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REQUEST: You and Lando are arranged to marry and you eventually fall in love.
Being arranged for a wedding you haven't known of all your life, has been one of the hardest thing in life for you so far. Your family and Lando's family have been in business for more than thirty years and when your father's crew nearly failed due to financial shortcomings, there was only one option left. Your family pays everything back by letting you marry their son. You didn't know Lando well, but the fact that you were forced to marry each other made you instantly dislike him. And the feeling was mutual. Lando lived in his own penthouse in London, where you were living ever since you had an awkward ceremony and since you wore the ring around your finger. He was barely home and you hadn't bonded over the couple weeks yet. Dinners in the spacious dining rooms weren't delightful at all and often both of you left before plates were empty. You didn't sleep in the same bedroom and you couldn't imagine how you should be able to keep up with this life. It annoyed you that Lando didn't seem to care much about it. He was working most of the times anyway.
Lando was easy about anything you needed. If you wanted to order new clothes, he'd let his assistant help you so you could shop anything you wanted. If you wanted to have your favourite meal this evening, he'd tell the kitchen staff to prepare it. If you wanted to rearrange your room, no problem either. But everything was so platonic that you started to long for a little bit of affection. Lando was surprised to see you getting closer to him lately and you accepted to go with him to a charity event, even if it was to just look pretty on his arm. Finally, after weeks you started to open up slowly. You asked him how his partner meetings were. You asked him about the deals he made and you offered to wrap up his hands if he came home with split knuckles again. You had been missing him today and the feeling was gnawing at your insides. You were seated on the large couch in the living room, the flatscreen TV playing some kind of movie. You were dressed in a top and some sweats, it was a comfortable eving. You knew Lando was in his office, working on something and he probably didn't want to be disturbed.
After a couple minutes, you got up from the couch and slowly made your way to his office. You softly knocked on his door before opening it up, peaking through to see him behind his desk. Lando's eyes lifted to yours, his lips slightly curling upwards. "Come in, love". Your heart palpitated a little faster at the nickname that rolled off his tongue and you pushed the door closed behind him. You sucked your lower lip into your mouth as you stood next to his desk, crossing your arms over your chest and leaning against it. "Is there something you need?". Lando asked, his eyebrows raising as he looked at your outfit, the top leaving a bit of your stomach bare and the grey sweats were loose around your legs. "There's a movie playing". You started. "I thought we could maybe watch it together". You said, looking down at the little cracks in the mahogany to avoid his gaze. "I have a lot of work to do". Lando said. "Maybe tomorrow, okay?". He said and you nodded, looking back up at him. "Yeah, okay". You gave him a small smile and Lando watched you walking out again, closing the door behind you.
Lando sighed deeply, leaning back in his chair and folding his hands behind his head. Lando closed his laptop next, getting up from behind his desk and he left his office. He got upstairs and loosened the tie from his neck, undoing the buttons of his blouse and he got rid of his slacks to replace them with something more comfortable as well. With a pair of sweats like yours and a simple white shirt, he got back downstairs and he made his way to the living room. Lando saw you seated on the couch, curled up in the corner and you leaned your head on your hand, looking at the TV. You lifted your head when he sat down next to you, making you smile a little at him. "Is it nice?". Lando asked, propping his feet up on the table and his arm moved over the back of the couch where you were seated. "So far it is". You nodded, changing your seated position to not look so distanced from him. You were suddenly aware that he was seated next to you and you didn't really know how to sit in an unawkward way.
You and Lando weren't watching the movie at all, too focussed on each other to follow what was happening on the TV screen. "Come sit a little closer". Lando spoke up after a while. "If you want". He added and you looked at him, shifting on the couch to sit against him, his arm draped over your lap and his fingers drew soft circles on your lower thigh, while your hand rested on his arm. Your nails tickled his skin slightly, causing goosebumps to rise upon his limbs. The movie ended and you got up. "I'm going to get ready for bed". You announced and he nodded, watching you go to the bathroom. He followed as you left the door unlocked and he got next to you in front of the mirror to brush his teeth as well. Lando looked at you through the reflection of the mirror, grinning slightly as you were clearly asking why he needed to brush his teeth on the exact same moment. You looked back at him when he bumped his elbow against yours and you chuckled, leaning forward to rinse your mouth. Lando was behind you when you got upstairs and you stopped in the hallway, turning to him to say goodnight.
Lando neared you, extending his hands to you. "What are you doing?". You asked and he just looked at you with sparkling eyes. Lando expected you to take his hands, but you did something even better. You wrapped your arms around his neck and your body was pressed against his. Warmth flooded his chest and he wrapped you up in his embrace, his hands holding your waist to keep you close. You untangled your arms from around him, but he didn't let go of you, making you rest your hands against his chest. "Lando...". You softly said and he shook his head slowly, not wanting you to say anything as he nuzzled his nose against yours. You felt his hot breath ghosting over your face and your heartbeat accelerated as you knew what will happen next. One of his hands cupped the side of your neck and your lips connected in a soft kiss that made you feel as if you were floating. His calloused fingertips felt rough on your skin, bruised hands that were now holding you so carefully. Lando hummed softly against your lips before he parted from you. "Sleep tight, darling". Lando's hands slipped from your body and he turned around to get into his room.
You felt cold after his touch moved away from your skin and you swallowed hard as he closed the door of his room. Lando tugged his shirt over his head and slipped under the covers of his bed, looking at the door, curious to see if you would follow him. It took a couple minutes, but the door softly opened and you got inside. He watched you in the darkness as you lifted the sheets and crawled under them, turning to your side to look at him. Lando's arm curled around you to hold you close and you felt yourself warming up again when you were wrapped up in his arms. You rested your head on his chest and you didn't say anything to each other. You just enjoyed each other's embrace and for the first time, the marriage didn't feel forced, but you felt the feeling of love for each other.
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REQUESTS CLOSED Formula 1 One Shots III
RomanceREQUESTS CLOSED. Third book in one shot series. PG13+
