AutumnDR3 II Daniel Riccardo

Chapter Eight:

"What's next on the calendar?" I ask my assistant.

"Track walk but first we need to meet up with Charlotte"

"Okay cool" I say as we start walking.

"Dannnnnnniiiiiiieeeeeeeelllllll Rrrrrriiiiiiiccccccccarrrrrrdddddddooooo"I hear Pierre shout as he runs to catch up to me.

"Piiiiiieeeerrrrrrre Gassssssllllyyyy" I shout back as he runs up next to me.

"How's life going?" He asks giving me a fist bump.

"Good. I'm just fucken freezing"

"What can you expect honestly? It's the UK" He jokes.

"Fair enough"

"Pierre!" Someone shouts for the driver. He says goodbye before running off.

I walk into the Catering area and follow my assistant up the stairs. As we reach the top of the stairs I stop. Her beanie catching my eye. The same one she was wearing yesterday.

"Hey guys!" Charlotte says standing up. She turns her head and our eyes meet. I'm pretty sure my heart just skipped a beat. She smiles and I smile back.

"Fancy seeing you here" She tilts her head. I laugh.

"Could say the same thing about you"

"You two know each other? I thought Stacy said-"

"Me and Autumn met yesterday at her moms bakery." I interrupt Charlotte.

"Oh cool. Um anyways once Lando gets here we can get going on our track walk"

"No need to wait. I'm right here" Lando says. I look as Autumn leans over and says something to her friend.

"Lando, Daniel this is Autumn and D. Autumn, D this is Lando and Daniel"

Lando goes and gives them hugs and D's face goes red as a tomato. Oh I'm so using that against him.

We all walk down to the track together and we start walking. D and Lando Immediately get into a conversation leaving me and Autumn to talk. Not that I was complaining.

"So Mr Riccardo" She says.

"Autumn?"

"How did you like your cupcake yesterday?"

I make a sound deep in my throat close to a moan. She giggles.

"I don't think I've ever had such a good cupcake in my life" I say.

"I'll bring you another one tomorrow, How's tat sound?"

"Why would you do that?"

"Because it's you birthday tomorrow" She points out

"Don't remind me" I laugh.

"Birthdays are fun, they my favorite type of celebrations" She says.

"Why are they your favorite?"

"Because it reminds you how much closer to a grave you are" She says plainly. I stop and stare at her. She stops as well and puts a questioning look on her face, before bursting out laughing. Her laugh is beautiful.

"I'm joking, Kind of" She says through laughs. She calms down and we start walking again. "That's the horrifying way of putting it. It just reminds you that you only have so much time to do all the things you want to."

"So Basically a YOLO reminder?

"Well I mean there is a reason I have it as a tattoo"

"You have tattoos?" I question. I wouldn't have taken her as a tattoo girl.

"I know, I don't look like a tattoo person but yeah. I have five, all small though"

"What are they?"

"One's a Yolo like previously stated. I have a small F1 Car on my collar bone, a butterfly on my thigh. I have a sun behind my ear and D has a Moon. Oh and this" She stops and pulls her hair off the back of her neck revealing colorful letters.

"This body is Temporary" I read it.

"Yep, I have plans for a spine tat soon though"

"Ooo of what?"

"A bunch of flowers" She smiles. "What about you? Any plans for more"

"I think maybe another hand one. Quick and simple"

"Sounds good"

"Yep"

"If you don't mind me asking what flowers are you thinking of getting?"

"Daisy's"

"Your favorite flower?" I ask.

"Yes sir" She smiles.

"Maybe I should get a new flower tattoo."

" I'll have to join you, maybe I'll get a rose though." She laughs, pointing at the flower on my hand.

I let out a small laugh before we settled into a comfortable silence.

"Hey Autumn," It was Lando. He waved her over.

"Speak to you in a little bit?" She says, looking at me.

"Yeah, of course," I smile. She nods before running away. I look up at Lando, and he winks. That kid really thinks he's a matchmaker.