Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Chad only unbuttoned his shirt and headed for the shower after the voices at the door had died off.

The following day, Chad planned to visit the patient at nine o'clock in the morning, but ended up leaving at ten because he was waiting for Molly.

At nine o'clock, Coleen pointed at her just-awakened daughter and said to her son, "Go by yourself. She still needs a while to get ready. Look at her, she hasn't even washed her face, combed her hair, or changed her clothes. No point in waiting for her." Chad stood in the living room, hands on hips, wordlessly urging Molly to get a move on with a poker face.

As they got into the car, her stomach started to rumble again.

Molly and Chad exchanged a glance. She said somewhat sheepishly, "Chad, I didn't expect there would be so many things to do before going out."

Chad replied, "If you had gotten up earlier, not only could we have left earlier, you could have had breakfast."

He drove off, paying no mind to Molly's grumbling stomach.

Molly reached for the water bottle in the car and was about to have a drink.

Chad, while keeping an eye on the road, caught her wrist with his right hand, "Put it down, the water is cold."

Molly said, "But I'm hungry."

Chad pulled up in front of a dessert shop, "Go buy whatever you want to eat."

Molly bolted out of the car as soon as the door was open.

In no time, she came strolling out of the store with a sandwich and a bottle of milk in hand.

But with a sandwich in one hand and milk in the other, she had no hands left to open the car door.

She cast a helpless glance at Chad, who was out of patience, but he got out of the car, opened the door for her, and helped her in.

He swore to himself that he would never take Molly out with him again if there was a next time.

If he hadn't been worried about her getting another invitation from some boy, Chad wouldn't have waited for her this morning.

By the time they arrived at the hospital, Molly had finished her breakfast. She opened the sun visor on the passenger seat and started touching up her makeup in the mirror before getting out of the car. Chad glanced at his watch. Hmm, almost eleven.

He bit back his anger, wanting to explode but holding it in.

is just right. If we had arrived earlier, the doctor would still be doing rounds, and the nurses would be busy treating the children. We would have been in the way. And besides, we wouldn't have anywhere to go after the

was all his own doing. He shouldn't

restaurant do you want to go to for

place. It's not expensive, just 100 bucks per

at a

hospital, they inquired about the child's room from the nurses and

the way to the hospital, Chad told Molly, "Bob's son, Klein, was born just before

right away. She could remember whatever Chad

year

up, both surprised and delighted, "Captain,

the sleeping little baby. She wondered if her nephew would look

brought Molly

Bob's wife. She lowered her voice, asking gently, "Ma'am, how

wife looked at her son on the bed, heartbroken, "He just had blood drawn this morning.

bed. Seeing the needle on the child's head, she felt as if her heart was

your elder

care of him. Molly, you guys really didn't

been wanting to come since he found out yesterday. We only came this late because he was worried you guys would be too busy."

up, pointing to the side of the bed, "Molly, there aren't enough chairs in

Suddenly, she wanted to hold the child. "Ma'am, can I hold him? I've never held a child before." Her nephew was due in a few months, she didn't know how to hold a

watched her, saying, "Don't hold him. Be careful or

awkwardly withdrew her hand, her eyes filled

are born with maternal instincts. Holding a baby comes naturally.

feet holding the just-asleep

stretched out her hands, a move

moved to Molly's side, hands

the soft infant, cradling him in her arms, feeling his softness. Her heart

still ready to catch below, "You've held him. Now

child's back, looking up at Chad with a smile in her eyes, "Chad, he's really adorable. I

put him back on the bed so

bed and stood up, saying, "I'm going

her back to Chad. He watched her leave,