Something Gained

Chapter Fourty-Seven

We got back to the hotel after the most amazing ride in a hot air balloon. Sunset, mountains, champagne and Daniel, you couldn't ask for more, I was literally on cloud nine, I loved every second of it.
He had gone for a training session with Michael so I had a little while to kill, I text Hannah to see what she was doing before I went a disturbed her. Thankfully she was free and I just wanted to burst about my day so I wanted to tell her all about it. I walked to her room in my pyjamas and knocked on the door.

"Tell me absolutely everything" she said yanking me inside
"How do you know what I'm going to say?" I quizzed, I hadn't even told her how did she know. She picked up her phone and shoved it in my face. On Instagram that was pictures of me. On Daniels Instagram, he had posted our Balloon trip, there was a picture of me looking out across the mountains, which was a pretty nice picture actually, and then a picture of us, looking at each other with everything in the background. It was like something you see on Google when you search hot air balloon views. He had captioned it; "there she is🤍"

"So, tell me everything. How goddamn cute is that?" She screeched, I laughed at her
"Okay okay, breath woman! And sssh and I will tell you". She nodded and sat down waiting for me to continue, "so we just drove into a town and had breakfast and went shopping and checked out so many bits like buildings and all history stuff which I love. Then we took a walk on the beach, which was so romantic. We talked so much about all kinds of things it was great. And then he drove us to this place, I didn't know we were going and we went up in the balloon and looked over the mountains and the sun was setting and it was so romantic, we had champagne as well and it was just beautiful" I said
"That's just the cutest thing, I love that he did that. Ugh honestly he's just a beautiful person inside and out"
"Hands off you" I said laughing
"And what happened yesterday at dinner?" She asked
"Oh, well he was down about things. And so I wanted to talk straight away, I don't like things hanging about, and we sort of had a mini fight, he basically said he didn't want to lose me and he was worried about not spending time together and things like that. I got annoyed because he sounded like he wasn't happy for me"
"Why does he think he would lose you?" She asked
"I'm not sure. But I said well on the flip side Thursday to Sunday on race weeks you're in and out the car, around the track and the garage, I'm ferrying you to media everywhere, so I don't feel like I see you apart from in the evenings. We just have to make the most of the time, and I said I will still be with you every single week travelling around, so nothing is going to change in that sense" I said, Hannah nodded
"But it's fine now?" She asked
"Yeah we sorted it and then we're fine for the rest of the evening and obviously I think today helped. He's back to his cheery wonderful self"
"Wonderful, bless him. He would be lost without you" she said
"Obviously, Ooh speak of the devil" I said and picked up my phone as he had text me.

"Where are you?"

"Just with Hannah, will come back soon"

"No worries, take your time"

"I think he's done with his training with Michael" I said to Hannah
"See, can't be without you" she said laughing
"He'll have to get over it" we sat talking for a while longer, about Liam and all other things. Before said person was knocking on the door. I opened the door and he looked shocked to see me open the door.
"Don't worry kid, I'm just leaving, happy humping" I shouted as the door closed, which earned a gasp from one of them.

Wednesday, wonderful Wednesday. I had to leave earlier than Daniel, so I left him in bed to sleep and got ready for work and left quietly, meeting Hannah outside the door. We walked out the hotel and into our car that would ferry us to the track where the team had set up already before the weekend.
It was eerily quiet, I mean it was 8am. The only people here were the guys finishing set ups and a few engineers... and us. I had so much to do, first day with bigger fish to fry. The weather made a turn from the sunshine yesterday and it was now raining which was less than ideal.
We walked into the McLaren trailer and to our office, grabbing food and a coffee on the way.

"Righto let's go" I said
"You're starting to sound like Daniel" she said laughing. "Anyway, we've got plenty to sort through commitment wise and set up a good schedule for last minutes bits for the week. So do you want to go through Lando's and Daniels schedules and we'll add in bits where we can. I've got Zak and Andrea's schedules, then we'll go through what's going on with media reports at the moment ready for you to prep the guys, then that will be about time for them to be here so you can do and their walk with them, as there's plenty of fans and journalists that will be here by then as normal, and then we'll go from there" I nodded
"Aye aye captain" I said, I sat down on my sofa putting my feet up with laptop on my lap, I had my work phone as well out to check things through.

As I was typing away I heard the paddock getting a bit more lively outside and footsteps up the stairs.
"Boo!" I heard. I nearly dropped my phone and Hannah screamed. I looked up and saw Daniel and Lando laughing their heads off, I threw a cushion at them.
"Get out" Hannah yelled, "idiots"
"I'm hurt, I'm actually hurt" Lando said, he come in and lifted my legs to sit on the sofa before placing them back down on his lap while Daniel sat on one of the chairs at the desk near Hannah
"We've got work to do, we don't need your distractions" I muttered to them
"We'll be quiet. We're bored" Daniel said. They could never be quiet
"Team meeting in 10, you can prep the guys now if you want?" Hannah said
"See, we're needed"
"You're only needed if you keep winning" I mumbled. Lando poked my leg
"I heard that!" I rolled my eyes at him, "someone get her another coffee she is miserable" in truth I had a migraine and I was wearing my glasses already to help but it wasn't. I hated wearing my glasses
"Right ssh and listen" I said as I pulled up the weeks schedule, "okay, meeting in 10, then we'll go do your track walk, then we've got three bits to shoot for content, you've then got a photo shoot straight after. Tomorrow you'll obviously have some testing and stuff, quite a few bits of media and then you've got a meet and greet with fans, and then some phone calls with journalists. Friday you'll have practice sessions and media, and your time to do training, your engineer meetings and then you've got Netflix interviews Daniel in the evening, Lando you did yours last week obviously. Saturday qualifying and media and then Sunday race and media. Good?" They both nodded
"There's a few things going around about contracts, team shuffling and the usual for you Daniel in regards to Alex. Lando you will probably be also asked so be prepared again. With the contracts and team questions if you get asked it's just about saying the team is good and happy, no reason to disrupt it" they nodded again.
"Sick" Lando said. I shoved my hair up into a ponytail as it was bothering me and rearranged my hoodie. I didn't feel well, the light was killing my eyes and I felt cold but it is what it is. I stood up, taking my feet off of Lando's lap.
"Now let's go downstairs, Zak will be doing his briefing shortly" Hannah said. As we walked out of the office Daniel stopped me and let Lando and Hannah go ahead
"You okay, you don't seem right" Daniel asked, he looked concerned
"I've just got a headache, im okay" I reached up and kissed his cheek before ushering him out of the office