Connected - Lando Norris *Discontinued*

Chapter 7

"Goodmorning everyone! Today is qualifying day and we're going to support the boys from the Red Bull garage." I said to the camera as I walked around in the kitchen, making breakfast. "We're leaving in..half an hour, so I'm going to make a quick breakfast for myself and pack my bag." I said and put the camera down, filming myself finishing my breakfast. As I was eating Max walked into the kitchen and hugged me. "Goodmorning!" He said and grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge. "Vlogging already?" He asked and laughed as he sat next to me. "Jupp, it's really interesting to see me eat." We laughed and I shook my head.

"How are you feeling?" Max asked while he got an apple out of the fruitbasket, he probably had breakfast when I was still in bed. "Better than yesterday. Just talking about it with Lando and then doing some gaming with him already lifted my mood. I just don't know where to search now, you know what I mean?" I answered and Max nodded. "Don't put to much pressure on it, otherwise you'll just stress yourself out." I nodded and leaned against him. "You and Lando would be very cute together." Max said, changing the subject.

"Yeah? I don't know.. I mean, I do like him very much. But I don't think he likes me in that way.." I said as I finished my breakfast and put everything in the dishwasher. "The two of you did nearly kiss when I walked in. Most people don't do that when they don't like someone." Max said as we walked to the living room after I picked my camera up. Dilara handed me my bag and I frowned at her. "I already packed it for you." Awhh, that's sweet! "Thanks, Dil, that's really sweet of you!" We walked to Max' car and got in, making our way to the circuit.

Getting up from the ground I looked around the paddock. Where can I get more cool shots? Maybe the motorhome.. As I made my way to the motorhomes I passed several drivers, most of them waved at me and others didn't see me. "Hey [Y/N]!" A voice called out to me and I turned around, seeing Daniel wave for me to come over. I walked up to him and hugged him. "Hey bud! What's up?" I asked and he started walking. Following close behind I turned my camera off. Daniel is giving off serious vibes, so there's no need to film that. "I want you to meet my parents. They're here for the weekend and since we're close I wanted them to meet you." He smiled and then stopped walking. "If you're comfortable with that ofcourse.." I nodded and smiled. "I would love too!" I said and we continued our walk to the Renault motorhome.

We arrived in Daniel's drivers room and his parents were seated on the couch. They got up the moment we walked in and his mom instantly pulled me into a hug. Oh uh, wow.. "Sorry, we're all huggers.." She said, a bit embarrassed by herself. "It's okay, Daniel attacks me with hugs all the time." They laughed and Daniel's dad hugged me as well. "It's good to meet you. Daniel told us a lot about you." Oh? The way he's saying it, it really sounds like Daniel and I are dating. I suppressed a laugh and sat down on one of the chairs that was in the room. "Uhm, [Y/N], I wanted them to meet you because you're both in a similar situation." Daniel spoke up while grabbing a chair himself. Wait, what? What's going on? He grabbed my hand and looked at me. "I have a younger sibling, except they were put up for adoption..." Wait, really? Why would Grace and Joe put their kid up for adoption?

"At the time we couldn't handle to have a third child in the family, there was a bit of a crisis at that time and we didn't think the situation would better. So, we decided to put the kid up for adoption so it could have it's best chance." Grace said and I nodded, holding Daniel's hand tighter. Why did he never tell me this? "Except overtime the situation was better and we regretted putting them up for adoption.. We've been looking for them ever since, but we haven't found them up until now. It's also pretty hard as we made it a closed adoption, so we don't have access to the adoption parents..." Joe added and held his wife's hand as she wiped a tear away. "I just want to meet them so bad.." She said and her voice cracked.. Oh boy.. This is so sad.. I let go of Daniel's hand and got up to hug her.

"I'm sure you'll find them. Don't loose hope.." I whispered and Grace held me tighter. "I hope they're like you, [Y/N]. Sweet, caring, a bit of an idiot, passionate and sassy." Daniel said and that made me tear up. He saw and got up to hug both me and his mom. I closed my eyes and enjoyed the moment. This hug somehow feels like home..

After talking with Daniel's family for a while it was time for the boys to qualify. I was standing in the Red Bull garage, on Max' side and filmed some shots for my vlog. Q1 was about to start and I really hope they all do well. George and Nicholas were the first two to go out and shortly the others followed. Lando was about to start his first hot lap when an unsettling feeling rose in my stomach. I tried to push it down but as he drove up on Eau Rouge it all went wrong...

The left rear tyre came off and send Lando straight into the wall with a hard crash.. Omg no.. Instant red flag.. Is he okay? Silence came from the radio when the team asked if he was okay.. This can't be good.. Tears started to well up in my eyes and every sound was blocked by my brain. Suddenly he was moving and got out of the car. Oh my, that's a good sign, right? A pair of arms wrapped around me. It has to be Max. I looked up and saw him smile sadly at me. "That was a big crash.." Max said and I nodded, not trusting my voice enough. Okay, Lando is limping. My heart cracked at the sight, but it's better to see this than to not see him move at all.

The car was towed away and Max had to get back in his car for the remainder of the session. I grabbed my phone out of my pocket and went to the chat with Lando.

To Lando 2.36pm.
Are you okay?

He isn't going to reply right away, I know that. He first has to be checked by medical staff and then has to go through the data with his team. I watched the session, not focused on it though. My thoughts were with Lando and I want to see him so badly.. Then my phone buzzed in my hand I looked at the notification. It's from Lando!

From Lando 3.14pm.
I'm okay! I'm at my driver's room now, want to come and watch quali here with me?

To Lando 3.15pm.
I would love to! Be there in a sec!

I closed my phone and walked out of the Red Bull garage, making my way to the McLaren motorhome. Luckily no one stopped me to ask what I was doing there because I don't want to deal with anyone right now. I just want to see Lando. I knocked on the door of his driver's room.

"Come in!" His voice came from the other side and I opened the door. He smiled when he saw that it was me and I basically ran up to him. "You scared me!" I said as I hugged him. "It was a tough crash, yeah.." His leg was resting on a chair with a coolpack on his ankle. "How are you feeling?" I asked as I sat down next to him on the sofa. "Pretty good, actually. Except my ankle hurts a little, but it should be okay for the race tomorrow." He said and wrapped his arm around my shoulder. "Don't push yourself to much, though." I said sternly and he nodded. "I'm just glad that you're okay." I said and cuddled into his side.

Q3 was halfway done and Lando and I were just watching it in silence. Enjoying each other's company and embraces. I had grabbed his hand and we've been sitting like that for a few moments. The tension started to grow between us during those moments and we often glanced at each other. "[Y/N], have you ever kissed someone?" Lando asked and looked at me. I turned myself more towards him and shook my head. "Have you?" He shook his head as well. "I haven't." He looked like he was thinking and a little frown appeared between his eyebrows. "Can I kiss you?" Wait, is he for real? Is this really happening? My lisp started to smile without me having control over it.

"Yes." I said and he sat up. He leaned in and so did I. The moment his lips touched mine, I closed my eyes and let my lips feel the soft touch of his. He pulled back a little before pressing them back against my lips and his hand rested on my cheek. His hand was delicate, as if I could break at any moment. Our lips parted, but were still close to each other. His breath fanning over my lips. When I opened my eyes again, I looked straight into his blue orbs and saw happiness right in front of me.

A/N
And then they kissed👀