Page 76 of Crashing into Love

“Nope. Not since we broke up. We used to wait for each other when we were together, but not since.”

“What do you think she wants?”

“Nothing. Just someone to wait for her down here, probably. Her family doesn’t usually come to these events. Heather is always super busy with Owen, even though he’s an adult now. Heather’s husband travels for work a lot. And Andy’s parents were never really super supportive of her pursuing this as a career in the first place, so they came to the Olympics, but that’s about it. Here she comes.” Drew pointed up to Andy, who was making her way across the finish line in first place.

Selma didn’t say anything else, and Andy came over toward Drew after talking to her coach for a second. When Andy removed her goggles, Drew watched as her eyes went from Drew to Selma. She seemed surprised to see the woman standing there by Drew, but she didn’t say anything and returned her gaze to Drew.

“Hey,” she greeted.

“Hey. I guess I’ll have to kick your ass in the final, huh?” Drew teased.

“I guess so. Hey, Selma. I didn’t know you were still here.”

“In town, or here, specifically?” Selma asked.

“In town,” Andy clarified. “I thought you’d head home after Italy decided to jump on top of you, for some reason.”

“I wanted to stay to support Drew,” Selma replied, making Drew smile wide and probably blush a little. “And my teammates, obviously. Go Canada!” She put her glove-covered fist into the air, which made Drew chuckle.

“Right. Cool. Drew, want to follow me to the team tent for a second?”

“Um… Okay? Why?”

“I wanted to talk to you about something.”

“It’s okay,” Selma told her and ran her hand up and down Drew’s jacket-covered arm. “I’ll meet you back here, and we can go to the hotel.”

“Okay. Yeah.”

Drew followed Andy in the direction of the tent, but they didn’t actually go there. They stopped off to the side of the main path in the snow that everyone else was taking, and Drew stared at Andy as she removed her helmet.

“What’s up, Andy?”

“Are you dating Selma Driscoll?”

“What? No. Why?”

“She’s waiting for you right now. You held her hand and had your arm around her at dinner the other night. Let’s see… You hurried up to her after her knock-out race to check on her and practically made out with her in front of everyone. What else am I missing? Oh, you’ve been coming out of her room, or she’s coming out of yours pretty much all the time.”

“Um… Andy? Something you’re not telling me? Are you stalking me?”

“No.” She chuckled. “I have the room across the hall. I hear the doors opening and closing all the time, and your voice mingled with hers. I’m not a PI or anything, but come on, Drew. Something’s up with you two, right?”

“Andy, it’s not your business if there is or isn’t.”

“Drew, I’m not asking as your ex-girlfriend. I’m asking as the person who’s been trying to be a friend to you recently. I was the one who hooked you up with Heather for Selma, remember? I’m also dating someone, and I’m very happy right now, so… I don’t want you back as a girlfriend. We were friends first, though, and it’s been years since we broke up – I was hoping that maybe we could talk about being friends again. When I noticed how happy you looked recently, I thought it was because of Selma. That’s all.”

“Oh,” Drew said, feeling a little silly now. “Well, technically, it is.”

“Technically?”

“I like her a lot,” Drew admitted.

“She’s straight, right?”

“I think so. I haven’t asked her directly, though. I’ve been afraid that she’d just confirm that she is, honestly, and that would be the end of my hope that what’s been going on with us recently is more than just friendship and maybe us moving toward something real.”

“She just made sure to rub her scent all over you down there, before I pulled you away, like she’s a cat and you’re leaving the house to get groceries or something.” Andy laughed. “And she leans into you when you talk to her. Plus, I didn’t exactly see her slapping your hand away when you pulled her out of that restaurant, nor did she have a problem with your arm around her.”

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