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Wildflowers
Oscar rolls over in bed. It was early. Too early for someone to be banging on his door, quite insistent.
The Austrian Grand Prix had happened yesterday and Oscar had made sure with his team that he had a spare day before travelling again. This season had been amazing, the car has finally started to come together and McLaren were in the hunt for the constructors championship. Lando and Oscar had both won races. Amazing.
Oscar sighed ‘I’m coming I’m coming, christ’ He hoped out of bed, grabbed some boxers and pulled them over his hips.
Opening the door, Lando was there. Wearing some of the tiniest shorts oscar had ever seen.
‘Oh,’ Oscar exclaimed ‘Lando? Did we have plans ?’
‘Nope,’ Lando pushed into Oscars hotel room, ‘We do now though. You’re coming hiking with me. Max told me about this hike a little bit out of town, apparently it’s very pretty. I even told Kim and he approves’ Lando smiled at oscar. ‘So, put some clothes on and lets go.’
Oscar was having trouble keeping up with his energetic teammate. ‘Lando, I really just want to sleep today. I’m still recovering from my heat and I’m tired.’ Oscar blushed at the admission. Heats, as well as ruts, weren’t something they ever talked about together.
Having an Alpha x Omega line up was new to Lando, having only ever been teammates with Carlos, a Beta and Daniel another Alpha.
‘Ah - okay,’ Lando frowned ‘I suppose i’ll leave you alone. Get some sleep.’
Oscar greatly disliked how sad that had made Lando.
As Lando was about to leave shutting Oscar’s door. ‘Urgh,’ Oscar exclaimed ‘Fine, give me five minutes and i will meet you downstairs. Where are we going hiking ?’
Lando yipped. ‘Amazing ! You’ll love it, just you wait’
Oscar sighed as Lando shut the door behind himself. Lando had been acting weird and Oscar thinks maybe this is a way to get him to open up and tell him whats going on.
Hopefully his teammate hasn’t been talking to Logan, Oscar had stupidly confided with the other omega that he may have a slight crush on Lando, not that he will ever do anything about it, but it was nice to at least tell someone, even if it wasn’t Lando himself.
Logan will be permanently banned from Oscars nests if he has let that little secret slip.
The thought of Lando knowing about oscars crush made him pause. At least at the moment, Oscar can live in a world where there was the slimmest possibility that Lando may want to be more than teammates one day, once Lando rejects him, which maybe might destroy Oscar, that fairytale is over.
‘Oh well, its only a hike Oscar. You’ve done harder things.’ Oscar says to the hotel room.
—
Lando has been trying to court Oscar for months. MONTHS. This is the last resort.
Max has been infuriating. Ever since Daniel had practically shouted to the whole world that he wanted to mate the young Omega, Max has been insufferable.
‘Lando, Mate. He is head over heels for you, just tell him you wanna court him and put both of you out of misery’ Verstappen said to lando after this most recent race.
‘I have tried mate. First, the jumper i gave him. Then the fairy lights? for his nest! then i even cooked him dinner ! Like i am no courting expert, but that what you’re supposed to do right? Can’t even remember if there was a fourth step. I think its time to just, give up. Maybe he will end up with Logan, they seem attached at the hip all the time’
‘Mate.’ Max exclamed ‘I think the courting rules are different in Australia to be honest. Daniel never caught on to me either. I think Oscar would appreciate honestly Lando and really if he declines, which I highly doubt, at least you’ll know?’
‘I mean you’re right.’ Lando sighed ‘I talked to Daniel and he said the same thing, almost like you are both made for each other.’
Lando shoved his hand into his pockets and brushed his fingers along the box which rested there. Lando is going to do this today, whatever the outcome, at least he will know.
——
The hike Lando has suggested was beautiful. The drive there was full of sassy comments about Lando’s choice of music and Oscars subtle giggles. It warmed Lando’s heart. Oscar was truely breathtaking when he was happy and carefree, all Lando wanted to do was make him this happy for a long long time.
‘Okay!’ Lando exclaimed ‘Let’s go!’ They start along the path.
‘Oh did I tell you - Daniel asked me to be the Witness to their ceremony?’ Oscar asked ‘I have to wear a matching suit and everything.’ Oscar smiled. Daniel and Oscar had become much closer since the announcement that Max and Daniel had finally made the decision to come out publicly. The Alpha/omega friendship was strained in the beginning of Oscars F1 career for obvious reasons (Daniel having no seat essentially because of Oscar)
‘I was sure he would ask Lewis or someone who has been mated before, but I’m happy he asked me’
‘Oi- Max just asked me to be his too !’ Lando scruffed up Oscar’s hair ‘we’re gonna be one fancy looking Mating party aren’t’ we? I think Charles was pulling some strings with Dior? Who knows?!’
They continue to talk about the mating ceremony the whole way up the mountain laughing at them friends reactions to Max and Daniel’s upcoming mating.
The top of the mountain is covered in wildflowers. Lando had always been partial to flowers his sister always wanting him to braid them into her hair. He gathered a small collection of them and made his way over to Oscar who had collapsed into a heap under a shady rain tree.
The silence between them not strained but somehow comfortable between them.
‘Your parents are mated right?’ Asks Oscar
‘Yeah- Dad said he knew the first time he saw mum that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. Obviously it took a while for mum to agree , but yeah. They are coming up to 30 years mated now.’ Lando starts weaving the flowers together, forming a flower crown. ‘They honestly are a little bit sickening together. But it’s nice. Having parents who aren’t afraid to love each other’
Oscar is lying down. His eyes closed
‘Must have been nice.’ Oscar sighs
Lando looks at him, face portraying his question ‘What do you mean?’
Oscar shrugs ‘To have an alpha court you. It sounds so…’ He trails off ‘It sounds nice.’
Lando looks right at Oscar.
‘Nice?!’ he whispers. ‘Oscar, seriously?! What do you think I have been trying to do for the past three months?!’
Oscar’s eyes shot open. He turns to face Lando. His face comically shocked.
Lando talks as if he is speaking to a scared child ‘Oscar I have been trying to court you for months.’
Oscar is silent. The shock still evident on his face
Lando continued ‘I really like you Oscar. You ground me. I feel more like myself and less like a mess of a human when I’m around you. I want to spend all my free time with you. I want to build a life together. I want to do this right. Court you. Mate you. Have tiny lil pups with you’
Oscar was still silent.
Lando moved closer to him, whispering ‘I know I’m not the most masculine of Alphas. Or the most serious. I’m never going to remember our anniversaries or if the trash has been taken out.
But I will love you with my whole being. But I need you to want me too. Forgive me if I have read this whole situation wrong. Maybe you’re already courting Logan or Lily or even Webbah. Please for the love of god say something Oscar. Save me from my misery.’
Oscar still continued to stare at Lando.
‘You know what. We can just forget this ever happened. Please don’t hold this against me. I will get over it. I can be happy for you and your mate, even if it’s not me. But right now maybe I just need to… feel my feelings’
Lando gets up from the shade of the tree and heads back down towards the path
Lando leave snaps Oscar out of his shock
‘Lando. No. Wait. Hold on’ Oscar gets up and runs towards Lando, picking up the expertly made flower crown Lando had be nervously constructing
‘No seriously Oscar it’s fine. I’ll be fine. You know me’
‘Lando. Please. Stop.’ Oscar reaches out to grab Landos hand. ‘I was just shocked. Out of all the things I thought you were going to say that was -‘ Oscar takes a deep breath.
‘I like you too Lando. A whole load. I just - didn’t think you liked Omegas to be honest. You’re so close with Danny and Carlos. I just sorta assumed. Stupid of me but oh man. If I thought I ever had a change I would have done this a very long time ago’
Oscar reaches out to pull landos face towards his. ‘Lando.’ Oscar breathed. Lando could feel the puff of this breath on his own lips. ‘Please. Will you please. Court me. Officially’
Lando groaned. ‘You’re gonna be the death of me aren’t you?’ He leaned into Oscar. As their lips connected. Sparks flew.
Jesus fucking Christ. I could have been doing this the whole time ?!
Lando abruptly pulled away.
‘What did you just say?’ He questioned
‘What? Nothing. I was quite enjoying kissing you frankly.’ Oscar went to pull Lando close again
They’re kissing. But Lando can hear Oscar. In his mind. The word bounces around Landos brain.
Heart Mates.
‘Mate what?!’ Oscar abruptly pulled back.
Lando started to laugh hysterically. He pulled the flower crown out of Oscar’s hand and placed it on the crown of his head.
‘Oscar look at me’ Oscar did. Maintaining eye contact. Lando placed both hands on each of Oscar’s cheeks and tried to project the following words.
I can hear you. Do you hear me ?
Oscar gasped.
‘Holy fuck. Heart Mates?! We’re HEARTMATES?!’ Oscar looked like he was on the verge of tears.
‘I thought it was stuff of fairytales. Being able to connect to you without a Mating Bite must mean something.’ Lando smiled ‘How about we head back to the hotel. And see how far this mind melding goes. ‘
Oscar laughed ‘How are you not freaking out about this?!’
Lando shrugged ‘I wanted to spend the rest of my life with you anyway. So this? This is just an extra perk’
He kisses Oscar again and studies his face. ‘Fuck you’re beautiful’
——
They didn’t tell anyone. Heartmates were rare. Exceedingly rare.
But 6 months later. After officially courting. They mated.
Danny and Max were so happy for them.
Logan and James were smug. Seemingly never forgetting to tell Oscar they were right.
And Lando and Oscar ? Well they were simply the happiest they could have ever hoped for.