Secrets

Making Up For Lost Time Part. I

The next morning came around all too soon. It was Tuesday. 48 hours until I was to leave. Again. I wasn't sure how many times my heart could handle this. I hated leaving the life of F1, I hated leaving my friends and for damn sure I hated leaving this one...

"Guten morgen Schonheit" he groaned. I turned my head to be greeted by the sight of him layed on his side smiling at me. I giggled, his head the only thing visible from above the duvet, his hair ruffled haphazardly. "good morning... What does schonheit mean?" I wondered, never hearing him use it before. "beautiful" he replied, still smiling at me. I hummed in satisfaction. "well good morning handsome" I said to him. He smiled at me and pulled me to him.

My chest pressed against his as I lay upon him, Nico's hands snaking down to cup my bare bottom. "last night was amazing" he sighed as I played with his soft blonde hair. "hmm hmm" I smiled down at him in a dreamy state I had woken up in. "lets recreate it" he whispered, gripping at my bum a little harder, bringing a smile to my face.

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"I remember breakfast back at the hotel in Italy... " Nico mused as we sat on his balcony sharing some good, very good, food. I looked at him expectantly. "the morning of the race, I told you I was crazy about you" he smiled, "you remember that?"
"of course" he frowned like it was a stupid question. "and I said I wanted to call you mine" he said, I could recall it perfectly. "you were mine..." he sighed, "it feels like all that was erased because of this week" he said, his mood changed so fast. I had to agree with him on that one. "I guess it does," I replied, he brought his head up to look at me as I got up from my chair, eager to wipe away his sombre mood. 

I moved over to him, sliding between him and the table, choosing my spot to be his lap. He smiled, welcoming me with open arms. "back then you were as scared to tell me how you felt as you are now" I giggled, playing with the hair on the back of his neck. He chuckled, "you just scare me" he smiled. "I scare you?" I frowned but with a smile on my face, he nodded, "how can I be this crazy about someone who I've only been around for two weeks?!" he said, making my stomach roll. "huh, I guess it is only two weeks" I bit my lip as I thought about it. Physically we'd only been together for these two race weeks, and half of this week I was trying to avoid him... "and now I'm going to have to say goodbye to you. Again" he sighed. So did I, "well I'm not going for two days yet, so let's make the most of what we have left." I said, not used to this mood Nico was in. "what do you want to do today?" I asked him, causing him to give me a cheeky smile. I rolled my eyes playfully at him. He chuckled, "well, I had planned on taking you down to the Corniche" he said, roaming his hands over my lower back. "we can rent some bikes and go for a ride, make up a picnic to have down there too" he suggested. "sounds perfect" I smiled at his thoughtful Idea. "great"
"I better get my bag together" I said, about to move off of him, but he held me tight. I looked to his face and his eyes were locked on me. "a kiss is needed first" he said, innocently pointing to his lips. How could I resist?

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Soon enough we were out of the hotel and collecting the bikes that Nico had just paid to rent. The hotel had kindly packed us up a Picnic basket so we were ready to go.

As daintily as I could, I climbed onto my bike, thankful I'd opted for a summery playsuit for my outfit, so riding my bike would be a breeze. "you ready?" his voice distracted me, I looked over, oh my... He had flipped his black snap back hat round so he was wearing it backwards. Another weakness of mine... "uh huh" I managed to splutter out some sort of answer as I tried to steady my heart beat. Shrewdly I let him cycle off first, getting a nice view of his tight little butt as he peddled off. I couldn't help the wide grin that spread on my face as I began to follow him.

We cycled together down the long promenade, taking in the magnificent view to our right. The sea glistened in the sunlight, there wasn't a cloud in the sky. It was pretty quiet too and felt that it was just the two of us here. I still had to admit I'd probably have enjoyed the view of Nico's butt a little more, but a girl can't have everything right?!

"I'm so lucky to be able to visit these amazing countries" he began as we rode along, "I bet you couldn't imagine doing anything else now though" I replied, glancing from the view to him. He shook his head. "I've had so many wonderful experiences and met so many good people. I wouldn't trade that for anything" he answered. "and now I have you too" he said, taking my attention back to him. I smiled, letting myself blush wildly, but his action of holding his hand out to my awoke my butterflies. I placed my hand in his huge palm and he interlocked fingers with me, then raised my hand up to his mouth and kissed the back of my hand. God he was smooth.

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After another 40 minutes or so cycling, we decided to stop and have a break. The heat was pretty intense even by the sea, so we grabbed a bottle of water from the hamper and sat on a bench under the shade of an umbrella.

He pulled me up close to him, resting his arm across my shoulders as I snuggled my head into the crook of his neck. We sat in silence for a little while, just taking in the moment. The gentle breeze fluttered over my bare skin, and the aroma of the sea tinged my nostrils. I couldn't remember the last time I had felt so content.

"thank you" he said softly as he placed a gentle kiss on my head. "what for?" I asked, turning my head to look up at him. "for giving me another chance" he answered, causing me to smile, "Nico, you're too sweet" he blushed and shook his head. "lets just forget most of this week had ever happened" I said, "besides," I shuffled to face him, "I can sorta sympathise with Amy" he looked intrigued, "I mean, if I'd have lost you I'd probably go crazy at what a mistake I'd made" I shrugged, Nico chuckled, "and the fact that someone else had their claws into you" I sighed, desperately wanting to jump on him at that moment. He chuckled at me again, watching my mouth as I bit my bottom lip. "well promise me you won't leave then." he smiled, "I've seen your angry side and I don't like it" he laughed, making me blush. "Miss Hulk" he added with another chuckle. I tutted and rolled my eyes playfully at him. "I'll kill Di Resta one of these days" I sighed, "I like it, Hulk suits you" he replied, pulling me closer with the arm wrapped around me. I beamed a smile at him, "guess we were meant to be then huh" I giggled.