The Storm || The Garten Clan (minus Poppy & Skye)
"Hello?" Sage called out as he stepped into the home of his cousin, Gaige. "I don't hear singing, so I'm concerned now that I'm in the wrong place," Sage chuckled to himself, peeling off his coat and hanging it up on the coat rack in Gaige's mudroom before walking into the kitchen.
"Sage!" Gaige met him happily, hugging him tightly. Probably a little longer than she should have. But she knew it was only a matter of time before Rose chastised her.
"It's good to see you, too, Gaige," Sage smiled as he hugged her back. As miserable as it had sometimes been growing up being the only male in a generation of females, he now quite enjoyed it. After all, all of his relatives were quite nice to look at.
"It better be good to see me, too!" Tatum yelled a little louder than necessary as she charged into the room and grouped onto the hug. "Gaige let him go, you had your turn."
"No!" "Do it or I'll bite you" "You would have to catch me first!" "I could catch you with my paws tied!" "Yeah right!"
Sage turned his eyes to the ceiling. They'd go on all day like this if it went unchecked. Luckily, the one who kept them in check walked into the kitchen at that precise moment. "Ah, hello Rose Marie," he said, a grin pulling at the corner of his lips, "And Olivia. Glad you could join us." His eyes moved between his sister and his distant cousin before finally resting on Rose. "I'd hug you in greeting, but I seem to be preoccupied."