Being part of an Olympic skating pair should be excitement enough for one life, but for Erika that's only the beginning. Her skating partner, Tom Alan, is her ex-husband, who fell in love with former British ice dancer Milo, and all three of them live together and raise her daughter, whose father is Erika's ex-boyfriend, Bill, a rabid hockey fan who is old friends with Milo. Whew! As if that's not enough, Erika still loves Bill, loves Tom Alan, and might just love Milo, too. Add a couple of troubled teenagers to the pile, and suddenly training for the Olympics is the easy part. But Erika's never been a fan of the conventional, and one way or another the four of them will find a way to make their strange tangle of love, sex, and family work.

Transitions

“I didn’t know you two had gotten back together,” Erika said.


“We make up and break up all the time. He says it’s because I’m such a girl.” When Jesse flinched,


Milo offered a supportive touch. “I told him I’ve been looking at colleges down in the city with One Direction. Not a total lie, right? I just…I feel so comfortable with you guys now. It would help to have you around.”


“I don’t see why not,” Erika decided. “How’s…Monday?” Selfishly, she wanted the weekend more or less to themselves, to catch up on sleep if nothing else when not on the ice. “If Kensuke can get the day off, we’ll barbecue or something.”


“Like a Labor Day coming out party,” Milo said with a smile.


The others turned to Jesse. He smiled, then laughed. “You’re such a goof.” He added a hip check, and Erika could breathe again.


Chapter 31