Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

"Oh, right, give me half an hour." Molly said.

In the early morning, Chad told his parents in the yard, "I washed the car yesterday to pick up Molly from school. But we're going back to the countryside today, so all the dust will just make it dirty again. Seems like washing it was a wasted effort." Coleen suggested, "Let Molly wash it when you get back."

"Nah, you know Molly. My car's white. If I let her wash it, it might end up with some other color." Chad said.

Coleen remembered a story from Molly's childhood. Once, Mr. Kendrick had driven home in the company car which was all dirty from his field visits. Molly decided to help him wash it and halfway through, she started doodling on it with watercolor pens. She even ended up sprawled on the hood, drawing away.

The company folks who came to pick up the car were greeted by a rainbow of colors and squiggly "Dad, Mom, Family" scribbled all over it. They couldn't help but laugh.

Thankfully, the doodles were easy to clean, otherwise, the company car would've been turned into Molly's canvas.

Molly, now dressed, appeared and asked, "What are you guys praising me for?"

Coleen laughed, "We're just talking about some funny stuff you did as a kid."

She pointed at Chad's car, "Go with Chad, and don't just fall asleep. Chad's gonna get tired from the long drive, so keep him company."

"Got it." Molly replied, tossing her bag onto the back seat and hopping into the passenger seat.

After the kids left, Mr. Kendrick told Coleen, "We'll go to the hospital in the morning and then to the park in the afternoon."

looked at Mr. Kendrick and nodded,

Chad for half an hour while munching on a fruit platter. When she got tired, she just lay down and fell asleep. Chad gently covered her with

She had completed her mission of keeping Chad

Molly stretched lazily after getting out of the car. She was mesmerized by the wildflowers around them. "Spring's awesome;

jeans. She squatted by the roadside, basking

again. By noon, they finally made it to the countryside. Grandma Aubree had already packed

announced loudly

you from the mountain." Grandma Aubree called to her with

Grandpa Elmer chased the dogs away with a stick and closed

Aubree brought out two bags, "The yellow one is for Mia. She needs some sugar. If pregnant women don't eat well, they can get hypoglycemia, so I coated these hawthorns with sugar. The white one is for your dad. Let him make tea with them. It'll help." After a pause, Grandma Aubree added, "I didn't prepare a lot for Mia. She's still in early

and Chad were right there. She was still trying to use her parents to help her son

coughing angrily, "You could spend all this time you're wasting on us to help Dave find a

savings now. If you can't help Dave, then help

security guard job I found for your husband, he quit after two days, complaining it was too tiring, humiliating, and the salary was too low. I suggested Dave learn a skill, but you were against it because of the low pay and poor conditions. Juliana, people should live within their means. They're only capable of so much, yet

up the phone. He

hearing. Molly and Chad heard everything Juliana said. "Dave still hasn't found a

Elmer slapped the table in anger, "He never even tried to look for a job. Dave's dad is hopeless. I went out of my way to find him a laid-back security guard job that would've paid the bills, but he thought

the side, but Grandma Aubree piped up, "Molly, if Juliana calls you, just tell her you're still a student. You're