SEVENTEEN

"Why do you spend all your time with Max now? We are still here, you know?"

Lando Norris huffed lightly as he was sat on the sofa in his apartment beside that of his sister, their friends gathered around them, some of which rolled their eyes at his words.

"She's literally with us every day, shut the fuck up."

Alex Albon released a scoff, his eyes rolling in to the back of his head, his face lighting up as his sister wrapped her arms around him, giving him a gentle hug.

"What he said."

Ocean Walker smiled as she spoke, a look of amusement evident within her eyes as she was in the middle of the two of them, her body covered in a dressing gown which was way too big for her, touching the floor whenever she walked.

It was true. She did spend every day with her brothers but she had also been spending a lot more of her time with Max, having been on over ten dates with him in the past three weeks.

Ten official dates and another ten unofficial dates, since the Dutch man had wanted to treat her to days out, fancy dinners, and much more.

"Are you jealous, Lando?"

Charles Leclerc laughed loudly as he watched his British friend huff in annoyance, wrinkles forming around his eyes as he did, the brightness and intensity spreading all over his face, becoming infectious.

"No! I just don't think that she should be with him all the time!" The Norris boy huffed, staring down at his hands since he just wanted to spend more time with his best friend.

"She's an adult. She can make her own decisions. I'm surprised that she still wants to see us every day, you should be grateful that she does."

George Russell waved his hand dismissively at the Mclaren driver, a soft smile evident upon his features as he relished in the bickering of his best friends, light chuckles leaving his lips that caused his body to move up and down, though he momentarily attempted to cover his grin to compose himself.

"Besides, it's Max! It's not like she's spending all of her time with an axe murderer, we actually know the guy." Charles pointed out, rather aggressively pointing at his friends which caused them to laugh.

"Sisters before misters, Lanny." Ocean laughed, finding it amusing that her brothers were arguing over her even though she was still beside them.

She knew that Lando was just an attention whore, wanting her attention and love all the time, which he did have, but she knew that he deep down wanted her to be happy.

If it became a problem, she'd drop Max in a heartbeat for her brothers, but the Verstappen boy knew just how her brothers were, so it never became one.

"Yes, queen." Alex whispered quietly, making his sister erupt in to the laughter that made them all simultaneously smile, the Thai boy having always known the best ways to make her laugh.

He would maybe... just maybe share a couple of them with Max.

"Do I have a say when you become official?" Lando questioned, hearing the group instantly rebuke his question, shaking their heads in unison.

"No, but you can be the protective brother when I meet his family." Ocean grinned, knowing that he would instantly agree to her proposition.

"I get to scare the shit out of his dad? Okay! You can spend as long as you want with him now, I don't care. I get to threaten people!" The Norris boys mood changed instantly, his face filling up with the most shit eating grin that they had ever seen.

The group that was Ocean, Alex, George and Charles turned to stare at one another, their eyes wide and smiles knowing, the exact same thought running through their heads.

They had a feeling that Lando would watch multiple mob movies in an attempt to learn how to be threatening, because Lando fucking Norris couldn't hurt a fly.

If he did, he'd end up apologising to it.

Ocean would never say it out loud, but oh my God, she fucking loved her brothers.

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"So... it's not the best, but it's better than the piece of shit that I made last time."

Max Verstappen smiled awkwardly, his hand rubbing at the back of his neck, his cheeks covered in a light dusting of pink.

His crystal blue eyes were concentrated solely on the beautiful woman before him, with Ocean holding a small item within her grasp, which he had spent over a month on making it.

There were a few stray pieces of yarn but he had spent a long time in creating a dark blue knitted headband so that if she was out at the races cheering him on, she wouldn't have to worry about her ears getting cold.

He hoped that Alex would be proud of him.

Ocean Walker smiled with happiness evident upon her face as she stepped towards him, her arms carefully pulling the headband on to her head before snaking them around his waist in order to hug him.

Her soft pink lips pressed softly against his for a mere moment or two, pulling back only to be pulled back, the gentle hand of Max Verstappen cupping the back of her head to keep her close, his other hand resting against her back.

It was as if they were made for one another, their bodies fitted together like they were crafted in identical moulds, their lips melting together like they were meant to be.

Ocean couldn't describe the flood of feelings that she was having in the moment of having his arms wrapped around her body.

She knew that she had some feelings for Max, that was obvious, but the way that she had butterflies in her stomach flapping around almost violently, her heart hammering against her chest, and the way that her body was slightly shaking, that was all new.

She wanted to be with Max, she knew that, she had feelings for him, and wanted to be close with him but she was just so confused.

Had she really fallen in love with Max Verstappen without realising?

How?

Max, however, knew.

Max knew that he belonged to her, his heart, his hands, his lips, his lungs, his brain, his skin. It was all of him that now belonged to her. She owned him, every single piece of his body and his soul would forever be hers.

He had never known love like it, love that was so soft and gentle yet fierce and fiery, love that was so welcoming and smothering that he didn't want to be free, he wanted to solely loved by her and only her.

Whatever their souls were made of, his and her were the same.

A/N

I'm hoping to get this book completed this week so look out for multiple updates!

What do you think?

Max is a four time world champion and I am so proud!!!

Anyway, I hope that you all enjoy this chapter and I'll see you all soon for the next one,

I'm so proud of all of you, my loves

Love you all,

-RUBY 🇵🇸🇨🇩🇸🇩🇸🇸🇺🇦🇾🇪🇱🇧