All of Me (Sebastian Vettel)

18. Not His Usual Type

Joel placed a can of Diet Coke on the table in front of Sienna. He handed Alyssa a cup of tea and sank down onto the wooden dining chair. 

"I can't believe this," he said, for what seemed like the hundredth time.  "It's so good to all be back in the same room.  Alyssa was such a little squirt then, still a short arse now mind you."

Alyssa picked a piece of popcorn up from the bowl in the centre of the table and threw it at her brother.  It bounced off of his forehead and fell to the floor.

"Oh you want to play it that way kid?" He grabbed a handful and shoved down the back of her top.  Sienna roared with laughter.  She had missed this so much. 

"Don't know what you're laughing at Sisi," Joel said, throwing a handful at her. 

"Right, this is war!"   Things quickly escalated and soon the dining room was covered in popcorn and all three siblings were laughing heartily. 

"Oh I've missed you both so much," Sienna said.  "It was fate that Seb recognised you that day in Barcelona Joel."

"I'll be honest with you, I was hoping he wouldn't.  I was rather angry with him, I still believed you and him had abandoned us.  And I was hating myself and was angry at the world.  But now, I can't remember being this happy.  Not for a long time."

"Don't get me wrong.  I've had a happy life with Seb, and with the girls, but there's always been something missing.  And now I feel complete.  I must admit when I was on the phone to Seb earlier, when he said he couldn't see the girls today, I thought he'd found another woman. I mean I want him to be happy, but I just don't want the girls to end up with an evil stepmother.  I was so relieved when you took the phone off of him Alyssa."

"Seb would always put the kids first," Joel said.  "That's why he just has Tanya when he feels the need."

"Tanya?" Sienna said.

"His friend with benefits," Alyssa answered.  "No idea who she is but I believe she's from the team.  He told me it's just race weekends, or he goes to her place if it's not."

"Why do you two know more about Seb's sex life than me?  Tanya. Who is she Joel?  What does she look like?"

"Tanya is one of the team hostesses.  Looks after all the important visitors and bigwigs.  She's about your age Alyssa.  Tall, blonde, skinny, flat chested.  Seb's usual type according to Antti."

Sienna laughed.  It was true.   Joel could have been describing her or the other two friends with benefits Seb had had since the divorce.  He'd told her about them, but she'd not heard a word about this Tanya.

Alyssa fell quiet. Seb had a usual type? And it was the complete opposite of her. She was a short, curvy, brunette with big boobs. Had he just been messing with her? She knew he wouldn't have been doing it to be mean. He'd probably just been wanting to make her feel better about herself, to feel desirable.

She felt embarrassed as she remembered how she'd told him to kiss her. It was a good job they'd been interrupted.

"You alright Lyssa?" Joel asked, noticing her silence.

"Yeah, I'm just tired. It's been an emotional couple of days."

"It certainly has," Sienna said. "And it's not over yet." Alyssa looked at her questioningly. "The girls. They're going to be over the moon. I've told them all
about their Aunt Alyssa."

"Can I come? Love terrorising the rascals."

"They'll love that. Alyssa, they love making him play Just Dance. And Rebekah always makes him wear her princess crown." Alyssa laughed. She really couldn't wait to meet her nieces. It was their father she was worried about facing again.