Innocent Lust

Parents

We head back over to the Kings Manor. There are hundreds of men everywhere. Every room has been cleaned and dusted. There's now a training room. A clean kitchen with cooks. Rooms for every man. A giant dining room table.

"I have to head up to my parents. Beck will have eyes on you at all times," he kisses my forehead but hesitated before walking away. "I love you, Baylor."

"I love you too, King."

Sage

I love when she calls me that.

I give Beck a nod and head up to my parents room. When I open the door they both lay there eating food. The doctors and nurses are checking all their stats.

"How are they?" I ask the person who looks like the lead doctor.

"Alive. They surprisingly haven't gone crazy. They are a little starved and we're very dehydrated. We have an IV in both of them. They should be back to full health soon," the doctor tells me.

"Thank you. Is it safe for you guys to leave so I can talk to them?"

"Yes, of course."

The man quickly gets everyone out of the room.

"Sage, honey," my mom calls out to me.

"Yes, mom?"

"Tell me everything. Everything we have missed."

Baylor

I go and explore the last couple of secret hideouts. I feel awkward though with Beck trying to follow me without bothering me.

"Just walk with me," I tell him.

"Can I ask you something?" he asks me.

"You just did," my dad jokes are top notch.

He gives an exasperated sigh, "How did you and Sage meet?"

"Well, that's a long story," I explain to him everything that happened. Leaving some details more vague than others.

There's a long pause.

"So you didn't even have to do anything to get Sage to fall in love with you? He just did?" Beck sounds confused.

"I guess so."

"That man is head over heels for you," Beck tells me.

"I don't know about 'head over heels' for me," I laugh a little.

"Listen," he pulls me over to Sages parents room.

He places his ear on the door and so do I.

I hear Sages voice, "That's when I met Baylor. She is the woman I am going to marry. She is very pure. Her eyes sparkle when she sees something she loves. She always speaks before thinking, it's adorable. She gets super nervous around me, especially when I compliment her. She loves me even when she knows what I do and have done. Mom, I would do anything for this woman."

I step back and look at Beck.

"Ok maybe he is a little head over heels for me," I quickly walk away.

***

Beck and I hang out the rest of the day. It's kind of awkward because he is trying to be professional while I am trying to be his friend.

"Love, could you come here?" Sage comes in.

I get up off of the couch that Beck and I were sitting awkwardly on in silence.

"Of course, King," I skip over to him.

"Ready to go?" he asks me with a soft smile on his face.

"Where?"

"I can't tell you," he smiles mischievously.

"Yeah, I'm ready," I pause as I lean in and whisper, "We've been awkwardly sitting here for like an hour."

Sage laughs, "Let's go then."

Sage

I make Baylor close her eyes all the way until we get there.

When we park, with her hands still over her eyes, she's asks, "Can I guess?"

"Sure," I laugh at how dumb she looks.

"We are at my parents house. I know this because I followed all the turns in my head," she smiles confident in her answer.

"No."

She takes her hands off her eyes, "I've never been wrong!"

She look around and smacks my arm, "Yes we are you asshole."

My jaw drops, "Did you just cuss? Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?"

"Oh shut up, I am an adult and I live you with. I can cuss," she gets out of the car.

I quickly get out of the car, pick her up, and set her back in the car. I slam the door.

Then, I open the door and help her out.

"Don't do that," I tell her.

She giggles and skips up to the front door. I hurry up with her.

Baylor

I freeze. I watch as the man in front of drops to one knee.

He reaches into his back pocket.

I make a break for it.

I leap in between him and my mom. I feel the bullet hit me.

I hear lots of gun shots.

I crawl towards my mother who lays there on the ground. Already pretty beaten up.

"Mom? Momma? Hey, listen to my voice mom. Stay awake for me okay?" I whisper to her.

I'm not sure if the gunshots have stopped. I focus on my mom.

"I love you, Baylor. And I love Sage too. Your father already approves of you guys getting married," a tear slips from her eye.

"I wish I could be there to watch you get married and have children. Just know I will always be watching from above. I love you so much," my moms eyes slowly flutter closed.

"No, no, no! Keep your eyes open! Mom! Mom!" I start screaming.

I try to sit up to get to her.

The sudden movement causes me to pass out.