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.

flicked her cheek with the back of his hand. "Eat

the bed to sort

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

her face in the foreground and

her joy,

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 loves me, you

ellipsis at the end of her message sent Vivian's imagination

of place at home. When she tried to go upstairs, Coleen stopped her. "As a guest, you stay in the common areas.

imagine if you died in my kitchen. This time, it wouldn't be

bit her tongue at Coleen's snide

night, Vivian received another picture from Molly, along with a thank-you

Molly's face, Vivian wished she could reach through the phone

Chad turned to Molly, offering her a fresh orange slice. "Enough with the secret snapshots, focus on

you know I took a picture?" Molly's eyes widened in

don't

playfully wrinkled her nose at Chad, her expression just another adorable moment in his eyes. "I'm gonna do some laundry." "See you later,

Not long after, he came back up and

Molly's

had written down three pages of notes, then closed her eyes to review

the concepts she understood and continuing

hung it up to dry inside

Mia, wrapped in a thick blanket with her baby in her arms, walked back

thermometer for their son, paused at

concerned her son might have a fever, hurried Andre to get the

wasn't feverish.