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Lucia Romano was relentless but she was not heartless.
She strived for success from all points of life but only if it meant that no one around her was being unfairly treated by doing so. It meant she always kept good work relationships with people, allowing for a good working environment where people didn't fear losing their jobs if they tried something new. Lucia strives to give disabled people opportunities others wouldn't and make people feel included.
Despite that, she still had a stern attitude to finding out how they could improve. She wanted to know exactly what was wrong and once boundaries have been set, emotions were replaced with work.
Then there was her daughter.
Marissa had grown into a lovely woman with high social skills and a lovable personality. She always wanted to laugh alongside someone or tell ridiculous jokes. She was always smiling no matter when you looked at her,
Having worked as Daniel Ricciardo's PR for nearly five years, they had developed quite a relationship. Lucia always thought something more was going on between the two of them during the Renault time and by the end of 2021, Marissa was inviting Daniel to family dinners.
Marissa couldn't help it. She and Daniel practically shared a personality and spent so much time together that it was clear something else was there. Did it make announcing their lineup slightly more suspicious (despite the fact it wasn't?) a little but it wasn't exactly new? After all, two of the drivers on the grid were together.
Lucia was happily divorced and she didn't plan on looking for a love life anytime soon. She didn't need it and she was happy just with how her life was. As long as her daughter was happy and Lucia felt stable, that's all she wanted.
Between Lucia and Marissa's job, they didn't see each other very often. Sometimes it got to Lucia a small bit but they soon learnt to find time during race weekends to check up on each other if Lucia wasn't in debriefing. At the end of the day, they were both adults with their lives and they didn't rely on each other.
Lucia had to admit that she missed the days when a little Marissa would curl up at her side and watch Disney movies with her in a mix of English and Italian so she was able to grow up with multiple languages.
However, she liked the way things were now, despite the fact it terrified her that the possibility of becoming a grandmother at some point loomed over her. She knew Marissa and Daniel wanted that at some point and Lucia felt like it would make her feel older than she was.
"I think it's great that you have Marissa here for a few days. It's been months since my son has visited me!" Lucia's old friend, Giulia, exclaimed.
