Blurred lines - Lando Norris

43.

"Why am I here?" I said as I looked at my dad. Annoyed, confused, I honestly just wanted to be with Lando right now. "Did I do something wrong then?"

"This thing with Lando and you has to stop" he turned to me. "Right now"

So I was right, this was definitely a father-daughter talk. A talk I wasn't interested in. At all.

"Right and why should I listen to you?" I asked.

"Because I'm your dad, trust me, I know what's good for you" his face softened a little when he said that. As if he actually genuinely cared?

No that wasn't possible, he never did. He ignored me most of the time. He wasn't concerned, he didn't care about me.

I just rolled my eyes, turned my back to him and walked to the door.

"Do you really want to give up your future for a boy? Everything you worked for, all the girls and women who are looking up to you, you're gonna just throw that away for him?"

I put my hand on the handle of the door, but for some reason I didn't walk out.

"I am not throwing it away, I'm still doing what I am supposed to do" I said, didn't turn around though, I didn't want to look at my dad.

"Are you though?" He said, clearly holding in a chuckle. "Weren't you supposed to finish in second place?"

I clenched my teeth against each other. I was and I would have finished second, maybe even first it I actually tried to race Max.

But instead I spend my time on helping Lando. Giving up my place so he could be second.

But he would do the same thing, right? He helped me too in the past. We were just working together, I was not giving up anything.

"Just be careful is what I'm trying to say Alix" his voice was soft.

I turned around, ready to face him, ready to tell him to leave me the fuck alone. "Why are you so concerne-"

"I know what Christian asked you to do" he cut me off. "I know he asked you to get closer to the boy, to spy"

It annoyed me how he kept referring to Lando as 'the boy'

"But I can see that you actually start to like him, just be careful"

"Why are you saying that? Why should I be careful?" I asked.

He shrugged. He knew more, but surprisingly, he didn't tell me.

"Just be my dad for once! Just fucking be honest, why should I be careful?"

"Because Zak asked him the same thing" he spat out.

I snorted. "No he didn't"

"Are you telling Lando about the upgrades on your car?" He asked and I nodded. I was, but he didn't specifically ask for it.

"Are you falling back just so you can help Lando?" He asked, but this time I didn't nod.

He knew the answer anyways.

"Did you give up your position just so he would get closer to Max in the championship?"

"He asked me not to do it though" I countered, still trying to protect Lando.

"And what did reply to that?"

That I would risk everything for him. That's what I answered.

He didn't reply to that, but I remembered a little smile on his face.

Even though my dad was wrong about a lot of things, he was right about this.
I shouldn't be helping Lando, or especially not giving up my position on track.

I worked too hard to be here.

Was I sleeping with the enemy? Or was my dad lying?

Either way, I wasn't gonna help Lando on track anymore.