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

“Then I guess I’ll come in.” She did and closed the door. “He came to me last night.” It was their first moment alone together, their first chance to talk since their chichi, who watched his daughter like a hawk, had laid down his law to them both. “What the heck are we going to do?”


“‘Heck’?” That really wasn’t an Erika-type word. “And you’re asking me?” He was lying on top of the covers on the bed. No TV, no iPod, no computer, he’d just been staring into space, thinking, when Erika arrived. She climbed on next to him. “Erika!”


“We’re going to be married…” She elbowed his rib gently. “C’mon. Where’s that dopey grin you can’t hold back when I’m around.”


“I’m sorry I couldn’t keep Father away longer so you and Milo could at least have a decent good-bye.”


Tom Alan said nothing; he just watched the little gold chain on the ceiling fan hanging above him sway slightly.


“Maybe I’ll let you keep him on the side.”


Chapter 63