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 got a feeling. He thought of his papa, of his words that one time, about feelings versus thought. “When ordinary happenstance brings you a sudden conscious memory or feelings of comfort, whether that thing is transcendent or not is of no importance. There is a time for feeling and a time for thought. One should never allow the latter to cheat one out of the first.”


Maybe it was a message fromNobuo, his mother and his father, the original Thomas Baranowski, shining their light on the man he never stopped loving.


Milo shielded his eyes. Tom Alan smiled.


Ben and Adam were pronounced married. Everyone cheered and turned to the person beside them to smile and exchange happy comments. When Tom Alan turned, no one was there.


Chapter 115