David Connor

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.

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“Research. And…since your insurance will be no good over there, I will help with the costs.”


Erika’s mouth fell open again. “This is happening rather quickly, don’t you think?”


“Nothing is happening right this minute except conversation. We are talking. We find ourselves in a rather…” Kyoko paused. Erika assumed she was translating in her head from Japanese to English. “Unforeseen yet serendipitous place. I never expected Jesse to come into our lives at this moment. Perhaps there are no coincidences. That said, it is all up to Jesse whether or not he wishes to accept what I am offering.”


“Of course. As I stated, this is not something we can finalize immediately anyway. Ten minutes,” Kyoko said to Erika. “Then retrieve Tom Alan and get back on the ice. We will stay here until I am satisfied you belong in front of judges again.”


“Yes, Mother.” As Kyoko walked away, Erika turned to Jesse. “Jesse, I’m sorry about last night—and the hockey thing…”


Chapter 46