Chapter 21

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Liam walks off as I run over to Oscar, wrapping him in a hug. "He tried to kiss me." I say softly before my brain snaps out of it and I push away from him. "You kissed me too. In front of the cameras. Brilliant idea though. For the media and everythi-" I'm interrupted by Oscar pulling me into his chest. "Hey hey hey, it's ok. I'm sorry for kissing you in-front of the cameras, I didn't want you to think it was all for the media but Megan said I should do something like that." He sighs. He placed a small soft kiss on my forehead before loosening his arms around me. "You've got to stop kissing me like you mean it because I'm starting to read too much into it and I'm going to end up getting my own heart broken." I say to him, looking away. His fingers find my chin and softly guide me to look back at him. "That's because I do mean it every single time, you've just been too dense to realize it." Oscar says and I hold back my gasp.

"What do you mean?" I ask cautiously, just to make sure. "I mean to kiss you every time. I can't get you out of my mind. You're all I think about. Morning, noon and night YOURE on my mind." He says, his speech quickening as he talks. "Ever since I kissed you I've wanted to do it again and again and again. I know that this started as a fake relationship but it's so much more than that to me now. I really like you and I want to be with you for real." He says, his arms tightening around my waist as he takes a deep breath. "If you're joking with me, Oscar Jack Piastri I will kill you." I say seriously with a smile on my face and he laughs. "I have never been more serious in my life, Hannah Danielle Venter." Oscar says with an another deep breath as his eyes lock on mine. "That's good to know." I say with a smile. "Oh also, happy birthday." I smile up at Oscar and his cheeks turn a slight shade of pink. "I'm sorry I didn't get to chat to you earlier today but I have a gift for you in my room." I smile at him.

Oscar walks me back to my hotel room, we walk in comfortable silence. We arrive at my hotel room door and I pull my card from my pocket. "This is me." I smile as Oscar moves to lean against the door frame as I walk in and grab the small gift bag. "It's nothing major but I hope you like it." I smile at him. "Well it's from you so I know I love it already. I would take you on a date tomorrow night but max has asked if I, now we, want to fly to China with him in his private jet tomorrow night after the race so I'll take you out on Monday in Shanghai, how does that sound?" Oscar asks me and I could have melted right then and there. There is no beating around the bush here. "Sounds like a brilliant plan, will just check with Max about my seat as I haven't really spoken to him since Wednesday." I say and Oscar laughs. "Thank god for what happened on Wednesday." Oscar says softly with a small smile before pulling me into a hug. We pull away but I just want to pull him into the room behind me. "I'll see you tomorrow?" I ask. "Of course." He says with a wink as I walk through the now open door. "Goodnight, Osc." I smile. "Goodnight Han." He smiles before I close the door. I wait a few seconds before jumping around my room, squealing from excitement.

Not two minutes later there is banging at my hotel room door. "What's going on?" I ask as I open the door and I find Taryn standing there. "You need to spill everything... NOW!" Taryn says, barging past me and taking a seat on my bed. "Actually I knew there was something going on besides the whole contract thing and I have to find out via Lando that you love Oscar?" Taryn says. "Look, I'm sorry I thought that if I didn't talk about it then it would go away and I'd stop liking him." I sigh as I sit next to her. "I was so in my head that he doesn't like me and was only talking to me because of the contract. I was - wait you said I love Oscar?" My brain catches up to what she said and she nods. "It's so obvious Hannah." Taryn says, which I don't believe because there is no ways I have been THAT obvious.

"Anyways I trying so hard to stop myself from liking him because it's unprofessional. Also it is terrifying going into a relationship with the media hanging your previous relationships over your head so I figured Oscar wouldn't want to get involved in all of that so I convinced myself that there is no way he would want to be in a relationship with me." I say softly. "Oh Han, come here." She says, wrapping me in a comforting hug. "I wish you didn't have to go through all of that by yourself. You could have spoken to me. Is that what happend at the beach in Australia?" Taryn asks. "Yeah." I say with a slight sniff. "Oh ok, it all makes sense now. But can I also say thank you. Because of you, I beat lando." She says with a proud smile. "What do you mean?" I look at her. "Well we had a bet running. After we heard about your contract I was sure you two would fall in love before halfway through the season. Well lo and behold here we are, not even halfway through the season." She says proudly. I smack her shoulder. "I can't believe you two bet on my love life." I say, pretending to be mad. "So have you guys kissed yet? Like properly? No cameras." Taryn asks. "Wow, straight into it." I laugh. "Nope, not yet. I don't know maybe he's trying to convince me that he's not doing it for the contract but then he will drop me as soon as the contracts up." I say softly, feeling sad at the thought. "Oh Hannah..." Taryn sighs sadly. "Look, I've been hurt way too many times before and I really don't want it to happen again." I say playing with the duvet cover, not looking at Taryn. "So the logical side of my brain is still weary." I say to her and she nods, understandably.

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@OscarPiastri Best birthday gift. Just in time for the IPL season.
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@HannahVenter Unfortunately I had to get you a Capitols shirt 🙄
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Piastri, the newest man in Venter's life.

How long will this last? Piastri seen kissing Venter in the paddock

So Piastri does have feelings? He was spotted kissing fellow racer, Hannah Venter in the paddock.

Fearless Piastri is now dating Venter?

Will Hannah finally find peace, is Piastri The One?

Is Piastri Enchanted by Venter?

Piastri, after a long span as a single man is finally off of the market.

I shut off my phone and place it on the bedside table. I'm so tired of seeing all of these headlines but hopefully this is the last time. That thought sours my stomach. What if this doesn't work? Then it's another relationship that I have ruined. What if I can't keep this relationship either. This isn't even a real relationship and I'm spiraling. Then what? Then all of this was for nothing.

My phone rings, slightly breaking through my spiral and I see it's Max. I answer the call, my breaths still quick. "Hey- whoa Han what's going on? Are you ok? Wait match my breathing. Breathe in... and Breathe out... breathe in.... Breathe out. Please keep breathing with me. Slowly in, and slowly out." Max says, my breathing starts to slow and I calm down. "Sorry Max." I mumble as I relax again. "Hey, you don't need to be sorry. It's ok. Do you want to talk about it?" He asks. "Yeah but not over the phone." I say

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