"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.

Anya's sweaty head, "Learn from Mia. She stays in the shade while you're out here

little one to the shade and handed him

as relaxed. Molly kept glancing at the door, wondering

call my brother and ask when he'll be

an eyebrow, "Why don't you

Chad, Molly made up an excuse, "We

over a decade, you're worried about

argue with her mom, Molly headed upstairs in

in the living

making eye

have you eaten?" Grandma Aubree

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

trying to

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

nonchalantly,

Molly fidgeted at the

eyeing her partially

hard. I'll be waiting

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

Molly: "I'll drive you."

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

went back inside to

Remember when we first got married? I'd ride a bike to work, and you insisted

Could you keep quiet so

to their daughter, silently took a drink

he pulled over, "There's

her seatbelt and suddenly leaned over to kiss

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