It is the day after the race and Rosana is happy. Even though the travelling didn't sit well with her, she enjoyed her time in Bahrain. In fact, the only thing that annoyed the young driver was the night race was reserved for the F1 drivers. Not that it mattered since Rosana planned on joining them in a couple of years. The thought brings a smile to her face. She can feel the curious glances from her teammate.

"I thought you disliked travel," Giuliano speaks up. He is right but Rosana is excited to get to Bahrain.

"I do but I'm looking forward to the time off before the media stuff," Rosana responds. Since the pair left the day after the race they have been given three days to relax while the team gets organised. There is a part of Rosana that wants to help but logistics are not her job. It doesn't take long for the Austrian to fall asleep. She knows she needs it. After what feels like ten minutes she is woken up by a violent shove.

"I am awake. G," Rosana rubs the lingering tiredness from her eyes.

"Just making sure. Rose," Giuliano retorts. Thankfully for the pair, the plane is the first in a small queue. The passengers file through the airport without any issues. It also doesn't take long for the pair to make it to the hotel.

"I'm going to explore once I get my stuff ready. You're welcome to join me if you want," Rosana remarks. She knows that she could do with the company after all it would be boring exploring on her own. Deep down she knows that Giuliano has something that he wants to tell her. Maybe he will do it this weekend. If it is what she thinks it is, it could make things interesting. It probably won't happen due to the fact that her rivalry with Giuliano would make it hard. Rosana dismisses the thoughts with an ever so slight shake of the head. It won't work plus there is nothing between the two of them and Rosana wants to keep it that way.

"Sure," Giuliano responds. The rest of the trip to their respective rooms was a little awkward for the pair since they both had something on their mind. After fifteen minutes of getting organised Rosana heads to the lobby to meet Giuliano. He soon finds Rosana.

"Let's leave before anyone spots us," Giuliano remarks. Rosana spots a small group of fans as the two of them leave the hotel. Rosana soon notices a familiar look on Giuliano's face. He is thinking about something. It doesn't take long for the two of you to make it to a small out of the way cafe.

"G is there anything wrong?" Rosana timidly asks.

"Nah. I'm fine," Giuliano replies. Of course, he was not fine. He only has one thing on his mind. His feelings for Rosana. He just wanted her to admit that they were more than just friends. It feels like he is stuck in an F2 version of Romeo and Juliet. At least the story won't end in death but still. He despised the idea that he can't take his relationship with Rosana further. It doesn't take long for the two of them to receive their respective drinks. At least Giuliano knows that he has time to relax before the next race. He is about to change his mind about his answer to Rosana's question but there is something stopping him.

"Still a tea drinker I see," Instead he turns to teasing.

"At least it tastes good. Coffee is still too bitter for me," She responds, getting a slight chuckle from the Frenchman. At least they can have fun together before the pressure of top tier racing takes hold. Giuliano follows Rosana's lead by sitting at a table. After a long exchange, the pair have decided to head back to the hotel to rest. It is needed right now. Giuliano can feel his body grow heavy. He is one of the few people on the team that couldn't get any sleep on the plane. This time he puts it down to the fact that he couldn't stop looking at Rosana while she slept. He soon realises his thoughts are making him a bit of a creep but he knew he couldn't help it. Love sucks but he was going to have to get used to his feelings otherwise he risks losing his best friend. At the same time, Rosana is in deep thought. What if Giuliano has feelings for her? Will that affect her performance? Her thoughts are interrupted by her phone ringing.

"Hello Ella," Rosana greets her sister.

"Hey, Rose. Dad said I should see some of your races. He wants to change my mind about how boring races are," Her sister responds.

"I can invite you but I'm not convinced that I can change your mind," Rosana says. That is a fact. Like Rosana, she is quite stubborn. At least her sister will be able to take her mind off the things that have been troubling her.

"It looks like you have something on your mind. Can we talk about it?" Ella has decided to probe. So much for getting the thoughts out of her mind. It is a good thing that Rosana can trust all of her siblings even though they can be gossip machines at times.

"Promise me you won't tell anyone what I am about to tell you," Rosana makes her sister promise since she knows that everyone with the last name Berger doesn't break their promises.

"Don't worry I won't," She replies, making a cross over her heart. At least that means Rosana won't hear a word out of her. Rosana finds herself sighing.

"Well I think Giuliano wants to take our friendship further and I don't know if I feel the same way," Rosana explains her situation. The thing is she does feel the same way but she is scared of what can go wrong. Little did she know she was going to lose someone close to her. In fact, there was going to be an event that will rock the world of F1 and F2.

"I'm sure you will be fine. I'd be more worried about Giuliano," Rosana's sister starts teasing her. After what feels like an eternity of gossiping with her sister Rosana has decided to call it quits.

"So I'll text you the details once we work out what we are going to do with you," Rosana responds.

"Thank you and good luck sis," Ella responds. It has been a few days since Rosana arrived in Bahrain and She is finally in the paddock. She is about to head out on the track walk but she is stopped by another one of her friends.

"Hey, Rosana. I'm sorry I didn't find you last week," Another familiar French accent remarks.

"Don't worry Anthoine. You had team commitments," Rosana is glad that she has many allies in the paddock but Anthoine holds a special place in her heart. Aside from Giuliano, he was the one that pushed her the furthest. In fact, if she didn't have a rivalry with Giuliano she would have certainly had a rivalry with Anthoine. Maybe she should ask him for advice on her feelings for Giuliano. She opens her mouth to ask for advice but she is stopped. Someone already knows so why does she need to ask someone else. The pair leave the pits for the track walk. As per usual they are joined by their engineers who don't look too pleased that the pair are mingling.

"You look like you are thinking about something Rose," Anthoine reads her mind.

"I'm just having some personal issues. I'll be fine," Rosana dodges the topic. She will have to tell him later. Thankfully the line of conversation changes.

"You did well last week," Anthoine compliments the Austrian.

"Well I have a long way to go and we have a lot more races," Rosana responds. She is well aware that she needs to improve before advancing her career. The good thing is she has people like Anthoine and Giuliano to push her. The thought brings a smile to her face. For some reason, Anthoine returns the smile.