"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

to the shade

glancing at the door, wondering when Chad

you call my brother and ask when he'll be back?"

"Why don't

up an excuse, "We hang out all the

out together for over a decade,

argue with her mom,

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

avoided making eye

have you eaten?"

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

went upstairs, Molly followed, trying to catch

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

nonchalantly, "Nah, got work.

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

changed into a clean shirt, eyeing her partially

work hard. I'll be

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

Molly: "I'll drive you."

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

inside to vent to her

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

quiet so people don't mistake

resemblance to their daughter, silently took a drink

Chad neared the station, he pulled over, "There's a

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

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