Formula 1 | One Shots (1)

All I Wanted | Carlos Sainz

This storyline was requested by user: Hari_priye

Done in 3rd person POV.
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When Lando extended paddock passes for a double header to his best friend, Prerna knew she couldn't decline. It had been long overdue for her to return to the paddock, so she decided to turn the two back to back race weekends into a trip.

Lando and Prerna had been friends for years, meeting back in grade school. She hadn't been able to attend a race in person since 2022 and she was more than excited. The pair have a brother/sister relationship...banter, beating each other up, but ultimately having so much love for one another.

Lando had asked Prerna if she wanted to fly out of Monaco on his private jet with him and a friend. Prerna knew she couldn't pass up the opportunity to fly private and spend some quality time with Lando. Because she was so excited, she hardly recalled Lando mention that one of his friends, another driver, would be joining them.

Lando's car pulled up, and he barely waited thirty seconds before pressing his hand against his horn, signaling Prerna that he had arrived to pick her up. She rolled her eyes and pulled her two luggages behind her, watching Lando lean against the side of his car with that cheeky smirk of his.

"Well, well, well. Should I be grateful you didn't pack up your entire closet?"

"Oh piss off, I need to look nice! This is the first race I've been to since Silverstone 2022. Plus the weather is so different in Hungary and Baku." She faked being annoyed by his statement but when she got closer, she jumped into his arms and he lifted her up in the air. 

"Missed you muppet. Glad I have you for a few days."

"Me too Lan."

Lando grabbed Prerna's bags and put them in his trunk. They got back into his car and of course Prerna had to take over the music. She was very particular about the songs she listened to and always took control of the aux when she was passenger princess. 

Lando groaned when Prerna blasted Paramore through his aux. He rolled his eyes at her screaming along to 'That's What You Get' although he found himself humming along. This was definitely an oldie but goodie.

Majority of the car ride was Prerna singing along to old throwback songs while Lando pretended like he didn't know the words. He smiled at his friend letting loose and getting excited to travel with him. They eventually pulled up to the private parking lot for the airport terminal.

Prerna was so distracted she hadn't noticed a figure waiting by the plane, a figure in a red hoodie and shorts. As she collected her things and Lando his, her breath caught in her throat as she recognized the person waiting by the stairs.

Carlos fucking Sainz.

Carlos was her old crush. She had never gotten the chance to meet him when he drove for McLaren, but Lando always talked about him. He was the definition of sauve, and here he was, about to board the same plane with her.

"Carlos, mate!" Lando called out to him. Carlos turned around and that's when everything slowed down.

Prerna couldn't help but stare as Carlos ran his fingers through his hair, cracking a grin as Lando called out to him. He batted his long eyelashes, before his eyes locked with Prerna. The two of them froze in their places, neither of them knowing how to act. Lando, being Lando, immediately called out the weird tension between the two.

"Ummm...Prerna, this is Carlos and Carlos this is my good friend Prerna."

Carlos, still caught off guard by the unexpected beauty of Prerna, extended his hand politely towards her. "Carlos, it's a pleasure. I've heard a lot about you. "