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BITTER HONEY !

February 29th, 2024

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Four in the afternoon rolled around much sooner than the girl hoped it would, it seemed that sleep evaded the girl today. Emilia spent the two hour period of her supposed nap tossing and turning, not being able to fall asleep. The girl felt like death and she wasn't entirely sure how she was going to make it through this dinner as the lack of sleep resulted in a headache forming. The girl groaned as she got up from her comfortable spot under the covers. She made her way over to her suitcase, shuffled through it, and popped back two Tylenol to try and cure the pounding in her head. The girl laid down once more for another thirty minutes as she waited for her headache to disperse, but as that never came, she got up to begin getting ready for dinner.

The girl was a bit nervous about meeting her friend's friends but also excited. Sadly, she knew with the mood she was currently in, she was not radiating the most friendly of appearances. Emilia hoped none of the drivers she was meeting today would take her sour face the wrong way.

Looking at the outfit she had hung up early to put back on, the girl simply could not bring herself to wear it as while it was cute and mostly comfortable, it wasn't comfortable combined with the way she was feeling currently. Instead, the girl scavenged through her suitcase for a more comfortable outfit, she ended up picking a pair of dad jeans with a basic purple baby tee. Laying out the outfit on the bed, the girl decided to shower now, so that she wouldn't have to do so later and she could just crash after dinner.

Taking her sweet time in the bathroom, the girl starts by removing her makeup from earlier and cleansing her face with her oil cleanser. Then the girl hops into the shower where she uses her water-based cleanser to ensure there is not a speck of makeup left on her face and lathers herself with her strawberry-scented soap. Once the girl feels both clean and relaxed, she steps out and dries off.

Slipping out of the bathroom with the towel wrapped around herself, the girl quickly gets dressed into the outfit she had previously laid out. The girl's headache had yet to disappear, so she proceeded to turn off most of the lights in the room before continuing to get ready. The girl keeps in her diamond hoops, removes the rings she was wearing, and leaves on the necklace and bracelet she had on. She chooses not to spray perfume as she doesn't want to further irritate her senses. Emilia slips on some socks with little purple flowers on them and a pair of basic white sneakers to complete her look.

It is around 5:30 at this point, and the girl is sort of waiting around until either Ollie or Kimi comes over to her room to tell her to go. The girl was trying to stay positive about the evening, but as she wasn't feeling better, it was becoming more difficult to keep a positive outlook. Emilia hears a knock on her door and heads to open it once checking and seeing that it was Ollie.

"Hey, are you ready yet?"

"Just about, do you guys want to head out early?" Emilia asks while moving aside and letting the boy into her room.

"No, no, still looks like we'll be heading out around six because Kimi isn't ready yet, I was just bored. I hope you don't mind me joining you," Ollie comments.

"It's totally fine, I am about to do some light makeup though so we'll have to chat in the bathroom," the blonde tells him.

The duo move towards the bathroom where Emilia has her makeup and skincare sprawled across the counter. Ollie sits on the toilet while Emilia stands by the counter applying her makeup.

"Continuing from earlier, what's wrong, Milia?"

The girl thinks for a moment while applying her eyebrow gel, "Wrong? That's your next question."

"Well, something just feels up," Ollie remarks.

Emilia wonders how the hell the boy can tell she's not feeling herself when they don't know each other that well, it sort of warms her heart to think that he notices the slightest difference in her demeanor.

"Actually insane that you even noticed, it's really nothing. I've just got a bit of a killer headache as my nap didn't really go as planned," Emilia says.

The boy's face morphs to show obvious concern, "Milia, if you're not feeling up to it, you really don't have to join us. I'm sure everyone would understand."

"Trying to get rid of me already, Bearman? I'm wounded," the blonde jokes.

"No, of course not. It's just if you don't feel well, maybe you should stay in and rest," Ollie rambles out clearly trying to get his point across.

"Calm down, osito. I'm just joking, I really am looking forward to dinner today, I'm just a bit nervous that my sour mood might ruin the atmosphere," the girl points out.

Ollie's head perks up at the nickname, "I'm sure it'll be ok, if you want I can text everyone and let them know you're feeling a bit unwell, so they don't take any lack of talking the wrong way."

Emilia is applying her lip gloss at this point, "Really? That'd be a lifesaver, Ollie. I'd really hate to make a bad first impression."

Ollie basks in the girl's smile before pulling out his phone and texting Paul, Jak, and Arthur that Emilia was nervous about meeting them and that she wasn't feeling well and to not take it the wrong way if she isn't too talkative. The boys were astonished that the world-famous model was nervous to meet them, but Ollie made it clear that he was just a bit worried for the girl as she looked a bit ill.

Ollie looks back over at Emilia and can't help but admire her. She was one of the most beautiful girls he had ever seen in his lifetime. The girl looked good in every outfit Ollie had seen her in thus far, and he truly didn't think she could ever look bad.

It seems Ollie is unable to keep his thoughts to himself as he goes blurting them out accidentally, "Milia, you're seriously gorgeous."

The blonde girl is unable to hide her blush from the boy as she turns to look at him, "Oh, stop it. You're just being nice."

"No, well yes, I am being nice, but you're truly captivating," Ollie says, getting up and moving closer to the girl.

The pair are closer than ever, Emilia is looking up at him and Ollie is looking down at her, one more move and their lips would touch, "Ollie...," Emilia breathes out.

Ollie raises a hand to move the girl's hair out of her face, and just when it seems it is finally going to happen, they are interrupted by a knock on the door.

Emilia jumps apart from Ollie, they share one final look before she goes to open the door. To no one's surprise, Kimi is on the other side of the door.

"Are you ready to go, Estrellita?"

"Yeah, just let me grab my bag. Oh, Ollie's here so don't bother going to get him," Emilia says.

Kimi raises an eyebrow at this to which the girl responds with a glare and the motion that the two of them would talk later. Ollie joins Kimi just outside the room while Emilia looks for and grabs her purse. As a final touch to her outfit, Emilia rushes to grab an old-style racing jacket that she had received a year prior as a special delivery from Lewis Hamilton. The girl finally joins the two waiting for her and they begin to make their way downstairs.

"Where did you get that jacket, Emilia? It looks fantastic," Ollie compliments.

"Oh, this," the girl says, holding the jacket up to proudly display Lewis' number on it, "It actually belonged to Lewis, but he gave it to me last year. The thing absolutely swallows me but it is so comfortable."

"You're telling me that it belonged to the Lewis Hamilton himself," Ollie questions.

"The one and only," Emilia remarks with a giggle.

"Oh my god, I never told you Ollie!" Kimi exclaims.

"What?"

"I walked into the Mercedes hospitality today expecting to see Emilia over here by herself, but no, she is sat there having a full conversation with Lewis Hamilton and getting herself invited to the Mercedes garage for the weekend."

"That's insane," Ollie says, mouth agape slightly, "Since when are you friendly with Lewis Hamilton?"

Emilia shrugs as the trio approaches the car, "We've worked together for Dior before, we chat quite often. He's a really great person."

Ollie laughs, "I can't believe you're just friends with Lewis Hamilton, that's crazy."

The group of three slid into their unassigned assigned seats in the car and Emilia is quick to snatch up aux once more. The girl decides to put on "What a Feeling" by One Direction, feeling it sort of encapsulates her current emotions. She turns the volume down lower than usual, taking time to appreciate that she's here in another country with her friends.

The trio makes it to the restaurant in no time, and Emilia is surprised to see that everyone is already there waiting for them. The three new faces turn to look at Emilia after greeting Ollie and Kimi. The girl isn't sure what to do but offers them a small wave.

"Hello, I'm Emilia. It's a pleasure to meet you all," the girl formally lets out.

The blonde boy between the two brunettes takes the lead in speaking for them, "Hi, Emilia. I'm Paul, this is Arthur, and that's Jak," Paul says while pointing to each of them accordingly. Jak and Arthur offer Emilia their own waves back to her.

The small group enters the restaurant that seems to serve a million different dishes, which is lucky because Emilia never ended up looking at the restaurant details when Ollie sent them to her.

The blonde girl ends up sitting between Kimi and Ollie with Arthur across from her. Emilia feels like everyone at the table can feel the anxiety radiating off her in waves, her basically brother definitely can because he takes her hand under the table and gives it a comforting squeeze. Emilia squeezes back though she's less confident than usual.

"Emilia, I just have to say I love your jacket," Arthur tells her, "Though, it would definitely be better if it was a Ferrari jacket."

The girl lets out a chuckle at the boy's joke, she's thankful to have worn the jacket now as it seems to be a good conversation starter, "You know red just isn't my color," Emilia jokes.

"Where'd you get the jack if you don't mind me asking," Jak says jumping into the conversation, "It's pretty great, I'd love to get my hand on something similar."

Emilia goes to answer before she's cut off by both Ollie and Kimi, "You'll never believe it," the two say in sync, "Jinx!"

The group laughs at the boy's antics before attention returns to Emilia awaiting her answer, "It was a gift from a friend actually, I don't think there's any more of its kind, but I could always ask," the girl comments.

"Ask her who the friend is," Kimi says.

"We dare you to," Ollie jumps in after him, a small smirk on his face.

"Alright, I'll bite," Paul remarks, "What friend did you get the jacket from, Emilia?"

"Lewis Hamilton," Emilia whispers.

"Sorry, what was that?" Arthur asks.

"I got the jacket from Lewis Hamilton," the blonde says while cringing.

The three across the table from her stare in minor disbelief, "Well I can see why you said there's no more of its kind now," Jak jokes.

The group laughs at the joke, and in that moment Emilia and Ollie's gaze fall upon each other, the two share a look before looking away quickly. At this point, the waiter comes over and takes everyone's orders.

Emilia calms down a bit, conversation is flowing nicely and jokes are even being thrown around. She's happy that she seems to be getting along with the three boys she has just met because it is clear they are important to Ollie. Speaking of Ollie, the girl doesn't seem to be able to get him out of her head. Her mind quickly jumps to their almost kiss earlier, and she finds herself wondering if she would have kissed back or not. She has zoned out of the dinner at this point, and Ollie taps her thigh under the table lightly. Emilia turns to look at him and he slightly asks if she's okay, the girl nods her head yes before returning back to the main group.

The group's food comes out and they're quick to consume it over more conversation and joking banter. Emilia finds herself talking to Jak more, she wonders if it had anything to do with the fact that the pair were the only two Americans at the table.

The dinner soon finds itself coming to a close with everyone saying their goodbyes and departing. The three boys told Emilia that she could join them anytime, which made the girl smile, happy that she had made a great first impression.

Kimi, Ollie, and Emilia find themselves driving back to the hotel in comfortable silence. Emilia found herself sneaking glances at Ollie while he drove, she hoped he didn't notice. It's a short amount of time before the trio find themselves back at the hotel and in their respective rooms after a brief goodnight between them all.

Emilia lets out a breath she didn't even know she was holding. The tension between her and Ollie was undeniable, but the girl wasn't quite sure what to do. All she did know was that she was utterly fucked.

Ollie Bearman had managed to capture her mind, heart, and soul in a matter of days, and she was sort of hoping he liked her too.

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heyyyy, long time no see...
i actually wrote this one back in
september and could have sworn i posted it, so sorry !!
i'll try my best to update again soon

enjoy ollie and emilia, my babies
don't be afraid to vote or comment !!

xoxo, hannah