Molly blinked in disbelief, her voice dripping with sarcasm. "So the only reason you married me was to sleep with me?" "Yep."

Usually thick-skinned, Molly found herself outmatched by Chad, of all people. How did he manage to outdo her in audacity?

"Oh, please! Dream on, buddy," Molly retorted, her cheeks flushing a telltale crimson. Lately, she didn't know what was up with her. Every time she faced Chad, her verbal sparring took a nosedive, as if she'd met her match. After their spat, Molly, unashamed, asked, "So, Chad, when do you get off work?"

"Why?"

"Well, it's almost Christmas, and I haven't gotten a new dress yet," she hinted.

Chad flushed with embarrassment. "Didn't you just...?"

Catching the disapproving glare from Molly's sparkling eyes, he quickly corrected himself. "I'm off at six, just wait for me on the couch."

Just the other day, Molly had splurged on new clothes, and here she was, craving a Christmas outfit already.

The enigma of a woman's desire to shop was something Chad still found baffling.

Come afternoon, Chad took Molly's hand as they left the station.

Behind them, Donnie started his teasing, "There she goes, there she goes, off with the captain's credit card."

Old Cody chuckled. "Donnie, give up the badge, man. The local comedy club is hiring. You've got talent; maybe it's time for a career switch."

Donnie packed up his desk, ready to call it a day, and joked, "If I switch, my old man would kill me."

Chad thought Molly would go for another dress or the latest designer bag, but at the mall, she dragged him straight to the men's section.

He looked at her in surprise. "Who's this for?"

"For the dog."

Molly's waist got another playful slap from Chad as he teased, "Say that again!"

she muttered, "For

All his affection for Molly

one footing the bill, he

she tried on a variety of dresses. This time, the roles reversed. Now she watched him try on clothes, giving approving nods or decisive headshakes. Fortunately, since

her keen eye, a nearby salesperson complimented them.

heard Molly switch between calling him "Chad" and "bro," she naturally assumed they were

"Oh, fiancés! Congratulations!"

impression of the store

announce his upcoming marriage to Molly to everyone in their

you siblings?" everyone gasped

Sullivan, hers is Jiang. We

that in the time it took to try on a few outfits, her wedding date had

persuaded Chad to take her to a new restaurant

clothes, three

was still over

like it isn't even happening to me. How did you feel before you got married?" Mia replied, "You're asking me? Before I got married, I dragged you out to rant about Andre being too

Molly. She had indeed joined her friend's rant against the Cedillo

Could it be that I don't like

Don't start doubting your feelings. Maybe you're just too familiar with the Byrne family, and marrying into it feels like going back

bet if Molly dared to call off

sat cross-legged on her bed,

followed by the sounds of

to find her

guy, and his cries

fussier, only quieting

mama's boy, sometimes he needed his daddy

up at midnight to find only his mother and no father, the little guy

fathom why her son had suddenly become so

was upon Havenbrook, blanketed in a

were up, the snow at

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