DENNY'S POV:
Ricky and I sat on the beach waiting for Brax and Casey as they had their morning surf, a warm, wide smile appearing on my face as I watched him jog up the beach towards me, his toned and tanned torso on display, the water dripping from his body...
"Earth to Denny…" he chuckled
"Sorry" I replied, snapping out of my trance
"Were you having a nice little daydream there?" he questioned
"Actually I was" I informed him as he dried himself off with the towel I threw to him
"What was it about?" he inquired, raising an eyebrow at me
"Nothing really" I replied, glancing at Brax and Ricky
Smirking, he sat down next to me and whispered into my ear… "Maybe we should get you into the water to cool off if you're that hot and bothered?"
"No chance" I informed him, smiling at him warmly
"What are you guys doing?" Brax questioned
"We're gonna stay here for a bit" Casey informed him
"We'll see you later then" Brax replied as he helped Ricky to her feet, the both of them making their way up the beach
"Why are we staying here?" I asked as I turned back to Casey
"Because, no matter what you say, we're going in the water" he informed me
"No we're not, no way!" I proclaimed
"Oh come on" he chuckled "let's get you cooled off, shall we?"
"Casey, no!" I squealed as he threw me over his shoulder and made his way down to the water
CASEY'S POV:
I laughed as I dropped Denny into the water head first, smiling at her warmly as she appeared from the surface, pushing her hair from her face…
"You're going to pay for that, Braxton" she informed me
"How do you intend on doing that then?" I questioned
Wrapping her arms around my neck, she pushed her body against mine, pushing both of us down to the water…
"Well played, well played" I replied as I shook my hair, smirking as the water hit her
Making her way back up to the sand, I watched as she quickly removed her now sodden wet t-shirt and shorts and made her way back into the water…
"Who's getting hot under the collar now?" she asked, snapping me from my trance
Pulling her into me, I kissed her passionately… "I've just realised, I haven't thanked you for your present yet"
"Keep doing more of that" she replied "and we can call it even"
Smiling warmly at her, I captured her lips in mine again…
DENNY'S POV:
Casey and I made our way up the beach a little while later, me wrapped in his towel as he carried my clothes and his surfboard back to the house…
"Did you two have fun?" Ricky asked as she made her way out of hers and Brax's bedroom
"Yeah we did" Casey replied
"Good" she stated, smiling at us both warmly "now I'm off to help Brax set up at the restaurant. Don't be late, okay?"
"Are you sure you should be pushing yourself?" Casey questioned, raising an eyebrow at her
"Do you really think Brax is letting me push myself?" she inquired
"No, I guess not" he chuckled "and yes, we'll be there on time, I promise"
"Good" she replied "see you both later"
"Is there something you're not telling me?" I asked as Ricky walked out of the door
"Ricky and Brax are pregnant" he informed me "but they're not at the 3-month stage yet so they're keeping it quiet. Promise me you won't say anything?"
"Promise" I assured him "so you're going to be Uncle Casey, are you?"
"I guess so" he replied, smiling at me warmly
Reciprocating his warm smile, I kissed him softly… "I'm off for a shower"
"I called shotgun!" he proclaimed
"Too late" I informed him as I hurried through to the bathroom, him hurrying after me
So Casey's having a great birthday so far, do you think anything could ruin it? I can think of something that might…