Sage had closed his eyes, just sort of resting there while he waited. When he heard Mari come in, he opened them and gave her a sort of tired hum in greeting, reaching out his hand to hold hers. It was almost hesitant, since she'd snapped earlier ...but he knew it wasn't entirely his fault. So he made the attempt. "I miss you, you know," he noted softly with a sigh. "I miss our home." She saw him, but it was when she popped in to make sure he was being cared for. Not much else. He misses just ...having her there. Waking up with her in his arms. He misses the kids, and all the animals. The comfort of home.

Mari tried a little smile to him when he offered his hand, but she couldn't help the way it dimmed slightly as she clocked the hesitation. That wasn't normal. She just sighed and reached out to take his hand softly in hers, although stayed sat firmly in the chair. Her brows pinched together when he spoke, then just sighed. "I'm always here," she murmured. It was part of the issue - she was always here. Maybe not with Sage, but she was already growing tired of running around after... everyone, really. You couldn't miss someone if they were always there, could you? She nodded at his second comment, though. "I miss home too," she whispered. "I miss our bed and the the couch," she mused.

Sage nodded as she spoke, sighing softly. She was always there....but she was busy. She was taking care of him, not really spending time with him. With the family. He'd been taken from him home, away from his family, for weeks....and now he was stuck alone in the doctors ward. He'd only even seen his children once. "Yeah," he hummed softly. He wanted to go home. He knew he'd been hurt pretty bad, but it had been nearly a week in the ward. He was good enough....he wanted his home. His family. "I want to go home, Mari," he whispered softly, closing his eyes tiredly.

Mari looked down at him for a few moments, her brows pinching. He still wasn't... good. She didn't want something to go wrong while they were at home, when she didn't have the doctor there to help. She could only do so much, and she really would be waiting on him hand and foot. She didn't mind, but he'd drive himself crazy just sat in bed there. "Sage, if something happened while you were at home..." she paused, shaking her head. "You've already had a nightmare and fallen out of bed. I don't think it's smart," she whispered.