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Phone number part II. - Thomas Neubauer

You asked for it, here is part 2 of the Thomas Neubauer OS I wrote a few days ago! You can find it somewhere in this book. Hope you like it!

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On the next morning, you checked your phone. No new text. With a sigh, you decided to check your Instagram feed. You had quite a few likes and comments, all from the same person: Thomas Neubauer. He liked pictures of you camping, studying, at your birthday party, at Spa Grand Prix. Each time he left a comment, either something funny or cute, mostly about stuff you talked about together. You laughed at his cheesiness.

Once you've read each of his comments, you noticed you also had received two private messages. One from a friend from school and the other by Thomas Neubauer. You opened it.

"Got ya, Y/N."

"Well done! How was the stalking like?"

"Quite interesting, you have some nice pictures there. My favourite is probably the one of you coming out of the ocean Baywatch style 👀"

"Well my favourite one of yours is the one in Saint-Tropez with Esteban and Dorian, bare chest 👀"

"Sneaky"

"Don't you have more pictures like this to post since you're in Dubai?"

"I may have some, yes... Wait a minute."

You took the opportunity to get dressed and ready for school. You were late already, having spent 10 minutes talking to Thomas on Instagram. You grabbed a croissant and a small carton of orange juice and drove to the train station. This was your last school day of the week, starting with some media training in a radio studio. In the train, you opened Instagram again and found a picture posted by Thomas on his account, showing him sitting in the sand in Dubai with the Burj al-Arab in the background, just in his swim shorts. His chest was quite a sight!

You liked the picture and typed a new message on your Instagram private conversation.

"Nice 😏. The landscape is pretty good!"

"The landscape only??"

"Your abs are quite nice, too ;) Thank you, you just made by day better!"

You talked every day, whether on Instagram or by text, for a week. It was strange to talk about your daily life with someone you used to follow from afar. Thomas was genuinely interested in you, asking about your studies, you family, your friends, your dreams. He told you about his job and how he got there, about his studies too, as well as his friends.

You hadn't told anyone about this, and the fact it was only between Thomas and you for now made it even more special. He had even called you last night from London where he was for the Autosports Awards. You two talked for two hours before you finally hung up, knowing it was late and you had to be at university early on the next day. After Abu Dhabi and Dubai, he spent a couple of days in France and then left for England. He was supposed to come home today.

"I'm finally home! And I really want to see you, Y/N. Can you spend the weekend in Paris? I'm planning a few things for us."

It was quite surprising for your mother when you announced her you would be in Paris for the weekend, meeting a racing driver you had only started talking to a week ago. You booked a train ticket and called Thomas to tell him where and when you would arrive.

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Meeting Thomas was strange. It made it all very real in a sudden. He took you to his car and brought you to a karting track outside of Paris. The conversation was easy between you two. You were afraid it wouldn't, after only talking through texts or on the phone. But it was as if you understood each other in one simple look.

You weren't as bad as you thought you would be in karting. Although you had to thank Thomas for giving you some tips.

"Thank you for this, I had a lot of fun!" You exclaimed as you took your helmet off. Thomas laughed, enjoying seeing you so happy. He took your hand in his to guide you towards the entrance of the circuit, like it was the most natural thing in the world. You felt your cheeks warm up when he slipped his fingers through yours.

"I had fun too, Y/N. You know..." He started and stopped walking, facing you. He nervously scratched the back of his neck. "I'm glad you came here. And I'm glad you texted me that day."

"I guess you can thank Esteban for that!" You laughed and slipped a strand of hair behind your ear. Thomas' stare on you was intimidating. "But, just so you know, I don't regret texting you that day."

"Thank God!" He laughed. "I have a surprise for you tonight, I'm sure you'll like it."

"Oh really? What makes you so sure about that?" You naturally leaned a bit closer to him, as if your whole body was attracted to his.

"Just a hint." He shrugged with a smile on his face. "Though there is something I'd like to do before."

Thomas put a hand on your cheek and stroke your upper lip with his thumb. Hesitantly, he leaned over you and, once he was sure you wouldn't step backwards, he kissed your lips. You were not particularly surprised as you could feel you had a powerful alchemy. But still, you didn't think he would be so blunt. After ending the kiss, you grabbed the back of his head before he could step back and kissed him again. You felt him smile before he pushed his tongue past your lips.

"Come on, we don't want to be late for the surprise." His smile was big when he got away from you. He pecked your lips once again and intertwined your fingers to guide you to his car.

There was traffic to get into the centre of Paris. You quickly texted your mum to tell her everything was ok and posted on Instagram a picture of you next to a kart that Thomas had taken earlier. When he parked the car, you noticed you were not far from the Eiffel Tower.

You both took the elevator to the second floor of the Tower. With his hand on the small of your back, he led you to a round table in the restaurant offering a gorgeous view of Paris by night. Sat at the table, you quickly recognized Esteban Ocon and his girlfriend Elena Berri, as well as Dorian Boccolacci and Gabriel Aubry. You turned to Thomas who smiled at your reaction, proud of his surprise. He knew how much you liked the former Force India driver.

"Hi, Y/N, right? So nice to meet you!" Elena was the first one to notice you and she hugged you warmly.

"Happy to finally meet you! I guess I'm quite good at playing matchmaker!" Esteban laughed and kissed your cheek, leaving you starstruck.

Who would have thought two weeks ago you would be having dinner with Esteban Ocon and his crew at the top of the Eiffel Tower, almost officially dating one of his best friends?

Before you sat around the table, you gave Thomas a hug and gave him a tender kiss on the lips, whispering a small 'thank you'.

"Can't realize I have Esteban to thank for finding myself the most perfect girl."