That would come later, after we had cleaned up and had proper rest. We headed back to the road in silence, hand in hand. When we stepped out from the ...ornfield, we professed our love for each other. We held each other, not wanting to let go when a car pulled alongside. It was our mothers.“Get in you two. We’re taking you home.”When we got back to my house, our mothers ushered us right past our father’s sitting in the living room. They didn’t say a word, but you could sense they understood. Once. Amy was a little intimidated at first--you know, worrying if Ryan would want his old partner back--but Ryan assured her that that wasn't going to happen. After that, Amy loosened up and was her charming self.The night before the competition, all the American contingent took over a big chunk of a steakhouse in Lake Placid for supper. All the dancers were there, plus Eric, Jessie, and Shawna. Allison Bowman was competing (Liz Cushman wasn't, she'd decided to do Skate Canada and Cup of Russia) so. Roz looked at me and smiled, she still had her hand out and I recovered enough to take hold of it and shake it gently. ‘Come and sit in the kitchen,’ she told us, ‘dinner will be ready in a minute.’ ‘Are you sure there is enough?’ I asked, ‘I don’t want to intrude.’ ‘Nonsense, there’s always enough to go round, isn’t there Debby?’ ‘Yes Roz,’ answered Debby, although the tone of her voice had a hint of disapproval in it. We sat and Roz served us with a nice meal of chicken and vegetables.We sat. The last resort would be seeing a shrink, but if nothing else pans out...I mean, I don't think I'm crazy. I don't know how it could be possiblethat I would invent an entire lifetime of memories of being a boy, ofplaying football, of having very distinct male desires and subsequent malereleases... but as Mr. Hesham would often say, "The simplest solution isusually the right one."Maybe I need to start rubbing some lamps and hope I find a genie, becausealmost anything would be better than.