Paper Rings: O.Bearman

𝕮𝒉𝓪𝓹𝓽𝓮𝓻 55

Though Bahrain didn't go as planned for him, Ollie went into the Saudi Arabia weekend with hope of scoring points. Despite the season opener being disappointing, Hannah stood by Ollie's side throughout the whole weekend, even when her older brother was racing. George told his little sister to be there for Ollie after the F2 weekend because the young brit needed her more than the Mercedes driver did.

"Look at me," Hannah starts as she takes Ollie's hands into hers and his brown eyes meets her green ones, "I know Bahrain wasn't ideal but I bet this weekend will be better for you." the teenage girl smiles, placing one hand on his cheek and gently stroking it with her thumb. Ollie leans his face into her touch and smiles sadly. "You think so?" he asks a hint of sadness in his eyes. "Of course I do. I'll always believe in you Ollie." Hannah smiles as she places her lips on Ollie's and lightly kisses them before resting her forehead on his.

"I don't deserve you sometimes." Ollie smiles causing Hannah to chuckles. "You do. You more than deserve me." the Kings Lynn girl smiles as she kisses his lips again. His arms wrap around her waist as hers snake around his neck. "You'll be okay. This week will be better. Just know I love you." the blonde girl whispers. "I love you too." the boy from Chelmsford grins softly.

"Right, you have a practice session and qualifying to prepare for. I'll let you get sorted and ready." Hannah smiles, pecking her boyfriend's lips one more time before leaving the room. As she walks back to the garage, Hannah nearly bumps into Ollie's new teammate, Andrea Kimi Antonellie. "Oh, Kimi. I'm sorry. I nearly bumped into you." the former F2 driver laughs. "It's okay, Hannah. Were you boosting Ollie's confidence?" Kimi asks with a small smile as they walk through the garage together. "Yeah. He needs it. You both will be fine today. I believe in you two." Hannah nods.

As she heads over to Ollie's side, the girl finds her seat just as the team principal, René Rossin. "How are you feeling after the first race?" he asks the girl. "I miss it. I'd give anything to drive again." Hannah sighs as she sits beside René. "But it's good to have the time off as you get to come to more F1 and F2 races." René speaks optimistically. "Yeah. I'll probably miss a few races this season in F1." Hannah says. "Alright. If you need to talk and don't feel like talking to anyone else, I'll always have open ears for you." the team principal smiles. "Thanks René. I appreciate that." the 19-year-old girl softly nods.

Taking her seat, Hannah watches free practice with a small smile as she can see Ollie improving on last week. As he got out of his car, Hannah could see the sparkle in his eyes as he met hers. Removing his helmet and ballyclava, Ollie placed them on the side before walking over to Hannah and hugging her. "You did great." she smiles, her arms around his neck. "Thank you. Have you been to see Arthur yet?" Ollie asks. "No. I'm going while your busy as I know DAMS' schedule." Hannah chuckles. "Okay. Don't stay too long otherwise you'll miss the team." Ollie jokes as he and Hannah laugh.

While he's busy doing some quick post practice data analysis, Hannah heads down to her old teams garage where Arthur is while the F1 practice session was on. Walking into the garage, a small sense of nostalgia fills Hannah. "When Ollie said you were coming, I thought he was joking." Arthur says behind her as Hannah chuckles before turning to face him. "If you don't want me here, I can leave and go back to Prema." the brit says, pointing behind her.

"No, no, no. I missed you. I still do." Arthur says, slightly pleading the girl to not leave. "And you say you don't miss me when I'm gone." Hannah laughs as she hugs the Monegasque. "I do. It's not the same out there without you." Arthur speaks. "I bet. I miss it, alot. But Ollie and George were begging me to come so I had to." the blonde girl shrugs. "Are you hoping to get a seat again soon?" the DAMS driver asks. "Yeah. But we'll have to wait and see what happens." Hannah shrugs nonchalantly. "You'll get one. I have no doubt." Arthur smiles reassuringly. "We'll just have to wait." Hannah smiles slightly sad.