"What do you think about my exit from turn four? I think that I should maybe go a little bit wider to have a better exit speed, or I can- Are you even listening to me?" Lewis asked slightly annoyed. You were casually walking through the busy paddock and talking with Lewis about some things from first practice when you saw Pierre. You knew this moment would eventually come, but you just didn't expect it to be so soon. You've been working for Mercedes for just over a month, and it was the first Grand Prix you attended. It was naive to think you wouldn't meet him because the paddock wasn't that big to avoid someone forever.
You saw him for the first time in four years. There were so many things that changed since then. You were skinnier, and your skin was more tan. You used to have platinum blond hair reaching the shoulders, but now it was long and brown. Four years ago, you were still studying engineering. Now you were wearing a white shirt with a Mercedes logo, giving everyone the clear mark that you belonged to them. And most importantly, you were no longer dating Pierre.
"What? Of course, I am. Yeah, you should do that, but I think more important is to go earlier on the brakes in turn eleven." You tried to ignore the fact that Pierre was just a few meters away. You weren't even sure if he would recognise you.
"Salut, Y/N, ça va?" He stopped in front of you, preventing you from just passing him through. You couldn't believe this was all. Just 'hey, how are you?' after not seeing each other for four years.
"Ça va bien. Et toi?" You asked him politely back even though you weren't really interested in his answer. You just wanted to go away because you could already see that Lewis was lost in thought. His eyebrows furrowed together as he was thinking, and you knew that he was probably thinking about you and Pierre.
"Tout va bien." He replied. You could see that he was about to say something more, so you started walking away. You didn't want to be rude, but he didn't choose the best time to talk to you.
"Ehm... Sorry about that. Let's talk about turn eleven." You tried to avoid conversation about Pierre, but as soon as you suggested it, you saw Lewis' disapproval face, but you just ignored it and continued with your strategy.
Later that day, you were walking out of the circuit back to your hotel. You didn't mind walking there since the hotel was not that far away. Furthermore, after today you were glad that you had a moment to reflect on your thoughts because your head was a mess thanks to the Frenchman. You were lost in your head until a car stopped near you.
"Hey, do you want a lift?" When you heard his voice, you froze.
"Hi, no, I'm good, but thanks." You turned down his offer without even thinking about that. You didn't want to be so close to him because deep down, you knew you still cared about him.
"C'mon, Y/N. I just wanna talk, and it's about to rain." He tried to convince you. Your eyes scanned the sky and figured out he was right.
"Okay," you sighed and got into his car.
"You still don't have a driving licence, do you?" Pierre asked you, a little amused. He found it funny back in the days. Not because you were dating a professional driver, but mainly because you understand racing like no other. You know which racing lines are the fastest and when to go on the breaks and where not. And yet, you didn't have a license.
"Yeah, I don't." You gave him a short answer. Back in the days, Pierre used to drive you around and then you didn't have so many places where to go without him. You were visiting your friends quite often, but when you broke up, you realised that they were his friends, not yours.
"So, you're working with Lewis now?" He was happy to see you in the paddock, but it was bittersweet for him. He was jealous of Lewis because he got to spent his days with you, and it was something that Pierre wanted so bad. He would give everything for having you by his side again.
"I do. I graduated from uni, started working in Formula E, but Mercedes insisted I should work with their F1 team. So, here I am." You explained. Mercedes was interested in you from the time you enrolled at uni. They wanted you as a part of the F1 team, but you had your reasons why you didn't want to go. Pierre was one of them, but the last month they really pushed you, and you felt like you had no other choice than to join them.
"You've changed a lot... I know that I'm probably the reason behind it, but trust me when I say I wanted things to be good for you. I didn't mean to hurt you. I realised pretty quickly that letting you go was a mistake. I've missed you... I was a fool when I let you go because you were the best part of my life. My life had a sense because of you, and I know this is really stupid, but maybe we could give it another shot if you want." He confessed. There were times when he cried in his hotel room just because he wanted you back, but you looked really genuinely without him. He thought he no longer has a place in your life.
"Wow, I was expecting a lot of things but certainly not this. I've missed you too, but..." You could see sparks in his eyes when you said that you've missed him. He was the best part of your life as well. "I don't know. You've changed a lot too, and I don't know if it would work." You admitted.
"I'll do everything to make it work. I'm not letting you go again." He almost begged you.
"Let's just be friends for a bit, get to know each other again and maybe then we could be something more."
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