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Meet up with the boys

Lando's POV: (Hungary 2021)

"Sooooo Lando, the big 1 year coming up. What are you going to do for it?" Carlos asked me.

"I don't know really, maybe propose or something I don't know," I shrugged, but all eyes were suddenly on me. 

"P...propose?" Seb questioned. 

"PROPOSE?" shouted Daniel.

George was next to comment, "Mate your joking. Are you?" 

I shook my head. I've wanted to it for a while. I wanted to it back in the garden on Christmas day. And after talking to my mum, I think we should consider getting married. With the help of my sisters and something called a mute button via a voice call, I found out Sophia said she wanted to get married to someone at some point, she just wanted it to be the right time. To me, I wanted her. I needed her to live. Those few weeks where she ghosted me because she thought I cheated were the hardest few weeks of my life in a long time. It's simple, I couldn't live without her. 

"I've been thinking for a while now. We always joke about some point getting married, and with the help of my sisters, I found out she does want to get married. So what other place to do it whilst in paradise?" 

Alex was on the verge of tears, whilst max tried to calm him down. Yuki looked like he was about to explode, and max just looked shocked. All of a sudden, they all cheered. "You guys confuse me." I muttered, low enough yet loud enough for them to hear, whilst rolling my eyes sarcastically. "My adopted driver is growing up!" Lewis almost screamed, as he walked up to me, giving me a dad hug, as all the others came up to issue their happiness. I asked them all to help me with it, to which they were all eagerly agreed to. As we left the building to split off to our own teams, me and Carlos walked down the paddock, about to go our separate ways to our teams hospitalities. Before we parted, he quickly spoke to me about it. 

"Lando, I'm happy for you muppet. If you need help with anything, I'm only a few garages down or on the other end of the line." he spoke, a soft smile appeared on his face. "Thank you Carlos, appreciate it." 

A decent Hungarian Grand Prix for me and the team: I'm still in P3 in the championship......somehow. Now finally a few weeks to relax and unwind before Spa. This season has felt long; however, having Sophia by my side makes it go by...quickly I guess? It's just so much fun with her around. It's just.....perfect. 

Finally it was time to leave for St Tropez. Me and Carlos went 'training' together, looking for the perfect ring for her. We browsed for days, looking for the perfect ring, but nothing did. At the airport, as the girls gossiped to each other, the guys began to talk about what exactly would be happening whilst out there. "So Lando, you got the goods?" asked Max, curious as to what's going on behind closed doors. "I haven't got it yet." Everyone suddenly stared at me wide-eyed. "What do you mean you don't have it?" questioned Daniel. "I don't have it, that's what I mean. None of the ones me and Carlos saw felt right or perfect, so I've googled some places around where we're going to be staying, and hopefully I'll find it." Everyone relaxed, as a relieving sigh filled the group. "Jeez guys you're more stressed than I am about this!" I laughed, as the rest of the group laughed with me. "Well, your our little joker. We want to makes sure you're ready, and everything goes perfectly for you both." Seb said, slightly pushing my shoulder playfully. 

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Finally, the day arrived. Although I still haven't got the ring, I quickly googled the nearest jewellers, and to my surprise there were quite a few around the area. The night before I went out to grab the bouquet of white roses, as I didn't want them dying on the plane, nor did I want Sophia to see them. I asked the guys the previous night if they could come with me, whilst the girls were busy in the ocean, lapping over the shore. 

"Of course we can go with you," said Seb, giving me a pat on the back. 

"I've got a great cover up," said Alex lowly, making us all lean in and listen. "We don't have to train, but it's advised we carry on our training throughout the break to make sure we stay in shape for Spa. So I reckon we should go out for a jog, all of us together. Then, this may sound stupid, but we all get in the sea, and pretend to 'be sweaty'. Then walk back in like nobody's business. Simple." 

"Alex, you my friend are a genius," Nicholas said, as we all agreed a time. I fell asleep that night curled up next to her. She had no idea what was going to happen next. 

A/N: WELLLLLL there we have it, a shorter chapter but a spicy one none the less!

E/N: Be sure to check out the next couple of days, when we will be releasing the next chapter to this story! <3