Not A Verstappen || CL16 & LN4

Untitled Part 6

Charles' Birthday Week 2022

"I need you to steal something for me."

Lando blinked twice as he tried to compute your words before giving up. "What?"

Despite hearing the shower still running, cupped your hand around his ear and whispered, "I need you to go to Charles' apartment and steal a race suit. It's for his birthday and I'm running out of time. Please?"

He perked up knowing you weren't going to actually get him arrested and started to get a little excited as he nodded. "Okay, but you have to keep him distracted so I can borrow his keys."

"You're not even going to ask what I'm doing?"

"No, I want to be surprised too." Lando grinned and kissed your nose before getting out of bed and dressing in record time to leave.

You had spent a long time wondering what to get Charles for a birthday gift when he could literally afford to buy everything he wanted. It had only been when an old video began circulating online a few days ago that the idea sparked to life. You just hoped Lando remembered to disable the alarm.

"Where's Lan?" Charles asked when he found you alone in bed.

For a moment you were struck by how good he looked with just a towel slung around his hips and water running down his chest. "He had to pop out, shouldn't be too long."

Charles smirked as he climbed onto the bed, the towel falling away as it got caught on the bedpost. "That's a shame," he chuckled, caging you beneath him as droplets of cold water fell onto your skin. "He can join in when he gets back."

Your lips parted to meet his but before they could touch an alarm sounded on Charles' phone and he pulled back with a frown. "That's my home security..." He reached for the phone and you snatched it from him before he could open the live video feed and see what Lando was taking. "What are you doing?"

"It's just Lando," you admitted as you buried the phone under your pillow. "I sent him on an errand to your place so we could have some alone time."

"Why would you do that?" Concern contorted Charles face as he sat up and pulled the sheet around his body. "Is this not working for you?"

"No, no, shit, it's not like that. I love what we have." The lie didn't make him relax like you were hoping and your stomach knotted with the need to erase the look from his face. "I love you, and Lando."

"Moi aussi," he replied but he still kept his distance as he tried to understand. "Do you want to spend time one-on-one, is that it? I should have offered..."

"Charles, please, shut up," you groaned as your head fell into your hands. "I don't want that, I always want us to be together. When we are together I feel like I finally know where I belong, like I have a proper family, and I really wanted to do something special for your birthday to thank you for giving me that and now the surprise is ruined."

The sheet slipped from his fingers as he reached for your hands and pulled them away from your face. "My birthday?"

"Since I have to share you with everyone else for your party I thought I could give you a present early but I needed Lando to help. Now it's not a surprise."

"I still don't know what it is, so that's a surprise," he reminded softly.

You sighed and gave him a small nod. "I guess that's the most important part. But the suspense is gone."

"I think I can help with that," he smirked and reached under the pillow to grab his phone before calling Lando on speakerphone. "Mon cher, where are you?"