[Author's Note: New Year, New Start on all of my stories. I have been editing and revamping the published chapters of my stories, and it helped give me inspiration. I made a few minor adjustment if you feel like rereading them, but you will be fine if you don't.
I feel like I have time skipped a lot in this story, and I missed a lot of writing opportunities. I never actually wrote how Sasha dealt with Payson kissing Rigo. I promise that I am going to finish the story lines I start now. Enjoy!]
Sasha knew that the United States was going to bring home gold in woman's artistic gymnastics. The girls just had to keep it together until London. A task easier said than done for the five girls currently in his gym. Payson Keeler was haunted by her past and shut down when things got tough. Kaylie Cruz struggled against relapse of her eating disorder everyday. Lauren Tanner had a history of destroying others and currently was fighting a life threatening heart condition. Jordan Randall was thought by the NGO to be the next Emily Kmetko. Jordan bounced around in the foster system. That paired with sexual assault by a former coach left her unable to trust. Finally, the rule following NGO favorite could not keep up with her teammates. She was a solid asset on the uneven bars, but that was threatened by Jordan's triple back.
"I should get back on the floor with Mac. Why don't you try and get some more rest? You need to get over this bug before you can train" Sasha suggested as he headed towards the office door. Payson turned away from the observation window. "Alright." she reluctantly said and settled down on the futon. Sasha smiled and headed back to the training floor. Mac was spotting Jordan as she did her triple back dismount of bars. Lauren and Colleen were observing Kaylie's vault. "You need more height when you push off, Kaylie." Sasha corrected as he approached the trio on vault. "Yes Sasha." Kaylie replied as she wiped the sweat from her brow. She glanced down at her body and tried to remember that she didn't need to be skinnier to help her vault. She needed to build her strength to improve it.
The rest of the morning came and went. "I'm going to take Payson home. Summer should be here soon if you need any help, but I doubt you will need help during lunch. I should be back in twenty." Sasha told Mac as he headed up to the office to grab his truck keys and Payson. MacIntyre nodded and followed Sasha up the steps. The two entered the office where Payson was curled up on the futon. "Ready to go, Payson?" Sasha asked as he grabbed his keys and wallet off the desk. Payson nodded and stood up from the futon. "Feel better, Keeler" MacIntyre offered as she followed Sasha out of the office. "Thanks." Payson replied.
"I'll be back later to check on you per your mom's request. If you need anything, do not hesitate to call someone. Remember to eat and take Advil. Get some more rest." Sasha instructed as Payson unlocked the front door of her house. "Got it, Sasha" Payson replied as she pushed open the door and stepped inside. "And I don't want that boy over." Sasha added as he thought of the previous week with the kissing scandal.
"Payson, can you join me in the office for a minute?" Sasha asked as the girls were packing up for the day. Payson nodded and followed Sasha up to the office. "Mac has let me know that you know that Summer is angered by you kissing Rigo, and she believes I should see that is taken care of since the Rock has a no dating rule. I'm in a hard place considering you were able to make free decisions about boys and other parts of your life for eight weeks. I am not going to force you too break up with him. To please Summer, you must keep your relationship under wraps until after the Olympics." Sasha explained. "Is that all?" Payson asked as she had better things to do than be lectured. "As punishment for breaking the Rock's rule, you have to prepare a speech about not dating and abstinence. You will present it to the girls of the Rock. They look up to you and will listen." Sasha told Payson. Payson grunted. If dealing with Summer wasn't bad enough, now she had to waste vital time writing a speech.
[Author's Note: It's a short chapter, I know. It is a starting place for me to get back on my feet as the author of this story. I hope to post longer chapters soon. Please leave reviews and suggestions. They help in my writing tremendously. ]