Just Him ❤

57. Hotel Whitepod.

Seb smiled and gave his head a little shake as he heard Chloe ooh and ahh for what must be at least the fiftieth time so far as she took in the views of the Alps. Seeing their destination coming up on the right he slowed the Q7 down and turned in to the entrance.
"Glamping?" She looked at him. "We're going glamping in the Alps?" She'd seen the sign with Whitepod Hotel on it. "Or a hotel?" Until now she'd had no idea where he was taking her.

"Not exactly." He glanced at her as he looked for a parking space. This was their second date and he couldn't wait to see her reaction to the luxurious Forest Pod Suite he'd booked for the next two nights. He'd not stayed here before himself, but he'd been looking for a different way to show her part of the country he loved and this fit the bill perfectly. After parking the car he switched the engine off and turned to face her, removing his sunglasses. She looked happy and excited. He placed his fingers under her chin and leant in, placing a brief kiss to her lips. "Wait there." He smiled and got out of the car. She watched him head across the car park and into a building, signed up as a reception. Within a couple of minutes he came back and opened her door. "Let's go schätzchen." He smiled again, he looked just as excited as she felt. She got out of the car and watched as he pulled two large rucksacks out of the boot. She stood for a moment, they were surrounded by trees in the car park and it was so peaceful. She could hear nothing but the birds singing and the sound of the gentle, but cool, breeze blowing through the branches. The air felt crisp and exceptionally clear and the sun warmed her body through her clothes. "Are you going to stand there all day liebe?" Seb chuckled at her and she looked at him, he looked so happy and so relaxed. "Come on, we have a twenty minute walk to do." He pointed to her rucksack and then put his sunglasses back on.

"Can't you carry mine?" She pouted.

"I have my own." He pointed to the one he now had on his back. "It'll be worth it, I promise." He watched as she shrugged it on to her back and held his hand out to her.

"It already is, it's beautiful here." She accepted his hand and they began to walk, following a pathway. Sunday already felt like a distant memory and although they weren't properly back together yet she'd barely left his side since that evening and Seb didn't mind that at all. The few kisses they'd shared had been full of promise, it was starting to feel as though she was his once more. Once they'd reached halfway the woods gave way to a beautiful view of the Swiss Alps. "Oh my God." Chloe stopped, her breath taken away by what she saw. The blue sky was contrasted by the snow capped mountains in the near distance and they looked as though someone had dusted them with icing sugar. Dotted over the green hills in front of her were pods.

"You've not seen it properly yet." Seb tugged on her hand, chuffed with her reaction.

"Are we staying in one of those?" She pointed to the pods.

"Yes we are." He grinned at her as they walked, making her smile back. It seemed like there were two things in his life that made him truly happy, one being his daughters and the other was being outdoors, miles away from formula one, miles away from anywhere. This, for her, was the real Sebastian Vettel.

~*~

"Oh my......" She gasped, taking in the lounge area with its wood burning stove and a cosy sofa nearby with a folded up blanket on it. Seb eyed the well stocked bar, he was tempted to enjoy a beer or two later. "Oh my god! A Nespresso machine!" She squealed, jumping up and down.

"I love how a coffee machine makes you this happy! I'll just leave you alone with it shall I?" Seb laughed and went to walk away.

"Uh, no way!" She grabbed his hand and pulled him close. "You'd win over a coffee machine any day."

"I'm happy to hear that." He kissed her forehead.

"Unless it's a coffee machine that makes hot chocolate too." She grinned. "Then that's different."