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I stayed in my room for the rest of the day, doing some work for the project since I had nothing better to really do.
We had promised my parents that we would go to theirs for dinner tonight so as the night grew closer, I started getting ready.
I put on some light blue low-rise jeans with a white body suit, pairing it with some black sambas. I put my hair into a half up half down and grabbed my black Zadig and Voltaire rock clutch.
Once I was ready, I made my way to the living room where I waited for everyone else.
Ale was first to finish who sat next to me and made me scratch his arm, followed by Lando which made the room awkward while carrying a guilty look on his face as he looked everywhere but at me.
When Mateo was finally ready, we shuffled into Ale's car with the two boys in the front, leaving Lando and I in the back.
Despite being upset with him, I know Lando didn't hurt me intentionally, so without turning my head away from looking out of the window, I reach over and lace my fingers between Lando's, immediately feeling him tighten his fingers around mine.
He squeezes my hand three times before leaving them laying over his lap. He knows he isn't forgiven yet but rather has at least the chance to work for it.
"Since we're coming back a week early, I've coordinated with the boys to hang out for a few days in England." I tell him, changing my attention forward as I'm trying to figure out how far we are.
I see Lando nod his head slowly, "That seems fun." he replies.
The car grows silent on our part while the two boys in front talk about random things in Spanish.
"¿Están mejor ustedes dos?" asks Ale, clearly not wanting Lando to understand what we're talking about.
"¿Qué pasó? ¿De qué estás hablando?" asks Mateo, very confused.
"Un poco. Todavia estoy un poco molesta, pero segura que ya se me pasa. Estuvimos los dos un poco mal, no fue solo su culpa." I respond. "Solo una pelea Mate, nada grave."
"Vos me avisas si algo pasa, ¿okay?"
"Te prometo que si algo pasa te aviso." I promise him.
As the conversation finishes, I realize we arrived at my parents' house so I unlace my fingers from his and make my way out of the car and to the front door.
"Mis bebes!" says my mom once she opens the front door.
She pulls each one of us into a tight hug, including Lando, as she leads us to sit down at the table like she did yesterday.
"How's italy treating you Lando?" asks my dad once we're all sat at the table.
"It's been great honestly. Everything is so beautiful here and the people are much more welcoming than in England." he answers, taking a long sip of water after.
"But you've been here before, right? I mean what's it like to race in Italy when you know there's almost no one supporting anyone but Ferrari." he asks, indirectly throwing shade at McLaren.
"I mean the tifosi are insane. They're by far the biggest supporters." he explains. "But speaking on that note I actually have a gift for you all." he says, standing up and walking over to the entrance of the house where he had left a small bag.
Once he comes back, he sits down, "I got all of you paddock passes for Italy. I talked to Charles, and we coordinated for me to use my McLaren passes as Ferrari passes so you all have VIP passes for Monza if you would like." he says, passing around the passes to everyone including my mom.
My dad's eyes start filling with tears as he stands up and brings Lando into a hug. "Thank you so much man you really don't know how much this means to me." he tells him, as he wipes his eyes.
"Yea it's no problem, just glad I could do something nice for you all since you've been so welcoming." he responds, looking at me while he says it.
I give him a sweet smile and mouth a thank you as I wait for each person to finish giving him a hug.
"What about you Kiki, are you not going?" asks Mateo once he realizes I wasn't handed a pass.
"I'll be watching from McLaren actually. I already promised Lando to be there." I answer, taking a hold of his hand once again under the table.
The rest of the night went well. We played a few board games after dinner and then left shortly after.
Ale and Mateo had work the following day so we had to leave a little early, which was fine with all of us.
Once we got home, I took a warm shower and got changed into my pj's before heading to Lando's room.
"Hey." I say as I open the door and let myself in. Lando is star fished across the bed.
I could see he had just showered since his hair was wet and he was changed into new pj's.
"Hey beautiful." he replies, grabbing a hold of my waist and pulling me onto the bed to join him. "I know I was in the wrong and you had every right to be upset so I really am sorry. Magui and I have been in contact for some time, but I promise you nothing happened between us. I last saw her in Hungary and I cut things off knowing I only wanted you. I can't really explain or tell you why she called the other night, but I can say I've blocked her, and we won't be in contact ever again."
As he speaks, I take a deep breath in and try to give him the benefit of the doubt even if it's a little hard to believe him.
"And I'm so sorry for hurting you. I was so stuck in my head I didn't even realize I'm so sorry Belle I promise I'll never hurt you like that again." he adds, leaving a small kiss on my temple.
After thinking about it for a few moments I pull him down for a kiss, something we haven't done for a while.
"It's okay Lan, I forgive you." I tell the sorry boy, bringing him into another kiss as his arms snake around my waist, pulling my body impossibly closer against his.
"I'm falling in love with you Isabelle Chiara Marino." he whispers between kisses.
"I'm falling for you two Lando no middle name Norris." I mumble back, "And I am absolutely terrified."
After pulling away from the kiss, Lando and I fall asleep in each other's arms. Opening up to him was something completely unplanned and terrifying, but I knew growing by his side was the only thing I wanted in this moment.
So as the rest of the week progressed in Italy, and we spent our days with me showing him around the beautiful country, we grew even closer and the trust between the two of us slowly rebuilt itself as we tried as hard as possible to be completely open and honest with one another no matter how scary it was.
