igh

across the ice. I felt like I was teac

mine for balance. "In figure skates, your posture has to be upright. Keep your weight centered over the blade, or the teeth

th tickling my ear. "My athletic

and circled us. "Whoa, Julian, looks like you found yours

l, Kaleigh. Our captain is 'heav

preventing Julian from falling again and f

de leading the pack immediately-Brooke Sterling, the exact girl Analia

ke's voice was sickly sweet. She ignored me completely

ng his body slightly closer to mine to m

lled with obvious hostility

Julian introduced u

s. "Julian, you need a coach? You run this ice during Fri

ight balanced. "Off-season cros

ped in to play peacemaker. "Hey, since ever

on board. "Great idea!

ooke, and the other girls, then land

the best skater among the girls here,"

n pointed a finger at Julian. "The

her friends' eyes lit up, and

ispering excitedly, "Kaleigh! This

ll I wanted was a project discussio

e, but Beckham had already thrown an arm around hi

he group of eager girls. I felt like a research scient

ng," I said immediately.

ntemptuous look. "Right. You're the 'coach,' no

ation. Even Analia was about t

d a corner, wait for this farce to end, and

his expression complicated,

signaling that he didn't

ent, then said to Landon an

rooke was the first to respond, like a

the center of the rink. A ridiculous competit

the rink and sat down on a be

our map of Havenwood Creek; on the other, the pre

the day. But his gaze kept drifting over to the corner w