Baby, just say ... yes? | Landoscar <3

Delicate

It was a long day but for different reasons than I first thought: the people's love and attention Lando is getting here in the UK is crazy and we were not even in the cars yet. He is the centre of every interview, of every meeting with fans and of every conversation with other f1 drivers whereas I barely get to talk to him.

I just stand beside him and smile, as always. I wish I would finally feel at home in this whole world but it is very difficult when you don't have a year-long fanbase and everybody in the paddock knows each other very well. It sucks to be the new guy but fortunately I am not the only one with this burden.

Logan is a good friend whom I have known for many years now, especially in f3 we became closer. But his first season is just as depressing as my own and this mood reflects in every conversation we have. I think that is why we are drifting apart even though we should encourage each other. So, while Lando abandons me (just joking), I decide to talk to Logan.

"Hey mate, what's up?" He looks at me with surprise but says, "Mate? You know I'm American, right bro?" I giggle, "Sorry bro, so what do you think? Good hopes for Silverstone?" He thought a while, "Yes, I think. I was unlucky in Canada but got P13 in Austria so I hope I can score a few points soon, maybe even here. What do you think?"

I smiled at him, "Yeah sure, everything is possible. I also wish that, with the new changes of the car, I can be quicker too. We will see. How was your media day?" His smile drops a bit, "It was okay, always the same questions which contain the same expectations." I immediately understood what he meant, we still have so much to prove.

"Yeah I know what you mean but you have Alex who supports you, haven't you?" Now his smile looked bitter, "Yes, Alex probably supports me as much as Lando supports you." His eyes went behind my shoulder. I turned around and saw Lando talking to Alex and Charles, they all laughed at the same time. Then, still smiling bright, Lando saw me. I gave him a little wave and for a moment our eyes locked. It was like looking right into the sun but he looked away first. Just as I was about to turn back I saw how he said goodbye to his fellow drivers and sprinted in my direction.

"Hey, do you want to go, it's getting pretty late. You know, we still want to work out. Oh hi Logan." Logan just nods and I am a bit flabbergasted for a moment. "Yeah sure, let's go. See you Logan!" He nods again and mumbels something like " ...or not as much", but I cannot really hear it because I already follow Lando to his car.

15 minutes later we arrive at the hotel and go to our rooms to quickly change into sports wear. My room was right next to his. After I changed I waited at Landos door but I stupidly dropped my water bottle which landed very loudly on the floor. I immediately bent down to pick it up when the door opened and I saw two naked feet.

When I looked up I saw a naked chest too. It was as if a statue of a greek god was right in front of me, with his well-curved muscels and ... "Come on in, Oscar, you don't have to wait outside." I gave a little cough and followed him inside, my cheeks already filled with blood. I don't know how I plan to survive our work out.

His room looks exactly like mine. I head straight for the bed to sit down and innocently look at my phone, more specifically to look at the weather app because I don't really have somebody to text. It didn’t take long unitl Lando had a shirt on and stood in front of me, ready to go. "Okay Osc, are you ready? You know, a work out with me is pretty hard, not like that simple shit you do down under." "I bet it is", I murmur while following him.

"Let's start with a warm-up on the treadmill", Lando said. I nodded and stepped on it. The gym of the hotel has a decent inventory, plus you have a beautiful view through the big window right in front of the treadmills. The rainy landscape was not as beautiful as the view right next to me but I tried to concentrate.

"Do you have a girlfriend, Oscar?", Lando suddenly asks. As so often, I am shocked by his audacity but I answer, "No, I have not, do you?" I ask him because if he can I can too but based on his offended look he thinks otherwise. "Hey, I ask the questions. So have you ever had a girlfriend?" I sigh, why do I play his game? But I know why and I just can't help it. I say "no" and immediately regret it, he will absolutly make fun of me.

"How cute Osc, do you want me to give you some advice?", he mocked me but I thought I can play his game such as good as him, maybe even better. "How could you, you have no girlfriend either or did I just missed the answer to my question?", I said and watched his eyes widen. „Touché Oscar, come let's throw the ball a bit"

What Lando meant was a heavy medicine ball which we threw to each other. With every throw it became more and more exhausting. I, as well as Lando, began to sweat. I bet I looked foolish but Lando looked ... just wow. Suddenly he took the ball and stopped.

"Do you mind if I play some music", he asked. "No I don't, I already heard a lot about DJ Lando", I joked, a bit out of breath. He gave me a little smile and the music started playing. We continued throwing the ball while I listened to the song, I believe it was some song by Hozier.

I recognized it because Lando also listened to it before the last race. He always listens to some music before a race but so loudly that the whole team can hear it, especially me because my drivers room is right next to his. And I have to research every song I don't know because it gives me the feeling of really getting to know Lando. It's difficult sometimes when he always hides behind jokes and sarcasm.

Just as I was really deep in my thoughts about this song and Lando, I tripped. The ball flew right past his head and I involuntarily jumped forward, right in Landos arms. He fell and I fell with him or rather, on him. At first I couldn't think because of the shock of the fall but when I finally could think I began to realize that my chest was right on his. And my face was just a couple of centimeters from his. I could even feel his warm breath on my skin such as his warm body against mine. It was intoxicating and before I lost myself completely I supported my arms to hold my body above his, my muscels tense and his head between my clenched fists.

I still breathed quite heavily and my pulse was racing. I was about to get up when I my eyes looked directly in his and I froze. I couldn't hear the music anymore, just his steady breathes. His eyes were like magic that hypnotized me, green like the forest. Automatically, my head moved forward and my eyes fell on his lips now which looked somehow delicate. I thought, maybe rather imagined, his head also moving.

I could smell his breath now, it was minty, matching the forest of his eyes. As I was about to touch his lips with mine, the door to the gym went open and somebody came in. In a pure state of panic I rolled my body to the side, next to Lando. If possible, I breathed heavier than before.

What the fuck was that? Did I entirely lose all self-control?