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

Tom Alan and Erika had worn the shirts and posted photos on their website. Erika sported rainbow makeup and nails—lots of female athletes wore rainbow-painted nails—and Tom Alan flashed a temporary tattoo on his bicep—the yellow equal sign on the blue background many male athletes sported leading up to the Games. Milo and Jenn had put up pictures, too. Milo had also posed for some with another Brit skater—kissing. Tom Alan wondered if they were a couple.


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