max was standing outside the Hitech garage leaning against one of the walls, talking to one of the mechanics he knew as Rory played with our hands strapped to your chest
“Hey Y/N” Max smiled as you walked over
“Hey there, Mr Babysitter” you joked
“Is the nugget ready for her big day with lots of affection?” Max asked, and you nodded
“She sure is, but I’m gonna keep her for the morning if that’s okay” Max nodded
“Of course it is. Want me there?” He asked
“If you don’t mind sitting on the floor with her again” Max shook his head
“Would be my pleasure” You smiled, leading him inside and to the meeting room that was going to be used for the day. Setting up Rory’s stuff on the floor before setting her on the floor beside Max
“Thank you again Max” You smiled, and he nodded. Sitting down to do morning brief, Paul walked in, instantly going over to Aurora
“Hey maiustus (sweets)” Paul smiled, squishing her cheeks
“Paul please sit down, the whole team is just waiting on you” You complained and he sat down going over yesterday’s data and things that had to be done today to get a good finish in the sprint.
Once all the other members of the team had finally left, you turned around to Rory. Paul was still sitting next to you as he scrolled through his phone, definitely avoiding his trainer but not wanting to admit it. Rory reached her arms up with a giggle as you picked her up
“Hey little troublemaker” You kissed her head as you got up from the seat, Max, stretching his back as you chuckled at him
“I know I said she needs attention to be happy, but you don’t have to sit on the floor with her” You smiled as he got up
“Easier to get down to her level rather than bring her up to mine” He shrugged
“She likes sitting on the table” you shrugged, closing the meeting room door and pulling the blinds down so that no one could see in as you heard Paul whine
“Thought you were hiding me, but I just saw the time” You laughed, ruffling his hair as you sat down again
“You really need to go start your warm up and do media though Paul” You sighed, feeding Rory as Paul groaned, getting up
“Only cause I wanna win” You laughed as Max stood awkwardly
“You can sit Fewtrell” You chuckled at his face. Poor guy was uncomfortable even being in the same room as you fed Aurora.
“I don’t wanna make you uncomfortable” He frowned, and you shrugged
“I’ve been doing this for the past four months with strangers. We’re not strangers. Therefore, I don’t care” you replied, looking up at him as he sat down.
A little while later, Aurora was finished feeding, burped, and had her diaper changed before you handed her over to Max for the day who was taking her over to the Mclaren motorhome. You explained where everything in her bag was kept along with how to warm some milk up in case she needed it. Max assured you multiple times that she would be okay and that you could just come to the Mclaren garage to get her at the end of the day.
Throughout the day, Max was subject to some teasing from Lando about his babysitting as Lando knew about his crush on you and had for many years.
Once the race and debrief were done, you were finally able to leave the F2 paddock with Paul trailing behind you because he didn’t want to be alone again. In reality, he was hiding from the ice bath he was meant to be in, but he’d never admit that to anyone.
“Hey Y/L/N” Andrea Stella smiled as you walked over to the Mclaren garage
“Hey. I’m looking for Lando. Well I’m assuming he’s with Lando” You shrugged
“Oh he’s in the hospitality with Max and a random child?” He frowned, and you nodded
“Perfect. That’s my second born” you joked, nudging your head in Paul’s direction. Andrea laughed
“I’m on three or so now” He joked, and you laughed
“They learn to listen any better any time?” You asked, and he shook his head with a laugh
“No. Never” You laughed, shaking your head
“Damn it. Well I’m gonna find my baby and her newest babysitters” You walked off to the Mclaren hospitality with Paul trailing behind you, scrolling through his phone. You walked inside, looking about as Paul instantly walked over to Rory, picking her up off the table. You followed him over, rolling your eyes as Paul picked up his role with Rory.
At this point, Paul was like Rory’s big brother, and there was nothing you could do to stop how much he actually loved your little girl. You took another picture as you leaned against the chair Max was sitting in, smiling at Lando, and Oscar was sitting opposite him.
“Hey. Looked like a good race” Max smiled up at you as you nodded
“Hey. It was a very good race considering the pit stop errors” You shrugged, and he nodded
“How was Aurora?” You asked him, looking over at Paul and Aurora
“Think I’ve got a bald spot in my beard now. However, apart from that, she was an angel” Max shrugged, showing you a picture of Rory sitting in Lando’s car. You chuckled
“If she looked tiny in the F2 cars, she looked even smaller in that F1 car” You chuckled, and he laughed
“You in a rush out of here?” Max asked, and you shook your head
“Nope. I do need to stop by and see Liam, though. Wish him luck for tomorrow” You shrugged, and Max pulled out the seat next to him, and you sat down
“Still wouldn’t move up to F1?” Oscar asked, and you looked over at Rory and Paul, who were sat on the floor
“I think if Paul was to move up, then I would, but only with Paul, he actually listens to me” You glared at Max, who shrugged
“I wasn’t your driver. I was just there to annoy you” Max shrugged, and you rolled your eyes. Over the next half an hour, you spoke with Lando, Max, and Oscar, but Lando and Oscar soon had to go get ready for qualifying, so it was just you and Max. Paul was rocking Aurora to sleep as you watched him with a tilt of your head.
“I keep losing my daughter to my driver” You chuckled, getting up
“Same time tomorrow?” Max asked, and you nodded
“Only if you’re still okay with looking after her for another day” You rested a hand on the back of his seat. Max was doing you a favour, and you didn’t want to push him to do something he wasn’t completely comfortable with.
“Yeah, of course I’m okay with it. Actually I’m more than okay with it because I get something out of this as well” He smiled looking up at you to the outside world it looked like he was deadly in love but to yourself it just looked like Max was happy.
Sunday was always a busy day. However, this weekend just felt like it was an even busier day. Sat in your office, Aurora sat in her pram asleep as you sat with your headphones in going over some basic work you didn’t hear Max come in.
He stood next to you, gently pushing a piece of hair out of your face as you sat back in your seat, looking up at him when you felt his presence standing next to you. You smiled up to him, taking your headphones off
“Morning” He smiled, taking the pen out of your hand and placing it down on the table
“Hey. Didn’t hear you come in” You hummed, looking up at him after following his actions with the pen
“That’s because you were so caught up in your work that you didn’t hear anything, including Paul” You frowned, looking at the time. You hadn’t missed any meetings or events that you were due to be at.
“It’s fine he just wanted to see if you wanted anything to eat” You nodded slightly
“I had breakfast before coming here” You looked at the time again as Max sat down next to you
“I’m gonna take Aurora a walk around the paddock then into Mclaren, and I was thinking that you could always come watch the F1 race with me from there?” He offered, and you nodded
“I quite like the sound of that” You smiled, tilting your head slightly
“And I was thinking about our date” He started, and you quickly interrupted him
“Can we do it back home? My flight out of here is tonight, and I can’t get it changed unless I pay for it and after” You paused, glancing over at Rory
“Let me worry about that. I’m the one that asked you out on the date, so I’ll worry about that” He smiled, gently resting his hand on top of yours.
“So how’s the little darling today?” He asked, looking over at Aurora’s pram.
“She’s quite sleepy today, so bonus for you, I guess. However, it's just because she’s starting to teeth, so she might get a little fussy or bite you” You shrugged, and he nodded, getting up just as Paul and his trainer walked in Paul was clearly in a mood about something as you raised your eyebrows.
Max played with your hair as he stood behind you, and you couldn’t help but smile a little. He used to do that when Liam was your driver a few years ago. It’s like to this day even after limited contact, he still knew when you were hiding your stress
“He won’t let me have a chocolate bagel” Paul huffed, throwing himself down on the chair Max was previously in as you looked at his trainer who shrugged
“Too many carbs before a race. Especially when it’s half an hour away. I suggested alternatives, but that wasn’t good enough” The man just shrugged before turning and walking out the room, clearly not wanting to have this fight again
“Paul, we've been over this. You can’t come expecting me to solve your carb problem. I’ve already snuck you enough this weekend as it is. Why don’t you have a smoothie? I know you’re just bored, which is why you’re eating” Paul gave you a look as if you’d just suggested murdering his whole family.
“You can get me and Max one while you’re there” you suggested, knowing that Paul would do anything for anyone else if offered the opportunity, so Paul got up and left the room again. You looked up at Max the top of your head resting against his stomach
“I know I asked you on a date and agreed to babysit your child, but have I ever told you how good you look doing your job?” He asked, and you raised a brow thinking about it
“I believe you may have back when I was a taken woman” You shrugged with a slight smirk
“You’re trouble, you know that?” He asked as you tilted your head to the side a little, turning around to fully face him
“Me? Never? That’s all Aurora, and she doesn’t even get it from me” you joked, and he laughed, looking down at you. You couldn’t help but smile up at him.
“How long does it take for Paul to get some smoothies?” Max asked, and you shrugged
“No idea? In a rush to go somewhere?” You questioned, and he shook his head
“No. Was just wondering” You nodded, turning back to the data, and he sighed, sitting down
“You’re not going to stop, are you?” He questioned
“Nope. I am not. I need to get this finished before the race starts” You sighed as he moved your hands away from the laptop and shut the lid, forcing you to look at him
“If I was to kiss you right now, would it stop stressing out about the data?” He asked as your eyes widened
“What did you just ask?” You questioned
“Sorry. I shouldn’t have said that out loud. I didn’t mean to say that out loud” He panicked as you turned to fully face him, leaning forward in your seat
You looked into his eyes, trying to see any kind of emotion behind them to make sure what he was saying was actually true. You got up out of your seat, taking his hand and giving him a slight pull-up as you did. Max stood up, standing in front of you
“Sorry. I really didn’t mean to say that” You leaned up, pressing your lips against his with a slight smile. Max froze for a second before kissing you back. One hand resting on the small of your back as the other stayed in your own.
“Ew” Paul groaned loudly before there were a couple of thuds and the door slamming. You pulled back, looking over Max’s shoulder to see Paul covering his eyes outside. You couldn’t help but laugh a little
“I get a life for the moment, and that’s how he reacts” Max laughed as you rested your head on his shoulder as he rested his own on your head. You waved Paul in through the window as Max rubbed your back. You couldn’t help but laugh a little again as Paul walked back in carefully
“Warning next time, come on. With Rora in here as well?!” He exclaimed. You rolled your eyes as he picked Aurora, shielding her face from who knows what. Only he’ll ever know because it’s not a question that you were planning on asking him anytime soon.
“I got your normal and for Max, I just guessed” Paul pointed towards the smoothies on the table
“Thank you. Now, will you please put Rory back down and go warm up. I promise you can cuddle her after the race. Promise” You smiled, and he nodded, placing her down and walking out as you sat back down, turning to look at Max
“Well if Paul’s away getting ready, I guess I have to let you get ready” He smiled, looking into the pram at Aurora.
“Same as yesterday, but I’ve left a bottle in her bag. You just need to warm it up a little bit” you explained, and he nodded slightly
“How do I do that?” He asked, and you chuckled, walking over
“So take the plastic cover off ,obviously, then just put it in the microwave for like thirty seconds but make sure that it’s lukewarm on the inside of your wrist” Max’s head quickly turned around at that and you rolled your eyes with a laugh
“It’s just formula, Max. Don’t worry, I just pre-made it for you” Max nodded, picking up her blanket and placing it over the handle of the pram.
“Okay. We should be okay. If need be, I can text you, yeah?” He asked, and you nodded
“Of course you can. Oh, and in the diaper bag next to her bottle there’s a little something for you” You smiled, leaning into the pram and pressing a kiss to Aurora’s head.
“We’ll be good,” Max nodded with some kind of fake courage. You smiled
“Be good for Maxie hmm” You kissed the babies head before standing up again and taking the few steps over to Max, who smiled down at you as you rested your chin on his chest
“Don’t worry. Go do your job. We’ll be watching, or I will. The little muffin will probably be sleeping” You grinned, standing up on your tiptoes just a little to kiss him. You grabbed your computer before walking out of your office and out to the garage.
“Did you get my email?” Oliver asked, and you nodded
“I did. Congratulations. You’ll do good in F1” You smiled, shaking his hand as a congratulations
“Thank you. There will be an email coming your way soon, no doubt” You couldn’t help but frown at that as Oliver walked away. Getting everything set up for Paul’s race both in the garage and the pit wall before the pre race mechanical stuff happened while you just sat there waiting.
Max did keep sending you pictures throughout the race that you couldn’t help but smile at when the notification kept coming through. Paul’s race went brilliantly as good as it could possibly get as Paul won. After the podium, you got yourself changed out of the wet Hitech uniform as Paul decided to pour the last of the champagne over your head during the pictures.
You packed up everything after the debrief and headed over to the Mclaren hospitality again. It currently felt like you were never away from that place. As you walked through the paddock, you couldn’t help but still wonder what Oliver meant by there will be an email for you soon. It really did worry you a bit.
You smiled at the woman standing outside the hospitality before walking in and spotting Max sitting in the corner with Aurora asleep in his arms all cuddled up. You couldn’t help but smile as you sat down on the couch next to him
“Oh how I wish I could fall asleep like that” You sighed, and he chuckled
“She’s been out for about twenty minutes. I gave her her bottle and she just fell asleep” You nodded
“Sounds about right” You smiled, looking down at her. Her cheek pressed against Max’s chest as her tiny hand held onto one of his fingers. You couldn’t help but take a picture as you watched them.
“Race went really well” Max grinned as you looked at him
“It went really well. I’m so proud” you beamed. Eyes flicking down to Aurora
“Do you want me to take her? She’s okay if you want to put her down in the pram” You frowned, knowing how easy it is to get a dead arm while holding her
“She’s okay. I’m actually enjoying the cuddles rather than her pulling my beard out” You chuckled, caressing her cheek.
“You still want to stay to watch the race?” He asked, tilting his head so he could see you better
“Yeah that would be nice” You grinned, getting more comfortable on the couch, knowing that Max wasn’t planning on moving to watch the race by the way he was sitting. Max smiled down at you, looking at your emails
“Oliver said there’d be an email coming my way soon. Now I can’t stop looking at my emails” You sighed
“Oliver Oakes?” Max questioned, and you nodded
“Any idea what it was about?” Max asked, and you shook your head
“Honestly, I have no idea. As long as I’m not being fired” You shrugged, and he nodded
“I’d comfort you, but your daughter has stolen both my hands” You laughed
“There’s worse ways for you to have your hands stolen” you replied
“Guess that’s true” He smiled
You sat for the next two hours with Max in the Mclaren hospitality watching the Formula One race. It was an experience you’d never actually forget. Not even just because you were sitting in the F1 paddock but because Max’s reactions to something so tiny were so large.
As you were walking out the paddock with Aurora in her pram, Max walked next to you while Lando and Oscar trailed behind Max, turned his head to look at you
“I sent you an email during the race with the details for our date and for after it” You frowned
“After it?” You asked, and he nodded
“Got you on the flight with Lando and I so you could spend another night here” He explained
“You didn’t have to do that” you replied
“I know I didn’t have to, but I saw the perfect place for a date here. Couldn’t let it go to waste” He smiled
