Random Oneshots from my Tumblr (@bad268)
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!! A/N Side note !! I am running out of chapters in this book, so I started another one! It is literally called Random Oneshots 2, and it is up on my account. It will follow the same upload schedule as this one. Please, don't forget to head over there as this book will be ending soon.
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It was only testing. That's what you tried to tell yourself. It was only testing, but that didn't make the fact that the car was completely wrong any easier to watch. The first race was within a couple of weeks, and the number of problems was making your hope for a good season dwindle very quickly as Kimi came back into the pits with a smoking car. Mechanics stood by the pit box with fire extinguishers, just in case.
You had taken to hiding in his driver's room for the duration of testing because you could only actively watch guys drive in weirdly shaped circles for so long, and there were only so many pictures you could take. Even if you were dating one of them, your tolerance was not that high. You were working on your laptop and casually listening to the F1TV broadcast of the session when they started gasping and talking about how a Mercedes was smoking. That's what caused you to look up just as the cameras panned to Kimi jumping out of the car and disappearing into the garage. You knew he would be in his driver's room within seconds, so you muted the TV and set your laptop aside just as Kimi walked through the door.
He stood there momentarily, still in his helmet, before he closed the door and locked it. You stood up to meet him as you helped him take off his racing gear. Even from the little bit you had seen from his car, you could tell he wasn't getting back in for the rest of the day. You handed him a plain t-shirt and sweatpants and directed him to the ensuite so that he could take a shower. You knew this would make him feel at least a little better. While he was in the shower, you made a quick Instagram post detailing that he'll be back stronger tomorrow.
You didn't know if that was true, but it was the optimistic approach. You would check in with Toto later after Kimi was feeling a bit better. You grabbed your laptop to continue editing some pictures from the day, and about halfway through the SD card, Kimi came back out. His hair was dripping onto his white shirt, but he made no moves to try and dry it. He just walked up to you, moved your laptop, and sat with his legs across your lap with his head on your shoulder.
You knew he wouldn't want to talk, so you just patted his head before leaning your head against his while you rested your other hand on his legs. You could feel tears falling on your neck every once in a while, and it broke your heart, knowing there was really nothing you could do to make him feel better about this situation. You knew that the best thing you could do was be here for him, and when he was ready to leave, you would find a quick exit.
You waited until you felt his breathing even out before gently reaching to grab your laptop from the table. There was still work to be done, and it wasn't going to finish itself. You barely lifted your hand from his leg before you felt Kimi shifting around again.
"I'm sorry, I thought you were asleep," You said in a soft tone, gently turning your had to look at Kimi, who was already looking up at you. "You can go back to sleep. We won't be able to get out of here any time soon."
"I wasn't asleep," He muttered back as he rubbed his face against your shoulder, closing his eyes again. "Just don't want you leaving me."
"I wasn't trying to leave," You replied with a light laugh, running your fingers through the curls at the back of his head. "I was grabbing my laptop. I still have pictures to edit for Mercedes."
"That counts," He sighed.
"How does that count as leaving?" You chuckled in confusion as you turned your body as much as you could to see him. "I was just trying to get some work done."
"Your attention wouldn't be on me," He said, barely audible.
"Oh, do you just want attention right now?" You question with a small smile. "You always have my attention, amour (love)."
"Not when you're working," He groaned as he turned his body so he was practically in your lap as he wrapped his arms around your shoulders. "Can I just stay here for a while?"
"I need to work sometimes, Kimi," You chuckled again, but when Kimi hid in your shoulder again, you let out a breath and dropped it. "We can stay here as long as you want. We can also sneak out to the hotel somehow. I can get the car or have Toto get someone to bring it around."
"No, I just wanna stay here," Kimi sighed again as he melted in your hold. "Just stay here, in your arms, until everyone leaves. I don't wanna face anyone. Not yet."
"Okay, we won't go anywhere, I won't work, and I'll be here until you want to talk," You comforted, running a hand across the span of his back.
"Can we turn the session off?" Kimi asked as he pulled back a little. "I don't need to hear what else I could have done to save the session. The engine was on fire! I don't know what they expected me to do!"
"You pulled off, and that was the only thing you could do," You reasoned as you turned the session off. You changed it to a random sports game that was playing. "You're the driver, Kimi. There was only so much you could do, and pulling off the road was the safest way for all of the drivers, including yourself."
"It doesn't feel like the right thing to do when they say things like that," Kimi groaned. "I'm not ready for this. Maybe everyone was right, and I wasn't ready for F1. It's not even the racing part I'm contemplating. It's everything they're saying about me. Those commentators are brutal."
"They don't know you, Kimi," You pressed as you pulled his face away from your neck to look at him. "They're just speculating on people they know nothing about, and they're saying things to stir the pot."
"It's hard sometimes," He muttered, diverting his eyes. "Now's just not the time."
"You don't need to worry about them right now," You comforted, giving him a brief kiss. "Right now, we're not focusing on what everyone else is saying. We're gonna focus on you getting back in the winner mentality. You'll show them what you can do in due time once you get the car underneath you working."
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