Sea of Love (Love in Bloom: The Bradens, Book 4) Contemporary Romance by Foster Melissa

Author:Foster, Melissa [Foster, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: World Literary Press
Published: 2013-12-04T00:00:00+00:00

THE LOBBY OF the new aquarium included several life-sized models of different species of sharks. Perfect. Dane didn’t intend to push Lacy past her limits, but Danica had told him that immersing her in as many shark-related activities as possible while watching her for signs of distress would help her overcome her fears. He knew several of the research staff, as they’d moved from other research facilities to open the new site, and he’d made arrangements for a private tour of the research area for Lacy. As much as Dane hated the idea of sharks being taken from their natural habitat, today he was thankful for the convenience.

“Lacy, we haven’t spoken about what happened on the boat very much, and I’d like to understand what you’re feeling,” Dane said.

Lacy crossed her arms. “It’s so embarrassing.”

“Babe, everyone has fears. There’s nothing to be embarrassed about.”

She looked at him through her long lashes and said, “You don’t seem to.”

“Oh, yeah I do,” Dane said with a laugh. Like my fear of losing you. “I never made it to see you. That was fear driven, even if I don’t really understand it. It couldn’t be driven by anything else. And every time I dive into the ocean with a great white shark, there’s a type of fear that settles in. It’s not all-encompassing, but it’s there in the back of my mind.”

“You were afraid to see me?” Lacy asked.

“I sort of explained that to you already. I was afraid of what I was feeling, and I didn’t want to face you knowing the kind of guy I had been and knowing the type of man you deserved. But we’re not falling in love, remember? So let’s not go down that road. I want to know about you, Lace, not rehash who I am. I want to know what you’re feeling…” About me. “About the panic attack you had.”

“The more I read about sharks, the more calm I felt, but I have no idea if that was just the fact freak in me taking over or if it was something more,” she said.

“But how do you feel, Lace? When you think of a shark, what do you feel?” Danica had told him to be hypervigilant about understanding where Lacy’s emotions were during the desensitization process, and she’d been sure to throw a sisterly warning or two in for him as well. She’d said that with some patients who have hidden from their fears—or repressed them—for long periods of time, the actual fear might return fast and furious, but it can also fade quickly as the person comes to grasp the realization of how unfounded their fears are. Dane wasn’t so sure it would be that easy.

“I guess I don’t feel much. But that’s probably going to be different if I go out on a boat and actually see a shark in the water. Danica says she thinks the panic attack might have been from more than just the shark, that I was probably anxious about seeing you after building up all those expectations.

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