Damage, Inc - [Daniel Ricciardo]

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"I look for mercy when my heart begins to bleed. I know good loving an' I'm a friend of pain. But, when I read between the lines it's all the same. Love ain't no stranger".

Love Ain't No Stranger // Whitesnake

Silverstone, United Kingdom

Daniel flopped himself down on the soft mattress of the bed as soon as he came through the door. The media Thursday had been as busy as it always was, but still he felt more tired than other times. Jemma chuckled as she saw her boyfriend sprawled out like a starfish on the bed. She sat herself down on the edge of it and brushed her fingers through the jet black curls. "You still want to go on that dinner?". Jemma asked and Daniel lifted his head. "Oh, I totally forgot to text Giulia". He slapped himself on his forehead and sat up.

"Wait, I'll just call her". Jemma sighed softly as he rushed himself from the bed and took his phone with him to the balcony, shoving the glass doors open. Daniel scrolled through his contacts and selected Giulia's number, letting his phone dial her. "Afternoon, Dan!". A wide smile decorated his face at hearing her voice. "Gules, I totally forgot to call or text or talk about it to you earlier". He started. "You make it sound like it's something really important and that makes me quite nervous". The Italian rambled back and he chuckled at hearing her thick accent.

"It's about a dinner tonight, Jemma and I thought it would be nice to invite you two". Daniel nibbled on his lower lip as it was quiet for a moment. "That sounds lovely, but are you sure it will work out? I mean, Jemma didn't seem to be too fond of seeing me again". A breathy laugh escaped Giulia's mouth and Daniel looked over his shoulder at Jemma inside of the hotel room. "It was her idea actually". He lied. "She wants to get rid of that rough start we had in Monaco". Daniel closed his eyes, it probably wasn't clever to lie about it, yet he truly wanted to girls to get along with each other.

"Well, that's kind". Giulia's voice sounded happier now and he felt some relief spreading through his chest. "You can text me the details later. I'll discuss it with Pierre, but I'm sure he's up for it". Daniel smiled at her answer. "Great, we'll see you tonight". He replied and turned towards the glass doors again. "See you tonight!". Giulia answered and was about to hang up the phone.

"Gules?".

"Si, Daniel".

"It's amazing to have you around again".

Daniel heard her soft chuckle when she hung up the phone and he pushed the home button on his iPhone to get the screen to normal again. He shoved the glass doors open and went back to Jemma, who was seated on the chair with her phone in her lap, her finger moving over the screen telling him she was scrolling through some social media. Jemma was seeing the pictures on her Instagram timeline, however her mind wasn't really busy with what she was seeing. Her brain replayed the scene of Daniel seeing Giulia and wrapping her up in a hug, his wide smile when he just had her on the phone.

She told herself to not be so stupid. Daniel said two weeks ago that he wasn't going to leave her for Giulia, he and the Italian girl were just friends and besides, she knew the other couple was madly in love with each other too. She shouldn't feel so insecure. She took a deep breath and put her phone away. "Jem?". Daniel called her name and she looked up with a bewildered look in her eyes. "I called your name three times already, babe, were you somewhere else with your mind?". He chuckled and Jemma gave him a small smile, looking at the clothing that he had gathered, the bathroom door in his hand.

"I wanted to say that I'm in the shower, can you call the restaurant for me to ask if they have a table for four left?". Daniel smiled and blew her a kiss before getting in the bathroom. Jemma nodded even though he couldn't see that anymore. She took a deep breath and searched for the phone number of the restaurant Daniel wanted to eat with Giulia and Pierre tonight. Jemma closed her eyes and reminded herself that Giulia was a nice girl, she just had to learn how to deal with it and not be so possessive over Daniel. She put the phone to her ear to set the plan to work.