Sea of Love (Love in Bloom: The Bradens, Book 4) Contemporary Romance by Melissa Foster Page A
Authors: Melissa Foster
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their incredible night together and how they’d made love into the wee hours of the morning. His every touch had been filled with a heated combination of tenderness and sheer, masculine sexuality. She felt a flush warm her cheeks and tucked the memory away.
“The real question is, what do you want from this? Women always let the guys decide, and really, it’s just as much up to us.” Danica nodded toward the beach across the street. “Weren’t you worried about being seen?” Her dark curls were secured with an elastic band at the base of her neck, and as she turned toward Lacy, a few sprang free just behind her ear.
“We were up on the dunes. I worried, but only for a second.” Lacy thought about how quickly she’d fallen into Dane’s arms and how badly she’d wanted him. She had to tamp down her desire if she was ever going to be able to evaluate what their relationship was—or could be. She was used to sizing up clients, figuring out what they wanted, where they needed to be, and then getting them there. Relationships weren’t that different from clients. The problem was, with clients she had a data sheet, a starting place. She knew their goals before they’d even met. With Dane, the data sheet was only partially complete and the goals were muddled with desire.
“He’s so nice, and a gentleman, and great at…you know…but what can really come of us when he travels all the time?” Lacy had been thinking about Dane all night. He hadn’t promised her the world or even hinted at anything more than what she knew they were—two people who were attracted to each other—but who knew where that might go. “He touched my scar,” Lacy said quietly.
“Oh, gosh. I totally forgot about that.” Danica leaned across the table and touched Lacy’s hand. “I never put two and two together on that front.”
“Wait. You went snorkeling in Nassau, so how afraid of sharks can you really be, and why should your scar matter?” Kaylie finished her coffee and sat back in her chair.
“But snorkeling was in shallow water, and you guys were all around me. To be honest, I’ve thought about it all night, and I realized that I’ve pretty much kept things within my comfort zone when it comes to open water.” Lacy touched her thigh. “I think I realize why my mom used to keep me so busy with day trips during the summers. We were always running to museums and going to the pool. We lived two hours from here. You’d think we’d have come to the beach at some point, but we never did. Even when she brought me here for an occasional weekend, we never went to the ocean.”
Danica squeezed her hand. “Lacy, whatever your mom did, she did because she loves you, and if she felt you needed to be away from the ocean, then maybe you really were afraid of sharks after the incident. It makes sense, but you’ve never tested it as an adult. Maybe you’re not really afraid of them, but you’ve been taught to think you are.”
Lacy squinted in the direction of the beach. Am I afraid of sharks? “I have these memories of being petrified after the incident, but I can’t remember even thinking about it much in the years since. It was so long ago.”
Danica looked at Kaylie. Kaylie slipped off her sunglasses and said softly, “Lacy, if there’s one thing I learned from Danica, it’s that sometimes we hide our fears even from ourselves.”
“I don’t even know what that means.” Lacy rubbed her temples. “Really, this is all kind of silly. We’re seeing each other today, but he hasn’t even said anything about after that.” And I can’t stop thinking about it .
“So…what? Then you go back to texting and an occasional video sex call?” Kaylie ran her hand through her hair and shook her head. “I don’t know how you put up with that stuff. I’d figure out what you want this weekend, and if it’s Dane, then let him know in no uncertain terms.”
“Kay, give her a break. She’s just seen him for the first time
“The real question is, what do you want from this? Women always let the guys decide, and really, it’s just as much up to us.” Danica nodded toward the beach across the street. “Weren’t you worried about being seen?” Her dark curls were secured with an elastic band at the base of her neck, and as she turned toward Lacy, a few sprang free just behind her ear.
“We were up on the dunes. I worried, but only for a second.” Lacy thought about how quickly she’d fallen into Dane’s arms and how badly she’d wanted him. She had to tamp down her desire if she was ever going to be able to evaluate what their relationship was—or could be. She was used to sizing up clients, figuring out what they wanted, where they needed to be, and then getting them there. Relationships weren’t that different from clients. The problem was, with clients she had a data sheet, a starting place. She knew their goals before they’d even met. With Dane, the data sheet was only partially complete and the goals were muddled with desire.
“He’s so nice, and a gentleman, and great at…you know…but what can really come of us when he travels all the time?” Lacy had been thinking about Dane all night. He hadn’t promised her the world or even hinted at anything more than what she knew they were—two people who were attracted to each other—but who knew where that might go. “He touched my scar,” Lacy said quietly.
“Oh, gosh. I totally forgot about that.” Danica leaned across the table and touched Lacy’s hand. “I never put two and two together on that front.”
“Wait. You went snorkeling in Nassau, so how afraid of sharks can you really be, and why should your scar matter?” Kaylie finished her coffee and sat back in her chair.
“But snorkeling was in shallow water, and you guys were all around me. To be honest, I’ve thought about it all night, and I realized that I’ve pretty much kept things within my comfort zone when it comes to open water.” Lacy touched her thigh. “I think I realize why my mom used to keep me so busy with day trips during the summers. We were always running to museums and going to the pool. We lived two hours from here. You’d think we’d have come to the beach at some point, but we never did. Even when she brought me here for an occasional weekend, we never went to the ocean.”
Danica squeezed her hand. “Lacy, whatever your mom did, she did because she loves you, and if she felt you needed to be away from the ocean, then maybe you really were afraid of sharks after the incident. It makes sense, but you’ve never tested it as an adult. Maybe you’re not really afraid of them, but you’ve been taught to think you are.”
Lacy squinted in the direction of the beach. Am I afraid of sharks? “I have these memories of being petrified after the incident, but I can’t remember even thinking about it much in the years since. It was so long ago.”
Danica looked at Kaylie. Kaylie slipped off her sunglasses and said softly, “Lacy, if there’s one thing I learned from Danica, it’s that sometimes we hide our fears even from ourselves.”
“I don’t even know what that means.” Lacy rubbed her temples. “Really, this is all kind of silly. We’re seeing each other today, but he hasn’t even said anything about after that.” And I can’t stop thinking about it .
“So…what? Then you go back to texting and an occasional video sex call?” Kaylie ran her hand through her hair and shook her head. “I don’t know how you put up with that stuff. I’d figure out what you want this weekend, and if it’s Dane, then let him know in no uncertain terms.”
“Kay, give her a break. She’s just seen him for the first time
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