Absolutely Not! (Lando Norris)

Belle

Lando wasn't joking when he said the atmosphere was electric at Silverstone. It was crazy, so many fans. I mean I'd been to races before but Silverstone was different. Free practice 1 was taking place, myself, Lando's parents, grandparents and sisters watch on from the garage. Some of the members of Team Quadrant were doing a meet and greet further along the track. The team were testing scenarios for the best race strategy. I excuse myself from his family and head to the bathroom. I enter the cubicle, sitting down to take a wee. I use the moment to check my phone, I always think it's rude to do it in the company of others so had not checked my phone whilst I had been with Lando's family. My phone had literally blown up with messages and notifications.
"What the hell?" As I open the phone. I head to messages first clicking on the first message from my sister.

Sis <3

Sis <3: Belle answer your phone!!
Are you there?
Belle?!
Ring me ASAP!
It's important.
FFS BELLE!!!!!!

I finish up on the toilet, heading out to wash my hands. I then dial my sisters number.
"Why haven't you been answering you're phone" my sister shouts down the phone.
"Hello to you too. I'm at Silverstone for the race" My sister was always dramatic so to me this was normal behaviour.
"Belle, it's dad"
I swallow hard, I'd not heard from my dad since the race for the Olympic squad and it didn't bother me. I was used to been ignored.
"What's wrong?" I respond.
"He's in hospital. He's had a heart attack. I'm on my way to LAX now. I should land tomorrow"
"How serious is it?" I lean against the counter.
"Nate said it was bad. Apparently he died for like 5 minutes or something"
"Shit. What hospital is he at?"
"Royal London"
"Ok. I'll head there now and keep you updated. I'll see you tomorrow"
"Bye Belle"
I put the phone down and head out the bathroom. Lando was still on the track, I decide that I would just message him and make my way to the hospital. I'm sure he would understand. I mean me and my dad didn't have the best relationship but I'd never want to see any harm come to him after all he was my father.
I'd managed to get a car down to the hospital. I messaged Lando explaining the situation. I was directed to the room by a nurse. As I enter the private hospital room, my stepmother Liss and Brother Nate sat bedside. My father was alert and talking to them but was hooked up to machines. I'd prepared myself for the worse. I gently knocked on the door and met with 3 pairs of eyes.
"Belle honey" my stepmother looks to me.
"What are you doing here?" Nate sharply responds.
"Darcy rang me and told me about Dad, I came as quick as I could" I stand in the doorway still.
"Funny how you want to know him when you think he's going to die." Nate angrily responds.
"What are you on about?" I respond quickly
"Lando told...." Nate responds but is quickly stopped by my father.
"Could you both give me and Belle some alone time?" My dad looks to my brother and stepmother.
"Of course honey. Come on Nate" Liss gets up, kissing my father and leaving the room. Nate follows, not before giving me a mucky look on the way out of the room.
"Come sit down Arabella' My father gestures to the chair at the side of the bed. I sit down, placing my belongings down on the floor.
"How are you feeling?" I look to my father.
"Incredibly lucky. I was golfing with your brother and next thing you know, I woke up hear. Apparently I died for 5 minutes. They've fit a pacemaker"
"Oh dad, I'm so sorry" I grab his hand and hold it tight. He reciprocates by grabbing my hand back.
"Belle, I wanted to apologise" my father looks to me with tears in his eyes.
"Apologise for what?" I look to him, unsure on how this conversation was going to go.
"I've been a terrible father to you. I could of done better and for that I'm ashamed. I've always been so hard on you all not realising how my behaviour could damage my children so badly."
"Dad..."
"Please let me finish. I never said this to you but I've always been proud of what you achieved. You are an amazing cyclist but also an independent woman. I shut you out but yet you still went onto graduate and yes you didn't make the Olympic main squad but you still got on to the squad and that's even with years off. Belle I really truly am sorry and it takes something like this to realise I really need to change and be a better father to you children, I don't want to live a life where my kids didn't get the father they deserve. So will you give me another chance?"
"Dad, of course I will" I get up hugging my father tight. I'd never expected my dad to behave this way or ever hear him apologise but he sincerely meant every word of it.
"I know Lando told me to stay away but like I say I'm going to change. If that means you want to divorce Lando, then I will support you wholeheartedly however from what I've seen, you seem very much in love" He winks at me.
"What do you mean Lando told you to stay away?"
" He came to me after you collapsed in Monaco and explained I was to blame and asked I stayed away. I know what I did was wrong so I honoured his request"
I couldn't help but feel a little bit betrayed by Lando, how could he have lied to me and surely it was my decision to keep my family away. Did I truly know who Lando was? Was I making the right decision in marrying him?