Page 81 of Secret
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
Noam rolled over, pressing his body closer to Kasey's, letting his warmth surround him. "Morning." He kissed Kasey's shoulder as he settled his head against his chest.
"Mmm, morning. Sleep well?" Kasey wrapped one arm around Noam.
"I must have. I didn't even hear you get home." He almost never went to sleep until he was sure that Kasey was home safe from a sting. "You must have been quiet."
"Actually, Casper barked at me when I came in. I thought for sure you'd hear her." Kasey trailed his fingers down Noam's arm.
"It went well?" Noam was slowly accepting what Kasey did. He still struggled with the danger it put Kasey in, but he couldn't ask him to quit, not when he saw how much of a difference the team made.
"In and out without any problems." Kasey smiled.
"You know, it's kind of nice to think that several months ago I would have spent my night investigating the mess you made, but now, I'm here at home holding you in my arms instead."
"I agree. I used to hate knowing you were headed to a scene I just left. This is much better." Kasey kissed the top of Noam's head. "But, we need to be to my house in an hour, so you can meet Bryon."
"Don't your friends know not to schedule things in the morning?" Noam groaned.
"Not Bryon. He's been an early bird from the day I met him. Hated it. I don't know how he does it. He's always up until we report in from a sting, then monitors police reports for the next hour or two to make sure we're clear, but still gets up early every day. Might have to do with the fact his girlfriend has to go to work early."
"Hmm, remind me to make sure I find an evening job. I like our mornings together." Noam lazily ran his tongue over Kasey's nipple.
"That feels good." Kasey moaned, his head arching back, eyes closing.
Noam smiled. "I'd keep doing it all day, but we have to get up and get ready to go."
"Fuck, I swear tomorrow we are staying in bed all day."
"Promise?" Noam loved that Kasey still made him feel sexy even though they didn't have sex. The gentle touches, kisses, and caressing did more for him than sex probably would anyway. It gave them time together to talk, laugh, and just be close without the frantic need and desire to have sex getting in the way.
"You keep doing that and I'll promise you just about anything." Kasey ran his fingers through Noam's hair. "I really don't want to get up."
"I know, but we need to go. I'm looking forward to meeting Bryon. Other than that brief encounter with Faith's dad, I haven't met any of them yet."
"You'll meet the others soon. Faith has a competition coming up and she's invited all of us. I'm just waiting to find out when."
Noam sat up. "Matt didn't kill you for getting her hooked on jumping?"
Kasey laughed as he rolled to his side before sitting up and swinging his legs over the bed. "No, but he still glares at me every time it's mentioned."
"I'd watch your back for a while." Noam stood, groaning as he stretched. "We should have just stayed at your place. We'd have had five more minutes in bed."
"Next time we'll do that, or I'll just have him come here."
Noam loved that Kasey was finally willing to introduce him to his friends. He'd wanted to meet Bryon since finding out that he'd been such a big part of Kasey's past. Anyone who would take someone in the way Bryon had Kasey meant he was probably a pretty great guy.
Casper circled his feet as he pulled on his sweats. "Good morning." He bent and pet her. "How come you weren't in bed this morning?"
She jumped back up on the bed and curled against his pillows.
"Sure, you go back to bed while Kasey and I have to motivate." He rolled his eyes.
"Come on, Grumpy, I'll get us coffee. You want to shower before we go?" Kasey headed out of the room.
"No, I showered last night. I'm good unless you're taking me somewhere fancy."
"My house isn't fancy enough for you?" Kasey cast him a playful pout.
