Cropped out - an Oscar Piastri x OC fic

Chapter 18- Stare

Eliana:
I've been looking forward to Baku for days. Weeks maybe. I remember when I used to watch f1 a lot, I would always make sure I'd watch Baku. So not only is it a childhood dream of going to the race, I've also had a yearning of Azerbaijan and its culture for years. So I'm glad I can explore it. The Azerbaijan Grand Prix has always been thrilling, but this year feels different.

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My skin flushes as I step off the plane and onto the tarmac of Baku international airport, its gorgeous architecture standing out like a sore thumb on the seemingly barren land. It's not too busy yet, and I find my luggage in a few minutes. As I wind my way through the people to get to my transport, my mind snags on some blonde hair. Is that- no. Why would she be here? I turn away, fully wiping the idea away that Livia is here before I hear a familiar voice behind me.

"Eliiiiiiii!!" she practically screams as she (very slowly) runs towards me, pulling her suitcase behind her, and encases me in a hug.

"What the- I thought you were in London?!" I say, arm still by my side in shock.

She pulls away from me, hands on my forearms, "Surprise?" She says, raising an eyebrow and shrugging her shoulders.

I stare at her, then laugh, going in to return thy hug, "Ugh Liv I've missed you so much. How did you get here at the same time as me?"

"I have my ways. And I've missed you too, Eli."

"Of course you do." I say, smiling, as we release each other. "Right then, shall we go, m'lady?"

Linking her arm through mine, she inclines her head, "Of course, m'lord."

We giggle as we make our way to the transport to the hotel which, by some complete magic on Liv's end, is the same for both of us. I can feel a surge of confidence with Liv by my side that has been missing, and I know that the weekend is going to be great.

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Reasonably, Liv slept in my room last night, despite her having a much larger and nicer room a floor above me. We spent the rest of the evening catching up, talking about work and her dj side-hustle. She reminds me so much of Lando sometimes that I'm scared what will happen when I introduce the two.

We got up nice and early this morning to have breakfast together before heading to the track. We had to be there earlier as Lando needed to record a 'Lando Norris answers google's most searched questions' which was sure to be fun.

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I sent Liv to the hospitality whilst I went with Lando to film, and it went by quickly, with more than a few stupid responses that had to be re-filmed, but that's what you get when working with Lando. And it seems that the two are more similar than I thought, because she wasn't there when I returned. So now I'm currently searching the paddock for the blonde, sending message after message asking her where she went. I was gonna introduce Lando to her, but it's a bit difficult when she's not there. So now I'm stressing.

I've been searching for 15 minutes and I just want to give up at this point. She has just vanished. Poof. Gone. I sit down on a wall and just catch my breath. I jolt as the phone in my back pocket vibrates, rushing to grab it thinking it will be Liv. My heart stops a beat when I see the message on my screen.

Unknown number
Hey, she's with me. Im guessing you lost her.
It's Oscar, by the way

Yes...
And where are you?