An inconvenient attachment

Chapter 9

The next day goes by really fast. I don't talk to Lando much, but I guess he's busy. When my lessons end I spend the rest of the afternoon and evening hanging out with Kate. I learn that we've experienced a lot of the same things, heartbreak, loss. No wonder she was quite distant in the beginning. I also tell Kate a lot of the things I went through. She thinks I'm moving too fast with Lando. She's worried he's going to toss me aside when I'm not new anymore. I tried to tell her I don't think he's like that, but she doesn't believe me. She doesn't really seem to like him very much. I do wonder if she's not right though. I quickly shake this thought of me. 

"Well, we missed a lot of that" Kate laughs when the movie ends. I laugh. Suddenly my phone rings. Kate sighs when she sees who it is. Lando's FaceTiming me. 

"Oh stop it you" I say to Kate while I pick up. I walk to my room.

"What? Me?" Lando acts surprised. 

"No no, I wasn't talking to you" I say as I close my door. 

"Kate?" He asks. I nod. "She doesn't like me very much does she."

I just laugh, I quickly change the subject before he starts asking why. "So, how is your day?"

He takes a deep breath, "Don't even get me started, a lot of media things." Lando lays down on his bed. He looks exhausted, as if he might fall asleep at any moment. "You look very tired, you should sleep" I say. 

"I'm about to, but I haven't spoken to you all day. How was your day?"

"Good, good" I sigh, "Charlotte is picking me up tomorrow morning and we're going to drive together." 

"That's nice. You look nervous" Lando notices. 

"Well, I am. It's not everyday I watch someone I like going 100 miles an hour."

"More like 200 miles an hour," Lando jokes, "also glad to hear you like me." 

I roll my eyes, idiot. He groans, "You always roll your eyes at the most convenient times don't you" he says slightly sarcastic. He bites his lip. God, he looks hot when he does that. I think back at his hands on my body, squeezing, biting, god. I feel my cheeks burning up. 

"Thinking of me?" Lando asks with a smirk on his face. I look busted. "What? Noo?" I try to sound convincing, but fail. "Oh come on, I can see it on your face" he says slowly. I shrug my shoulders and without noticing bite my lip. I look at his face.

"Fuck, stop it. I'm getting hard" Lando says as he stands up. I shake my head while smiling. 

"You should go to sleep, you're tired."

"Not anymore" he says with a smirk on his face as he walks into the bathroom. Without noticing I yawn. 

"Go to sleep" he orders, "it's going to be a long day tomorrow."

"Yes sir" I say while saluting him like a soldier.

"Oh stop it you muppet" he jokes. I look at him laughing. "Text me tomorrow when you're on your way ok?" He says while turning on the shower and putting his phone down. 

"I will. Goodnight" I say while watching him take his shirt of. He laughs when he sees I'm still on the phone. "You pervert" he jokes when he disconnects the call. 

That night I barely sleep. Scenarios of what possibly could go wrong keep playing in my head. Good god, why did I ever agree to going to a formula 1 race?

When I wake up the next morning I try to fix myself a bit. But the bags under my eyes reveal I didn't have a good night. Charlotte picks me up at 10. "Rough night?" she asks when I get into the car with her. Shit, I hope she drives slow. I just nod. "Here" she says as she hands me a coffee. 

"Ah thank you" I say while I greedily take a sip. "I slept bad the days leading up to the weekend for about the first year I met Charles" Charlotte says, "I was so scared something would happen to him."

"How did you get over it?" I clasp the coffee cup with my hands, feeling the heat. 

"Well, I started to realize I couldn't change anything about it. He loves this. So does Lando. It is a dangerous sport, but is has become a lot saver over the years. And the real change came when we were walking on the side of the road and a truck almost run us over" she laughs, "An accident can happen at any time." 

I nod. Guess that's true, but that doesn't mean that I suddenly love it though. We talk the whole way there. Charlotte is really nice. I can see why Charles loves her. 

"Do you have your pass?" she asks as we enter the parking place. I quickly take it out of my bag and put it around my neck. I suddenly realize I forgot something. 

"Fuck" I say as I lean my head back. 

"What?" 

"I forgot to wear Lando's team wear" I answer. Charlotte just laughs. I look at her and realize she isn't wearing Charles his team wear either. "Oh come on, he just wants to show you off, don't worry about it" she laughs as she steps out of the car. 

My hands are a bit sweaty from the ride, but Charlotte drove really carefully. I wonder if Lando said something to her. Charlotte walks over to me and fixes my hair. I look at her surprised. "We want your hair looking good on the photos" she says. 

"Photos?"

When we turn the corner I see what she means. As soon as we go through security I see a lot of photographers. Fuck. Charlotte notices I'm not comfortable and puts her arm through mine. "Its allright, well go some place quite." 

I look around, it's huge. There are loads of big screens that show the paddock, the track, interviews and many more things. I suddenly see Lando on a screen giving an interview. I almost forget to text him I'm here. Quickly I follow Charlotte. Well, here goes nothing.