THE ONLY ONE

✲ NINE ✲

may 12th, 2019

The race was over, Lewis came first with Bottas second and Max third and to celebrate, a small group of the drivers were going out to party. 

"What are you looking for?" Charles yelled to Lando over the music. While everyone was letting loose, Lando spent most of his time looking around and looking at the door whenever anyone walked in. 

"I know exactly who he's looking for!" Charlotte yelled, laughing as she smiled at her friend. She checked her phone and grinned. She looked up and her brown eyes lit up with excitement as she saw the familiar blonde walk in.

"Everybody, Miss Emily Swift is in the house!" 

The entire room burst into scream as the blonde smiled as she walked in. Lando turned round and his eyes went wide. Emily was wearing a tight, mini green sparkly dress with black heels with her long hair left down and was wavy as she had bold, yet soft makeup that complimented her features. She grinned as she walked over to Charlotte and hugged her tightly before turning to look at Lando.

"Close your jaw sweetheart, you'll catch flies," she joked, pushing his chin up as she smiled up at him. She grinned as Lando blinked and smiled.

"You look good Em," he said as she smiled.

"Thanks," she said, "you clean up well too Norris." Lando grinned as she smiled. 

"And what is the lady drinking?" he asked as she looked at him, "my treat."

"Pink gin and lemonade please," she said as he grinned at her before walking away.

"And you're telling me that boy doesn't feel something for you?" Charles asked as Emily looked at him. 

"And you're telling me you don't feel anything for Lottie?" Charles went slightly pink as they both looked over at Charlotte who was laughing and chatting with Lily and Alex. 

"If you admit there's something between you and Lan," he said as Emily looked at him. 

"Alright good chat," she said as he nodded.

"Very good," he said before they both burst out laughing.  

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A few hours later, Emily had drunk a lot of drinks and was rather drunk. She was laughing as she and Charlotte held onto each other to stop themselves falling over.

"This one is dedicated to our special guest," the DJ called as Emily looked up, "Emily Swift, this one's for you!"

Emily let out a laugh as the music to Sue Me began playing. 

"Remember when you said it, there's no second chance," Emily's angelic voice played over the speakers as the blonde laughed, "oh baby I heard you been hoping you could change the past. You miss the long goodnights, you miss the long goodbyes, you miss the long goodnights."

"Yup, yup, yup, yup, yup!" Emily and Charlotte sang laughing. 

"Well did you ever think that it was hard for me? To walk it off like nothing happened nonchalantly, I got you feeling like, I got you feeling right, I got you feeling like."

"Yup, yup, yup, yup, yup!" Emily and Charlotte sang laughing as Lando grinned at the blonde.  

"That's my shape, I made the shadow,"  the music played as Lando walked over to Emily, "that's my name, don't wear it out though, feelin' myself can't be illegal, illegal."

"Hey," he said as she turned around and smiled. 

"Hi," she said grinning. 

"So sue me, for looking too pretty tonight."

"Come with me," he said grinning. 

"Wearing your favourite colour under the lights, for moving on, doing everything right."

"Where are we going?" she asked chuckling as he held his hand out for her.

"So sue me, for being good friends with your friends, and running into you the place that we met."

"Trust me," he said as Emily held onto his hand and followed him. 

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"How did you get us up here?" Emily asked laughing.

Her and Lando were sat together, sitting on the rooftop of the club, drinking beer out of plastic cups as they watched the bright lights of the city. 

"I have my ways," he said, sipping from his cup and Emily chuckled. "I don't want to do this," he blurted out as the blonde looked at him.

"Want to do what?" she asked confused.

"Fake a relationship," he said as the blonde sipped her beer.

"So what, you want to call the whole thing off?" she asked as he shook his head.

"No," he said as she looked at him, "I want a real one with you." Emily looked at him and smiled.

"You do?" she asked as he nodded. 

"I do," he said as she smiled. "But I don't want to do it right now obviously, but I want to go on dates with you."

"You would?" she asked as she looked at him. 

"I would," he said as she smiled.

"Well, this can be our first date?" she asked as she looked at him. 

"I'd love that," he said, wrapping his arm around the blonde's shoulders. She smiled as she rested her head on his shoulder and smiled. 

"Lan?" Emily asked after a few moments of silence.

"Yeah?" he asked, looking down at the blonde. 

"Do you want us to work out?" she asked.

"Yes," he said, "don't you?" 

"I do, but this is a lot to put on you," she admitted, "I'll be away in LA for at least seven months, and you have to travel a lot anyway, and I don';t want to put this on you and expect you to wait for me."

"I know," he said, "and I know my career is demanding anyway."

"Always put your career first," Emily said, "you deserve it so much and I'm not going to the put the pressure on you. If you don't want to wait for me I appreciate that and if we're meant to be together we're going to happen anyways. So, you go your way, I'll go mine and we'll just see where life takes us."

"Absolutely not," he said as Emily looked at him, "I want you and you only. I'll wait for you."

"You mean that?" she asked, looking at him. 

"Yes," he said, "I will wait for you as long as it takes."

"I can't put that on you," she said as he smiled at her.

"I'll wait forever and a day for you, if it means I get to wake up next to you," he said as Emily smiled and rested her head on his shoulder.