SOFIA - [Daniel Ricciardo]

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"But-," I turned to face Daniel and grabbed his hands which probably would have looked weird if anyone saw it. "It's Tom Brady," I squealed, quietly enough so only he and Sarah could hear me.

"Oh lord. And I thought you were more into hockey," Daniel groaned. He turned me around from my shoulders and started to push me towards the main doors of our motorhome. "Try not to faint, will ya?"

"I can't make any promises," I giggled. I was being so unprofessional but it was funny to tease Daniel. I wiggled my way out of Daniel's grip before we stepped inside. I didn't even realize I was fixing my curled hair and checking if my outfit was in place before Daniel cleared his throat next to me. I smiled at him sweetly. Extra sweetly. I led us to the second floor and to the rooftop. I was glad I didn't have to do much because the minute everyone spotted us, or Daniel, the greetings and man hugs started to flow. 

"Great to see you mate," Daniel hugged Tom while I stayed still on the background. 

"You too, man, I'm so pumped to be here. It's been few years," I heard Tom saying, and I couldn't stop staring at his smile. 

"This is Rob, you haven't met before, right?" Tom moved aside and introduced his friend. Big friend. Rob Gronkowski. Oh my god. How did I miss his name on the list?

"We haven't, welcome, nice to meet you," Daniel looked so short next to the huge buccaneers player. There were three other men also whom all greeted Daniel like they had known each other for ages. I felt my phone buzzing and spotted Sarah's name on the screen. I moved to the stairway to answer to her. 

"What's up, where are you?" I asked as soon as the call was connected.

"Don't ask. Lando got stuck in the bathroom," Sarah sounded both amused and annoyed. I couldn't help but laugh to the idea. "We'll be there soon though, just wanted to let you know."

"Kay," I told her and ended the call when I saw Daniel looking in my direction. He motioned me to come over and I really felt like fainting. I took steady steps, thankfully the distance wasn't too long so the potential of falling on my face, in front of everybody, was slightly smaller. 

"This is my friend Sofia," Daniel gave me a sly smirk before turning to look at the men behind him. I fixed my posture and stepped forward. 

Not helping my nervousness at all, Tom was the first one to step closer to me. He offered me his hand and I accepted it quickly. "Sofia Florakis, it's so nice to meet you. I'm a huge fan," I blurted out and I could only imagine Daniel's face right now. 

"Tom Brady, great to meet you Sofia. I'm assuming you're working here as well?" he looked at my McLaren team shirt with my name on it. 

"I'm Daniel's press officer," I told the quarterback. 

"I'm sorry," he said in a serious tone but then laughed, making us all laugh. Especially Zak who was now also standing next to us. "This is Rob, Cameron, Ross and Bradley," Tom let me greet his team mates.

"Welcome to our hospitality for the weekend, we're so happy to have you here. I know Tom has been to a race before but what about the rest of you?" I asked from the other players.

"First time for rest of us. Tom's been going on and on about the last time he was here, our expectation are high now," Rob patted his friend's shoulder. 

"2018 was epic," Tom and Daniel said almost the same time. 

"By the way, where's my team mate?" Daniel asked, looking around. "He's always late," he added. Just then I heard Lando's voice coming from the stairs. I turned around and saw the duo walking to us.