Chapter 14!!!! THE END!!!!!!!!!

“Good luck baby.” Jeff said as Chloe began to put her helmet on.

“Thanks. I’m so nervous.”

“You’ll be fine, just remember your promise, ok?”
”I’ll remember.”

“I’ll see you later.”

As Jeff walked of, he went to find Bernie Ecclestone. He had a massive favour to ask him.

Chloe came across the line for the final lap of the 2002 Indianapolis grand prix. She was first. She had been since her first pit stop. As she came around the final bend she crossed the line for her fifth win. She waved at the crowd and slowed down for her in lap. Eddie Irvine, who had finished third, joined her and David Coulthard finished second. She parked in park fermay and got out of the car where she hugged her mechanics and her dad, she looked around for Jeff but he wasn’t there. She headed of to be weighed and then she headed up for the press conference, which for some reason was held before the podium.

“Chloe, a stunning return race. How was it for you?”
”It was ok, I mean it could have been better, I had a few slow laps in the middle section of the race because my tyres blistered and I could put the car into the corner how I wanted it but after my second stop I could really push the car and it felt good and well balanced.”

“You have only just returned to F1 and your already winning, what is your secret?”

“I don’t have a secret, I guess I never lost the knack of driving, that’s all I can really say about it because I don’t really know.”

“Are you driving for the rest of the season?”
”No. Just today. Montoya has a stomach bug or something and I’m filling in. I need to get back to full fitness first. Then I’ll decide if I come back to a full F1 drive.”

As they headed up for the podium, Chloe jumped up onto the top step and raised her hands in the air. She was handed her trophy and so where Coulthard and Irvine. Then came the Champaign. Chloe sprayed her engineer’s and Matt, Amy and Trish who must have showed up in the race. Coulthard and Irvine poured theirs down the back of her racing suit. She screamed and turned and sprayed them. They stopped when they saw Bernie Ecclestone standing at the side of the podium. They all turned serious as he looked at them, a microphone in hand.

“Chloe, a very impressive race.” He paused as the sound of the crowd died down. “There is someone who wants to say something to you.” He said as Jeff walked up beside him and took the microphone.

Chloe was still on top of the podium and Eddie and David got down as Jeff walked over to her.  

She put down her bottle as he stepped up onto the second place step.

“Chloe, ever since the day I met you, I have loved you and I will always love you no matter what. We have been through some very hard times and we’re still together. I love you more than anything in this world. And I want to know if you would do the honour of becoming my wife.” He took a box from his pocket and got down on one knee. “Chloe Stevens, will you marry me?”

Chloe fell silent at his words, they echoed across the whole circuit as he spoke the words into the microphone.

She looked deep into his eyes, tears filling her own. She couldn’t say a word, he handed her the mike and she brought it slowly to her lips.

“Yes Jeff, I’ll marry you.” She said as he took the ring from the box and slid it onto her finger. He then got to his feet and embraced his fiancée as she did him. She cried into his shoulder and he let the tears fall from his eyes. Every single person who was watching cheered and applauded the couple that stood in each other’s arms on top of the podium.

THE END!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

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