My One And Only [Pato O'Ward]

7.

"David, go get dressed. We're going to a party in an hour." I said as I woke him up. "Wait, with who? What kind of party? Can I shower first??" He asked, clearly confused. "It's at Pato's house. There'll be Indycar and F1 drivers. Elba said it's fancy, but just look nice and you'll be fine dude. And please go shower for the sake of everyone's noses."

While David was in the shower, I decided to pick out an outfit. However, I couldn't decide on what to wear so I called Elba. "Hey, Elba! How are you?" I asked once she picked up. "Hey Rowan! I'm good, you?" She replied. We talked for a while, ending with her coming over. "DAVID! YOU BETTER BE DRESSED, ELBA'S COMING OVER IN LIKE 10 MINUTES!"

The doorbell rang as soon as I finished my shower. "David, can you open the door please?" I asked him, putting on a hoodie. "Elba! Thank the Lord, I have no idea what to wear."

After we spent about 15 minutes raiding my closet, we found the perfect dress. "Oh my gosh Rowan, you have to wear this! You would look so good in it." She said as she pulled out a black dress with spaghetti straps. "You're literally my savior, Elba. I don't know what I would've done if it weren't for you."

I put on the dress and grabbed my baby blue Nikes. "What do you think?" I asked her. "You look so pretty Rowan. Pato's gonna go insane when he sees you."

I awkwardly paused for a moment before speaking again. "Yeah, about that.. I have a boyfriend, Elba."

She gasped before getting up and ruffling my hair. "Of course you do, who couldn't fall for a girl as pretty as you! But, who are you dating? Like that'd be really awkward if it's one of Patos friends.." I giggled and fixed my hair. "He's an F1 driver, and I don't believe he's friends with Pato. If he's at the party, I'll introduce you to him, ok?"

Elba paused and jokingly sighed before getting up once more and hugged me. "Ah, so you like the speedy ones! I see ya! And if he's in F1 then he'll for sure be there. I can't wait to see your man!" I hugged her and backed out, grabbing her shoulders. We both squealed and started jumping when David walked in.

"Shut up, you two! My gosh, so annoying." I looked him up and down for a second. "Who are you and what have you done with my brother?"

David stopped for a moment before chuckling. "I know, right?! I do look pretty darn fine." He was wearing a dark blue satin button up shirt, some black dress pants, and his matching baby blue Nikes. "Just remember, we're two different people. You hang out with your friends and I'll hang out with mine, alright? And stay away from my boyfriend this time! Got it?" He laughed with an evil tone and ran out of my room. "Brothers, am I right?"

"I CALL SHOTGUN!" I yelled as I ran outside. Elba wasn't planning on drinking, so we took her car. She hopped in the driver's seat with me next to her and a lonely David in the back. "Aw, why so sad, David?" I asked in a baby voice. "Oh shut up, Rowan. Just so you know, Elba, she's incredibly hard to take care of when drunk. Good luck with her."

As we pulled into the long driveway, we saw the location of the party. "Woah, this place is massive." David said, earning a nod from me. Elba laughed. "One day, you both will be able to afford a place much, much bigger than this. Take advantage of the money you both can earn from a team like McLaren!" We both smiled at the thought before hopping out of the car. "Here goes nothing!" I said, sighing. "Don't worry, Rowan. I can assure you that all the girls are obsessed with you." I paused for a second. "I don't know how to feel about that but okie dokie!" I replied, giving her a thumbs up.

When we walked through the door, I was immediately greeted by so many people. I awkwardly smiled before finding my boyfriend. "Elba, my boyfriend's over here." I said, pulling her over. "Logan, meet Elba. Elba, this is my boyfriend, Logan." There was a notable pause from her before she dragged me away. "You're dating Logan Sargeant?!"

"Yeah, what's so bad about that??" I replied. "Look, you two need to be really low-key, you know Pato. He's gonna get really jealous and depressed and he won't forgive you for the next 5 years and-" I cut her off. "Elba, chill. I'm sure he'll understand, ok? Logan and I are happy together at the moment and Pato would be better off knowing instead of having to find out some other way." And with that conversation over, I went to find Pato.

Once I found him, he looked so much happier. "Rowan! I- I didn't think you were going to come!" I chuckled. "What made you think that, Pato?" He looked down and rubbed his arm. "I don't know, it's just, you always seemed so mad at me whenever we would talk. I thought you didn't like me." I gasped, not realizing how bad I had made him feel. "Look, Pato. I think you're a great dude. It's just that you always seemed to call during really stressful times." He grabbed my hand, whispered out an apology, and started leaning in.

"Rowan, what's wrong??" He yelled as I ran to Logan. I turned around to face Pato. "I have a boyfriend, Pato. I'm really sorry, and I think you're a great guy, but I can't be in love with you right now." I replied, and continued walking. "Hey, Logan! Do you mind if I go meet some of the other F1 drivers? I want you to introduce me to them!" I said, grabbing his hands. "Sure, but is everything ok? You're acting strange." I nodded before he took me to meet some of the guys.

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Kinda a weird place to end, but it's been forever so I just decided to publish this. Ha, nothing like a sweet plot twist.