Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

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.

did Annie and Conner patch things up?" Mia asked

his head as he drove. "Not exactly. They didn't reconcile, but

then he glanced

out a yawn.

little shoes, crawled onto the back seat, and rested

slumped over, Mia gently scooped him up into her

blinked sleepily, then snuggled

love you too, sweetheart. Go to sleep." Mia rubbed his back and softly

of both of them, already half-asleep. "You've got class tomorrow, so just go straight to bed when

at her peacefully sleeping boy. "Just wipe him down a little. He's already out. He played so much with Anya at the Byrnes'

chuckled. "Anya's really got a knack for playing

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, it seemed, could he

quiet of Maplewood Estates

up and at 'em! You're gonna

three sat around the long table. Despite its size, it never felt empty with Henry there. At first, Henry tried sitting to eat but couldn't quite reach, so he stood up-still awkward-then ended up sprawling