Another Love

31 Alone

I woke up the next morning with a massive hang-over which was on par with the pain I was also feeling in my heart as I recalled last night.

Mia came out of the bathroom all dressed and ready to head to the circuit so I looked at the clock to see that it almost 9 am which made you groan which made Mia aware that you were already awake.

Mia: "Hey sleeping beauty, mind telling me why you decided to sleep here?"

"He ignored my calls to spend time with Charlotte, Mia."

Mia's facial expression turned from a concerned one to angry in a matter of seconds.

"He did what?!" She shouted making me cover my ears.

"Don't shout please, my head and heart are already killing me."

Mia looked apologetic and guilty for some reason when after a minute of her staying quiet.

"I want to tell you something but please don't get angry with me, Cassie." She starts which made me look at her seriously before nodding.

She told me that the argument that she was having with Charles last Wednesday was about Charles asking for a pass for Charlotte and Mia not wanting to give it and talking some sense into Charles of how it would make me feel if I found out about it and Charles justifying that Charlotte is still a friend and she asked him for it to which Mia argued back that she can very well afford to buy one if she wanted to but she just had to ask him for it and then I arrived but Charles convinced Mia to give him the pass by lying to her that I already know and agreed for Charlotte to be there.

I just stared at my hands trying to process what Mia just said for I don't know how long when Mia's phone pinged and she said she is needed at the paddock to which I just nodded.

I started planning what to do for the weekend and how I was to face Charles knowing what he has been doing behind my back then I headed out of Mia's room to head to Charles' room.

I took a bath and changed absentmindedly before packing all my luggage and calling Lily if I could stay with her for the rest of the weekend promising to tell her the reason when we meet and making her promise not to tell anyone where I was and she could tell Alex, if he promises not to tell anyone.

I then moved all my luggage to Lily's flat before we went to the circuit to which, she of course, headed to the Williams garage while I headed to the Ferrari motorhome since I was informed that we were being called for a meeting after FP3.

I arrived at the conference room just as the meeting was about to start so I headed to the seat beside Kat who looked at my outfit as she noted that I was slightly trembling as it was chilly and I was wearing a halter top which I picked up when I absentmindedly changed but I just shrugged at her and concentrated on the meeting not minding the pair of eyes that was looking at me ever since I entered the room.

The meeting ended just before lunch but me and the team stayed in the room as we discussed some problems and possible solutions for about an hour before we finished and decided to go grab lunch together.

Kat told me that we should probably get a jacket for me first before going for lunch which made me roll my eyes before my eyes landed on a jacket left hanging on the back of a chair which I grabbed and told the PR team members left that I will be borrowing it and to tell the person who left it that I took it which made them all giggle and just nod which I didn't notice as I was too hungry.

After my lunch with the team, I was walking along the paddock when I saw Pierre being interviewed so I planned on just waving my hand as I passed by but he commented on my outfit saying

"Looking good in Charles's jacket, princess," which made me look at him shocked, then looked down at the jacket.

"This is Charles's jacket? How do you know?"

"The 16 on the right arm is a dead give away. Don't tell me you picked a jacket in the Ferrari motorhome and wore it without knowing whose it was." He said and I just smiled at him sheepishly.

"It was chilly and I was hungry, Gasly. Now I know why the PR team were giggling when I told them that I was gonna borrow the jacket. But anyways, bye, I have to go change the jacket now that you told me it's Charles's." I said before walking to the Ferrari garage while removing the jacket.

I gave Charles's jacket to Andrea and I was about to go get a jacket from the lockers but decided against it when I saw Charlotte in the pitwall, so I just went up to the mobile lab.

I was busy with my 'experiment' when Lorraine came up to tell me that Charles was looking for me but I told her and everyone else to say that they haven't seen me in the mobile lab or anywhere in the garage if anyone asks for me even if it was Fred which made them all frown.

"Please, just do it for me today until tomorrow, it's personal. You can just say you haven't seen me since lunch today, please." I pleaded with them.

They just nodded and proceeded to go down to join the others at the garage but Kat stayed behind and just stared at me with a frown so I sighed and said

"You'll know when you see who's at the pitwall when you go down Kat."

She then sighed and just left me to go down.

I concentrated on the mini 'experiment' that I started as soon as I sat down in the mobile lab while tuning into what was being said in the commentary when the qualifying started.

I got bored after nothing exciting was happening in my 'experiment' so I pondered what to do next.

I saw on the monitor in the mobile lab that there's just 3 minutes left for Q3 and Charles and Carlos were currently P1 and P2, so I just grabbed my phone and left the garage to walk towards the Williams garage to tell Lily that I was heading to a farm to go horseback riding and ask her if she wanted to come but she said she can't because she promised Alex to stay with him today until tomorrow, so she gave me the keys to her car and her flat, which made me smirk.

"So I'm gonna have your flat all to myself today and tomorrow?"

"I'm sorry I can't be with you after with all that's happening..." She begins but I interjected.

"C'mon Lil, it's fine. Just because one of us has her heart broken doesn't mean the others should feel obliged to ditch their boyfriends to be with her. Don't feel guilty. I'll be fine, I just need to let myself be so I'll see you tomorrow then. And btw, I expect to be the first one to be called when all your nightly activities has finally bore a fruit." I said the last sentence while laughing and slowly walking backwards towards the garage exit and run out before she could react still laughing.

I drove to the farm and a lovely couple welcomed me giving me a short tour of their barn before introducing me to the horses available for riding and I chose the dark brown Trakehner.

They told me everything I needed to know and all the safety precautions needed before I changed my shoes to the riding boots that I bought somewhere on my way to the farm and mounted the horse.

I asked the groomer, who I found out was the couple's daughter, to take a photo of me on the horse, giving her my phone, to which she agreed and even asked me if I also wanted to have a video of me taken which I agreed on not expecting too much but when I saw the photos she took of me and the short video clips, she has talent so I told her she should make a business out of her talents.

She just shrugged and told me that it was just a hobby out of boredom.

I thanked the small family as I left the farm and headed back to Lily's flat, just stopping for a quick drive-thru to get some fries and sundae which was my dinner before I headed off to bed not bothering to check my phone.