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ice rink, luckily, I was able to throw myself into my work.  Though later, when I came home, my house was empty.  It felt cold and lonely. It seemed so lonely, I wasn’t sure if I could keep the house after the divorce was final.  I guess I was still holding out hope that somehow, Greg would change his mind.
       I hated to sell the house, as a family, we had so many good memories there.  I could remember all the Christmases we celebrated with the tall tree in the family room and a fire crackling in the fireplace, both the kid’s Graduation celebrations with a barbecue on the patio.  It seemed like a cruel slap in the face that Greg wanted to take all of that away from me.
       It seemed so selfish, after all I had given him, after I had given so much to our family.  Now it seemed, it wasn’t good enough.  Now Greg wanted to spend his life with someone else.  Someone who was younger and sexier, someone who promised to take care of him as if he were a five year child, and actually needed a full time caretaker.
       I sighed miserably just thinking about it, how could I possibly compete with a twenty seven year old?  Everyone always told me I looked good, young for my age.  I was fit and I barely had any lines on my face, most people were amazed when they found out I had two kids in college.  Maybe I didn’t look forty two, but even I, knew I couldn’t compete with someone in their twenties.
       Unfortunately, my troubles didn’t end with the news of my upcoming divorce.  Months had passed and it was late in February, the World Championships were coming up in less than a month.  The only thing that had kept me going recently, was my star pairs team, Kyle and Lucie.
       They had qualified once again to go to the World Championships and this year, I knew they were going to win!  I was excited for them, they seemed to get better every day and the new long program I had designed was going to blow everyone away. 
       It was just after six a.m., I was standing at the edge of the ice, sipping a cup of coffee when Kyle skated up to me.
       “Hey Lane, can I talk to you for a minute?” he asked, as he glided to a stop in front of me.              
       “Sure,” I said, dragging my eyes away from Lucie, who was across the ice, spinning gracefully.
       “I wanted you to be the first to know, Callie and I are getting married,” said Kyle, giving me a big smile.
       “That’s fabulous!” I cried, throwing my arms around him and hugging him.  I was happy for him, he had met Callie at the end of last season, at the World Championships.  She was also a pairs skater who skated with a partner out of L.A.  The two of them had hit it off immediately, they began dating and eventually they had fallen in love.  Recently, they had been struggling to keep up their long distance relationship!
       “Um, the bad news is that I’m leaving,” said Kyle, his voice was suddenly breaking uncomfortably.
       “You’re leaving?” I cried, I was staring at him in shock, as what he was saying began to slowly sink in.
       “Callie and I are going to be partners on the ice too, I’m moving to L.A. so we can work with her coach and choreographer,” said Kyle, giving me a wry smile. 
       I was staring at him in shock.  I loved Callie, she was a sweet girl, but he and Lucie were pure magic on the ice.  Callie and her partner Will, were good skaters, but nowhere near the caliber he and Lucie were.  I winced at the thought of him breaking up our team...it was a huge mistake!
       “But...you and Lucie...you’re going to win the Worlds this year,” I was fumbling for the words, my head was spinning.  I suddenly felt like I might pass out.  This couldn’t possibly be happening, I felt as if, my entire life was suddenly falling apart.
       “I really wanted to wait until after this season was over, but I can’t.  Callie and I need to be together, I’m leaving for L.A. next week.