4 Sage lay next to Mia, feeling her skin next to his sent a rush of warmth through his body. A sense of tenderness went through him, and another feeling he hadn't felt for a very long time, a feeling he thought he'd never feel again. A part of him knew it was time to let go of his guilt toward Laura. He couldn't change the fact that she was gone. All he could do was realize what he did have and that was Mia. He was still terrified of loving again. The thought of loving another person was almost overwhelming to think about. He had never gotten over losing the first love of his life and he didn't want to risk experiencing that again. He knew it would be harder on him if anything happened to Mia. She had already done so much for him that he knew he loved her more than he had ever loved befo

