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“That’s right, Karen! We’re co next season!” Chloe exclai smile

Fuuuuuuck

The audience lost its shit, cheering and clapping and probably tweeting the news already Evenas Obaachan asked us to repeat what they’d said

Mo back!”

“Mom!” I hissed

“What?” She blinked at e in confusion “That’ll be nice for theold in France”

“Not so nice for Etienne and Brianna!”

It took her a second before understanding dawned “Ah How many spots are there for us in ice dance?”

“Two for Worlds this year I can’t see theh to earn three for the Olympics”

My heart raced as I did the math If Etienne and Brianna made it to Worlds this season, they and the other tea chauson—would have to rank high enough that their placements added up to thirteen

Anita and Chris had been sixth in the world last year If they matched it, then Etienne and Brianna would have to be seventh There was no way they’d juh even if they skated their very best Canada would only have two ice dance spots for the Olympics, and Etienne and Bree were screwed

Fuuuuuuck

I apologized to the family beside me as I leapt up and practically crawled over the would take a bit longer They still had to introduce the es since it was a different panel for each discipline, then the skaters would have their war and replays, there was time

I had to talk to Etienne

After taking the stairs two at a tilass door I could find since there were too ht, a blast of frigid air slapped ers instantly numb as I pulled out my phone and tapped Snowflakes swirled around me, the Rockies barely visible in the distance

Etienne picked up the video call al into the caled from his ears, and a row of elliptical machines extended behind him, only one in use He held up a bottle of disinfectant “Just finishing the machines”

His brown hair was dalistened in the hollow of his throat, so he’d probably worked out recently He and Bree were allowed to exercise for free at the private arena gy

It looked like he hadn’t shaved in a few days, a shadow of stubble over his pale skin His chest hair peeked out over the V-neck of his workout shirt

“Um, hello?”