Chapter 27

Rigo listens to his message about Payson staying with a drunken Kelly and he resists the urge to throw his phone against the wall in frustration, now he'd have to wait another day, no you know what he wasn't waiting tomorrow morning he'd get her before she went into the rock and he'd have it out.

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"So what are you going to do?" asks Kelly.

"Well I'll end things with Rigo, and then I guess I'll see where things go with Sasha and me" replies Payson.

"I think things will go great because you and he are made for each other and as it is now very clear you guys are very much in love" smiles Kelly.

"I know but what will people think, we're not going to make a public announcement obviously but my family will need to know and I'll obviously clue the others in like Lauren and Kaylie and Austin but the NGO will have a field day with it" sighs Payson.

"Payson you're 20, legal in pretty much every single way, you are an adult and you are no longer his athlete this is none of the NGO's business and besides if you think about it this may reassure them that since Sasha has you there shouldn't be any issues of him with any of his gymnasts" smiles Kelly.

Payson gives her a look, "oh come on I'm kidding about the last part but the fact your 20 is true" says Kelly.

"Your right I just don't want my dad to murder him, he questioned this the first time around and I don't want him to think Sasha was lying or that he took advantage of me" sighs Payson.

"Payson anyone who knows you knows that no one takes advantage of you" assures Kelly.

"Except Ellen Beals" reminds Payson.

"Oh please that bitch was history after that ethics investigation and besides she isn't around at all anymore, and your older and smarter and your dream is no longer on the line, besides anyone who sees you two together will know there is absolutely nothing sleazy, sordid or untoward about your relationship" assures Kelly.

"I hope your right, but either way I'm done pretending, I love Sasha and I'm going to be with him no matter what other people say about it" smiles Payson.

"There's my girl" smiles Kelly.

With that they settle down to sleep.

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Next morning they pull into the parking lot.

"You snore" whines Payson.

"You kick" replies Kelly rubbing her leg.

"Well I had to kick you to stop you from snoring, honestly I was so close to smothering you" warns Payson.

"Oh well we'd better hope Sasha doesn't snore then hadn't we, wouldn't want you on trial for your boyfriends murder, oh that would be interesting, tell us Miss Keeler why did you do it, well your honour he snored" says Kelly before giggling.

"Ha-ha you're just so funny aren't you Kelly, if coaching doesn't work out you should so be a comedian" replies Payson as they get out of the car.

"Besides I'm sure the last thing you and Sasha will be doing would be sleeping" teases Kelly.

"Oh my god shut up will you, we are not talking about this, particularly when the person in question has a habit of walking at the most awkward times" hisses Payson.

"It's a gift" smiles Sasha walking up to them.

"How long have you been stood there?" asks Payson.

"Don't worry all I heard was the about me having that annoying habit" he smiles.

"Good, but by the way as to my earlier statement I'm right and when that finally becomes a thing I demand all and every single god damn detail, weird or otherwise" smiles Kelly.

Payson rolls her eyes and turns to Sasha, "morning" she smiles.

"Morning" he smiles back.

"Oh for god sake there are no gymnast here, no one but us and since I know you can do way better for a greeting than that, seriously" sighs Kelly.

"She has a point" nods Sasha.

"I know" smiles Payson and with that she leans up and kisses him quickly on the lips.

"I could get used to that" smiles Sasha.

"Me too" replies Payson.

"Me three" adds Kelly.

The two turn and look at her.

"Okay maybe a tad inappropriate but its true I don't find this creepy at all, see I told you I never meant that creep comment" assures Kelly patting Payson on the arm.

"When did you call me a creep?" asks Sasha.

"Oh while I was trying to psych Payson out while they were in Denver for the exhibition, I don't know whether I'm glad you didn't do what I thought you might when I told you were he was, I kind of hoped you'd do gallivanting off and miss the exhibition but hey no you had to wait until he was in Romania, you never do things by the half do you Payson, anyhow your not a creep and this isn't weird it's actually really amazingly cute" smiles Kelly.

Sasha looks slightly confused and Payson faces palms.

"Well actually it was Kim who came to find me" he admits.

"Yeah she stopped me" replies Payson.

"Damn so close" sighs Kelly.

Payson just looks at her.

"And on that note how about I move onto less bizarre and had to follow topics?" suggests Kelly.

"Good idea" nods Payson.

She nods and walks inside.

"What just happened?" asks Sasha.

"I think she gave us her blessing" says Payson.

"Oh well then we're all sorted aren't we" he chuckles.

They hear a bike pull in and Payson recognises Rigo.

"Well I had to do this eventually, now or never" sighs Payson as she walks over to meet him.

"I need to know Payson here and now, look me in the eye and answer me this one question, do you still love him?" asks Rigo as he pulls his helmet off.

Payson looks at him taken aback.

"I've been thinking about everything and it all makes sense, I guess I've known for awhile I wanted to be wrong but I need to know once and for all Payson please, do you still love him? If it came down to it would you choose me or him?" he asks.

With a deep breath she looks at him, "I'm sorry Rigo" she says.

He drops his head, "I thought so, but tell me truthfully did you love me?" he asks.

"I did and I do Rigo it's just I guess" she trails off.

"You love him more, you have a bond with him that runs deeper than what we have, I'm heading up to my friends in New York I've got some big meets coming up, I'll move my stuff out of the apartment" he says.

"You're not angry?" asks Payson.

"I'm angry at myself for not realising sooner, we've had a good run Payson and I love you, but I can't be second place, be happy, you deserve it" says Rigo.

"Thank you" she says and presses a kiss to his cheek.

Rigo focuses his attention on Sasha.

"Look after her, she's one in a million" he says.

"I know and I will" assures Sasha walking up so he's stood behind Payson his chest against her back.

Rigo nods and pulls his helmet back on before racing out of the car park and out of Payson's life.

She turns and Sasha pulls her into his arms, his chin resting on her head.

"I know it shouldn't but it still kind of hurts" sighs Payson.

"I know, he meant a lot to you he was your first serious relationship, its okay to feel a bit hurt" he soothes.

"But it doesn't as much as I thought it would, because I think you've had my heart or at least part of it for a very long time" admits Payson.

"And I think you've had mine, now shall we go forth and lead our girls to Nationals?" he asks.

"Yes we shall because we are going to kick ass and once 2016 rolls around we're going to have the majority of girls stood on those podiums with every single medal on every single apparatus" says Payson.

"I like how your mind works" he smiles.

"So do I, I also like the fact your mind works exactly the same way" smiles Payson.

With that they walk inside and start their day and their relationship.

A/N And so I am done, this story is finished, I'm actually kind of sad but like I said, sequel, so I've started it and it's going okay I'll upload onc eit's been tweeked and fine tuned I'm a little OCD about it actually but hey, anyhow like I said it's going but as time progresses I may require some inspiration hell if you have any ideas let me know in the reviews I'd love to hear them, I'm actually writing another MIOBI fic and I bounce a lot of ideas off of a friend of mine in school. hope you guys liked how it ended with Rigo I feel like he or at least my version of him would bow out gracefully, and he isn't an idiot Sasha and Payson are so made for each other, I mean i've been re-watching some videos of them on youtube, and it was so frigging perfect I wish the show had gone there it would have been possibly as cute as Ezra and Aria, i mean they got outed and still managed to stay together, (screw all the other distractions, EZRIA IS UNBREAKABLE AND UNMATCHED!)

Thank you to everyone who has reviewed, favourited and followed this story I totally love you guys because your reviews make me do a little happy dance and they make me smile, or make me re-evaluate my writing and gives me good ideas. I feel I need to give a special thank you to Brooke and reigningseven you guys have give me reviews on pretty much every chapter and their always great so thank you guys and to everyone else who reviewed as well. Also your totally welcome reigningseven I love that story and the last chapter was great, your drunken Payson is way funnier than mine is and I love the whole scrambled eggs, texas hold'em its great :)

Actually realised there was a discrepancy in this fic I said at the start Payson was eighteen but then I made her birthday her twentieth, sorry about that but hey too late now.

SO I apologise for this rant but hey this is a site for fans of shows now I'll stop but don't worry I've got a few things in the works so to quote the awesome Arnie, "I'll be back"