Hit On Me ✷ Lando Norris

✷ 033: 12 Hours.

HIT ON ME !      by KissLeclerc
January 8, 2024    #    "Caught You."

               AS THE MORNING SUN painted the Parisian skyline with hues of gold and pink, Thalia stood outside her French townhouse, a mix of nerves and anticipation swirling within her.

Today marked the beginning of something unexpected: the start to what Calvin would call, a romantic getaway with Lando.

She didn't know what she got herself into really, and she didn't actually think the sushi in Japan bit was real, but oh how wrong she was.

Watching as a sleek McLaren Artura pulled into her driveway, she laughed as Lando emerged from the driver's seat, his confident grin making her eyes roll back at his cockiness, and she couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at his choice of transportation, silently acknowledging his tendency to brag.

"Way to show off?" She teased, unable to resist a playful jab at him as he laughed.

"Well, I had to pick you up, might as well do it in style." He confidently replied, his tone light as he effortlessly lifted her suitcase and brought it to the car.

"Your chariot awaits..." He opened the passenger door as she scoffed at his act, a smile not leaving her face. "Idiot." She mumbled.

Buckling her seatbelt, Thalia adjusted her hair as Lando got into the drivers side, his eyes not leaving her features when she glanced to look at him. "Don't do that." She scolded.

"What?" His head tilting. "I can't look at you?"

"No, actually." She shook her head. "You can't." She shrugged. "Now are you gonna drive or start an argument with me already?" A smile plastered on her face as he huffed in a playful annoyance.

"I'm sure you already know my answer." He laughed.

"Just drive." A smiling exhale escaping between her lips. "But can I trust you?" She quirked a brow.

"Duuhhh." He shot a glare at her, his tone filled with taunt as he exaggerated his voice to sound like a toddler. "I won't be driving like how I did on the hot lap." He assured her.

"That would be illegal."

"Thank god." She mumbled to herself, lying further back into the seat for comfort. "What? Can a girl not get comfortable?" She cringed at his hard gaze.

"Sorry, I just like looking at you." Lando bit down a laugh before focusing forward and driving off.

"You're so corny it actually hurts." Thalia insulted as a smile didn't leave Lando's face.

"And yet you're beside me right now." He glanced at her before focusing back on the road. "On our merry way to fly to Japan, and have a sushi date, might I add." He teased, the sentence making Thalia huff in annoyance.

"Are you going to be this much of a pain in my ass for the next 48 hours?" She smiled through a teasing reply.

"Are you going to be this whiny?" He shot back.

"Yup, answered my question." She nodded her head, the pair sharing a comfortable fit of laughter once again, though there was still a hint of shyness between them.

As the sleek McLaren continued to navigate through the Parisian morning traffic, Thalia couldn't help but feel a mixture of slight excitement and unease stirring within her.

Despite her attempts to push away her growing attraction towards him, she just couldn't help it. Their playful exchanges hinted at a growing connection between her and Lando, it felt thrilling, but it also did leave her feeling sick to her stomach.