Mari sighed to him after a moment or two, giving a bit of a groan of agreement. She'd take any little thing she'd get from him. Any little touch or sound or scent... any sense or warmth and comfort he provided, she'd take it. She always would, no matter the station. "Alright," she told him with a small smile before wrapping back around him happily. She'd certainly like a shoulder rub... she'd never actually had one, she didn't think. It would be a nice gesture, anyway. As he wrapped his hand from her hair and onto her neck, a soft sigh escaped her... a more than happy one at that. The small movement was wonderful, it really was. A gentle groan escaped her as she relaxed into him a little bit more.

Sage hummed lightly when she agreed, though he wasn't exactly asking her. It was an amusing thought, he supposed. He chuckled lightly her tiny groan and movement to curl up and into him again. "I know, right," he giggled lightly. She'd given him a few shoulder rubs, and they were definitely very nice, especially when you were tired...which Mari obviously was at this point in time. She'd only done it when he was sore or too tense, but he would assume it was nice just anytime, just because. And his guess seemed to be true, since Mari was obviously enjoying it.

Mari just nodded to him, not sure what else to say. It felt amazing. She had only really just gotten comfortable with the whole being pampered thing... the cuddles, the hand sun her hair and trailing along her back kind of things. All the small stuff. The only people she'd been with only ever wanted a peck on the cheek and a wave off to work, so the fact she'd be able to get that back with Sage was amazing... strange, but amazing. And she'd get used to it all soon enough, she was sure of it. Especially with how often Sage did this sort of thing. And she'd give it all back to him, too... any way she could make him feel loved, she'd do it. That was all she wanted for him. To feel so completely and utterly loved by her. She leaned into him a bit more, her muscles on her back loosening as he ran his fingers over them, a groan of relief escaping her once he'd started to work a knot in her shoulders out.

Sage felt a soft smile drift onto his face when the girl curled in tighter. He was really quite glad that it obviously felt so nice to her, and quite proud of himself for thinking of that one. He was still a bit shy to ask for one, especially if it was for no reason, but they were quite nice. He continued that way for a while, until he'd gotten every small knot out of her muscles and everything was relaxed. He continued after that as long as he could, until his hand started to hurt. Then he just patted her gently to say that was all he could do and wrapped the arm back around her happily.

Mari let the boy work her shoulders for a little while before he told her she couldn't do any more. That was fine... she was to relaxed to whine and beg for more anyway. She wasn't genuinely a needy person... but she did enjoy having his attention for a little while. It would be difficult not to admit that to him. She slipped her hands under his shirt, gently trailing them around comfortingly before smiling softly ti him. She gave a soft babble of a thanks to him before going to rest her head back on the pillow so that she could look at him... she was so, so luckly ti have him here, she really was.

Sage hummed lightly in response to her happy babble, a soft sigh escaping him when he felt her hands slip under his shirt and move about for a bit...it was odd how such a small thing could mean so much to him. It seemed so crazy that if she didn't slip her hands under his shirt he'd miss the touch. He still had a soft smile on his face when Mari rested her head back down in the pillow, and when he looked back at her, it was really quite obvious he completely adored the girl.

Mari closed her eyes for a moment for two before looking over at the clock... it had to be about nine o'clock in the evening now. They'd been asleep a long while... she supposed they'd be missing out on dinner this time. That was fine. She didn't mind that at all. She just wanted him to be comfortable, though. When she looked back at him, to see his soft smile, she felt her heart warm and thump heavily in her chest for a moment or three. "What?" She asked quietly, still filled with tiredness but more awake than she'd been previously.

Sage shook his head slightly and chuckled lightly in response to the girls question. "I just love you," he hummed. Well, he sort of half sang it, and buried himself into her happily. "And your pretty," he added with a light giggle. Maybe he was being a bit cheesy, but it was true, and she had asked so....he was going to let her know. He pressed a quick kiss to her lips, more than happy to just have a cuddle night of sorts....it was nice to just relax with the girl. They wouldn't get a day like that back at home, bit with Silas and possibly another child on the way.

A grin spread across Maris face as he cuddled in, and she had to pull the blankets up to keep warm as she sun slowly had to sink away again. "You love me?" It did kind of sound like a question... she wasn't sure why, though. She was still just sleepy, the sun had clearly worn her out. But she did know he loved her, so she didn't know why she had to ask. It was kind of stupid. She smiled happily to him after a moment or two. "It's rude to stare, though," she complained before shuffling in to rest her forehead against his.

Sage simply hummed in response to the girl question....she knew he loved her, more than anything or anyone. Well, he loved Silas too, but that was a different sort of love, he supposed. He loved the boy just as much as Mari, but it was a tad different. He chuckled lightly at her other comment, wrapping his arms around her happily and humming happily. "not if it's you I'm staring at," he giggled lightly. "I'm your husband I get to look at you and think about how wonderful you are," he hummed sleepily.