A humble example of what I'm talking about, inspired by the Team FInal last night...

OF LOST DREAMS AND NEW BEGINNINGS
(NOTE: This takes place after Beijing Team Finals, and it's Peszek/Sacramone. Before anyone bitches, this is a work of FICTION, and is to be taken as such. This is no indication of the actual sexual orientation or personality of either Sam Peszek or Alicia Sacramone. If you're offended by the idea of two women in a romantic relationship, tough shit. DON'T READ THIS. And-as always, I value feedback. Please email me at dmarten90@gmail.com to let me know what you thought of this. Thanks.)

"Sac, I'm sorry."
The words echoed through our room, still dark, Alicia sitting on the bed. I didn't think she heard me, so I said the words louder.
"Sac, I'm...."
"I heard you." She answered me softly.
"It's not your fault." I answered, touching her shoulder, then sitting on the bed next to her. "We've been training too much."
"I fell, though." She answered back.
"Nastia stepped out of bounds..so did Shawn." I answered back, shrugging. "It's not their fault, either."
"So, now what? What do I do?" Alicia asked, turning towards me. "I go back to Brown without what I wanted?!"
"No." I said, "We didn't win the gold-we won the silver. That's life-and it goes on."
"It's not over." She answered. "It can't be over."
"Why not?"
"You're still here. I'm still here."
"Yeah, but..."
"Sam." She said, turning towards me in the dark. The moonlight flooded the room and made her look more beautiful than she already was. "Why are you still here? With me?"
The question threw me off guard-I didn't anticipate Sac changing the subject so quickly. "What do you mean?"
"Why are you still hanging around me? I must have told you to go away so many times it's not even funny."
"Because." I answered. "I love you."
Oh, shit. Did I just say that? I don't think I just said that...oh, shit...I just said that. I'm not like THAT, am I? I mean..there's nothin' wrong with liking girls, but...
A million thoughts ran through my mind, all along those lines. At first, Alicia just laughed. I don't think she thought I meant what I actually did.
"You love me like what?" She asked with a big grin on her face. She has a funny way of getting the truth out of somebody. Of course, the committee in my head just made things worse. OK, dig yourself into a bigger hole, Samantha. I thought.
Thank God Alicia wasn't one of those snobby mean bitches. If she was, I would have been in worse trouble than I already was. "I love you." I repeated, thinking Fuck it. If she hates me, she hates me. I can't live with this anymore.
I braced myself, waiting for the letdown-gentle or not. Instead, Alicia gently tipped my chin up, so our eyes could meet as one of her arms went around me, her hand resting on the bed.
"Hmm..you love me, huh?" Alicia grinned, suddenly not so upset after falling in the biggest meet of her life. "Love me like what, Sam? Answer my question."
"Like....like a girlfriend." OK, what's with all the honesty, Samantha? I asked myself. All of a sudden, I wasn't so shy like I usually am. That's when I noticed the big smile on Alicia's face suddenly get bigger than it already was.
"OK, now it's your turn to answer a question." I began. "What's with the smile?"
Huge grin, those big brown eyes twinkling..bending her head slightly..pausing before answering my question. That's the image I think of when I think of this moment. And it's the most wonderful image in the world to me. Damn, that girl is sexy.
"Sam.." Alicia's face inched closer to mine, and she whispered, "I love you too."
Oh. My. God. She's kissing me!! Holy shit..ok, Sam..wake up, time to get ready to train...
But it wasn't a dream. It was real.
FINIS