25th april 2023, evening
melbourne, australia
"you know what i'm just gonna take you back home with me." olivia giggled as aiden picked her up and started walking towards the exit of the airport.
"baby, i'm going to miss my flight." the blonde gently placed his girlfriend's feet to the ground, he pouted. olivia cupped his face and pecked his lips. "i'm only gone for the weekend. i'll be back in no time."
aiden nodded, "are you sure, though? i mean he's been ignoring you for weeks. what if he's the same while you're there."
olivia shook her head, "he's my best friend, aiden. i've known him all my life and i know something is wrong. i want to give him the chance to explain himself to me."
"i trust you, but if he hurts you again i want you to tell me and i'll beat his ass." olivia tilted her head, "metaphorically, that is. he is definitely stronger then me."
aiden wrapped his arms around the brunette's waist, pulling her close to kiss her lips. part of olivia wished she could stay here but the other part of her knew she had to go and see if things between her and oscar could be fixed.
www.imessages.com
pastry
22nd april, 15:55
pastry
*plane ticket*
pastry
the flight is for tuesday
evening
pastry
i'll pick you up from the
airport wednesday morning
liv
thank you 🫶
24th april, 12:12
pastry
i just told lando you're
coming to baku and he
wants a live performance
of 'don't let me down' 😭
liv
brb packing my whole
ass piano rn to play for
him 🏃♀️
pastry
awh only for him ☹️
liv
you are in my bad books
rn 😤
pastry
i deserve that 😅
pastry
i'll try my best to make it
up to you this weekend
liv
you better pastry 😁
pastry
how does unlimited
ice cream sound?
liv
you know me so well 🤭
25th april, 18:42
liv
i'm abt to board
liv
see you soon x
pastry
perfect!
pastry
see you soon livvy x
26th april 2023, afternoon
baku, azerbaijan
the flight from melbourne to baku was long. half way through, olivia understood why her best friend decided to move to the UK. she couldn't imagine him having to take these day long flights every week for a race.
the brunette managed to get a good amount of sleep during her two flights, as well as watch several movies and read.
once she had landed in azerbaijan, olivia immediately connected her phone to the airport wifi. a flood of notifications popping up; some from her dad, aiden and her friends wishing her a safe flight, some from instagram, but the ones from oscar were the ones she focused on.
olivia replied back to the aussie who had texted her only half and hour prior to say he had reached the airport. she got lucky that her single suitcase was one of the first to come out and without wasting time, made her way to arrivals.
"livvy!" oscar waved his arm in the air to signal his location to the brunette. olivia smiled walking toward him. "how was your flight?"
"slightly turbulent but i managed." olivia spoke as oscar leaned down to hug her. like always, her arms circled his neck and his her waist. oscar squeezed her tight, like if he let go she would disappear into thin air.
a small smile graced olivia's lips at the feeling of being in oscar's arms, the hug felt normal, unlike the last one they had shared. "ready to go?"
the pair walked to the car, oscar's driver helping load olivia's suitcase into the trunk. the ride to the hotel was mostly quiet, but not as uncomfortable as the pair had thought it would be.
olivia spoke up once to ask oscar if he could share his wifi with her. oscar tried not to let the sinking feeling in his chest, at olivia smiling down at her phone as she texted, wash over him.
"so... how's aiden?" olivia's eyes flicked up from her phone screen to look at her best friend.
"he's good. he just texted me asking how my flight was." the brunette put her phone down, "are you nervous for this weekend?"
"um... not really. i mean the car is still... not good." olivia gave him a 'yeah, i know' face. "but after the first points in melbourne i'm not too worried about this weekend. obviously i want to keep up the good performance—"
"which i know you will." olivia stated, "as much as the car matters so does the driver, and you're one hell of a driver."
"oh, i know." he flashed her a cheeky smile and she rolled her eyes. "you're looking at a future world champ."
"huh, first points and now he's cocky. don't expect me to be boosting your ego anymore then." the pair laughed, lightening the mood as they pulled up to the hotel.
"i've said it before but i can so get used to this." olivia fell, face first, onto the king sized bed. oscar chuckled.
"come to more race weekends then." olivia turned over, shaking her head. she opened her mouth but the aussie spoke first, "and don't say you don't want to be a burden to me or the team, because you're not a burden."
olivia smiled, but still shook her head, "unfortunately, piastri, i can't just drop everything and come flying around the world with you."
"why not." olivia frowned.
"why not? oscar, i have a life in melbourne. i have a job, i have our friends, my dad, aiden. i can't just leave them."
oscar sighed, "you're right. i'm sorry."
the aussie's head dropped, olivia scooted off the bed walking over to him. she bent down, trying to meet oscar's eyes but when she could she put her hands on his jaw pulling his head up, gently.
"you don't have to be sorry."
"i just— i need you liv. f1 is hard, harder then any other series i've raced in. i need you with me to keep me grounded. i can't do this without you." olivia's heart ached hearing oscar's words, a small voice crack as he pushed back tears.
"i'm here, os. i'm always here for you, whenever you need me. you just have to talk to me."
olivia pulled the taller boy in, oscar snuggled his face into the crock of her neck. olivia's hands ran through the back of his hair, comforting him, as he arms tightly circled her waist.
"i'm sorry," he whispered against her collarbone, "i'm sorry for being so distant lately. it's all just been so much and... then, i guess, i got jealous, when i saw you and aiden that saturday. i thought you had replaced me, which is so stupid of me to think, but i did."
oscar had hesitated for a second before feeding olivia the half lie. yes, the australian was jealous of aiden, but not in the way he had just said.
olivia pulled away, still keeping her hands on his shoulders, looking oscar straight in the eyes, "oscar, i could never and would never replace you."
"i know, which is why it was so fucking stupid of me to think that. i'm really sorry, liv."
"it's okay. i'm sorry too for not reaching out more when i could tell something was wrong." oscar was baffled.
"no, that not your fault. i was the one that pushed you away."
"i know." olivia's fingers reached out subconsciously to move a strand of oscar's hair from his face, "but i let you. i should have fought to stop you from doing it."
"i guess we both made mistakes."
olivia nodded, "we did, but i think this will only make closer."
oscar smiled, leaning in to hug the argentinian girl again. they swayed back and forth for a moment before pulling apart fully this time.
"are you free tonight?" the brunette perked up, oscar giving her a quizzical look.
"yeah, why?"
"i was promised unlimited ice cream if you haven't forgotten." the aussie chuckled.
"no, no i didnt. ice cream and movie night?"
"you know me so well, piastri."
SUNNY SPEAKS
how are we feeling abt their makeup???? I ACTUALLY LOVE IT HEHEHE SO CUTE 🥰🥰 i honestly thought abt making oscar confess his feelings right now but then i was like "nah i'm gonna make them wait for it" 😏
anyway how are you doing? how was your day? did you eat today? if not then go grab a snack, you deserve it 🫶 make sure to hydrate too!!
