"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.
came out 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
relaxed. Molly kept glancing at the door, wondering when Chad would
and ask when he'll be back?"
"Why don't you call him
of getting scolded by Chad, Molly made up an excuse, "We hang out all the time. It might look
over a decade,
mom, Molly
Molly in the living room
making
eaten?"
back to change. I'll be heading back to the
to catch up, a smirk playing on Chad's
the doorframe, "Um... Chad, you're not
answering nonchalantly, "Nah,
Molly fidgeted at the door, as if she was
into a clean shirt, eyeing her partially
work hard. I'll
had lately been staying indoors, making him
Molly: "I'll drive you."
to the car and then sat in the passenger seat, "I'll drop you off
to bear watching her daughter, went back inside
first got married? I'd ride a bike to work, and you insisted on riding along for
keep quiet so people
their daughter, silently took a drink
station, he pulled over, "There's a
to kiss Chad, a kiss out of nowhere.
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