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As Kasey gently led Faith through the doorway and into the house, Casper came bounding from out back, excited when she saw them walking in. She danced circles around their feet, her tail wagging as she looked up, her eyes almost pleading for attention.
Faith dropped to her knees, giving Casper all the attention she could want.
Kasey grinned. "I knew they'd be good friends."
Noam smiled, but he was still staring at Faith, his eyes narrowing as he glanced back up at Kasey.
He should have known there was a chance Noam would recognize her from when she'd been kidnapped. He hadn't even thought about it being a possibility. He gripped Noam's shoulder while Faith was distracted by the dog and mouthed, "later."
Noam nodded, but still stared at Faith as if he was surprised to see her. He shook his head a minute later. "Do you want to give her a treat before we go?" Noam walked toward the kitchen and came back with a small dog biscuit. "Here, give her this." Noam offered it to Faith.
She glanced up at Kasey, and when he nodded, she carefully took the treat from Noam's hand and gave it to Casper.
Casper ran across the room to lay beside the couch to eat it.
Faith stood, moving beside Kasey again. "She's pretty."
"She's a good girl. Keeps me company, and for the most part, she stays out of trouble." Noam grinned. "So where are we headed tonight?"
"He won't tell me." Faith frowned at Kasey.
"Because it's a surprise." Kasey laughed.
"All I know is he said to wear sweatpants and tennis shoes." Noam shrugged.
"Me too." She sighed.
"Well, the sooner we go, the sooner you will both know where." Kasey turned toward the door. "You ready?" He glanced over at Noam.
"Yep, let me turn on a lamp in case it's dark when we get home." He clicked on a lamp beside the couch before meeting them on the front porch.
Faith hurried to the car and climbed into the backseat as Kasey waited for Noam. "Thanks for coming along with us. I'm way out of my comfort zone."
"Ah, it looks like she trusts you. And that's saying a lot if she's who I think she is." Noam narrowed his eyes.
"She probably is," Kasey admitted. "I'll explain all that when she's not around. It's not something she likes others knowing."
"I don't blame her, but I admit, seeing her was a shock." Noam shut and locked the front door, shoving his keys into his t-shirt pocket.
"I didn't even think that you might have dealt with her back then." Kasey slowly walked to the car.
"I didn't, but we all knew about her, followed the case." Noam looked at Kasey over the top of the car before he got in. "It's good to see her doing so well."
Kasey smiled and nodded before he opened his own door and got in. "So, I know dinner will be late tonight, but I have something I want to do before we eat because it won't be as fun if we have full stomachs."
"Just tell us." Faith groaned from the backseat.
Noam laughed. "Sweatpants and tennis shoes, I hope he's not expecting us to run a marathon."
"Nope, I don't run." Faith folded her arms over her chest.
"It's not running. It's physical, but it's fun. We'll be there in five minutes. You both can wait." Kasey grinned as he pulled out on the road.
Noam glanced back at Faith. "He's enjoying this a bit too much if you ask me."
"He likes to tease. All of them do," Faith told him.
"All of who?" Noam asked.
