Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

The waiter took Hansen's phone, his eyes going wide as he stared at the screen —a family photo that said it all. Behind the old man stood a sharply dressed, stone-faced guy, his arm around a woman cradling a baby. The waiter's jaw dropped. "Wait-is that... Andre?!"

Hansen grinned, cocky as ever. "What's got you so surprised about Andre? I'm his dad, you know."

The poor waiter was so rattled he almost forgot how to stand. If he was serving Andre's father, then this whole table of seniors had to be... "Uh, let me, uh, go get my manager."

"For what? Just get us hooked up already," Hansen said, impatiently waving him off. "We've been waiting ages."

The waiter fumbled through setting up the karaoke, then handed the phone back to Hansen with both hands before sprinting out to find his boss. "Sir, that group of seniors I just helped? The one leading them is Andre's dad."

"Which Andre?" The manager looked doubtful.

A few minutes later, just as the group was about to grab the mics and start belting out classics, the manager showed up, all respectful and on edge. "Mr. Hansen, welcome. I'm the manager here."

Hansen frowned. "Alright, alright, just don't bother us, okay?"

"Of course, if you need anything, please let me know," the manager said, backing away carefully.

But as he was leaving, Hansen called out, "Hold up."

The manager paused mid-step.

know we hit the karaoke tonight—especially not my son. He'd never let me hear the end of it if he knew I

manager nodded quickly. "Understood,

retirees got down to business, singing their hearts out like teenagers. The fun was contagious, and before

when Andre's call

and buzzed, but nobody answered. Andre hung up, scowling. "Where's

he's dodging your call. Want me to give it a

"Hold off a bit. If you call right

Chad shrugged. "Alright."

later, Chad tried

son-in-law's calling," Hansen announced, looking at his

afraid of your own son I get, but

huffed, "Who says I'm scared? Besides, aren't you

answered with a flourish, "Hey, Chad, what's

speaker, shared a look with Andre sitting across from

and Chad relayed, "Dad,

kids are out

was a brief pause. Chad glanced at Andre, who looked like a