Bad Reputation

43.

Flew to Mexico the next day. I was actually quite happy about that.

I didn't mind to go to a country with lots of tequila, taco's and away from Savannah.

Lando has been so good to me. He's been sweet, kind, funny. I have no doubts about him anymore.

He turned from a red flag into an orange one but he's been very green lately.

But we still didn't go public, went to the paddock separately and if we walked together, we didn't hold hands or didn't walk too close next to each other.

I wouldn't mind to go public with him but he assured me it would be better if we didn't.

"Good morning Frankie" Verstappen said as he walked in the paddock behind me.

Lately, everyone used that nickname. Used to hate it but I didn't anymore.

"Morning Max" I said as I waited for him to walk next to me. We never talked much, only a little conversation here and there.

"How was your night out with your friend?" He asked. "I am still sad that you ditched us, you could've gone with us"

"Yeah well, I thought you only wanted to go with Lando" I shrugged. "Boysnight and all that"

He chuckled. "Well, I think Lando would've enjoyed it more if you were there"

"So did he behave?" I laughed it off, but I actually wanted to know. Don't get me wrong, I trusted him but it would be nice to know what they actually did that night.

I knew what Lando and I did when he got back, we had some crazy good sex.

But what did he do before that?

"He was very good, very boring too" he laughed at that. "So are you two officially a couple now?"

"I-I don't really know. I think so yeah"

"You think?" He tilted his head a little.

"He doesn't want to be public with me, we can't hold hands, can't follow each other on Instagram"

Okay maybe it bothered me more than I wanted to admit.

"And you want to go public with him?" He asked as he stopped in front of his hospitality. "Do you even know how bad the hate can get?"

"No, I don't know, but I'm prepared to take it all, for him, for us"

He smiled a little and nodded. "Then tell him that"

And with that, he walked in his hospitality. Leaving me alone in the paddock.

He made it seem so easy and maybe it was. Maybe I had to be honest with him.
I wanted to go on dates with him, spend time with him in public.

I was staring ahead of me until I felt a hand on my back. "Hi beautiful" Lando whispered as he leaned closer.

"Oh hi you" I smiled.

"Why are you looking so pretty?" He said as he guided me inside our hospitality. "You're making it hard"

"Am I making you hard?" I chuckled, maybe a bit too loud.

"I meant that you're making it hard not to touch you" he laughed, leaned closer as he put some hair behind my ear. "But you're definitely making me hard too"

"Oh, I can't wait to-"

"Lando, you need to get ready for your inter-" Zak interrupted us. "What's going on here?"

Kelcey was standing behind him with a smile on her face. She definitely knew what was going on.

"Uh, nothing" Lando took a step back. "Just talking to Frankie"

And this was probably the real reason why he didn't want to go public.
He didn't want Zak to know he was dating the bartender.

"I-uh need to go" I said as I walked away to the paddock club.

Lando

We definitely need to talk

That doesn't sound good
Now?

No, I need to work
Later tonight

Okay.
Are you still happy?

Yes of course Lando

Just so u know
I don't wanna be friends with you

I don't wanna be friends with you either
That's the thing
I want much more

More than we have now?
I mean..
I do want to get married
But it's pretty soon, no?

You're such an idiot sometimes
I want to go public
Just go on dates and stuff together

Okay...
We will talk about it later