Just friends?

Chapter 7

"Nice to meet you Sky, I'm George Russell, I drive for Mercedes. I haven't seen you here before."

"True, I haven't been here in 5 years or so."

"And how do you know him then?" He asks, pointing at Daniel.

"Long story short, friend from Max. But I need to go now, bye."

"Bye Sky."

Max calls me for all the interviews we need to do.

GEORGE POV

I stare at her running to Max when Daniel slaps my arm. "No staring at Sky."

I zone back in. "Does she have a boyfriend?"

"No, never had one..." Daniel widens his eyes. "OOOH, YOU LIKE SKY?!"

"Sh Danny, not that hard. But she definitely has something."

"We are watching you Russell."

"WE?"

"Yes, me, Max, Lando, Alex, Charles and Pierre. So you better watch out."

"Don't worry, who do you think I am?"

"I don't know, but know that she won't say much to you in the beginning. And don't you dare ask her number right off the bat, that won't help you."

SKY POV

"I thought first Sky Sports, then Ziggo, and I'll post a photo of you on my story saying that you are just my sister and we're done."

"Max, can we just not do anything?"

"Sky, as much as I would love to say yes, I can't, we have to do this. Less isn't possible."

I'm having my interview with Sky Sports and I am really nervous. Max sees it and he grabs my hand. Suddenly I feel 2 arms wrapping around me from behind.

I turn around and face a big smiled Lando. "Hi Sky, how are you doing?" Without waiting for an answer he stands in front of the camera. "You better treat her nice", he says, pointing at the camera.

While he walks away I get my last question. "Is he your boyfriend Sky?"

I get red. What the fuck Sky, there's nothing to hide. "Actually, I'm single."

I hear Lando running back. I think he heard the question. When he stands next to me he answers, a bit annoyed: "I am not her boyfriend, and I never will be. We've been good friends over the past few years and made it very clear to each other that we both don't have feelings. 

It should be normalized that a girl can be good friends with a boy without wanting to be in a relationship with him. Now leave her alone and respect her privacy." He grabs my hand. "Come Sky, you have other interviews to catch."

I sit down in a calm corner of the paddock. Lando squats in front of me. "That question caught you a bit off guard, didn't it?"

"Deep down I was expecting it, but it was still unexpected."

"I should've left you alone", he sighs.

"Look at me Lan, don't say that. You don't want to know how nervous I was. And how happy I was to see you."

"Really?" He hugs me. "But I have to go now, I do have other interviews, bye."

"Bye Lando, success with your interviews."

He runs away. "You too!!"

I sit down for what feels like a couple minutes when I hear a familiar French accent.