Secrets

Fire And Iceman

Double update! It's Saturday!

VICTORIA'S POV

"You are back?" I heard as I walked, head down, looking at the pavement. I looked up, finding him standing there, not expecting to see him at all. "Kimi" I replied, seeing him frown. "what is wrong?" he asked, guess I wasn't any good at a poker face. "oh, its nothing" I responded with a shrug, not really wanting to get into it right now, although it was nice seeing a familiar face. "it is something. You are upset. Come, we can talk" he said, softly touching my arm. I smiled a little and nodded at him. "okay, I guess I have nothing else to do now anyway." I muttered, then walking with him to the Lotus building.

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"what has happened?" he asked, as we sat down in his motor home. The Lotus cafeteria area was too crowded and too many questions would be asked. I took a deep breath and sighed. "it's Nico" I said reluctantly, picking at the label of my take out coffee cup. I explained what we had been like since I left Italy, and that everything seemed to be going well, until the little episode in Nico's quiet room with that girl. obviously leaving out the part of Nico and I getting a little frisky. That just made the situation a whole lot more embarrassing.

"I am sorry to hear that he is, uh...being a dick" Kimi stated. I couldn't help but laugh at his bluntness. I shrugged. "I honestly didn't think he was like that, I totally didn't see it coming" I added. Kimi nodded. "what are you going to do now?" he asked, lounging on the couch opposite me. Even in this heat he still seemed as cool as a cucumber. "I really don't know." I sighed, "I mean, I don't have to be at the circuit anymore. I can just take some time out, see what Abu Dhabi has to offer and then come back for the show" I said, thinking off the top of my head. "the show?"
"yeah, the fashion show thing that goes on in the Amber Lounge every year, this year its here instead" I told him, seeing him shrug. "I never go" he told me, making me laugh, "That doesn't surprise me Kimi" I smiled. "but maybe I will make an exception this year" he grinned, making me blush.

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We talked for what seemed like hours, and not just about Nico, about lots of things and I found that I had quite a lot in common with him, surprisingly. "thanks for this afternoon Kimi, I feel a lot better now" I smiled at him as we walked out of his motor home and through to the main area of the paddock. "you are welcome." he said, with a rare smile. "and if you want to watch the race here, you are welcome to come and sit in my garage" he offered, and this time I knew he meant it in a friendly way. "thank you" I smiled at him, reaching forward, a little unsure at first, but as he reciprocated my actions, I knew I wasn't over stepping the mark, and we hugged.

"Vick?!" I heard a familiar voice. I parted from Kimi and looked round to find Laura looking at me confused. "I will see you later Victoria" Kimi told me, back to his cool demeanor. I smiled and nodded at him, then looking to Laura. "why are you with Kimi? where's Nico?" she asked, confused. I groaned, knowing I was going to have to go through all this again.

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"WHAT?!" She gasped as I relayed everything for the second time that afternoon. "Amy's back?" she asked, frowning at me as we walked the length of the paddock. I needed to get out of this heat. "you know her?" I asked, shocked actually. "well yeah, but she hasn't been around for ages." she told me. "who the fuck is she?" I asked my friend, getting more frustrated by the second. "well, she's Nico's ex."

"I thought you said he hasn't had a girl around here properly in ages?" I questioned. "he hasn't!" she answered immediately, "she hasn't been around in years." she added, "Vick, you know I would never have encouraged you to get with Nico if I knew he had a girlfriend"

"I know" I sighed, I knew her better than that. "or if I knew that he was a douche bag" she added. I scoffed at that. "but have you talked to him yet" she asked, I looked at her as if she was stupid. she rolled her eyes, "you should talk to him. hear him out. He's not known for being a dick"

"that's what Kimi called him" I laughed a little. "yeah why were you with Kimi?" Laura asked, as we walked towards the Force India suite. "I bumped into him in the paddock, he saw i wasn't happy and took me for a coffee so I could calm down" I said. Laura gave me a look. "it was nothing like before, he was being a friend this time." I told her, "and honestly he made me feel better. He's actually a nice guy when you get him on his own like that." I said, knowing she probably thought he was playing. "hmm, well don't be letting Nico see you with him, he'll get the wrong idea." she said, as we walked through the doors. "yeah, like that matters" I scoffed, letting the door shut behind me, as I savored the cool air conditioning inside the cafeteria. "you've gotta be kidding me" Laura groaned, causing me to focus and look out to where she was. Lo and behold, there was Nico sitting at a table to the side of the room, and walking over to him was that silly cow with a smug smile on her face.

"c'mon Vick, let's leave" Laura said, gently taking my arm. "no, it's fine. I haven't done anything wrong" I said, knowing staying here would just crucify me, but the stubborn mule that I am made me want to stay just to prove a point. Laura sighed, knowing just how I was, and nodded over to a table in the opposite side of the room.

"hey miss Hulk" Steve and Mike were sitting at the table behind us, seeing us sit down. I looked round to them and smiled. "hey guys" I grinned back at them. "you okay?" Steve asked me. I nodded, not daring to speak. I could be perfectly fine until someone showed that they cared, then I'd go to pieces. "It may be outta line here miss, but Laura, what that hell is she doing here?" he asked my friend. "that's exactly what I want to know" Laura replied, taking a glance across at them. "everyone hates her, what is she doing here with Nico?" Mike added. we both shrugged, "your guess is as good as mine" I said, hoping that no tears would come, "she came bursting into his quiet room earlier after the photo shoot, demanding who I was and that she was his girlfriend" I told them, making them scrunch their faces up in confusion. "I didn't want to hang around, so I got the hell out of there" I added. "I don't get it, all the time you've been gone, all he's done is talk about you" Steve told me. that made my heart shrink. "maybe it was all an act." I shrugged, "no disrespect miss, but Nico isn't that good of an actor." he said, "he wears his heart on this sleeve, and that boy has it bad for you" we all looked over there at the two of them. "well, it doesn't look like it now" I said, watching them. This Amy was sitting there sipping on whatever prissy drink she had in her little tea cup and Nico was sitting opposite her looking as miserable as sin, head in his hands, having a staring contest with the table.

"well, anyway, heart break or not, my stomach is ready for food, so if you'll excuse me guys, i'm going to get some grub" I said, getting up off of my seat and heading to food.

LAURA'S POV

"Is she alright?" Mike asked when Vick had gone up to get some food. we all watched her walk over there. "no, but knowing her, she won't want to let it show." I sighed. "and she certainly won't let it show to those two" I nodded, over to Nico and Amy. "oh no" my reaction caused Steve and mike to dart their attention across the room and saw what was happening.

Amy had spotted Vick getting her food and I heard her giggling from the other side of the room. That caused Nico to look round, his face lighting up when he saw my friend standing there. Alone. He got up out of his chair and made his way over there. I cringed.

VICTORIA'S POV

The food in this place never disappointed. I stacked my plate with the chef's delicious chili and grabbed an apple, then as I was about to put down my apple to open the fridge to grab a bottle of water, the fridge door opened for me. "allow me. please" that familiar accent caused me to look up, seeing Nico looking back at me. "I can manage. thanks." I said, immediately looking away from him. Looking into his eyes, images of earlier flashed through my head, him kissing me, holding me, telling me he missed me. my heart shattered a little more. I took the bottle out of the fridge and Nico shut the door. "please, let me explain" Nico almost whispered, aware that there could be a potential audience. "what? had time to come up with some lame excuse now have we?" I asked, raising a brow, finally looking at him. I wish I hadn't, he looked so upset, briefly I wondered why, maybe it was because he had been found out. "No. Not at all, I..."

"Nico, sweetheart, let's go. I'm getting tired." I heard from behind Nico. I rolled my eyes, "Have you heard the term 'Never Play with Fire' Nico?" I said, and then turned back to head over to Laura, who I assumed had seen the whole thing.