Love Between Telemetry [Lance Stroll]

•Chapter number thirty-seven•

,,Not really sure how to feel about it
Something in the way you move
Makes me feel like I can't live without you
And it takes me all the way
I want you to stay."
Stay; Rihanna ft. Mikky Ekko

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,,I'm considering leaving Williams." I suddenly said and Artem stopped his move.

,,What?!" he harshly turned around and sat back to me. I guess the coffee is irrelevant now.

,,It's not official, but I'm really thinking about it." I shrugged, looking at the ground.

,,Why?" Artem slowly took my chin to make eye contact.

,,Would you stay in the team with stifling atmosphere where you can't be yourself? I'm doing this because I have to, not because I like it. I've been working my ass off and what I have from it? Nothing! It's only getting worse and worse," I was holding back tears as I was openly talking about my problems, ,,it's just not the work I fell in love with." I shook my head, wiping one antsy little tear from my cheek.

,,And what about Lance?" Artem gently pulled me into his chest, ,,does he know?"

,,He doesn't and I'm not planning to tell him that yet." I buried my face into Artem's chest.

,,I feel so bad that I didn't notice your struggles before," he hummed while he was caressing my hair.

,,That's alright Artem, you have a busy career," I straightened up, ,,you have a lot of your things to care about."

,,But I'm supposed to be a good friend to you and I failed miserably. Damn, you are fighting with anxiety and I had no idea," Artem ran his hand through his hair in frustration. A lot of people had and still have no idea, don't worry.

,,I told you it's ok Artem, really," I put my hand on his shoulder with a smile, ,,I don't blame you. I told only Dorothea and Albert yesterday. Nobody else knows."