Chapter 2
~Shae-Lynn�s POV~ Vic and I were two of the first athletes to arrive in Calgary because we wanted to have plenty of time to acclimatize. We had been training for just over a week when Jamie and her partner, David drove up from Edmonton. Jamie took one look at my face and knew something was wrong. I didn�t think it was quite that obvious. I had dark circles under my eyes from lack of sleep. My bed seemed dark and lonely. I had never felt that way before. I�d always enjoyed sleeping on my own. I guess that I was a little downcast but there had been no one to talk to. Vic was either training or with Maikki. Tatiana was bustling around as usual doing who knows what. Even Nikolai had a new girlfriend. I missed Elvis. Though Jamie didn�t know who I was moping over she had evidently decided to do something about it. �Hey Shae, I met this really cute guy today! Guess what! He�s single! If it wasn�t for David I�d accept his invitation to dinner in a instant. I hate to leave him hanging. Could you go out with him for me?� Jamie could be so transparent sometimes. Having nothing better to do, I agreed. His name was Craig and he agreed to meet me in the lobby that evening at 7:30. I didn�t want to wear anything too special and in the end decided on black jeans and a bright green tank top belted at the waist. 7:30 came and went. A quarter of an hour later, Craig arrived panting for breath. �Sorry about that. There was a huge traffic jam.� Jamie was right, he was fairly cute. With blonde hair and brown eyes, on any normal date I would have been delighted. Unfortunately, I missed Elvis. We drove to a nice restaurant in the S.E. near where Craig lived. Dinner was delicious and I even managed to perk up a little. Then we got into a conversation of sports. Craig was a brown belt in karate. Elvis was a black belt. I blurted that fact out without thinking about it. Things went down hill from that point on. *** ~Shae-Lynn�s POV~ (2 days later) My date with Jeff was going fairly well. He was incredibly good looking with black hair and blue eyes. I thought of Elvis�s brown hair and grimaced. I had promised myself that I would quit thinking about him. It wasn�t working. I pushed the thought to the back of my mind and concentrated on what Jeff was saying. He loved tinkering with cars and had even fixed his old Honda to go 200 miles an hour. I tried not to say anything. Honestly I did. �Elvis fixed his car to go 250 mph.� I blurted. �Who�s Elvis?� �Just a friend of mine.� �Yeah, right! I�m outta here.� * * * ~Shae-Lynn's POV~ �Shae, you have got to stop doing this to all the guys I send your way! This is the last time I�m hooking you up. Do NOT screw up again!� Jamie hadn�t been very happy at the result of my last date so when Donald picked me up I tried to be as nice as possible. I was perky and flirted shamelessly. I tried to forget the nagging memory of Elvis that kept coming to mind. I could see him smiling at me in the park, breath steaming. I could see his face the next morning as he smiled down at me when he thought I was asleep. I couldn�t help but be a little distracted. We ordered dinner and I started to notice that Don seemed to be staring at me. I began to feel somewhat uncomfortable. Why did he keep looking at me like that? He was practically drooling. Not to mention, he kept moving closer and closer. Creep! We were on to dessert when he finally made his move. By this time he was sitting right next to me. He slid his hand slowly up my leg. At first I was too shocked to react, then I slapped the man in the face and stormed out of the restaurant, vowing to never again go on a blind date. * * * ~Elvis�s POV~ During the weeks of training prior to the Olympics I could scarcely concentrate. I spent all my time thinking about Shae. At night, when I finally got to sleep, I even dreamt about her. I had never been this torn up over a woman before. I wanted to phone her, but I didn�t even have her number. My coach wanted to continue training at our base and meet up with the Canadian team in Salt Lake. Fearing that I couldn�t wait that long to see Shae, I told him that I wanted to fly down with my teammates. He tried to convince me otherwise but I would not be dissuaded. I wanted to see Shae. In the end, I got my way and we flew up to Calgary where the Canada�s sports elite were gathering. By the time the plane landed, I could scarcely sit still. Would she be here? Would she be at the hotel? Would she still like me? My God, I am going mad! * * * ~Shae-Lynn�s POV~ �Hey Shae! David, Vic, and I are going to the airport to meet Elvis. Do you want to come with us?� Jamie asked me one sunny afternoon in Calgary. We had gathered over the past week in order to fly down to Salt Lake City as a team. I was secretly glad that she and the others would be there. I wasn�t sure that Elvis and I were officially a couple. I was certain that I liked him, but had Hamilton only been a one-night stand for Elvis? I didn�t think it had been but I was still somewhat nervous about seeing him again. We drove to the airport in Vic�s mini-van, and arrived 10 minutes before Elvis�s flight was scheduled to land. Vic and the others went to get some coffee but I stayed by the gate. Suddenly the passengers started streaming out of the gate. Elvis�s plane had landed early and I was standing all by myself, the very situation I had sought to avoid. He stepped out of the gate and my heart leaped into my chest. He smiled and my doubts went out the window. I ran over and hugged him. His arms tightened around my waist and I thought he was about to kiss me. Suddenly he pulled back and I turned to see the others approaching. �Hey, Elvis!" Jamie exclaimed as she walked over. Elvis greeted the whole gang and then David proposed we go out for dinner. In the end we settled on eating at a restaurant that James had heard about. Elvis slid in on one side of the table followed by Vic and his girlfriend Maikki, a former Finnish ice dancer. Wanting to be as closed to Elvis as possible, I slid in directly across from him with James and David seating themselves beside me. David had one arm around Jamie�s shoulders. Vic was chatting softly with Maikki. I looked around awkwardly. Elvis met my gaze and rolled his eyes. I grinned in reply. I felt his hand grab mine under the table. I glanced up, surprised. My questioning look was answered with a shrug and a rakish grin. It was inevitable, I smiled in return. The waiter came over to take our orders. The two couples seated at the table with Elvis and I, each ordered one of those �bit of everything� for two people specialties. I had been to busy flirting with Elvis to even glance at my menu. I looked to Elvis for help. �We�ll have the same,� he said without hesitation. James glanced at David and giggled. Vic raised his eyebrows and looked at me. �What?� I asked, blushing slightly despite myself. �Is there something going on here that I don�t know about?� David inquired grinning. �No!� Elvis protested to no avail. �Un huh?� questioned James. The conversation finally turned to a different topic. �Thank God� I thought to myself. I squeezed Elvis�s hand. Throughout the conversation he hadn�t let go. It was almost reassuring. * * * ~Elvis�s POV~ We left the restaurant as a group and walked along the streets, window-shopping. We were all lost in our own thoughts, James with a grin from ear to ear. I could have been imagining it but I thought I saw Jamie give a kind of signal to David. Seconds later, David responded to the �signal�. �Well I�m tired of walking, wanna catch a cab?� James, David, Vic, Maikki must have all been in favour of the idea because the four of them immediately dashed to the side of the street where they quickly waved down a cab. Before I could blink, they were gone. �Do you think they�re trying to set us up or something?� Shae pondered, furrowing her brow in puzzlement, �It�s probably one of Jamie�s schemes. She is forever trying to set people. She even set Vic up with Maikki.� I laughed, �Well, at least this time she�ll have less work to do. We�re already a couple?� �We are?� �Absolutely.� In order to reassure Shae I leant down and kissed her gently. Then again, although this time not so gently. She looked at me and grinned. �That�s enough to convince me!� �Are you sure?� �Well, I�m kinda dense sometime,� she said, smiling suggestively. That was all it took. We turned and headed for the hotel. It was my duty to �convince� my girlfriend. * * * ~Shae-Lynn�s POV~ I awoke in Elvis�s arms. I sighed contentedly and closed my eyes again. The sun was just starting to come in through the closed draped and somewhere outside a bird was singing sweetly. I snuggled in closer to Elvis as he began to stir. I was slipping out of bed when a strong arm snaked around my waist pulling me back. I tried to escape (although admittedly I didn�t try all that hard). �Elvis! Let me go!� �Nope,� he responded still with his eyes closed. �Well then at least wake up!� I said kissing him lightly. I pulled back, but he grabbed me again. I started giggling until he silenced me with a passionate kiss. * * * ~Elvis�s POV (1 hour later)~ I rolled out of bed, leaving Shae sleeping. Walking to the bathroom I turned on the shower. Letting the hot water run over me. I stepped out of the shower and into a towel 10 minutes later. Returning to the bedroom, I paused to study my beautiful girlfriend. She was lying on her stomach, the blankets pulled halfway up her back. Her blonde hair was in a tumbled mass across the pillow. I drew the drapes and Shae groaned, pulling the blanket up over her head. �Shae, the plane is leaving for Salt Lake in an hour.� Well that certainly got her moving. Quickly she showered and dressed. I threw my clothes into a suitcase and Shae dashed off to her own room to do the same. We met up again in the lobby. We were �sposed to be at the airport at least 10 minutes before the plane was set to depart giving us�.a quarter of an hour to get to the airport. Shit! We were going to be so late. �This is all your fault!� Shae informed me while we were waiting for the taxi. Rather than admitting that she was right I decided to put up a fight. �My fault! How the hell is this all my fault?� �Simple,� she replied in that infuriating way she has, �I was up in plenty of time but you distracted me.� �You wanted to be distracted!� �Humph. What a typically male response!� Luckily the cab arrived at that point se I was spared having to answer. Eventually we made it to the airport. We weren�t 10 minutes early but we still caught the plane. We were off to the Olympics. * * * ~Shae-Lynn�s POV~ Despite the fact that this was my third Olympics the Opening Ceremonies amazed and delighted me. You never get �used� to the Olympics. It simply doesn�t happen. I attended every Canadian figure skating event and cheered on all my teammates. It was more fun than it had been in previous years. Elvis had a lot to do with that. I never thought anyone could make me feel so content. I felt complete when I was around him. Of course, not wanting to be recognized at the events, we were both forced to wear these goofy tuques but it was all worth it. We laughed together at the unexpected end when Jamie and David ended their program in a pretzel position on the ice and cried with James when she and David didn�t get the gold medal. I comforted Elvis when he missed his triple axel finishing in 8th. And he returned the favour when Victor and I once again missed the podium. All the commentators claimed that had we stayed on our feet the bronze would have been ours but I was never fully convinced, it hadn�t made any difference in the original dance after all. James and I didn�t spend nearly as much time together as we used to. In the past, we had always been roommates when we went to international competitions but for about the last year she had been rooming with David. She spent her time with him and I spent mine with Elvis. I hate to think where my assigned roommate, Galit Chait, slept when she came back to the hotel only to find the door to our room bolted from the inside. When the closing ceremonies ended I started wondering when I�d see Elvis again. Lying in his arms that final evening I made him promise to call me at least once a week. Then I said it. I don�t know why. I didn�t even realize I�d said it until he responded. �I love you too,� he told me. Neither of us had ever mentioned �love� before. I just hadn�t wanted to say anything unless I was 100% sure that I meant it. Well, now I was sure. * * * ~Elvis�s POV~ I had promised Shae that I�d phone her once a week. I took it too extremes however. There was not a day that went by without one of us placing a call to the other. The phone bills skyrocketed. I missed her terribly and couldn�t wait to see her at Worlds. I couldn�t really motivate myself to train for Worlds. In the past I�d always gone to win but this time I didn�t think I had a chance. The only reason I wanted to go was to see Shae again. The night before we were to fly to Worlds I took Shae out to dinner. It was wonderful to have someone I knew I could confide in. I told Shae about all my nagging doubts and how I wasn�t even sure that I�d make the top ten. �Of course you will!� she assured me, �But if you�re so worried why go?� �I want to spend time with you.� �Elvis, I love you and I was looking forward to spending time with you too, but if you don�t really want to go, I�m sure there is someone who would love to take your place. Spending time with me is not a good enough reason to compete at the World Championships. You have to want to skate!� Well that decided it. Shae was right. I didn�t want to go and Shae didn�t think I should go. It wouldn�t go. It was time to turn pro.
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