Sage rolled his eyes at the girls tease and chuckled. "I'm going to refrain from making a crude joke in response to that comment," he hummed lightly. Though, the thought of the kiss made that feeling grow in his chest again, and his lips tingled too. He did wonder if she'd liked it, or wanted to kiss him. They'd kissed twice, now, technically....and neither of them had been a real kiss. Which was a bit sad, really, He tried not to think about it.

Quinn laughed. "Hey.. I think I may be doing something to your brain. You're getting smarter!" She teased, sitting back against the stump and laughing. "What a surprise." She joked, looking up at the sky. -we are married... good night, why does my brain always have to stray to that? Setting default to horses...- Quinn thought, wrinkling her nose slightly. She half resented the fluttery feeling in her stomach... and half welcomed it. It was hard to do those two at the same time.

Sage rolled his eyes at the girl's tease. "Maybe I stole your brain cells, then," he chirped, really just teasing the girl a bit. He crawled over to the girl after a moment, flopping down next to her with a huff. He did like the girl...and he hoped she could grow to maybe love him. It seemed like a dream, one that would never come true, but even so, he wished he would trust himself enough to hope for love at some point.

(Ha, the last two posts: Sage rolled his eyes at the girls tease. We both need to find more expressions XD)

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"No. Way." Quinn rolled her eyes. She glanced at Sage, a snort escaping. "You are like a giant puppy." She joked, stretching her arms above her head. Her brain wandered off to thinking about horses... but immediately switched over to Sage again. -Why... maybe Sage was right. He is stealing my brain cells. I can't even decide what I think about anymore!- Quinn thought, her eyebrows creasing slightly. This was a worrisome, appalling thought.

(Lolll, that is super funny)

Sage chuckled lightly and then shrugged. "I kind of am a giant puppy," he mused. "Wolves don't mature at 17 in their age span either," he pointed out. Then he cocked his head slightly at the girl's expression...she looked concerned to say the least. "What's wrong? You look worried," he asked her.

Quinn looked at him. "I can tell" she said wryly, then turned and looked at the fire. "Oh.. nothing." She said. "Nothing you need to worry about, anyway." She smiled, purposefully staying a little ways away so he couldn't accidentally read her strongest emotions... stupid mind reading... -Quinn... you and him are married. He is a good guy. You either like him or you don't... and I think you know which- Quinn thought, zoning out again

Sage hummed doubtfully but let the issue go. If she needed someone to talk to, he'd be there...but maybe it wasn't something she needed help with. That was fine...but he wanted to help her if she needed help. That was his job, and so far, he'd sucked at it all.

Quinn was battling with her own mind... but she decided she needed to get this over with... and see how he'd react. She took a deep breath and looked at the ground. "...Sage..? I've been meaning to say this.. and I know it sounds weird... and I've definitely lost some brain cells..... but I love you. You are kind and compassionate, and you care about me and make me laugh..." Quinn trailed off. A hot blush crept up her neck... and Sahara looked over but didn't whinny... or nicker ... or snort. If anything she looked proud (the horse)

Sage felt his ears prick up and he stared over at the girl in surprise for a moment with a slightly cocked head before blinking and chuckling. "I thought you'd never say that," he murmured. "Because I think I've loved you for a while," he admitted sheepishly. Chaos snorted, then quieted when Sahara gave him a look. But sage was just glad she'd said that...and it would help their relationship, he thought.

Quinn felt many emotions flooding in. Surprise... happiness... yeah not that many. She looked at him, her face mostly showing the surprise. "You thought I'd NEVER say that?" Quinn asked, then realized something. How was THAT the sentence she got stuck on. Most girls would be like ... wow he said he loved me ... but she was wondering why he thought she'd never say that. Her brain was like thirteen train tracks with fourteen trains, all running at top speed with conductors screaming. It was confusing... she glanced sideways at Chaos's snort, and was grateful for Sahara.. at that moment.