𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙇𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙨 - Lando Norris (LN4) [Book 2]

𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕗𝕚𝕧𝕖

I roll over and stretch my arm out, but notice there is no one besides me. Where is Hugo?

Hugo and I have been together for around 9 months now, and we've lived together for 6 months. I know you probably think that was quite soon but we've known each other for years, he knows my brother, they used to play ice hockey together, til Hugo was injured and had to stop playing. He still works out, and trains with the hope of being able to return to the ice one day, but for now he is not able to play with the team.

I roll over and pick up my phone to look at the time, 9am.. not too late. I unlock my phone and have the time for Monaco saved, that is so I remember what time it is if I ever call Liana.

They're one hour ahead, so I decide to give her a FaceTime.

I drop her a text first, to check she is free, before clicking call and settling in for a catch-up.

"Hey bestie," she grins.

"Hey girl," I smile back at her.

The Liana we know now, is not the same one we knew a couple of years ago, she is so happy, so relaxed and that is all a result of her relationship with Charles. It's amazing to see how someone can relax so much into themselves when they get into the right relationship for them.

"I'm missing you, Charles is out for a run and I couldn't be bothered to go with him so I'm just sat here bored. I wish you was here Rae,"

"I miss you too, you need to come here and visit soon."

"That might be a bit difficult... you might have to come here," she says sheepishly.

"Oh my god are you pregnant?!"

"No, oh my god, NO!" She laughs down the phone, "we are getting a child though."

"You're adopting what?! Why are you adopting?" I ask in shock.

"No, no humans. Charles has finally agreed to getting a cat," she tells me with excitement.

"Oh, really?! When are you getting that,"

Liana has been begging Charles for a cat for months, it started not long after they had got together, she cried over a cat when they went to visit her parents and it became a whole thing - she is so happy, but she just wants a cat.

"So we are going to prizegiving next week in Stockholm, and then when we get back he said we could have a look, we might go and check the shelter and adopt one rather than buying a kitten, it would be a cute idea - the only reason why Charles said he'd rather buy one is because he knows I'd probably leave with the whole shelter. I can't deal with their sob stories Rae, I had to unfollow the shelter on Instagram because everytime they posted a picture of a cat with a little bit about why they needed a new home I just sat and sobbed,"

"Imagine if two years ago, I'd have said you'd be getting a cat with Charles Leclerc, it would have been so funny, you'd never have believed me."

"Two years ago I'd just run away from Abu Dhabi, it's mad isn't it. Things have changed so much, I'm happy, I never thought I could actually be this happy again but here I am, living with Charles Leclerc and trying to think of somewhere to celebrate New Years for our anniversary, it's just so mad."

"I guess if you told me two years ago, I'd have moved out of Monaco, moved back to England, opened a cafe-bakery here and be dating one of my brothers hot old hockey team mates I'd never have believed you either."

"Me too.." there is a moment of silence between us, I can tell she wants to say more, "do you ever think about him still?"

Good question, do I? Not so much anymore, not in a while actually. I'm with Hugo now. The first few months all I saw and heard was pictures and gossip of Lando being spotted with all different girls in the aftermath of our breakup. I guess it's not easy when you're a Formula 1 driver and the newspapers and gossip pages follow your every move.