"Donnie?" Molly called out again, hoping to get a response.

Chad looked up from his work, "He's busy."

Molly sighed, "..."

The game had just started, and Molly had already messed up, dragging Donnie's score down with her. Soon after, her avatar went gray, signaling her defeat.

Chad, with a faint smile, handed the phone back to Donnie, "Back to work, man."

"You're a sly one, boss," Donnie chuckled.

The other team members couldn't help but notice Chad's unique way of dealing with Molly. "Captain, do you get your unconventional interrogation techniques from dealing with Molly?" one of them joked. Chad laughed, "I can't deny she's been quite the teacher in that department."

Just as everyone was settling in for an all-nighter, a delivery arrived with a note: "From your wife."

No one needed to ask; everyone knew who it was from. Only the captain's wife would stay up so late to send over a midnight snack.

Chad put down his paperwork, "Alright, let's share the food and keep going."

Chad didn't go home that night, diving straight into the next day's work. Molly didn't dare call him again.

The next day, Mia called Molly to check in, "How's it going?"

"Haven't seen him. Got caught up playing games until dawn," Molly admitted.

"Good luck with that," Mia said before hanging up.

Mia, noticing Anya sunbathing, called out, "Anya, stop chasing Henry around or you'll both get dizzy."

The spring weather was perfect, a pleasant twenty-something degrees with a gentle breeze. Anya, holding a small blanket, wrapped little Henry in it and ran around on the mat, making him giggle with joy.

fisherman's hat and placed it on Anya's sweaty head, "Learn from Mia. She stays in the shade while you're out here entertaining

warm little one to the shade

as relaxed. Molly kept glancing

brother and

"Why

Chad, Molly made up an excuse, "We hang

out together for over a decade, you're worried about appearances

to argue with her mom,

home that evening, glancing at Molly in the

avoided making eye

eaten?" Grandma

back to change. I'll

went upstairs, Molly followed, trying to catch up, a smirk

closet, Molly leaned against the doorframe, "Um... Chad, you're not staying home

shirt, answering nonchalantly, "Nah, got work. Anything

Molly fidgeted at the door, as if she

clean shirt, eyeing her partially hidden figure, "What

work hard. I'll be waiting

wife, who had lately been

Molly: "I'll drive you."

passenger seat, "I'll drop

inside to vent to her husband, "What's with

when we first got married? I'd ride a bike to work, and you insisted on riding along

keep quiet so people

their daughter, silently took a

the station, he pulled over, "There's a cab here. I'll watch

kiss Chad, a kiss out of nowhere.

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