Page 130 of Floored By Love

Colton answered with me still on his shoulders. I put my hand on my chin, pretending to be bored.

“That’s impressive. And you don’t remember any of it, Cam?”

Colton turned so I could face April. “Put me down, Hercules,” I said, squirming.

He obliged, and I rearranged my waistline - my pants had ridden up - before sitting back on my stool.

“That’s right, April. I fell asleep that night, and didn’t regain consciousness until the next morning when I was in the hospital.”

“Wow, that must’ve been scary. Not knowing where you were or how you got there.”

“Or be able to talk,” Alex added.

“Really?”

“Yeah, I had to use a notepad. But, it wasn’t so bad waking up. Luke was there, waiting.”

April gave me a knowing look. She had already been told the non-Brisbane story of how we started dating.

Shane, Noah, Luke and I had agreed on pretending our relationship started in London, after years of semi-flirting and knowing glances.

“Is that when your feelings for Cam bubbled to the surface, Luke? The public is dying to know,” April asked.

“Well, I’ve known Cam for years. We went to the same college for a while-”

“Until you transferred to New York?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Did that have anything to do with Cam?”

Fuck. That wasn’t one of the questions on the list.

Luke shrugged. “I didn’t do as well as I would’ve liked in Brisbane, so my parents and I thought it would be better if I tried a different program. That’s all.”

That seemed to satisfy her because she turned her attention to me.

“So, Cam, at what point did you start having feelings for Luke? I mean, kissing him on live television to announce your sexuality to the world? That’s a gutsy move. The clip on YouTube has over a hundred million views and it was posted three days ago.”

“Well, I’ve known I was gay pretty much my whole life. As soon as I started having…those feelings. It was for guys, not girls. And not sure if you’ve noticed, but Luke’s pretty nice to look at.”

“Just pretty nice?” Lukas asked.

I ignored him. "We spent a lot of time in Brisbane together, and over the years since, we’d see each other at competitions. For my part, there was a definite crush. When I woke up in the hospital with him by my side, we sort of had a moment, and everything spilled out.”

I heard Colton snicker.

“Well, it certainly seems like a storybook romance. Any plans for the rest of your time in London?”

“We have the gymnastics gala later tonight,” I said.

“I’d love to do some more sightseeing,” Luke added.

The other guys agreed, and Colton said, “There’s still a few days of Olympics left. I’m fixin’ to see what other events I can.”

“Well, I’d like to offer my congratulations to all of you. I’ve been told that you are the most decorated men’s gymnastics team in American history in twenty-four years. And you did that with a dramatic dormitory fire rescue, and two of you becoming more than teammates. That’s a lot of pressure.” She smiled at the camera, then turned to look at us to say. “I’m excited to see what the next four years have in store. Maybe America will see you again in San Francisco? Back to you in the studio, Savannah.”

She continued to smile at the camera for a few seconds until someone said, “Aaand…cut.”