Back Together

❤︎︎ Fifteen ❤︎︎

"3 hours in a car is just calling for us to stop off at some point for food. We'll have to find a service station for some food at some point" I said. To be honest, I always thought of food.

"We can stop off at one just outside of Bristol. It has a KFC too which I might treat you to" he said with a wink.

"yes!!!! I love you!!!" I said as I kissed his cheek. As I said... I love my food. It took about 2 hours until we got to the service station. Lando gave me his card and I went running in. When I came back I had a massive bag in my arms. I brought it to the car and this man was judging the living shit out of me. "Don't judge me. You know how much I love it"

"I know you do, baby. At least there's enough food for the both of us" he said

"As long as you promise to go on a couple runs while we're at your parents house so Jon doesn't have a go at you" I said

"I promise. Now give me some of that chicken before I lose my shit" he said. I laughed and took the bucket of fillets out of the bag and filled it with popcorn chicken as well. We had a bag of fries too. We both ate it all and we were stuffed afterwards. He drove the extra hour and we were finally at his parents house. It actually hurt to be there... I hadn't been there since we were kids. I was scared that his parents would hate me for leaving him. I stood in front of the door and took a shaky breath. Lando had our suitcases behind us and kissed my cheek while holding my waist.

"What if they have a go at me for leaving you...?"

"They won't, baby. My mum loved you more than anything and I'm pretty sure she does"

"It's just been so long... 17 years"

"I know, baby. But it will be okay. If my family has a go at you then I'll defend you with my life" he said. I nodded and he opened the door. Adam must have been out but Cisca was there as well as Lando's siblings and his nieces... He had nieces??? Lando closed the door and Cisca came running to me and held me in her arms. She was like a second mum to me. She always let me stay over. She even covered my face with kisses. Worst timing though because they were planning on going out for a meal so we got left with the kids. They went and me & Lando were left with Mila & Athena.

"since when did you have nieces????"

"Since when did you have a problem with kids?"

"Oh shut up. You know I love kids"

"Calm down you paedophile" he said with a laugh. I smacked his arm

"Lando!!!! I'm breaking up with you" I said jokingly

"Oh, come on, Lexi. You can't break up with me. Who else would put up with your paedophile antics?"

"you're this close to me smashing your face in" I said with my fingers extremely close together

"Alright, alright, I'll behave myself. No need to threaten violence. Besides, I like having you around... even if you are a little bit of a paedo"

"Call me a paedo once more and I'll twist your nipples so hard that you'll be screaming in pain" I said. He laughed and cuddled me.

"I'm sure you would. But let's focus on taking care of these little ones for now. They need our attention more than we need to engage in playful banter"

"they're so cute... I just can't believe you never told me that your brother had kids"

"I guess I just assumed you didn't want to hear about them. But here they are, and they seem to like you quite a bit. That's all that matters" he said while looking at me cuddling Mila. She was already attached to me.

"good because I'm sticking around you forever so they'll have to like me. I'm their auntie now" i said

"Well, then, I guess there's no escaping me now. You're stuck with me and my adorable little nieces" he said. Mila sat on my lap and pointed at Lando while looking at me and said "Uncle La La" which made my heart melt. She even had a nickname for him.

"oh my god that's so cute" I said

"Yeah, I figured she'd come up with something like that. Just goes to show you how imaginative kids can be"

"imma start calling you La La now"

"Alright, alright. Whatever you say, babe. Just as long as I'm stuck with you and these adorable little ones, I guess I can handle a silly nickname or two"

"you're such a good uncle..."

"Thanks, babe. I try my best to be there for them. They mean the world to me, and I'll do anything to make sure they're happy and well taken care of"

"you'd be such a good dad..."

"Maybe one day, babe. But for now, I'm just happy being their uncle and helping out however I can" he said. I would fucking love to have his babies. I was completely in love with him. We must have fallen asleep after that because we were cuddled up, Mila & Athena were gone so we figured that Oli came and got them and Cisca was making us her iconic chicken katsu curry. One of my favourite meals of hers from when I was little. Her & Adam went to bed so it was just me & Lando cuddling up on the couch eating our food. After we ate I looked at the mantelpiece and saw a picture of me & Lando when we were little. I didn't think they still had any photos of me & him...

"I didn't think your parents still had any pictures of us when we were little..."

"Yeah... they never took them down because those were the only photos where I was happy and smiling"

"I still feel so bad for that day... if I just ignored my dad then we wouldn't have lost each other for 17 years... I still hate him to this day because of it... you must have thought I was just being a dick... you must have thought you did something wrong so I didn't want to be your friend anymore... my heart broke that day and I still hate myself for listening to him" I said. He took my hand in his and held my cheek with his hand.

"I never thought you were a dick, babe. And I certainly never thought I did anything wrong. Your dad was just..."

"A fucking cunt?"

"Yeah, pretty much. I was sad too, you know? We had so many good times together as kids, and it just sucked to lose that. But life's like that sometimes, right?"

"I will never forgive myself for losing 17 years of being together..."

"Don't beat yourself up about it, babe. It's not your fault. And you know what? We have 17 years of catching up to do now"

"i still will never forgive myself for it"

"Listen to me, okay? You need to let go of that guilt. It's not doing anything but holding you back. We've got so much more life ahead of us, and I want to spend every second of it with you" he said. My eyes started tearing up and he wiped a tear falling from my eye. "Hey, hey... don't cry, babe. Let's just focus on the present and all the good things we have going for us, okay?"

"I can't help it... I'm always emotional" I said while wiping another tear. He pulled me close and held me tight.

"It's okay, it's okay. I'm here for you, no matter what. And you know what? You're still the most beautiful woman I've ever seen, even with puffy eyes and red cheeks." He said. He made me giggle with that. He always made me feel better. "I love you, baby. And I'll always be here for you, no matter what"

"I love you too..."

"Why don't we take this to the bedroom? We can grab some snacks and watch a movie or something. Just snuggle under the covers and forget about everything else for a while"

"Yeah, that would be nice"

"Come on then" he said and grabbed my hand

"I haven't seen your childhood room since we were kids... did it change much while you were a teen?"

"A little bit. I put up a few more posters but it's still all karting and racing themed. I've even got pictures of us on the walls"

"Awww, Lan"

"I never forgot you. You were always on my mind"

"You were always on my mind too" I said. He pressed his lips softly on mine and held me close.