"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.

large fisherman's hat and placed it on Anya's sweaty head,

the warm little one to the shade

Molly kept glancing at the door,

call my brother and ask when he'll be

an eyebrow, "Why don't you call him

excuse, "We hang out

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

to argue with her mom, Molly

at Molly in the living room as he

making

eaten?"

his head, "Just came back to change.

to

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

answering nonchalantly, "Nah, got work. Anything

fidgeted at the

into a clean shirt, eyeing her partially hidden figure,

work hard. I'll

see his newlywed wife, who had lately been staying indoors, making

Molly: "I'll drive you."

sat in the passenger seat, "I'll drop you

her daughter, went back inside to vent to her husband, "What's with your

married? I'd ride a bike to work, and you insisted on

quiet so people don't

to their daughter, silently took a

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

seatbelt and suddenly leaned over to kiss

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