Y/N's POV:
After a warm shower, I slipped into some black skinny jeans and a red vest top. With the towel on my head drying my hair, I covered my face in a tiny bit of makeup. Not a lot. Just a bit of the usual stuff like brows, mascara, a bit of lippy. I then dried my hair and straightened it. Throwing it into a tight ponytail to keep it out of the way.
'Are you ready?' I texted Lando as we were due to meet in five minutes for our celebration drink. I sprayed some perfume and put on some high heels. Grabbing my handbag, I then reached for my phone to see Lando hasn't replied to me yet.
'?' I sent, frowning at the screen.
I headed down to the hotel lobby which is where we were supposed to meet. I sat down on the sofa and waited for him.
Fifteen minutes went by and there was still no sign of him. I hadn't even got a reply off him yet. I sighed to myself, looking from my phone to the elevator. After the third cycle of looking around my phone buzzed.
'Sorry Y/N, something's come up, I can't make it tonight' was what the text read.
He's cancelled on me.
I felt so upset I didn't even bother replying, I sighed and headed back to the elevator which would take me back to my room. I wasn't going to go out on my own.
I pressed the button and waited for the lift. It beeped and as it opened I saw a very familiar face, Daniel Ricciardo.
Daniel's POV:
My eyes widened and my heart skipped a beat as I saw Y/N standing in front of me, she looked beautiful.
'Hey' she said, smiling sadly. I snapped out of the faze I was in and cleared my throat.
'Hello, you' I replied, noticing her long face. 'I thought you were supposed to be going out with Lando' I added as she stepped into the elevator with me.
'I was but he cancelled last minute' she giggled disappointingly, shrugging her shoulders. I felt angry at him for doing such a thing. What could be more important than going to drink alcohol with this stunning young lady? Maybe I could do something about this.
'I can come?' I spoke softly, all of a sudden feeling incredibly shy, what if she laughs and shouts at me for asking?
'You don't have to do that, you probably have much more important things to do' she laughed cutely, and I mean very cutely. I nearly melted.
'But I want to' I replied, 'Come on, let's head back to my room so I can get changed because I'm not dressed up enough' I added, winking at her.
Y/N's POV:
We walked back down the corridor towards Daniel's room.
'Wow you're like 6 doors down from me' I laughed, pointing at my door from his.
'It's a small world love' he replied while opening his room door. 'You coming in then or are you just going to stand there and be my gorgeous bodyguard?' He chuckled, holding the door open for me. He just called me gorgeous, I tried not to pay attention to that, he's probably messing around.
I walked in and sat on the chair that was placed in the corner of his room. All I could see in the corner of my eyes was Daniel taking his Red Bull shirt off, revealing his body. His abs were something else, to be honest, his whole body was something else. But I couldn't stare, it's rude to stare, isn't it?
'Right, you ready Y/N?' he said while buttoning up his navy blue shirt. 'I'm ready' I smiled, quickly eyeing him up and down.
Daniel's POV:
We arrived at the bar and sat at a table that was tucked away in a corner. 'So, what do you want to drink young lady?' I asked, grabbing my wallet from out of my pocket. 'I'll have whatever you're having' she replied, smirking at me. 'But I'm paying' she snapped.
'I don't think so, this is my treat to you, you drove an amazing first race, you deserve to have drinks bought for you'
'But you didn't have to come out with me this evening so it's really me who has to thank you'
'Are you always this argumentative?' I laughed while walking away. I heard her moan as I got to the bar. She's so adorable.
After a few drinks each and a flowing conversation, we even exchanged numbers. I realised I had never felt so comfortable around someone, I think my feelings for her are getting stronger, but she can't know about them, yet.
'So how old are you?' I asked her, taking a sip of my drink.
'I'm 20'
I swallowed my mouthful in shock, I didn't think she was that young.
'Really?'
'Really really' she giggled. 'Why? Is there a problem?' she added.
'Not at all' I grinned widely, staring through her amazing eyes. As I looked away I saw a very good friend of mine walking towards us. The one and only Max Verstappen.
'Daniel!' He said holding his hand out for me to shake. 'Fancy seeing you here' he smiled.
'Who are you here wi...'
'And who's this?' Max interrupted, turning to face Y/N who looked slightly shy.
'This is Y/N, you know from...'
'Yeah Formula 2 right?' he interrupted again.
Y/N just nodded nervously.
'I watched you race, very good indeed' Max smiled shaking her hand. 'So are you two on a date?' he turned and winked at me.
'No, Y/N was supposed to be doing this with Lando but he cancelled so I filled his space' I blushed.
'Well you two look very cute together' he teased more. 'You suit each other' Y/N giggled quietly, poking her tongue out.
'Max, do you mind?' I said, shaking my head, blushing even more.
'Sorry, I'll go' he grinned. 'Enjoy your date' he smirked and walked off.
I took a deep breath as he went out of view. 'I apologise for that, he's quite a tease' I said, watching Y/N still giggle.
'It's okay' she sniffed, 'I bet you hated that'
'Hated what?' I asked confused.
'Him teasing you, I mean out of all the beautiful girls out there I doubt you'd pick me' she laughed, knocking the last bit of her drink back. I felt upset that she could even say that about herself.
'Anyway, I might head back now, I'm feeling pretty tired' she yawned, grabbing her handbag.
I grabbed my things and stood up, 'What're you doing?' she asked.
'I'm taking you back and don't you dare argue with me' I laughed as I saw her frowning.
Y/N's POV:
Daniel walked me all the way back to my hotel room door, we were both slightly tipsy so I guess each other's company while walking home was a good idea.
'Thank you for tonight' I smiled, taking my heels off as my feet were throbbing. I saw Daniel smile as I dropped down the few inches in height that the heels gave me.
'What?' I muttered, blushing slightly.
'You're beautiful' he said making eye contact with me.
'And you're drunk' I chuckled, not believing a word he says.
'It's true' he whispered.
I shook my head, 'Once again, thank you for tonight' I smiled, tiptoeing to give him a small kiss on the cheek. As I pulled away he kept me close to his face, the eye contact between us was burning. I smelt the alcohol on his breath as he edged closer to my lips. I pulled away completely. He's drunk, I'm drunk. Nothing is real.
I used the key to my room and headed inside, slowly watching Daniel disappear as I closed the door behind me.
