Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Jack watched Anya devour her food in the car, her cheeks puffed out with a half-eaten burger. She shot him a nervous glance and apologized, "Chad, I'm so sorry, it wasn't on purpose." Jack chuckled, "Take it easy, don't choke."

Mia just sighed, lost in her thoughts. It hit her why everyone was so surprised when her husband indulged her, and why she had unknowingly stepped on some of Andre's soft spots. Turns out, everyone has that one special person in their life who lets them get away with just about anything. Mia patted Anya's shoulder. "Kid, Aunt Mia's got your wedding gift all ready."

Anya looked puzzled, "..."

Jack gently swatted Mia's hand away. "Go back to your mommy blog empire. We're heading out."

Jack slipped on the Ray-Bans Mia had given him and drove off.

On the road, Anya unwrapped another burger for Jack, ready to feed him. But Jack took it with one hand while steering with the other, taking a big bite.

"Chad, have you ever eaten in your car before?"

"Yeah."

Anya relaxed a bit. After a moment, Jack added, "You're the second person."

Anya's eyes widened, "..."

Half an hour before the exam, Molly sat on a bench outside, munching on a burger, waiting for Jack to drop off Anya at the test center.

Soon, Jack arrived. He sat next to Molly, handing her a wad of paper.

"What's this?" Molly unfolded it to find a bunch of notes.

"You haven't studied much in the last six months, and I'm really worried you won't pass. It's better to have something than nothing. If the proctor isn't watching, start with the essay questions. I'll sneak

eyebrow, "Even your Chad isn't

grumbled, taking

At the Byrne residence.

Chad went back to talk

taken in for questioning by the police, Grandma Aubree and Grandpa Elmer were out at their

told his mother, "Molly cares most about your opinion. If

she cares so much about what I think, my approval would just stress her out more. Chad,

she ended up with a nitpicking mother-in-law and a chaotic home life, could you bear it? You know the dramas our

firm, "Those aren't good enough reasons. Despite the challenges with your father's relatives, he has been good to me,

some naive, sweet girl; she was

glanced at his watch, said goodbye to his mother, and went to the school to

exam, the three of them stood in the sunshine, forming a triangle. Molly pulled out a cheat sheet from her sleeve and compared answers with Jack. "I got this one right, didn't I? I remember reviewing

bit more ambitious, "Next year, I want to apply for... never mind, it's probably out

had one

back, "Chad, I didn't cheat, I just bought it for peace of mind." Jack grabbed Anya's arm from behind her back and reached into the sleeve of her puffy jacket. Anya's

my sweater." Anya felt her sweater riding up her arm along with Jack's hand fumbling around, and she whispered a

with a handful

been tutoring you for so long, do

defend her, "Why are you being so harsh? Weren't you scared of failing and having to retake courses in your first year? Anya's a freshman, and you know how the advisors intimidate new students. It's normal to buy cheat sheets when that's the environment, and it's not like she actually cheated. Anya's a

to Anya, "Do you think he

Jack, feeling a bit intimidated, "Um... Auntie, your brother's here to