Back To You (Sebastian Vettel)

Chapter 68: Special Surprise

Gia was helping Seb to pack his things as he would fly on the following day to Melbourne for the Australian GP race which was always held at Albert Park circuit. The whole F1 community was still unsure if the race would go ahead as the pandemic of Corona virus started happening in many countries in the world, including Australia. The couple were staying in Vienna as he wanted his wife to be with her mother and she could also visit her bookstore.

"Have you packed all?" Gia asked to make sure that Seb had brought everything he needed while he was away.

"I still need to use my perfume tomorrow. Please remind me if I forget to put it in the suitcase."

"Okay," she nodded.

She honestly felt quite afraid because there was no guarantee that people in the paddock would keep their distance from each other, especially for the fans who obviously wouldn't waste their chance when they met their favourite drivers.

"What are you thinking?" Seb asked as he could notice that Gia looked uneasy.

She immediately wrapped her hands on his body. "I'm afraid if something happens to you there, Seb."

He kissed her head that rested on his chest. "I will be fine, Gia. I will take care of myself while I'm in Melbourne."

"I couldn't imagine if... if you got that virus and you should be quarantined there for two weeks and I couldn't be there with you."

Seb slowly pulled away and cupped her face. "Please don't imagine about it. I will be fine, I promise. If the race gets cancelled, I will immediately fly back here and be with you again."

Gia's eyes started teary. She, and probably all people in the world, never expected that the pandemic would happen. "I'm sorry that I always overthink like this."

Seb smiled at her softly. "It's okay. It means that you really love me, so that you don't want something happen to me."

"Of course I do. It's something that shouldn't be questioned anymore."

He felt so touched with her concern. He could understand how afraid she was about being so close to many people in the paddock because the virus could spread from someone to another quickly and easily.

He showed his gratitude with kissing her gently. She responded him with kissing him back. She was going to miss that moment as he would be away for about a week, if the race was still held.

"What if now we prepare for our dinner? I'd love to help you," Seb said after he pulled away.

"You sure?"

He was grateful that her mood had been slightly better. "I know I'm not so good at cooking, but I guess that helping you a bit won't hurt."

Gia chuckled. "Your help surely means a lot, Seb. Come on!"

They were walking hand in hand to the kitchen. He obviously didn't want her to worry him much. He would always try to be careful whenever he was next to other people. And he would keep his promise that he would fly back to Austria if the race couldn't go ahead.

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On Monday and Tuesday, Gia visited her bookstore. There, she and Mariska held a meeting with some of their employees as they decided to close their store when the lockdown began in Austria on the following week.

Thankfully, since 2018, they had created the website of their official online store, so their book selling activity could still be held. But unfortunately, the coffee shop had to temporarily close and people couldn't borrow the books there for a while.

Gia was also thinking so hard if she should stay in Switzerland or Austria during the lockdown. She needed to discuss it with Seb. She was staying at Adelina's house since he flew to Melbourne.