Sage hummed lightly in response to her comment, then huffed at her later one, pouting slightly. "I do not," he complained. 'i never get any," he cried in a dramatic manner, flopping his arms around her. He was careful not to hurt her of course, but he did like messing around a bit....and they hadn't done that since she'd come back. It had all been serious. And before that...well, he'd thought they'd never be able to again. Which hadn't been the nicest thought. So, it was fun to mess around. He did settle down at her touch though, but was still having a playful tone about him.

The girl rolled her eyes playfully before shaking her head, "Sage, my darling, my love, all you get is cuddles and love," she chuckled softly to him before shaking her head, and kind of moving to curling in a little bit when she felt his arms around her. "Such a sook," she teased him softly, though it was amusement more than anything... and it was sweet. Plus, she did miss just being relaxed.... everything had gone so quickly these last few days, and it was all a bit chaotic, so it was nice to just relax a little while longer, she supposed.

He sort of just huffed out a breath at her comment, cuddling in as close as he could without hurting her. "No I don't," he playfully groaned. "I'm just so neglected," he said dramatically, chuckling lightly at her comment. "Yeah but I'm your sook," he chirped happily. "You looove me," he sang with a sort of giggle. He did enjoy playing around, though he was sure the fever didn't help him seem very... sane? Was that the right word? Whatever. He was well enough for now, he supposed.

The girl gave him a small smile after a moment or two. "You to too," she mused gently to him. It was sorta sweet the way he was cuddling up... especially while she knew he wasn't well. "Neglected my ass. You're probably the most loved person for miles," she chuckled, letting him curl in even more. "My sook," she replied to him gently and went to peck his temple happily, nodding in agreement at his comment... she did love him, for whatever reason, but she did, much more than she probably should... and she didn't see that as a bad thing, not at all. She just loved that she could love him the way she did and know she'd get that love back.

Sage sort of chuckled lightly in response to her comment, humming as if in doubt, but by now he was really just content to cuddle. "All thanks to you," he chirped lightly. "Though I daresay you're just as loved as I am," he mused happily. "Maybe even more," he added with a sort of hum after a moment, shifting slightly to flick his hair out of his face and then settling back down again with a happy huff of air. It was certainly nice to just lay in bed and cuddle, like they always used to. Especially while he didn't feel that good still.

Mari gently poked his side in a playful manner. "Everything is thanks to me," she teased him quietly before going to run her hand softly through his hair. "I don't think it's easy to be loved more than you," she told him with a small, tired smile across her face. Everything still ached, and her head hurt, but it wasn't that bad... it felt better when she was with him. Like he took everything off her shoulders as long as he was near her. "I don't think you even know what it's like to love anything as much as I love you," she teased with a bit of a chuckle.

Sage chuckled lightly in response to her comment, shrugging slightly. "I can't deny that," he mused lightly. Everything really was because of her....if he hadn't found her, he wasn't sure he'd ever have been anything more than a ghost in the doctor's office. if he'd even decided he wanted to stay alive. He hummed softly in response to her hand and then grinned over at her when she spoke up again. "I dunno," he mused. "I think I love you just as much as you love me," he chuckled lightly. He really did love her, more than anyone or anything. He loved the kids too, of course, but that was a bit different than the type of love he had for Mari, of course.

The girl gave him a happy little smile at his comment... it did make her feel good... obviously, not everything was down to her, but she'd helped. He'd helped her just as much, but it didn't stop the slight pride that ran through her. She gave a small smile at his happy little hum, only making her smile grow wider. "I don't think you know what you're saying," she mused softly. Her hand was still softly playing with his hair, soon enough though went to wrap her hands softly around his head and held him closer, giving him a little squeeze before relaxing again.

He hummed happily when her grin seemed to grow. Good, he liked it when he said something that made her happy. Or did something that resulted in the same thing. He felt his own grin widen when she squeezed his head into her chest, a slight giggle coming from his mouth, though it was a bit muffled by her pajama top. "I most certainly do," he mused lightly. He'd almost lost her....that had really only increased his knowledge of how much he loved her.

Mari smiled and gave a light chuckle to the boy after a moment, relaxing her hold before shaking her head and gently fiddling with his head. "Hmm... sure you do. You're meant to love me," she smiled happily to him. She didn't know the extent of what he felt, but she knew how far she'd go for him. She was just happy to finally be back next to him... to finally be safe and comfortable with him again.