𝙶𝚎𝚘𝚛𝚐𝚎'𝚜  𝚙𝚘𝚟
𝙰 𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚔 𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛
(𝚜𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚍𝚊𝚢, 𝚀𝚞𝚊𝚕𝚒 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙵𝙿𝟹, 𝙼𝚎𝚕𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚎)

The paddock was full of people. I had seen Mike more then expected as she hung out with the guys a lot. More then everybody expected. It was Saturday and the first qualification of the season would find place in Melbourne today. The vibe around the paddock was good and all the teams had good hopes for the season. I got changed into my race suit and let the upper part of the suit hang next to my body. I walked to the garage and fist bumped some of the people. I looked around and my eyes found the live tv screen. The screen showed Mike in the Red Bull garage. She had her race suit tied around her waist as she braided the last bit of her hair. She smiled at the camera and did a quick thumb up. The camera switched to my garage showing how I stared at the camera. I quickly waved and smiled before I walked to my engineer. We did the last strategy and then it was time to get into the car. I was out behind Max and before Mike. Quality went well and I qualified on P2. Max was 0.076 seconds faster and got on pole while Mike got P3 on her very first quali. She was only 0.126 seconds behind me. I drove my car to parc ferme and parked behind the P2 sign as Max was already stood behind the P1 sign and Mike behind the P3 sign. After we were done there we walked away. Max and Mike going to the Red Bull hospitality. I looked after them until I lost sight of them. I then walked into the Mercedes hospitality.
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𝚂𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚢

The race had just finished. I finished on P3. First podium for the season. Max got P1 and Lewis had passed me and Mike. Mike had finished in P4 which the team was very happy about for her first race. It was time for interviews but before I started I stopped at Mike even tho she was in a interview. We fist bumped before I spoke up.

George: "good race Mike."

Mike: "thanks you too. Next time you can look at my rear."

She winked playfully at me and I felt a warm feeling inside of me. If I wasn't already red from the race I would have blushed very obviously. Maybe it wouldn't be visible now. I walked away to my own interview not to long afterwards. Everything went by pretty quick and before I knew it I was on my way to the airport to fly home. I would spend around a month at the factory and then we would fly out to Italy. I sat down in front of the gate waiting to board my flight when I saw a group of people. All in Red Bull team wear. Most of them looking like they just came from track and some of them in a bit more comfortable clothes. These would be the media team and personal people for Mike and Max. I found Alex and he waved at me. I waved back at him. He was wearing a pair of black sweatpants with a Red Bull polo. A girl in front of him turned her head and looked at me also sending me a little wave. Her thick ponytail then swinging back as she looked away. Mike was talking with Alex. I knew my cheeks must have been as red as a tomato because with every interaction we had I fell a bit more for her. She was wearing a pair of light grey sweatpants and a Red Bull polo as well. Her hair in a high ponytail and a black hoodie was tied around her waist. She had her black Air Force ones on once again and looked amazing for someone who got out of the car not that long ago. Her laugh filled my ears and then Alex his laugh as well. I looked up at them and saw them looking on her screen. He was leaning with his head on her shoulder. He said something making her throw her head back into his shoulder while a laugh rolled of her lips again. I felt jealousy rush over me. He had a fucking girlfriend and now he's standing in the place I want to be! Their face was inches away as they talked a bit more with big smiles on their face. A loud message was send over the boxes echoing thru the airport. Our flight could board. We boarded and found my seat in the middle of a 3 seat row. Alex and Mike stopped at my row and smiled at me.

Mike: "well this might be the best flight I have ever had. Two of my favorite F1 lads with me."

George: "I better hope Alex is not sitting at the window or else we don't have space for our feet!"

Alex: "don't worry. Mike got the window seat."

Mike easily climbed over me and smiled at me before giving me a fist bump. The plain took off after 17 minutes and we were now on our way to London airport. At first we did some talking, then some games, we then all started watching our own movies and at one point I felt a head on my shoulder. I looked to my side to see Mike her head on my shoulder. She fell asleep. I paused her movie and removed her earphones carefully not wanting to wake her up. Alex chuckled softly at me and shook his head.

Alex: "you got it bad for this girl!"

George: "shut up..."

Our voices a few tones softer then normally allowing Mike to sleep in silence. I let my head rest on top of hers and not to long after I also fell asleep. After what felt like a few seconds I got shook awake. I opened my eyes to see we were still in the air.

Alex: "we're landing in 5 minutes."

George: "okay thanks."

I looked to my side to see Mike still asleep. I gently shook her awake. She opened her eyes a bit but squinted them because of the light coming thru the little windows. I closed the blinds and she opened her eye a bit further now. She looked at me confused.

George: "we're landing in 5 minutes."

Mike: "okay thank you. Did I sleep on your shoulder the whole time?"

George: "I think so? I fell asleep as well so I don't exactly know. Alex was the only one awake."

My eyes widened at the fact Alex was awake the whole time. I opened my phone and found a story of our heads together as we slept with a little text underneath: it would be fun they said...! I looked at him and he laughed at my face.

George: "I could kill you right now."

Mike: "okay but like I have to admit... it's kind of cute. How your head is on mine."

I blushed at the comment and I looked away to Alex who started laughing even louder. Why Alex? Just why! The plain landed sound and safe and we all got our luggage and went to the car park. Alex and Mike got into a Honda of Mike and drove off together after we said a quick bye. I got into my Mercedes and also drove home. Only was I alone. I would see them in 2 weeks at a go-kart track in Milton Keynes. We would film a video for the Formula 1 YouTube channel with Lando, Mike, Alex and me. They wanted to have Pierre, Charles and Mick there as well but they would have to fly out for that and they didn't want to give them that trouble.

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