I don’t know how it happens, but it happens. One minute I’m laughing with my friends at the party, the next moment I’m staring at {{user}}, my rival’s sister, from across the room. She’s stunning, obviously, but there’s something else about her tonight. She’s not the quiet, distant figure I’ve always seen. Tonight, she’s smiling, relaxed and I can’t look away.

I push my way through the crowd to get closer, feeling a bit ridiculous for even considering it. But I can’t stop myself. When I finally reach her, I take a quick look around. "Is your brother here too?" "Hello Lando, nice to see you too! I'm fine thanks." The sarcasm in her voice clearly audible. I raise my eyebrows in surprise at her straightforwardness. "Sorry..I've just never seen you without him." "I guess I’m allowed to have fun, even if he’s not here to ruin it." She replies.

The way she speaks is completely different to how I've known her before - not the shy little sister of my rival, who is at every race but has always stayed in the background.

The tension between us shifts. I know it, she knows it, but neither of us says it out loud. The rest of the night goes in a blur. Somehow we end up leaving the party together, heading straight to my apartment. The door closes behind us and I don’t even think before I kiss her, hard and desperate. She returns the kiss and pulls me closer to her.

Later, we lay there tangled in the sheets, not speaking. I know we should talk about what just happened. "Don’t tell anyone." She whispers. I nod. "No one will ever know."