Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

"Molly, where'd you stash my face wash this morning?"

"I tossed it in my makeup bag, go fish."

Chad wandered over, rummaging through a pile of Molly's girly stuff, eventually finding it. "Chatting with Mia?"

Molly nodded, leaning against the headboard, venting openly, "Can you believe how unromantic men can be? There's this gorgeous flower valley nearby, and he won't let me go. Instead, it's all about this wilderness survival camp, either for team building or some father- son bonding gig. And there he is, dragging his wife to go shoot. Ever heard of anyone doing that?"

Officer Chad, washing his face at the sink, couldn't help but overhear Molly's rant. "Can't say I have, but there's a first time for everything."

"My brother thinks now that we're married, any ol' date spot will do. If a guy took his girlfriend to a training camp, I'm telling you, he'd be single in no time."

After washing up, Officer Chad reminded his ranting wife, "Molly, your face mask's been on for nearly twenty minutes."

Molly, slightly startled, peeled off the mask and slapped it onto her neck, then continued her chat with Mia, "What's up, Mia?"

Mia almost forgot, "Oh, right, almost slipped my mind about Leo."

She shared with Molly the dilemma about Leo they had discussed earlier, "Molly, I think Leo's pretty lost. Should we listen to your Andre and guide Leo on a path, or encourage him to be bold and rebellious?"

Neither Molly nor Mia knew what was best for Leo.

Then, the ever-bold Jade chimed in. "Chad?"

Chad didn't respond.

she knew how to get his

Chad finally reacted, a slight

you

covers, Molly peering down at him, her feet

through the covers, grabbed Molly's nudging ankle, "Leo's

on, "But if Andre and I try to persuade Leo, would you

what Leo wants, but we're trying our best within our means. Seeing the world from the shoulders of

Chad's words too. Both

was inclined to agree with Chad; anything he said seemed right to her, "Mia, maybe you should talk to Leo tomorrow? I think what my Chad said makes sense. He's seen

feel bad for our Leo, always under pressure. If he wants to take control now, I don't want to hold him back." Molly agreed, "Yeah, we both have our families now. It's

his wailing son in tow, knocked on doors looking for his

the house down

the sight of mommy, he flailed his arms, wanting her embrace. The little guy, all teary and pitiful, found

man's crying again?

his mother,

she kissed, the more the little one felt wronged, as if daddy

did it go?" Andre

son,

face mask and headed to the bathroom to rinse off the residue. "Chad, you heard everything Mia and I discussed,

not you, who do I meddle

day's events, Chad added, "Next time I'm off, I'm dragging you