George POV
I stirred on the bed but couldn't move as I felt her weight on me. She still had her hands hung around me like last night. She had her head on my chest, her breathing stable and she looked peaceful. I stayed up till she fell asleep. She couldn't let me go and I didn't blame her. My chest hurt looking at her in that state.
I ruffled my fingers through her hair trying to wake her up. "Ash.." I called out. "Two more minutes," she said. She was awake and chose to snuggle more into me. I relaxed a bit under her.
"Alex looked so much in worry, last night," she said softly. "I am sure Lando is too. You are here stuck with me. You came here to enjoy and I just ruined it" she said. I knew now she was wide awake.
"Lando would never see you a burden. Not more than he to you" I joked getting a chuckle from her.
"Alex feels a bit more responsible because he's your teammate. And he always feels that he is supposed to care for you when we are not around and when stuff like this happens he worries" I explained when she started drawing circles in my palm.
"And I don't have anywhere else to be unless I am sure you are okay," I said. She raised her face slightly and looked at me. "That was a good night's sleep I've had after a long time, George," she said. I slowly rubbed her arm.
"Ash," I called her when she slowly sat up in her spot. I pushed her hair behind her ear rubbing my thumb on her cheek. "Promise me you will call me when you need me," I said. She leaned a bit into my hand closing her eyes. "I want to take care. I wish to take care" I added.
"George..." she started. "Just because I help you doesn't mean you are not strong, Ash. I know how strong you are." I explained sitting up near her.
"I know you are putting it up for the world to show that you don't break. You don't have to put it up with me." she looked tears glistening. She seemed to think about something.
"Where are everyone?" she asked. "Everyone is out there shopping. They had it planned yesterday." I replied. "And you didn't go?" she asked pulling her legs to her chest.
"I didn't wanna leave you," I said. "I wanna do something," she said pricking her nails. "I don't think I'll be able to do it alone. Will you be there?" she asked.
I took her hand to stop her pricking. "Of course" I replied.
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She pulled up in the parking switching off the ignition of her car. She tapped on the steering whell, and I could see the doubts creeping on her.
"If you don't wanna do it, we can go back" I said. "No, I want to. I just-" she closed her eyes.
"I want to do it" she said. I took her hand in mine. "Then I am here" I said putting it on my chest. We got out of our car walked inside the paddock. The Jeddah paddock. The wind was blowing slowly as we walked inside. I still had my hand in hers.
We reached the motor room between Mercedes and Ferrari. Her hand left me as she took few steps towards the gap. She placed her hand on the wall.
"This is where it happened" she whispered with a whimper. "He-.....He had his hand around my neck so tight-" she whimpered more when I slowly took a step towards her without any swift moment. She looked like she could break anytime.
"..so tight. I....I couldn't..." her breathing went erratic. "...I coudln't---" she put her hand to her chest sitting down on the ground. That's when my movement became swift.
"Hey..hey. Look at me" I said crouching infront of her cupping her face. "I..cannot..I cannot breathe, George" she strrugled.
"It's ok. It's ok. Look at me. Follow my voice. Ok" I said pushing her back behind her ear. She closed her eyes gasping.
"I am here. He is not. You are with me. No one is touching you. Am I making it clear?" She opened her eyes and locked them onto mine.
"I am here. I am here" I kept repeating where her breathing stabilized. She let out a cry when I wrapped my hands around her.
"It's ok. You are fine. You will be fine" I said craddlding her. She cried a few seconds and then became quiet. She moved at sat on the ground wiping the tears off her face and I copied her actions sitting near her folding me legs.
"You ok?" I said placing a hand on her back. "Yeah. That actually felt good" she pushing her hair behind her ear. The sun shined on her a bit and I could see her skin had lost that dullness a bit.
"Thank you" she said placing her hand on mine giving me a smile. That genuine smile she had. "We should go back. I'm sure everybody would be back at the house and worried" She said standing up.
"Alex and Lando were bombarding with texts on our way her. Max called. Charles and Carlos texted. And I am pretty sure I have a message form every wag right now" I said when she gave out a chuckle.
She put her hand out to me. I was still sitting on the ground. "Come on then. We cannot keep them worried" she said with a bit of energy in her voice. I took her hand and raised up.
"Although, I wanna stop on our way back. I need to buy something" she said. "We can do that" I was was we walked towards the walking.
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Third Person POV
George and Ashley made their way into the house. "They are back" Lando said jumping out from the couch swiftly towards them.
"Are you alright?" Was Lando's first question. Alex walked in too. "Is she ok?" He asked George when he gave a smile to his friend. Quickly everybody gathered around them. Ashley looked at all of them.
"Ok, If you guys are gonna look this miserable I am gonna eat all the ice cream myself" she said putting up the bags she hand on her hand.
"You bought ice cream?" Daniel asked excited. "And I booked the paintball arena on the way back" she added.
"We are going paintball?" Charles asked. "Yes, we are. Now get your asses her and take your ice creams before it melts" She said excited when Lando ruffled through the bags immediately.
"Chocolate's mine" Carlos declared taking a box of chocolate ice cream. "What? I want Chocolate" Charles said. Becca and Lexie look at their boyfriendsnwith a straight face.
"Ok you girls can have it" Carlos declared which made everyone off. "Do we do teams in paintball?" Lewis asked scooping a spoon of ice cream.
"Of course. And ladies I am kicking all your boyfriends today" Ashley declared. "Can't wait" Both the Lilys' said together. ALex and Oscar looked at eachother. "Don't even start" Alex commented. George had his eyes glued on her noticing if she was still struggling but to his suprise, he felt she was genuinely happy.
"You brought her back" Max said standing beside him as both of them had their eyes locked on her now. "She came back. I just helped" He replied.
"Make sure you don't break her heart" Max said when the mercedes driver looked at him. "I am sure you out of all people know that she deserves more" he added.
"I do, Max" He replied as they watched her playing with Lando and Luisia appling ice cream on each other.
