A few hours after they were overtaken by deep and satiated exhaustion, Kade was instantly woken up when he felt the man he was spooning move. Palmer had removed Kade’s heavy arm from around him before sitting up on the edge of the bed. With a sleepy smile on his face, Kade joked in a scratchy voice, “I’m surprised you can still move… Aren’t you feeling sore at all? Your lower half, I mean…” Palmer answered shortly, “I am.” He then continued in his thoughts, ‘But compared to what I have to endure after my usual encounters, this is nothing.’ Kade lazily scooted closer to where Palmer sat and wrapped both arms around his waist. While rubbing his face against the other man’s clothed back, he coaxed, “Then you don’t have to get up. I’ll bring you whatever you need. After that, you can slee

