Sage set his bag down and flopped onto the couch, picking up the remote with a sigh. He flicked through movies, absentmindedly running his fingers through her hair when she lay down in his lap as he searched through the movie options.

Amira sighed, running her pinger along his leg and back again. She kissed his leg, closing her eyes. She knew he wouldn't cause her harm, and that he would protect her with his life. She loved him, and trusted him. She yawned and fell asleep. She woke up an hour later, still in his lap.

Sage glanced down at her when she kissed his leg, smiling softly. He enjoyed her company ...and he trusted her. It was nice to be with her. He relaxed, admittedly only lasting through maybe half the movie before falling asleep himself.

Amira walked sleeply to her room, flopping onto the bed. She grabbed a blanket and resumed sleeping for another hour. She woke up to the sound of the door being unlocked. "Shit." She said, jumping off the bed.

Sage had barely noticed her get up, though when she came flying back down he did notice that, and peeked over at her. "What," he sort of asked, then noticed the door, eyeing it warily. "Any idea who that is or do I need to knock someone out," he asked quietly.

"Honestly, it's probably my brother." She said, scared not for her, but for Sage. She bolted downstairs anfter telling Sage to stay, "Hey, Luke! I thought you were at work?" She said, her voice almost giving her away.

"I'm gonna go put some sweats on." She said, walking up the stairs. "Sage, you need to leave." She said, shoving his backpack at him. "I'll sneak over to your place when he's asleep."

Sage raised an eyebrow when she pretty much freaked out, chuckling slightly but obeying. "Your brothers really that bad," he asked, more amused than anything.

"He might kill you." She said, half joking, half serious. She kissed him quickly, "Love you, i'll see you tonight. Text me when your okay with me coming over. The earliest would probably be 10pm." She kept shoving him playfully.

Amira sprinted downstairs after quickly changing into sweatpants. "So, what do you want for dinner?" She looked over at her brother who was texting away with his wife. "Anything sounds good. Thanks. How's school?" He answered. "School's been fine. There's a new kid. His name is Sage. We have the last 3 periods together." SHe said, pulling out a sheet pan. She mixed oil, chicken breast pieces, and potato bits into a bowl, mixed them all, then put it in the oven at 350 for a half hour. She scrolled throught TikTok untilt eh oven dinged. She pulled out the food, serving her brother some. "I'm gonna head to bed early tonight. I'm really tired." She fist-bumped her brother before walking up the stairs, fake yawning. He bought it, saying goodnight before taking care of his now empty dishes. Amira flopped onto her bed and texted Sage, How goes the hour since i've seen you? <3