“I’ll wait for you in the hall because if I stay in here I can’t promise I won’t take you to bed again, and that wouldn’t be good.” Sage smiled. “You’d make me late. I won’t be long.” After Grady walked out of the room and closed the door behind him, Sage took off the towel she wore and dressed. She was now intrigued as to what he’d tell her if he wanted his family present when he did so. And she wasn’t sure what he’d say to explain why his head had healed quicker than should have been possible. Once she was ready, Sage stepped out into the hall, where Grady waited for her. He took her hand in his as he guided her to the stairs. They walked down the curved stairway to the foyer, then into a large living room. His parents were there along with another couple Sage assumed were his brother Jase and his wife Katarina. Grady’s mom held Josh. She stood when she saw them. “There’s Auntie Sage.” She passed the baby to Sage and asked, “Couldn’t sleep?” She shook her head. “No. Thanks for helping to watch Josh.” “It was no hardship. And I’ve already told Grady I’ll look after the baby when you two go to the funeral home. I also want you to invite Josh’s grandparents over here for dinner when you’re finished. They obviously haven’t seen him since they arrived.” “Thanks. I’m sure they’d like that.” “Good. And you and Josh are more than welcome to stay the night with Grady. You shouldn’t be alone at a time like this. It’s not as if we don’t have the room.” Sage couldn’t help noticing how young Grady’s mom looked. Olivia didn’t look old enough to have two adult children. If Sage had passed her on the street, she would have guessed her to be around thirty-five years old. Even his dad Charles looked the same age. “I guess we can stay over,” Sage said. She actually didn’t like the idea of being alone. She’d have too much time on her hands and would think about Macy and how she was gone, which wouldn’t be good. “Great. You must be hungry. I’ll have our chef whip you up something to eat.” Olivia hurried out of the living room. Sage looked at Josh, who smiled. She still thought it was a blessing he had no idea what was going on. But she wouldn’t let him grow up not knowing about his parents. She would make sure he’d know them, and he wouldn’t be calling her “Mom” either. She’d only be Auntie Sage.
Chapter Six
Making the funeral arrangements for her sister was the toughest thing Sage had ever done. She was more than grateful Grady had decided to go with her. Him just being with her helped her get through some of the rougher moments. Hank’s parents had accepted Olivia’s offer for dinner. Once they were done at the funeral home, they decided to return to the hotel before they went to Grady’s house since there were more than a few hours to kill in between. Sage had Grady drive to her place to pick up Josh’s playpen. On the way, she also had him stop at a store to buy Josh some new clothes since there was no way she was going to her sister’s house to get more. At her place Sage led Grady upstairs to her bedroom. She packed a bag with a change of clothes before she set to work closing up the playpen to take with them. After she had it collapsed and bundled, ready to go, she sat on the bed beside him and folded the blankets. She set them aside, then turned to him. “Will your mom mind if we take a little longer getting back to the house?” Sage asked. “I doubt it.” “Good.” Sage threw herself into Grady’s arms, pushing him onto his back. She landed on top of him and kissed him hungrily. She needed to get as close to him as she could, have him make her feel alive. Grady put his arms around her and kissed her back with the same fervor. He pushed his tongue into her mouth and thoroughly tasted her. Sage spread her legs and brought her pussy on top of his hard cock. She rocked against him, making them