Noble Hops by Layla Reyne

Author:Layla Reyne
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-11-29T17:06:11+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Cam ditched his coat and tie in his office, rolled up his shirtsleeves, and was leaning against the far corner of the room when Nic returned from seeing Garrett out. Cam had a million questions, all battling to get out, but seeing his normally stoic, perfectly put-together boyfriend shut the door and fall back against it, like it’d been the longest day of his life and it was only noon, the third such day in a row, Cam bit his tongue. He crossed the room and took Nic in his arms. Just as Nic grounded him, Cam wanted to do the same for him, which he did, judging by the way Nic’s body sagged against his, arms tightening around him, like Cam was the only thing holding him up.

“I’ve got you,” Cam murmured, and dropped a kiss on his temple.

“Just when I thought things were turning our way...”

Nic dropped his head on Cam’s shoulder, and Cam was sure Nic could feel his heart about to beat out of his chest, equal parts worry at the dejection in Nic’s voice, so foreign for him, and adoration, because he let Cam see that, not hiding anything from him, for better or worse.

“One setback.” Cam carded his fingers through Nic’s hair, more of the sexy gray showing every day.

“Three, if we’re counting.”

“Stop counting,” he playfully chided with a swat to Nic’s ass. “Unless it’s your breaths, in which case, take a few extra to settle.”

Nic took the recommended inhales, plus a few more, then rested their foreheads together. “Thank you.”

Cam waited for his eyes to open. “I love you.”

“I love you too.” Finally, a smile, if an exhausted one, right before Nic brushed his lips over Cam’s. It was a slow, gentle kiss, probably the only thing that would be in this already rough-and-tumble day, and Cam let Nic take all that he needed. Cam needed it too—this reminder of their connection, the threads of the rope being reinforced. Cam would hold Nic to his word. Nic hadn’t let the rope go for him when Cam had needed him to hold tight, and Cam wouldn’t let go now either, nor would he let Nic, or anyone else for that matter, cut through it with a Ka-Bar.

Giving him a quick peck, Cam stepped back and nudged Nic toward the table. “Sit, and catch me the rest of the way up.” Nic grabbed a chair and Cam claimed the adjacent one Nic pushed out for him. “He’s Garrett Scott, yes? The GS on your back. Your almost stepmom’s son?”

Nic’s eyes narrowed. “You looked into it?”

Cam jutted a thumb at himself. “Professional investigator.”

“Nosy, more like it.”

“About you, yes.” He took Nic’s blush as a good sign. “I admit I’ve been looking for GS since April.” Nic’s brows snapped together, and Cam waved him quiet before he could object. “You can be mad at me about that later, but I didn’t get anywhere. Until the pictures of Victoria. Once I had a name, Victoria Scott, I figured GS had to be connected.

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