Part 22

                                    

                                          
                             Max POV
It's always nice to win one of your home races especially when you have all your family there to watch. I couldn't wait to finish the interviews, I never did get chance to find out what was going on between Izzy and my dad. 
I can't wait for that interaction when he finds me. I mean I'm a 26 year old man for fuck sake. I have my own life. I've won 3 championships for him, want more does he want? 
I head back towards the hospitality and I say thank you to Jenny and Tom for coming and supporting me. Tom pats me on the back and tells me how proud he is of me, he always tells me this regardless of where I finish in the race. Something my own Dad can't do. 
Jenny said Izzy had already left and passed on her apologises, I know she's lying because Izzy sure as hell would not have apologised for leaving. Not today. 
My mum and Vic are trying to get Lio off to sleep and Kelly is on a phone call outside. I use this as a chance to head to my drivers room to get changed I can't wait to get the fuck out of here. 
I'm about to open the door when my dad appears behind me. 
"Good race out there today, you need to work on your braking when turning into a corner but other than that, it was a strong race oh and congratulations on your child." He pats me on the back, I know there's no sincerity in his words it's like he's had to force himself to say it. 
"I'm working on it and thanks it wasn't planned." 
He shakes his head "Yes I guessed that, you're lucky Isabella got to me first because this conversation would have gone in the opposite direction. She's seems nice and quiet until someone mentions your name and boy she turns into one feisty little thing. She has always been the same." 
I shoot him a look "What do you mean? What did you say the her?" I can feel myself getting angrier by the second. 
"What did I say to her? It's more what she said to me. Put it this way, the biggest mistake you've made is getting the wrong woman pregnant. You've let a good opportunity slip through your fingers." And with that he turned away and was off through the door. 
He may as well have given me a smack in the face. I know how lucky I am to have her and I can't even be angry because what he has said is true. I have let the best thing that's ever happened to me slip away. 
Izzy has always stood up for me, especially against my Dad and I'm forever grateful to her. I'm not sure what words were exchanged between them but whatever it was she said, it has stopped me getting endless abuse thrown at me by my dad. 
I have a quick shower and head off to find Kelly, I need to get back and relax before we fly home tomorrow. Jenny kindly let us and my mum, stay at her house. My mum usually stays there each race and I stay with Izzy but with things being the way they are this year, Jenny offered for me and Kelly to stay there too. 
I find Kelly still sat scrolling on her phone.
"Are you ready?" I offer my arm to her to help her up and she looks somewhat stressed. 
"Yes, yes let's go, I need you to make sure nobody says anything to anyone about the pregnancy. Don't post anything on social media, nobody can know, ok?"
I'm a bit taken aback considering she couldn't wait to throw it in Izzy's face this morning. 
"Yes of course they already know that but people are going to find out eventually, you didn't seem bothered by it earlier on."  
Kelly stares at me "I know that but I can't afford for people to find out I have modelling jobs that I need to do. This is important Max." 
I nod and agree I can't be doing with this argument not right now and the stress isn't good for the baby either. 
We get back to Jenny's and I was hoping Izzy would be around but she's nowhere to be seen. I open instagram to see she's gone out with Angie. She looks stunning, she always does but there's something about her at the minute that's driving me insane. I see Harry has commented saying "beautiful" and I want to shove my fist right in his smug little face. 
I grab a drink from the fridge and I go and sit next to Jenny in the garden whilst my mum and Kelly are talking all things baby related inside. 
"You ok sweetie? Well done today, very proud of you! I never got chance to say congratulations about the baby!" She pulls me into a hug and kisses my cheek. 
"Thank you, it was a shock to say the least. We never planned it." 
She smiles at me "I know but sometimes the best things aren't planned!  You will be an amazing dad. I can't wait to be a grandma one day, I'm hoping it's sometime soon I'm starting to get jealous!" She starts laughing. 
I fake laugh back at her because the thought of Izzy being pregnant by someone else makes me feel sick. I know that's contradicting but fucking hell I couldn't cope with that. We sit and catch up for a while talking about the upcoming races and what my plans are for the summer break.
 Jenny gets a text from Izzy, which trying to decipher is like reading morse code. She's absolutely wasted. I offer to go and pick her up, I use it as an excuse to spend some time with her on my own. 
I get in the car and drive through the town to the bar she said she was at. As I'm driving I can see a woman standing on top of a wall, swinging her bag around in the air as two men are cheering her on. Why do people get themselves that drunk? Honestly. 
It's not until I get closer that I realise the drunken woman on the wall, is the woman that I'm looking for. Isabella Marquez I swear to god I am going to kill you. 
I abandon the car and head towards her. I push one of the men out of the way. "Woah easy mate!" He says holding his hands up. I'm not in the mood for dick heads like him. 
"Back the fuck up then mate and move on." I shoot him a glare and he starts walking backwards taking his mate with him. What an absolute wanker. 
I look up at Izzy who's just currently staring back at me. 
"Get the fuck down, right now." 
She starts laughing like this is funny. "Nope, I'm perfectly fine where I am, I am not coming with you, you my friend are the reason I am so drunk." 
I really haven't got the patience to be arguing with a woman who's stood swaying on a 6ft wall. I lean forward and grab her round the back of her legs and throw her over my shoulder. If she wants to act like a child she can get treated like one. 
"Put me down right this second, Max Emilian or I swear to god I will scream!" 
I lower her to the floor not saying a word whilst grabbing her hand and guiding her back to the car. She can yell at me all she wants once she's strapped safely inside and I know she can't go anywhere. 
I put her seatbelt on as she just carries on giving me the death stare. 
"Why do you have to look so good? It's infuriating. It's a shame you chose someone else because do you know what, I would do unimaginable things to you right now. Pity. Why are you here anyway, where's my mother? Shouldn't you be putting your baby to sleep?" 
I am currently gripping the steering wheel tighter than ever, trying to get the first part of her sentence out of my head. I need a strong drink and an ice cold shower. Fuck me. 
"Your mum was tired so she's gone to bed and I haven't got a baby yet." 
She shakes her head and looks at me like I'm stupid. 
"Yes I know that, I meant Kelly, she sure as hell acted like a baby today didn't she? She likes the young, she tried to get her claws into you when you were 17 am I wrong?" 
I shake my head "No absolutely not we're not going there we've spoken about this." 
She starts to laugh "One magical night, hey Siri play Not Like Us by Kendrick Lamar." 
I shoot her a glare and turn off the music before it even kicks in. She laughs and holds her hands up "I'm kidding, god sorry Dad, ha you need to get used to that one." 
She's being an absolute brat right now. Rightly so but Jesus Christ, there's brutal and then there's brutal. 
"Izzy stop no more now, she's still my girlfriend and she's still carrying my child." 
Izzy looks down at her hands "Has she shown you proof of that?" 
I shake my head "Not yet but we know that she is and she wouldn't lie." 
"Ok then. Did Jos find you? I may have said some out of pocket things to him today but I don't care, he's a dickhead." 
"I know he is and he did but he was okay, thank you for whatever you said to him he went easy on me thanks to you."
She just smiles and looks out of the window. The remainder of the car journey home was silent, for a moment I thought she'd fallen asleep but she hadn't. I would love to know what's going on in her mind right now. 
Before I can even get out and help her out of the car, Izzy has mumbled thank you and gone straight into her house and locked the door. 
I really thought I could fix this but now I'm starting to think there is no way I can. I can't lose her but part of me feels like I already have.