Belonging to the Iceman

Just a White Rose

Shantelle smiled as she took in the sights of beautiful Madrid, her impressive work in Italy, for Ferrari had opened some promising doors for her.

One of the cathedrals in the city needed some restoration and she had been called in with a team of twenty other stonemasons.

"Buenos Dias!" A young, handsome Spanish stonemason said to her, as she was admiring the interior of the cathedral, it was over a thousand years old.

"Well, Buenos Dias!" Shantelle said back with a smile. "Do you speak English?"

His smile was contagious, "yes, I do, beautiful! You must be Shantelle Jacobs?"

She smiled back "Yes, that is me, how did you know who I am?"

"I'm Carlo, and I saw those stunning Prancing Horses you did for Ferrari, they're amazing!" he said, with a charming smile.

"Thank you, Carlo!" She said with a smile "Are you ready to restore this stunning cathedral?"

*

"Shantelle?" Came a Finnish voice as she was enjoying a break, she had been working with Carlo, on some of the foundations, and it was hard work.

She looked up to see the ever-cool-looking Iceman, standing near her, an expensive pair of sunglasses shielding his eyes.

"What brings you here Kimi?" She asked, "A little way from home aren't you?"

 "I live in Europe, Kulta, I was born and bred in Espoo, Finland in the ice and snow!"

She gave him an unimpressed look and said "I am NOT your Kulta, Kimi Räikkönen, and you were born in a city called Espoo? Why don't you just take the first two letters off and what is left is what I think of you!"

He chuckled and said "Poo? Or how about a better word? How about shit? That's a bit below the belt isn't it Shantelle?"

"I have no time for cool as-ice playboys like you Kimi," she said, "as you can see, I have a job to do, now if you'll excuse me, this cathedral is not going to be restored itself!"

As she stood to go, his cold voice stopped her "I may be cold and my nickname is the 'Iceman' but if you'd give me a chance you'll find surprisingly, I am not as cold as the media make me out to be!"

She didn't bat an eyelash or turn to face him as she headed into the cathedral "No thanks, Iceman! You're just not my type!"

*

"She still turned you down, Kimi?" Rami asked, placing a beer down in front of his younger brother.

Kimi just grunted, that being his response.

"Want to talk about it?" Rami asked

"What are you trying to be my psychiatrist now?" He finally snapped

"Kimi..." Rami tried again

"For vittuile tähtensä! Jättäkää se Rami!" Kimi bellowed, walking away. ('For fucks sake! Leave it Rami!')

*

"Miss Superstar Stonemason, YOU have another job to do!" Jack said grinning as yet again he raided her fridge.

"Are you reading my mail again Jack?" She asked, her eyebrow raised

He gave her a look as if he was innocent and said "No, why would you say that?"

"Just give me MY mail Jack!" She said.

A week later, Shantelle was headed for France, she had been asked to work on the breathtaking gargoyles on the magnificent Cathedral of Notre Dame.