"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, "Learn from Mia.
warm little one to the shade
glancing at the door, wondering when
and ask when he'll be back?" she
an eyebrow, "Why don't you call
up an excuse, "We
out together for over a
mom, Molly headed upstairs in
Molly in the living room as
avoided making
you eaten?"
"Just came back to change. I'll be
to catch up, a
against the doorframe, "Um...
shirt, answering nonchalantly, "Nah, got work. Anything
at the door, as
her partially hidden figure, "What is it,
hard. I'll be waiting at
out to see his newlywed wife, who had lately been staying indoors, making him
Molly: "I'll drive you."
to the car and then sat in the passenger seat,
watching her daughter, went back inside to vent to her husband, "What's
I'd ride a bike to work,
sighed, "... Could you keep quiet so people
seeing his wife's resemblance to their daughter, silently
the station, he pulled over, "There's a cab here. I'll watch
unbuckled her seatbelt and suddenly leaned over to kiss Chad,
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