THREE
Josephine Rankin was back in Mercedes.
Her palms began to sweat as her hands shook from her nerves of being in the world of motorsport once again, but she knew that she had to force herself to overcome her issues.
She was repeatedly wringing her hands together in an attempt to stop them shaking, as the shaking spread throughout her body.
The feeling of Nausea invaded her once more as she felt it at the back of her throat.
Toto Wolff watched on in concern as the model ran towards the toilets, following after her to check if she was okay.
He could hear the sounds of her being sick, followed by quiet and gentle crying as her emotions got the better of her, and do he carefully stepped in to the toilets carefully as to not spook her, and crouched down beside her.
Josephine felt a pair of large hands gently wrap around her hair and pull it out of the way of the toilet basin to hold it away from her face.
Toto held back her long brown hair with one hand as his other hand was gently placed on her back to soothe her, until the Nausea was over.
A metallic taste filled her mouth as the nausea eventually subsided, allowing her to wipe her mouth clean.
She leant back against the toilet door as she noticed the soft look that Toto was giving her and shook her head slightly.
She tied her hair back so that he could release her hair, and used a hair tie to pull her hair back in to a tight, high ponytail.
"Is it always that bad?" Toto questioned the Rankin girl as she pressed the button to allow the contents of her stomach to disappear.
Josephine slowly nodded her head as she sniffled, with tears free falling down her face which she frantically tried to wipe away.
"I can't escape it, can I?" Josephine's voice broke as she spoke, patting her cheeks dry with the sleeve of her shirt.
Toto stared at the woman sympathetically, realising that it was all part of her grief. The hand shaking, the wringing hands, the nausea, the sickness.
"You can, but it takes time." Toto placed his hand out to her to pull her to her feet, smiling softly as she accepted his hands, and rose back to her feet.
"It's been four years since he died, I don't know how much longer I can do this, I can't eat, I can't sleep, I can't-"
A sob left her throat as she thought of the French man, tears leaving her eyes once again.
Was ever going to get over him?
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"Josie, hey!"
Sebastian Vettel ran up to his ex girlfriend as she left the Mercedes garage, and noticed how her eyes were red and swollen slightly, as if she had been crying.
"Hey, Sebastian." Josephine smiled gently at the German man.
"Are you okay?" Sebastian questioned in concern as he placed his hand on her arm to offer her some comfort.
"Yeah, don't worry about little old me, I'm great!" Josephine smiled sweetly, trying to make herself sound believable.
Sebastian wanted to question her further, and maybe offer his support, but found that someone was shouting his name.
"I'm so sorry, I've got to go but maybe I'll see you later?" Sebastian smiled apologetically before turning and walking to where his good friend was walking over to him.
Daniel Ricciardo froze in his spot as he noticed the model whose name was Josephine Rankin, having just finished talking to his friend.
She still looked exactly the same.
A little slimmer, a little paler with her eyes red and swollen, but still exactly the same.
It was as if her presence brought back memories, as he remembered the times when she was dating Jules, even the time before she met his best friend, and she was dating Sebastian.
It felt like Jules was stood with her, following her and loving her, even in spirit and death.
"Daniel, are you okay?"
Sebastian shook his Australian friend, seeing him freeze upon staring at the model who stared at him for a little while longer, before turning around and leaving to go back to the Mercedes garage.
Did she remember him?
Josephine fled in to the Mercedes garage at the sight of the Ricciardo man, since he brought back memories of Jules that she couldn't take.
It had been years since she had last seen the Australian, and she just had to see him at the Australian Grand Prix.
Yes, she knew that he was a driver, but she had still never expected to bump in to him, since she knew that he was the best friend of Jules.
Something nudged her elbow, causing her to turn around to see a blonde haired Finnish driver smiling at her.
"He drives for Renault, go and find him."
Valterri Bottas could see that the girl was allowing her nerves and grief to eat herself up from the inside, and upon seeing her freeze at the sight of the Ricciardo man, he knew what he had to say.
"You're not grieving alone, maybe if you share the grief, you'll feel better."
Josephine didn't even say anything back to him or respond.
All she did do, was make her way towards the Renault garage, in hope that his words were true.
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The sound of heels clicking could be heard as the famous model walked down the paddock in Melbourne and in to the garage of Renault.
Daniel Ricciardo looked up from his phone as he scrolled through the social media pages of the Rankin girl, when his team mate nudged him.
Daniel immediately stood to his feet as he noticed that Josephine Rankin was approaching him, biting her lip as her hands were shaking.
"Hi." Josephine's quiet voice sounded as she came to a stop, standing in front of the Australian Formula One driver.
"Hi." Daniel's voice repeated her greeting as he smiled gently at her.
"It's been a long time since we last saw each other, hasn't it?" Josephine forced a smile as she noticed how his Hazel eyes stared at her with such a soft look.
"Yeah, it's been at least four years." Daniel could hear his team mate, Nico, awkwardly shuffling away from behind him.
He noticed how she pushed stray hairs behind her ear, even if they weren't there, which he knew must have been part of the reason why she seemed to fidget so much.
He was incredibly surprised that she had remembered him, because whilst they barely really spoke back when she had dated Jules, and Sebastian, she was a very difficult person to forget.
He had always wondered what she had been doing with her life after the death of his best friend and her fiancé, and he had always wondered if maybe she had moved on and got a happy ending with someone else.
That, was proven to be false as he not only took in her appearance, but also read about her online.
Multiple male celebrities had mentioned in interviews that they had tried to date the Australian model called Josephine Rankin, but found that she just wasn't interested at all, and would rebuff their advances instantly.
It made him worry about her and her her health, both physical and mental.
He knew that Jules would not want his love to be running herself in to the ground.
He hoped that he could help her, and at the same time, hope that she could help him.
Because they both needed it.
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A/N
They've officially met properly!!
A little awkward, but it's getting better!
My poor little Josie
Enjoy!
-RUBY