They soon arrived at the island, where cars were waiting to take them to the resort where Suki, Robert's girlfriend, had organized his party.

"So, what should we fight about?" Mila asked as she did her makeup in their room.

"I'm not sure, we never fight," Lando thought aloud. "I usually just agree with whatever you say."

"Yeah, right," Mila replied sarcastically. "We should fight over something silly. The sillier it is, the funnier the media reports will be."

"What if I pretend to get mad at you for using one of my t-shirts as a mop on the yacht and ruining it?" Lando suggested, thinking of the shirt she had worn earlier.

"That's stupid," Mila agreed, "but I bet your fans would still get mad at me."

"And yours would be mad at me for being upset over something so dumb," Lando nodded. "It works."

"Yeah, okay," Mila agreed. "We'll fight about that."

They continued getting ready in comfortable silence as music played in the background.

Soon, they headed to the open area on the ground floor of the resort, right beside the water, where the party was being held. Suki had hired private photographers to capture candid moments, and as soon as Mila and Lando arrived hand-in-hand, the cameras were on them.

Playing his part, Lando quickly let go of her hand and ignored the photographers' requests to pose.

"Hi, you guys made it!" Suki greeted Mila with a hug.

"Couldn't miss it when you call," Mila smiled. "Suki, this is Lando."

"Ah, Mr. Boyfriend," Suki teased. "Nice to meet you! Finally got the courage to ask her out, huh?"

"Suki—" Mila tried to protest.

"What?" Suki laughed at Mila's embarrassed look. "Every time Mila mentioned you, I told her I knew you two would end up together. Guess I can see the future."

"Okay, enough," Mila cut her off before she could say more. "Where's the birthday boy?"

"He's inside chatting with Lewis and the others. Go say hi," Suki pointed them inside.

Heading inside, Mila crept up behind Robert and yelled, "Happy Birthday, Robbie!"

"Ahh," Robert covered his ears in surprise before turning around. "Aren't you supposed to be a singer? That was awful!"

"Shut up," Mila joked, playfully punching him as Robert smiled and hugged her. Then, Mila introduced Lando to Robert.

"Happy birthday, man," Lando said, smiling.

"Thanks for coming on such short notice," Robert said to everyone. It was mostly people from the Grid who had arrived together right now

"Yeah, it worked out perfectly," Mila agreed, "but we still traveled all this way for you, so I guess we're your birthday gift."

Robert laughed and teased, "Sorry for interrupting your honeymoon."

"Not married," Mila rolled her eyes as Robert grinned.

"Yet," Robert added, patting Lando on the shoulder and motioning to the ring finger. It was clear he had already had a few drinks, as his fun side was coming out.

"Anyway, we wanted to ask you something," Mila said.

"What? You want me to officiate the wedding?" Robert joked. "I can get ordained online tonight."

"No, Rob," Mila laughed. "But we want to mess with the media for fun. Would you be okay with us staging a little fight here after the party?"

"Oooh," Robert thought about it. "Yeah, sure, do whatever. Just don't drag me into it."

Mila laughed and promised, "Don't worry, you won't get in trouble."

The party was in full swing as most of the guests had arrived, and the buffet was open. Everyone decided to sit down and enjoy a meal together, time flying by as they all had fun.

After dinner, Lando suddenly grabbed Mila's hands and pulled her away from the table, leading her to the DJ station.

"Mind if I take over for a bit?" he asked the DJ, who shrugged and moved aside, happy to take a break.

Mila smiled warmly as she watched Lando get comfortable, taking off his coat and stepping up to the DJ booth. He quickly changed the music to something more upbeat, and everyone cheered.

Daniel took Heidi's hand and pulled her to the dance floor, the two laughing and dancing together. Soon, Robert and Suki, Max and Kelly, Pierre and Kika, and the rest of the group joined in.

Mila, beaming with happiness, took out her phone to capture some of the fun moments. As she did, she felt a familiar pair of arms wrap around her waist—she knew instantly it was Lando.

"Wanna dance?" he asked, resting his head on her shoulder and whispering in her ear.

Mila hummed in response, letting Lando take her hand and lead her to the dance floor with the others. They danced together, laughing at each other's moves and enjoying the joyful atmosphere around them.

"Thanks for this," Mila shouted over the music, smiling as Lando pulled her closer.

"For what?" he asked, looking confused.

"Just...this," Mila shrugged. "Bringing me along with your friends, the picnic this morning, getting me out of the house...for being my friend."

"Anything for you, sunshine," Lando grinned, leaning in to softly kiss her cheek. Just then, Daniel ran up to them with a camera.

"I stole this from one of the photographers," he yelled. "Pose!"

Laughing, Lando and Mila struck a pose as Daniel snapped their picture before running off to capture more candid shots of everyone at the party.

After a while, Mila leaned back into Lando and mumbled, "I'm getting tired. When can we head back?"

"Whenever you want," Lando replied, still hugging her from behind as they rested by one of the tables in the corner.

"Now?" Mila asked, and Lando nodded with a smile. They quickly said their goodbyes to everyone and decided to slip away to the terrace-pool area for a quiet moment—ready to set their plan of the 'argument' into motion.

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When they arrived at the terrace-pool, they could already feel the eyes on them. A few people were swimming or relaxing on the chairs by the pool, subtly watching their every move.

Mila walked to the edge, taking in the breathtaking nighttime view. The wind was chilly, and she shivered slightly in the cold. Noticing, Lando quickly took off his coat and wrapped it around her. Mila smiled gratefully at him.

"Just don't ruin this like you did my T-shirt this morning," Lando said, louder than necessary but not quite yelling.

Catching the cue, Mila furrowed her brows in confusion. "What do you mean?"

"Come on, Mila," Lando scoffed. "I gave you my T-shirt to wear on the yacht today, and what did you do? You used it as a mop after Daniel spilled beer! That was one of my favorite T-shirts, you know!"

"Well, maybe you shouldn't have given it to me if it was so important," Mila replied, raising her voice to match his. They could already see a few people 'discreetly' trying to record them.

"I didn't think you'd use my clothes as a mop!" Lando shot back. "You know you can borrow anything from my wardrobe, I don't mind. But did you really have to use that T-shirt to clean the floor?"

"I can't believe you're making a big deal out of a stupid T-shirt!" Mila exclaimed, pretending to sound hurt.

"It's not just any T-shirt. I told you it was one of my favorites, and now it's ruined," Lando pointed out. "And I'm not trying to start a fight, I just don't want you to do it again."

"You know what? I don't want to talk to you right now," Mila sighed dramatically, shrugging off his coat and handing it back to him. "Here, you can keep your coat."

With that, she walked away, exiting the terrace, leaving Lando standing there holding his coat. Feeling all the eyes on him, he sighed before walking out after a few minutes. Once he was out of sight, a smile crept across his face, already imagining the headlines in the media the next morning.

"Dare, done," he texted Pierre as he made his way back to the room he shared with Mila.

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milacooper cute🙄🧡
↳ landonorris 😘

danielricciardo I'm sorry I spilled the beer😔🙏does taking this photo make up for it?
↳ landonorris Not quite, but still thanks for taking this

sukiwaterhouse CUTEST!!
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pierregasly We should host a funeral for that tshirt, it was one of your favorites after all😔
↳ milacooper It's just a stupid tshirt omg
↳ landonorris Not again, Lani. We just made up, come on
↳ milacooper I said what I said.

user1 OMG THEY LOOK SO CUTE TOGETHER

user2 What're they talking about? What tshirt?
↳ user3 Right?? What did she do??
↳ user4 Maybe she lost one of his tshirts?
↳ user3 But why is that a big deal?
↳ pierregasly It was one of his favorites!!!
↳ user5 Umm okay??

user6 #MILANDO IS REAL AND THRIVING

user7 I would never lose your favorite tshirt, lando 😔🙏

ciscanorris1 You guys look so cute!!
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oscarpiastri What happened to the tshirt?
↳ landonorris I'll message you
↳ user2 Huh?? But we wanna know tooo

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