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

was thrilled. All his affection for Molly

bill,

of dresses. This time, the roles reversed. Now she watched him try on clothes, giving approving nods or decisive

a nearby salesperson complimented them. "Are you siblings? You two are

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

"Oh, fiancés! Congratulations!"

the

identity shift, Chad took a day to announce his upcoming marriage to Molly to everyone in

Chad, aren't you siblings?" everyone

clarified, "My last name's Sullivan, hers is Jiang. We were like siblings before, but we'll be

clue that in the time it took to try on a few outfits,

persuaded Chad to take her to a

thousand for clothes,

was still

you got married?" Mia replied, "You're

joined her friend's

nothing. Could it be that I

into it feels like going back home. Maybe the wedding's just a

dared to call off

sat cross-legged on her bed,

before a knocking came at her door, followed by the sounds of a little one crying for

word, Mia opened the door to find her husband with

the little guy, and his

the night deepened, the baby became fussier, only quieting

was a mama's boy, sometimes

to find only his mother and

couldn't fathom why her son had suddenly become so

Havenbrook, blanketed in a

the snow at the doorstep shoveled

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