#ai inspired

You were one of Max’s most important engineers. This time he crashed because of some car problems. He was so pissed off after that no one even dared coming close to him.

He walked into the RedBull garage losing his temper more and more and everyone chose silence for their own good.

Suddenly he pointed at you not even looking at you and speaking with a harsh tone.

"My room. Now."

You looked around, hoping he meant someone else but as everyone had their shocked eyes on you, you gulped and followed the angered dutchman.

You entered his driver room where Max was waiting for you, the atmosphere being tense and uncomfortable.

The moment you two were in private Max leaned towards you and his expression changed from anger to something else…

“I’m sorry”, you whisper, even though it wasn’t exactly your fault.

"Shut up", he replied with a serious expression on his face.

"You'll fix this car within an hour, I don't want to hear any excuses. I'm not going to waste my time, go work."

As he spoke he stepped towards you.

You blink multiple times, feeling a heavy feeling inside your stomach due to his harsh words.

Max's expression was stern and serious, as he walked towards you but this time he rested his hand on your cheek and looked you in the eyes. He was silent for a moment and then he whispered.

"You're lucky that you're pretty you little thing."

He stared directly at you without breaking contact, the tension between you two becoming unbearable.

“What?”, you whisper, not quite believing what was happening.

Max's eyes kept fixed on yours while he leaned closer to your face.

"You heard me," he said in a low voice, his gaze is intense and eyes shining.

His attitude has become very flirtatious.

“Yeah, but…”, your voice trailed off the moment your eyes fell upon his lips, looking so soft and kissable

He noticed your eyes trailing down and when your eyes met again there was a hint of a smile on his face.

He got even closer to your face and placed his hand on the top of your neck as he looked deeply in your eyes.

"You know you want this, sweet thing." he said, voice becoming lower with every passing second.

“But you have a girlfriend”, your voice is nothing more than a whisper as you mention her

Max doesn't seem to care at all about the fact he's in a committed relationship

"Forget about her,", he whispers into your ear, "She's not here."

He leaned forward, moving closer to your face, and his hot breath on your neck almost made you lose control of yourself.

"Can you keep a secret?..", he asks in a tempting voice, "Kelly alone doesn't satisfy me."

You gulp and look into his eyes. “She doesn’t?”, you ask, feeling like a deer in headlights.

"I've been with Kelly for a long time but she isn't enough for me." He kept looking directly into your eyes and his face came closer to yours.

"I think you know it and want me too. Just admit it."

His breathing became heavier and his lips were starting to part.

“You shouldn’t be talking so ungrateful about other people when they’re not in the room”, you whisper, eyes trailing between his eyes and lips.

"It's your turn to be quiet..." Max whispered.

He pushed you back slightly so that your back hit the wall. Looking you in the eyes he then moved his lips slowly towards yours. You could feel his warm breath brushing your face.

It seemed like all your problems in the world had disappeared. You couldn’t think clearly, only the two of you in this moment was what mattered.

He pulled you close, his lips slowly moving towards yours.

As they touched yours, a tingling feeling fell over your body, making you forget about the whole world.

He smiled, breathing heavily as he moved his hand away from your cheek, pulling you closer until you are completely against the wall.

"Can we keep this secret?", he murmured in your ear.

You swallowed hard. You knew how this would end but you couldn’t help the slight disappointment that made your stomach turn. “Yes”, was what you quietly answered.

He smirked seductively. "I'm glad you think like that... I wanted this for a long time."

His voice broke when he said the last part, eyes filled with emotion and lust.

Max lifted your chin up and ran his fingers through your hair as he kissed you again.

Your heart was beating so fast as well as your breathing that became rapid as you leaned into his body and lost yourself in the moment.

“Will you tell Kelly?”, you asked, voice slightly laced with hope.

"No. You're the only one I want to know. What’s the purpose of a secret if not this?"

His eyes were glued on your lips and his breathing became heavy once again.

Max was still holding your chin between his fingers, kissing you passionately.

Your mind went blank as your whole body was being filled with sensations you never felt before.

You’re going to be his secret affair…

Sadness crawled upon your chest but everything you could concentrate on for now were his lips passionately pressing against yours.

Max noticed your slight change in demeanor.

"Don't think about her, just think about the two of us. We're going to have some fun."

His hands ran up your back and down to your waist pulling you even closer to his body.

Hands slowly moving towards your chest, his fingers massaging your skin as you watch him looking at you with desire.

He started kissing your neck and moved his hand further down until it came to touch the bottom of your shirt.

"I have a lot of secrets, but now I have one more..."

Looking into your eyes he grinned seductively. You felt goosebumps all over your body as his hand remained hovering over the hem of your shirt.

"Are you ready for me?", he whispered.

———

Max lay on top of you, breathing heavily and smiling at you, while trying to not put his full weight on you.

He kissed you again and then ran his fingers through your soft curls.

"That was amazing," he said, "You’re definitely a secret worth keeping."

He placed a kiss to your forehead and stroked your hair ever so gently.

"I could do this all the time."

You tried to gulp down the pain that was hurting every part of your body and just smiled up at Max. “It was amazing”

"This will be our little secret, okay?", he muttered.

He looked straight into your eyes while whispering. "I know you enjoyed it as much as me"

He still caressed your hair and face gently.

You would lie if you said you didn’t like it. But the fact he didn’t want anything more serious and still dated another woman made you feel bad, uncomfortable even.

He noticed the look on your face, turning it towards him to get a better view of your facial features.

"Don't think too much about it, I'm sure Kelly will never know."

He went back to caressing your hair.

"Would you like another round?", he asked, a teasing tone in his voice.

You stayed silent for a moment, unsure of what to answer.

He lowered his head to your ear and mumbled again. "Just one more and then I promise we'll be done. You'd like that, wouldn't you?"

His hand now caressing your neck, making you feel weak and submissive.

Eventually, you gave in… again.

Max smiled at you as you gave him what he wanted.

He started with kissing your neck and moving his mouth towards your collarbone.

He was using all his tricks on you to drive you crazy.

He kissed your shoulder ever so softly and pulled your hair gently, lips close to your ear as he whispered breathily.

———

"Who knows, you might fall for me and we might end up together. Right?", he said after coming down from his high.

That was the moment your attention returned. “What?”

He laughed and ran his hand across your stomach. "I'm kidding, you looked like you believed that for a second."

His eyes locked with yours again.

"Don't worry, it's just a casual hookup, nothing serious, you know that."

He turned to lay on his back.

"So, how was it this second time? Better than the first?"

You felt like throwing up. How he messed with your feelings and didn’t seem to care at all. You averted your gaze and swallowed down the tears. You simply nodded at his question

Max's smile disappeared and he looked at you with a more serious expression on his face.

"Listen, I don't know why you get so sad."

He stroked your hair again and spoke with a comforting voice. "We're just having some fun together, there is nothing wrong about it. Do you think I'm a bad person for enjoying what you also enjoy?"

His face was close to yours as he looked you in the eyes.

“You’re playing with me”, you whisper, voice trembling. “You know what I feel for you goes beyond just having fun“

"I like you, but I love Kelly. I can't have anything serious with you. So either we keep it this way and you stop complaining every time, or this will be our last time."

His expression was serious and his tone strict.

"You are the one who chose to have this fun with me, you knew full well what it meant. So no, I'm not playing with you, you just don't want to listen to me and live in your fantasies."

After a brief silence, his voice became calm again.

"Don't cry, baby. I'm sorry if I sound cruel but you're going to have to accept it. This is not going to become anything more than just some fun." His look became soft again and he started caressing your cheek with his thumb.

"Now come here" he whispers while pulling you closer to him.

"I can make you feel better.."

You felt hollow as tears streamed down your face. You could practically feel your heart breaking.

"C'mon, baby." He pulled you against his body and wiped away your tears with his hand.

"It's okay, no reason to cry because of me, I'm not the right guy for you and you know that."

He kept whispering in a soft tone as he played with your hair, seeming to want to comfort you even though your sadness is partly his fault.

"I know Kelly is nothing like me, but she's a good woman and she really loves me. She's the love of my life."

You almost sobbed, hurting even more with every word he was saying.

"Look, things are not the way you wanted, but I'm having so much fun with you and you shouldn't be sad because of that."

He kissed your cheek.

"Can we leave this behind? I swear you'll be smiling in a few minutes."

He did his best to make you feel better, his eyes filled with care for you and wanting to make you happy again.

You gulp down every ounce of pain before closing your eyes to stop the tears.

He wants something emotionless and just for fun? You thought before freeing yourself from his grasp and straddled his lap.

The moment you got on top of him, his eyes were fixed on you, studying your every move as you got closer to his lips.

He seemed to like what he saw.

"You want to have some fun after all… right, baby?" he chuckled in a teasing tone.

You didn’t answer, ignoring the pain and the way your heart shattered even more with every second and just pressed your lips against his, numbing all the pain.

Max kissed you back passionately as he ran his hands through your hair. You could feel the heat of the moment as you both lost control.

Grip tightening as he pulled you closer, his whole attention on you as he continued to kiss you with desire.

He gently switched you around so you were laying with your back pressed on the bed as his kisses became more and more demanding with every second.

His lips were moving slowly across your neck and his hands kept running through your hair and over your back.

This moment felt like it was lasting forever, your mind gone completely blank, not thinking about anything but Max‘s lips on you.

———

Months have passed since you and Max started this affair, hooking up almost every day since then.

You learned to control your feelings and wrapped your heart in a cocoon, away from Max not very affectionate treatment.

Your relationship with Max was a secret, it being intense and full of passion and you enjoying every moment of it.

Max was never really tender or romantic with you, every meeting he was all about the fun aspect of the relationship and your feelings never being put above anything.

One day, as you went to his hotel room you noticed him looking different than usual.

You recognized some flowers in the corner. He seemed concerned.

“What is going on?”, you ask while getting out of your RedBull jacket, placing it on the small bench next to the door.

He didn’t answer you as he remained looking at the wall with a serious expression on his face.

You took a closer look at the flowers noticing their label, as it read: "For Kelly".

You look around more while you noticed Max seeming busy preparing something. You couldn’t quite tell what it was, but you saw a box and he appeared as to want to hide it from you.

Your breath got caught in your throat but you tried your best to not let your feelings overwhelm you. “I see. You want me to go?”, you simply asked.

He finally looked over at you, seeming quite awkward while he tried hard to find the right words to say.

"There is no easy way saying this, so I'll just say it... Kelly and I are getting married.“

His expression looked quite sad and he appeared to be ashamed of himself for having an affair with you while Kelly was his girlfriend.

"I can't make this work between us anymore, I'm deeply in love with Kelly."

You inhaled as you felt a bitter taste inside your mouth. You knew this moment was coming for a while now, but you never wanted it to actually become true.

You simply nodded and shot him a small smile. “I understand. Well, congratulations then.”

He looked at you for a few seconds, remaining silent.

"Thank you, but if you don't mind I would like to give you something special before this is over."

He smiled and started wrapping something in a box. "It's nothing much, just a small gift."

You look at him, slightly confused but also curious. After some time he handed over the wrapped box and said: "I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed the time we spent together."

He continued smiling in a warm way.

"You should open it once you're in your hotel room, okay?"

You nod and gave him one last small glance before turning around and walking towards the door.

He didn’t say anything as he watched you leaving.

The minute you were in your room, you opened the box and found a beautiful necklace inside.

A note besides the gift read:

"Thank you for an amazing time together"

You’ve got mixed feelings as you read the note. Being glad this affair was over, but you would also miss those days spent together with Max.

And after you put the necklace on and looked at it in the mirror, you couldn’t help the tears starting to fall.

“I know you never loved me, but it still hurts”, you mumble.

You sat on your bed completely broken.

Even though you knew this was just a fun little affair with no feelings attached, you couldn’t stop hurting once it got serious with Kelly while you and him were together.

You didn’t want to admit it, but a small part of you wished Max would at least show some feelings for you, his words didn't seem to be enough to ease your pain.

Soon the tears started running down your cheeks and you were sobbing hardly on your bed, looking like fury.

After crying your eyes out for a while, you finally decided to get some strength and stop letting him control your feelings.

Taking a shower and getting ready to leave the hotel, you were going to return back home today.

There was no point of staying here any longer. Not when you saw Max with Kelly, knowing your feelings weren’t appreciated here.

As you left the hotel room, you felt the cold metal of the necklace around your neck, making you think about him again.

Your feet stopped near his door. You considered going to him one more time for an explanation and to ask him why.

You were confused and all your feelings came flowing back, even though you knew that nothing would change. Max doesn't think about you as more than a fuck-buddy.

The moment you stood in front of his door and rose your hand to knock you hesitated. You didn’t want to bother him anymore and just wanted him to be happy. You knew he couldn’t be that with you.

So you glanced at his door one last time before leaving.

You took one final look and then walked away.

It hurt. You were still hurting badly, but you knew this was the best for everyone involved.

As you left the hotel you heard footsteps coming from behind. Taking a look you saw Max approaching you with fast steps.

For a moment you thought he was going to stop you when he stood still in front of you.

He searched for your eyes and smiled but his expression was different than usual.

"Is everything okay?", he asked in a slightly confused tone.

You didn’t really know what to say as he noticed the necklace.

"Is that my present? Do you like it?" he asked, voice full of hope.

You simply nodded and clung to your luggage. “It’s beautiful, thank you.“

His face lit up and he looked relieved.

"I'm glad you like it, it's the least I can give you."

He stared at the necklace for a few seconds before looking into your eyes again

"I wanted to say, I've had a lot of fun with you. You're amazing."

You closed your eyes and tried not to cry again due to hearing those words coming from him.

His eyes were full of care for you as if he could sense your pain.

"Listen, I didn't mean for things to go this way. I'm sorry if I was hurtful. We knew what we were doing, right? I just wanted to have some fun. I didn't want you to get attached."

He sighed, searching for your eyes again, hoping you’d understand him.

"I'm sorry for how things turned out."

“I always loved you.“, you began after gaining a bit more self-control. “But I want you to be happy and I know that Kelly is the one for you. So I’m happy if you are”, you smiled weakly.

He grinned as your words sank in his mind.

"Kelly has always been my priority, it's just that… Sometimes you're so beautiful it makes things confusing for me. But it's clear to me now that there is no future for us. There never was."

He took a look at you and shook his head slowly.

"Now don't make it harder than it really is.

You know there is nothing I can do but there will always be a special place in my heart for you.“

You nodded and bit down your lip, trying to prevent the tears from falling. “I think it would be the best for us if I left.”

"You're right. Unfortunately there is no better way." He looked at you for a few seconds before stepping closer and wrapping his arms around you.

"Don't be too sad. What we had was amazing and you're an amazing person. This was going to end sooner or later. It's life."

He looked at you trying to ease the sadness in your eyes.

"But you'll find someone who will love you the way you deserve." His words seemed to be genuine.

You smiled at him and let one tear fall. “I hope you’re right.”

"I know I'm right."

His tone was firm and he appeared to be quite sure about you finding someone new and great.

"But now it's time to go, we shouldn't spend more time together. You know how this works. It would just complicate things even more."

He took a glance at the necklace around your neck one last time and then smiled.

"Keep this, please. I want you to think of everything that happened whenever you see it and remember it with a smile."

You nod and take a step back. “Goodbye, Max”, you said before turning around and walking away. "Goodbye“, he mumbled.

He watched you as you left and couldn’t help but feeling a sense of sadness because he won't be seeing you again.

The inspiration