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Enchanté (3) - Daniel Ricciardo

True to your roommate's word you do figure it out. The fear of leaping overpowered by how much you like spending any sort of time with Daniel. The two of you find time between your busy schedules to see each other, whether it's for half an hour or a whole day of venturing to new places surrounding LA. After one of those long days you gain the courage to invite Daniel over for the first time. "So I finally get to see where you call home huh?" he says with a grin, "yeah, it's nothing spectacular but it's our own little piece of the city" you reply while leading him down the hall towards the apartment. He squeezes your hand, "I'm sure it's great" you smile back at him before turning back to the door you've stopped in front of, quickly taking out your key to unlock the apartment, "I think she's here so I'm sorry in advance" Daniel only shrugs as you step into your place.

You let go of the Aussie's hand so that you can untie your shoes and kick them off, he does the same quickly taking your hand again making you smile. "Come on no point dragging on this introduction" you mutter making him chuckle, which echoes through the apartment, "Y/N?" you hear before footsteps can be heard, "yeah it's me" you reply watching your friend appear from around the corner. Her gaze immediately goes to the dark haired man standing next to you, "hey it's nice to finally meet you" Daniel says with a smile, which breaks her out of her trance, "uh hey" she replies with a small wave before bolting out of the room. "Hmm I kinda expected more" you say not used to seeing your friend being shy, "I tend to do that a lot" he says proudly, you roll your eyes and tug him further into the apartment.

"This place is great, I don't know why you downplayed it earlier" Daniel says seconds later, you shrug but keep leading him to the couch. You pull him down to sit next to you, "want to watch a movie?" you ask, finally clueing him in on why you invited him over, "yeah I like the sound of that Y/N" he replies, you smile and grab the remote. As you turn on the TV Daniel swiftly brings you to his chest so that both of you are laying across the couch, his arm finds it's way around your front as you browse through the various streaming services you subscribe to. "Would you judge me for choosing a Pixar movie?" he smiles down at you, "not at all gorgeous, especially if it means I can hold you like this the whole time" you blush slightly but don't say anything as you make your choice and drop the remote on the coffee table. As the soft music starts to play you feel your eyelids getting heavier, not realizing how exhausted you are after the day you've had with the man holding you against his chest, your eyes completely closing minutes later.

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A loud alarm wakes you with a start the next morning, you yelp when you nearly roll off the couch but Daniel's arm tightens around you which prevents the motion. When the sound stops you place a hand on the Aussie's arm, "it's too early for an alarm" you mumble sleepily, he chuckles and kisses your head, "while I fully agree, I need to go meet my trainer so I can't stay" he says, making you frown while you move your finger along his skin, "okay no biggie" he scoots you off the couch carefully, your feet touching the plush carpet as you sit up. Your own alarm goes off making you jump in surprise, Daniel laughs before kissing your forehead softly, "looks like you have somewhere to be too" you smile up at him, "work, coffee doesn't serve itself" he takes your hands to bring you to your feet, pressing a kiss to your lips for a few seconds, "see you later alright?" you nod when he pulls away. Walking with him to the front door, where he hops into his shoes and presses one last kiss to your head before slipping out of the apartment.

"You've got it bad Y/N" you jump at the voice spinning around with a hand on your chest, "bro warn me next time" she shrugs sheepishly making you laugh. "When did you get so shy? I've never seen you speechless like you were when you met Daniel" she blushes and looks away from your gaze, "I never thought I would meet him in my lifetime" she mumbles, "oh you didn't think I would start dating him and then you would see him way more often than ever expected" she laughs which makes you giggle, "believe it or not I never could've conjured that up if I tried" you smile and pull her into a hug, "come on lets eat before I need to go make coffee for 5 hours straight" she nods and the two of you walk into the kitchen to make some breakfast.

A couple of hours later I step out of the cafe, my bag slung over my shoulder a tired sigh leaving my lips as I take off my mask. My eyes take in the McLaren parked in front, Daniel leaning against it with a smile on his face, I blink a few times wondering if i'm imagining him. "What's that expression Y/N?" he asks making you walk over, "wasn't sure if you were a figment of my imagination" you reply, "nah, i'm your new chauffeur" you laugh and he stands at his full height to bring you in for a quick kiss.

You relax into him, feeling the stress of the day disappearing almost instantly, "lets get out of here" you mumble while pulling away, he smiles and opens the passenger door for you, "after you gorgeous" he says and makes sure you're buckled in before going to the drivers side to get on our way. The smile on your face widens when Daniel takes your hand moving his thumb along the back of it as he drives, "you know what?" he smiles without looking at you, "what?" you squeeze his hand, "i'm so happy that I met you" he peers over for a split second, "me too Y/N, wouldn't have wanted to share a table with anyone else" you smile and look down to trace random shapes on the back of his hand staying quiet for the rest of the ride to your place.

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Daniel walks you to your door, your thoughts occupied by the doubts that have piled up. When he stops, making you do the same, he looks down at you with concern written all over his face. "You've been really quiet, what's up Y/N?" he asks while taking your hand, "when you said that you wouldn't have wanted to share a table with anyone else, will that still be true when you leave LA to race?" you reply causing him to raise his eyebrows, "of course, I have a really great feeling about this and that feeling has never let me down" he says while using the hand he has on my back to bring me closer, "even though I don't have a real adult job yet and my apartment is the size of your living room" he rests his forehead against yours a smile appearing on his face. "Yes, even with those factors included" you place a hand on his chest while biting your lip gently, he starts by kissing your temple then moving down to your cheek before finally kissing your lips, the fluttering in your stomach going crazy at his embrace like every other time.

When Daniel starts to pull away you curl your fingers into his shirt to elongate the kiss. He smiles into the kiss bringing his hand up to loosen your fingers to be able to pull away. "I have to go, bags won't pack themselves" he murmurs making you sigh and open your eyes. "I was hoping if I held on long enough you wouldn't need to go" he drops one last kiss to your forehead, "that might work another time but not this time beautiful" you nod with a small frown, "noted" he squeezes your hand, "enchanté Y/N" you giggle, "I can't believe that's what started this all" he shrugs but is smiling, "meant to be in my eyes, don't plan on letting you go anytime soon" you smile again and let him leave, watching as he steps into the elevator before going into the apartment to unwind and try not to overthink how this long distance relationship ship will work. Something tells you that he's someone worth fighting for even if it will take compromising in all aspects of your life.