𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒 // ˡᵃⁿᵈᵒ ⁿᵒʳʳⁱˢ

𝚋𝚛𝚞𝚗𝚌𝚑¹⁹

The vacation had come to an end, and it was time for both Mila and Lando to get back to work. Mila's music label was already pushing her to start working on a new album, even though she had just finished her first tour.

Meanwhile, Lando had to return to racing, with the next race being Monaco—one of the most prestigious events of the year. Since Monaco was also where Lando lived, it felt like a home race for him in many ways.

He was determined to have Mila with him for race week, and with his insistence, along with encouragement from their friends, Mila couldn't say no. So, here she was, unpacking her things in Lando's guest room while he was away handling media duties for the day.

Charles' girlfriend, Charlotte, had kindly offered to host a welcome brunch for all the WAGs attending the weekend's event. Mila quickly got ready and waited downstairs for Kelly to pick her up.

Soon, all the WAGs were seated together, enjoying brunch, gossiping, and planning fun activities for the weekend. Since Monaco had so much to offer, there were plenty of ideas floating around.

"We could have a yacht day," Charlotte suggested, "we can take Charles' new yacht out."

"Yeah, that sounds fun," Rebecca agreed. "I've also heard great things about a restaurant we could visit."

"Lando asked me to keep Monday free, so besides that, I'm in for any plan," Mila added, smiling as Kika nudged her teasingly.

"Ooh, secret plans?" Kika teased, causing Mila to roll her eyes playfully, though she couldn't help but smile. "Where's he taking you?" Kika asked.

"I don't know," Mila replied. "He just said we'd be away on Monday. Then I have to head back because my label is pushing me to record a new album, but I barely have any songs written or the motivation to write them."

"Write some about Lando," Kelly suggested with a grin. "You've got that motivation now."

"Ah, writing about relationships never works for me," Mila said with a small, sad smile. "I don't want to jinx this."

Charlotte nodded understandingly. "You'll start writing when the inspiration hits or when you find something worth writing about. That's what happens with Charles. He just comes up with tunes when he's in the zone."

"Maybe I could ask to sample one of his tunes for my songs," Mila said, thinking aloud.

"Oh my gosh, yes! That would be amazing!" Charlotte exclaimed excitedly. "You should definitely talk to him about it."

The conversation at brunch went on for hours, and even though Mila was new to the group, she felt like she fit right in. Mila had never been part of a big friend group before, usually sticking to a few close friends, so this was a new experience for her.

But whether it was the drivers from the Grid or the WAGs, she quickly felt comfortable around everyone, as if she'd known them for years. Mila loved every moment of it and finally understood the excitement of being in a large, friendly group like this one.

Not long after, the drivers finished their media day and decided to join the brunch. Kika had accidentally leaked their location by sending a snap to Pierre, so now most of the drivers had shown up. Of course, the girls weren't too thrilled about their girl-time being interrupted.

"Why are you guys here again?" Charlotte joked, making Charles pretend to be offended.

"I thought you'd be happy to see me," Charles said, acting hurt.

"Of course I am, but we were supposed to meet later anyway," Charlotte teased back. "We were having a girls' brunch."

"Well, good thing it's almost lunchtime now," Carlos added with a grin.