Blame it on love

P2. "Ring"

'You look so much like your father.' Joe looks at the young female.
'I get that allot.' Daley looks at her father for a second. And it's true, Daley has allot of features inherited from her father.
'You're a younger female version of him, it's kinda weird.' He wraps one arm around Tobias.
'Is it that bad?' Hurt Tobias looks at his daughter. 'Kidding.' She softly punches him in his stomach. Parker and Daleys eyes meet. Parker is happy it's not happening to him. The two fathers looks happy, that's all that matters at this moment. Daniel sees his parents talking to Tobias in the distance. Daley sees the smiling man coming their way. How come he smiles constantly? He needs to teach me. Or teach Parker, to come out of his shelf, Daley thinks Daniel is a good person for that.
'G'day mom.' Daniel and Grace hug.

Engine sounds fill the families ear. A car is coming closer. First practice is going on and the family is standing at a quite place behind the safety fences. Daley puts her fingers in her ears when it gets too loud for her. And there the car already is, she follows the car. That is fast. She has never seen a car do his job in real life. She has been there in the fabric, there you only see the speed in numbers.
'You mind if I put this on social media?' They all look down at the phone. A video of all of them synchronic following the car with their heads. It looks funny.
'That's funny.' The eldest sibling smiles. Daley doesn't really mind. She doesn't have social media for herself, only for her company. The male posts it on the f1 social media accounts. It's a good promotion for the new team, that yet has to be announced.

'You've been getting assignments?' Parker ask his sister interested. She swallow her water and nods.
'It's going pretty fast, job after job.' She needs this small vacation, think about something else other that working. No shopping, almost no work. Daley knows herself and will work on some stuff, she is a workaholic like her father. But in a good way. She loves what she is doing, but she also doesn't see herself doing this her whole life. 
'I saw the video's, it's looking dope.' Daley makes videos of her projects. Placing the camera somewhere in the room, filming the whole progress and then edits it so she can put it on social media and show it to the people on the internet, getting new costumers. She is a freelancers, she has to promote herself in some way, everyone is on social media these days. Even older people.
'Thank you.' Parker is proud of his little sister, things she has accomplished at a jong age. Her own company doing so good. And she has done it by herself, at only 23. Daley plays with his ear, he has big ears. It's not enormous, it's cute big. His ears are an insecurity to him, that's why he has his hair a little longer, so it's covering his ears. Daley thinks there is no need for it. No one is perfect. Those features make people unique. Daley doesn't mind, bigger ears or noise. It belongs to someone. She has big ears too when she has her hair backwards, but their are smaller than Parker's ears. Parker moves his head away, wanting her to stop, but she continues.
'Stop it.' He grabs her wrist. Daley giggles.
'I'm sorry.' She can't help herself. It just happens. She has been doing it for years. Parker still hates it.

'You know there is a picture of them all together?' Daley looks surprised at Grace. She has met Daniel before? Not that she would remember. She doesn't remember much from when she lived back in Australia.
'Oh yeah.' Tobias remembers, that was the last time he saw the Ricciardo family, over 20 years ago. 'You were only a couple months old.' Somehow it's a relieve to Daley. It means that they don't really have met. Not that it would change anything. They both didn't knew they've met in the past, as little kids. Smirking Parker looks at his little sister. For him things are only getting funnier, day by day. With a raised eyebrow Daley looks serious at him, sitting opposite of him, but can't help but softly smile too. The other ones not really knowing what's going on. Daniel guessing it has something to do with them.
'Inside joke.' Daley agrees with her brother.

'You know maybe I can hire you to do my house and we could, you know, have sex.' Daley looks at him a little question. That just not came out of his mouth. 'I'd pay, for the sex.' Daley chuckles. He has to be kidding. This legit can't be serious. But Daniel means it. He won't pay her for the sex obviously, that was a joke. But he wants more of her. Maybe this wasn't the best way to tell her, it sounded better in his head. He just got slightly nervous.
'I'm not a hoe Daniel, you would have to pay the assignment.' She isn't gonna have sex with him again and leave like nothing happened. She can't. She isn't saying no.
'Can't I have both?' Daley shakes her head. He is unbelievable.
'You know I am engaged right?' Surprised he looks at her. He did not know. Is she wearing a ring?
'You are?' Daley shows him the ring. Allot of bling bling and very expensive.
'How did I not see?' It's a big one, too much for Daley her liking.
'Maybe you didn't wanna see?' It could be. A ring like that is noticeable. His parents has noticed.
'Where you engaged last summer?' Daley doesn't really wanna go there again. Last winter doesn't have many good memories.
'No, we were having trouble, but we're getting married now.' She loves Marcus, even after what he has done. Love is blind. She still is not seeing it. Daniel has double feelings, he is happy for her, but disappointed for himself. He wanted to get to know her. Share the bed more than once, sober.
'Well congratulations.' Smiling she thanks Daniel.
'Sorry to disappoint you, I know I'm hot, who doesn't want me,' she jokes. Daniel smiles, but he really is disappointed.
'I'm just too late, it's my own fault.' Daley isn't sure if he is joking or if he is serious. Deep down Daniel is serious. He should've put in more effort last summer.
'You'll find someone special, you're a good looking guy.' Her hand touches his shoulder blades twice.
'I know.' They have the same type of humor. Very shitty humor. 'I won't see you often next year?' Daley shakes her head. Not her planning.
'Don't think so, I'm sure I'll be there at some races.' No one knows how next year is gonna be. 'You should focus on your race and less on me.' She gives him a shoulder push. Daniel just can't keep his eyes of her. She has amazing long lashes and a eye color he hasn't really discovered yet, it's like it changes. One time it's green and the other time it's more brown.
'I'll try, I'll try.'

'Have you seen it?' Daley has no clue what her brother is talking about, he needs to be more specific.
'Have I seen what?' He pushes his phone under her nose. A video of her walking then it moves to mechanics who check her out, very obviously.
'It's viral.' She doesn't believe that, it's nothing special, she doesn't even look that good. 'I swear Daley, I'm not lying.' It's a good meme though. 'Peeps are wondering who you are,' he exaggerates a little. Daley rolls her eyes.
'I'm not making social media for that stupid video.'