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

“Perfect. Not a scratch. We even had it detailed—on my dime.” Kensuke handed over some bills and the keys.


“You were gone long enough,” Tom Alan huffed.


“Detailing,” Kensuke reminded him with a shrug.


“Go put on your skates,” Erika said. Kyoko had actually bought them figure skates, first Jesse, then Kensuke, as she feared his feelings would be hurt if she didn’t. Tom Alan had scolded her for spoiling someone else’s children, one of whom was obviously already spoiled rotten—and not really a child. “This mood going to last all day?” Erika asked him once alone.


“Maybe. Why can’t we just live together like we do now? Other than you watching me and Milo have sex,” he said on a hush, “what’s wrong with that?”


Chapter 32