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CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
"Who used my razor?" Bryon yelled from the upstairs bathroom.
"Sorry." Becca blushed as she curled up beside Beau on the couch, trying not to look guilty.
"Damn it, Becca, that was a new blade," Bryon grumbled.
Kasey laughed as he sat back and listened to everything going on around him. It was one of their weekly team meetings and they were waiting on Xander and Matt to bring dinner. It was the usual joking around, but Kasey was restless. He wanted to get home to Noam.
He thought back over the last few weeks since he'd gotten back together with Noam, and slowly, they were adapting to life together. They were practically living together, mostly staying at Noam's, but from time to time, they'd packed Casper up and headed to his house. In time, he wanted to ask Noam to move in, but it was too soon. As good as things were going he didn't want to mess it up.
"So, what's new with you, Kase?" Carter sat down in the chair beside him.
"Not much at all." Which was pretty much true. He hadn't done much more than hang with Noam and go on the occasional run. They hit the gun range a few times a week, but while Noam was looking for a job, they were taking advantage of the time they had together. "Been thinking about taking a short trip with Noam, but not sure where."
Trenton glanced over. "Wait until winter, then get one of those secluded cabins up by Tahoe and spend a week. Get snowed in."
"That's not a bad idea." Kasey would have to talk to Noam about it.
"Who's hungry?" Faith called as she carried several bags into the living room. "It's Italian since I wanted spaghetti." She sat down at the foot of Kasey's chair and started to set containers on the coffee table.
"Smells delicious, Stripes. Did you get my favorite?" Kasey asked Faith.
"Of course." She handed him a foam container. "Grilled Chicken Parmigiana."
"You're the best." He leaned down and kissed the top of her head.
"Thank Xander. I couldn't remember what it was called." She grinned at him as she passed Becca a container.
Once everyone was sitting down to eat, Bryon cleared his throat to get everyone's attention. "So, a few simple things first, happy birthday to Becca. She's twenty-eight today."
"You didn't have to give my age." She tossed a breadstick at him.
Bryon caught it and tore a bite off it with a caveman style grunt. "You and Faith have youth on your side. Don't complain."
"Anyway, she'll be accepting birthday spankings after we eat." Bryon grinned.
"Jerk." Becca laughed.
"Happy birthday, Becca." Faith handed her another container.
"Thanks." Becca leaned over and took the box, opening it and smiling. "Tiramisu. You guys are the best."
"Hey, did we get dessert too?" Dyson pouted.
"It's not your birthday." Becca stuck her tongue out at them.
"You'll share with me, right?" Beau winked at Becca.
"Dream on. This is all for me." She hugged the box to her chest.
"Anyway, I also want to talk about adding a new member to the team," Bryon interrupted the playful fun.
"What?" Dyson's head snapped up as the room fell silent.
Kasey slowly chewed the bite of food he'd just put in his mouth, not sure why they needed another member. Matt had been the last team member they added, and that had only been because of his amazing hacking skills and the fact that he'd managed to already become a trusted member of some of the dark web groups. Adding someone new was a huge risk and wasn't something they took lightly.
"You all are aware we've been trying out a new idea, working social media and targeting the men grooming young children and trying to get them to meet." Bryon looked around at the group. "Well, we've been stunned at the number of men and women seeking to meet children under the age of twelve. We've limited it to twelve and under, because, honestly, it would be too large of a project if we include older children. We figure the men we're looking for as far as our team goes will be the ones looking to meet the younger children."
