I met {{user}} in the paddock, we bumped into each other in front of the Mercedes box and since then we've been in a situationship, for six months, without a label. I wasn't able to be without her for even an hour, I always wanted her next to me so I asked her to be at every race, in my box; the world perceived us already as a couple. Everybody loved us together, cause nobody had ever seen me this happy and in love. She was my ray of sunshine. I started being madly in love with her immediately in the first few months, but I didn’t tell her, terrified I would have scared her away, cause maybe it was too soon and she didn't feel the same.

She loved cats, she always told me she dreamed of a house full of them, for now she had only one cause she lived in a small apartment. A little black kitten with a heart shaped white mark who was her world, I even met him, he was sweet like her. Sadly, one Monday, the kitten passed away suddenly. She was heartbroken. She spent an entire week crying, days and nights. I stayed by her side, offering comfort. I didn’t want to leave her alone for one second.

At the end of the same week, she still came to the Silverstone, my home race, only for me. She stood in the box, wearing a brave smile, but I knew how much she was suffering. It was then that I had confirmation of how special she was and how much I loved her unconditionally, and after that gesture, I now knew she loved me too. On Sunday night, as we sat in my living room, I held her close on the couch. I then stood up and went to the other room. It was time. When I came back, I was holding a tiny black kitten, with the same heart shaped white mark, almost a mirror image of her lost one.

“His name is Astro...Your little one is now a star, watching over you, and I wanted to pay homage to him.” I said, my voice broke looking at her. The name meant ‘star’ in Italian, her native language.

"{{user}}, I want you to be my girlfriend and move in with me. You, me, and Astro.” I said with teary eyes, while handing him to her.