The Secret of Us // Oscar Piastri

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Oscar was looking at her across the bar, not that she noticed. She was too busy dancing with Audrey, their hands entangled as laughs fell from their lips. Stood next to Oscar, was Lando. "Double date?" He asked his teammate. "What?" Oscar said as he turned to face the Englishmen.

"Come on, man. You like her."

"And?" Oscar asked.

"You help me, I help you."

"What?"

"Will you stop saying that?"

"Will you stop saying things that require it?"

Lando sighed and leaned on Oscar's shoulder. "If you be my wingman, I'll be yours."

Oscar thought about it and against all better judgment said, "Okay, but only because I'm really bad at the flirting thing."

"Mate, I know." Lando laughed, as if it was a given.

Out on the dance floor, Casey was annoying Audrey. Made for a nice change. "I know you like him." Casey mocked. "What are you, five?" She asked. "No, but I do have eyes. And I can see how you are with him. He's nice, you should be nicer to him."

"Are you mad? He likes me being mean to him."

"Ah, so you did notice?"

"Oh, you sneaky bitch."

"Well, you know me."

Their conversion was interrupted by Charles, who was holding drinks. "You're mock-tail, chérie." He said, handing her the pink liquid. "Looks like a unicorn threw up." Audrey screwed up her face.

"And yours." Charles handed Audrey her drink, smiling down at her. "Thank you." She said, taking a sip from her drink. "And yours looks like a blood bath." Casey laughed. "Good insights into our personalities, really." Audrey said, stirring her drink with her straw.

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Casey was sat at the bar, alone when Rowan came up to her. "Casey!" He yelled, making her jump. "Oh my God, what?" She asked him, putting her hand over her chest in an attempt to calm her heart. "There's a really good looking guy over there. I need you do find out if he's gay for me." He said with such casualness. "And how am I going to do? Go up and ask him? You could do that."

"Don't be stupid, E." He said, and for second she thought he had just been messing with her. Casey had thought wrong. "You just have to flirt with him."

"Just?" Casey's eyes winded.

"Oh, come on. You've been doing it with that Australian guy all night."

"Have not."

"Have too."

Casey sighed. "Goodbye, Rowan." She said, jumping off the stool she was sat on and moving to leave.
"Wait!" He said, jumping in front of her. "Please?"

"Why can't Audrey do it? She likes messing with guys heads." Casey asked, crossing her arms over her chest. She was still wearing Oscar's jacket and could smell his cologne on it, which seem to calm her a lot.

"Uh, she's a bit busy." He said, putting his hand on Casey's shoulder to turn her to the left. Her eyes went wide at the sight of Audrey and Lando on the dance floor, their lips against each others. Casey let out a giggle. "Well, that didn't take long."