𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 / 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘢 𝘰𝘯𝘦

12..

May 24th 2019

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It was about 9:30 at night when I received Lando's text message, telling me to meet him down at the hotel's lobby. I was in my pajamas and I didn't really want to change, go down to the main floor, come back up, and change again. So I just left what I had on -- grey sweats and one of my brothers shirts.

As 7 minutes rolled by after his text, I tucked my phone in my pocket and went over to the door and began putting on my pretty worn-out sneakers.

"Palaan pian Kim!" I call out to him, he was on a call with Minttu laying just ontop of his bed. "Minne olet menossa?"

"Mick tarvitsee apua jossain." I lie and finished up tying my laces. A grin grew on his face. "Siis te kaksi..?" He asked, not finishing the question as he knew that I would catch on. "Ei Kimi!" I groan, leaning down and picking up one of his shoes, I chucked it right at him. "Olen vain utelias. Olen isoveljesi, minun täytyy tietää tämäntyyppiset asiat."

I go to throw his other pair until he spoke up again. "Sebastian myös kertoo minulle asioita." He chuckled, which just about does it -- I threw the shoe which ended up hitting him in the face.
"Bye Kim, Bye Minttu!" I was quick to leave the hotel room as I saw how fast my brother got up from his bed. "Suvi!" I heard him yelling from the other side.

I ran down the hall and made it to the elevator, I repeatedly pressed the button while keeping my eyes back down the hall -- to keep a look out for Kimi. I felt a huge bucket of relief splash over me as the elevator doors opened and there had been no signs of him.

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I made it down to the lobby and didn't see the McLaren driver anywhere. I walked over to the waiting area and took a seat in one of the chairs. Pulling out my phone, I checked the time. Had I been the one to be late?
9:57pm. No.

He was the one who was late. But he wanted me to meet with him. Why? Was this some sort of joke? Was this just some silly set up of his? I huffed out of frustration and sat up. I wasn't going to wait on him.

My mind soon changed as I saw Lando walk in through the front doors. Not empty handed. He had a couple of flowers, which looked to of been picked instead of bought at a local florist.
"You're late."

He gave me a sorry look and walked over to me. Stopping just infront of me he held out the flowers for me to take. "I was on time." He looked towards the flowers then back up at me. "But then I saw these out the window." He pointed. There were numerous of flowers growing just across the street, all different kinds.

I looked back at him and decided not to say anything. "Do you not like them? I can go out again and pick a different kind." He bit on his lip, growing more anxious by each second of me keeping my lips sealed. "You probably aren't a flower person... I can put them back, but I don't think they'll last."

I looked down at the flowers, I'm not an expert on them, but It doesn't take an expert to know what a beautiful flower looks like when you see one. They were my favorite color too. Blue. I plucked them out of his hand and took in the details each petal held, to try and distract myself.
"Oh, okay.." I heard him mutter to himself.

"Suvi." He then said, but it was a whisper -- one that was loud enough for only me to hear. I looked up to find him closer to me, peering down at me. Since when has he grown?

"What did you want to talk about?" I finally say.

"The uhm.. kiss?" As much as I wanted to joke around and say 'what kiss?,' right now wasn't the time for it.

"Yeah?" I ask, gesturing for him to go on.

"Yeah.." he copied me, it took him a couple of seconds before he gathered enough courage to continue. "I sort of, like you? Not sort of!" He corrected. "I most definitely do. Like you. I was confused about it at first, but when you hadn't been answering your phone.. I of course grew worried about you... which clearly showed me how I felt about you." He caught his breath in between.

"And when I saw you in the elevator, it was just in 'the heat of the moment,' if you know what I mean.. but yeah. I like you. And I hope you like me?" His face scrunched up, cringing at what all came out.

"What are you suggesting?" I said, not thinking at all in my question. This of course caused a bit of damage towards Lando, as I didn't answer his 'somewhat' question. "Well, I was just wondering if you would like to.. go out together? Like, out-out. As in boyfriend, girlfriend! You know? Only if you share the same feelings of course! Or it you do, but want to take it slow.. I'll understand!" His entire face grew a bright red, not just his cheeks, but the entirety of his face.

"I don't know what to say Lan.." I start off.

"If you don't thats fine! We can still remain friends.. I get it. No need to feel pressured." He chuckled. But it didn't sound like his usual chuckle that he'd always let out.

I pondered a bit, gathering all my thoughts into one. Did I like him? Maybe..

Definitely as a friend. But as something more than that, I didn't know.

Would we actually go back to being friends after this, after turning him down? Yes, but it wouldn't be the same, it wouldn't feel the same. So would it hurt to agree? Even if I wasn't sure about my feelings?

"Suvi?" Lando grabbed my arm slightly which caused me to look up into his eyes and out of my train of thought.

"I like you too Lan." I managed to say. But was it mean't in the same context as Lando's? I was not sure.

"Really?" His voice dropped to a whisper, his face was no longer drenched in his own nervousness, but now in.. a 'happiness,' a relief.

I nodded as I didn't know what to say next. There was a silence that grew between us, much like the time in the elevator. The time when he had kissed me.

His gaze dropped from my eyes to my lips. I then froze, turning into stone as if I had been cursed by Medusa herself.

He leaned in, moving my hand out of the way so that the flowers wouldn't 'somehow' get crushed. He looked back up into my eyes before looking down again, bringing himself closer until I felt his nose graze mine. He brought up a hand to my cheek, and we stayed like this for a couple of seconds -- before he pressed his lips to mine.

I gave into the kiss. Although my actions deemed as if I wanted this, my conscious spoke differently. Was this the right choice?

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