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“You— You— Look at you!” She dropped her coat and bag on the nearest chair and marched straight over, grabbing Sage’s face in both hands. “You dirty, glowing, thoroughly-ruined little,” she glanced at the children and whispered “s.l.u.t goddess!”
Oh God, she spelled it!
Sage was giggling into Cal softly as he pretended that his food was very, very interesting.
“Last night happened, didn’t it? It happened! It so fuc….fudging happened. I can see it. You’re practically levitating!”
Sage burst out laughing, cheeks burning. “Izzy— breakfast—”
“Nope. Absolutely not.” Isabelle cut her off, spinning toward Annie with the same energy. “You. Come. Now.”
Annie tried to look apologetic and motioned that it was Isabelle who was driving this, but Sage could see her eyes brighten as she stood clearly excited herself to learn details.
Sage protested weakly as she stood. “Wait sis, we need to—“
She hooked one arm through Sage’s and the other through Annie’s and started towing them both toward the library like a woman on a divine mission.
Cal was biting his lip and…
Are his shoulders shaking!?
“Are you laughing!? You are, aren't you! Cal Meridian I am so going to—“
Isabelle cut her off as she left the dining room.
“Yeah yeah you’re going to spank him later—“
Isabelle stopped abruptly as they entered the library. Annie and Sage almost stumbled into her.
She turned around, her eyes wide. “ Wait. Did he spank you? He did, didn't he…”
“Izzy I—“
Isabelle cut her off. “Dammit! I wanna be spanked! I wanna be royally… so hard… tied up…ughhh!”
And she was giggling uncontrollably now as she blushed, and Sage couldn’t help but start laughing.
“Spill. Everything. Right now. I want details. Positions. Sounds. How many times. How loud. Did he cry? Did you cry? I need the full uncut director’s commentary.”
Annie was laughing so hard now she could barely keep up. “Izzy, let the poor girl breathe—”
“Breathe?” Isabelle scoffed, dramatic as ever. “She just got pleasured all night by a giant mountain man who bench-presses pickup trucks. She can breathe later. Speak, Sage Thompson. Now!”
Sage smiled as she looked at Isabelle. Isabelle stopped for a moment as Sage stepped close and pulled her into a tight hug.
“I love you. So much. God, I’m gonna miss you!”
Isabelle wiped her tears as she tried to blubber through. “ That’s… not gonna work…” She sniffed. “ You better spill it…” Isabelle was practically hanging onto Sage now and sobbed, “Oh, Sis. I’m gonna miss you both so much!”
Sage and Annie held Isabelle, soothing her with words of comfort. Finally, they sat down on the couch and Annie gave Isabelle a handkerchief. Isabelle blew her nose and then after a moment of silence said, “But seriously…” She sniffed again and Sage leaned in close as she stroked Isabelle’s hair.
“You are gonna tell me right?”
They all laughed as Sage proceeded to give them the cliff note version, much to their amusement, happiness, and just a teeny bit of jealousy.
SAGE
Isabelle had been threatening to leave for an hour and hadn’t taken one step toward the door.
