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been put in time-out.
     
     
    Honestly, I was starting to wonder why Daniel hung out with this guy. But then, I usually enjoyed hanging out with Terrell too. Back when he was just funny cutup Terrell who wasn’t constantly wasting everyone’s time and irritating my coach to no end.
     
     
    “Daniel, Annisa, on the mat, please,” Coach said.
     
     
    We exchanged a determined look and I knew that Daniel, at least, was ready to work. Good. Because I was more than eager to start learning these stunts. They were definitely going to bring a whole new dimension to the team.
     
     
    That was if we could all manage to concentrate long enough to get it together.
     
     
    “We’re going to do it this time. We are,” I said firmly.
     
     
    “I’ve got it this time. I swear,” Daniel said through his teeth. ”I am going to catch you.”
     
     
    Right. Where had I heard that one before? Oh, yeah. The last twenty times we’d tried the chair sit. Unsuccessfully. I nodded, but inside I was all out of resolution. Daniel may have been nervous, but he had no idea what it was like to keep seeing the ground rushing up at me over and over and over again. To watch Sage laughing at me openly. To have my stomach swoop up above my heart so many times, I was pretty sure I’d never be able to process solid food again.
     
     
    Plus, Joe, who was supposed to be our extra spotter, had zoned out about ten minutes ago. Every once in a while he’d mutter something under his breath and I could have sworn I heard numbers in there. Was he doing math problems in his head to keep from falling asleep from boredom?
     
     
    “It’s okay. The first time is never easy,” Rincon said. “But I promise you, once you break this barrier, everything else is going to come much quicker. All you need is one successful stunt to get your confidence back.”
     
     
    “That sounds good,” I said. I glanced over my shoulder at Daniel. “Doesn’t that sound good?”
     
     
    “Definitely,” he replied with a hopeful smile and a determined nod.
     
     
    “Okay, get set,” Rincon said, stepping back and crossing his arms over his chest. He placed his hands under his biceps, which just made them bulge even bigger. “Whenever you’re ready.”
     
     
    I gripped Daniel’s wrists. He set his stance behind me. “Okay,” he said. “One, two!”
     
     
    I flew straight up into the air.
     
     
    Knee up, lock your arms. Concentrate . . . concentrate . . .
     
     
    I felt Daniel’s palm under my seat. All the blood in my body rushed to my face. I was up!
     
     
    And then I came sliding right back down. And my butt? Well, that hit Daniel’s face. My butt slid right over Daniel’s face! We’re talking nose to posterior here, people. Why, oh, why had I ever thought that this was going to be romantic?
     
     
    I mean, why not just strip me naked and throw me into center court in the middle of a pep rally?
     
     
    Joe put his hands out halfheartedly to catch me, but this had already happened ten million times and we all knew I didn’t need his help. I just landed right back down on my sore feet. My face had long since taken on a permanent red hue, so I couldn’t even blush in my embarrassment. I felt more like crying.
     
     
    Terrell and Sage groaned audibly. Like they were so totally bored. My scowl could have leveled cities. I’d like to see them get up here and try this.
     
     
    On second thought, maybe not. Because if they did it on the first try or something, that would be a humiliation from which I might never recover.
     
     
    “Sorry. Sorry,” Daniel said. I could hear the intense frustration in his voice. “I just . . . I’m afraid of hurting you.”
     
     
    “You’re not gonna hurt me,” I told him.
     
     
    Hello? My butt making contact with your nose is a lot more painful than any injury could ever be. So try catching me!
     
     
    “And besides, this is a sport. If I do get a little bruised, it comes with the