Chapter 13

As Chloe opened her eyes the next morning she put her hands to her head, man did she have a headache. She closed her eyes as she rolled over, she felt someone else on the bed, she looked over to see it was Eddie. She looked at him for a second before looking around the rest of the room to see Jeff asleep on a sofa and Matt asleep on the floor.

She slowly and quietly rolled out of the bed, realizing she’s in Eddie’s trailer. She grabs her bag from the floor and pulls her trousers on.

She walks out of the trailer and staggers back to hers. She looks at the clock on the counter. Which reads 10:38. “SHIT!!” she calls out as she realises her plane leaves in two hours.

After packing the things she would need when she was in Monza testing, she shut her suitcase and put it by the door. She placed her duffel bag by it and then started to look for her car keys. She heard a knock on the door and went to it, Amy stood there in the rain that had just begun to fall, she let her in and the both looked for her keys.

“Clo, have you sorted everything out with Matt and Jeff?”

“I talked to Matt, but Jeff doesn’t seem to wanna talk about it.”

“You need to talk to him.”

“I know but every time we go to talk, we end up either making out or arguing.”

“I know it must be hard for you but I don’t want them to keep fighting.”
”I don’t either. But I just don’t know what else to do.” She said as she began to let the tears fall from her eyes. Amy walked over to her and wrapped her arms around her, letting her cry into her shoulder.

“I found you keys.” Amy said as Chloe moved away from her. They both softly laughed.

“I better get going.”

“Ok, I’ll give you a hand with your stuff.”

As they leave the trailer they see Matt and Jeff leave Eddie’s trailer.

“Great, that’s all I need.” Chloe said under her breath.

“I’ll take these.” Said Ben as he walked to his little sister. “I’ll meet you at the airport and I’ll check your stuff in.” he said as he took the case and duffel bag.

“Ok, see ya there.” She called after him.

“Clo, are you going?” Jeff asked as he reached her and placed a kiss on her cheek.

“Yep, gotta go to Italy, I am going to hang out at Eddie’s first and then go testing next week.”

“Oh, I wanted you to stay here.”

“I have to work Jeff.”

“I know.”

“I guess we’ll see you sometime then.” Matt said as he went to kiss Chloe goodbye, but Jeff got in between them.

“JEFF!!” Chloe yelled annoyed at him for being so pathetic.

“What?” he asked all innocent.

“Don’t give me what!! Why don’t you grow up?! Why don’t you just except the situation like me and Matt have, why do you have to make it harder for everyone?” She yelled as tears began to flood her eyes.

“It’s harder for me, you’re my girlfriend and he’s my brother!”

“Oh, that makes it harder for you does it? Well think about this, I have to have this baby, I have to carry it for nine months! I have to deal with you two arguing about the baby and me. I’m the one who has to give up their carrier so I can have this baby. Do you know how hard I have had to work to get my job? And all that is going to be ruined, I’m never going to get the chance to drive in F1 again. I have to give up my dream!!!” she yelled as tears flooded her face and she looked around to see a gathering of drivers and mechanics looking at them. She didn’t let Jeff say anything else she just turned and ran from them. As she reached her car she pulled the keys from her pocket and tried to get them into the lock but she couldn’t see through the tears. She lent forward onto the car and rested her head on her arm and cried to herself.

As the rain fell on her skin she felt cold and alone, she had never felt so alone. She had no one, her dad wasn’t there, Ben had left for the airport, her other six brothers we at home in England, her mum was dead, her boyfriend probably thought she was a bitch. She fell to the ground by her car and she lifted her knees and cried into them.

The rain fell harder as Chloe felt a pair of hands on her shoulders. She looked up to see Gil looking at her. He lifted her to her feet and handed her a big adidas jumper, which she pulled over her soaking wet clothes. “What am I going to do?” she asked him as she cried more. He didn’t answer her he just pulled his son’s girlfriend and his grandchild’s mother into his arms.

“Thanks Gil, I appreciate you driving me here.” Chloe said as he waited with her as she got ready to board her plane.

“It’s no problem.”

“No, but this is.” She said as she pointed at Jeff who came running through the waiting area.

“I’ll leave you to it.” He said as he kissed her in the cheek and left the two alone.

“Clo, please. I’m sorry.”

“Not as sorry as I am.”

“What does that mean?”

“It means I’m sorry I ever came here, I’m sorry I ever met you and your brother, I’m sorry I got involved in your wrestling, I’m sorry for ever laying eyes on you.” She said as she turned to get on the plane, but Jeff grabbed her arm.

“You don’t mean that.”

“Yes Jeff, I do, I’m sorry for hurting you.”

“No, Clo. Please don’t do this. I love you Clo, please.” He begged as she pulled her arm of him.

“I’m sorry. Goodbye Jeff.”

“No Clo, come back Clo, please.” He called after her as tears left his eyes.

He walked away from the gate to watch the plane taxi out. He watched it as the rain hit the window, he felt his heart rip in two as the planes wheels left the ground.

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