He chuckled and tipped back in the chair, balancing on the hind legs with his arms behind his head. Shrugging lightly, he agreed with his odds. "Lady Luck, she's always been a fickle acquaintance of mine. Glad to see she's come around when if came to you," he admitted with a crooked smile. "Forge- Well let's hope he don't think of you as a daughter and hope to get 'special exceptions'. Dat's really weird, if I gotta be honest."
"Petite, cherie, hustlin' cards was my bread and butter for many a-year. When you are back on your feet, I'll be thrilled to do a few rounds of poker wit' you. If no one else joins us, it might even be de fun, grown up kind of poker." He waggled his eyebrows to help his allusion. Sage did lean back after the kiss, looking elsewhere. Looked like the kiss got both of them, which was always good to know. So he simply sat next to her and ran his thumb over her knuckles, humming lightly.