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

“TATB loves MBFon my foot. Maybe yours. Tattoos. Permanent. We get them during the off season, so it can heal.”


Milo finally pulled free. He turned off the water and walked away. Tom Alan followed. Watching Milo towel off, he was ready to go at him again.


“Jenn and I are retiring,” Milo said. “I’m doing NYU full-time for my degree starting in the fall. That’s my future. Does my future include us?”


Tom Alan grabbed a towel. Instead of drying himself, he went at Milo’s hair. “If I rub it, does it get bigger?”


“Many parts of me work like that.” Milo was cooperative a minute or so, but then asked again. “You and Erika plan on competing another cycle?”


“You guess.” Milo took Tom Alan’s hand.


“We haven’t said for sure, but I want to.”


Chapter 117