Mia thought they were heading home, but to her surprise, Andre led his wife and son upstairs. "Conner, Mars, and Teddy are all here. It's been ages since they last saw Henry-they've missed him. Come on, let's go say hi."

Mia followed Andre into the elevator, Henry in tow. Henry, wide-eyed and curious, peeked around, recognizing where they were. "Daddy, my godfathers are here,” he whispered.

Andre tousled his son's hair. "Yep, you'll see all your godfathers in a minute."

Mia asked, "How come Conner's here?"

"Annie's prenatal records need to be moved over to Newtown Hospital, and they still had some luggage to pick up. He's here to finish up those errands. After this, they'll be settling down in Newtown for good."

They stepped out of the elevator and into a private suite.

For Henry, it was the start of another happy adventure. "Godfather!" he shouted, running over.

It was half past ten before the three of them finally made it home.

patch things up?" Mia asked as she slipped off her

exactly. They didn't reconcile, but they've let things

passed, then he glanced over.

out a yawn.

his little shoes, crawled onto the back seat, and rested his head on Mia's lap, cozying up and

her son half slumped over, Mia gently scooped him up into her

blinked sleepily, then snuggled in, mumbling, "Mommy, love

Mia rubbed his

them, already half-asleep. "You've got class tomorrow, so just go straight to bed when we get home. I'll take

already out. He

really got a knack for

to Andre. She washed up quickly and crawled into bed. About half an hour later, Andre joined her. Even if Mia didn't tuck herself into his arms, Andre would always pull her close. Only then,

the quiet of Maplewood Estates was broken by a

on, up and at 'em! You're gonna

of three sat around the long table. Despite its size, it never felt empty with Henry there. At first, Henry tried

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