Stone Heart { Daniel Ricciardo x reader }

Chapter 2

Two days have passed since that moment you wish you could forget. Grace has sent you a message giving you all the commodities about dinner. She was so happy you finally decided to join them, but surprised that you told Daniel before her. You were still the most stunned out of the both of you. Now that you think of it you were angry at the way it went out, Daniel had no scruple into sending you a text after this much time. You were the first one to send sign of live yes, but sending a text, that's a whole new category of fuck up.

You couldn't stop thinking that when you were trying to find closure here, he on the other hand was trying to open something again, start something that you were adamant to follow in.

All you wanted was nothing more than forgetting him, but here you were preparing yourself to go to the house you basically grew up with. Feeling nauseous was something common when you were about to meet someone for the first time after long, but to feel like you could barely stand was another thing. THe lack of sleep clearly was letting itself show and there was no point in hiding it anymore at risk to make it show it even more.

You knew for sure that you were incapable of driving there and you couldn't wait to already be back in your home later in the night. Cartaintly you've accepted one dinner but nobody will make you come again. It was a one time thing and you were telling yourself that you could do it, that it would be quick and that you could survive this. Compare this evening to a work dinner which you hated.

You check yourself one last time in your hallway mirror, mimicking a fake smile until you are satisfied enough with your acting before calling a cab and leaving your apartment and heading to the Ricciardo's family home.

You were almost there when your heart started pounding like crazy. It was not late to turn around, your heart was shouting that it was a mistake, but your brain couldn't fonction quicker enough to find an excuse to back away as the car you were in pulled aside confirming you were indeed at the right address.

You didn' t know how you found the courage to step away and pay the driver. At the last moment your brain thought of asking him to wait for you for a couple minutes, but your lips stayed shut.

Everything was so familiar now that you were finally looking around you. Every tree and bush were remaining unchanged, only a couple of new flowers were decorating the front of the house. It was exactly how you remembered it like it was frozen in time. Your heart couldn't help feeling warm at the nostalgia of happy moments spent here.

Taking thoses last step before ringing the doorbell were a true torture for you, every step were heavy, making your mind being way to loud for the headache you had since you wake up this morning. You couldn't hear much from the inside but the lights were proving that there was definitely something going on here.

You didn't press the ringbell yet, trying to control your breath as you continued examining the area. Daniel's old car was parked in front of the garage, it was dirty and you knew that it hadn't been turned on for a while.

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"Come on pressing the gear pedal and change your gear, then slowly let go of it as you gently press the gas pedal" Daniel was trying to explain to you how to start the car and move on first gear. He was focused on your feet when you were focused only on him. You could care less about the driving lesson right now, all you wanted was to spend time with him and he had convinced you to try driving his car.

"You aren't listening aren't you " He was amused at your face when he caught you looking at him. You were red and tried to avoid his gaze." You're not funny "