All of Me (Sebastian Vettel)

25. Sister Time

Alyssa woke late the following day. She'd had a terrible night and it had begun to get light by the time she had finally fallen asleep. She glanced at the time on her phone. 11.24. She sat up and swung her legs out of the bed. She plodded into the bathroom, used the toilet, brushed her teeth, got undressed and turned the shower on.

Twenty minutes later she was showered, dressed and ready to face Seb.  She knew she couldn't avoid talking to him any longer.  She went downstairs to find the place deserted.  She looked in the gym.  Not there.  She looked in the games room.  Not there.  She looked in the kitchen.  He wasn't there but her attention was grabbed by the massive bouquet of flowers in a vase on the table where they'd made out the other night. 

Propped up against the base was a white envelope with her name on it. 

She picked it up and opened it.  She took the folded piece of paper out of it and began to read. 

My sweet Aly,

I'm so sorry for yesterday.  I should never have shouted at you.  I was jealous and overthinking things.  I should never have taken my anger out on you.  Please forgive me.  You mean so much to me.  I would never want to scare you or remind you of things you want to forget. 

I've had to go to the factory today for a
Sim session.  I'd hoped to be back tonight but Britta has informed me that I've been booked in to give a speech at the university in Frankfurt tomorrow morning to their motorsport engineering class.  I'd said earlier in the year that I'd do it but I didn't know when.  It was just sprung on me late last night.   So I'll be heading straight there after the sim.  I'll be spending a couple of days with my parents after, I should be back Sunday evening.  Then maybe we
can talk?

I just want you to know I don't regret a thing Aly.  I know we have a lot of obstacles in our way but I want you and I will wait as long as I have to.  I really don't know what this is but together we will work it out. 

I'll miss you.  See you Sunday. 

Seb xx

Alyssa's heart sank. As much as she'd been dreading the talk, she knew she was going to miss him. And it just delayed everything. She didn't want everything hanging over her.

She bent her head and smelt one of the red roses. She loved the smell of roses. How sweet of him to go out and buy her flowers before he left. She'd have to text him to thank him. 

Her phone rang as she sat down at the table.

She smiled as she saw her sister's name appear on the screen.

"Hi Sisi, how are you?"

"Lyssa, I'm good. I just wondered if you wanted to come over for dinner with me and the girls tonight? Seb texted me to say he would be away. Thought we could have a girls' evening. Naomi never stops talking about her Aunt Alyssa."

"I would love that," she answered, without having to think about it.

"I'm going to cook a bolognese with garlic bread. That is still your favourite yes?"

"Definitely. Always loved your bolognese."

"If you can be here for about five? Any problems finding me just give me a buzz. Got to go, I'm just going to the supermarket to get a few bits. In fact, why don't you stay over and we can have a couple of glasses of wine?"

"Sounds like a plan."

"See you later sis. Love you."

"Love you too."