A/N Just to clarify I am British so Google is how I do all my internet searches not totally sure if that's the case in the US, also I don't own MIOBI
Chapter 7
Next morning Payson arrives at the gym with Kelly.
"So how long is Rigo away?" asks Kelly.
"Another two weeks, I miss him, plus the bed seems empty without him in it and you know I kind of miss what we do in it as well" admits Payson as they walk inside.
"Payson Keeler I never" gasps Kelly.
"Oh shut up, yes I have sex with my boyfriend; yes I miss it when he's not here, happy now, I mean god Lauren lost it when she heard I'd finally done it" chuckles Payson.
"Yeah well you didn't even have your medals then, and you told us all how many times, no boyfriend and no sex until after the Olympics" teases Kelly.
"Well maybe that was a bit far fetched but I held out longer than the others and hey I made sure it mattered, and I didn't and have never had just sex with him, we make love" smiles Payson.
"Oh my god, and here she is mushy love sick Payson, god I'm glad he's away or I'd have to endure that soundtrack" shivers Kelly.
"Shut up" says Payson lightly smacking her friend.
"So how does it feel being in the Rock and not having to abide by that pesky no dating rule, not that it stopped anyone else, let's see Carter and Kaylie, then Lauren and Carter, then Emily and Damon, then Kaylie and Austin, then Lauren and Max, then Kaylie and Damon, then Kaylie and Austin again, I mean god how inbred were you people?" asks Kelly.
"Don't forget Austin and Max and I wasn't I have not slept with or dated a single Rock boy" assures Payson.
"But you've kissed a few, Nicky for one, and Max but then again you've got one none of the others have" giggles Kelly.
"Don't go there Kelly" warns Payson.
"But its true" protests Kelly.
"Don't say it" warns Payson.
"Don't say what?" asks Sasha walking in.
Kelly looks at Payson and then bursts out laughing and soon enough she's lying on the floor having a laughing fit while Payson tries not to blush but she can feel her face getting red.
"Care to enlighten me?" asks Sasha looking between the cackling Kelly on the floor to the blushing Payson stood next to him.
"No" says Payson.
"But come on Payson it's so brilliant there is not a single person in this place except you who has someone you cannot compare notes with" chortles Kelly in between her laughs.
Payson goes even redder but then sees the funny side and then soon enough she's lying next to Kelly on the mats laughing right along with her.
Sasha looks between them completely baffled a he tries to figure out why his normally stable assistant coach is currently lying on the mats laughing with a gymnast he would've once thought impossible of laughing.
"Ladies, either enlighten me or get ahold of yourselves please, this is not what the gymnasts need to see" he chides.
"Enlightenment or stop laughing which one do you pick?" asks Kelly looking at Payson.
"Stop laughing" replies Payson sitting up and wheezing a little as she contains her laughter.
Kelly also sits up and he can see it's taking all of her self control not to laugh because he can see her lips moving as if she's trying to hold it in.
"Okay we're good to go" nods Payson standing up.
She and Kelly walk over to drop their bags and set things up while Sasha watches them trying to figure it out but can't.
Half an hour later the gymnasts begin to arrive.
"So Kelly you up for working with the juniors with Payson or would you prefer the seniors?" asks Sasha.
"Seniors I'm not good with kids" says Kelly quickly.
"Okay then" nods Sasha.
Throughout the day he watches Kelly and she actually is quite a good coach when she tones down the berating, bitchy and belittling remarks, though she doesn't have Payson's natural gift she's good.
At lunch he sees Kelly working with some of the elite girls while Payson heads up to the office.
He wants to know what this morning was about and he knows he can get Payson to tell him.
"How are the juniors doing?" he asks.
"Good actually, I think Amy, Lucy and Jane have the potential to become elites, they've got natural talent and they're already passionate about it" smiles Payson.
"Yes, their miniature versions of you" says Sasha.
"Oh dear god I hope not, maybe they can skip all the drama parts" replies Payson.
"Speaking of drama what was up with you and Kelly this morning?" he asks.
Payson colours a little and then takes a deep breath.
"Kelly and I were talking about Rigo, then we got onto the no dating rule and how it had never really stopped anyone, then we started listing all the pairings that came out of the rock and how everyone could compare notes about someone else's" she pauses clearly trying to think of the right word.
"Prowess?" offers Sasha.
"Sure and Kelly reminded me that I'm the only one who's kissed someone who I can't compare notes with about" mumbles Payson.
Everything clicks in Sasha's head; Payson had looked like she wanted the ground to swallow her up because Kelly had been talking about their kiss.
"Well I suppose that is true in a sense" says Sasha carefully.
"Yeah, just something I wish people would stop going on about, I swear the next person who asks me about it is getting punched" sighs Payson.
Sasha just sits there not quite sure how to proceed.
"I mean it's been three years and I'm an Olympic medallist some of which are gold and someone still has to bring it up, I made a mistake I was sixteen and impulsive and I didn't think it through and it nearly cost you everything" says Payson in a rush.
"You don't need to feel guilty about it Payson it's in the past, I was made coach for the Worlds team, I have trained three of the newest Olympic medallists and I have still have the Rock, I fail to see how things have turned out badly" comforts Sasha.
"But they could've, if it hadn't been resolved I don't even want to think about what could've happened and it would've been my fault Sasha" she exclaims as tears prick her eyes.
Sasha moves to sit next to her.
"Payson, it happened, we can't change that, if Lauren hadn't found the footage and been feeling jealous and resentful none of this would've happened true and yes things were bad for awhile thanks to Ellen Beals, but it's over now, it is old news, old gossip and but it is something that will stick with both of us, if I googled you, it would be a mixture of you winning at the Olympics and that picture, like it or not Payson it will always be there, but it doesn't need to bother you, I'm not angry with you about it, so you can stop feeling guilty" assures Sasha wrapping an arm around her.
"What like you have about my back?" she mumbles into his shoulder.
"Alright Payson I'll make you a deal, you try and stop feeling guilty about the kiss and I'll stop trying to feel guilty about your back, agreed?" asks Sasha pulling back so hers eyes met his.
"Agreed" she nods.
"Good now go, lunch is nearly over" he says letting go of her.
"Thanks Sasha, guess even if you're not my coach I still need you" she smiles as she walks out.
He watches her go and tries to ignore how much he likes knowing she still needs him.
A/N So can you guess which character I'm keeping around, despite the fact it was Kaylie who seemed to bond with Kelly in the show I feel like Kelly and Payson are more similar plus Kelly's personality total fits with where i'm going with this story. Also I'm expanding on what happened in the show or rather what didn't happen because hey there were a few loose ends never tied up, and I don't think Payson and Sasha totally got over what happened, Sasha with Payson's back and Payson with the whole kiss thing (thought I honestly do not blame her, he's hot) also if you like this check out my other fic United Stakes missing scene, thanks for the reviews keep them coming and any ideas or thoughts I'd love to hear them none of my friends watch this so they have no idea what I'm talking about (sigh) :)