An inconvenient attachment

Chapter 29

I don't know why, but during dinner Lando has a look on his face which I haven't seen before. Wait, I did see him look like this at the club, when this guy tried to dance with me. Is he jealous? Wait? For what? I decide to ignore it and enjoy the dinner. When we finish eating Lando looks at the time. 

"Ready to go upstairs?" he asks. He still sounds grumpy. What is wrong with this guy? I sigh, but decide not to argue with him here in front of everyone. I push my chair back and stand up.

"You guys leaving already?" Max asks. I shrug my shoulders. I look at Carlos and see him looking strictly at Lando. I say bye to everyone. I lay my hand op Pierre's shoulder, "thank you for the ride" I say jokingly. Lando grabs my arm and pulls me away. Whaatt?

I bite my tongue when we walk towards the hotel room. Once I close the hotel door behind me I walk to Lando, who is sitting on the bed, looking cranky. He turns on the tv. I grab the remote and turn the tv of. "What the fuck is wrong with you today?"

"Nothing" he mumbles. "You've been acting like a dick" I spurt out. He looks at me angry. "Well, you've been.." he doesn't finish his sentence. He bites his lip. What the fuck was he going to say?

"What?" 

"Nothing!"

He stands up and walks into the bathroom. With force he takes of his shirt. "You're really going to take a shower right now?"

"What do you want me to say Mia?" he asks angry.

"Tell me what's wrong" I almost scream. Why is he making this so difficult? Just tell me what's wrong. Dick. Suddenly he turns around, facing me. "Pierre! Pierre is what's fucking wrong" he yells. Pierre? Huh?

"You have got to be kidding me, right?" I ask in disbelief. Lando turns on the shower and takes of his pants. "You were ok with him giving me a ride!" I yell. 

"Not with him flirting with you!" 

"Oh come on, he wasn't flirting with me" I say. I hope he is joking, but fuck, I think he is really serious. Pierre was just being nice. I didn't know Lando was this jealous. I don't want to deal with that. 

"Yes, he fucking was! And you didn't seem to mind" he yells as he takes a step towards me. I stumble back and almost trip over his shoes which he kicked of earlier. Fucking hell, he scared me for a bit there. For a moment there is a look of regret on his face, but that quickly changes. 

"Don't you trust me?" I ask, more calmly now. Lando turns his back towards me and steps into the shower. I walk out of the bathroom and slam the door behind me. You know what, fuck this. I grab my coat and walk out of the hotel room. I need some fresh air and hopefully when I come back he cooled down a bit. I don't know him like this, this jealous. 

When I walk outside it's starting to get dark. I take a deep breath and start to walk. I try to make excuses for him. He's probably tired, he has had a long day. But he was still acting like a dick. I walk alongside the water. The sound of the water relaxes me. After walking for a while I realize I have no clue where I am. Oh Mia, you really are stupid. At least I brought my phone this time, idiot. I grab my phone and type in the name of the hotel. Fuck, it's going to take me more than half an hour to walk back. I sit down on a bench and rub my feet which are really sore. I look at Lando's number for a while, should I call him and ask him to pick me up? I don't want to ask him that, dickhead. He probably has come out of the shower by now and probably wondering were I are. Well, fuck him. Let him wonder. 

Suddenly my phone rings and I see Lando's calling. I decline the call. He calls a few more times, which I also decline. A couple minutes later a strange number appears in my screen. Who is this? I pick up.

Mia: Hello?

Max: Where the fuck are you now? 

I laugh at the tone is Max his voice. He sounds tired of this bullshit. Me too to be honest.

Mia: Just walking for a bit

Max: Well, I have a worried Lando standing beside me, he told me you just walked off.

Mia: Oh fuck him, just walked off? Did he tell you he was being a dick?

There's a moment of silence.

Max: No, but now he does look like one actually.

I hear a slap.

Max: Auw, you dickhead. He says he's coming to pick you up.

Mia: No! I don't want to see him right now.

I hear a deep sigh on the other end of the phone and Lando mumbling something, probably asking Max to pick me up. 

Max: I don't want to, I was just laying in bed. 

Then I hear another slap.

Max: Ok, finneee. I'll pick you up. Where are you?

Mia: On a bench beside the water, but listen, you don't need to pick me up, I can find my way..

I don't get to finish my sentence before Max hangs up the phone. Well shit, is he coming now or not? I decide to wait a few minutes. How do these guys just have cars everywhere they go? A little bit later I hear a loud car sounds coming towards me. That should be him. I stand up from the bench and walk towards the car. The window opens and it's indeed Max. 

"Thank you" I say as I reach for the door handle. When I almost grab it, Max reverses. 

"Are you serious?"

Max starts laughing. I reach for the handle again. This time he drives forward. 

"Oh come on, really? Right now you are going to do this? After the shitty night I had?" I say.

"Ok, ok. I promise. I won't do it again" he says laughingly. I cross my arms and look at him. 

"Come ooon" he says. I reach the door handle, and again he reverses. Max is laughing so hard tears are strolling down his face. This guy. 

"Ok, I'm done. I swear" Max says while holding up his hands in the air. As quickly as I can I reach for the door handle, this time he stays put. 

"Dick" I say as I get in the car. "I can't believe I called you" I say when Max starts driving. 

"You didn't, I called you" he says, clearly enjoying himself. I can't help but laugh.