Sage felt a dumb grin from on his face when the girl pecked him again, kissing her back lightly and chuckling softly. "Me either," he hummed in response to her comment, relaxing against the end of the tub with a sigh. When he heard Lizzie start to cry, he sort of groaned and made the move to sit up, but by then Celeste had already gotten up. He was tired, so he nodded and gave her a grin, waiting patiently for the two of them to wander back over.

When they were back in the tub, he grinned over at his daughter, over Celeste shoulders, wrapping an arm around the girl and using the other one to drag the little duck back within the babys reach. "did you find a toy," he sort of cooed to the baby, chuckling softly to himself. He was certainly glad they were able to have this....and while Liz had made certain aspects of his life harder, he couldn't imagine said life without her. It was certainly nice to relax with her and Celeste too.....having everyone there and having a good time was just wonderful in a way he couldn't really explain. And he didn't try to. He just relaxed, playing with the baby absentmindedly and cuddling with Celeste happily.

(no worries! I've been busy so mine have also been rather short lol)

Sage felt a relaxed and rather lazy grin form on his face when she pulled his arm closer, lounging against the tub as he lay there. It really was nice....he'd never exactly been able to relax like this before, and it was a change of pace he could definitely get used to.

When he heard the girls comment, he opened his eyes to look over at her and hummed happily, nodding in response to her comment. "I am," he mused, pecking the top of her head lightly. He was probably about ready to fall asleep, but he wanted to stay awake end enjoy this. Warm water was, undoubtedly, better than cold lake water. Especially once it got cold out. Winters were always rough on him. But maybe it wouldnt be so bad, and neither would the heat of summer. They had shelter. It was definitely comforting. "I could get used to this lifestyle," he added after a moment, chuckling slightly.

Sage simply chuckled in response to the girls comment. He knew full well this was hardly luxury, but...it pretty much was to him. So he was certainly happy. "Well, I have the future to hope for when we get a house to ourselves," he noted after a moment. Maybe it would happen, if they somehow survived all of this. Either way, he was happy.

Once the water got cold, he hummed and nodded as she got up, handing Liz up and out to her once she'd gotten out of the tub and then moving to help wrap the girl up in a towel, already shivering by the time he grabbed one for himself. By the time he's dried off, Celeste had moved to change and he'd tossed on the set of clothes he slept in after he'd washed up. He really only had the two outfits, but Celeste had the money so he could probably get something more. At least something not so thin and.... honestly just sort of old and gross by now.

He wandered out of the bathroom after a moment of attempting to untangle his wet hair at least a little bit, chuckling softly when he saw Liz all wrapped up and cozy. "I see who you really love," he teased Celeste, flopping onto the bed, still rather chilly. "Giving her all the blankets. How rude," he added in a sort of mock offended huff. He was clearly joking...he wanted Liz to be warm, and he wasn't as cold as he'd be outside, or even in a tavern bed with some stranger. But he didn't have to think so hard about that sort of stuff now, so oh well. But he could still tease Celeste about it.

Sage yelped when she threw the comforter at him, though he was laughing at the same time so it was more of an amused protest sort of thing than anything. He didn't really mind either way, anyway. He moved to toss the blanket over so the bed was set up, and then settled back down again once it was spread over the bed sufficiently.

When she tossed the clothes ag him he gave her a thankful hum, though by then shed kissed him again. He kissed her back happily, nodding with a chuckle when she told him to change and then come to bed. "maybe if I get another kiss or two I'll rethink it," he teased her as he slipped off to change, tossing his older clothes to the side and slipping into the new ones. It had been....well, actually he didn't think he'd ever had new clothes. They were....very comfortable, to say the least, and he had to admit it was nice to have gotten clean and then change into clean clothes.

Soon enough though, he moved back to the bed, crawling over to flop onto it and crawl under the blankets, happily curling up under them, where it was a bit warmer. He shifted slightly into a more comfortable position, where the girl could attach herself to him and he could wrap his arms around her and bury his nose in her hair. It was sage to say he was rather tired by then, and was already sort of starting to doze off after a few minutes like that.

(no worries)

Sage had chuckled softly in response to her comments, wandering over to the bathroom after a moment to change. He did so quickly, and then wandered out to the bedroom area where he hopped under the covers, cuddling up with his girlfriend. It was still so odd to call her that....he never thought he would have been able to call anyone his girlfriend. He figured he'd be stuck in the tavern until he worked himself to death. Or he was killed, which was also a primary issue. But now...now things were getting better. They were great. Sure, he and his daughter were being hunted by crazy blood drinking undead royal vampires and such, but he had the most powerful one of those at his side. And she was perfect.

At her kisses, he couldn't help but laugh at her sloppy smooches, humming softly after a moment and cuddling up, settling down with a sigh. "I'll always take more kisses," he noted with a tone lace with amusement. "Though for now I think I've had enough to go to sleep," he added with a soft laugh, meeting her eyes happily, alibet tiredly. He really was exhausted....that was to be expected though. He'd had an exiting day. And now, it was bed time, and he was in a nice warm bed with a woman he loved very much, his daughter sleeping safely next to th. Hard to believe really.