Something Gained

Chapter Three

I walked back to the garages once the sessions were over and spoke to Michael and Jon. Michael was Daniel's personal trainer who I met earlier in the day and Jon was Lando's who I already knew.
"Right plan is to get them into the press ring for some post practice media and then back to the hotel to prep for tomorrow, do you need time for training?" I asked
"Yeah I know I do, but how long will prep take you" Jon asked
"We can do it over dinner?" I said offering a solution. A Formula One driver was constant full on 24 hours a day, you needed time for eating, sleeping, media, training and of course team stuff and driving. It never stops.
"What if we head back to hotel, do training and then you can do prep over dinner after?" Michael suggested
"Yeah that sounds good to me. Dinner for 7pm then?"
We all nodded as two sweaty boys joined us.

"We've got your evening all planned out" I chuckled
"As long as we're spending time with our favourite girl" Lando chuckled slinging his arm round my neck
"Ughhh go shower first mate" I laughed removing his arm. I gathered up my stuff and the 5 of us walked out the back of the garage and to the McLaren trailer to get ourselves sorted.

After doing press, we made our way back to the trailer. I picked up my bag from my makeshift room. It was only small it did the job, I didn't spend much time in here anyway, but it had all the essentials I might need while in the paddock. I put on my sunglasses and left the room and ran straight into a brick wall.
"Woah, slow down there" Daniel said as he grabbed my shoulders. Okay so I didn't hit a brick wall just slammed myself straight into Daniel.
"Sorry buddy" I chuckled as I readjusted my bag on my shoulder, "come on then, let's go" I said ducking under his arm and walking ahead of him
"Buddy? No no no" he said shaking his head and putting his arm round my shoulders as we walked out of the trailer
"So you've stopped the hugs and just gonna walk like this?" I asked gestured to his hand "and what is wrong with buddy"
"I will still hug you, but I'll be nice and you can't be calling me buddy" he said
"Would babe be more appropriate" I asked. He started laughing as we saw Lando, Jon and Michael at the door. We left the paddock and jumped into our cars and made our way back to our team hotel, which was only a few minutes down the road.

The boys doing their training gives me a well deserved rest. Meaning getting into bed. We walked into the hotel and into the lift, we were all on the same floor, top floor. I walked out of the lift first and made my way to my room. Daniel's room was opposite mine.
"See ya later neighbour" he said, I shook my head and walked into my room, ditched my stuff, and literally fell on the bed.

*knock knock*
I woke up to a knock on the door, what? I looked at the window and saw it was dark now, I picked up my phone and it was 6:45pm. I walked to the door and swung it open to Daniel leaning outside my door. Lando was standing behind him.
"Fell asleep, need to change, get over it" I said leaving the door open for them to come in. They both come in and sat on the chairs in the room
"Erm how is your room better than mine" Lando said
"Because I have to look after two troublesome boys, I have to have some perks" I replied going into the bathroom and getting changed and sorted. I come out and sat on the bed and put my shoes on.
"Where we going for dinner then?" Daniel asked, I shrugged and picked up my work bag, "we can just drive and see what we find?"
"Sounds good to me, but I'll be doing the driving" I said, walking to the door, "come on kids"
"I call shotgun" Lando exclaimed racing past me in the corridor
"No no, you have to be in proximity to the car before calling that" Daniel argued
"You'll both be in the back if you continue" I scolded getting in the lift. Lando put his hands on my shoulders and shook me gently
"Yes mum" he said. I gasped
"Mum?" I shook my head
"How old are you?" Daniel asked.
"You never ask a lady that question" I chuckled
"Okay, but you're not a lady" Lando laughed, I shoved his arm
"I'm 27" I said looking at Daniel, "hence why he calls me mum because he's a baby" Lando shoved me back as the lift door opened in the garage and I walked towards my car.