No Place That Far - Lewis Hamilton fanfiction

Silverstone 06/07/14

Ella made her way along the paddock towards the Marussia garage, knowing she would see Liam there. Her mum and Liam were in the midst of a falling out. This was nothing new to Ella. It seemed this happened most of the time. Liam was very like his dad, in mannerisms and personality and of course this meant that he and their mum were always falling out. To Ella it was little wonder things never worked out between their mum and dad. Ella though was nothing like her mum or dad and everything like MarMar Wolff. Ella was patient and most of all she was the peacemaker. By the time she arrived the cars were on the grid. She quickly found number 12 and 13 where the Marussia boys would be and where she also hoped Liam would be there. She spotted him talking to Jules and not wanting to interrupt, made her way further forward to where she would find her dad. She found the first Mercedes not much further forward at 6th position, she could tell from the number this was Lewis'. Lewis had his race suit on but had pulled it down and tied around his waist to keep cool. He was standing against the pit wall under an umbrella, drinks bottle in hand watching on as his mechanics and engineers put in the last preparations on the car. She scanned the crowd for her dad but couldn't see him. When she looked over at Lewis he was looking  at her with a crooked smile and his head half cocked to the side. He used his head to signal for her to come over. He took in her outfit from the pale blue stonewashed jeans, the beautiful patterned jacket to the hat she was wearing. She really pulled the whole outfit off. And he would swear from where he stood she had minimal make up on, if any at all. There was plenty of girls around the paddock all of which were covered in make up but yet this girl was such a natural beauty that she stood out from everyone else. She smiled back at him and made her way over. When she was within a few steps Lewis closed the distance, wrapped his arm around her lower back and pulled her close to him into a hug. His cheek against her cheek. He felt her breath quicken beside him and he smiled to himself. They pulled apart. 

"We meet again" he smiled.

"I just can't keep away." she chuckled.

"Who could blame you? When there's a handsome talented man who drives for Mercedes here." flirted Lewis. 

"Don't you know it. Tell me.. where is Nico? Is he at the front? I better go say hi." she teased as she wafted her face as if she was hot and went to turn around. He grabbed her hand and pulled her back and she almost fell into him. "Oh you meant the handsome, talented man in front of me didn't you?" 

"I thought that was obvious" pouted Lewis. "Did you have a good night last night?" he probed, wanting to know what was up with her and that man before he made a fool of himself. 

"It was brilliant. I got my Bailey back and got rid of my ex for good. I feel like i'm winning at life at the moment." 

"Bailey?" queried Lewis. 

"My Dachshund. When we split JJ wouldn't let me have him back."

"Thats amazing Ell." He smiled.

"I'm guessing you saw that picture he tagged me in on insta." 

"I did and I admit I was a bit worried." he said shyly. "I know i've got no reason to be but I had hoped I'd see you again and that I would get the chance to ask you to go on a date with me."

"Cards on the table. JJ cheated on me with one of my friends. That man broke me in the worst way possible, he's never coming back into my life no matter what he says or what he puts on insta." she reassured him. She didn't say anything about a date with him. He started to feel a bit silly, thinking she would actually want to. He was really feeling self conscious and it wasn't like him to feel that way. His race engineer came to him to tell him to get ready for the race. 

"I'll be there in a minute." He answered. "It was lovely to see you again Ella. I hope you hang around this time." He smiled and he began to walk away.

"What no goodbye hug?" she exclaimed mock offended. He smirked, closed the gap and pulled her into a hug again. She turned her head slightly so she could whisper in his ear. "Good luck Lewis. Win it and you've got a date." She pulled away, turned around and walked back towards the mercedes garage, leaving him completely stunned. He stood there watching her retreat, totally frozen. He heard his race engineer call his name again, that was enough to break him out of his frozen state. He made his way to the car with a huge smile on his face. 

She was in the garage watching the start of the race with the mechanics. The race had been red flagged on the first lap and one of the safety barriers had to be repaired before they could restart. She knew this could take awhile so she slipped out the back to have a cigarette. Whilst she was in the smoking area in hospitality she got out her phone and sent a quick text to Liam to say she was sorry she didn't see him before but she would see him after. She ordered a glass of rose and sat down at a table. She fired off a quick message to her best friend Cate to tell her JJ had decided to give her Bailey back. As she was sending it someone sat down opposite her. She looked up and there was a woman with red hair and black glasses. Ella would have put her in her fifties but she looked younger. She definitely had botox, that much Ella could tell. 

"Hi, my name is Claire, I'm a talent spotter with IMG modelling. I saw you in Austria at the last race. I'm really pleased i've bumped into you. Has anyone ever told you that you could be a model?" she asked. Ella laughed. "You think I'm joking. I can assure you I'm really not." 

"You think i could be a model?" She asked incredulously. 

"I don't just think it. I know you could be one of the best. You are exactly what I have been looking for. You're perfect. Please take my card, have a think and give me a call if you're interested. I can get you in for some head shots later this week." She handed her card to Ella and got up and ready to walk away. 

"But you don't even know my name." Said Ella. 

"Of course i do Ella. I wouldn't be doing my job properly if i didn't . I'll be waiting for your call." Smiled Claire, leaving as quick as she came. Ella looked at the card before standing up, placing it in her back pocket and making her way back to the Mercedes garage to watch the restart. She sat down next to Chris one of the mechanics and watched the rest of the race. Nico was running in first and Lewis had battled his way to second. It didn't matter what place he finished, she knew he would get a date anyway. She heard a message came over the radio. Nico had a problem. He was going to have to retire that car. That would mean lewis would win. She smiled to herself. Even though she was going to go on a date with him regardless, it seemed it was fate. 

Lewis took the chequered flag and returned to park firme. She cheered as he got out of his car. Her dad was waiting to go onto the podium. Lewis hoped she was still in the crowd. He scanned it for her and he saw her next to the barrier. He winked at her as she raised her hands, nodding her head and giving him a quick clap. When they all returned from the podium he made his way to the Mercedes motor home, where he saw her, sitting outside on one of the steps. She smiled as she saw him approach. 

"You stuck around." he asked.

"I promised I would. Well done. You were great out there." she moved closer to him and whispered. "I hope this date lives up to expectations." He felt her breath tickle his ear. It really turned him on. 

"I promise it will. I've got to go for a debrief. Will I see you at the after party?" He asked.

"I'm going home with Liam to get changed and I'll see you there." she said pulling him into a hug. He kissed her tenderly on the cheek and squeezed her hand.

"See you soon."  he slowly let loose of her hand and made his way in. She walked in the opposite direction to meet Liam. Finally coming across him. 

"Hey Lee, ready to go?" 

"Give me 5 mins and we'll set off." 

She hung around  the garage till he was ready to go and they set off for home.