What are we?

Didn't promise.

I looked at myself in the mirror. The dress hugged my body well and the jewelry I had chosen fit so well. The light shone bright onto me as I twirled in the mirror when there was a knock on the door.

"Hey" i said to my father who entered the room "you look absolutely stunning my dear" he told me as i twirled for him "thank you dad" i laughed as he threw himself down on my bed "your going to crease the suit" i tell him "it's going to crease anyhow so why not get it over with?" he told me with a smile on his face.

I knew how much he loved me. How much he cared for me and what was best for me. I knew he only wanted the best for me but he didn't always know what that was. What were the best and the safest?

"Are we leaving now?" i ask him as he pulls out his phone "in a minute" he tells me "i'm going to call your mom so she can see you" he smiles as i hear the facetime call sound.

"Hello Suzie, you need to see this" he told her with a proud smile "what is it?" she laughed as she also saw his face. He turned the whole phone around "can you see her?" he asked and she confirmed that she could. "You look gorgeous!" she exclaimed. "Absolutely stunning," my father added.

Once he turned the camera back to himself and started chatting with my mother, I collected a few things that I put into my handbag I was bringing. It was a beautiful white bag with a gold lock. It matched my white dress perfectly.

I dragged my fathers arm as i pulled him up from the bed "gotta go" i tell him and he just keep talking to my mom "come on!" I tell him as I pull him out of the door "we got to go!" He just laughs and keeps smiling at the phone where my mother is displayed.
"Are you running late as well?" I turn and see Seb standing outside of Lewis' room "yeah we wouldn't if he could get off the phone" I tell him rolling my eyes "why are you late?" I ask Seb "well Lewis is taking YEARS!" he tells me with a disappointed look on his face.
"How about I drive with you and then these two can drive together?" I told Seb and he happily agreed.

"Music?" he asks as we sit into his car "yes sir" i tell him and he pulls his phone out "what playlist do you want?" I tell him as he hands me the phone because he is driving. "I don't know what you like, I don't think we have the same music taste," he laughs.

I scroll through a few of them and then I find one at the top "no this one is pretty good" i tell him and hit play. The first song to play is sex on fire by kings of leon. I silently sing the song as he does the same.

The whole ride is pretty much me and Seb singing along to most of the songs on his playlist as it goes through song after song.

When we finally park at the restaurant and get out of the car heading inside Seb turns to be "thats some good music taste you've got there i'd say" he winks at me "these are some of the best hits ever made" i agree with him as a waiter starts escorting us towards the table we will be eating at where all the others except the two we left behind is sitting. There are a few chairs available but I sit down next to Charles and then Seb sits next to me with Carlos on his other side.

We quickly get our menus and start browsing them. When they are ordering drinks I decide against alcohol and get another soda. Fourth of today.

We start discussing what we will be eating.

"I can't decide between this chicken thing and some pizza." I complain.

"I want a burger" Seb tells me and then I look over to Charles. "What are you ordering?" I asked him "Well, I don't know. It's a lot of good food. "He smiles and browses the menu one more time." I'll split you if you want "I tell him "what is that?" he asks me with a laugh.
"You kidding right? You've never split with someone?" "no?" I'm shaking.

"Well we order two things together and then take half of each dish" i tell him "that sounds good to me" he laughs at my baffled expression. "Uncultured" I told him before looking down on my menu. Charles doesnt look down on his menu again because his eyes remain on me for a few more seconds.

I order a one person pizza with ham and mushrooms while he orders some sort of pita bread dish.

Me and Charles keep talking about this weekend's race and are in the middle of the conversation when my father and Lewis appears in the door "hey guys" Lewis says as he sits down across from me and my poor father joins the seat next to Christian, something that can be quite entertaining if your close enough to hear their conversation.

"Do you have a show I should watch because the afternoons can get a bit boring here in the driver world?" Charles asked me after I talked about gossip girl. "Well you've come to the right person that's for sure '' I laugh.

He looked at me while I spoke, engaging in the conversation telling us what he had already watched, what he had enjoyed and what genres he preferred. Somehow I made him agree to try watching how i met your mother.

"It's so good, believe me" I told him.

"The whole plot, over what six seasons, is how he met his kids' mother?"

"Yes. and nine seasons. And it is worth it because the characters are made so well!" I explained to him as he started searching for the show.

"It doesn't look that exciting"

"Just watch it"
"But if it's boring I will stop."

"Fine but then that's your loss"

"Yeah yeah" he laughs.

We continue on carrying the conversation throughout our meals all until we have paid.

I notice his eyes on me whenever I turn around or are talking to someone else. I somehow liked it more than what I wished for. Someone looking at me with such eyes, with such a gaze were a little more exciting then what it should be.

When I turned towards my father because he was to mention my name I saw him waving for me "ready to go back?" he asked me as he started grabbing his coat and more. I didn't really want to leave right now but at the same time I was a bit tired and it had gotten pretty late.

Before I could leave I felt Charles's hand on my arm "there is this party tomorrow, after the race. Will you be joining us then?" I looked back at my father for a quick second before answering "yes i will" i gave him a smile, one that he responded to with a wide and kind smile that made his eyes sparkle.

After that I turned around and hurried after my father who was already on his way out of the restaurant.

As we got into the car I could still see the table from outside. I could only see their backs and nothing of detail because of the dim lighting but I did see Lewis laughing at something. Then we drove off.

The ride was silent. Me and dad were usually not this silent, if anything it would be never. I wanted to cut the silence but I didn't have anything to say. I didn't have a single subject that came to mind right now. Right before I was about to just burst out with something random my father spoke.

"You got along with Charles well?" Then I saw it. I should have known what this was about. Why the silence and the early leaving from the event.

"Yes I did" I told him "he is a nice guy".

I just got a mhm back for a moment.

"He is three years older than you" he told me "but yes. He is a kind guy".

I was about to celebrate a little there but then he added "just not your guy".

Silence fell again. I knew Charles was single so this must be my fathers way of telling me that this was not something he wished for me. Not me dating one of the drivers.

"Dad..." I started but didn't know how to finish it. "I know a lot of these guys. It's not that they aren't kind because they are, but relationships aren't something most of them stay in. i don't want you running around getting hurt".

I didn't respond. I didn't know what to tell him.

"It was only one conversation" I told him and he nodded. "Of course you can talk to them and get to know them. That's not what i am saying but be careful and I would prefer you not get into any...private relationships with them".

He didn't make me promise though.