Something Gained

Chapter Twenty-Two

Daniel

We were laying in silence for ages, she was laying on my chest. I looked around the room and was so pleased at what we'd manage to pull together so quickly. Michael and myself spent the last few days on phone calls with a creative team getting this done. It was perfect, and so worth it. I didn't want to ever see her cry, or be sad, or down or feel alone. I wanted to make her feel like she was number one, the most important thing in this world, in my world. She deserved so much, so much I had yet to give her and so much I couldn't wait to do.
I wanted to do something so special for her, make her feel like the most special important person in the world. I couldn't believe she said she loved me. Me? I've wanted to tell her those words for weeks and yet she beat me to it. Of course she did. But I loved her and she loved me.

"You haven't even opened your gift yet" I whispered into her hair. She was intoxicating.
"I haven't, no" she mumbled into my chest. I chuckled and sat up slightly and she moved over onto her pillow. I slid my boxers on and got out of bed and went over to the dressing table, I turned around and saw her propped up on her elbow, clinging the sheets to her chest. The things this girl does to me, the most simple of tasks, without trying she effortlessly made my heart skip a beat. I gestured towards the champagne and she nodded, I poured us both a glass. I took over her drink and her present and returned for my drink before going and sit next to her in bed again.
"You really didn't have to do any of this, or get me anything" she whispered as she played with the ribbon on the package on her lap
"I didn't have to but I wanted to and I can so I will" I said, placing my hand on her back and rubbing up and down. "Open the envelope first" I suggested. She picked up the envelope and turned it over, sliding her finger under the flap and tearing it open. The makeshift plane ticket Michael had made fell out of the card and fell onto her lap. She didn't actually need a ticket because we would have a private jet but it was part of her present.

Return flight to Perth, Australia
August 1st 2021
9:50pm
2x passengers:
Alex Walker
Daniel Ricciardo

I wanted to take her to my home anyway, that was the plan and the fact she had said she had already been and she wanted to go back again made me so happy, i was glad I had already thought of it. She put her hand to her mouth and gasped, she started dancing around in excitement. I rubbed her back again and gestured towards the box to get her to open it. She pulled the bow that was around the gift, and gently pulled off the wrapping paper. She was left a large box on her lap. She opened it up and a smaller box sat on top, she moved it aside and unwrapped gift number one, which was a new pair of vans. I loved vans and so did she, it only seemed fitting and these ones were a great collab so I had to get them for her, she gasped as she pulled them out the box. She turned to look at me and smiled
"Thank you me in a minute, open the smaller box" I said, she turned back and picked up the small box she had put to the size, she opened the small jewellery box and I'm sure she stopped breathing. I looked at her and she definitely wasn't breathing, I put my hand on her arm and she turned to face me again with tears in her eyes
"I couldn't possibly accept this" she said whispering
"Well it will only hurt my feelings if you don't keep it" I said, I took the bracelet out the box, I undone the clasp and gestures towards her hand, she held out her arm and I put the white gold bracelet around it and did it up before doing the same with the white gold bangle. They sat perfectly on her wrist.
"This is Van Cleef & Arpels" she said, staring at her wrist, turning it to see all angels
"Yep" I said, popping the p, it made her laugh
"This is so expensive, I can't let you buy this for me, I can't have this" she said
"Yes you can, because I want to give you everything you could dream of, I want to make you feel like you're the most important person in the world" she jumped onto my lap and kissed me before giving me the biggest hug. She whispered thank you in my ear over and over again. I hugged her tight and laid back with her. This is all the excitement and happiness and love I wanted her to feel.