the man- f1

thirteen

trece

the man

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sunday/ race day/ jeddah

as tali arrived in a cool tommy outfit, she waved to a couple photographers she was familiar with. as she reached the motorhome she heard a voice from afar.

she had last spoken to logan the day before, when they were having ice cream along with oscar. she was a bit confused as to why he wanted to talk to her right at that moment but she was always willing to talk to him.

"what's up?" she asked, halting in her step as she toyed with a charm from her bracelet.

"nothing much." he began nonchalantly, which scared tali a bit. she knew his mannerisms all too well.

"what have you been up to?" she asked back with caution.

"nothing much." he replied once again.

"uh huh." she replied distantly as she popped her hip and crossed her arms.

"what?" logan asked exasperated. "can't i just ask how the girl who is almost like a sister to me is doing and what she-" she smiled, "has been up to and figure out if she has a boyfriend again?" her smile dropped.

"what?!" she exclaimed, queue the clicks of the cameras. she was soooo glad no one was around and that photographers were all in safe distance from the drivers. gossip accounts were having an amazing couple of weeks just from mere pictures.

logan's face dropped.

to put it simply, it went from exasperation and eagerness to straight up pale and terrified.

"i mean-" he began trying to fix his mistake.

"no. no, now you're telling me what the fuck you're talking about." she said, shaking her head, visibly confused.

"it's nothing. just-" he began moving his feet as if considering running a viable alternative. he sighed.

"alex and i were talking yesterday in our hospitality and heard some girls from catering talking about how obvious it was. let me quote it. "he soooo likes her, it's painful to watch, he should tell tali he likes her before she finds out somewhere else and makes everything awkward. they'd be a very cute match." i swear." logan said, changing his voice when quoting the girl he'd heard along with his teammate.

"we tried asking lily but she laughed in our faces and then slapped our heads." he said further explaining. "for such a nice girl she sure hits hard." he said reminiscing while he held the back of his head.

"okay. one: since when do you gossip? two: how did you even memorize that catering girl's exact words? and three: just because lily is nice and the best human being created by God right after taylor swift doesn't mean she's tender and gentle 24/7." she said counting each bullet point with her fingers.

"one: since forever, you know this tali, i'm just usually more discreet. two: i needed the exact words to interrogate you, my brain saved the info. three: good to know." the american replied, nodding with wide eyes.