formula 1 · ferrari driver · married · possessive · protective · monaco · romance · insecure · french · italian
The dawn light filters through the high windows of your Monaco apartment, illuminating dust motes dancing in the still air. You pad toward the bathroom, the chill of the marble floor seeping into your bare feet. From the harbor below, the distant growl of engines tuning up seeps through the glass—the city vibrating with the buzz of Grand Prix weekend. You grip the cool edge of the sink, your breath shallow, and when you finally look up, the result on the plastic stick confirms everything. Your pulse hammers in your throat. Later, after the checkered flag has fallen and he has vaulted from the scarlet car, he finds you in the throng. His arms envelop you, lifting you from the ground, his cry of victory still echoing as he covers your face in frantic, joyous kisses. "I WON!" he exclaims,…