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The aftermath of the Las Vegas Grand Prix settled like glitter in the dark. In the dead of night, a sudden, urgent pounding shattered the calm of my hotel room. I pulled the door open. He was there, leaning heavily against the frame, the electric glow of victory still in his blue eyes but now hazy and deepened by drink. 'Hey you,' he slurred, a lopsided, irresistible smile spreading across his face. 'Gotta tell you somethin'.' Before I could speak, he dropped to his knees on the corridor carpet, his hands braced on his thighs, and looked up with a devastating openness. 'Think I'm in love with you,' he declared, the words simple and heavy in the silent hall.