On his way to realizing his Olympic dream, Tom Alan Baranowski finds himself in the midst of a dilemma. His traditional Japanese coach is insisting upon an arranged marriage between his biological daughter Erika and adopted son Tom Alan, who are partners on the ice. Tom Alan loves Erika, and his coach literally saved his life, rescuing him from an abusive home. How can he say no?<br><br>Somewhat resigned to his “not so bad” fate, everything changes when Tom Alan meets British ice dancer Milo Fisher. The spark between them is almost hot enough to melt the ice beneath their blades, and the two fall into an affair.<br><br>What about Erika? What about loyalty? What about gold? For Tom Alan, the impossible throw quadruple jump is suddenly the least difficult thing in his life.

Quadruple Flip

“Seriously,” Milo complained. “Do I have to be up here the whole bloody time?”


“Is good for you to know how Jennifer feels.”


“I don’t lift her this high!” Milo protested.


“See what you’ve been missing,” Tom Alan joked. “Dance lifts are for wimps.” He was suddenly ballsy from the praise. “Not really. Sorry. You guys, um, do hard stuff, too.”


“Focus!” Irina Mischen scolded. “No talk! Hand back on Milo, then away. The arm. Do it again.”


“What Jenn’s missing,” Milo said. “I’ll bet that’s why most of you pairs’ blokes are hetero,” he whispered to the top of Tom Alan’s head. “You can touch and see up all kinds of places from down there, can’t you?”


If only you hadn’t changed into long pants, not-at-all-hetero Tom Alan thought


Chapter 9