Higher power - Lando Norris

22. Second chance

"I need you to stay"

those words were very clearly to hear for Lando, he looked at me with a face I couldn't read and I didn't know what I just did. I wanted to read his mind but of course that's impossible, he kept looking me in the eyes but it stayed dead silent. We stood there for a moment before he cleared his throat and finally spoke up "do you want me to stay?" I shyly nod looking at my feet still confused about my own actions and not sure of what I should say at this moment. "whatever you need Nina" he spoke up while walking back to me, he stopped a few steps away from me "is there a spare room in this house were I can sleep or a couch, I'm fine with anything" I step out of the way to let him in and I finally spoke up with a bit messed up voice "you can take my bed, I will sleep on the couch" he shakes his head "no you need your sleep, I will sleep on the couch" I sighed "it's okay Lando, my room is next to my moms. I can look for some clothes of my brother that you can wear" I walk upstairs and walk inside my room, Lando following me "I expected a different room than this" suddenly Lando said. I laugh "what did you expect?". It was kinda true my room was a lot different than my personality but I liked the way my room looked, it was a quiet a girly room but with some boyish details. I never really saw myself as a girly girl but I always wanted to look like a girly girl until I found out  a lot of make up and expensive stuff were involved by being a girly girl. "I expected a normal room like grey, blue, greenish walls, not everything pink and glittery", "Well I was and probably still am supposed to move out after graduation, so why change this whole room while I will have a new room in less than 2 months. If everything stays the same like this, it depends on multiple things" Lando of course knew I was speaking about the situation with my mom. Lando just nod with an understanding face, I gave him a sweater and some shorts from my brother and he got in the bathroom to get changed.

He walked out and grabbed one of the two pillows on my bed and a blanket who was laying in a basket in my room, "see you in the morning sunshine, sleepwell", I look confused at him "where are you going sir?" he laughs "I'm going to sleep on the couch" I walk up to him and put one hand on his arm. "No you won't sleep downstairs, get in that bed right now" I said with a bossy voice and look at him with a grin. He puts his hands up and walks to my bed putting the pillow on the bed and lays down in my bed. For a moment I adored the sight of Lando laying in my bed with his tired eyes and cute smile. "Are you joining or not?" Lando suddenly ask a bit unsure, I think a moment before answering with "if you don't mind, I don't mind. Maybe I could finally get some good night rest with you by my side. Last nights I slept horrible only overthinking till morning and then sleep for a hour" he pets on the bed beside him, signing to me to come lay down. I get in the bed and Lando opens his arm, I laugh and look at him not daring to move, he then spoke up "Are you in for a cuddle? or is that to personal?" I laughed at his thinking face, I saw he couldn't read my face, I scootch over to him and lay my head on his chest listing to his heartbeat. "Nina, thanks for giving me a second change" I nod and hum satisfied "this time we take things slow and everything will be okay" this time Lando nods and hums satisfied he then whispered really sleepy "I agree" I giggle at his cute voice and put on leg over his leg getting really comfortable. I fall asleep while Lando plays with my hair and also dosses of into a deep sleep. 

Lando's POV

"I need you to stay"

I turned and looked at her, was she serious? why would she want me to stay? does this mean she forgives my action of before? is this my second change?  what do I say back now? fuck I need to say something, think Lando, think, how do I respond 

"Do you want me to stay?"

God Lando can you be even more stupid, of course she wants you to stay otherwise she wouldn't say that. She nods really cute, she was the most adorable person I ever laid my eyes on. I get inside the house after reassuring her that I was fine with staying over, way better than driving back to my apartment and sleeping alone there. We walk up to get some clothes for me to sleep in and we discuss who is gonna sleep were, she wouldn't sleep on the couch, she needed as much sleep as possible but she was stubborn so now I was here in her bed with her in my arms. How did I become so lucky? Was this a friend thing or did she just really forgive me? I was scared to ask but I had to know. So I decided to drop a comment and look how she would react because I could either screw it up and say I didn't knew either was going on with us or I would be assured this was my second change.