Let Go
*** The obnoxious ringing of the phone dragged Canadian Ice Dancer and reigning World Champion Shae-Lynn Bourne out of her melancholy silence. It seemed to take more effort than usual to role over on the couch and grab the cordless from it�s home on the end table. �Hello?� She croaked, her voice sounding rusty and unused. �Shae! I called as soon as I heard! I can�t believe this. Thirteen years and now�� Jamie�s voice sounded unusually concerned. �Well, it will give me a chance to explore new things. Do you realize that apart from Nikolai, Victor is the only man I�ve ever skated dance with? I mean, at least you had another pairs partner to compare Dave to. I didn�t have anyone.� �You don�t seem very upset about this,� Jamie paused as she tried to fit the thoughts in her head together. With an almost audible click, the idea formed. �You didn�t let him go, did you? Please tell me you tried to convince him to stay!� �Well�� �Shae-Lynn Keighly Bourne! I can�t believe you! You know, he probably would have stayed if you�d asked him to. Victor always does what you ask �im to! Why did you just let him go?� Jamie�s outburst was met with silence. Memories collided in Shae�s head. Victor�s smile; his expression as they stood together on the podium at worlds; the Canadian flag rising to supremacy over the others. One thought was seemingly out of place however. A short quote that Shae had read only a couple of weeks ago. Something that hadn�t shown any relevance at first but now� Shae whispered it into the phone, �If you love something, let it go. If it comes back to you then it�s your forever. If it doesn�t, then it was never meant to be.� In another apartment in the same town, Victor Kraatz was sitting on the bed that he normally shared with his fianc�e, staring into space. He had been extremely surprised when Shae-Lynn had agreed to the split without arguing. His partner was quiet, but she usually wasn�t that quiet. She hadn�t asked why, so he hadn�t told her. She hadn�t asked when, so he hadn�t told her. She hadn�t asked anything, so it had be a very brief conversation. One of the more important things he hadn�t told Shae-Lynn was that he and Maikki had split. Victor wanted to be hidden in a dark place when the news came out, especially if Maik decided to explain to the press (or anyone else for that matter) why she�d called off the engagement. She had certainly explained it to him. She�d explained it so loudly that he felt certain the his hearing was permanently affected. He tried to recall exactly how she�d put it, that the words stung like knives. �Victor, I thought I loved you, but I guess not. I�m certainly not willing to always take second place in your heart. You love her. You�ll always love her. I thought I could convince you. I thought I could change your mind. I thought I could make you love me more. But it�s hopeless. I give up.� The thought of completely quitting the sport had never entered his mind. He just wanted to disappear for awhile and come back when the embarrassment died down. When he�d been sitting at home, trying to decide how to tell Shae that he wanted to take a year off, he�d come up with a brilliant strategy. He�d tell Shae-Lynn that he wanted to stop skating. When she started yelling at him, he�d pretend to back down and agree to just take some time away from the arena. It hadn�t worked out at all. Shae had actually let him go.
Epilogue 1-
Yours Forever
Epilogue 2-
Never Meant to Be
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