*Seth*
Dad goes inside, but not before smiling down at Sage standing on top of my chest. She hops off me, walks back to the side of the house, and shifts back.
“What brought that on?” I ask as I approach her.
She bends down and puts her clothes back on. “A talk with your mom.”
“I didn’t even see you coming,” I tell her, shaking my head.
She smiles at me, a genuine smile and she’s so damn proud of herself. “Good. Maybe Sage is so small so she can sneak up in a fight.”
“Perhaps she is,” I say, thinking about it. It would make sense, but I don’t want her sneaking and attacking. I just want her to stay inside, safe with our kids. “So Mom told you to take me out?”
“No,” she says, smiling as she wraps her arms around me. “She told me it’s alright to be scared. Everyone keeps te
