It's Called Leap of Faith - [Daniel Ricciardo]

17. Bye (Until We Meet Again)

Elza woke up the next morning feeling like she was in cloud nine. The previous night had been nothing but perfect. For the first time really, Elza had felt completely relaxed with Daniel. It felt like a turning point for her and also for Daniel. Elza was staring at the man sleeping next to her. She didn't want to take her eyes off of him. His curly hair was all over the place and his lips were slightly parted. Elza thought he was the most gorgeous man she had ever seen. Quietly she moved herself out of the bed slipping into her night gown. She almost started to laugh out loud when she saw her dress hanging from the lamp that was sitting at the desk under a flat screen television. Ups, she thought. She made her way to the kitchen and saw Michael sitting by the dining table with a cup of coffee in his hands.

"Good morning," Elza whispered, giving a bright smile to the trainer. 

"Good morning. Do you want some coffee, I can make a cup for you?" Michael offered.

"Yes please, I'll have latte thank you. How was your night?" Elza sat down waiting for Michael to bring her the coffee.

"We had a really good time but just a heads up... I accidentally told Ines and Kate about the visa thing. I thought they knew, I'm sorry." Michael handed the latte for her and sat back down across the table in front of her.

"Oh no," Elza covered her face to her hands leaning to the table.

"I'm really sorry," Michael apologized. He felt bad for her. 

"No no, I didn't mean it like that. I totally forgot about it... There was so much going on when I went back home from Monaco, it just slipped from my mind. Are they mad?" Elza was supposed to tell her friends about the whole discussion she had with Daniel about possibly going to Australia but she had completely forgotten about it.

"No they're not mad, Ines was bit upset last night when we came back but it was probably more the alcohol speaking so no worries." 

"What did she say?" Ines really wasn't the type of women who easily got emotional. That was Elza's job.

"You should probably have a talk with her about it but... I guess she's just worried what's going to happen if you and Daniel actually end up together." 

"Oh. I didn't even think of that." None of this had felt real for Elza until the conversation with Daniel yesterday. She hadn't really thought about what would happen if they could make it work. "We've been inseparable for over twenty years. I couldn't imagine my life without those two."

"I understand, you three are like those Powerpuff Girls." Just the thought made Elza laugh.

"I'll talk with them... But you know, I feel like if I start talking too much about it, it's like jinxing it." Elza knew if things didn't work out between her and Daniel, she would be heartbroken. He had already stolen a piece of her heart. The thought of everything going wrong made her feel sick.

"Are you superstitious Elza?" Michael nudged her arm and giving her a small smirk.

"Who knows, maybe I am... Hey I was thinking of bringing Daniel also a coffee, do you mind?" 

"Coffee in bed, lucky him." Michael was very happy for his friend. After breaking up with ex Daniel had been seeing few different women but for Michael it had been very clear all along that those relationships were not going to last. Elza walked to the coffee machine and waited for the drink to be ready. She took her own cup and Daniel's and started to make her way back to the bedroom. Then she stopped and turned around.

"Hey Michael?"

"Yeah?" 

"Thank you." Elza wasn't sure what she was thanking him for really but she felt like she wanted to thank him.