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

Once back under the covers, he rechecked Milo’s message. “Missed ya, I guess. I’ll call ya back.” Since he hadn’t yet, Tom Alan sent him a text.


Just the sound of Milo’s voice made Tom Alan smile. You’re different.


“Oh! Shit,” Milo said. “Let me start over, I was supposed to say, Moshi, moshi, Tom Alan-kun.”


“You’re up early. It’s like 6:17 A.M. over there.”


“Yeah. I looked that up—the time difference.”


“Maybe a little. How come you’re awake?”


“How come you are? It’s late for early practicers like us.”


Chapter 34