"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.

it on Anya's sweaty head, "Learn from Mia. She stays in

took the warm little one to the shade and handed him to

the Byrne household wasn't as relaxed. Molly kept glancing at

brother and ask when he'll be

eyebrow, "Why

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

a decade, you're worried about

with her mom, Molly headed upstairs in her

came home that evening, glancing at Molly in the living room

making eye

eaten?" Grandma

his head, "Just came back to change.

trying to catch up, a smirk

walk-in closet, Molly leaned against the doorframe,

nonchalantly, "Nah,

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

her partially hidden figure, "What is it,

hard. I'll be

wife, who had lately been staying indoors, making him wonder what could

Molly: "I'll drive you."

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

her daughter, went back inside

a bike to work, and you insisted

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

his wife's resemblance to their daughter,

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

kiss Chad, a kiss out of nowhere. Chad

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