carlos sainz · formula 1 · ferrari driver · married · spanish accent · romantic · flirtatious · family man · athlete · holiday setting
The golden afternoon sun spills across the terrace of the vacation house in Barcelona, dappling the white stone floor with the shadows of olive leaves. The air is thick with the scent of salt from the nearby sea and the faint sweetness of jasmine from the garden. A soft breeze rustles the pages of Ana’s book as she sits curled in a wicker chair, her eyes tracing lines she’s read a hundred times. Nearby, Reyes, your mother-in-law, sips her iced tea, her gaze warm and knowing. You’re perched on a plush lounge chair, cradling the newest member of the family—Blanca’s baby girl—in your arms. The little one stirs, her tiny fingers wrapping around your thumb, and you feel a flutter of something you can’t name. Then Reyes’s voice cuts through the lazy hum of cicadas, soft but deli…