oh, to dream..

.. THREE ..

My conversation with Emily lasts until i get home, and even then as soon as i get in the door we continue right where we left off. I tell her how I became starstruck at the building itself, how beautiful I found it, and all the history it contains. I know full well my words aren't doing it justice, so I make a mental note that if I ever get the opportunity to show her the MTC, she is first on my list. We order our favorite, Chinese takeaway, for our celebratory meal and wash it down with a bottle of prosecco that Emily had kindly got for me, we continue to talk about our days and arrange a night out on Friday to celebrate properly, with Jake included in these plans too, obviously, seeing as i have Saturday off!!

Going back to the MTC the next day it still feels like a dream and I struggle to believe this is my job now! I somehow find my way the communications department once again, and get my self all set up for the day, going to make myself a quick coffee before opening up your laptop. I can already feel the office is a lot quieter than yesterday, most of the team has left for the first round of the season, in Bahrain, but I still needed to get my head around my job role and training before I would, hopefully, join them at the next race. First on my schedule for today is to sit with the remaining Comms team in a zoom call with those out in Bahrain and go through the notes and objectives for the weekend. The team had already got some pre-filmed content from testing and factory days of the drivers, Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo, ready to go on the socials, so we were already thinking ahead to what we needed for the next race weekend. Sky Sports F1 wanted to film a few bits as do F1 themselves so we needed to be aware of what was filmed when and where so we had a really busy media day on Thursday planned, especially for the Daniel. He was McLarens new driver this year, that wasn't to say he wasn't experienced, he is a certified race winner so McLaren are really excited to see what he can bring to the team!!

I met a few more different team members today, both at the office and via zoom and honestly, everyone is so nice, it feels like a family which is just what I need. For the next few days it's just an endless stream of training, zoom meetings, real meetings and analysing interviews. I am so excited to learn from anyone, I just hope I'm not annoying anyone too much!!! The last few hours on the Friday go by really slowly and i can't wait to go out with my two best friends tonight and let my hair down! As the clock slowly ticks by, I pop by Harry's office and see if there is anything I can do to help, seeing as I've sorted through the last of the emails. "I tell you what, I could really do with a coffee if you don't mind?" He says, "of course, I'll grab you one, it's one sugar right?" I reply. "Please, you're an angel Liv" Harry says, going back to his work. It's just after 4pm but I'm pretty sure Harry is here until 9pm on Race weekends, so it's the least i can do really, especially as I have tomorrow off. I grab him his coffee and head back to his office and place it down on his desk. "Amazing, thanks! You know what Liv, you can head out if you want? You've had busy week, so I think skipping out 45 minutes is well earned!" Harry says sweetly. "Are you sure, I don't mind finding something to do for the last stretch, I can do some archiving or something?" I reply. "Don't be silly, you're going out tonight as well, right? Go home and have a quick nap! I'll see you on Sunday anyway!" "Thanks so much Harry, I'll see you sunday! Don't work yourself too hard, let me know if there is anything I can do tomorrow I've got my phone and laptop with me" i tell him which earns me a chuckle in response. I grab my bag and work things that I might need and head home. This is going to be a good weekend.

I get home and jump straight in the shower, i have no time to waste, although we're not going out until about 10, I hate rushing and would rather get ready bit by bit, at my own pace. I find getting ready in a rush sends me into some kind of anxiety attack where I tend to overthink everything, I feel sick and it ruins my whole evening, so it's a quick shower, although I do manage to wash my hair and shave almost my whole body from the neck downwards in record time. I get out of the shower and put all the necessary products on my hair and do all my skincare prep before I sit on my bed in my towel for about an hour, mindlessly scrolling through Instagram. I hear Emily get home and sure enough, she bounds in my room excitedly "now tell me baby girl, are you ready to go out tonight and get absolutely smashed with your bestest friends in the whole world??" I laugh at her "more than ready, although I have no idea what to wear" I reply. With a roll of her eyes , Emily heads to my wardrobe "you have so many options, you just need to try them all on" and with that she picks about 5 different options for me to try. "I'm going for a shower but you try them on and either pick one or narrow it down to 2 and I'll choose for you!" She says, sticking her tongue out.

I start with the outfits I can already tell will be on the no go list and sure enough, they are put back on the hangers and straight back into my wardrobe. Next up is a stone coloured shirt, ripped jeans and barely there heels, with the shirt styled off of one shoulder, and whilst it looks lovely, I just can't be dealing with jeans, a belt and buttons when I'm drunk, so I end up putting that one back as well. I try on a really beautiful, yet simple, black strapless jumpsuit with a ruffle over the bust. I already feel so comfortable yet stylish and ready for a great night, but it really is closer to plain than to chic. My last outfit choice is a burgundy lace bralet type top and a tight leather skirt which is short enough to feel sexy, but with enough length to make sure my bum is covered. I keep both outfits out and let Emily be the decider of my fate, I don't want to be too overdressed, or too underdressed.

I start rough drying my hair making sure to give it enough volume so I can stick the rollers in whilst i do my make up. Once Emily is out of the shower she asks if I have chosen and i point her in the direction of my choices, she looks at the both for a while before telling me she would choose her outfit and match the vibe when she had her outfit together. I do my make up, keeping it simple and glowy but with enough to make it look natural before Emily comes in wearing the most gorgeous emerald green strappy dress that is really quite short, so short in fact, it barely covers her modesty. "What do you think?" She says giving me the obligatory twirl "Wow, that's all I'm saying! Actually.. who are you trying impress?" I say with a smirk. Emily rolls her eyes at me "no one, I'm just feeling myself" she turns towards the door, with a flick of her gorgeous waist length blonde hair and returns to her room, before returning in her dressing gown.  "So, I think that leaves you with no option but to go with this option" she says pointing to the top and leather skirt combo. I choose my black heels with laces that wrap round my ankle several times and put them on the floor beside the door. Once my make up is finished and my outfit is finalised, I finish styling my hair into sleek curls and pop to the kitchen, because surely I should have a drink in my hand by now!

"Oh Jake, how long have you been here?" I say as I walk down and see Emily and Jake in the kitchen, opening a bottle of Prosecco and pouring it into two glasses, with Em passing one to me and keeping one for herself, before getting Jake a beer out of the fridge. I excuse myself once again to go and get dressed, literally squeezing into the skirt before spritzing myself with my favourite Lady Million perfume. I add my jewellery, apply some gloss, pop my shoes on and get my small clutch bag ready. I drink the rest of my prosecco and make my way back to the kitchen, walking in to see my two best friends looking extremely close. They spring away when they hear my heels on the hard floor of the kitchen, and I decide not to say anything and pretend I was looking in my bag for something. Emily looks absolutely gorgeous, she really is stunning and never shy of male attention with her green eyes and blonde hair combination and an absolute heart of gold to go with it. How she is still single is beyond me!! Jake looks equally as handsome, in a simple crisp white shirt and navy trousers, his hair styled to perfection, messy but neat at the same time with the right amount of stubble on his face to make him look that little bit older. We really are going to turn heads tonight, and I can't wait!!!

We sit round the kitchen breakfast bar and drink for a little bit longer, well, enough time to finish our 2nd bottle of prosecco before we sort out a taxi to get us to the club. At 10pm, we are still considered early in the world of clubbing but we can't wait any longer, we've got our dancing shoes on and they are raring to go