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“Did you know your old teammate is getting married?”
Lando heard the words he didn’t seem to attach any particular importance to them. He barely registered the old teammate part either. All that reached him was the news of yet another wedding in the paddock.
It was perfectly ordinary news. They were all getting to a certain age, most of them had long-term partners and relationships that had lasted for years. It wasn’t exactly surprising that someone would decide to settle down. If anything, it was only a matter of time.
Lando glanced away from the chessboard at one of the notifications at the top of the screen, then returned to the game.
“Oh, Carlos?” he asked, perfectly at ease, almost amused by how easily the answer had come to him.
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“No,” Max said. “Not Carlos.”
For a few seconds, he said nothing more.
Lando stared at him, simply waiting for the name.
Max offered a small smile, still entirely unaware of what that one word was about to do to the person sitting beside him.
“Oscar.”
OR, Lando thought he had made peace with what he and Oscar had left unsaid. He was about to find out how wrong he was.