Sweeter than a Victory "Lando Norris"

the truth

LANDO POV
I had woken up from my nap to a note from Aria saying she had gone to the store. I then checked my phone to see a text from my sister Flo and my moms that they went out shopping for a bit and would be back in an hour or so. The texts were sent over two hours ago so I started to get really nervous as to why she wasn't back yet. I called Aria on my phone but my mom answered.

"Hi Lando." My mom said.

"Mom, why did you answer Arias phone?" I asked.

"Oh Aria is in the bathroom right now. Flo and Aria are painting each other's toenails, doing some bonding you know." She responded a bit excitedly.

"Okay I guess. Can she just call me when she's in her way back to the room. I'm going to order dinner for us soon."

"Gotcha Lando, I'll let her know when they are done."

ARIA POV
I had slid to the bathroom floor in tears as my phone rang and it was Lando. I was so scared to talk to him because he would hear me crying and run over and I didn't want to scare him. Cisca grabbed the phone and made up a story for me that Flo and I were painting our nails which gave me a big sigh of relief. As she hung up the phone she knelt down next to me and Flo.

"Darling, you know you're going to have to tell him? Waiting isn't going to make anything better for you or him you know." Cisca said as she smiled at me.

"I know, I'm just scared he's going to be mad at me and no one knows that we are a couples and we are so young and..."

"Aria." Flo said. "You have everyone by your side right now. He will be happy, I know my brother. She laughed. He's going to be happy but if you wait to tell him it's not going to be good for you." She said.

I realized then I really needed to tell him I was pregnant with his child.

"But can we still paint our nails?" I giggled as we starting doing each other's nails.

LANDO POV

Aria texted me as I started to watch a movie. She was on her way and I had a feeling that she was upset about something. I grabbed some roses that I bought her the day before and placed them in the shape of a heart. I got us each a glass of sparkling water because neither of us were fans of beer or wine and set up a little candlelit date in our hotel room. When I heard her starting to open the door I sat in the blanket I used and waited to see her reaction. She walked in and she was speechless and immediately burst into tears. They didn't seem like happy tears though so I ran over to her to see what was wrong. I closed the door behind her as she dropped everything on the ground. She fell against the wall and slid down in tears.

"Aria, what wrong love?" I asked with concern in my eyes.

"You're going to hate me so much and you just did all of this and it's all for nothing." She sobbed.

"I could never hate you Aria. You are the love of my whole entire life." I said looking straight into her eyes as I took her in for a hug.

"Lando I need to tell you something important and please don't get mad."

"I could never get mad at you Aria." I responded.

"Lando, I'm pregnant." She quietly said as she started to sob again.

"You're pregnant?!" I said shocked as she slowly nodded her head. "Aria that's wonderful news."

She looked back up at me confused as I wasn't mad at her.

"You aren't mad at me. It's the beginning of your career and I could ruin it for you." She said.

"Aria, so many other drivers are dads on the grid and I would never leave you or our baby. I love you both so much. I would never leave you."

She started to sob more as we cuddled against the wall for the next two hours. We cried, talked, and imagined our futures with our new baby.