The Secret of Us // Oscar Piastri

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"Okay yeah, that guy was a dick." Lando said as they got back into the elevator. Luckily, they were only there for an hour. "Yeah." Casey said, sighing. "I'm sorry they're not letting you do what you wanted." Lando told her, pursing his lips. "It's okay. I can still make two music videos, even if I wanted four." Casey shrugged and Lando nodded. "Re just texted, she'd almost done with her shoot and is asking if we'll meet her for lunch across town." He said, looking up from his phone.

"Yeah, for sure." Casey said with a small smile. Audrey had messaged Casey and said she wanted to tell her the news in person, which Casey imagined was for the best just incase she needed comforted or something. Casey was dying to find out though, so the quickest she saw her friend the better. "Can I drive?" Lando asked and before she could answer he spoke again. "Because I do not think I can handle watching you drive again."

"I'm not having you crash my car." Casey said with a roll of her eyes as they walked out of the elevator and into the level of parking garage Casey's car was on. "I'm not going to crash your car. Have you ever seen me crash?" He asked and Casey nodded. "Yes, when you had to retire in Austria." Casey told him. "That was not my fault. That was Max's." Lando groaned as he pulled open the driver's door of her car. "Just give me the keys." He added, opening his hand in her direction.

"Fine, but crash my car and I'll set my brother on you." She warned, placing the keys in his hand. "Ooo I'm so scared." Lando said as she walked around to the passenger seat. "Should be. Did he tell you how he used to wrestle?" Casey asked with a chuckle as she got into the car. "I thought he was having me on." Lando said, only making Casey chuckle more. "Nope, very much happened." She said, making Lando shut his eyes as he chuckled. "Wait until I tell you about how he did ballet too." Casey told him and Lando stopped the car as he left the parking garage in shock.

-

"Happy now?" Casey asked as Lando sulked. "This city is so ridiculous." He said, shaking his head as they walked down the street to the cafe there were meeting Audrey at. They'd just parked and Lando was less than impressed to say the least. "I don't understand how people drive here." He added. "I told you it wasn't easy, the traffic here is on another level." Casey said, kind of jogging to keep up with his annoyed pace. He was also walking fast because he'd already been stopped by fans a few times.

"Where are you two going?" A familiar voice sounded from behind them. When they turned around they saw Audrey, making them confused since they were on their way to the cafe she told them to meet her at. "Why are you there?" Lando asked, throwing a hand up at the blonde. "Because this is the cafe." She chuckled, pointing the building she was hanging out off and the one they'd just walked past. "Fuck, you were on directions." Casey said, hitting Lando arms as she began walking over to her friend. Lando stood looking enraged at Casey for a second before collecting himself and following after her.

"So?" Casey asked as she reached her friend at the cafe door, Lando trailing behind and out of hears reach for the low volume of Casey's voice. "Later." Audrey said to her friend, holding the door open for her to walk in. Unknown to Audrey, that gave Casey the answer. If she was pregnant, she would have told her right there and then, which only left one another option.

Casey tried to contain her shock and not let it show on her face as she sat down at a table in the corner with Audrey and Lando. Luckily for Casey the two of her friends were eloped in conversation, which gave her a few minutes to collect her thoughts before they brought their attention back over to her.

"So, was Lando totally annoying at your label?" Audrey asked Casey from across the table, leaning on her elbows. "I'm right here, you know?" Lando said with a screwed up face but was only ignored by the two girls on the table. "Yeah, he almost broke a Grammy and a platinum record." Casey told Audrey, making her chuckle. "In my defence, why do they leave them out in a hallway if they're so important?" Lando asked, throwing one of his hands up as the other was on Audrey back, playing with the ends of her hair. It was so cute to watch and all it made Casey think of was how he'd react the news.

"To get people to sign with them. It's literally them saying 'here's what you'll achieve if you sign with us', It's great advertisement." Casey told Lando and a took of realisation came over his face. "Did it work on you?" He asked and Casey was hesitant to nod. "Maybe." She said, making him chuckle. "And I'm still yet to achieve any of it." She added, making Audrey chuckle too."You'll get there." Her blond friend told Casey, her hand going over hers.

Audrey's smile was bright was Casey knew that if she was right, it was all for show. She knew her best friend would be freaking out on the inside.

"Uh, I need the bathroom." Casey announced, standing up. "Come with me?" Casey asked Audrey, pretty much already pulling her up from her chair. "Why do you need assistance?" Lando asked with furrowed brows, but Casey only ignored him as she pulled her friend with her to the direction of the bathrooms, not really giving her any option.

"Because that was subtle." Audrey said with a sigh as Casey closed the bathroom door behind them. Casey didn't say anything, she just put her arms around her friend and it didn't take long until she heard Audrey crying into her shoulder. "What am I going to do?" She asked a few moments later, pulling her head up so Casey could see her tear stained red cheeks. "Whatever you want." Casey told her, brushing some stray bit of her ashy blonde hair behind her ears. "Lando's going to hate me." She said, another tear sliding down her cheek. "No, he's not." Casey told her, taking her face in her hands. "He could never." She added. "It has to be his." Audrey sniffled. "I'm a few months along, which only matches up to him." She said and all Casey did was pull her friend back into her embrace.

-

It was now Saturday night, which Casey and Audrey were spending at Rowan's with a shit-ton of pizza they'd ordered in. "I can't tell him before Hungry." Audrey told her friends, as they were all sprawled out on one of Rowan's sofas. "It wouldn't be fair." She added and Casey nodded. "Re, it's just whenever you think is best to tell him." Casey told her, a sympathetic look on her face.

"I can't tell him before Spa either." Audrey said. "Is there not a summer break coming up?" Rowan asked and Casey nodded. "Yeah, after the double header." Casey answered. "You could tell him then?" He asked Audrey and she nodded. "Yeah, I'll tell him then." She said, biting her lip. "It's all going to be okay." Casey told her. "Yeah and if not, me and Case will happily depose of his body for you." Rowan said, letting his chin rest on Audrey's shoulder. "Let's hope it doesn't come to that, I do kind of love the guy." Audrey chuckled, a sadness still in her voice.