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π§‘π₯ After the Breakup, I Got with His Rival HD
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00:00My boyfriend had just won the F1 World Championship.
00:03At his victory party,
00:05I pushed open the hospitality suite door
00:08and walked right into him with his tongue down his childhood best friend's throat.
00:13Her fingers were tangled in his hair.
00:16His hand was on her hip gripping hard.
00:19Mechanics hollering.
00:21Truth or dare, he picked dare!
00:23He picked dare.
00:24Of course he did.
00:25Two time world champion.
00:27A guy whose heart rate stayed at 140 through a 200 miles per hour corner.
00:32But right now, pressed against her,
00:34his ears were bright red.
00:36I stood in the doorway, still holding the jacket I'd made for him.
00:41Stitched into the sleeve, my fingertips raw.
00:44A mechanic spotted me first.
00:48Avery's here.
00:50Tristan pulled back, slow.
00:52Relax.
00:55It's just a game.
00:56Someone on the couch let out a nervous laugh.
00:58Dude, your girl just saw that.
01:00She won't care.
01:02A few guys chuckled.
01:03She won't care.
01:04They knew I was the one who found the tenth of a second in the data that put him on
01:08that podium.
01:09Avery's not going anywhere.
01:13Exactly.
01:14She's too far in.
01:16Emma smoothed her hair.
01:17We were literally just plain truth or dare.
01:21If something was going on between us, it would have happened already.
01:24She was quoting him.
01:26I'd heard those exact words before.
01:28Every time I asked why she was always in his hotel room.
01:31Why she was his first call after a win.
01:33Why her name lit up his phone more than mine.
01:36I set the jacket down on the nearest table.
01:38Then I picked up the nearest bottle of champagne and poured it over her head.
01:42Congratulations.
01:43You two deserve each other.
01:45Champagne dripped down her face.
01:47Her team jersey, the floor.
01:49The room went dead silent.
01:51I turned and walked toward the door.
01:52Tristan caught me before I made it three steps.
01:55Apologize to her.
01:57His voice was flat, commanding.
01:59I looked at his hand, then at his face.
02:02We're done.
02:04Behind him, Emma stood there soaking wet.
02:07But underneath all that fake shock, there was something satisfied.
02:10She didn't look hurt.
02:11Tristan, it's fine.
02:13Just apologize to Avery.
02:16I don't want to cause problems.
02:18He laughed.
02:19Let go of my arm like he was already bored.
02:23Fine.
02:24But don't come crying to me when you realize you screwed up.
02:27I walked out.
02:28Something hit my back just before the door closed.
02:30The jacket.
02:31He'd thrown it at me like trash.
02:33Take your crap with you.
02:36The door shut.
02:39And a jacket in my arms.
02:41Through the door, I could hear them.
02:43How long have you given it this time?
02:44A month?
02:45She looked pretty pissed.
02:48Nah.
02:48Two weeks tops.
02:50She'll be back in a week.
02:51Begging.
02:53Laughter.
02:55I stood there frozen.
02:57Someone snorted nearby.
02:59I turned.
03:00Finn was leaning against the wall a few feet away.
03:02Arms crossed.
03:03You just gonna stand there all night?
03:05His team's number one driver.
03:07Tristan's former teammate.
03:09Until he transferred last season.
03:11Now they were rivals.
03:12He was the only guy on the grid who'd beaten Tristan head to head more than once.
03:16The lounge door swung open behind me.
03:18Looked at the way Finn had suddenly pushed off the wall and was walking toward me.
03:21What's going on out here?
03:23He took my hand.
03:26I'm confessing to her.
03:27And pulled me down the hallway before anyone could react.
03:31What are you doing?
03:34Is this some kind of joke?
03:39I was getting you out of an awkward situation.
03:41You're welcome.
03:42I stared at him.
03:44For the entire time I'd been with Tristan, Finn had been the one person who never pretended everything was fine.
03:50Every time he saw us together, his face would tighten.
03:53I always assumed he thought I wasn't good enough for his friend.
03:56My phone buzzed.
03:59Tristan.
04:00I was about to reject the call when Finn snatched it.
04:04Tristan's voice came through.
04:07Tristan.
04:08Where'd she go?
04:10What's this about you confessing?
04:11I'd never heard him use that tone.
04:13He'd never needed to.
04:15I was always the one waiting.
04:17The one apologizing.
04:18The one convincing myself I was overreacting.
04:21So that's it, Avery.
04:23You already had someone lined up.
04:25Something inside my chest snapped.
04:27I grabbed the phone back.
04:31Yeah.
04:32I like Finn.
04:34He's better than you at everything.
04:36I hung up before he could hear my voice crack.
04:38Then I remembered Finn was still standing there.
04:40He was leaning against the railing, watching me with an amused expression.
04:45You like me?
04:47I wanted to die.
04:51Better than him at everything?
04:53Better how exactly?
04:55I took a breath.
04:57The air smelled like him.
04:58Not Tristan's expensive cologne, laundry detergent, and something clean.
05:02You answered my phone.
05:04He laughed.
05:06I never said I was better at everything.
05:10A laugh escaped me.
05:13I'm hungry.
05:15Starving.
05:16We went to a diner near the circuit.
05:19I couldn't eat.
05:21I just drank.
05:22One glass.
05:23Then another.
05:24Then another.
05:24By the third, he reached across the table and put his hand over mine.
05:29Drowning your feelings?
05:32Tonight feels fake.
05:33Like a dream.
05:35It'd be a waste not to drink.
05:37I poured myself a fourth.
05:39I never drank.
05:40My head was already spinning.
05:44Later, out on the street, he was holding me upright.
05:48A couple walked past us.
05:51Hand in hand.
05:52Heading toward a hotel across the street.
05:55I watched them for a second.
05:57I looked up at him.
05:58Solid beside me.
06:00Patient.
06:00Waiting.
06:02Not too fast.
06:04He followed my gaze to the hotel.
06:06His eyebrows went up.
06:09I'm not that kind of guy.
06:11But you like me.
06:12The words came out before I could stop them.
06:14Weren't you just about to confess?
06:15He stared at me for a long moment.
06:18Something shifted.
06:21You serious?
06:22You're so annoying.
06:24You're a grown man.
06:26He caught me.
06:27Pulled me against his chest.
06:29His hand tightened around mine.
06:31If I take you up on this,
06:32are you gonna pretend it didn't happen tomorrow?
06:34His voice was low, right next to my ear.
06:38I pressed my face into his shirt.
06:40Yes.
06:41Clean.
06:42Warm.
06:43Just skin.
06:46You smell good.
06:49Something in his posture changed.
06:51You know what you're saying?
06:55I'm not a child.
06:58You're drunk.
07:01I'm sober enough.
07:03That was a lie.
07:04But in that moment, I believed it.
07:06Then he was pulling me toward the hotel.
07:09The elevator hummed.
07:10My head was heavy.
07:11I was screaming.
07:14You know what you should have been hearing.
07:17When his lips met mine,
07:19every sound in my head stopped.
07:21It wasn't gentle.
07:22Like he'd been waiting too long for this.
07:24I wasn't going to pretend anymore.
07:26His hand locked on my wrist,
07:28thumb pressing against the edge of my hip bone hard not painful the kind of heart that told you
07:33there was no escape i pushed his chest he didn't move i bit his lower lip he let out a
07:38low grunt
07:39then kissed me deeper one hand cupped the back of my head didn't look pulled it open in one move
07:45i guessed he used it to deepen the kiss his mouth traveled from my jaw down to my collarbone my
07:50fingers curled into his shirt he pulled back and looked at me but his body was rock steady in front
07:55of me my knees went soft you can still run shut up it's time he stopped holding back drinking makes
08:06you brave the moment i opened my eyes everything came rushing back the night replayed in fragments
08:12his mouth on hers the way he looked at me afterward the jacket hitting my back finn's hand pulling me
08:18down the hallway one thought get out i rolled over carefully he was still asleep his breathing was
08:24deep one hand still on the spot where i'd been it took me less than two minutes to get dressed
08:29at
08:29the door i looked back he didn't move the second the door clicked shut behind me relief hit me then
08:35guilt flooded in what had i done on the walk home my phone buzzed i didn't check it i already
08:40knew who
08:41it was when i got to my apartment tristan was standing outside hayley was beside him holding his
08:46arm like she belonged his eyes tracked me as i walked closer you're finally back i tried to step
08:53around him i waited for you all night you owe me an explanation he grabbed my wrist let go
09:01don't tell me you actually got with the mention of finn's name something flickered inside that's it
09:06barely a second you'll sleep with anyone who gives you attention but tristan caught it you think he
09:12actually likes you i pulled my arm he's just using you to get back he held tighter we broke up
09:16get it
09:17through your head i looked past him at hayley her eyes were red but when she saw me looking her
09:23expression shifted into something smug tristan let her go home she looks exhausted the implication was
09:31clear she knew where i'd been she was twisting the knife tristan's face went pale for a second i thought
09:37he might hit me instead he spun around and pulled hayley into his arms he kissed her his eyes stayed
09:43on me the whole time i slipped inside my apartment while he was distracted i'd barely plugged my phone
09:50in before it started buzzing a message popped up when i went out to grab food later finn was waiting
09:58by
09:59my door arms crossed leaning against the wall like he'd been there for hours still counting you don't have
10:05to take responsibility really it's fine i barely remember anything anyway i i won't tell anyone
10:11he laughed again no humor in it don't remember he reached up and loosened his collar there was a dark
10:17bruise on his neck because i have hotel security footage want me to pull it up
10:29no i remember you don't have to take responsibility for me but i want you to you left before i
10:37even woke
10:38up what was i a one night stand i was drunk last night his expression went flat you're the one
10:45who said we
10:46should try i thought you meant it he looked at me for a long moment he stared at me like
10:53i was some
10:53kind of heartbreaker never mind he turned and walked toward the stairs i watched him go his shoulders
11:00were tense he didn't look back and for some reason i felt a strange pang of regret after that finn
11:07and i
11:07acted like nothing had happened we went back to how things used to be sometimes when we passed each
11:13other in the paddock or at media days he wouldn't even look at me but tristan changed he went from
11:20ignoring me to hovering heard you got dumped he said one night at a sponsor event he's not right for
11:28you
11:29he's never had a woman around he's too picky i scanned the room for an exit if my agent hadn't
11:36made me
11:36attend i would have been home who i'm with is not your problem anymore his jaw tightened it was just
11:44a
11:45game just a kiss did you really need to blow everything up i nodded slowly it was one night
11:52one night with someone else did you really need to blow everything up the sound of glass shattering
11:59on marble echoed through the room he grabbed my wrist
12:08you slept with him how could you just anyone would do wouldn't they emma appeared behind him
12:28he's pretty great isn't he good enough that you try to get him back if you're so confident make him
12:34stay away from me she couldn't obviously tristan didn't listen to anyone a familiar figure in the
12:41hallway caught my eye the other thing was standing there in a suit talking to some sponsors his posture
12:46was different from tristan's he didn't need to be the center of the room but everyone looked at him
12:51anyway before i could look away emma suddenly stumbled into me a staff member appeared out of
12:57there's a change of clothes upstairs please follow me i followed him to a room on the second floor
13:03simple but well put together the lighting was warm thoughtful even i was looking around when i heard
13:12a key turn in the lock i grabbed a chair the door swung open it was finn he looked at
13:20the chair then at me
13:21were you gonna hit me with that i laughed awkwardly i was working out would you believe me he stepped
13:27forward and took the chair from my hands you look beautiful tonight i look beautiful
13:33every day not just tonight his lips curved you looked the most beautiful that night my face was on
13:41fire i ducked around him i'd only taken a few steps when finn called out check your dress pocket first
13:53i recognized the logo something clicked into place it's from tristan's team emma wasn't just trying to
14:01humiliate me she was trying to frame me i walked down the stairs in the new dress the moment emma
14:07saw
14:08me her expression flickered there and gone replaced by practiced indifference a sponsor rep appeared
14:13beside me his eyes traveling down my body miss can i buy you a drink in a way that made
14:18my skin crawl
14:19i nodded politely and tried to move past him his hand clamped around my wrist i'm offering you a drink
14:24don't be rude his grip was too tight i was about to call security when finn's voice came from behind
14:30me you want to lose that hand finn grabbed the man's wrist and twisted it was just a drink no
14:39need to get
14:39dramatic finn smiled it didn't reach his eyes finn shoved him against the railing her team is partnered with
14:47should i remind you how sponsorship deals work i i'm so sorry i didn't know finn leaned against the
14:54railing adjusting his cuff like nothing had happened i thought you were a figment of my imagination i
14:59thought about what tristan had said he's not right for you finn was more ruthless than tristan just not
15:04to me hey i looked up what are you thinking about i shook my head and gave him a small
15:11smile finn
15:12seemed to read my mind anyway he tilted his head steadying me you're different before i could ask
15:17what he meant he was already walking back inside the rest of the night was exhausting i was about
15:25to leave when emma approached me with the ceo of tristan's team mrs wood good evening she gave me a
15:34cold
15:34nod and looked me up and down like i was something unpleasant emma stood behind her trying and failing
15:40to hide her smirk i suddenly remembered the flash drive miss i'll be direct i heard you're very
15:47interested in our team's internal data these days any pretty girl thinks she can sell team secrets to
15:52the highest bidder pretending it's about passion when it's really about money you're too sweet that's
15:58why people take advantage of you mrs wood i do have the flash drive but i didn't take it someone
16:03spilled wine
16:04on me and planted it in my dress the ceo glanced at emma she was sharp enough to know the
16:08truth but
16:09she hated espionage more than she cared about the truth this woman stole from my organization isn't
16:13that tristan's ex stealing how did someone like that even get hey tristan aren't you going to help
16:17your girl beg me and maybe i will i looked around for finn he was nowhere emma stepped closer her
16:25voice
16:26dropping to a whisper looking for finn he left ages ago it was just a game don't tell me you
16:34actually
16:34believed before i could respond emma grabbed my arm and raised her voice avery even if you really
16:40wanted that data you shouldn't have stolen it she had the flash drive up like a trophy
16:45i couldn't take it anymore i slapped her she crumpled to the ground the crowd gasped
16:55i said to the ceo keeping my voice calm i didn't steal anything i've already called the police when the
17:04police arrived they found that the security footage had been deleted no evidence
17:12tristan appeared beside me beg me and i'll fix it like he was doing me a favor
17:20before i could respond someone pulled me into a warm embrace i looked up
17:28the evidence is right here i just had my people recover the deleted files you can see exactly who
17:33took the flash drive and also this same person bribed the venue staff to frame my girlfriend
17:40mrs wood i'll let you handle this however you see fit emma sat on the floor all her smugness gone
17:45the ceo was being pulled aside by her husband who was yelling loud enough for the whole room to hear
17:50the police moved towards emma
17:55she scrambled to her feet and ran to tristan tristan help me it wasn't me he looked at her
18:02then he pulled his arm away and turned his back tristan didn't say a word you need to come with
18:07us
18:08emma followed the police toward the door her whole body shaking i didn't feel satisfied i just felt
18:14sad for her all of this for a man who didn't even care enough to look at her but at
18:20the door she stopped
18:21she turned back you were in that room together for so long who knows what happened in there how else
18:28would you know the flash drive was in her dress she said looking between finn and me the implication
18:33landed like a grenade tristan's gaze snapped to me you couldn't wait could you before i could react
18:42finn pulled me against him i grabbed finn's hand before he could speak
18:50do i really need to explain what happens between me and my boyfriend to all of you tristan's face went
18:55white his hands clenched at his sides boyfriend you owe me an explanation he turned to finn
19:01you broke up finn said calmly on the night you won remember tristan looked like he wanted to hit
19:06something i stepped in front of finn i met tristan's eyes i don't need to explain anything to you we're
19:11done i've said it a hundred times i grabbed finn's hand and pulled him toward the exit
19:19i don't know how far we went before finn stopped i looked down at my hand still gripping his
19:24sorry trying to pull away he didn't let go he laced his fingers through mine thank you for earlier
19:31i'm sorry you got dragged into this finn tilted his head that familiar smirk returning not your boyfriend
19:38he leaned against the wall watching me with amusement i thought someone just said we were a couple
19:43i looked away my face was burning it's it's warm out the words were barely out of my mouth
19:49before i regretted them it was the middle of winter the paddock wind could freeze you solid
19:55finn laughed but that night was warm too i don't remember your face being this red then i made a
20:02sound
20:02somewhere between a groan and a squeak this building is really nice look at all these lights finn let me
20:10change the subject he was still laughing but he let it go what finn said in the elevator stuck with
20:16me for days but i still hesitated at the hospital i was holding my test results when i looked up
20:22and
20:22saw finn across the waiting room he didn't see me there was a girl with him the kind of person
20:27who lit
20:27up a room finn was looking at her with an expression i'd never seen before i stood there watching them
20:33the girl said something and finn laughed then he glanced in my direction his face went cold like he was
20:39looking at a stranger he'd never looked at me like that liar jerk my eyes were burning
20:50i turned to leave a hand grabbed my wrist what liar what jerk
20:56i spun around you the girl came running over and took my hand glaring at finn what did you do
21:03to make
21:03her mad she's clearly upset she turned to me all warmth don't forgive him easily he needs to work
21:12for it i stood there completely lost girl my brother has liked you for so long i can't believe i
21:18finally
21:19get to meet you finn smacked her lightly on the head she grinned and slipped away why were you at
21:26the
21:26hospital are you okay why didn't you say something i was still processing what piper had said when finn
21:31appeared beside me before i could answer he grabbed the test results from my hand
21:35gyneology you're not he stared at the paper then down at my stomach his face went through about five
21:41different emotions before landing on pure joy he dropped to his knee right people were staring
21:46i grabbed his arm and hauled him up
21:51i'm not pregnant finn's face fell
21:58in the car he still looked disappointed we just got an out when tristan appeared
22:05his fist connected with finn's face before i could blink good friend finn stumbled you sleep
22:11with my ex-girlfriend i caught his arm we're broken up how many times do i have to say it
22:17tristan stepped forward to swing again i stepped in front of it was my idea i kissed him first
22:23tristan stopped his face went through disbelief avery please please don't do this
22:30finn stood behind me silent waiting
22:36i already have a boyfriend i took finn's hand and walked toward my building but does that mean
22:41you're finally acknowledging me because if you're only saying this because i got punched i kissed him
22:48his hand came up to cup the back of my neck when we finally pulled apart his eyes were still
22:54closed
22:56do you actually like me i realized then how much uncertainty i'd put him through i like you
23:03i avery like you finn he pulled me into his arms so fast i almost lost my balance finn wanted
23:11to go
23:11after tristan i held him back there was no point in fighting i called the police instead they picked
23:19tristan up for harassment he didn't come near me again i heard later it was because of some sponsorship
23:25deal between our teams he'd been ordered to stay away or be benched for the season good riddance being
23:31with finn was different better i heard emma had been traded to another team she'd gone to tristan
23:37before the announcement begging him to stop it not my problem if it weren't for you she'd still be with
23:43me i felt nothing when i heard that tristan had never loved anyone but himself how about the beach for
23:51the honeymoon finn was lying on my stomach the beach sounds perfect looking up at me like a hopeful puppy
24:00baby anywhere was perfect as long as he was there
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