The little girl handed him her pjs "Okie!" She squeaked happily before she leaned over the tub with a giggle watching all the toys bobbing around in the water. "Dada? Did you really die and come back?" She asked curiously "That's what mama said..." She said looking up at her father knitting her brows together a little like she could sense something was different about him... even at such a young age... once the excitement of seeing her dad again had passed a bit she really seemed to be noticing it now.

Sage tossed her PJs onto the table where they wouldn't get wet and then hummed lightly at the little ones question with a nod. "that's right," he told told her. A sort of warning bell went off in his head.... he'd have to be careful around this one. She was smarter than she looked. He scooped her up and placed her in the tub, sighing slightly. He definitely hadn't signed up for babysitting. This wasn't how it was supposed to go. But he'd have to put up with it if he wanted to pass for sage.

Charlie nodded before she was put in the tub. She enjoyed her bath and was quite content to play with the bath toys while her father scrubbed her head before she helped to wash herself "How we doing in here?" Max asked leaning in the doorway as she watched them Charlie plopping down in the tub again to play with the bath toys.

Sage glanced over at Max when she entered the room and grinned over at her, though his mind was still grumbling about all this. "She's clean and happy, if that's what you're asking," he hummed in a sort of joking tone. He really wasn't a fan of children, though, and this little family got on his nerves. They didn't have to be so...happy. They acted like they hadn't changed the entire way things worked. Like they hadn't caused him to lose his position of Death and be forced out into nowhere. Oh, well. He'd make them pay eventually. Sage was already paying....and when he'd finished with his family, he'd keep him locked up somewhere for the rest of eternity, so he would always remember the sights and sounds and smells of his family dying. And the feel of his own hands doing it. That thought brought a real smile to his face as he turned back to Charlie, though he couldn't keep his eyes the same as Sage's. This gold was hard and cruel looking, not at all the friendly, shiny gold that sage seemed to have when he looked at his family. He wasn't quite aware of that though.

Max smiled "Thank you for doing that... it's so much easier for me when you do it..." She admitted "Especially since the bump really popped." She chuckled gently cupping it in her hands in a loving manor. "I'm sorry you had to miss out on the first little bit of it again..." She said gently "I only did what I thought was going to be better for you..." She said gently "You were so sick..." She told him gently. When Charlie got out of the tub she immediately wanted her mother... she grabbed onto her so tight Max thought she'd almost drowned in the tub or something... the little girl whimpered as she held onto her mother in her (quite adorable) little hooded Bear towel with the ears on the hood "Aw you're okay..." She assured her before she helped dry her off and get her pjs on. She looked at Sage mildly concerned "Are you sure everything is okay?" She asked as Charlie scurried off "She'd always been very much a daddy's girl... now it's almost like she's scared of you..." She admitted... that did give her pause... she'd never seen Charlie act that way with Sage before.

Sage smiled over at the girl and nodded. "of course," he chirped, then cocked his head slightly at her other comments. He wasn't sure what exactly had happened to the demon, but apparently they'd done something to make him regenerate. "You did what was best," he told her, trying to keep his voice as gentle as possible. This whole thing was harder than it looked. He didn't seem to mind Charlie not liking him much, since he really didn't care that she was afraid of him. He'd just have to make sure she didn't realize he wasn't her father...that may cause soem issues. "Maybe she's not feeling well," he said faking some concern. "Or it's just now catching up to her that I was dead and suddenly came back," he added on with a shrug before leaving the bathroom. It was still a messsbut he didn't particularly care. Women cleaned and cooked, even pregnant ones. He, however, did not.

"Maybe... we'll keep an eye on her over the next few days." She said gently before she nodded "I tried." She chuckled "I'm just glad you're back..." She admitted as tears streamed down her cheeks "Sorry heh I cry over like every little thing this time around." She chuckled lightly.

Sage nodded and then gave the girl a smile through gritted theeth. "It's alright," he cooed gently, reaching over to pat her shoulder. Though, it admittedly wasn't exactlythe most gentle pat probably. He wasn't used to humans. Or being gentle. "You're pregnant, your emotions are whacky sometimes," he chirped before wandering away and plopping down on the couch again, leaving Max to clean up the bathroom and tub.

Maxine narrowed her eyes slightly at his touch... he didn't feel the same... his touch was an attempt at being gentle at best... when he left her instead of helping (knowing he was nervous about her being pregnant again she expected him to help her more...) she sighed and shook her head... something felt... off... if he wasn't his normal self by tomorrow she was going to talk to Roxie... she told herself as she cleaned up the bathroom a little bit. After they put Charlie to bed she told Sage she was going to run a bath for herself "You can just relax if you like." She told him "Or you can go to bed." She assured him before she headed into their bathroom to start the bath.

Sage had his feet propped up on the couch again when Max came in. He was sharpening his weapon, which was definitely a larger sword than Sage liked using, but still a dagger type of thing. He liked his scythe better, but that would be a dead giveaway. He nodded absentmindedly at her comments, just continuing to scrape the sharpening tool along the blade, eyes glittering in a rather unsettling awy as he did so. Sure, he'd go to bed in a bit....once his dagger was sharp enough to do some damage. He wasn't going to kill her though, not yet.

(what if he tries to hurt CHarlie overnight, and Max catches him, and that's when she calls roxie and they sort of finds out it's definitely not sage?)