The Secret of Us // Oscar Piastri

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It was the Tuesday after Silverstone and Casey had only gotten home last night, and when she did she found Rowan asleep in her bed. So now, she had just been woken up by his snoring. She'd also been kicked a lot in her sleep so she was a little grumpy as she made her way into the kitchen to put on a pot of coffee.

Audrey wasn't awake yet, so it was just her. She'd finally opened the present George and Carmen had gave her for her birthday when she got back last night. It was a sliver heart necklace and she adored the piece of jewellery. It would be a new stable in her wardrobe.

It was then that a knock sounded at the door, absolutely terrifying Casey because why would anybody be at her door at 9:30 in the morning? Despite her fear, Casey still went to the door. Being smart though, she looked through the peep whole and she could believe what she was seeing. "You've got to be kidding me?" Casey asked as she opened the door.

"I need to see Audrey." Lando said, strolling into the apartment and making Casey roller her eyes as she closed the door behind him. "Lando, she's asleep." Casey told him, crossing her arms over her chest.

"Not anymore." Audrey voice sounded from the door of her bedroom, making them look in the direction. Audrey stood in her bedroom doorway, presumably having been woken up by Lando's knock at the door.
Casey winded her eyes as they just stared at each-other. "I am not staying for this." She declared before making a quick B-line to her room. She imagined listening to Rowan snoring was better than being in the same room as those two.

It wasn't long until the raised voice of Audrey and Lando woke Rowan up. "What he fuck?" He asked as he rubbed the sleep from his eyes with his fists, his voice all groggy. "Lando's here." Casey said from the desk in her room. "You're kidding?" He asked and Casey shook her head. "No. He's very much here. Interrupted my coffee break and everything." She said, pursing her lips. "I did wonder why I sounded like World War 3 had broken out in this apartment." He said, stretching his arms over his head.

"Yeah, I've been trying to work out whether they're going to end up killing or fucking each-other." She said, putting the pen she was using to write in her notebook down. "I'd place my bets on both." He told her, making a chuckle fall from her lips.

It was around forty-five minutes until a knock sounded at Casey's bedroom door which she was really grateful for because Rowan was driving her stir-crazy. "You guys can come out now." Audrey said, poking her head into the room. "Is he still here?" Casey asked as she walked out of her bedroom. "That I am." Lando said, sprawled out on the sofa. "Please tell me he's not back in our lives." Casey said Audrey, bribing her gaze from Lando to her. "Temporarily." Audrey said, making Casey scrunch her face up in confusion. "And that means..."

"I'm on probation." Lando said, flicking through the chances on the TV. "Yeah, he has a few weeks to prove himself to me and if he does then we go public." Audrey told her and Casey was still confused. "And you call me weird." Casey said, heading to the kitchen for the coffee she wanted earlier.

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Lando had spent the whole day in their apartment and he was driving her insane. "Move your leg." Casey said, trying not to yell at the boy. "Why?" He asked. "Because it's almost kicking my laptop." She told him. They were sat on one of the sofas, she would have just sat on the other one but that one was covered in laundry that was yet to be put way. "Keyword being almost." He said and Casey couldn't help but grit her teeth.

"Do you want Audrey to come back from her shoot to find you dead?" Casey asked, being a little more serious than she cared to admit. "I'd like for her to come back and find me naked, I can't do that because you're here." Lando told Casey and she scrunched up her face in disgust. "It is my apartment, Lando. I live here." Casey said, making Lando roll his eyes.