all eyes on you - carlos sainz jr F1

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CARLOS POV

I frown as I watch Camille retreating back as she practically runs to the pits.

"What did you say to her, Charles?" I ask and he shrugs.

"Wasn't me that scared her off, it was you. It's like this, she said you did something to make her mad." Charles says and I feel my eyebrow's furrow.

"What? I didn't-" I cut myself off when I remember. "Oh, Rebecca," I mutter.

Charles raised an eyebrow at that. "Rebecca? Did you two not split off ages ago?"

"It's complicated," I say and Charles laughs.

"It always is." He says, clapping a hand over my shoulder and steering us in the direction of the Ferrari garage.

I watch Cami's back as it's turned from me when we walk past the garage to get to our own, I see her back straighten when our eyes lock through the mirrored reflection of the white paint but her stare hardens and we maintain eye contact till the wall separating their garage and the next stops it.

I sigh as I jog a little to catch up with Charles. I could feel her slipping through my fingers the further I walked away.

CAMI'S POV

"Sarah!" I hiss as she walks in, looking dazed, with Lando. He says something that makes her laugh and she looks at him in a way that makes me bite down my own smile. She was falling for him, being obvious about it to. "Sarah!" I try again and she looks at me startled.

"What?" She snaps and I smirk as I take her by the arm and drag her away.

"Lando and Sarah sitting in a tree..." I start and she groans as we sit down.

"That obvious?" She asks, sounding mortified.

I laugh. "To me? Yes. But to the press? I don't know, I know how to read you better than anyone."

She mutters her agreement before being dragged away by Lando and Oscar's PR manager. "Okay you two, we're going to shoot a challenger or two with you and Lando and Oscar."

I groan. "Seriously? What is it?" I ask and she grins.

"Guess the song and continue the lyric." She says. "You know, keep intact and on theme with your image."

Sarah groans louder than I did. "Are you serious? I can't sing! Not in comparison to her!"

Amanda laughs, "Don't worry, neither can the boys. Cami will overcompensate for the rest of you."

"I can't sing either." A voice says from behind me and I turn to see Carlos standing behind me with his hands in his pockets offering me an apologetic smile.

I keep my face expressionless. "What are you doing here?" I ask as politely as possible.

Unfortunately I don't think my tone was as neutral as I wanted it to be because Amadas expression tightens and Carlos's face falls.

"Georgiana told me that Charles and I also have to do this challenge." Carlos says, his eyes trying to meet mine but I don't meet his gaze.

"Great." I mutter eyes glued to the floor and Sarah elbows me with a small look.

I force myself to keep my head up and fake a smile as we walk into the breakout room waiting for us to do the challenge.

Charles, Oscar and Lando are seated already. I watch as Charles expression turns to a grimace as he watches Carlos file in behind me. I offer him a kind smile and he returns it.

I sit down next to Oscar, hinting at Sarah to sit next to me but she moves across the room to sit next to Lando. I groan internally and feel like i'm back in middle school avoiding the guy I had a crush on.