My Wife is a Hacker by Summer

Lying in bed with Nicole cradled in his arms, Jared whispered gently, "Sleep for a bit." "Mhm." Finally feeling at peace, Nicole smiled slightly, and she quickly fell asleep.

As Jared listened to her soft breathing, his eyes softened with affection, and he too closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.

The next morning, as the group got ready to head back to San Joto, Zane and Doretta came to say goodbye.

"I still have things to finish here, but I promise to be at your wedding," Zane said with a big smile.

"And I'll be there to wish you well, Nicole," Doretta added.

Saying goodbye is always hard, but everyone knew they had their own journeys to continue.

"Great, we'll see you in San Joto," Nicole said with a bright smile.

"It's time to go," Zane said, knowing they couldn't wait any longer without risking missing their plane.

"I've got the paperwork," Patricia said, ready to help with the travel documents for Jared and Nicole.

Then, looking at Charlie, she asked, "Need help with yours?" Charlie paused, clearly wrestling with a decision.

with a sigh, he said,

Johnston, Mrs.

decided to stay." "Stay?" Patricia sounded

Nicole seemed to

asked with a smile, hinting that she knew Charlie wanted to stay not

Charlie clenched his

looked at Doretta,

stay because he had found his purpose and the person he wanted to

Doretta was

Nicole, you're okay with this, right?" Zane

knew Nicole had been important to their team and allowed her

hoped they'd understand

"Absolutely," Nicole said.

we support him." She had noticed Charlie seemed preoccupied, likely thinking about

his decision was made, and they would support

wanted," Patricia said, her feelings

choice meant they might not see each other often, but