The trip to South Korea seemed to take forever. However, Rossi's travel agent had arranged the flights so that the group stopped for several hours in San Francisco, where Sophia was able to get out and run around in their children's play area while the adults stretched their legs before they all continued on to Seoul.

"Paige – How good to see you!" The exhausted group had just walked into the lobby of their hotel when they were greeted by Joyce Takata and Phil Hughes. And, as he looked across the lobby, Hotch could see a smiling Alex Blake and her husband, James, hurrying towards them.

"And, Laurel and everyone else, too," Phil quickly added.

"Who is this little one?" Joyce asked as she slowly approached Sophia and then knelt down to her level. "I don't believe I have met her before."

"That's my sister Sophia," Paige explained. "She came with us this time."

"Another up and coming skating champion?" Phil asked with a smile.

"That remains to be seen," Hotch told him. "However, she is starting to set up quite a fuss when she sees that Paige is on the ice without her."

"There is that pretty young lady," James greeted Paige with a smile as he and Alex joined the group. "Although, it does look like she is starting to get some serious competition from her younger sister."

"James, it's good to see you. What are you doing here?" Rossi asked as he stepped forward to shake hands with the doctor.

"When Blake told me where she was going, I decided to tag along," James explained. "We arrived early so I could visit with some of my colleagues from Doctors Without Boarders who are working in the countryside east of here."

"It's been really interesting," Alex added as she smiled at her husband. "And, it gave me a chance to get some further exposure to the language."

"I need to get with you on that," Reid immediately told her. "I have some questions concerning the syntax of some of the commonly used expressions."

"The sign-in table is here at the hotel this time," Joyce explained to Laurel. "The backstage area at the arena doesn't have enough room to accommodate it, so the organizing committee arranged to use one of the small conference rooms here. Why don't the two of you and Ian come with me and we can get your credentials? Then, you can head up to your room and get some rest. I strongly suspect you could use it."

""You're right about that," Ian told her with a yawn. "But, what about the other ladies' singles skater from the U.S.? Is she arriving shortly?"

"Leslie Chen and her mother aren't scheduled to arrive for another twelve hours," Phil explained. "You'll have a chance to meet them tomorrow at the USA Team meeting."

"Sounds good to me," Laurel declared as she attempted to stifle a yawn. "Lead the way!"

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"I know you. You skated in Calgary last year." Paige had just finished her first practice ice session and was changing out of her skates when one of the other skaters who had been on the session walked over to speak with her.

"Yes, I was there," Paige replied looking up. "And, I remember you. You skate for France."

"That's right. But I train in Canada," the girl replied as she sat down next to Paige. "You appear to travel with quite a – a - posse – Is that the right word?"

"I prefer entourage," Paige smiled. "They are all part of my family, in one way or another, and they have supported me since I started skating. I can't image being at a competition without them."

"You are lucky to have family like that," the girl replied wistfully.

"My name is Gabrielle," she introduced herself. "And, I am from a small town just outside Nice in France. My mother lives with me in Canada and also travels with me, but the rest of my family can't be here."

"I'm Paige," Paige replied with a smile. "And, I know how lucky I am. This time my Aunt Penelope is even setting up a live streaming feed so my brother, who is attending college in Chicago, can watch me skate. My best girlfriend and her mother will probably be joining him."

"Live streaming?" Gabrielle asked. "Can that go anywhere?"

"You would have to ask Aunt Penelope," Paige replied. "But, if it can go to Chicago, I don't see why it couldn't go to France, too."

In the end, Penelope set up live streaming not only to Chicago, but also to Gabrielle's family in France, and Lilly's (another new friend) grandmother in Toronto. As she worked on getting the computers set up and running, several of the ISU computer techs watched in amazement.

"You wouldn't like to do this full time, would you?" one of them finally queried.

"Make me an offer I can't refuse," she teased back. And, thus began Garcia's career as an international figure skating computer consultant.

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"We are so proud of you!" Laurel chortled with tears in her eyes as they stood in the lobby of the arena after the Awards Ceremony had concluded.

"You won – You won!" Hotch couldn't remember a time when he had seen Rossi so excited. "Bella Mia – My Pattinare – La mia preferita del pattinatore " Rossi was so overcome with emotion he couldn't go on.

"World Junior Ladies' Figure Skating Champion!" Ian exclaimed. "It is going to take me a while to get used to that!"

"It is going to take all of us a while to get used to that," JJ agreed. "I need to get working on a press release for the local papers when we get back home."

"Also set up some interviews, I suspect," Hotch added. "Probably starting with the USFSA's monthly magazine."

"I already have an interview request from one of the early morning talk shows," Phil reported. "They would like to do a live feed from the hotel here, utilizing the services of one of the local television stations."

"I have never done anything like that before," Paige sounded scared.

"Don't worry, Sweetie," JJ put her arm around Paige's shoulders. "Your mother and I will be right there with you."

"Congratulations!" Gabrielle and her coach walked over to congratulate Paige. "That program was tres magnifique!"

"We definitely want to see you at the Skate Canada competition this fall," Gabrielle's coach added. "It is in Halifax, Nova Scotia - You will love it there."

"Autumn in New England," Laurel said dreamily.

"I always like going to Canada," Paige told him shyly. "But, I don't know if the USFSA will approve my competing."

"Don't worry about that," Joyce assured her. "I'll put in a good word for you."

"Great!" Rossi exclaimed happily. "I'll be looking forward to eating some freshly caught lobster!"