Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

"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, "Learn from Mia. She stays in

one to the shade and

Molly kept glancing at the door, wondering when Chad

call my brother and

"Why don't

by Chad, Molly made up an excuse, "We hang out all the

together for over a decade, you're worried

her mom,

in the living

avoided making eye

you eaten?"

"Just came back to change. I'll be heading back to the station

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

closet, Molly leaned against the doorframe,

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

major." Molly fidgeted at the

eyeing her partially hidden figure,

work hard. I'll be waiting

Chad, now dressed, came out to see his newlywed wife, who had lately

Molly: "I'll drive you."

car and then sat in the passenger seat, "I'll drop you off at the station, then take a

to bear watching her daughter, went back inside to vent

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

sighed, "... Could you keep quiet so people don't mistake you for a

his wife's resemblance to their

"There's a cab here. I'll watch you get

unbuckled her seatbelt and suddenly leaned over to kiss