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march 16th 2024

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AFTER THE PHONE CALL, ollie had to get himself ready for a formula one weekend. linnea had gasped when fred asked the question, holding in a squeal. as soon as the boy agreed, said his gooodbye's and hung up, linnea flew into his arms. "YOU'RE DRIVING A FERRARI THIS WEEKEND!!!" she had yelled out, the boy laughing in disbelief.

immediately after the initial shock and happiness, ollie called his father. david and terri were excited and enternally proud of their son, rightfully so. then they decided to tell the group chat.

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prema boys (and rejects)
(antosmelly, paulito, thurthur, naurvid, dinosaur, gabi, alpha, you)

you
uhm guys

antosmelly
yes oliver

dinosaur
bro wtf do u want now

thurthur
YES oliver what do you want
now???

more money?

a check?

a car?

MY SOUL?

you
stfu❤️

i actually have some crazy
ass fuck news but

if u don't wanna hear it u'll
find out on insta soon enough

paulito
no now i wanna know

naurvid
me too

dinosaur
speak mr bearman

you
i'm driving the ferrari the rest
of the weekend

antosmelly
LIAR

alpha
he's not kimi sweetie

we just got a call from fred
vasseur

carlos has appendicitis and
has to get surgery

thurthur
UR JOKING????

you
IM NOT

I PROMISE

i think they'll make the
announcement soon

gabi
this is crazy

u get to make ur debut in
a FERRARI?

you
seems like it🤗

paulito
oliver james bearman.

alpha
GOVERNMENT NAME ALERT

paulito
u crazy mf

that's seriously so cool😭

you
THANKS PAULITO

IM SO EXCITED

antosmelly
WERE EXCITED FOR U

alpha
i feel like a proud mum

you
i'm older then u by 2 years
nea?

alpha
so?

naurvid
embrace motherhood linnea

alpha
u sound like one of those
religious people trying to
convince you to join them

gabi
he is

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after the whole fiasco of telling the guys, linnea and ollie changed into their paddock fits. linnea was wearing a simple, short black dress with a ferrari jacket over it. ollie put on an all black outfit with his ferrari cap to top it off.

the girl grabbed her purse and phone, running after the boy who had already strolled out of the room. they went to the circuit as quickly as they could, linnea kept an eye on instagram and twitter to see if anyone had posted about the news already.

"okay ferrari just posted about it on their instagram." she told the boy in the driver seat, he nodded in response. "i think i'll be swarmed by reporters, if you don't want that just go inside. i'll be after you as quick as i can get away from them." he said.

"it's fine. if you'd like for me to join you so you'll feel more at ease, i will." the boy shot her a smile in appreciation. "i'll take you up on that offer, i'm nervous as fuck."

"i can tell." she grabbed his hand, trying to calm him down. ollie squeezed her hand as they drove past the fences, people yelling his name.

they got out of the audi, security standing around the car to keep the reporters from bombing the poor teenagers. ollie quickly made his way over to linnea, grabbing her hand as they tried to make their way to the track.

someone from the ferrari team came up to them, leading them away from the reporters as fast as possible. questions were being hurled around by the reporters in tow, making ollie squeeze linnea's hand once more.

she could tell he was on edge, hyper aware of his surroundings. once they made their way inside the ferrari hospitality, it was quiet. the teens both let out a sigh of relief. "how do these f1 drivers deal with that every single weekend??" linnea asked no one in particular.

the guy from the ferrari staff chuckled before introducing himself as cody. the older man helped them to the garage as preparations were made for ollie to step into the red ferrari.

the boy was whisked away from linnea as soon as they entered, leaving her by herself. she made her way back to the hospitality building, sitting down at one of the balcony tables.

a few minutes later, one of the chairs at her table moved, and a woman sat down. she didn't look like a reporter so linnea didn't mind. "hi! i'm alexandra, i saw you sitting alone and i couldn't help but try to give you some company." the woman introduced herself.

now linnea remembered who the woman was, charles leclerc's girlfriend. "oh my god! uhm, hi! i'm linnea, call me lin though." she sputtered, a little star struck by the gorgeous woman in front of her.

"you don't have to be nervous, i'm also just a girl alone in a men's world." alexandra joked lightly, linnea giggling with her. "you're charles' girlfriend, right? not to sound like i only know you from that but... i actually only know you from that." linnea cringed, "sorry."

alex laughed, "that's fine sweetie, i only know you because you arrived multiple times with oliver." linnea smiled, thinking that the woman was very sweet.

"people are making it so much more then it is. me and ollie have been friends since we were like two and four. we recently reconnected and are now friends again, i'm just here to support my friends." the younger girl ranted, the older one nodded in understanding.

"the media is like that. i'm only here to support my boyfriend but the whole world cares more about if i have gained weight since the last time i showed up. i love my man but his job makes it hard sometimes." alexandra now ranted back with a sigh.

linnea smiled, sadly. "yeah, us girls can never go anywhere in peace." she told the older girl, who agreed.

the two chatted all throughout practice three, enjoying each others talkative personalities. well, alex had told linnea that she normally didn't really go up to people but had felt bad seeing her sitting there alone.

practice had ended and the two girls were still chattering and gossiping away, when the two drivers found them. "bonjour, mon cœur." charles announced, kissing his girlfriends cheek as he leaned over. linnea's heart melted at the sight, they seemed so happy.

"hi nea." a voice sounded from behind her, she didn't need to turn around to know who it was. she stood up to give the boy a hug, "hi, formula one driver!" she replied, happily.

the two boys joined them at the table, ordering some bread as a snack between their practice and quali. the conversation kept flowing between the four, who were definitely enjoying each others company.

when the two guys were called back to their garages, the girls got right back to their gossiping. then, alexandra brought something up that linnea didn't expect.

"i know you said that you and ollie were just friends but... the way he looks at you. babe, he thinks you were the one who put the stars in the sky." the older girl swooned dramatically. linnea giggled but quickly denied, "no way. we just appreciate each other." she tried to defend.

this only made alex laugh louder, "come on! you look like a lovesick puppy as soon as he shows up. you're just in denial." she started, "plus, he's handsome and tall. what do you have to lose?" alex continued.

linnea thought about it for a second and realized, ollie and herself had been acting like a couple on their honeymoon. "oh my god, i do like him!" she clapped her hand over her mouth in shock. alex only laughing at the younger girl's antics.

"it's okay to like someone, lin. he's good to you, he looks at you like you put the stars in the sky, he almost kisses the ground you walk on! the boy worships you, linnea." the girl in question grinned happily, starting to twirl her hair around her finger jokingly.

suddenly the commentator's voice got louder over the intercoms, "does oliver bearman make it into q3?! ohhh, he just misses out! what a stunning performance from ollie bearman." alex jacques' voice boomed.

linnea cheered for her boy, feeling the proudest she'd ever been. alex clapped along with her, smiling at the ecstatic girl on the other side of the table. "go down there! he'll want to see you after this!" the older girl told linnea.

the younger girl quickly nodded, telling alex she'd see her tomorrow before running off to the pit wall, hoping to make it before ollie got out of his car.

she sprinted through the ferrari building, heart pumping with adrenaline. she made it as ollie's, or rather carlos', car was pulled back inside. as the eighteen year old climbed out of the vehicle, he got many pats on the back from the ferrari team members.

linnea stood waiting at the sidelines for him to see her. the boy pulled off his helmet and baclava, the girl almost doing a double take at his messy hair, wet from all the sweat. it didn't disgust her, didn't ick her out. oh my lord, he's sooooooo...

ollie's eyes went around the room, spotting his girl, he quickly made his way over as they grinned at each other. as they reached each other, the boy pulled her in for a hug as he sighed in happiness.

"you did so good, i'm so proud." she whispered in his ear. "thanks nea, i love you." there it was again, the big L word. linnea's cheeks flushed, she was happy her face couldn't be seen as it was buried in the boys shoulder.

ollie was quickly whisked away again for his media duties, linnea giving him a quick kiss on the cheek before he went.

what linnea and ollie both hadn't realized, is that their entire interaction was broadcasted live, on tv. as soon as ollie was stood in front of one of the reporters, questions came flooding.

at first, it was actually about the qualification session but it quickly escalated when the first question about the girl was asked. "ollie! we saw you hugging linnea evermoore just a few minutes ago! is she your girlfriend?!" the reporter asked, very arrogantly.

ollie was shocked but didn't let it show on his face, "uhm, she's not my... girlfriend. i did hug her. why is that relevant to this interview, may i ask?" his answer about the girlfriend thing didn't seem very convincing, but he grew back more confidence when asking about the relevancy of the question.

the reporter tried to ask further but ollie's press officer pulled him out of the interview, making a vague excuse about data reviewing before taking the boy away.

"you don't have to answer those type of questions if you don't want to, ollie." the older woman told him, "no it's fine. someone had to tell her she was being a nosy bitch." the boy giggled to himself as he said that, his press officer shushed him but silently agreed.

after some more exhausting interviews, ollie and linnea were finally freed from their shackles as they returned to the hotel. ollie went to shower as linnea got ready for bed.

the two fell into bed, tired. ollie's left arm was once again around her. she was laying, almost on top of him, with her head on his bare chest. the boy twisted her hair around his fingers as they enjoyed the silence.

"nea?" ollie called out, the girl lifted her head up to look at him. he stared down at her, seemingly forgetting whatever he was going to say. his right hand slowly creeped up to cup her face.

quickly, all of alexandra's words from earlier that day ran through her mind. linnea leaned into the boys touch, welcoming it.

"you're as beautiful as the day i lost you." he whispered, linnea felt like she had a heart attack, died, and came back.

she teared up, smiling at the boy above her. "was that a 'how to train your dragon' reference?" she sniffled, giggling. "maybe." he smiled at her, admiringly.

"just kiss me." the words had shocked both of them, linnea hadn't meant to say it out loud. the boy quickly recovered and smirked, "if you insist."

before she knew it, the boys lips were pressed against hers. it took her a second before responding to the kiss. as she returned the gesture, she felt nothing but bliss.

after a few seconds, way sooner then both of them wanted to, ollie pulled away to breathe and looked away shyly. after catching their breath, linnea turned his head back towards herself as she kissed him once more. now that she started, it wouldn't ever be enough.

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authors note: WOOOOOOOWOWOEOOO THEY KISSED

I REPEAT

OLLINEA KISSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SCREAMING IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS AS I TYPE THIS