Texas Lows and Monaco Highs

10 - It's all a haze

Sunday day of the race
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Eztli, Marco, Lewis were all sat down in the lobby together. Lasts nights events were a blur for them but they did remember one thing, the fight.

Lewis: fuck
Marco: why are you worried??? I could lose my job.
Eztli: " no one really saw what happened", seeming optimistic
Lewis: "well Matthew said they definitely saw where i grabbed you and brought you back to the hotel, people actually think i picked you up at the club", he chuckled at the thought of people thinking he just brought a random girl with him. Marco laughed, then Eztli did too. The three of them started laughing hard at the whole situation.
Eztli: fuckk
Lewis: what
Eztli: "would you guys believe me if i told y'all that the whole reason i went to the grand prix last week was so I could get a rich boyfriend", Marco and Lewis stared at her in disbelief.
Lewis: wait.. was meeting me part of your plan?
Eztli: "not really, i was looking forward to meeting Lando since we're closer in age but now here we are", Marco smiled.
Marco: well if it makes you feel any better Lando asked for your number after he saw you come out of the hotel on Friday
Eztli: "that does make me feel better" she laughed. She wasn't as scared anymore. All she knew was that if someone saw Marco & Lewis fighting yesterday after she told Marco she didn't want to be with him that it would severely affect her plan. She didn't mind that they knew, she knew they'd keep it to themselves.
Lewis: " the club didn't really allow non drivers to keep their phones in order to avoid people posting us. But they did see me bring you", he said turning to Eztli
Marco: welp can you talk to Toto?
Lewis: yeah man no worries he doesn't know it was you
Eztli: so you're not fired that's great marco
Lewis: well we're not out of danger yet, Eztli was seen with you and then me in the paddock so now there are rumors she and i are dating
Marco: welp that makes me feel better honestly
Lewis: it does?
Eztli: So what now Lewis? How do we clear the air? She said ignoring him
Lewis and Marco exhanged glances. They knew you never could
Lewis grabbed her hand, Marco rolled his eyes, "listen... it's not something that can be necessarily cleared, but as long as we make a public statement then in maybe a month or two then people may forget" he winked at her. Marco winked at her making fun of Lewis.
Eztli: i try to do the right thing and this shit happens, y'all know I have a huge bruise on my ass right after you pushed me Marco when you fell back and then lewis right as i tried to get up you pushed me back down when you almost fell back and not one sorry from the both of y'all" Marco and Lewis laughed at her.
Marco: can i see
Eztli: no tf what time is it?
Marco: 6 am
Eztli: lets go to my room and order breakfast since we're already awake and i don't feel like eating breakfast here where everyone can see us
Marco and Lewis got up and followed her to her room. Lewis sat on the bed, Marco on the couch while Eztli ordered breakfast through the phone. Once she was done she laid down on the bed. Lewis had turned on the tv and he and Marco remarked on how all the channels were on Spanish but somehow the FX channel was in English, they watched a movie while they waited for the food. When it did arrive they dug in, after all they were still tired and sleepy and hungry slightly hungover from last nights events. They talked as if the events of last night hadn't happened. She even showed them the bruises, they all laughed at how stupid and childish they felt with the whole situation.

It looked like Eztli's plan was actually working since Lewis wanted her to follow him to his races next year starting with Monaco, giving her enough time to wrap up her life in Texas. She knew it was a huge deal and all too fast but after all it was worth the risk, take advantage while he love bombed her like every guy does at the start of a relationship. She did feel bad for Marco, who would occasionally sneak glances at her when they were on the track. When Lewis got P3, Marco was the one who hugged her from excitement, she knew he'd make a great friend.

She felt scared, that Lewis would stand in her way if their relationship didn't work out. He seemed like a all or nothing guy. She hoped she was wrong.