Never Again

Chapter 38: Start

This was one of my favourite chapters to write! Things are finally starting to get figured out, so I hope you'll like it :)

'How do I look?' she asked Seb. Her clothes smelled new and she couldn't stop looking at herself in the mirror, it was so strange to see herself in Red Bull clothes.

'You'll look good in anything,' he answered and he used the invitation to look at her to check her out. Clearly liking what he was seeing he grinned. 'But blue suits you.'

His compliments boosted her confidence and she felt herself grow a few centimetres when she looked back in the mirror. She tied her hair into a ponytail and was ready for what the day was bringing her next.

'I think it's time to deliver you to Gavin then, as you also look the part now,' Seb scratched the back of his neck and gave her a lopsided grin.

Gavin was Mark's Performance Engineer and Canadian from origin. He was only a couple of years older than she was and most of all he was really good at explaining things. He didn't mind her asking all kind of questions and answered them all happily and patiently. He was a good looking guy and very knowledgeable and she thought they would get along great during the race weekends. Of course it was only at first that they would work closely together, but she was looking forward to learn from him anyway.

With a smile on her face she looked down at one of the sheets of telemetry he had given her and listened to him explaining. However her eyes kept going to the other side of the room, where Seb was spinning around in one of the office chairs. He was grinning like a little school boy and almost smashed himself against one of the desks when he had spun around too enthusiastically. He smiled apologetically when he saw her looking and went back to spinning his chair. She shook her head and focused her attention back on Gavin.

A loud bang then interrupted their talk and when Keira looked over her shoulder to see what had happened she saw Seb laying on the ground with the chair on top of him. He had finally pushed his luck and now had to pay for it. She grinned and put down her sheets to help Seb untangle himself as he clearly was not able to do so himself.

'One day you'll hurt yourself badly, you know?' she smirked and she pulled the chair off him.

Glad that he was freed Seb stood up and tried to hide his slight embarrassment. 'I guess I'm used to finding the limits,' he shrugged his shoulders, but a cheeky smile played on his lips.

'Don't you have somewhere to be anyway, you told me you had to do simulator work?' she lifted one of her eyebrows when she realised that him being here was probably not in his schedule.

His shoulders drooped a little and he checked his watch. 'I just wanted to make sure you were alright,' he smiled while his voice sounded defensive.

'You'll get me fired before I have even officially started,' she replied and she could see Gavin look at them from behind his desk.

'I'll see you later then?' Seb was picking up his stuff and made his way to the door.

'Yes, go do important stuff now please,' she laughed and hushed him out the room. Their eyes locked for a bit longer than they normally did and she tried to ignore the signals her body was trying to send her.

'Let's continue then?' Gavin spoke in an amused voice.

That brought Keira back to her senses and while keeping her face straight she sat down next to Gavin again.

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It had been another long day and she was sure that this job was way too stressful for her. Her last few days in the factory had been so crazy busy that sometimes even her schedule needed a schedule to be dealt with. For Seb it had all looked easy and she envied his energy levels and especially patience. She however still needed to work on those areas, but mostly she needed to start learning some names. She had met so many different people who she would be working with at the track or the factory and she only remembered like five of them. Only two days were left before she flew back to Switzerland where she would only have time to pack her bags and would already be on a plane to Singapore the next day. She laughed at how quickly her life had changed suddenly, she already had been on more planes by next week than she normally would have been in a whole year.