Return to Love
Feeding time—Gracie Broussard's favorite part of the day at the Aquarium of the Americas. It was worth the chaos, watching a dozen or more awe-stricken young faces press against the display glass in glee. Sometimes she didn't know who bounced the most—the excited children, or the penguins.
She stroked the top of Ernie's slick head, then leaned over to check the thermometer in the pond. Still sixty degrees. She wiped her wet fingers on her khakis. Ernie let out a high-pitched squawk.
"I know, little man. I feel the same." She grinned and adjusted the microphone clipped to the collar of her tan polo. Time to perform. Several families were already gathered in the dim walkway. One child mashed his lips against the glass and made a fish face.
Gracie smiled. She used to be nervous speaking in front of the visitors each day, but the more she did it, the more she realized the facts and statistics she rattled off during the short presentation were all but ignored in light of the spunky black-and-white birds at her feet.
"Hello, there, and welcome to Aquarium of the Americas. I'm Gracie, and these are my favorite guys in the world." She gestured to the penguin ... read full excerpt from: Return to Love ebook
