Ink and Ice by Racheline Maltese & Racheline Maltese

Author:Racheline Maltese & Racheline Maltese [McRae, Erin & Maltese, Racheline]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: mm romance, skater romance, athlete romance, figure skating, olympics, contemporary romance, Yuzuru Hanyu, Jason Brown, Jevin Aymoz, Shoma Uno, Journalist, workplace romance, Selkies, ice skating
Publisher: Indie Author Project
Published: 2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00

BRENDAN WAS WAITING for him when he finished as he got off the ice.

"What was that?" he demanded as Aaron slipped on his guards. He wasn't yelling—Brendan never yelled—but there was definitely an edge to his voice. Which put a bit of a damper on Aaron’s elation.

“I decided to try something.” Aaron said. He was breathing hard and had to scrub sweat off his forehead with his sleeve.

“Half your run-through with your eyes closed?”

“It wasn’t half,” Aaron protested, shifting from foot to foot. He still felt jittery with the thrill of the performance.

Brendan slung an arm around his shoulders and steered him away from the ice toward a quiet corner. And that was like Brendan too, not to scold where he might be overheard. Which was what made Aaron suddenly nervous. He’d taken a wild risk, and he had no idea yet if it would pay off. What if the officials hated it? What if Brendan was pissed at him? What would the other skaters who had seen it think—and say?

“If you’d hit the boards and hadn’t seen it coming, come on,” Brendan said, once they were away from everyone else. “You could have injured yourself. Badly. When we have you do elements with your eyes closed it’s not at speed or under pressure for a reason. What were you thinking?”

“You were the one saying I should trust myself more.”

“Yourself! Not the physical constraints of the time-space continuum!”

"But did it work? Was it good?" Aaron had to ask. Not to prove a point to Brendan, but because he wanted to know.

Brendan gave him a disbelieving look. "It was frightening.”

"Katie is frightening."

Brendan looked stunned. "Do you say that to her?"

"No. She says that to me. Like she says we're alike."

“Oh God.” Brendan sank his head into his hands. He ran his hands back through his hair, then looked up at Aaron. “Where is Katie when I need her? This is not my forte.”

“Um.”

“Aaron?” Both Aaron and Brendan looked up with a start. One of the officials was hovering nearby, notebook in hand. She gave Brendan’s spiky hair an amused look. “If you’re ready, we have the feedback on your long program now.”

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