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Authors: LV Lewis
Tags: new adult, friends to lovers, Sports Romance, olympics, multicultural romance, Gold Medal, Pole-Vaulting
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she and Gunnar would look like after so many years together. Although they hadn’t talked about their future, she couldn’t see one without him in it.
Watching Gunnar in his element was both the best and worst feeling combined into one ball of anxiousness and exhilaration. He had spotted the three of them sitting up front, and he’d smiled up at them a couple of times before putting all of his concentration into the event ahead.
The television cameras were a little intimidating, but Mia tried to ignore them the best she could.
All through the stands were multitudes of people holding flags and signs for their country, along with matching clothes. Brazil’s flag was everywhere, too. One of the athletes participating was from her country, but out of everyone competing, Gunnar was the man she focused on.
He wore his country’s colors of red, white, and blue with pride, and the confidence surrounded him like it was invisible armor shielding him for battle.
Mia said a silent prayer of apology to her country, but there was no one she wanted to root for more than him. She hoped it was a forgivable offense supporting Gunnar. Brazil was known for its passionate people, and that gave her confidence and pride as she kept her eyes on him.
Seeing all of his competition go first made her restless. The first few athletes failed to clear the bar, and two had knocked it over. What if Gunnar couldn’t get over that height?
No, she couldn’t think of anything negative stopping him from reaching that goal. He was stronger and faster than those who failed.
Mia leaned forward in her seat as Gunnar took the long pole to his starting position. Her palms sweated as she gripped the rail, and she rubbed them together and gripped it again.
While she had seen Gunnar do this on the internet, and several times that day until his competition had fallen, this would be her first opportunity to see his live performance of a record-breaking vault. Part of her wanted to close her eyes until he finished, but she refused to miss seeing him work in the sport he was made for, one that was a part of the biggest global competition possible.
She inhaled as he ran and thought of how he described it to her the night before. He called it a split second of heaven. She zoned in on that beautiful image as he planted the pole in the ground and soared up in the air.
In those few seconds, she stopped breathing all together. When he cleared the bar and went through the air, time stopped for her. She was right there with him, feeling what he was experiencing as he moved. She knew it only lasted for a brief moment, but she savored the flight as if she vaulted through the air herself.
After he landed on the mat, Mia jumped up from her seat as the people around her applauded. There was no way she could sit still, even if she tried to. She was thankful his parents had stood up with her to cheer for their son.
It took forever for his name to appear on the leader board, but when it did, his full name glowed there in first place as the announcers spoke the same out loud. He won the gold medal, what he’d spent most of his years training for, and she reveled in the victory with him as he fell to his knees. She didn’t see him as some famous track star or a gold-winning Olympian. Mia saw Gunnar Kingsley for who he was to her: the man she loved.
She wanted to go to him and tell him that and more, but she couldn’t move from where she stood. He made his way past the athletes congratulating him and patting him on the back until he came up to them. He hugged his parents before making his way over to her.
Mia leaned over the banister and hugged him with everything inside of her, all the years of caring for him and sharing her life with him breaking through in that one loving embrace. She couldn’t speak, because she knew she’d cry, but as she looked into his eyes she saw so much carnal promise in them as she felt his lips graze her ear.
“That run was for you,
Watching Gunnar in his element was both the best and worst feeling combined into one ball of anxiousness and exhilaration. He had spotted the three of them sitting up front, and he’d smiled up at them a couple of times before putting all of his concentration into the event ahead.
The television cameras were a little intimidating, but Mia tried to ignore them the best she could.
All through the stands were multitudes of people holding flags and signs for their country, along with matching clothes. Brazil’s flag was everywhere, too. One of the athletes participating was from her country, but out of everyone competing, Gunnar was the man she focused on.
He wore his country’s colors of red, white, and blue with pride, and the confidence surrounded him like it was invisible armor shielding him for battle.
Mia said a silent prayer of apology to her country, but there was no one she wanted to root for more than him. She hoped it was a forgivable offense supporting Gunnar. Brazil was known for its passionate people, and that gave her confidence and pride as she kept her eyes on him.
Seeing all of his competition go first made her restless. The first few athletes failed to clear the bar, and two had knocked it over. What if Gunnar couldn’t get over that height?
No, she couldn’t think of anything negative stopping him from reaching that goal. He was stronger and faster than those who failed.
Mia leaned forward in her seat as Gunnar took the long pole to his starting position. Her palms sweated as she gripped the rail, and she rubbed them together and gripped it again.
While she had seen Gunnar do this on the internet, and several times that day until his competition had fallen, this would be her first opportunity to see his live performance of a record-breaking vault. Part of her wanted to close her eyes until he finished, but she refused to miss seeing him work in the sport he was made for, one that was a part of the biggest global competition possible.
She inhaled as he ran and thought of how he described it to her the night before. He called it a split second of heaven. She zoned in on that beautiful image as he planted the pole in the ground and soared up in the air.
In those few seconds, she stopped breathing all together. When he cleared the bar and went through the air, time stopped for her. She was right there with him, feeling what he was experiencing as he moved. She knew it only lasted for a brief moment, but she savored the flight as if she vaulted through the air herself.
After he landed on the mat, Mia jumped up from her seat as the people around her applauded. There was no way she could sit still, even if she tried to. She was thankful his parents had stood up with her to cheer for their son.
It took forever for his name to appear on the leader board, but when it did, his full name glowed there in first place as the announcers spoke the same out loud. He won the gold medal, what he’d spent most of his years training for, and she reveled in the victory with him as he fell to his knees. She didn’t see him as some famous track star or a gold-winning Olympian. Mia saw Gunnar Kingsley for who he was to her: the man she loved.
She wanted to go to him and tell him that and more, but she couldn’t move from where she stood. He made his way past the athletes congratulating him and patting him on the back until he came up to them. He hugged his parents before making his way over to her.
Mia leaned over the banister and hugged him with everything inside of her, all the years of caring for him and sharing her life with him breaking through in that one loving embrace. She couldn’t speak, because she knew she’d cry, but as she looked into his eyes she saw so much carnal promise in them as she felt his lips graze her ear.
“That run was for you,
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