Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

"Bro, it's not like I'm trying to sass you on purpose," Molly joked, blaming her 'instinctive' mouth. Chad smirked. "Well, with Henry out of the picture, there's no one to cover for you anymore." Molly bit her lip, feeling a bit caught.

"Get back to studying, sis. I'm off for a shower," Chad said, heading toward the bathroom.

Jade, with a mischievous grin, turned to Chad. "Hey, bro, how about a deal? Skip the shirt and I promise I'll hit the books right after!"

Chad's raised hand was enough to make Jade back off.

After all, who doesn't appreciate a good set of abs? And with Chad right there, it was a shame not to sneak a peek.

Soon, the sound of running water filled the room.

Molly, propping her chin on her hand, muttered to herself while flipping through her notes. "He's totally into me, but he never teases. Who knows, I might just get all hot and bothered, and then we'd both end up-" "Molly," Chad's voice called out from the shower.

"Yeah?" Molly jumped up, her heart racing as she frantically looked for a towel, hoping she was being summoned for a towel delivery.

"I ordered some fruit for you. Delivery's here. Could you get the door?" Chad said.

"Oh," Jade deflated, disappointed.

As expected, a knock on the door followed shortly after.

Molly got the delivery and tapped on the bathroom door. "Bro, your order's here." "Thanks," Chad replied.

Molly was ready for an all-nighter, her desk now piled with tangy, invigorating fruit.

Soon enough, Chad emerged from the bathroom.

Dressed in pajamas and toweling his hair, he grabbed his phone from the desk to check for missed calls. Finding none, he turned to see Molly, her pretty face exaggerated into a 'square' by the two massive cherries stuffed in her cheeks. "What's up, bro?" she asked, her words muffled.

with the back of his

watching Chad move over to the bed to sort out his clothes

chair, Molly's mind wandered. She twirled her pen, mischief clearly brewing in

selfie with her face in the

to share her joy, not with everyone, but with her friend

her phone-Molly's radiant face with Chad in his pajamas in the background, the bed looking disheveled. Jade's text message teased: "Thanks for giving me the chance to shack up with my Chad! He really

of her

go upstairs, Coleen stopped her. "As a guest, you stay in the common areas. The

a fire unscathed, imagine if you died in my kitchen. This time,

tongue

into the night, Vivian received another picture from Molly, along with

face, Vivian wished she could reach through

a fresh orange slice. "Enough with the secret snapshots,

How'd you know I took a

simply replied, "What don't I know

adorable moment in his eyes. "I'm gonna do some laundry." "See you

to the laundry room. Not long after, he came back up and confiscated

her phone, Molly's

had written down three pages of notes, then closed

she understood and continuing to

was done, Chad hung it up to dry inside and

wrapped in a thick blanket with her baby

paused at his sister's room before moving on, leaving Molly's issues for another

son might have a fever, hurried

they were relieved to find the baby wasn't feverish. "Honey, crack the window