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Enchanté (4) - Daniel Ricciardo

The knocking on your front door a couple of days later doesn't wake you as you rotate under the warm covers. Your phone ringing loudly makes you jump awake with wide eyes, you scramble to get to the device before it wakes your roommate. When you answer without checking the caller ID you don't expect to hear Daniel's cheery voice, so when he tells you that he's at your front door it takes you a second to process the information. Once you do, you blink away the sleepiness and shuffle out of your room not bothering with the blinds as you move through the apartment with ease, swinging the door open when you get there.

The light coming from the hallway makes you squint which gets a laugh out of Daniel, "what are you doing here this early?" you ask trying to remember something you had planned with him, "coming to take you to Belgium" he replies. He takes your hand before you realize what's happening and leads you back into the dark apartment, rushing to your bedroom. Watching the dark haired Aussie take out your duffle and start shoving clothing into it breaks you out of the sleepy haze you've been in since he got here. "Wait, stop" you exclaim while placing a hand on his arm, he smiles at you with a little less certainty, "what's wrong?" he asks, "I have two jobs, I can't just leave" you reply feeling overwhelmed by the surprise travel plans he's made. "Don't worry Y/N I took care of it" you lift your eyebrows in shock, "what?" he smiles and drops a quick kiss to your lips, "I wanted you to experience my world" you furrow your eyebrows, "wouldn't that be a bit soon, we've only know each other for a month" he slides his hands into yours squeezing gently, "it feels way longer than a month beautiful" you look down to where he's holding your hands, "I can't afford a trip like this" you mumble feeling embarrassed.

"It's on the team don't worry about it" he says and his hands slip away from yours, making you look up to see him going over to your dresser, you jump into action when you see him going for your underwear drawer, "no!" you yelp while jumping in front of him. He lifts his eyebrows in surprise, "not ready for you to see my underwear" you add while blushing, he smirks but steps back slightly to give you some room. You open the drawer enough to take out what you need for the weekend and shut it again before shuffling over to the duffle bag on the bed to throw the pile in with the random clothes Daniel put in seconds earlier. "Is there a dress code?" you ask while turning around with furrowed eyebrows, he smiles at the question, "no, wear whatever you're comfortable in Y/N" he replies, you nod and move around the room to gather some other stuff that you could need. You finally zip up the duffle with a sigh and realize that you're still in your pjs, "okay take this and i'm gonna get dressed" you say while giving the bag to Daniel, shoving him out of the bedroom so that you can change.

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Landing in Belgium a couple of hours later, you try to process what you've done. Daniel must notice your state because he takes your hand to bring you to a stop, "are you okay?" you look up and blink, "did I truly hop on a plane and fly to Europe on a whim?" he chuckles and kisses your temple, "yes and you won't regret it". At his words you remember your roommate, you let out a swear and fumble around for your phone to call her, but when you look at your phone you realize that you can't make calls from Europe without getting charged an insane amount. Before the panic sets in the Aussie hands you his phone, you smile thankfully at him, pressing a kiss to his cheek before turning away to update your friend on where you are for the weekend. After a lot of disbelief and excitement from her end, you hang up feeling better that she knows why you aren't in LA. "Come on Y/N, we gotta go check in at the hotel" you nod and give Daniel his phone back, he puts it away and proceeds to hold your hand the whole trip to where you'll be staying for the next three days.

Before you can overthink the whole trip it's the morning of free practice 1, you get woken up by Daniel's alarm going off on the nightstand. You groan quietly tightening your arms around him as if it will prevent any movement. "Wakey wakey gorgeous, you get to see the track today" he says while brushing his fingers along your back, moving them down towards your waist, "give me a second" you mumble getting a laugh out of him, smiling at the sound. When his arms disappear, you immediately miss the warmth so you sigh and slowly sit up while stretching your arms above your head. After a few seconds you slide out of bed, and clean up the messy sheets before shuffling over to your bag to pick some clothes. It isn't until then that you realize the clothes you packed don't go with each other at all, but you manage to put together a decent outfit that won't be too embarrassing if someone were to take pictures, which Daniel warned you about on the flight here.

You're leaning forward slightly towards the bathroom mirror tying your hair into space buns a couple of minutes later, when Daniel pops his head into the small space. "Yeah, how do I look?" you reply while stepping back to show the Aussie your outfit, he smiles while his eyes rake up your body, "amazing, I can't wait to introduce you to everyone" you blush and he takes your hand pulling you out of the bathroom where you manage to grab your phone, wallet and paddock pass before he leads you out of the hotel room.

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You haven't been as overwhelmed as you are when walking into the F1 paddock. You feel your eyes widen at the commotion, Daniel chuckles and squeezes your hand reassuringly, "you get used to it" he murmurs making you look up, "yeah?" you ask, he smiles and kisses your head while pulling you closer to his side by throwing an arm across your shoulders, "I've learned to embrace it" he adds and the two of you walk further into the venue.

You spot the cameras easily making you shy away slightly your gaze lowering to the ground as if by instinct, "nearly there" you feel a wave of relief at his statement as he moves his hand back to yours to squeeze it. As the two of you step into Mclaren hospitality you let out a breath you didn't realize you were holding in, "you probably look beautiful in all of those photos Y/N" Daniel says making you look up with slightly red cheeks, "I mean if I wasn't such a wimp I'd probably look better" you reply, he frowns and steps closer, "you'll get better at it, we all do around here" you nod and he presses a gentle kiss to your lips making any worries you had disappear. He pulls away after a few more kisses, "okay I gotta go now, but there are seats either at the back of the garage or above it that you can access with that pass" you smile, "sounds perfect, go drive fast out there" he winks before turning around, your eyes lingering on his movements like the lovesick puppy you have become.

Later when you're waiting hands come to your sides, making you yelp in surprise and turn around. When you see that it's just Daniel you hit his arm, "not cool bro" you say getting a laugh out of the Aussie who proceeds to slide an arm around you, "I couldn't help it" he replies. You smile up at him as he tugs you closer, "don't let it happen again" he nods trying to remain serious but quickly cracks and presses a kiss to your lips. "Did you like watching?" you tilt your head while playing with the curls at the base of his neck, "yeah, I can't wait to watch the actual race on Sunday" he presses his lips to your temple before leading you towards the way you came into the track, "I'm so happy that you're here with me" you smile but your thoughts veer towards the future where you won't be able to go to every race because of your jobs or lack thereof a stable job. "Y/N?" You blink getting out of your thoughts, "yeah?" Daniel moves his hand into yours, "you alright? I can see you thinking" the fact that he notices your mood is surprising, "it's nothing don't worry about it" his expression says he doesn't believe you but thankfully lets it go. Your doubts staying hidden for now, not sure how long the Aussie will let you keep it that way when he's so observant.