Just friends?

Chapter 34

I start to cry again. He strokes my back. "Shh, calm down. It's okay."

"No it's not."

"What happened Sky?" He sits down next to me, and I show him my phone.

"They think that I cheated on you with Pierre."

"What?! But I thought-"

"I thought that too Lan, but apparently not."

"Is it okay if I call Pierre for you?"

I nod. "Yes please."

Not long after we see Pierre running. Lando is still sitting with his arm around me, so Pierre goes to the other side. "Sky, are you okay?"

I shrug my shoulders. "Kind of."

"What's wrong?"

I show him the articles. "They think that we are together."

"As a couple?"

"Hmhm."

"And that I cheated on Lan with you."

"But that's-"

"I know Pierre, that's bullshit."

"Have you read them?"

"No, not yet."

"Should we read one together?"

"Yes."

Lando grabs his phone and opens one of the articles. The first thing is a big picture of Pierre helping me out of the car.

"As we all have seen, Sky Verstappen has been arriving with Pierre Gasly a lot lately. Sky made it clear that she is good friends with Norris, but said nothing about Gasly. Is there a possibility that they're together?"

"Stop, I don't want to read further."

"It's okay, I'll stop."

"Why do they think that?"

"It's media Sky, they have to make stuff up." Pierre sounds annoyed.

"And now?"

"I don't know, I think for now leave it and if I get a question about it I'll say that we're just friends." Pierre gives me a kiss on my forehead. "Are you ready to go back?"

I nod.

Pierre and Lando stand up first, before helping me to get on my feet.

"Thanks guys." I hug them.

"No problem Sky, really."

"Thank you anyway."

"Can we go, because we need to get ready."

"Yeah, I'll go to Red Bull again."

The race starts and Pierre almost immediately overtakes George. It's not that interesting, Lando overtakes Charles for P2, George fights back for P4 with Pierre, but Daniel manages to overtake George so that he is P5 and George P6. Alex gets overtaken by Seb, so he is P9. Max wins the race.

When they park their cars I run up to them. "Let's go Lando!! P2, absolutely amazing!"

He hugs me. "I know, it's for you."

"Thanks Lan."

I hug Max. "Great drive, you deserved the win."

Pierre and Charles run to me together.

"Great race, absolutely beautiful!"

"Thanks Sky."

Pierre and Lando are all done and we drive back to the hotel, after managing to find a way between the journalists and photographers.

Pierre closes the door from the hotel room, and turns to me. "Are you really okay?"

"Yeah, kind of. But it hasn't been out of my mind."

"Does Max know?"

"Probably, but I have no idea."

He takes one step forward, and I one backwards, and I feel the wall against my back. Pierre looks me in the eyes, but his eyes wander off to my lips, before going back to my eyes, asking for permission.

"Do it then."