"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.
head,
to the shade and handed him
Molly kept glancing at
you call my brother and ask when he'll be back?" she
raised an eyebrow, "Why don't you call
getting scolded by Chad, Molly made up an excuse, "We hang out
out together for over a
mom, Molly
in
avoided making
you eaten?"
head, "Just came back to change. I'll be
went upstairs, Molly followed, trying to catch
closet, Molly leaned against the doorframe, "Um... Chad,
unbuttoned his shirt, answering nonchalantly, "Nah, got
fidgeted at the door, as if she
clean shirt, eyeing her partially hidden figure, "What is
I'll be waiting
wife, who had lately been
Molly: "I'll drive you."
in the passenger seat, "I'll drop you
back inside to vent to her
we first got married? I'd ride a bike to work, and you insisted on riding along for the
"... Could you keep quiet so people don't mistake you for
resemblance to their daughter, silently took
over, "There's a cab
her seatbelt and suddenly leaned over to kiss Chad, a
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