Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

When they finally left, it felt like ages had passed.

Leo held Anya's hand as they walked away, glancing at the identical dolls. "Why do I feel like they're twins?" he mused.

Anya just smiled, saying nothing.

Leo parked the car by the side of the road and took Anya for a stroll. "Stop sulking with those dolls. There's a toy shop ahead. Let's get some partners for these 'twins." Anya's eyes lit up. "Chad, you're really going to get them partners?"

In the past, a typical boyfriend would never join her in such a childish endeavor. But today, something was different-Chad seemed to have had a revelation.

At the toy shop, Anya wandered around, her love for fluffy toys evident since childhood. It didn't take long for her to pick out two favorites.

When she turned to find Leo, he was holding a big, smoke-grey teddy bear.

At the checkout, Leo added the big grey bear to their purchases. Anya asked, "Chad, why are you buying that?"

Leo grinned. "It's for my partner."

After paying with his phone, Leo stuffed the big grey bear into Anya's arms. "Here you go, partner. Hold it tight." Being called "partner" made Anya's face bloom with a sweet smile.

"Chad, how did you know I like big bears?"

Leo tried to play it cool. "That's a secret."

on, tell

chuckled. "If you listen to

Anya eagerly nodded.

from your dorm, I noticed the big white bear in your closet. It's just like

me how?" Anya

"Cute and soft."

arm. "Chad, you actually

won't give the girl a sense of security. And

pajamas have bear ears on the hood; even your phone case has a big white bear on it. Whenever you visit a jewelry store, you always touch the bear charms,

remember when you accidentally peeled off a hangnail in winter and it bled. You were in pain, so you wrapped it with a band-aid and drew a bear on it... With so many signs, how could I not know you love bears? I could tell with

cry! No crying allowed." He silently cursed that Molly hadn't warned him expressing his feelings might make Anya cry. If he had known,

from a claw machine to dab at

was always attentive to her, yet Anya

girlfriend to guide them. Chad and she were just two people growing together. Anya didn't want a boyfriend who had been "pre-trained" by someone else. It was her first

people might love deeply, willing to sacrifice much, but they just don't know how to show it.

about how to be good to her, but he didn't always know how. Though he might tease her for fun, he

but rarely spoke about it. When asked, he could accurately recall her preferences. His

the back seat, arranging the "twins" dolls and their new partners on the rear

why are you putting them in my car? Weren't they for

These four in the back will

a girlfriend, huh? Why not hang a big bouquet on the front of my car so people think I'm married?" Anya giggled. "That wouldn't work; you can't hang it every day. These four are more