Playing With Fire (Sebastian Vettel)

38. A Little Bit of TLC

There were just fourteen laps to go in the Formula W Brazilian Grand Prix. Mollie was leading by a comfortable 6.4 seconds.

The last several laps had been a struggle however. She'd been hit by one of her headaches. She hardly ever suffered with them nowadays and this one came on quick, without the usual slow build up.

She carried on, but now it had got to the stage where she had no choice but to retire the car.

"Joel, sorry. Code 6. Code 6. Gonna have to box."

"Understood Mollie. Don't worry. Bring her in slowly and safely."

"Sorry guys. Not feeling good at all."

She slowed right down and soon Sophia was passing her. She carried on coasting around until she found herself unable to see properly. 

She made the decision to pull over.  A marshall ran over and checked that everything was ok.  She waited until she got the go ahead, then she got out of the car.  

She made her way back towards the support paddock. She needed some painkillers and a dark room.   

                                         ***

Seb was watching from Aston Martin hospitality as usual.   He'd groaned when he saw Mollie slowing and finally stopping. He immediately assumed it was a mechanical failure. Shit, but at least she'd already won the championship.

He headed over to the pits to wait for her but after twenty minutes she still hadn't appeared. He dashed through the Aston Martin garage and went over to the pit wall.

The race had finished now and Joel was just jumping down to go and watch Sophia on the podium.

"Hey Joel, where is she?"

"Seb, I guess she's headed straight back to her room."

"What went wrong?"

"Nothing. Car was perfect. Headache. Must have been bad for her to stop."

"I'll go and see if she's ok."

He jogged to the support paddock and made his way to her room, knocking on the door.

He opened it and stuck his head around. He saw her laid on the sofa with a towel over her eyes.

"Just checking if you're ok baby. Anything I can get you? Do you have painkillers?"

"Yeah, I've already taken some. Wouldn't say no to a cuddle though."

He shut the door behind him and headed over to her. She sat up and he sat down next her and took her in his arms. He kissed her forehead.

"I love you," he murmured. 

"You too."

"When you feel well enough we'll go back to the hotel and I'll give you a massage if you like."

"I don't like.  I love.  Could really do with that right now." 

"I've got to pop back to the team for a bit. I just wanted to check on you . You try and get some sleep."

Mollie nodded. Sleep sounded good. She hadn't been having much of that lately. She had too much to think about and it was playing on her mind at night.

Seb reluctantly stood up. He didn't want to go but he had no choice.

"See you in a bit baby,"he said. Mollie muttered a sleepy goodbye. Seb smiled as he headed back to Aston Martin. She was cute when she was sleepy.

Antti smiled at him as he walked into hospitality.

"Mollie ok boss?"

"Yeah, she's having a sleep. Bad headache."

"Oh no, well I'm sure you'll look after her once you're done here."

"That's the plan."

Otmar stuck his head around the door.

"Ah you're here, come on through Sebastian." Seb stood up and headed through to the team meeting He hoped it wasn't going to last too long. He had somewhere he'd rather be.

***

Mollie's headache had gone by the time Seb returned two hours later. She just felt wiped out and couldn't wait to relax back at the hotel.

Seb insisted on ordering dinner in, even though Mollie had said she wasn't hungry. She'd managed to eat half of the pasta dish that he'd ordered her.

"You ok? You'd normally demolish that."

"Yeah, sorry. I guess I'm still feel the after effects of my headache."

"Why don't you go and have a nice shower and get your pyjamas on and then I'll give you that massage." She smiled and nodded, heading towards the bathroom.

Seb cleared the plates and put them outside for collection. He changed into a pair of blue cotton shorts, leaving his shirt off as it was really hot. He was lounged on the bed reading when Mollie emerged from the bathroom twenty minutes later.

Seb's eyes went to her legs. Her pyjama shorts didn't leave a lot to the imagination. He jumped off of the bed and patted the mattress.

"Up you jump. Are you ready for the Vettel special?"

She giggled and lay down on her front. Seb straddled her legs and gently pushed her top up exposing her bare back.

He lightly ran his fingers over her skin, tracing the outline of her spine. He felt her shiver with pleasure. He then focussed on her neck, kneading her tense muscles with his thumbs.

"That's so good," she mumbled.

He massaged her neck for a further minute or two before running the palms of his hands down her shoulder blades and down her lower back until he reached the waistband of her shorts. Then applying pressure, he worked his way back up.

He heard the groans of pleasure from her as he worked on her. The trouble was, her groans were having an effect on a certain part of his anatomy.

Mollie felt his arousal digging into the back of her thigh. Someone was getting excited.

Seb was doing his best to ignore his erection. Tonight was for her, not for him. He didn't expect her to want sex after her headache.

"I want you," she said. He needed no further encouragement.

"I want you too. I don't think there will ever be a time when I don't want you. You are as important to me as the air I breathe Mollie. You are everything." He climbed off of her and rolled her onto her back.

"Are you sure? Your headache?"

"I'm only aching in one place right now and it isn't my head."

Seb lowered his head and sucked one of her nipples into his mouth. He suckled on her while his hand crept down to her shorts. He slipped a hand inside and began stroking her. She was more than ready for him.

He released her nipple and removed her shorts. He positioned himself between her legs and gently pushed himself into her. Then he began moving slowly. He whispered words of love in her ear as he made love to her. There was nowhere in the world where he'd rather be. Mollie completed him in a way he couldn't explain. She was just everything. He pushed the thought out of his mind that he might not be her everything. He didn't want to acknowledge the fact that just lately it felt like she was slipping through his fingers. They loved each other. He had to believe that she felt the same way.

Mollie fought back a sob as she reached her climax. It had been different tonight. No roughness, no hard fucking. Just soft and tender lovemaking. It was beautiful. She loved this man so much. But she loved her career too. That's what was making things so hard. She knew her decision could ruin what they had, but maybe it could work out. She cleared her mind of her worries as Seb called out her name, reaching his own climax.

They lay in each other's arms. Mollie could tell Seb had fallen asleep. She wiped a tear off of her face. What the hell was she going to do?