I Won't Drop You

She peeked into the practice room, making sure no one was in there before walking into the room. She needed to get away from the combined team. After the 'truth-out', she just needed some alone time. Especially after seeing Brook kiss Reuben. Something in her just clicked and she needed to sort through everything. Yes, she had a slight crush on him. He was always there. She could always confide in him and he always tried to protect her. But now things were different. He had come out of the straight closet, so to speak. And then that kiss. She couldn't lie to herself, it did sting to watch him kidding another girl.

She grunted in frustration as she went to the center of the mat to stretch. "Come on, Sarah. You've got to figure all this out before you see him again," she whispered to herself.

She got up after stretching and went to the edge of the mat. She let her body go on autopilot, doing jumps and flips and other gymnastic moves, while her brain sorted through the mess her feelings had gotten her in to. For some reason, she could always think while she was doing gymnastics. It was always a nice get away.

She didn't stop until she heard the door to the practice room open and close. She stopped tumbling and looked over to the doorway to see Reuben walking up to the mat.

"Great," she muttered to herself. She hadn't figured out anything yet. And she was far from ready to see him again. She couldn't help but see Brook kissing him every time she saw him. A couple tears escaped her eyes and she quickly grabbed her towel and wiped her face, removing the sweat and tears, before he got close enough to see them.

"Whatcha doing?" he asked, standing in front of her on the mat.

"Practicing." It wasn't exactly a lie.

"Hey, you think you could help me with lifts?" he asked.

"Um, there's no spotter."

He moved closer to her. "Don't worry. I won't drop you."

She looked into his eyes and caved. "Fine."

He smiled at her as he moved behind her. "Ready?" she nodded. He grabbed her waist and threw her in the air. He caught her feet in his hands and she posed. After about a minute he called, "Cradle." She nodded and fell into his arms bridal style, her arms around his neck.

She looked into his eyes, trying not to betray her inner turmoil. This wasn't getting any easier on her. And the way he was looking at her didn't help. "Just put me down before I do something stupid," she thought to herself.

He smirked. She was trying so hard to hide her feelings, to keep it all in. It was so cute. His smirk turned into a smile and softly kissed her lips. He pulled back slightly and said, "I told you I'd catch you."

Once Sarah recovered, she asked, "What about Brook?"

Reuben smirked as he set her back on her feet. "She kissed me. Not the other way around."

Sarah returned his smirk and pulled his head back down so she could kiss him again. She pulled back some and smirked, "Now, about that apartment."