Andy's POV
It all worked out. Andi won! Team Carson got the sponsorship. A part of me wishes that I could have ridden, but it was for the best. I still can't ride because of my knee, and Andi totally deserved this chance. She still blames herself for my accident. Winning made her smile and feel great about herself.
Really, there is no other girl like Andi. She rides better than most guys I know, she gets along with just about everyone, she's really quite striking, and she's giving. My mom told me what she did with those N*SYNC tickets I sent. She says Andi did it because she was in love. Part of that is true, but it goes deeper than that. Andi was so in love with Dean that she could not bear to see him hurting the way he was. Everyone knew how badly she wanted to go to that concert, but she gave it up to see Dean happy.
Our first night back together, she told me that she was happy to see Dean happy, but that it hurt so much to see that Dean was happy because he was with Farron. It hurt me to see her in tears over a guy, and I was torn between staying with her or going and beating Dean to a pulp for putting Andi through all this. I ended up holding her as she cried, and when she fell asleep in my arms, I ended up staying the night in her room.
But now, at the winners circle, as she watched Dean walk away, I couldn't just stand there. It was as if I could feel her heart shattering, and my own was breaking seeing her in pain. After the crowd had cleared out, I started going off in the direction I had last seen Dean. I ended up at the Henderson rig where one of his teammates said he saw Dean go off riding in the direction of the lake. I went back to our rig, grabbed the spare bike, and told my mom I'd be back in an hour or so. She seemed to know what I was doing and told me to take my time. I geared up and headed off in the direction of the lake.
I was going to knock some sense into Dean Tallon, even if it took all night. No one hurts my sister and gets away with it.
Dean's POV
She lied to me! She plain straight out lied to me, and she expects me to understand? She lied to me, to the riding officials, to everyone! But ohh man, can she ride or what! No, no she lied to me. I told her things that I haven't told anyone else. But it was so easy to talk to her. Get a hold of yourself Dean. She lied to me. She lied to protect her family, her brother, to win the sponsorship, to win for herself. Nevertheless, she lied. She lied and – that was all. So why cant you shake it Dean?
"I figured you'd be here"
I turned around and came face to face with Andy, excuse me, Andrew Carson. I turned back around and muttered, "I didn't hear you come up."
"Are you done running from her yet?"
How simple a question, but I just couldn't force myself to answer. I kept wondering if Andy was actually going to hit me or not.
"Well Dean?"
"No." Suddenly I was flying. I prayed for a soft ending and ended up landing face first in the water.
It all worked out. Andi won! Team Carson got the sponsorship. A part of me wishes that I could have ridden, but it was for the best. I still can't ride because of my knee, and Andi totally deserved this chance. She still blames herself for my accident. Winning made her smile and feel great about herself.
Really, there is no other girl like Andi. She rides better than most guys I know, she gets along with just about everyone, she's really quite striking, and she's giving. My mom told me what she did with those N*SYNC tickets I sent. She says Andi did it because she was in love. Part of that is true, but it goes deeper than that. Andi was so in love with Dean that she could not bear to see him hurting the way he was. Everyone knew how badly she wanted to go to that concert, but she gave it up to see Dean happy.
Our first night back together, she told me that she was happy to see Dean happy, but that it hurt so much to see that Dean was happy because he was with Farron. It hurt me to see her in tears over a guy, and I was torn between staying with her or going and beating Dean to a pulp for putting Andi through all this. I ended up holding her as she cried, and when she fell asleep in my arms, I ended up staying the night in her room.
But now, at the winners circle, as she watched Dean walk away, I couldn't just stand there. It was as if I could feel her heart shattering, and my own was breaking seeing her in pain. After the crowd had cleared out, I started going off in the direction I had last seen Dean. I ended up at the Henderson rig where one of his teammates said he saw Dean go off riding in the direction of the lake. I went back to our rig, grabbed the spare bike, and told my mom I'd be back in an hour or so. She seemed to know what I was doing and told me to take my time. I geared up and headed off in the direction of the lake.
I was going to knock some sense into Dean Tallon, even if it took all night. No one hurts my sister and gets away with it.
Dean's POV
She lied to me! She plain straight out lied to me, and she expects me to understand? She lied to me, to the riding officials, to everyone! But ohh man, can she ride or what! No, no she lied to me. I told her things that I haven't told anyone else. But it was so easy to talk to her. Get a hold of yourself Dean. She lied to me. She lied to protect her family, her brother, to win the sponsorship, to win for herself. Nevertheless, she lied. She lied and – that was all. So why cant you shake it Dean?
"I figured you'd be here"
I turned around and came face to face with Andy, excuse me, Andrew Carson. I turned back around and muttered, "I didn't hear you come up."
"Are you done running from her yet?"
How simple a question, but I just couldn't force myself to answer. I kept wondering if Andy was actually going to hit me or not.
"Well Dean?"
"No." Suddenly I was flying. I prayed for a soft ending and ended up landing face first in the water.
