The CEO's Mischievous Little Bride

The first meet-up was a total mess, but hey, at least we got somewhere.

Sebastian bounced from the Olteran house soon after, and Molly dashed out to see him off.

Under the night sky, Molly's eyes were all teary. "Sebastian, I told you, my folks aren't cool with you."

Sebastian wiped her tears and grinned, "I figured. But hey, they didn't kick me out, so there's still a shot for us."

Back in the living room, the Olteran clan was still hanging around.

In the awkward silence, Vera piped up, "Molly's into him."

Later that night, in the bedroom, Patrick was holding Theodore, watching Vera make the bed. He cut to the chase, "Vera, did you ask Shawn to come downstairs?"

Vera didn't beat around the bush. "Yeah, I thought it'd be better for Molly in the long run. Think about it. If you wanted to marry me and came to propose, and my dad was so mad he wouldn't see you, but only Noah showed up, wouldn't you hold a grudge against my dad after we got hitched?"

"Nope," Patrick said.

Vera finished setting up Theodore's little bed, then started undressing him.

Patrick jumped in to help and asked, "Why do you think Molly and Sebastian are a good match?"

Vera put the naked Theodore on the bed and looked at Patrick, "Babe, spill your thoughts, and I'll counter them. If you can convince me, I'll go with it. If not, it means you think Sebastian's a good pick too. You gotta agree to this marriage." Smart as he was, Patrick dodged Vera's challenge.

He awkwardly dressed Theodore on the other side.

Theodore, in Patrick's arms, wasn't having it. He kept squirming, clearly wanting Vera.

Finally, when Theodore's face was turning red and he was about to cry, Patrick managed to get one leg in. Just before the meltdown, he handed Theodore over to Vera.

In Vera's soft arms, Theodore chilled out. He yawned and snuggled into Vera's chest.

Vera pulled up Theodore's pants, "Babe, go get some water to clean his butt before dressing him. Theodore's a bit stinky today."

They both dodged the Molly and Sebastian topic. Patrick didn't want to tick Vera off, and Vera didn't want to lose her cool.

After the bath and a change of clothes, Patrick half-lay on the bed, watching Theodore flail his arms and legs.

He touched Theodore's lower lip. "Vera's temper's gotten worse, huh? I'm scared to piss her off now."

Theodore responded with baby noises.

"Vera's running the show now, isn't she?" he asked.

Theodore made more baby sounds.

Patrick looked at Theodore's chubby face, which looked just like his, and gently pinched it, "All this chub from drinking Vera's breast milk."

Theodore didn't respond.

Downstairs, when Vera went to get water for Theodore, Molly showed up, "Vera, thanks."

Vera, holding the milk bottle, filled it with hot water. "Come on, no need to thank me."

When Sebastian went home to change clothes that afternoon, Ellie already knew where he was headed.

That night, she called him up, "So, how'd it go?"

"Not too bad," Sebastian replied.

After hanging up, Ellie turned to Timothy in bed, "The Olteran family won't cave easily. Molly just got back, and if she marries again, if I were Shawn, I wouldn't be cool with it either." Timothy said, "We should give them a hand sometime. They can't handle this alone."

Ellie nodded in agreement.

The day the Chase family decided to visit was a weekend, so everyone was chilling at home.

Even without saying it, everyone knew why they were there.

Sebastian tagged along too. Shawn, though not thrilled, had to meet Ellie and Timothy.

Patrick was in the living room, holding Theodore upright and patting his back. When Ellie and Timothy showed up, Theodore was wide awake.

Sadie and Ulysses had called Susan to come home several times, so she finally agreed.

Randall wanted to take Susan out to buy some Zandonick goodies for her to bring back to Sadie and Ulysses.

Molly, still in her pajamas, looked at the unexpected Chase family visitors, "Ellie, Timothy, Sebastian?"

Molly didn't seem to care how unkempt she looked and didn't plan on changing.

Vera nudged her, "Go change and wash your hair. Ellie and Timothy are here to help you out."

Molly rushed upstairs.

Ellie started with the Olteran family's little treasure, Teddy. "I haven't seen much of Teddy since he was born. Look how chubby he is now. Patrick, can I hold him?"

At Teddy's welcome party, there were tons of guests. Ellie was invited but couldn't make it because she was sick.

Patrick handed Theodore over to Ellie.

In Ellie's arms, Theodore didn't seem to mind at all.

Ellie, holding Theodore, cooed, "Teddy is so adorable, his ears look just like Shawn's."

Ellie's words hit home for everyone. Sebastian admired how Ellie could touch Shawn's heart with just one sentence, way better than he could express his own feelings. Vera thought, 'Classic Ellie. She praised the Olteran family's little prince and complimented Shawn in a way he loved to hear.'

Plus, praising Teddy indirectly made Patrick less hostile towards them. Patrick loved when people doted on Theodore.

Randall got why Molly was so articulate. With Ellie teaching her, how could she not be? "Susan, take notes."

Susan asked curiously, "Randall, notes on what?"

Timothy sat down and started chatting about Teddy. "Patrick and Vera got hitched last year, right? And now they're parents. Time flies."

Shawn replied, "Not really. My daughter Molly just got back less than a year ago."

Timothy smiled and said, "There's still plenty of time ahead. Molly can stay by your side in the future."

"Nope, someone's already got their eye on Molly." Shawn glanced at Sebastian, "I don't know what he did to win her over."