"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.

with a large 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

the warm little one to the shade

as relaxed. Molly kept glancing at

brother and ask when

"Why don't

getting scolded by Chad, Molly made up an excuse, "We hang out

together for over a decade, you're

her mom, Molly headed upstairs in her

Molly in the living room as he changed

making

eaten?" Grandma Aubree

head, "Just came back to change. I'll

trying to catch up, a smirk playing on

the walk-in closet, Molly leaned against the doorframe, "Um... Chad, you're not

shirt, answering nonchalantly, "Nah, got

nothing major." Molly fidgeted at the door, as if she

a clean shirt, eyeing her partially hidden figure, "What is it,

I'll be waiting at

came out to see his newlywed wife, who had lately been staying indoors, making him wonder what could possibly be the matter. "I'm off then,"

Molly: "I'll drive you."

passenger seat,

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

we first got married? I'd ride a bike

you keep quiet so people don't mistake

wife's resemblance to their daughter,

"There's a cab here.

and suddenly leaned over to kiss Chad, a kiss out of

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