Reviewing priorities - Sebastian Vettel

9. Cat's out of the bag

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Valeria had come back from Bahrain with a flu. She had not gone to the office for a few days and Seb had spent every night taking care of her, even if she told him that he would get sick and people would start talking.

She was halfway through a level of Last of us when she got a text from Pietro. 'apparently there's a lot of talks about Seb being in a relationship. I'll catch you up when you're back, but I thought I'd let you know. Especially if you have something to tell me.'

'call me' she typed, her phone buzzed straight away.

'Hello Pi' she replied.

'Don't you hello Pi me... is it you?' he asked , annoyed.

'It might be. But before you say anything... I'm sorry. I wanted to tell you but it's such a mess for work and everything...'

'I knew it! That's who you're constantly texting and always seem to be sneaking out to his driver's room. Listen, your secret is safe with me. We'll talk when you're back at work. When will that be?'

'Tomorrow. Just thought I'd come in before Shanghai just to catch up. 'I'll see you tomorrow, alright? Again, I'm sorry'

'it's fine, I get it, I just hoped you'd tell me. I still love you, bye babe' she hung up and went back to her game, trying not to think too much about what Pietro had just told her.

She heard the door open, so she paused her game. Seb had just come walked in, a bright smile on his face.

'Hey, Kleine. How are you feeling?' Seb asked her, touching her forehead, his nurse persona out again.

'I'm a lot better, thank you. I haven't had a temperature all day, I finally ate something... I'll probably go back tomorrow'

'don't push yourself if you don't feel well' he told her, a concerned look on his face.

'It's OK, it was just a flu. Also, I think we need to do some work.'

'we?' he asked surprised.

'yeah, apparently there's a lot of talks about you being in a relationship, so i need to do some damage control' she laughed. 'And try not to get fired'

'They won't fire you' he told her serious.

'they might. Are you ok talking to Mattia? I'll take my boss' she told him.

'yeah, sure' he smiled.

'mind if I finish this? I just need to get to the next checkpoint' she nodded to her game.

'Of course. I'll go take a shower' he kissed her.

Seb walked to the toilet and got himself in the shower. He let his muscles relax in the hot water. It had felt like a long month, but he couldn't have been happier. Valeria was a breath of fresh air compared to some of the girls involved in Formula1. 'I'll need to speak to Britta tomorrow, she'll know what to do. She always does' he thought, as he got out. He grabbed his joggers and jumper from Valeria's bedroom and joined her in the living room. She was sitting on the edge of the sofa, concentrating on her game.

'goddammit, I shot you in the face how did you not die?' she had just thrown the controller on the side.

'Cute' he joked, giving her a kiss on the neck.

'not as cute as you' she smiled, turning around to kiss him.

'can you pause the game for a bit longer?' he winked.