Never Again

Chapter 40: Nerves

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The first two practice sessions ended both with Seb topping the timesheets, what made everybody in the team extremely happy. He clearly liked this circuit very much and he was very upbeat when he returned to the garage. She had been busy during both the sessions, but she still had noticed herself smiling when she heard him talk on the radio. He always sounded so calm and collected that you almost wouldn't expect him to be driving around that fast.

'Your guy did well,' Macy had made her way over to where Keira was sitting and pulled off some of her protective gear.

'Yes, he did,' she smiled back and hoped it wasn't too obvious that she was ecstatic and wanted to hug him when she saw him. 'You did well too,' she replied.

'Nah, there's no real pressure on us right now, Sunday will be the real test,' Macy sighed and she put her hair into a pony tail.

'But you also prepared the car, so at least you did something good today. Right?' Keira said as she wanted to at least make Macy feel good about herself. As the only girl among the guys she had decided that it was her job to keep an eye on her and boost her confidence, as these guys would certainly not do that.

'I'm so glad we have another girl in here, I missed that you know?' it was clear that Macy appreciated Keira's efforts and she waved as a few of the other mechanics said goodbye to her.

'I don't know anyone here besides Seb really, so I can understand that it must be lonely sometimes to just discuss how hot all these guys are,' Keira grinned as she followed one of the better looking guys with her eyes.

'Exactly, I can tell you a lot about that, so if you're interested...' with a cheeky smile Macy turned her head back to Keira. 'Do you want to join us for dinner tonight?' she asked.

She knew Seb was busy tonight, so she had prepared herself on eating alone already. 'That would be great, if the others don't mind?'

'They are guys, do you really think they would object to another girl joining them?' Macy chuckled and she threw her head back when she laughed.

After finishing up the last things for the day Keira went back to the hotel to change, running into Seb on her way back.

'You look great, what are you up to?' he asked and his eyes were on Keira, clearly impressed with her appearance.

'Having dinner with Macy and some of the mechanics,' she said happily and checked her watch for the time. 'So I have to hurry, forgot the time when in the shower,' she said while waiting for the lift.

'Already making friends then? That's good to see,' he said with an appreciative smile.

'By the way, good job today, you were awesome. I told you that you would do great!' she said happily while giving him a hug. The hug wasn't at all necessary, but she just wanted an opportunity to be close to him and feel his body against hers. Her stomach told her that she wanted more than just a hug, but she made sure that she would keep it all professional. Her heart was beating faster than before and she was sure that Seb would notice if she didn't pull away soon. His strong arms kept her close though and she surrendered to her feelings and put her nose in his hair. His face was now very close to hers and she felt his lips brushing her neck. Before she could do anything about it a whimper had left her mouth and she pushed him away quickly, leaving her feeling embarrassed for not controlling herself.

'Do you really have to go with them? You can join me, you know,' he said with a cheeky grin as he ignored the look of embarrassment on Keira's face. It was clear that he didn't mind what had happened and he somehow looked even more confident with himself.