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

“He was going to see it in the shower,” Milo said. “What’s the difference?”


“I wouldn’t have showered with him. I was glad when he left.”


“Most people are.” Kensuke’s voice might have caught.


“Once again, in case you forget, we’re not talking about one of Billy’s little rugrat players. He’s pretty close to Erika’s age, actually. If he hadn’t flunked English, he’d be a college freshman.”


“I was held back in third grade, too. Actually, I’d be a sophomore.”


Erika remembered then what Kensuke had said about wanting to share senior year with Jesse. She wondered if he’d blown off the one class last year on purpose.


“All that proves is you don’t use the brain you obviously have,” Tom Alan said. “Smart people doing dumb stuff all over the place lately.”


“I’m pretty sure he meant me, Kensuke. In the UK, he could have had a pint a year ago anywhere he wanted, you know.” Milo said.


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