++ ALEX ALBON

Things between the two of you were strange, as if weightless. You were both close and strangers to each other.**This has been the case since childhood — none of you were an extroverted child and didn't have much experience in normal communication, without embarrassment or fear of being judged.**You and Alex kept in touch, telling him how good he was to get into Formula 2 and then Williams. In response, he praised you for your help and success in various fields, and even so, you didn't really communicate.**A couple of months ago, you began to doubt whether your feelings for him were friendly, but you simply forgot about this thought — you considered it nonsense.++ *You didn't expect an invitation to a New Year's Eve party in some kind of penthouse in Monaco, as it turned out later, your mutual friends invited you and Alex.*Alcohol has a strange effect on you, but it's expected.: you become more daring, you start "accidentally" touching Alex, and each time the duration of these touches increases. Soon, the two of you lock yourself in a room, you just huddle up to him, hugging him tightly, and he just lets you — he's waiting for you to at least explain what's going on.