DISTANCE💕

Chapter two -Old familiar and new feelings

The next day I take my breakfast, get ready and decide to walk to the track. I wear a buisness look shirt and short pants because it's so hot in Barcelona. On my way I spot a familiar face. It's Carmen, the girlfriend of George Russell I met yesterday.
We walk together to the track and I tell her that my work is exiting but I wish I would know more people. She turns to me and touches my shoulder "There is a big dinner with party this evening, Georgie and I are also invited, if you wanna join?"
I think about it. It's a good place to meet new faces and maybe make some friends and the last time I went really out partying is long ago so I say yes to the invitation. I feel a bit exited about the dinner.
I walk to my office and search for the McLaren clothes when Daniel joins me.
"You can wear your own stuff, I don't like this team clothes and I am your boss" he grins
I sigh of relief "thank you, I thought I would look like a papaya from now on" we start laughing. When the first practice starts I am done so I decide to go to a meeting room and get some stuff for university done. After an hour someone enters the room
"Hey, this is my seat"
I look and see that Lando arrived, wearing some McLaren stuff and sweating. He looks really attractive.
„What?" I answer
He points at the seat I sit on, I turn around and see his name on it „ohhh".
In the moment I wanna get up he winks and say „I will take the place next to you for the meeting, we have enough chairs here"
After the meeting my head is smoking. So much informations and so many appointments and work on one weekend. This was the last meeting for the day so I decide to get some work done at the hotel and get ready for the dinner.
At the hotel room my phone rings.
It's a unknown number. After I read the message I know it's lando, he got my number from Daniel and he ask me to join the party. I answer quick that I will be there because of Carmen and start to get ready. Now I am even more exited because he will be there and he invited me.
I chose my outfit sexy, but not too sexy. I feel really confident and make my way to the location. Outside I meet Carmen. She told me that we will wait for George. After some minutes he comes around a corner with Lando. Lando hugs me and says „Hello sunshine"
Carmen gives me a look and asks „sunshine?"

We head in and I search for my place. I can't find it when Carmen calls my name „Lea, your place is here". I head to my place. It's next to Carmen and on the other side is Landos place.
*POV of Carmen*
„You changed the place cards that Lea and Lando sit together next to us right?"
George:„You are so clever, yes I did that for a good reason"
„What reason?" I ask him
„Because Lando told me he likes her much and that Lea doesn't have to sit next to him" George points to a man on the other side of the table

*Back to Leas POV*
„Guys what are you talking about?" I ask Carmen and George because these two were whispering for some minutes.
„Just about the upcoming race" she answers quick. Then our food arrives and we are busy with our food. At some point Lando leans over to me and ask „Do I get my dance later?"
The man next to Lando answers „Just do it, don't ask her". The man looks spanish and a bit older than Lando.
He introduces me the man as Carlos Sainz, driver for Ferrari and a good friend of him. I am talking to some people until the party starts and Carmen asks me to dance.
We go to the dancefloor and start dancing until I bump into a guy. He apologies for bumping into me until he recognise who I am. I turn around and walk to the balcony. The guy calls for me „Lea, wait please"
I head outside to the balcony and breathe out. This guy was the last person I expected and want to meet today.
Someone joins the balcony. Without turning around I know that it's him. He starts speaking. I block it and tell him that I don't wanna talk to him but he keeps on going „Let us talk about what happend two years ago"
I got a bit angry and answer „Max, we were too young. That's it's"
„maybe for you but I thought we could be like a forever thing"
This is way too much for me. I start crying. Suddenly Lando joins us.
„Why are you crying and what are you doing out here max?"
Max turns around without saying a word and head inside.
Lando sat down next to me and put his arm around me. „What happend?" I feel mental unwell after this fight with Max and just ask Lando if I could go back to the hotel. But with Lando I feel good and this confuses me because he should be just a friend.
I start to think while we drive, and as we arrive Lando brings me to the hotelroom. He asks me if he should come in with me if I need help. That's kind of cute from him. But I deny because he needs sleep and tomorrow will be exhausting.
He smirks and answer „There is the buisness woman again"
He leaves and I get ready for bed. As I lay down my thoughts are about Lando and that I would like to have him next to me now. This gives me anxiety because he is and should be just a good friend of mine.

The night is over and i am already at the paddock for some work. In my lunch break I decide to sit out in the sun and enjoy the sun.

*POV Max*
"I am exited about the qualifying, the car feels good this weekend"
Lando :"I hope i can make it to Q3, wait one second max"
Lando walks to a table where Lea sits and have a short talk with her. Then he hugs her tight and smile to her before turning back to me
„Lando, you want to tell me something?" I ask him
„Her name is y/n" he answers and I roll my eyes
„And what is that between you?"
He looks around before answering „That's the thing. I would like to meet her and get to know her, but she is. I don't know"
I start to smile and know exactly what he means and what I should answer now „She is sometimes shy, sometimes she plays the horny card and she is very focused on her career"
He looks suprised at me „Shy yes, the career thing to 1000% but how do you know this and what is meant with the horny thing?"
I wanna do some fair play and just answer him that he will find out later but he should enjoy it as much as he can because Lea is excellent. For me the talk ended now, so I turn around and just hear Lando saying „what the fuck"

Back to Leas POV
Lando walked down the paddock with Max and stopps at my table to check on me. He also asks me if we wanted to look at the sunset again this evening. I agreed of course and he gave me a long and tight hug before turning back to Max.
Now I am back at working and watch the qualifying. Its good for McLaren and after it I leave the track. Later I get ready for the date. No, not date . For the sunset meeting with a good friend named Lando. Yes, this sounds better.
As I arrive Lando is waiting for me. We hug and I ask him if he is waiting long
„ No it's fine and I would wait hours for you"
We talk about everything that comes to our mind
„Before I met you i never knew that sunsets can be this beautiful"
I notice a hand on my tight and feel the warmth of Landos hand on my whole body. It feels good that our bodies touch at some point. But this should feel wrong. This whole thing is driving me crazy.

He smiles "But now you can show me all the sunsets of this world"
I start laughing and try to preach him "Dream big little one"
He starts to tickle me and tell me that he is the older one from us.
He tickle me for minutes until I can't breathe because I laugh so hard.
Then he ask me a question I wish he would never ask "What do you think about Max?"
I answer quick"he seems kind but have something in his character I don't like"
This answer seems not enough for Lando and he ask me if I knew him before I came here for the job. I notice how I am getting nervous and searching for a good answer
"Ermm... no....yes. Our families are friends so I met him one or two times before, why are you asking me about Max?"
Lando says apologetically that Max said something like this to him earlier in the day.
The evening continues and I enjoy his company and the talks we have. It's even dark when I say "as a McLaren worker I would say we have to go to the hotel because tomorrow is the race.
Lando smirks and put his hands again on my tight
"And what do you say as Lea Morean?" With every word his hands go higher on my tigh.
I answer that this evening should never ends when it's about my opinion.
"That's the girl i want to hear" he rubs my tigh "tomorrow is the race and on monday I leave. Two weeks without you will be hard" he pouts.

"Poor lando" I answer "you lived 22 years very well without seeing me" I start laughing
He asks me what I will do in the break between the races. But what he doesn't know is that it's only for the driver a break. I will fly to the McLaren office and do some work with Daniel. The rest of the time I will spend in my hometown and maybe one or two days in Monaco because of Daniel. It will be an exiting time between those races.
Lando answers me that he will spend his break in Monaco and England, training and preparing for the next races.
After some minutes we decide to go back to the hotel because it's getting cold. As we return we see two people kissing passionately in the entrance of the hotel.
Lando starts laughing and goes to them
"Ohhh our girls hunter is back, Gasly how are you?" He ask the men. They stop immediately and look embarrassed. After some seconds Pierre Gasly answer that he is fine but also asked Lando why he isn't alone"
Lando looks down to the floor and answer quick "She is from McLaren and we had some buisness talks"
You laugh inside because of his answer. As we want to go inside I said to Pierre "Buisness talks of course and now good night. And Pierre: no sportive actions before the race. I think that's a rule for every driver" I wink at him. Lando laughs and Pierre also start laughing and blushes.