𝐁 𝐑 𝐄 𝐀 𝐓 𝐇 𝐄 [lando norris x oc]

𝐟𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐲-𝐭𝐰𝐨

"I'm telling you, she's not picking up!" Lando wanted to throw his phone at the car window. He was in deep shit. 

Max was on the other line, already debriefed on what had happened. "I don't know what to tell you, I texted Lilly and got no response. I texted Bridget and got no response. Clearly, if she's not answering your calls she won't be answering mine, so I won't even attempt Gabi. Jesus, mate, how'd you fuck that up?"

Lando shook his head, trying to catch his breath. "I fucking let go of her hand. All those people and I let go of her hand and fucking waved."

"Fuuuuck."

"Fuck is correct."

Max sighed. "Well, get home before she does. Speaking of which, where is she?"

"Dunno. She ran off down the street, she could be rolling in a ditch right now and it would be my fault." Lando ran a hand through his now messy curls. 

"She's not dead in a ditch. She probably called someone to pick her up. Just..get home fast. I'll find Lilly. I already called Charlotte for you, too. She's not happy."

Lando wanted to jump into oncoming traffic. Even his manager was now on his ass--he'd been caught with a girl who he'd denying having relationships, and when faced with this situation, Lando had decided to lie to them again, and to Gabi. Not only that, the photographers had also seen Gabi walking off by herself and basically running away from Lando. What had he done? How had things gone so bad so fast? It was all his fault. All he had to do was get in the car, but he couldn't. He pussied out and lost the only thing that had mattered to him the past month, and now there was a chance he might not ever get her back. 

gabi

lan
gabi u need to answer me right now r u
ok

lan
you dont have to do anything i just hv to make
sure youre alive i have no idea where u r rn
lan
gabi pls 
lan
pls gabi just let me know that ur ok i couldnt
see where u went 
lan
gabi i know i fucked up again and im not abt to
sit here and apologize like this but im scared
shitless right now thinking that you're hurt or 
in trouble somewhere

3 missed calls from lan

lan
gabi im sorry im so so sorry pls let me know
ur ok

lan
you dont have to say anything else u dont
have to speak to me just tell me that ur ok

bridget (gabis friend)

lando
bridget is she ok
lando
i understand she wont talk to me and thats fine
but i have no idea where she is and ive heard
nothing from anyone im flipping my shit
bridget
lando
pls just tell me if shes ok and ill stop pls bridget

"I texted Bridget." Lando was slowly breaking apart in the backseat of the car--his jacket had been torn off and his throat was becoming raw. His body was filled with nothing other than pure regret, mixed with fear and concern. No one was answering his texts and he'd just ridiculed Gabi in front of everyone. 

"Take a deep breath, mate. Everything's going to be okay. Just get back to the hotel and I'll meet you in your room."

"Okay." He wasn't convinced. Lando was breaking, shattering into pieces that began to lay out on the leather of the car. What had he done?

bridget (gabis friend)

bridget
i have her
bridget
dont text her again

Lando stared at the messages. 

"don't text her again". 

Bridget knew, then. And Lilly knew. The whole world knew. 

Lando's head fell into his hands as he hung up the phone. 

a/n: IGNORE THE GLITCH imagine all the messages are on the same side