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.

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 you the answers

eyebrow, "Even your Chad isn't

Molly grumbled, taking

At the Byrne residence.

went back to talk with his

had been taken in for questioning by the police, Grandma Aubree and Grandpa Elmer were out at their fitness class, and Kendrick was at work, leaving

most about your opinion. If you're on board, she won't feel

much about what I think, my approval would just stress her out more. Chad, if you want to marry Molly, let her come to me

out of it, would you be at ease if Molly married someone else? If she ended up with a nitpicking mother-in-law and a chaotic

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

knew debating this with his mother would be exhausting. Coleen wasn't some naive, sweet girl; she was a

said goodbye to his mother, and went to the school to

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

"Next year, I want to

she had one too. Before Anya could pick it up,

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

up my sweater." Anya felt her sweater riding up her arm along with Jack's hand fumbling

emerged with a handful

been tutoring you for so long, do you really have

reply, but Molly couldn't help but 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

to Anya, "Do you

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