Everybody's Wife: Sage. Everybody's Wife, #3

Sage never stays anywhere long enough to belong. When her car breaks down on the edge of a small North Carolina town, she plans to be gone in three days. Just long enough to fix the engine, keep her head down, and move on. Then everything stalls. The parts will take weeks. The motel is full. A sharp-tongued post office clerk offers her a spare room "just for now." And the local mechanic-quiet, steady Noah-watches her like he already knows she won't stay as untouched as she plans.
Sage doesn't do roots. She doesn't do people. She definitely doesn't do small towns that notice everything. But the town keeps closing in anyway. A temporary job at the grocery store. A stray dog that refuses to leave. Neighbors who don't take no for an answer. And Noah-who never pushes, never pries, and somehow sees more than she's ready to give. Because Sage didn't just break down. She ran. And when pieces of her past start catching up, leaving feels safer than staying.
It always has. Until she realizes that what she's been running from isn't just behind her. It's the possibility of something real. Something steady. Something hers. Everybody's Wife: Sage is a tender, slow-burn story of healing, trust, and the quiet courage it takes to stop running-and choose to stay.