59| Conquering Fears

We both had put on our gear, making our way into the cool water. I had a momentary flashback to our first snorkel date together; not that it was an official date, but I definitely had feelings for him already. The memory made me smile.

"What are you smiling at?" He asked.

"Just thinking about how silly you look in your goggles," I teased.

"Yeah well, you've looked better yourself," He retorted, a smile tugging at his lips as we both waded into the water.

He reached out to hold my hand, tugging me along as we searched the sand for trash. Occasionally, he would dive down and pull something from the sand, but once the trash was secured in his bag, he would grab my hand again. I liked the feel of his hand in mine.

We weren't at a prime snorkel spot, so we didn't see as many fish as we had the first time, but after about 10 minutes, Alec tapped my shoulder, pointing at something in the distance.

For a second, my heart thudded against my chest and I squeezed hard to Alec's hand, paranoi