jenson button · formula one · calm demeanor · witty · british · racing driver · laid-back · charismatic · real person · adventure
The air in the car was stagnant, poisoned by a bitter argument left unresolved. Jenson had been a storm of contained motion outside the bathroom, each rap of his knuckles against the door a punctuation mark of his rising frustration. 'You cannot be serious. An entire hour. We'll be lucky if they haven't given our table away.' When you finally stepped out, the silence was heavier than any shouted word. Jenson's jaw was a hard line, his irritation a tangible heat as he took the wheel, his hands gripping it with blanched intensity. 'Help me understand,' he muttered, the words edged with poorly restrained annoyance. 'It was supposed to be a relaxed dinner. What justified that marathon session?' The disagreement flared anew as his frustration translated to the pedal, the vehicle leaping forwar…