The gamble of love

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Lando's POV

The next morning I woke up feeling like absolute shit. And to be fair, I deserved it, what I did was cruel. I don't know what came over me. I barely slept last night as I was thinking about Jo and also Luisa. Why did I say her name? I kept thinking that maybe everyone was right and that I do still have feelings for her. But I didn't, I have no feelings for her anymore. I love Jo.

I got out of bed and took a quick shower. I had to find her and make things right. After I got dressed I grabbed my phone and headed out to Carlos' room, I knew she would be there. I knock on the door and soon after Carlos opened the door. "Hi." He said bluntly when he saw me. "Hey, uh, is Jo here?" I ask him feeling awkward. They all probably hate my guts by now. "No, mate. She left early this morning." I sighed and nodded. "Great, then I will have to wait until the next GP to talk to her." I said looking down.
"She didn't tell you?" Carlos asked looking at me confused. "Tell me what?" I asked even more confused than him. "She quit." He says. I freeze. She did what? She is running away.
"What happened with you two?" He asked again. She did not tell him. "It's, uh, nothing. It's something private. Do you have any idea where she's going?" I ask him and he shakes his head. "I know she is meeting Taylor somewhere but she did not give much detail, probably because she knew you would find out." He said making me sigh again. Did I really just lose the love of my life?

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Jo's POV

I was on a plane, bawling my eyes out, every person here staring at me as if I am crazy. I can't really blame them, I probably did look crazy, if only they knew.
I quit my job yesterday and I am currently on a flight to London to meet with Taylor there. My heart was broken. Not only did I lose Lando but also a job I really loved. I just couldn't be there and see him everyday, I would not survive that. I'm a coward.
On the plus side, Christian Horner from Red Bull was not prepared to lose me, said I was way to talented. He offered me an online marketing job at Red Bull which meant that I could travel around on my own terms and work from wherever. I gladly accepted it, he said I should just say the word once I am ready and he will get me back in the field. It made my heart happy that he had that much confidence in me. I did not tell anybody about what happened, it's none of their business anyway.
I put my headphones in and played some music to try and calm myself down. I scrolled through my text messages and replied to a few.

- I heard the news. What happened? I am going to miss you around here. Xx Max V

- Hope you are alright, girl. Miss you already. Xx Alex

- I am sorry that he broke your heart, again. I am here if you want to talk. Xx Charles

- Lando came looking for you. I think you should talk to him. Xx Carlos

- Jo, please don't leave me, I beg you. I love you forever and always. Xx Lan

I sighed reading through those. It made me cry once again. I am going to miss all of them so damn much. But I need space and Lando might not realise it but I think he also needs it. We are with each other 24/7 we never get a break. That's probably the reason he was thinking of her, because he started getting bored of me.

I slept for at least 4 hours and woke up when they announced that we are going to be landing soon.
I gathered all my things and got off the plane, waiting for my luggage. Then headed to the pick up where I saw Taylor eagerly waiting for me, she gave me the biggest smile when she saw me and waved at me. I waved back and basically ran straight into her arms. I missed her so much and she was usually the only person that could make me feel better.

We were now at the place she's renting and it was absolutely gorgeous. "Taylor, this is stunning." I say as we walk in. "Thanks, yeah, I could really see myself staying here." She said. "Are you staying?" I asked her as we have lots of catching up to do. "For a few months, yeah." She said nodding her head. "Would you like a roommate?" I ask her with a small smile and she turned her head toward me and looked confused. I have not told her what happened yet. "I, Uh, well, Lando and I sort of broke up and I might have quit my job." I say looking down embarrassed. "What!?" She asked. "What did I miss, you guys were so happy?" She said again. I sigh, "We were happy. But things change." I say now feeling the tears creep up again, I blinked a few times trying to get them away. "Babe, talk to me." She said grabbing my hand and leading me to the couch where we both sat down, she kept her hand in mine.

I told her what happened and she was shocked. "I'm so sorry." She says squeezing my hand and I shake my head. "It's fine." I say sniffing. "It's not fine, you are clearly heartbroken. Will you be happy with an online job though?" She asked. "Yeah, it's for the best. I can't see him everyday. It would break me even more." I told her and she nodded her head understanding. We continued to talk for a while and then we ordered dinner and watched a movie. I scrolled through my phone and saw alot of texts from Lando. It made my heart hurt.

- I miss you. Xx Lan