Scooter race!
Standing outside Alpha Tauri, I scraped my left foot across the floor. Puddles had formed all over the paddock due to the showers we're having. I just hoped I wouldn't get soaked waiting for Daniel.
"There she is!" I heard his voice boom through the Paddock as he raced towards me on his electric scooter.
"Took your time," I smiled, unable to hide my excitement.
"I am totally worth the wait," he winked. "Okay, get on."
I looked at him, confused.
"On...on the scooter?" I asked.
"Yes. Where else?"
"But I won't fit!" I exclaimed, voice slightly higher than usual.
"Get on the scooter or I'm leaving without you." He was serious too.
I surveyed the situation and decided that I'd rather not be left behind in the rain.
"If I fall off, I am blaming you!" I screeched. Daniel stuck his tongue out in response as he let me slide in front of him.
One hand placed on the handles, one hand around my stomach. I should've felt safe, but this is Daniel Ricciardo. Off we went, zooming past team members, fans and reporters. There were a few near misses! A couple of Ferrari engineers shouted as we swung around them.
"Be careful!" a voice sounded. I flashed a quick wave to Yuki and he was gone.
"Danieeeeel Ricciardoooo!" Pierre sang, a huge smile plastered across his face. Daniel brought the scooter to a stop.
"Pierreeee Gaslyyyyy!" The two began laughing and play fighting whilst I held onto the scooter.
"You look like you're in deep thought," Lando said as he approached me. He was on his scooter too.
"Zoned out," I gave him a quick smile.
"Wanna race?" he smirked.
"Absolutely not!" I said, quite defensively. Lando scooted closer, so only I could hear him, "Boring."
I gasped. "I am not boring!" I shouted. "Daniel, tell your little friend to stop bothering me." I snapped, but my voice was laced with humour.
"Daniel, tell your little girlfriend that she's boring." Lando responded. "She won't race with me!" he whined.
"You're like a child, Lando. But honestly, it's not safe." I explained. "We could hit someone or slide in the puddles."
"Okay, now you do kind of sound boring," Pierre chimed in.
"It's always about safe and being responsible," Lando tried to mimic me by putting on a really high pitched voice. It sounded nothing like me.
I raised my eyebrows and turned to Daniel. We all waited for his input.
"I think you should race..." He finally said.
"Daniel!" I snapped.
"Live a little, will you?" Lando raised his voice at me, still smirking.
"You know what, fine. But what do I get when I win?" I gave in.
"When you win?" Lando laughed. "Wouldn't be so confident if I were you."
"Wouldn't be so arrogant if I were you," I threw back at him. Pierre and Daniel laughed at my response.
"Alright y/n let's go. To the Ferrari garage and back. You have to high five Pierre when you get back or it doesn't count. No cheating."
"Me? Cheat? Just worry about yourself, Lando."
"Someone's getting a bit fiery," Lando remarked.
"That's my girl," Daniel smiled.
I ensured our scooters were lined up exactly so he couldn't get a head start and I focused on the task at hand - beating Lando Norris. This was serious.
"Marks...Get set...Go!" Pierre shouted loudly, attracting attention from people around us. This is so not good.
I focused on my steering but Lando was ahead. He was definitely going too fast for comfort. I was sure he'd crash.
I swerved left and right as people moved around the paddock, engineers rushing about with tyres for practise.
Lando reached the Ferrari garage before me, but he lost control in a huge puddle and lost a few seconds. I was ahead! So I went for it - I went faster and faster...
"I won!" I screamed when I reached the boys.
"High five me!" Pierre yelled at me, holding his hand out. I quickly leaned over and high fived him as Lando creeped up from behind.
"Actually, that was a ten second penalty to y/n for speeding in the paddock!" Lando announced.
"Whatever, loser," I laughed, marching over to Daniel. I reached my arms up and around his neck to give him a kiss. "Winner gets a kiss from the Honey Badger himself," I teased."
"You make me feel sick!" Lando pretended to gag whilst Pierre laughed.
"Lando, you're just jealous I'm dating a winner and you're still waiting for your first win!" Daniel mocked, causing Pierre to laugh harder.
"Oh yeah? See you on the track, mate." Lando pretended to eye Daniel before zooming off on his scooter.
"I've had enough of scooters for today," I laughed.
