They were drivers, they were best friends. No one was expecting lockdown to happen in 2020, and Lilly and Charles certainly weren't expecting for their story to turn out like this.
As Lando pours me another glass of wine, I'm anxiously waiting for a message from Charles, although trying not to make it obvious I glance at my phone every few minutes wondering why he's not contacted me. Surely by now he knows I've seen the pictures, or maybe he simply doesn't care.
"Hey don't let it bother you I'm sure it's nothing, so are you two actually together?" He asks.
"We're not officially together, like he hasn't asked me to be his girlfriend or anything but we took a huge risk crossing over the line of being just friends, so I kind of think we are together without having to confirm it if that makes sense."
I wasn't sure of the answer myself to be honest as I tried explaining what was going on between us to Lando. And I was even less sure given the pictures I'd just been shown.
"Yeah I know what you mean, so I'm assuming that's why you asked me if everyones training started tomorrow and not just mine? Makes sense now." He says.
"Yup, but it doesn't look like he was training. Anyway I let's not talk about Charles anymore, we're having 'lunch' to get to know each other so Lando, tell me 3 things about yourself that I don't know." I smile at him, intrigued what his responses are going to be.
"Eeerm sure ok... 1. I'm scared of the dark 2. I'm not great with a manual gearstick and 3. I've never had a girlfriend"
I laugh hard, "you're one of the best drivers in the world and you struggle with a gearstick? And NEVER? not even a silly relationship or have you never had a girlfriend because you just sleep around?" I smirk.
"I'd still out drive you in any car on any track." He grins. "And what gives you the impression I sleep around? That's not me at all." He looks quite insulted that I'd think that of him.
I think back to when he had asked Charles for my number for my number during the streaming session, and the argument Charles and I had afterwards. He told me he didn't want me to just be another one on Lando's list and that he just dated around, i'd assumed since then that Lando was a bit of a flirty playboy type. I'd not taken any of his flirting seriously because I just assumed he was like this with every girl he came across.
"Sorry I didn't mean that's what you're personality is like since knowing you, I kind of just assumed given that you're a good looking F1 driver that you'd be a kind of serial dater sleeping around. I shouldn't have made any assumptions."
"No you shouldn't assume. I don't sleep around and I rarely date - unless I really want to, and good looking you say?" His eye contact is ridiculous. It's so strong and assured, he's so confident without it being cocky.
"Ok well that's good to know." I'm not sure why I say that I kind of just blurt it out.
"Why is it good to know, does my sex life concern you?" He says leaning forward a little closer to my face with the same huge cheeky smile he's had on his face all day.
"What sex life? I thought you didn't have one." I joke.
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