Amore Mio - Daniel Ricciardo

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Noemi looked over at the door and there he was, Daniel Ricciardo. The man she had been drawn to ever since their interviews the other day. Noemi stared at him for maybe a little too long, because Lando had noticed.

"Big Danny Ric fan, yeah?" Lando asked her, snapping Noemi out of her daze.

"Um, yeah. He's a crazy good driver." he's got crazy good looks too, Noemi thought to herself. It was true, Daniel was extremely good looking, and a crazy good driver, although his recent performances haven't been the best. Like he said, he just needed motivation to get back into it, and you know what. Noemi could be that.
Daniel made his way over to the couch with his smile as large as ever, "Lando!" He shouted just as excited to see his old teammate as Lando was to see him, his Australian accent was extremely noticeable, and extremely nice to listen to, "Did you finally bring the girlfriend along to one of these meetups?" Daniel asked Lando, seriously thinking Noemi was his girlfriend, "Well, hi Lando's girlfriend Im Da-" He stopped mid-sentence, "You're Mirano."

She laughed at his obvious statement, "Yes, I am." smiling at him she continued, "Daniel Ricciardo, right?"

"Yeah."

"It's nice to meet you Daniel, and no, I am not Lando's girlfriend." Noemi was barely able to contain her laugh, until Lando and Oscar started laughing and then she couldn't hold it in anymore, "Here Daniel you can sit down here next to me, I don't bite I promise." Noemi motioned for him to sit next to her.

"Watch out mate, she might actually bite ya." Lando jokes, leaving a smile on Daniel's face.

Daniel spoke to Noemi, "How'd you feel about P9 today?"

"Honestly, I know I could do better. It's odd being in a race where everyone's cars are different, in academy we all have the same car." Noemi sighed, "Regardless of my position today, tomorrow will be better. I'm not expecting a podium but I'm hoping to stay in at least top 10."

"Noemi, I've watched you race in academy, you are extremely talented. You got it tomorrow."

"Thank you Daniel, that means alot to me." She paused, "And you can call me Mimi, that's what all my friends call me anyways."

"Alright, Mimi."

There was some sort of electric energy flowing between the two. A mutual feeling of interest in the other? Both of them wanting to pursue the other? Something was felt between them.
Lando got up and poured himself a drink, he grabbed a beer for Daniel, and handed it to him, "Here ya go."

"Thanks mate." Daniel responded with a smile and a nod, "Do you drink." He asked Noemi, looking over at her.

"Not before races." She smiled at him.

"I see." Daniel's eyes shot down to her lips and right back up to her eyes, although quick, Noemi still caught it.

"Don't you get afraid about being hungover during a race?" Noemi asked, peering at his lips the same way he had done to her. He caught it as well.

"I know my limits," Daniel took a deep breath, and moved ever so slightly closer to her.

"I've heard you're called the Honey Badger, why is that?" Noemi questioned.

"My driving style is aggressive, and dangerous, however off the track I appear to be smiley and kind, just like a Honey Badger." Everyone else was so consumed in their conversations they didn't notice the turn Noemi and Daniel's had just taken.

"How smiley and kind are you really Danny?" Noemi re-crossed her legs in the opposite direction so that her leg ever so slightly brushed his.

"Do you want to find out tonight, or tomorrow on the track?" He looked down at her leg, now fully touching his, he placed his hand on her lower back and leaned into her ear whispering, "Why don't we just settle for tomorrow, I don't want tonight to get out of hand. Afterall, the track isn't the only place I'm aggressive." His voice in her ear and his breath on her neck was more than enough to send chills down her spine, giving her goose bumps that he must've noticed.

Noemi nodded in response. She got up and grabbed herself a beer before sitting back down between Daniel and Lando. When she sat back down Daniel's tone had shifted from the deep voice he had been whispering to her with back to his usual upbeat Aussie tone.
The rest of the night went on normal, no more flirty remarks were made between Daniel and Noemi, they spoke to each other as if the conversation that took place only a mere few minutes ago did not happen.
To her surprise Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, Logan Sargeant, and Daniel Ricciardo had became her first and fast friends on the grid.

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