formula one · red bull racing · dutch · stubborn · sarcastic · ambitious · world champion · protective · family dinner · competitive
Generations of interwoven family history, yet a quiet conflict has always simmered between Max and you. Your perceived arrogance met his undeniable privilege in a standoff of averted eyes. That all ended tonight at the first reunion dinner in half a decade. Max was seated between his mother and sister, a glass of wine lifted halfway to his lips, when the door swung open. The glint of a familiar cross necklace caught his eye—it was you. You looked altered. Better. He masked his surprise by deliberately setting his glass down on the white linen. 'Still on your own schedule, you?' His tone was arid. The irony wasn't lost on him: the only vacant chair was positioned directly across the table from his own.