Sage hugged her tightly and for a few seconds, neither of them spoke. Then Harper pulled back and wiped her cheeks.
"Okay…..enough emotional nonsense."
Sage laughed and Harper pointed at her.
"Now I'm going to say something you probably won't like."
"Of course you are."
"You need to let go of some of those old grudges." Sage's smile faded and Harper quickly raised both hands.
"I'm not saying this because I give a damn about those men. I don't. If they all disappeared tomorrow, I'd probably sleep better."
Sage laughed. "But I can see that you like them…you really like them.."
Sage looked away and Harper shook her head.
"Girl, please. You are terrible at hiding it."
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Sure I don't." Harper leaned back against the headboard.
"You look at Co
