Brother's best friend

SURPRISE(39)

-This is the complicated part of having my sister and my best friend in love. Look, I didn't say a thing 'cause Carlos asked me not to. I wouldn't pay attention to him if I knew he was up to something, but he is innocent.

-Then why is she here? She came to see him, I'm not an idiot, Charles. What the fuck is going on?

-Relax, yes, she came to see him, she wanted to talk to him.

-About what? They already talked, they broke up.

-I know what you know, look, talk to Carlos, he'll be glad to see you here, and you'll see that it doesn't mean anything that his ex is here. In fact, there's a dinner later, we all came to get ready, you're coming with me.

-I'm not going with you.

-Yes you are, get dressed, you'll see Carlos there, c'mon. We're leaving in an hour.

Charles left your room without letting you respond. You didn't want to go to the dinner, you didn't want to see Carlos, you didn't want to see anyone. Going to the dinner meant seeing Lando, seeing Pierre, seeing Carlos—too much drama. You pulled your hair back into a ponytail, put on black leather pants with a nude top, and touched up your makeup with some mascara and highlighter.

Your plan was to ignore the people you usually pay attention to. You were going to hang out with Max, Daniel, Checo—people you hadn't talked to in a while. It would be better to be with other people and avoid any potential conflicts. You didn't want to argue with Carlos, confront Lando, or talk to Pierre. You were imagining all the possible scenarios that could unfold: Carlos being jealous of Pierre, tension between Lando and Carlos, anything involving Lando, thinking back to the last time you saw each other, and the same with Pierre. Carlos knew you slept with an ex, but he didn't know about both exes.

You looked at yourself in the mirror, you were ready. You heard two more knocks on the door, grabbed your phone, opened the door, and stepped out.

-Ready? -Charles asked stepping into the elevator.

-Not really. -You rolled your eyes.

The dinner was going to be in the paddock, and the hotel wasn't far. In about 15 minutes, you were already there. You got out of the car and walked towards the venue. There were already quite a few people, including team principals and drivers with their respective partners. As they got closer, the crowd grew larger, and then you saw him. He was standing with his back turned. You didn't want to greet him, but Charles wasn't going to let you escape. He turned around to greet Charles, and your gaze met his. He gave you a smile.

-Oh my God! What are you doing here?

You didn't respond and left.. You saw Max and Checo in a corner and went to greet them. Max, at some point, became one of your closest friends, and you trusted him. They saw you approaching, and both of them smiled.

-Y/n! What a surprise! -Max hugged you.

-Hey guys! Yeah, I came last minute and my brother invited me here.

-Glad you could join us! -Checo said.

-Don't tell anyone, but I didn't want to come to this dinner.

-Well, we didn't want to come either. -They looked at each other.

-It's part of the job, formalities, you can't afford to miss it.

-I know.

You were surveying the place, and you saw Lando with Daniel, he hadn't noticed you yet, but he eventually would. Pierre was with Yuki, Lewis, and Valtteri. You searched the crowd for Carlos, and there he was, with Isa. He wasn't smiling or anything, looking serious. You noticed how he would occasionally glance at you, but you brushed it off. Charles was walking towards you, and you quickly moved away to avoid him.

-I'm sorry guys, I'll be right back.

You didn't have many options left. It was either joining another conversation or escaping to the hotel, but the second option wasn't quite feasible. The ones who were closest, unfortunately, were Lando and Daniel. Lando saw you and smiled, thankfully he didn't hate you as much anymore. You approached them.

-Girl Leclerc! -Daniel said putting an arm around you.

-Ricciardo! Hi -You smiled and turned to Lando.- Hi Lando.

-Hey Y/n. -He smiled.

-Oh, sorry guys. -Daniel took off his arm.- I respect you, man.

-Daniel, please don't make this awkward. -You said laughing.

-Yeah, don't be a jerk.

You could feel a gaze on you, and when you looked up, you were right. Carlos couldn't stop staring at you, even though Isa kept talking and talking, he wasn't paying attention to her. You decided to turn your back to him. You knew he wouldn't be happy to see you talking to your ex, but you believed that Lando was a better choice than Pierre. You felt someone grabbing you by the waist.

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did someone said drama????? damn poor y/n 🥹 she was surprising carlos and the surprise was seeing isa there wth 😭
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