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It somehow calmed him, but at the same time he only got even more tensed, when Isa opened the front door for him and she seemed to be as nervous and unsure like he was feeling. Still the woman welcomed him warmly like always, when she hugged him and while Lando returned the hug he asked, so only she could hear “Are you doing better?”

Isa shrugged her shoulders, but still nodded her head eventually. Lando had to admit that she already looked indeed a little better than the last time they had seen each other, but still she wasn’t looking good at all. Like him, she probably also just wanted it to already be over and done. 

“Don’t worry, I have kind of a plan.” Lando tried to calm down her nerves, but also his own with reassuring so. Grateful she nodded her head, being happy that she didn’t have to get through this alone, but still it caused that sick, uncomfortable feeling deep inside her belly. By now she really couldn’t wait any more to tell it to her boyfriend, even when she was still damn scared about doing so.

“He is in the living room.” Isa finally told him with a half-smile, before the young Brit nodded understanding his head and headed over to where his ex-teammate was already waiting for him to play some FIFA together.

Like already so many afternoons before, they did play one match after the other on the Spaniard’s PlayStation, while Isa was sitting next to them on the couch and read something in one of her magazines.

Everything was like usual, expect that Lando lost even more matches than normally, because he was far away with his thoughts and also Isa only pretended like she did read, while she actually looked all thoughtful at some random point in the distance.

“What’s wrong with you today, cabrón? It doesn’t make any fun, when you always let me win so easily.” Carlos complained once again about his poor FIFA skills. The Spaniard had also already asked him if anything was wrong, because he was so quiet and reserved today.

For his own, but especially also for Isa’s sake, Lando should better get it done, best right now, because he really couldn’t concentrate on the match any more with being so tensed and nervous and also Isa seemed to be very tortured, while she still tried to keep it together.

After he had breathed through for one more time and he had cashed another goal from Carlos, Lando cleared his throat, before he carefully finally said it out loud “How is Rupert doing? I mean with his duties of being a dad now.”

Isa’s eyes instantly snapped up at them by his words and like Lando himself, she looked all expectant over to her boyfriend, whose eyes were still only fixed on the TV screen, unimpressed by his friend’s question. Because Lando’s whole focus was on his expression, it was an easy play for the older one to shoot another goal.

Once again, Carlos complained about Lando’s lack of concentration, before he finally answered his question “He is doing well, also Alex does. I have talked with him yesterday, he says little Harlow sleeps most of the time and he also already doesn’t freak out that much any more, when he holds her.”

Lando nodded his head and hummed in understanding, before he bit down onto his bottom lip all unsure, while he still hoped for his plan to succeed. He could feel himself getting all hot and his back began to sweat, knowing that Isa felt exactly the same way.

She had pulled the magazine away and locked eyes with the young Brit for once more, before he swallowed down the knot in his throat and finally went on “Have you ever thought about it?” Isa and Lando were both holding their breaths, the tension in the air was feel able, while they waited impatiently for Carlos’ reaction and answer.

But the Spaniard was still deepened in the sixth match he was going to win in a row and didn’t really focus on what his friend was talking about. “Huh? About what?” If Lando hadn't been so nervous, he would have probably rolled his eyes about his friend’s dumbness.

“About babies.” He said out loud way too quick, which caused Isa to flinch together in her seat. “Babies?” Carlos repeated, unluckily his brain seemed to be extra slow this afternoon. Lando didn’t dare to answer, but he also didn’t have to, when the Spaniard finally took his eyes away from the TV screen and looked over to where Lando was sitting right next to him to tell him lightly amused

“Pinon just had babies. I don’t think we already need new ones again.” The first few seconds Lando was sure about that the older one was only joking, but when Carlos gave his whole attention back to the FIFA match already in the very next moment again, he had to realize that he had meant the just serious and he hadn’t got his reference at all. 

Best Lando wanted to facepalm himself, because this just couldn’t be true, right?! His plan had only been planned for this far, because he had thought that latest now Carlos would have got it and the couple would already be in each other’s arms, but his friend seemed to be really, really slow and special dumb today.

So he had to go on, even when he had no clue about what to say any more. Seeking for help, Lando looked over to Isa, but she seemed to be even more clueless and desperate than he was and since she had stood there crying in front of his door that day two weeks ago and she had asked him all begging and distressed for his help, he had pity with her.

Lando just had to try it once again, he had promised her and so dumb not even Carlos could be, when he dared to ask with a small, nervous voice “I have actually meant, if you have never thought before about taking care of a little human as well?”

Isa’s but also Lando’s heart stopped to beat, the moment the words had rolled over his lips and this time Carlos finally seemed to have got it, when his movements frozen and he stopped to press those buttons on his controller all skilled.

Isa had probably best wanted to crawl over to them to see her boyfriend’s expression, when he moved his head into Lando’s direction to give him that one puzzled look of his. But to his relief, Carlos lips finally formed a wide grin and also the frown on his forehead disappeared, before he leaned forward to ruffle through his curls and told him with that already so familiar, teasing voice of his

“Why? I already have you, cabrón. Besides, I don’t think Charles will need so much attention like you do.” Not knowing what he had just done with saying so, Carlos gave his attention all unimpressed back to the FIFA match, like nothing important had just happened.

Still shocked, Lando stared at his friend’s profile and actually just wanted to yell at him for how someone could be that dumb, because by now he was already furious at him for being that stupid, when suddenly everything became too much for Isa, she quickly stood up and hurried outside on the balcony with tears already rushing down her desperate face.

Taken by surprise and perplex about her sudden tears, Carlos’ eyes followed her storming out of the room, before he looked over at his friend with clueless eyes. “Have I said something wrong?” He asked confused, still not being aware about what Lando had tried to tell him nor what his reaction and words had caused by his girlfriend.

Finally, Lando really rolled his eyes and sighted annoyed, before he buried his hands inside his palms and shook his head in disbelief. “God, you can be so dumb sometimes, Carlos.” He finally let his frustration run wild, because his last hope about that the Spaniard will still get it on his own had died completely latest now.

“Hell, I wasn’t talking about puppies or me, you muppet. I was talking about cute, little human babies.” Lando told him while he wildly gesticulated with his hands and wide opened eyes. The Spaniard was again surprised, this time about his friend’s reaction and why he suddenly got that loud and furious.

But even when Carlos finally nodded his head, Lando could tell that he still wasn’t able to understand. With a frown on his forehead and looking at him all sceptical from the corner of his eyes, the older one pointed out all serious “Why the hell do you want a baby, Lando? You still can’t even take care of yourself.”

Alright, by now Lando was really shortly before slapping his friend, so he will hopefully finally wake up from inside whatever bubble he was at the moment and cause his brain so to work properly again. But instead of slapping him back to his senses, the young Brit harshly took the controller out of his friend’s hand, sat down right next to him on the couch and shook his shoulders as strong as he could, while he tried to make him realize once again

“Damn, Carlos. Use finally that tiny brain of yours. I’m not going to be a dad anytime soon, but you will. I’m trying to tell you here already the whole time long that Isa is pregnant. You will have a baby together in a few months.”

And finally, finally Carlos seemed to have got it then. If he wouldn’t have, Lando would have been really concerned about him right now. But he finally really had, at least his expression told him so. Lando had never seen his friend like that before.

Carlos’ eyes were widened in shock and surprise at the same time, while he eyed the younger one all sceptical with not being one hundred percent sure about that his friend wasn’t just making fun with him. But then he remembered about Isa’s reaction and her being in the last few days, about that she wasn’t feeling that great, she also didn’t look like it and that she was also way too quiet and thoughtful lately.

Finally, everything seemed to make sense, also Lando’s behaviour today, but he still asked his friend in disbelief “Are you serious?” The younger one loosened the grip around his shoulders, before he finally let go off him and nodded instead his head, which caused Carlos’ eyes to widen just one more time and his mouth fell open.

“By now I think she is already in the seventh pregnancy week or something like that. When she has found out about it, she came over to my place and asked me to help her to tell you so. She was scared about your reaction. Well.. I can actually understand her now.”

The two friends stared at each other for some more moments, before Carlos lightly shook his head to come back to life and he said more to himself than to the boy sitting next to him “I should better talk to her now.” Agreeing and happy that for the first time this afternoon the Spaniard had said something right, the younger one nodded his head and answered, before he shoved Carlos into the direction of the balcony “Yeah, you better should.”

His hand was shaking lightly, when he opened the door to where Isa was sitting on the small bench and looked worried into the distance. The second she got it, who joined her company, she quickly tried to whip her tears away. “Hey.” Carlos tried to sound as calm as possible, before he took place right next to her.

“Hey.“ Isa did response to his words, even when her voice was still shaky and dangerously thin. They both just sat there for some moments, while he was watching her all carefully from the corner of his eyes, his eyes even wandered down to her belly, where not even a little bulge was visible now, while she tried to avoid his gaze, so she won’t break down into tears again.

Before the tension between them got too thick and heavy, Carlos cleared his throat and tried to get his fast raising heartbeat back under control, before he asked all carefully

“Is it true, I mean are you really pregnant or has Lando once again understood something wrong?” Isa smiled to herself, before she looked down at her hands fidgeting with the sleeve of her sweater. “No, this time he has understood everything right.” She finally confirmed, but still being unable to look up at her boyfriend.

To hear it coming from her own lips, caused Carlos once again to realize how life changing this moment right here was and if he was serious, he still couldn’t believe it fully. “But why have you been so scared about telling me so?”

“Because it’s the worst possible moment, isn’t it?” Isa’s eyes were instantly filled with new waves of tears again and her bottom lip was shaking, when she finally dared to look up at her boyfriend, before she went on with telling him her worries “Now with your new contract by Ferrari, you being in Italy most of the time or travelling in general most of the year, our lives are already complicated and stressed enough. I know you have wanted to just focus only on Ferrari for the next years and I know we have actually wanted to wait, but.. I’m sorry.”

In desperation, Isa did hide her face and tears inside her palms, while her shoulders were shaking and she was sobbing into her hands overwhelmed. “Oh, mi vida. Please, stop crying. There is really never a wrong moment for such a miracle. I mean yeah, it came pretty unexpected and surprising, but the more I think about it, the happier I get. I actually already love the thought about having a mini version of you or me running around and keeping us busy.”

Carlos tried to comfort his girlfriend, when he moved closer to her and laid his arm around her trembling shoulders to pull her into his side. Still unsure, the woman dared to look up at her boyfriend through her fingers, making sure about that he had really meant the just said serious, before she slowly pulled her hands away from her face.

“Are you sure?” She still asked him in disbelief with her big, glassy eyes, not being able to believe him already now. To emphasize her how sure and serious he was, Carlos took her still lightly shaking hands into his, stroked with his thumb over her fingers, before he tried to convince her once again

“Mi vida, you exactly know that I have always wanted to have kids with you and now we just become parents a little sooner than we have always expected and planned. But it’s okay, more than just okay. Already now, I’m all excited about what will come our ways with soon to be three.” Gently, Carlos stroked for the first time over Isa’s soon every growing belly then, before he added with an overjoyed smile on his lips “I can’t wait to be soon the father of your baby, princesa. You make me so happy all the time.”

Tears were falling down her face once again, but this time it were tears of happiness and pure relief, when Carlos brought her hand to his mouth to place a soft kiss onto the back of her fingers. “I’m sorry you were worrying and suffering so much in the last days and I’m also sorry that I didn’t get it, when Lando has tried to tell it to me before. Of course, I’m not mad at you or something like that, how could I even? I mean, I’m also not completely guiltless about you being pregnant, right?”

For the first time since days, Isa could finally smile again, a real smile, while she giggled about her boyfriend’s words and also about the wink he had gifted to her. “Come here, mi princesa.” Carlos whispered, with still a smile on his lips as well, when he opened his arms for her to snuggle against his chest.

Affectionately, he kissed the top of her head, when she wrapped her arms around her boyfriend’s belly and cuddled into his side. “You will be such a great mama, mi vida. I’m so proud about you already now.” Carlos whispered into her hairline, while he rubbed comfortingly over her back.

“And you will be the best papa our baby could have got. Te amo, mi amor.” Now also Carlos‘ eyes became glassy, when the love of his life beamed up at him like that, now after even the last worries were completely gone and they could both finally look forward to become parents of their little angel.

“Te amo, mi princesa. Te amo.” Carlos whispered, while he stroked with the tip of his nose against hers, looking deep into each other’s eyes while doing so. They connected their lips for a long, tender kiss, before Carlos wrapped his arms around his girlfriend and pulled her closer. He couldn’t wait any more already now to finally see their baby for the first time and hold it close as well.

From the corner of his eyes, the Spaniard noticed a movement next to them, when Lando dared to peek through the curtains to where the couple was sitting, being curious about his friend’s reaction to the big news. “Come out to us, cabrón.”

Lando only hesitated for one second, because he really didn’t want to disturb them during such a private moment, before he finally still stopped outside onto the balcony as well and eyed Carlos’ expression close.

A smile formed instantly onto his lips, when he got it that the Spaniard was happy, even very happy about the big news. “So you are excited?” Lando still wanted to know, even when Carlos’ big smile already told him everything. “Very excited even. I actually can’t wait any more.”

Carlos pressed his girlfriend for one more time into his side and kissed gently her tremble, before he just wanted to hug his friend as well, because he was so happy that he could actually hug the whole world at the moment.

But Lando was faster, when he threw his arms around his neck the second Carlos was standing on his feet and he told him all excited, being glad that the three of them could finally be all happy and also show it “Oh, I’m so happy for the two of you. Congrats, mate. You will gonna be the best parents ever, I know it.”

“Thanks, little one. That means a lot to me.” Carlos returned, before he tightened their hug one more time. Finally, Lando also hugged Isa, after the whole tension from the last few days was gone and they didn’t have to hide such a big secret in front of Carlos any more.

“Thanks for everything you have done, Lando. Without you, I would have probably never been able to tell Carlos the big news.” The young Brit just wanted to wink off, telling Isa so that it hadn’t been such a big deal for him, when the woman suddenly placed a soft kiss onto his cheek.

Carlos burst out laughing when he noticed Lando’s cheeks blushing into a deep red and also Isa giggled sweetly about his reaction, which only caused his blush to get even worse.

“Stop laughing, man. Or I will teach your kid stupid things, when it’s old enough.” Lando warned the older one, but in the end he also couldn’t resist any more to laugh about his own reaction. “Yeah, sure. You will gonna be the chaos uncle, cabrón.” Carlos told him, before he wrapped his arm around his shoulder and the three of them finally went inside to celebrate the big news. And for the first time, Lando won’t be the only one to clink glasses with some coke instead of champagne today.

4 years later..

“Do you really think it was such a great idea?” Isa asked her fiancé for already the third time, since they had left their flat about thirty minutes ago. “I mean, he will be all on his own with him.”

She was right, Lando and Noah will be all on their own for more than just one hour for the first time tonight, but in contrast to Isa, Carlos wasn’t that concerned about it. “Don’t worry, mi vida. Our cabrón will have everything under control. Besides, it’s not the first time he will look after him.”

The Spaniard tried to calm down his fiancé’s tensed nerves, when he reached over to take her hand into his and stroked with his thumb resurging over the back of her fingers over the middle console. “Yeah, but it will be the first time for him to be alone with Noah one whole evening long.”

Carlos found it kind of cute, that Isa was so thoughtful about it, but actually he wanted her to enjoy their well-deserved evening right here. It was already way too long ago, since they had an evening only for themselves.

“Oh, mi vida. Lando has promised to call us, if something should be and we are also not out of the world. We are just going out for dinner and if he should really need some help, we can be back home in less than thirty minutes. And now please stop to concern about it, mi princesa. I want you to enjoy this evening right here, especially when you look so gorgeous.”

The Spaniard’s charm, also when following he kissed the back of her hand and had winked over at her, finally calmed Isa’s tensed nerves and she really tried to stop worrying about the two boys being all alone back home for the next few hours.

Finally arrived at the fancy restaurant somewhere outside London, Carlos could tell that his fiancé was still a little doubtful, even when she had looked forward to their evening as much as he had since days.

After they had ordered their drinks, he reached over the table to take her hand into his and squeeze it lightly in comfort. “I bet the two of them are having a lot of fun together at the moment. And so should you, mi vida.” Isa really didn’t doubt that for one second, because Lando and Noah were a dream team or better a trouble team.

“I just hope they won’t do any nonsense and the flat hopefully also still looks the same when we come home.” Relieved about to have managed a smile on her lips, Carlos beamed back at her, also when he thought about all the things the two boys had already been up to together.

“Oh, I bet they will behave like always.” Carlos told her, even when he doubted so as well. Isa returned his wink with rolling her eyes, exactly knowing that Lando will come up with another crazy idea. She could literally see it in front of her inner eyes how Noah eyed him sceptical about his idea and in the end, it will once again be her three-year-old son taking care of the McLaren driver at the end of the day and not vice versa.

“Sure, like always.” Now they both had to smile, when they imagined them together and what they were probably doing at the moment. After Carlos had checked his watch, he told his fiancé “In less than one hour he has to bring Noah to bed anyway, what can go wrong in the meantime?”

Isa’s eyes widened, because she didn’t even want to think about what could happen indeed in the meantime. And even when it will finally be bedtime, who said nothing could have then. “Do you remember the last time Lando has taken Noah to bed?” Isa quickly tried to push those thoughts away, when she asked so.

Carlos thought about it for a moment, but then he instantly remembered about the day a few months ago. Lando had been over at their place in London. Isa had to work and after lunch Carlos had quickly wanted to get to the next grocery, while Lando stayed with Noah at home, because it was time for his nap.

His friend should take him to bed and maybe stay next to his side for a few minutes, till his son would have fallen asleep. But when Carlos had finally come back from the grocery, he couldn’t believe what view he got offered, when Lando was nowhere to be found and he peeked carefully inside Noah’s room.

“God, yes. How could I ever forget about that?” Carlos already had to laugh about that moment again just thinking about it. “Noah, was sitting there on his little chair and drew something, when I asked him where uncle Lando was. With widened eyes and his finger pressed against his mouth he told me to be quiet, because uncle Lando was sleeping. Before I could even realize what was going on, Noah has pointed over at his bed. I still can’t believe Lando has fitted into his cot.”

Latest now, also Isa had to giggle, even when she had never seen that scene live, but just imagine it was already way too hilarious. “At least one of the boys has got his nap that afternoon. Later when I clarified that I didn’t have that in mind, when I have said to him to stay by Noah’s side for some minutes, Lando told me, that he has just wanted Noah to fall asleep quicker and easier, why he has finally laid himself next to him. Of course, Lando has been asleep first and because Noah wasn’t that interested in taking a nap, he had crawled out of his cot and let his uncle behind with his favourite stuffed animal in his arms.” Carlos did finally end the story, while Isa was already in tears from laughing that much.

When the waiter came over at their table with their starters, they changed subjects, especially because Carlos was gone the last two weeks and they had a lot of things to talk about. Later, when the waiter brought them their main dish, he warned them about the meal, but also the plate itself being pretty hot.

Isa smiled to herself about that information and Carlos exactly knew why and about what she was thinking at the moment. She thought about that day a few weeks ago, when Lando had come over to their place for lunch. His fiancé had cooked Spaghetti for her boys, like she used to call them, and she didn’t only cut the noodles for her toddler, but also for the McLaren driver, trying so to avoid another mess of red sauce and noodles sticking everywhere in their flat and on Lando’s face.

“But you have warned them, it wasn’t on you.” The Spaniard said, while a smirk was playing on his lips as well. “True, but all the warnings were of no use, at least by one of them.” And once again it wasn’t their three-year-old son who once again hadn’t listened to Isa’s words about the meal being still hot.

It happened the way it had to, when Lando ignored all warnings and instantly shoved the first loaded spoon right into his mouth. And because he just couldn’t wait at least some moments for the Spaghetti to cool down, he got the result instantly with gesturing wildly with his hands and somehow trying to cool down the hot noodles in his mouth.

All three of them had watched him with raised eyebrows, included Noah. But even after Lando had finally managed to swallow down the still pretty hot Spaghetti, it still wasn’t done with that, when he suddenly choked. Even so badly, that Carlos had to reach over and gently pat him on the back.

“I won’t ever forget what Noah said to Lando, after he has finally managed to calm down.” Isa added and even when her fiancé exactly knew it with being there as well back then, she still went on when she repeated her son’s words “Somehow you have to take more care of uncle Lando than of me.”

They both broke out into laughers, when they remembered about Lando’s shocked face, after a three-year-old had told him so. Back then, Carlos had explained to his son, that uncle Lando was just a little clumsy sometimes, even when that was the understatement of the century.

The young Brit’s head had turned into an even deeper red, before he narrowed his eyes at his friend and finally he even showed him his tongue, about which Noah had to say something again, when he rebuked his uncle that you shouldn’t show someone your tongue. Latest then, everyone on the table had been laughing, included also Lando this time.

After, they took once again a little break from talking about their two boys, when Isa told her fiancé about her new project. But still the topic went once again back to the two of them, when Isa remembered about another funny memory she just won’t ever get tired of hearing.

“Do you remember about that one weekend just the three of you had? You and the two little men.” Of course, Carlos could. He won’t ever forget that experience, when he had to take care of the two of them all on his own, while Isa had been in Mallorca for her job. Lando had flown over to their place in Spain for the weekend, so just the three men could spend some time together.

Carlos still shook his head in disbelieve, while he thought back at it. “I have lost count about how often I have needed that first aid kit over those three days.” But he could still exactly remember about that one afternoon, when he had stormed out of their house, after he was gone for just a few moments to pick up something from inside, when he heard someone’s cries.

He had expected Noah to cry, but Carlos instantly slowed his steps, rolled his eyes and went right back inside to get the first aid kit for the fifth time that day, when he saw Lando lying there on the ground, writhing in pain. He just couldn’t leave that boy alone for just a few minutes without doing any mischief and hurting himself.

While sucking onto his pacifier, Noah was standing next to his uncle and eyed him all helpless, while Lando was still whining there like a little baby and writhed like he will lose his leg because of the injury. Noah seemed like he couldn’t understand the whole drama at all.

By now Carlos had already taken it with pure humour, when he came running over to them with the sound of an ambulance and with the first aid kit once again in his hand. After that weekend he definitely had to stock it up, he had noted to himself that moment he had seen his friend’s lightly scratched knee.

When he had asked, how this could have even happened, while he doctored the big, gaping wound, Lando kept quiet because he was too busy with hissing out in pain no matter how careful the Spaniard had been.

It was Noah, who finally told him that uncle Lando had crashed by the try to drift with his bobby-car. Only then, Carlos noticed the crashed bobby-car next to them. He gave his friend a knowing look and really had to suppress not to laugh out loud just by that thought and picturing it in front of his inner eyes.

Not only Carlos, also Noah rolled his eyes, because Lando acted like it was the worst possible injury ever and cried out in pain, while the Spaniard only looked at the small graze on his knee.

Because the young Brit was such a drama queen, Carlos had told his son to take his uncle’s hand, when he disinfected the wound, because it did hurt so, so bad in Lando’s eyes. “Poor, injured cabrón.” Noah had tried to comfort him, while he was patting carefully his head.

Carlos snorted in return, while he searched for a band-aid inside the first aid kit. The Spaniard chose the one with the race cars on it, because Lando was a real race driver after all. “Do I also need to kiss it better?” Carlos teased his friend, after he had taken care of the life-threatening wound.

Lando glared at him in return and pulled a face, even when he wouldn’t have complained about a hug, which he finally got from Noah, who also looked at him all compassionate. At least one of the two Spaniards was feeling his pain and had compassion with his massive injury.

“What do you think about getting ourselves some ice cream after this shock?” Carlos offered, after he had watched the two of them for some moments. Of course, the whole pain and sorrows were instantly forgotten by the two of them with just mentioning the sweet refreshment.

After Carlos had helped his friend onto his feet and Noah had taken his hand, he asked again all teasingly “Should I carry you, cabrón? Or are you already strong enough to go on your own again?”

Not for the first and also not for the last time that weekend, Lando had showed him his tongue and when Noah wasn’t looking at them, he also flipped him the bird. Even when Isa had already heard that story at least a thousand times, she still giggled till tears were visibly in her eyes.

They had just finished their dessert, when Carlos’ got a message from Lando and also a pic. The Spaniard first smiled to himself, before he showed the pic his fiancé. “Oh god.” Isa commented with widened eyes, but a smile on her face as well. Following Carlos read out loud Lando’s message.

“We have built a castle out of pillows and blankets in the living room, we are architects. Noah has already brushed his teeth and I have something managed to get him into his pyjama. Before I will bring him to bed, we watch Cars together. At least in that movie the red car is the fastest. So, the two of you can stay away for some longer, I have everything under control over here.”

Not only Isa, but also Carlos had to chuckle by those words, afraid of the mess and chaos Lando had caused and which will wait for them at home. But for now, they only enjoyed their evening together and after he had answered his friend’s message that they will be at home in about one hour, they finally finished their dinner with some wine.

“Do you want to go for a little stroll, before we will drive home?” Carlos asked, while he pulled his fiancé into his side, when they finally left the restaurant. Isa’s shiny eyes were answer enough for the Spaniard to take her hand and walk into the park nearby.

Once again their topic quickly switched to their two favourite boys at home, but this time it weren’t just funny happenings of the past, because Lando was indeed a great uncle to Noah.

Carlos was still very grateful about that the younger one had flown back with him together to Spain right after a race, when Isa went into labor that evening. After, Lando had told him that he was at least as nervous and tensed as his friend had been, while they were waiting all impatiently and tensed inside the hospital. But still the younger one had managed to be there for him, calm down his nerves and also distract him a little, till one of the nurses finally came their ways.

Because Lando had shared their way, the pregnancy since the very beginning, he was also allowed to be right next to their sides, when Carlos was finally allowed to see his son for the first time. Right after his parents, the young Brit was the third person, who was also allowed to hold little Noah in his arms.

Since that, Lando was always present in their little son’s life. They did spend as much time together as possible, because not only Lando was fond of Noah, but also the little one was very attached to him. The McLaren driver loved it to make the little boy presents or just make him smile with being clumsy uncle Lando.

He was always there for Noah, especially on important days like his baptism, birthdays and he even spent Christmas with them in Spain once. During summer, he also spent at least one week by the Sainz every year.

Everyone was always making fun, when little Noah was allowed to visit his father and uncle at the racetrack and no one could decide if Carlos or Lando beamed happier, while they were holding him and going around with him together in their arms through the garage.

Lando did already belong to their family since such a long time. There just wasn’t Lando without his little Noah and vice versa. But the McLaren driver was also there for Carlos, when he missed his family badly after being away from them since already way too long, while travelling the world for his job.

It wasn’t always easy for the Spaniard to leave his fiancé and toddler alone back home, but Lando made a pretty decent job with cheering him up and keeping him busy with preventing him to do any nonsense.

More than just one hour had already passed, since Carlos had answered his friend’s message and before they will continue their little night stroll, he wanted to make sure that everything was still alright or if they should better come home, because Noah didn’t want to fall asleep without his parents.

But no answer was coming. Not after five minutes, but also not after fifteen and even Carlos began to worry a little latest now. He could see it in Isa’s face, that she didn’t want to continue their stroll, worried about that something may have happened.

“Don’t worry, mi vida. Lando has probably just broken his phone once again. I bet they are both safe or maybe Lando has just fallen asleep right next to Noah once again.” Carlos kissed reassuring the top of her head, but still they made their way back to their car.

About thirty minutes later, they finally were back home and what they found there in their living room warmed up both of their hearts from the bottom to the top. Yeah, Lando had indeed fallen asleep as well, while he was still holding little Noah all safely in his arms and they both snored softly and all cuddled up in front of the TV.

Isa and Carlos smiled to themselves, when they found their two boys like that, before they shared a smile and the Spaniard whispered to her “Get ready for bed, mi vida. I will take care of this right here and drive Lando back home.” He kissed his fiancé’s cheek, before she disappeared into the bathroom to get out of her dress.

Carlos watched the two sleepyheads for some more, he also couldn’t resist to take a pic, which he might post on Instagram tomorrow morning, but for now he had to bring the boys into bed.

All carefully he tried to take Noah out of Lando’s arms without waking his son, which wasn’t that easy, because his friend didn’t let go off the toddler, still watching over him even during his sleep.

Finally Lando woke up shocked, when he noticed that Noah wasn’t in his arms any more. “Hey, little one. Don’t worry. We are finally back. I just bring Noah into bed, before I will drive you home, alright?” Carlos calmed his nerves, when he whispered those words.

Still all sleepy, Lando nodded absently his head, before his friend carried the little boy away. Carlos kissed all softly his son’s forehead, before he placed him carefully into his little bed without disturbing his sleep. When he got back into the living room, Lando was once again already fast asleep again and the Spaniard just didn’t bring it over his heart to wake him up.

With a tilted head and smile on his lips, he watched his cute, sleeping friend, before he gave in the urge, pulled Lando’s leg up onto the couch as well and like he had done by his son before, he wrapped his small body into some fluffy blanket.

Before Carlos got to bed as well, he also leaned down to place a little kiss into Lando’s hairline and whispered softly “Good night, clumsy uncle Lando.”

It had been still in the middle of the night, when Carlos woke up to Noah’s cries. Of course also Isa did so, but because she had to deal with that whenever her fiancé was gone anyway, Carlos told her to stay in bed and keep on sleeping. He will take care of Noah.

Still half-asleep himself, the Spaniard finally entered his son’s room and almost got a heart attack, when he noticed a slim figure leaning over Noah’s bed and taking him into his arms. Only when he heard that person’s voice and tries to calm down the toddler, Carlos finally remembered about the little guest, who stayed at their place over the night.

“Lando?” The McLaren driver instantly turned around, while he cradled little Noah softly in his arms. “He probably only wants his bottle. Handle him over to me, so you can go back to sleep.” Carlos offered, because he exactly knew how moody his friend could become, if he won’t catch enough sleep and he really didn’t want to deal with a grumpy Lando tomorrow morning.

“Nah, it’s alright. I just can’t go back to sleep, when I know my little boy needs me.” Lando told the older one, before he leaned down to place a tender kiss on top of Noah’s head, who had already calmed down in his arms by now.

Carlos’ heart almost exploded while he watched the two of them like that, before he told Lando to follow him into the kitchen, where he will prepare the toddler’s bottle. Like he was doing it already his whole life long, the young Brit cradled Noah in his arms all gently the whole time long, while he was walking around the room and they waited for the milk to be ready.

Still sleepy, but not less touched, Carlos smiled at his friend and the prefect way he handled the whole situation, before he finally placed the baby bottle over into his hands. Uncle Lando might be a little clumsy sometimes, but in the end of the day he was still the best uncle Noah could have ever asked for and Carlos was so damn proud about him and how grown up he could be, when he wanted.

“And now finally go to bed, I have everything under control here, like you can see.” Lando finally urged him, after he hadn’t been able to take his eyes away from his best friend and his son.

Knowing that Noah was in the best possible hands indeed, Carlos finally smiled to himself, before he got over to the two of them, pulled Lando together with Noah into his side and placed a kiss into his friend’s hairline, before he told him “You are the best uncle in the world.”

“I know. And now go to bed, because I won’t ever admit that you are the best dad in the world.” Lando answered all cheekily, before the two friends smiled at each other once more, Carlos stroked over his son’s cheek and then finally got back into bed. But not before he turned around, to watch the two of them for one more time. Adding this scene right here to the once he won’t ever forget for the rest of his life.