Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Henry was halfway through his juicy watermelon slice when it was unceremoniously discarded. "..."

So that's what they call love moving on, huh?

Dad's trying to be charming, mom's touched, and there I am, abandoned in the pool with no one to fuss over me. ""Ah, man!"

Cold water-ever heard of it? Thanks for nothing, unreliable parents!

Henry made a valiant effort, belting out a couple of indignant "Wahh!" cries, before finally kicking furiously in the water, flailing his little arms in protest, stirring up enough of a commotion to win back his parents' affection.

In the end, his efforts paid off, capturing his mom and dad's attention.

Turns out, as long as it wasn't about money, he was mommy's favorite little munchkin.

Mia, with her eyes still teary, hurried to scoop up her little champ from the water.

"Honey, I forgive you," Mia said, cradling her slippery son, addressing her husband.

The little rascal was a mix of fury and wails, almost as if he was accusingly saying he had not forgiven his dad for that unceremonious dunk! If it weren't for the diaper safeguarding his tiny bottom, he'd be blowing bubbles underwater right now. Andre, having tackled a tough issue, felt a weight lifted off his chest. His son's "speech" was nothing more than playful banter between father and son.

Now, he had time to give his boy a bath.

Meatball was hoisted up by dad once more, flipped over to rest on his father's forearm, as Andre began to scrub his back.

One arm wasn't quite enough to handle him, Andre remarked, "The kid's too chunky, all chubby and needs both hands to hold him steady, or he'll slip right into the tub." The little guy in question: "Ah-ee-ya-ya-ya," was ready for a father swap!

Mia was mid-bath with her son, her cry from earlier not quite faded, tears still clinging to her lashes when she suddenly froze, staring at the little chunk, forgetting to move. She had an epiphany, "Honey, your son doesn't have a neck!"

After saying that, she burst into laughter, pointing at the little one still in his father's grip, "Haha, he's so plump he's lost his neck!"

The little one: "..." was ready for a mom swap!

Andre was momentarily bewildered, then he turned the bathing bambino to face him, looking down at his little bundle of joy, who really seemed to be... neckless. Henry, already uneasy from the bath, now faced his mom who was laughing at him and his dad examining him with such seriousness that he burst into tears.

a merry time eating his parents' metaphorical melon

longer wanted to be the darling son of

anger spilled as his mom

onesie, cradling the clean little guy and looking at

lessons of the past

husband, "Honey, hold him. I'm

cradled his disgruntled son with one arm, earnestly examining his little face, then

son's chubby cheek, tilting his face slightly upward, in search

eventually, he found

couple reluctantly admitted, "Our son has a neck, it's

managed to

after he drifted to sleep late at night, his parents stayed up, secretly getting out of bed to study

baby without a neck grow up to be unattractive? Mom was

"Honey, we've got to start saving money. If our son ends up

Oh, right.

had already put the troublesome son to bed at the

lay his

hiding out at the Byrne residence for a few days, relishing the moments when Chad was too busy at work to come

comfort was short-lived, though, as she soon accompanied Coleen

are, the odd one

I think I can

"And how long do

"Till I'm 40."

nearly two decades! "Graduate and go to the company,

house, Chad, who had been working night

beside Chad, but remembering the late-night incident from a few days ago, she decisively got up and

and the Cedillos are probably cooled down by now. We shouldn't delay any longer; it wouldn't look good. I've switched shifts, so we can visit the Cedillo family in the next few days." Molly, resting her hand under her nose as if Chad's bride-to-be

Molly played on her phone, lost in a mobile game, then

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