Page 47 of Cam's Treasure

Decision made, I went on my knees and pulled Jodi close, wrapping my arms around her neck and giving her a tight hug. She licked the side of my head, making me chuckle, and I relaxed, assured that she wasn't scared of me.

Glancing around the otherwise empty house, I decided to grab a shower before doing anything else, if only so I could do something about the situation in my trousers. Cam and Micah's scents were still clogging my mind, and I wasn't going to be able to think clearly until I did something about it.

Twenty

Cam

As Micah had predicted on our way home, Gus showed up minutes after we'd arrived, but luckily, we'd had enough time to shower and change into fresh clothes.

I opened the door for Gus as Micah bustled about in the kitchen doing who knew what. It wasn't like we needed any more breakfast, and Gus didn't eat or drink anything we had in the house, so I had a feeling Micah was simply puttering around to avoid his dad.

"Hey, Cam. You look dashing this morning. Where's my son?"

Grinning, I gave him a short bow as I closed the door after him. "Thank you, kind sir. You look mighty fine as well."

As usual, Gus was dressed in a button-down and comfortable-looking dress pants. This shirt was covered in tiny elf hats, andI wondered if it was a gift from Noel, one of the two elves in our clan.

Gus's purple eyes sparkled as he shook his head at me, and I grinned, leading him into the kitchen.

"Hey, Papa." Micah greeted his dad with a smile, a wash towel in his hand that he seemed very determined to murder.

Walking behind the counter, I wrapped an arm around his waist, kissing the side of his head as he relaxed into me.

It's okay, I told him through the link, giving his waist a squeeze. I didn't know what was worrying him, but I wanted to comfort him. I hated seeing him sad or worried, which made me feel even more annoyed I hadn't noticed it before.

Stop beating yourself up over it.There was fondness in Micah's words as he glanced at me, his dark brown eyes urging me to lean forward and press my lips to his.

"So!" I jumped, having forgotten we weren't alone, and Micah smiled at me, looking much too smug about making me forget.

I lowered my hand and pinched his ass—and now it was his turn to jump—before turning smoothly to face Gus as Micah sputtered beside me.

"Yes?"

Rolling his eyes, Gus pushed his long, dark hair behind his ears as he sat on the barstool, elbows on the counter and chin propped on his fists as he watched us. "How was your date? Oh, and your dads are here too." His eyes slid to his phone, sitting beside his elbow with the screen lit up and a call in progress.

"Hey, boys," Cass greeted, and then my dads joined in as my eyes slid to Micah, my brows practically meeting my hairline.

"And don't think we didn't see you flying in this morning. Did you guys spend the night with him?" Dad asked, but before either of us could speak, Gus piped in.

"Not that there's anything wrong with it. Cassian and I have lived together since the day we met."

While our situations were wildly different, Gus clearly thought that didn't matter, so I refrained from pointing it out. Cass, unfortunately, did not do the same.

"Well, that was because you didn'thavea home, Tay."

Now it was Gus's brows that shot into his hairline, and his eyes flashed to the phone, narrowing slightly.

Uh-oh. Cassybear fucked up, I thought into the link, and Micah snorted. Gus was too focused on Cass to hear it, and we shared an amused look as Gus spoke in a level voice. "Are you saying you would've wanted me to leave if I did have one?"

You could hear an egg hatch in the silence that fell in the room, and then Cass cleared his throat.

"Of course not," he answered smoothly, though in my mind he was sweating bullets and weighing every word. "I always want you with me, Tay."

Gus hmphed, but his lips curved upward, telling me all was well. Then his eyes flicked to us, and he grinned.

"Go on, then. Tell us what happened."

Micah and I shared a look, and I smiled, turning to Gus as I started speaking. I told them about the paintball, and the restaurant that Ember owned, and then about Jodi, and how we'd stayed over because it was so late, emphasizing that we stayed in a separate room from Ember.

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