You Must Choose - Carlos Sainz X Male Reader

Chapter 2

The second I wake up I look at my phone to check the time and see that I've slept in later than I expected so I quickly scramble out of my bed and get dressed.

Somehow I arrive really early at the karting track for the quadrant video and I'm the only one here, so I take some time to walk around the track and get to know the layout of the track and make mental notes of certain corners and areas that could provide a challenge.

Then I see cars start to pile through the gates so I awkwardly stand next to mine and pretend to be scrolling through my phone to make it less awkward. As Carlos approaches me he goes to hug me and I put my hand out creating an awkward moment but we ultimately settle for a hug and I can already see Lando glaring at me but I don't pay him much attention.

The video idea is a karting race with no rules or limits which makes it more interesting but I'm hoping to avoid any injury or collisions right before the season starts. We get changed into our race suits and put on our helmets and then do a qualifying session and I manage to beat out all the others except Carlos so I start P2.

As there are no rules I jump the start and this causes most of the others to do the same and I lead into the first turn but then I feel a massive crash into the back of me and see it's Lando trying to get past and I pull some incredibly defensive moves that causes Lando to spin out at one point, then Max and Carlos come along both sides of me and I physically can't go anywhere. This leads Carlos to get a lead on me but I manage to fight off Max and maintain a second place position. As we cross the line I'm sure most of us have got whiplash and joint pains but it was quite fun to race without the FIA or some other authority telling you what you can and can't do.

After we finish the video we all head to a restaurant for some food, unlike the last time I get to sit next to Carlos and I sense Lando's glare as he takes a seat next to Max.

We flip between conversations whilst waiting for our food to arrive which doesn't take too long. Constantly during the course of the meal is Lando continually averting his gaze towards me and Carlos as if he is jealous even though me and Carlos are just friends and aren't being too touchy or conversational.

All I can think about is if Lando is this overprotective of Carlos when all we are doing is sitting next to each other, what will he be like when we are teammates and spend loads of time travelling together and constantly being with one another.

Tomorrow is the day where we travel to Bahrain ahead of pre-season testing and I can't wait to get back on track and get to grips with the car and hopefully make smooth progress following on from last season and MoneyGram have sponsored more money than what Uralkali did so hopefully that extra money has gone into the car and made it faster.

I don't stay too long as I want to get back home and pack my suitcase ready for tomorrow so I say goodbye to all of them and walk out to my car.

I sit in the driver seat for a while, the image of Lando just constantly staring at me sending anger pulsating through my head so I take a moment to cool off and forget about the whole thing.

I enter my apartment and head straight to my bedroom where I pull a suitcase out from under my bed and start to transfer clothes from my closet and place them in my suitcase quite messily and without care. A lot of my clothes have been sent on by the team already so it's not a full suitcase and most of the contents of my suitcase are essentials I can't live without.

By the time I finish packing darkness has fell on the streets outside and the rain starts to pelt down. I'm not really hungry after the meal I had. So I just eat some fruit just to quench any hunger I may have and I take a seat on the single arm chair and put on Netflix which is my default setting. I take some time to appreciate the last part of my final day of winter break and mentally prepare for the new season.