Prompt: what you don't think about that stuff?"
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You and Lando were soaking up the sun on the beautiful sandy beach, waves crashing gently against the shore created a soothing soundtrack for your day of relaxation. The soft chatter of people and just normal nature almost lulled you to sleep a few times as you tried to tan evenly.
But while you laid on a beach towel, basking in the warmth, Lando sat nearby; fidgeting with the sand and shells- bored out of his mind at the moment.
Lando could only sit still for so long before he wanted to get up and do something, so he turned to you with a wide grin.
"Hey, babe," he started, moving to sit on your towel and poke you in your shoulder to get your attention. Once you opened your eyes to look up at him, his smile widened even more. "Come build a sandcastle with me," he suggested, his blue eyes sparkling with excitement.
However, unlike Lando, you loved sitting around and just basking in the tranquil moment. Soaking up the sun and just chilling out before the busyness of the F1 season caught up to you.
You could see his restlessness though, so you lazily tapped you phone. You had set a timer to make sure you tanned as evenly as you could. "I'm just tanning and taking it easy. Can we do it later? Say ten more minutes?"
Lando's face fell slightly, but he quickly perked up with an idea.
"Okay, how about this? I'll start building the sandcastle, and you can join me whenever you're ready. Deal?"
Lando was already standing up with the tiny shovel he brought- even though you tried to convince him he didn't need it- and giving you a thumbs up.
So you just nodded with a chuckle. Even if he just needed to wait five more minutes, you knew he would've done something like this. Which makes it even funnier that he was the one to suggest a chill day at the beach.
So while you laid back down and closed your eyes, the sun making it easy to relax, Lando walked a little bit aways from you and begun digging a hole.
As he dug up sand to start making a castle- looked more like a giant mound though- a few bored kids saw him and walked over.
Curious and eager to join in the fun, the kids gathered around Lando, their eyes wide with excitement. Lando looked at the small group of mainly little boys who all stood around him, some with shovels and some with sand buckets.
They started bombarded him with questions, asking if they could help build the sandcastle. Lando, always the friendly and enthusiastic one, gladly welcomed their assistance.
And so with Lando directing them, Lando and the little kids started to build a sandcastle the best they could. As he did he got to know the little kids and they did the same, most of them already recognized him from Formula One.
Meanwhile, you had finally finished tanning and started searching for Lando. Your gaze traveled around the beach, skipping over the group of kids and one guy standing together before quickly looking back over when you recognized the guy.
When you spotted him surrounded by the children, their laughter filling the air, you walked over with a growing smile. You couldn't help but feel a warm glow in your heart as you watched Lando interact with the kids, his playful spirit shining through.
You couldn't help but think of your future with Lando, a future that involved kids. You couldn't help it, whenever you saw Lando with kids you thought about it. Lando looked up from helping a kid fill sand into a bucket and saw you standing there with a soft grin.
Approaching the group even more, you couldn't resist teasing Lando a little.
"Couldnt wait ten minutes? Already found more friends?" she said with a playful pout. Lando rolled his eyes but chuckled as he stood up and walked over, wrapping an arm around her waist.
He playfully kissed your cheek and shrugged his shoulders before saying "got impatient and they were too cute to resist"
The kids looked up once they realized their 'leader' went missing. All seeing a girl that looked familiar to them, they looked to Lando and asked, "is that the girl you were telling us about?"
You looked over at Lando at their words, raising your eyebrows at him.
He just shrugged his shoulders, "not my fault, they asked why I was making it alone"
One of the kids, not sensing Lando was trying to play it cool, shook his head and pointed at Lando, "nu uh he just started talking about you out of nowhere!"
You look up at Lando who's mouthing the word 'snitch' to the little boy who's just smiling proudly.
Lando looks back at you, "he doesn't know what he's talking about" and then looks back to the kid, "get back to the sandcastle Caleb"
The little boy, Caleb, giggles and turns back.
You chuckle and shake your head as Lando leans his chin on your shoulder before sighing. You turn slightly to look at him, "what's wrong? Mad Caleb outed you?"
Lando laughs and stands up straight, looking at the kids before looking at you, "no, no, hanging out with kids and you just got me thinking about y'a know... our future together and stuff" he says the last part quieter, almost nervous to say it.
Your eyes widen as you look at him. He starts to second guess himself at your look and frowns slightly, "what you don't think about that stuff?"
You sense his doubt and nerves quickly and shake your head as a wide smile grows.
"No I do," you look over the kids before looking back to him, "I just didn't know that you did."
Lando frowns before hold you closer to his side, "of course I do, think about it all the time" he admits truthfully.
A warm feeling grows in your chest at his confession and you lean more into him.
"We gotta completely forget the name Caleb for kids though" laughter bubbles from your chest at his off handed joke.
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Hated the McLaren
Suits until I saw Lando
In them...
