Sage chuckled softly in response to her comment, clearly a bit amused by it all. He wasn't upset, of course ...if it meant he got a kiss out of it he'd gladly take a few seconds to greet her when he first came in. He normally did, of course, but they could play. When she mentioned what she wanted for dinner, he hummed softly in agreement. That was simple enough to make...and he had to admit he did like spoiling her now and again. He sat around for a few more minutes before sort of patting her back and moving towards the kitchen to start with food.

Mari rested happily on the couch, watching him get up and wander over to the kitchen. It was a stupid easy meal, so if he messed it up somehow he'd never hear the end of it. She sort of curled up on the couch, watching him dart around the kitchen with a completely smitten smile spread across her face. He was so good to her. He'd did so much for the family, and she really couldn't be more grateful for him.

Sage was happy to wander about for a while in the kitchen, the calm environment a blessing after such a long day. Soon enough though, food was done, and he moved to call the kids down for dinner before moving to hold his hands out to Mari to help her up, grin lingering on his face. He'd never get used to how Wonderful their little family was. Everything about it was just .. perfect. Even the noise that constantly seemed to come from Silas's mouth was part of home. He didn't want any of that to change.

Mari smiled when he came over, and took his hands to pull herself up, meeting him in the middle to peck his cheek. She gave him a thankful look after a moment, clearly pleased to spend a bit of time all together I. The eventing. They ate quietly, although Liz and Silas were far from quiet in her opinion. God, she loved them so much. They were so bubbly and full of life. Herself and Sage would make sure it stayed that way, as if these two little beings were their only purpose. They were. Mari had always wanted children, and after they'd moved to this house her purpose was to look after them. She'd done a fucking good job of it, too. They were great peopl, and they took after their dad so much. She couldn't be more pleased. It wasn't long until they were finished, And Mari offered Sage a smile. "I'll give you a hand cleaning up once I've gotten these guys to sleep," she chuckled softly, leaning in to peck his lips before ushering the kids outside.

Sage settled Mari down at the table, handing her food and drink before helping settle the kids down and then settle down himself with his own things. The meal was nice...calm, normal. As if the world hadn't just been drastically changed with the death of the queen. But for now, they could forget about that. Spend time as a family. It wasn't hard to do, since Silas talked more than he ate, so there was always something to listen to. Once they were done, he nodded lightly in response to Maris comments, telling the kids goodnight before moving to work at cleaning up dinner.

Mari ushered the kids up to get the two of them ready for bed... they were so good. So easy. God they'd gotten lucky. About half an hour later, when she'd finally gotten Silas to stop talking and drift off, she wandered downstairs and wandered up behind Sage with a little hum, wrapping her arms around his sides loosely and flopping her head onto his back. "Dinner was good. You did a good job of it," she mused happily to him.

Sage was finishing up the dishes when Mari wandered back downstairs and wrapped her arms around him. He chuckled softly and threw a glance over his shoulder at her, wiping off the last few plates. "I had a good teacher," he hummed lightly, setting the last plate down and sort of turning in her arms so he was facing her. He pecked her head lightly, humming softly. "How about we go get settled? I'll run your back in bed and then we can both pass out early, yeah," he sort of thought out loud.

Mari offered him a small smile when he looked back at her, a little chuckle escaping her. "Best teacher ever. Definitely got bang for your buck," she chuckled. "I do think I got the raw end of the deal, though," she teased him softly after a moment. She looked up as he turned in her arms, and flashed him a happy grin. "That's the best plan I've ever heard," she chuckled, takinf his hand and tugging him along behind her.

Sage chuckled in response to her comment, just grinning down at her. "I definitely got a pretty good deal," he noted lightly, before wrinkling his nose playfully at the last part of her words. "You say that as I'm preparing to give you a back rub after a nice homemade meal," he snorted, really just teasing her. When she agreed, he sort of followed her along happily, moving to change into pajamas and get ready for bed before waiting there for her to lay down so he could half straddle her and work his hands along her back.

Mari rolled her eyes at him, giving him a pout. "Am I not the one that makes three home cooked dinners all day, gives you back scratches, washes you and gives you massages?" She mused lightly. She made her way upstairs, quickly changing into her pyjamas- which, to be honest, were more like Sages old shirts at this point. She watched him get changed with a chuckle. "I also helped fix you, here, here and here," she mused playfully to him, pointing at a few of his scars as she flopped down on the bed.