Russell's Cousin- Lando Norris story

Rain. A log of rain. (Part 2)

Pre warning: this chapter goes into domestic violence so feel free to skip. Also no person is repented through this book as correct in how they behave and act. I'd just like to reassure you both lando and mick seem to be very lovely and pleasant people who wouldn't hurt a fly. (Maybe lando would kill a wasp or two but nothing more) enjoy!!!

It was race day in Monaco and the weather was predicted wet. Every wet but humid.

You woke up, this time in a hotel where George was staying with the mechanics, not in landos bed. You had several missed calls from mick and texts asking where you were.

You picked your phone up and called mick
"Hey, what's wrong?" You asked
"What's wrong?! Are you serious?"
"What do you mean, calm down" you tried to say but he cut you off
"No! No I won't calm down"
"Mick please - I don't want to do this" you said tears rolling down your cheek thinking he had been told about you and lando
"I tried calling you twice last night, I was so worried for you? I had to call Lewis to find out you were at Jimmys still at 3am after danny had left"
"Oh I'm fine-" you said as you knew he hadn't found anything out
"You should of gone when danny did it's not safe to be out by yourself" he stated
"Oh well I will not do the same thing again. I'm sorry?" You said awkwardly wondering why he was so caught up over you going out
"Right. I need to go. I'll see you later?" He asked
"Yeah hopefully, I have a meeting after the race with Toto though"
"Okay, well if I don't see you I'll call you before my flight to Baku."

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The race start was delayed, your hair had become a massive frizz from the weather as you stood with an umbrella over George's car. "You better consider yourself friggin lucky I'm here" you said to him
"Don't be stupid. You love this" he laughed
"Tell you what I love more. Sitting in the garage where I'm dry"

Toto called everyone back for the race restart so you waved off George and heading in to warm up next to the radiator with Angela who was running after Lewis.

"Eh you never told me about your special hotel you visited..." she whispered
"Oh Lewis told you? Well of course he did." You laughed "well yeah, very nice. Had to do the run of shame to the track with a detour incase anyone saw"
"Of course you did. Just be careful. Don't hurt either of them"
"I know, I'm trying to do it in the best way possible"

You were all sat watching the 'race', if just following behind one another was the word for it, while the drivers weee starting to come in to switch tyres with the changing conditions. The next thing you knew you heard a thud and crash as a Haas car when head first into the barriers near the swimming pool. Shit.

The broadcast switched to see mick sat in his car, moving thankfully and you got that sicky feeling in your stomach. Angela have you a look of "well this is complicated" and you made your way outside the garage.

Mick was brought back 5 minutes later walking  and ok but the scenes of the car were painfully as they lifted it off the track.

You got the green light from Toto to go down to Haas via the paddock back and make sure mick was ok. As you came through their garage you saw him slumped in a chair head in his hands.
"Hey" you said sitting beside him
"Hi"
"You ok? You not sore?"
"A bit. I've had worse."
"Hey what's wrong?" You asked as he gave short answers
"I'm going to get dropped. I know it. They said if I don't start performing they are cutting me." He said tears swelled
"You won't. They won't drop you. Your so talented mick. You didn't win f2 for nothing. You just need a good car I think and experience"
"I just want to make you proud" he said.

These words cut you. He wanted to make you proud while you held back the truth from him.

"You make me so proud mick" you smiled as you took his hand. "You make your sister, mum and dad so so proud and I know you do."