Went to the paddock with Keeley the next day, didn't want to take her with me, actually wanted to break up with her.
But for some reason I let her manipulate me into taking her with me.
Don't even know how she did that.
She didn't even spend a lot of time with me, spend more time with Kika, and honestly I didn't care.
Gave me some time to find Taura and find a reason to talk to her.
And once again I found her talking to Max, in the middle of the paddock. They were definitely growing closer together than I wanted.
I was pushing her into his arms.
"Hi guys" I smiled as I walked up to them. "Hi mate" Max said, Taura didn't even acknowledge me.
And she had every right to do so, every right to absolutely hate me.
She probably thought I was playing with her. Not in the good way.
"I'll see you at the interviews?" Max looked at me, I nodded quickly, which made him leave.
But not before giving Taura a kiss on her cheek. His hand brushed against her arm, and they looked at each other a bit too long.
Didn't like it at all.
Had a weird feeling in my stomach seeing them together.
Taura looked at me, didn't say a thing before turning around.
"Wait Knox" I said, grabbed her hand, but she immediately took it back.
"What do you want Norris?" She snapped. Fair enough, I deserved that.
"Just wanted to ask how you are"
Always wanted to know how she was doing.
"You're good at that, you know?" She said, she smiled a little but I was sure it was a fake smile.
"I am good at what?"
She chuckled, looked straight at me, and I was such a sucker for her. It was as if those eyes had a switch to my heart.
Every time she looked at me, she switched my heart on.
Made it beat hundred times as fast.
"Making people believe they are more important to you than they actually are" she said. Dropped her smile and her eyes turned even darker.
"I-uh-I actually do ca-" I stuttered, didn't expect her to be so blunt. She didn't let me finish, she just chuckled and turned around.
Yeah I definitely messed it up with her.
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Did the practices, had to do the interviews after that.
I was kinda late, like always. So when I walked into the media pen, every journalist was busy already.
Had to wait for them to be ready - hated to wait.
"Hi mate" Max patted my back, standing next to me.
Awesome.
"So, I actually wanted to ask you a question" he took a step closer, away from his PR assistant. "Yeah?" I asked, not bothered moving.
"Do you and Taura have something going on?" He asked, didn't even got the chance to kindly tell him to back off, he spoke again "Because I like her" he added.
"You like her?"
Since when? When did this happen? Thought he just wanted a quick fuck, but now he liked her?
I mean, I totally get it. What's not to like?
"Yes" he simply said.
And for the first time I was ready to admit to something I was holding in the entire time. "I actually do lik-"
Couldn't even finish my sentence, because we both got pulled into stupid interviews.
But I fucking do like her. A lot.
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@Mclaren: Practices done! Next up: qualifying!
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@ItsKeeley: Handsome 🧡 @user1: you okay mate? @user2: doesn't look very confident @user3: who u looking at like that
