I had dropped Nic back at the dorm a little over an hour ago. I knew she wanted me to talk with Yasmine, but I wasn't in the mood right now. Maybe tomorrow... maybe. I walked into the living room to see Zara on her phone.

"What's got you all glum?" She ate a banana. "Does it have anything to do with the shouting match you and Yasmine engaged in yesterday?" She threw the peel out. "And then you declaring her your ex friend?" She chuckled.

"Shut up." I brushed past her to grab a smoothie.

"Well, it better be good because HOW DARE YOU EMBARRASS US?!" I groaned as Tamsin walked into the room. "Control your emotions."

"That's coming from a girl who constantly yells." Zara rolled her eyes. "Aren't you ever worried about straining your scratchy voice?" Zara handed her a cough drop, but Tamsin bat her hand away.

"Maybe Laurens likes the feeling of her scratchy throat." Zara was impressed by my remark.

"What's up, Ali?!? Gemma tackled me with a hug.

"Umm... sore since you tackled me onto the ground." Gemma laughed as she got off me and helped me up.

"Nic is actually the one who doesn't want me to end my friendship with Yasmine." My sister's eyes widened as I took a sip of water. "My reaction exactly. She said she doesn't agree with what Yasmine said, but stated she has a right to feel that way. She wants me to sit down and talk to her when I'm more rational."

"That's really sweet of her." Gemma smiled. "Chico told me that she was melancholic on that day." Gemma sighed. "I'm happy that she's feeling a little better."

"Hmm... tell her to come to my event tomorrow." I rose a brow at Zara since she rarely invites people to her competitions. "What? She's not entirely terrible." She shrugged.

I rolled my eyes, knowing that Zara really liked Nicola. I think she may even like Nicola more than Chico. And that's saying something since everyone loves Chico! I nodded at my sister, who left the house to do some extra training.

"Are you gonna talk to Yaz today?" Gemma jumped onto the island. Tamsin's eyes moved to me, clearly she was just as interested in the answer.

"Not today." I sighed out. My sisters' faces fell in disappointment. "I'm not emotionally ready to have a sit down. Soon, though. I don't want us not talking for so long." My sisters nodded in agreement.

"Well, I have the perfect thing to distract you." Tamsin plopped a folder in front of me. "We need to find a way to take down your bitch of an ex."

"Never said she was my ex."

"You didn't have to and that isn't important. We are going to murder her in cold blood!"

"Tammi, I don't wanna go to jail." Gem spoke up.

"For that bitch... I'll face the death penalty!"

X

We were all sitting in the stands, patiently waiting for Zara's performance. Ryder was struggling down the steps. We arched our brows at the giant tub in his arms. He loudly dropped the box, causing people to stare at us.

"It's a surprise." He grinned before sitting beside Chico.

"Ice skating is so much fun to watch." Nic said.

"Yeah! I love when she does the spiny thing and then the other spiny thing!" Gemma was beyond excited.

"Let's just hope she breaks her neck." Tamsin stated.

"Is that your equivalent of saying 'break a leg'?" Nic wondered, but Tamzi and I just smirked at her.

"Here she goes." I nudged Nic when Zara skated onto the ice.

Zara was doing amazing, as expected. Tamsin was streaming the competitions so that my parents could watch it. Zara did two quad lutzes and didn't show any signs of fatigue. We loudly clapped at her dress change. (Imagine Zara did the performance in the Youtube video)

"I've never seen Zara smile so much." Nic commented.

"Well, she has to fake it if she wants to win." I laughed.

Zara easily overtook the lead. Her score was miles ahead of the competition. We stood up and loudly cheered when she finished. We threw our bouquets onto the ice. Ryder then removed the cover from the box. We turned and saw dozens of bouquets inside. He then started throwing them on the ice. Chico and Gemma joined him in emptying the box.

Zara smiled and waved in thanks at the audience. When she saw us, her breath hitched. She actually gave her real smile to Ryder. I even saw tears lining her eyes at Ryder's actions. She was truly smitten and in love with the guy.

"That's my girl!" Ryder yelled. He turned around to face the crowd. "She's mine! All mine! That's my girl!" He cheered.

"I knew she was good, but never realized she was THAT good." Nic tugged on my arm. "Are all of you exceptional at your sports?"

"Somewhat." I chuckled. "Z is one of the best skaters in America, I'm a top tennis player, Gem is a top equestrian, and Tamzi is-"

"Skiing!" Tamsin smugly smiled. "I'm the best! No one is better than me."

"Except all the people who've beaten you." Tamsin glared at me. "But, I'll be honest and admit that she's a top skier." Tamsin seemed satisfied with my comment.

Tamsin began chatting about the different types of skiing. She told Nic that she does alpine skiing, or the really fast skiing down the hill. Nic then asked if Tamsin does the cool skiing where they do flips. She glared at Nic before saying no. Nic then asked if the skiing she does was cool. I bursted out in fits of laughter while Nic tried to hide her smile. Tamsin was fuming mad and crossed her arms in a huff. Laurens was there to wrap an arm around her. His eyes danced with amusement at Nic's actions, but he didn't comment.

We watched Zara receive her trophy. Ryder pushed everyone out the way so that he could take pictures. I think he was more excited about the win than Zara. Get you a guy who supports you lol.

We went out for Brazilian food since that's what Gemma wanted. I found it funny how Zara always caved in, when it comes to Gemma. We went to Fogo de Chão. At one point, we got distracted with the conversation that we forgot to place the red coaster down. It took us awhile to realize the amount of meat that had been placed before us.

Laurens quickly slid the red coaster towards the front of the table, stopping the server from cutting the meat. We then laughed at the mountain of food before us. Ryder then bet Chico that he could eat more than him. Chico let Ryder know that he was a Brazilian boy and steak was practically in his DNA. They then began chowing down on the meat. Laurens appeared disgusted as he sipped his wine. Tamsin was about to lose it at the lack of table manners.

"Do you like flan?" Nic nodded at me, so I ordered one for us to share. "They have some of the best deserts here."

"Thought you couldn't eat sugar." She teased me.

"I'll make an exception for you." I smiled.

I think the eating competition ended in a draw since the boys tapped out at the same time. Zara told Ryder that he failed her while Gemma was rubbing Chico's stomach, whispering how he tried his hardest.

"That was utterly disgusting." Tamsin stated, causing Laurens to nod. "Though, it has me thinking... each couple will host a date activity this weekend. And then we'll see who the best couple is." Oh, she wants to be competitive.

"Deal!" My sisters and I said at the same time. Our dates were confused, but they should know that we are a competitive family.