Couple: Gianluca Petecof and Arthur Leclerc
Prompt: This is a part 2 of my last chapter 4 1 with Dino and Sebastian so I highly recommend reading that one first just to understand a little better
(Gianluca's POV)
"Hey, what was Ralf talking about earlier?" My palms began to sweat, and I reached for my water to moisten my dry mouth.
"What do you mean?" My best friend gave me that look. That look that said don't play stupid. And I was playing stupid. I knew exactly what he was talking about. He was referring to a certain Ralf Aron thinking I had told Arthur how I felt about him. And then proceeding to practically tell Arthur. If it wasn't for the fact that Arthur doesn't like to just assume information, I might have been in trouble. Luckily, Arthur always needs clear answers before believing things. "I don't know. You'll have to ask Ralf yourself."
Arthur sighed and rolled over, trying to get comfortable on my bed. We were having a movie night in my room. After the chaos of today, we deserved it. Arthur wriggled around a little more.
"Oi, stop it and come here." Arthur did as I told him and shuffled towards me. I lifted my arm up so that he could lie against me. He placed his head against my chest and snuggled into me, finally laying still.
"I'm probably gonna fall asleep," Arthur whispered.
"Then I'll see you in the morning." I lifted my hand and ran my fingers through his hair, hearing him sigh in satisfaction. I, unlike the boy lying on me, managed to make it to the end of the movie. When it was done, I grabbed the remote and switched of the television before pulling the blankets a little further over us. I breathed a soft kiss on to the top of Arthur's head. "You have no idea how much you mean to me."
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Waking up the next morning felt just as good as falling asleep last night. We had changed positions over night, so I now found myself facing the wall with Arthur's chest pressed tightly to my back. His arm around my waist held me close, not allowing me to escape. I simply drank in the feeling for a few minutes.
"Good morning." A shiver ran down my spine at Arthur's morning voice. I mean, sure, I've heard it lots and yet it still does something to me every time.
"Morning. How'd you sleep?"
"Amazing. Best sleep of my life. You?" Arthur's arm still hadn't loosened from its place, if anything it had tightened, but I definitely wasn't complaining.
"Really really good." Arthur hummed.
"Are you going to let me up?' I chuckled.
"Nope, never."
"Arthur, I need the bathroom."
"Fine," Arthur drew out the word. He pressed a kiss to me neck and let me go, rolling over to the other side of the bed. I stood and entered the bathroom, smiling to myself. My neck was still tingling from the touch of his lips.
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By the time I was out, Arthur had gotten up from the bed and was looking out the window.
"You know, I'm going to ask Ralf today what he meant." I gulped.
"Ok, you have fun with that."
"Last chance, Gianluca. I know that you know what Ralf knows. I just don't know what it is that Ralf knows and you know." I laughed.
"I'm pretty sure you've even confused yourself now." Arthur grumbled at my words, proving my point right.
"I have to go. I'll see you later yeah?" I pulled Arthur into a hug before he could leave the room but eventually, he did have to leave and so did I. But first, I had a Ralf to message.
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(Arthur's POV)
"Ralf?"
"Arthur, hi. What's up?" Ralf smiled and put down the stack of papers that he was going through.
"You said some things yesterday that I wanted to ask about."
"Ok, and what were these things?"
"When I mentioned Gianluca telling me something, you kinda freaked out and got all excited. You said, 'he finally told you?', that you were happy for us and that you've been waiting forever. And then later on you said that the fact that I was talking about Dino and Sebas was kind of disappointing. What did you mean by all of that?" Ralf frowned at the floor. "Ralf?"
"Hush, I'm trying to think of loopholes."
"Loopholes? For what?"
"Well, you see, I'm under strict instructions not to tell you anything about this."
"Oh, well that sounds stup-"
"Aha, I've got it. I'm going to leave the room. I'm going to leave my phone in the room unlocked and if you just so happen to pick it up and go to my messages with Gianluca, well, it won't be my fault."
Ralf picked up the phone, fiddled with it for a second, before placing it back down and leaving.
That was strange. Arthur carefully picked up the phone, almost scared. What if it was something bad? What if Gianluca hated him? What if he didn't want to be friends anymore?
Messages: Today 8:16am
Gianluca
You cannot tell him, no matter what
Ralf
You can't expect me to lie to him
I can't do that
Gianluca
So don't lie
Just don't tell him the truth
Ralf
What are you so scared for anyway?
Gianluca
Ralf I could ruin our entire friendship by telling him
And I couldn't stand that
Arthur is the best thing that has ever happened to me
Ralf
And would it not be even better if you were dating?
I mean, you've been in love with the boy for nearly 2 years
Gianluca
Maybe
But I could also lose him forever
What if he gets mad at me?
What if we don't work as a couple?
What if we hate each other?
What if I never see him again?
Ralf
That's a lot of what ifs
Not one of them has happened
You're stressing about nothing
Just talk to him Gianluca
Gianluca
We'll see
Just don't tell him anything please
For me
Ralf
Fine
Seen
Arthur's smile was bright enough to light up an entire country.
"I can't believe it. Gianluca has feelings for me."
"Yes. Yes, he does. Now please get out there and do something about it. I can't stand his pining anymore. Especially not when he won't listen to any of my advice," Ralf said, now standing in the doorway. Arthur pulled him into a tight hug.
"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"
"Of course. But remember, you didn't hear this from me," Ralf winked.
Arthur raced out of the building, heading towards where he thought Gianluca was. He entered the small hospitality unit and immediately spotted his best friend. Arthur stormed towards him and grabbed his arm, barely giving the Brazilian time to stand up before tugging him out the door. Arthur didn't stop until they were on the far side of the paddock, hidden from everyone and everything.
"Arthur? Have I done something wrong?" Gianluca frowned.
"Yes, you have done something wrong. You've been hiding something from me. Something you should have shared a long time ago." Arthur stepped closer and pressed their foreheads together.
"Ar-Arthur?" Said man brought his hands up to cup Gianluca's face.
"Is this ok?" At Gianluca's nod he continued. "Can I kiss you?" Another nod.
Arthur slowly pressed their lips together. A tingly sensation ran through his body. It was like someone had set off a million fireworks in his stomach. Gianluca pulled away to let them catch their breaths.
"Did Ralf tell you?"
"No"
"Did Ralf find a loophole to somehow let you know?"
"Um, maybe?" Gianluca rolled his eyes.
"Typical. But I can't exactly be mad, can I?" With these words, their lips were connected and parted again.
"Can I take you out on a date?" Arthur asked quietly, rubbing the back of his neck.
"I'd love that." Gianluca grinned.
Author's Note:
Last night's race was terrifying. I don't even remember a time when I was that scared. It really goes to show how far the sport has come safety wise and thank goodness for it. All that really matters is that Romain is ok and doing well and that's incredible.
I wrote this to try and make myself feel a bit better plus it kinda just felt like it flowed on from the last chapter. I don't know, hope you enjoyed reading:)