All of Me (Sebastian Vettel)

24. No Time To Talk

Whilst waiting for the Chinese to arrive Alyssa had watched Antti and Seb playing pool. As Seb had suggested she'd eyesd his ass up quite a bit, still unable to believe she'd actually touched it.

Seb couldn't stop thinking about what he and Alyssa had done, totally distracting himself from the game, and Antti had won convincingly.

They'd sat at the kitchen table to eat. Alyssa couldn't stop thinking about what had happened, and what had so nearly happened, on that very table just an hour or so earlier.

After she'd finished eating her sweet and sour pork she took her plate to the sink, washed it up and then excused herself.   She then headed to her room,  leaving Seb and Antti alone. She needed some time to herself to think. What had happened between her and Seb in the kitchen earlier had been mind blowing, physically and emotionally.

She'd never ever felt the things Seb had made her feel, and it was terrifying. She still didn't regret it as such, but as the evening had wore on some doubts had started to creep in.

After her initial thought that she could be falling for Seb she'd given herself a stern talking to. She did not love him. All it was was sexual attraction. It was perfectly natural to be sexually attracted to someone without loving them, and Seb was a very sexy man. It wasn't surprising that she was physically attracted to him.

After changing into her pyjamas she  lay on her bed in the dark, staring up at the shadows on the ceiling. Her insecurities began bombarding her with questions. Why would Seb be interested in her? Was he just after someone to warm his bed when he was home? If he was interested what would they do about Sienna? She had so many questions, but not a single answer.

She heard Antti leave about nine o'clock. She knew Seb would probably want to talk now, but she didn't feel ready. She had to figure out what she wanted before talking about things. As she heard him ascending the stairs she turned her back to her door and shut her eyes.

A few seconds later there was a tap on her door, then she heard it open.

"Aly?" she heard Seb say. She stayed silent. Then a few seconds after that she heard her door shut and his footsteps heading down the hallway to his own room.

She sighed. She knew she couldn't avoid him forever, but tonight, tonight she needed a time out.

***

Seb breathed a sigh of relief as the front door shut behind Antti. He'd thought his trainer was never going to go. He'd spent all of the evening desperate to hold Alyssa, to talk with her and decide where they were going from here. She'd made her excuses after dinner and headed to her room. He got the feeling she was regretting what had happened between them. She hadn't looked him the eye at all since they'd come downstairs earlier.

He locked up, turned everything off, and headed up the stairs. He tapped on Alyssa's door and opened it without waiting for an answer. The room was in darkness. He could just about make out the shape of her on the bed.

"Aly?" he said softly. There was no answer. She was asleep, or pretending to be. He suspected the latter. He closed the door behind him as he headed to his room.

If she needed space, he'd give her space. Things could wait but not for too long. Now he'd had a taste of Alyssa Harper he wanted more.

***

The next morning Seb got up around 8.30.   He was starving and needed to eat before Antti arrived for their gym session at nine.   He made himself a bowl of porridge, cut up some strawberries to add to it and poured himself a glass of fresh orange juice.