𝐒𝐀𝐆𝐄 sat cross legged on her sofa, sipping a glass of rosé. her tv played season four of love island.
she hadn't bothered to watch the new season, as it reminded her of her child's father, mason. when the two we're together, they would gossip about the islanders and their antics.
other than the sound of caroline flack announcing yet another bombshell, the apartment was silent. sage slightly sighed, she missed the sounds of her daughter running around.
except for the boys and canelle, azelia was really sage's only friend. even though the child was only three years old and could barely talk, she was great at giving sage advice, which was usually just 'just eat ice cream mummy.'
mason was barely considered as a friend anymore, in her opinion. she only really still talked to him because of co-parenting and all. others disagree, and claim that they can never leave each other alone.
sage's phone vibrated from the glass coffee table. she checked it and saw it was a message from mason. she panicked a little, since it was rare that mason would message her when he had azelia at his house.
she quickly unlocked her phone and went to the conversation with mason and her.
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𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐆𝐄
sage🤍 mason.
MASON
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MASON she said she misses you, so we're on our way !!
SAGE does she miss me or do you miss me?
MASON a bit of both.
SAGE mmhm i thought so SAGE are you really coming over?
MASON would i ever lie to you?
SAGE you lied when you cheated on me.
MASON
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MASON anyways. i'll be there in 20.
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sure enough, twenty minutes later sage could hear azelia's soft, but muffled, voice through her front door. sage made her way to the door, her smile reaching her eyes once her baby was in her arms.
azelia sat on her mother's hip giving her a small kiss on the cheek before going on about what she did at her father's house. "...and then i help daddy win his shooting game! we first."
"oh really? that's great baby." sage listened intently, ignoring the fact that azelia sometimes left words out. she made a mental note to help her with grammar later on.
mason stood in the doorway, watching the interaction. he loved when he saw both sage and azelia at the same time, he didn't think her dropping off the toddler at his place every friday night counts.
the group of three made their way inside to sage's living room. the tv was paused so sage didn't miss any drama, even though she had already watched the season five times over.
sage set azelia down, letting her do her thing before grabbing another wine glass from the cupboard. "i only have rosé, so it's either that or juice," she deadpanned.
mason settled for water instead and got comfy on the sofa. sage made her way over and sat next to him, slightly leaning into his arm that was resting on the back of the sofa.
"haven't you got to get home to your girlfriend?" she asked after a while of watching tv. truthfully, she didn't want him to leave and he knew that.
"she's gone out with her friends, something for instagram. i dunno." they left the conversation at that and turned back to the tv.
eventually, azelia got bored of her games and went to go bother her parents. "movie?" she pointed to the remote, indicating that she wanted to watch something from disney.
mason lifted her in between himself and sage, as sage grabbed the remote and put on disney plus for three. azelia immediately chose luca, her new favourite movie.
azelia discovered it while she was staying at her godfather's house. the two watched it together while he was babysitting the toddler and from then on, she has forced her father to watch it about five times.
mason groaned and begged her to choose something new, but azelia had inherited her mother's stubbornness and stuck with her decision.
so the small family of three sat with two blankets covering them all, watching sea monsters trying to win a vespa. mason stretched his arms along the back of the sofa, occasionally skimming his fingers along sage's shoulders.
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luca was finally finished. azelia was fast asleep and sage had small tears running down her cheeks, mason took videos and made fun of the younger for crying at such a childish movie.
after he was finished humiliating sage, mason carefully picked up his daughter and got her ready for bed before tucking her in. the toddler woke up a little, asking if he would still be here in the morning.
mason reassured her that he would be right next door before he pressed a small peck to her forehead and left the door slightly ajar, just in case.
he shuffled to the bathroom, where sage was rinsing her face and getting ready for bed. the footballer wrapped his arms around her waist, making her jump a little. "do you mind nigga?"
"not at all, carry on." he smiled. sage knew he wouldn't move, so she carried on brushing her teeth and fixing herself for bed.
she handed mason a spare toothbrush and left him alone to do his business. while he was brushing his teeth, sage got herself comfortable in her bed.
the brunette finally made his way into the room, he grabbed her spare charger that he knew she had and plugged in his phone. he lay on his back, staring at the ceiling, while sage was on her side, facing away from him.
they didn't stay that way for long though. sage turned over and rested her head on his bare chest. mason, who knew she was pretending to be asleep, played along and wrapped a secure arm around her body.
