It was only a short ride from the airport to the venue where the show would be held the next day. Once the girls arrived, they all hopped off of the SUV, beaming with the same smiles they had on their face when they won Olympic gold a few months prior.
“Emma, would you like to meet some of the cast members here with us?” McKayla seemed to really take a liking to the young gymnast.
“Oh my goodness, can I really?”
McKayla took the brunette headed girl around to meet people suck as John Orozco, Johnathon Horton, and Danell Leyva. It was as if it was a new experience each time when shaking hands and hugging each member. Emma was even excited to meet the bus driver. “You are SO lucky! You get to spend every single day with these girls! I wish I could have your job!”
Jordyn and Aly decided to go catch up with Nastia, as they felt a little bad that she had been out of the loop lately. They engaged in a short conversation, updated each other on everyone’s day and how they were feeling.
“Hey, who is that little girl? She’s so adorable and full of life!” Nastia’s curious mind was eager to know.
“Oh its this little girl we met at the airport. At first I thought she was going to be a pester and a bother, but she’s actually really sweet and intelligent for her age. I’ve exchanged numbers with her and everything.” Jordyn admitting giving out her number a little sheepishly.
“Oh! Well I’d love to meet her!”
“Well come on, I’ll introduce you!” Jordyn hopped up with Nastia and they marched around the venue to where McKayla and Emma were seated. “Emma, I have someone who’s very excited to meet you! This here Nastia! She won All Around Olympic Gold in the Beijing games!
“Oh. Hey Nastia,” Emma said unexcitedly.
“Hey there! From what I hear, you’re looking to become an elite gymnast just like us! Would you like a few tips and tricks to help you to the top?” Nastia was beaming with excitement to share her love for the sport with the young girl.
“Oh, no, thanks okay. I think I’m gonna go talk the bus driver.” Emma and McKayla both got up and started walking away. McKayla threw up her hands and shrugged her shoulders as to gesture that she was unsure as to why the girl was acting in such a way. Nastia, a little dazed and confused, turned the other way and huffed and puffed off into the distance.
Hours passed by and the girls decided to go out to dinner. “It’s been a while since I had a good steak” Aly exclaimed.  The girls pulled up at the local LongHorn Steakhouse and asked for a table for table for 6. This was the first time were all together all day, prompting McKayla to ask some questions to get caught up with all her fellow gymnasts. “So what’d you all do while I was gone?” Kyra and and Gabby gave a short explanation, stating that they stayed busy talking to fans, focusing on the tour, staying connected with friends and family, and trying to stay caught up on school wore. Aly and Jordyn, however, turned as red as a fire truck as McKayla turned to the two of them and asked, “What about you two?” I’m dying to hear all the stories.”
“Uh you know, nothing really. Staying busy, haha!” Jordyn was at a complete lose of words.
Aly rolled her eyes at Jordyn’s “attempt” to act normal and calmly told a story so well rehearsed, a lawyer would have even declared it to be true. “Nothing really. Jo and I really sat around most the day just watching movies and practicing our routines. We haven’t really interacted with others much, especially our fans. Honestly, we just both got a point where we were really missing you and didn’t’ want to have any fun and smiles without you there to share them with me… I mean us.” Aly snuck that line in there just to reassure McKayla that she was the only girl on her mind.
Satisfied with the answer, McKayla let the topic of their time without her go and not too soon after, their table was ready for them to be seated. The girls uniformly walked to the back of the restaurant and figured out their seating arrangements around the large round table. Nastia, in attempts to once again make friends with the young Emma exclaimed “I’m going to sit next to this pretty girl! Hey you wanna hear about the time I did my first double Arabian off of the beam?” Nastia was sure this would capture the girl’s attention.
Emma looked at Nastia with unfeeling eyes and said “Nastia, why are you even here?” The young girl did not wait for an answer as she made her way across the table to sit next to Kyra and Jordyn. The incident was unnoticed by others and dinner went on without a hitch. Sitting next to Jordyn was of course Alexandra Raisman. Throughout the night, Aly would find any reason at all to make eye contact with the bright-eyed Wieber and found her hand making its way to Jordyn’s upper thigh on multiple occasions throughout the night. These movements and looks, of course, had not gone unknown by the attentive Jordyn. She didn’t want McKayla to notice anything out of the ordinary so she brought up something that was sure to throw off any suspicion that McKayla would possibly have.
“So Aly, have you spoken to my brother lately?”
“Uh yea, he actually called right before we left for dinner!” Aly explained. “He says he has something to tell me and that he’s gonna fly out here for the show tomorrow.” Jordyn hasn’t spoken to her brother in quite awhile, leaving her just as stomped as Aly to know what Ryan needed to say that is so urgent that it couldn’t wait till break.
“Hm. Who knows what it could be” Jordyn said. She laughed as she blurted out a joke, “You never know… he could be asking for your hand in marriage!”
All the girls burst into an uncontrollable laughter, even the little Emma! However little did they know, Jordyn was right.
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