Sage felt the change in her sister's embrace, freezing a little herself, but eased back into it when Tess didn't press any further. "It's not your mistake to handle." It was hers and hers alone. Well maybe not alone. Her relationship with Locke had been fun and easy and meant to be superfluous. It was her fault for catching feelings for him and letting her guard down. His fault for being so charming and attentive and easy to be around. They'd messed up though, hadn't been careful and now there was a consequence to deal with. Sage just had to deal with it a little longer than he did after she'd broken things off with him.

It had been the second hardest thing she'd done in regards to the situation. She'd known it couldn't last forever; she'd been impetuous and had gotten caught up in the little whirlwind romance and stopped thinking about how ridiculous she was being. Now she could see it, after the fact, how she'd fallen, despite knowing it was meant to just be casual fun. In spite of it all though, she still couldn't quite bring herself to regret it. None of this was easy, it could ruin her completely, but she still did not let the regret take hold.