Absolutely Not! (Lando Norris)

Lando

My Brother Ollie, nudges my hand and points to behind me. I turn to see Belle stood there with a smile on her face, my mum had already made her way to her. I watched as my mum hugged her and introduced herself. I get up heading over to her, without hesitation I pull her in to an embrace, whispering in her ear. 
"I thought you couldn't make it" 
"Can we talk?" She whispers back as I feel her arms around my body. 
"We will be right back, I'm just going to show Belle to our room" I grab her hand turning to my family who are looking at us with smiles on their faces. 
"Ok lovebirds. We will be waiting" Ollie smirks. 
I hold her hand, taking her out in to the main entrance hall and upstairs to my room at the end of the corridor. I get her in quickly closing the door. 
"Belle, I wasn't expecting you?" I look to her as I watch her sit down on the chair in the corner of the room. 
"I got some really good advice from a friend, who talked some sense in to me and just so happens to be a private jet owner" she smiles.
"Wait, Verstappen helped you?" 
"Yes, I bumped in to him and we got talking and well hear I am. I just wanted to apologise for how I spoke to you. You didn't deserve that and I owe you an explanation." 
I sit down on the bed and look to her. "Ok"
"Well Isaac explained about my fucked up family. I guess,..I'm just scared. I was scared that I would spend this time with you and your family but it's only temporary so I'd be back on my own next Christmas. Then I realised I should just accept what I've got right now and worry about the future later. Plus my new friend explained how much you like Christmas."
"You know Belle you will always be welcome to spend Christmas with me. This means a lot. I know it's not easy my family can be a lot so if it gets too much let me know" 
"I will and thank you" 
She comes over placing her hands around me and we stay in the embrace a little longer than I expected, the smell of her vanilla perfume greeting my nose, she smelt delightful. 
"We should probably head back down before your family wonder where we are" She pulls out of the embrace smiling at me, before getting up and holding out her hand. 
As we enter back in to the dining room, my family are also sat laughing and talking around the table. 
"Well everyone meet my wife, Belle" I gesture to my family as I feel her grip tighten on my hand. 
"Hi, it's lovely to meet you and thank you for allowing me to stay." She smiles to them. 
"Of course you are welcome here, please sit. We are just talking about the gingerbread house competition we do on Christmas eve. We've got the perfect numbers for pairs" Cisca smiles to Belle. 
"Oh, I don't think I've very good at that" Belle responds as she sits down. I sit at the side of her. 
"Well you can't be as bad as me. Thankfully I will have Cisca as a team mate" Adam laughs. 
"So Belle, what do you do for a living?" Ollie looks to her. I throw him a warning look. "What? We know nothing about your mysterious bride" 
"I've just finished college in California. I studied English Literature and Business Economics. I currently do not have a job but I have been applying for a few roles" 
I look to her shocked, I had no idea. 
"She's also missing out that she's a star athlete. Belle is a professional cyclist. She took a little break whilst at College but is back training with the hopes of representing Great Britain in the Olympics" 
"Oh wow, that sounds amazing." Adam smiles to her. 
"Yes a long way to go but I'm getting there. My coach Isaac is training me for a competition for January 2024, he's hopeful that my previous accomplishments will get me noticed by the scouts" 
"Isn't it a little late to be scouted for the Olympics considering they are next year?" Ollie looks to her, again I throw him a warning look.
"Usually yes however they're looking for one more cyclist hence why I'll be entering the competition in January. They're obviously looking for someone who is already in competition ready" 
"Good luck. I'm sure you will do well" Sav looks to Belle with a smile. 
"What about your family?" Ollie looks to her. 
"Right enough questions now Ollie" I interrupt, I feel her hand touch my thigh and gently squeeze it. 
"No it's ok. He's just curious." She smiles to me. "My father owns multiple businesses and my grandfather started an oil business that my dad took over. My older brother Nate works with him currently. My older sister Darcy is an actress and currently lives in America with her fiancé. My mother Philomena and father Percy are divorced with my mother travelling somewhere to find her soul and my father re-married my stepmother Felicity. My grandparents are happily retired and live in Devon. I think I covered it all" 
"So your family is rich then" Ollie remarks. 
"My family are, I prefer to pay my own way without been reliant on them. I'm thankful for my competition winnings and previous sponsorship money I saved and I worked throughout college so I'm hoping my interviews go well so I can top it back up" 
"I mean I was worried you was with Lando for his money" 
"Right Ollie that's enough" Cisca interrupts. 
"No I'm not with him for the money. I don't want anything from Lando. I happily pay my own way. I'm sure once you get to know me Ollie, you will realise I'm nothing like that" 
I turn to her with a smile on my face, I loved how she stood up for herself. Not that she should have to, my brother can be a real dick sometimes. 
"Well said Belle." Adam smiles to her. "I saw you beat Lando at golf the other week" 
"Oh don't mention it around him, he tends to sulk about it" she laughs as she grabs my arm. 
I really admired her, she stood up for herself, I can imagine my family is pretty tame compared to the likes of her family, hopefully this weekend I can convince her that Christmas is good.