Henry perched confidently on a chair, eating with the kind of gusto only a kid could pull off. Once he was full, he grabbed his tablet and started a video call with his uncle.

Cooper checked his watch-there was no way he'd miss his nephew's very first day of school.

Jennie wanted to come along too. "I want to see our sweetie's first day!" she insisted.

She'd skipped her usual dramatic makeup, leaving her looking much fresher. Her long chestnut hair tumbled gracefully over her shoulders, and for once, she really did look like a princess.

"Nope," Cooper said without missing a beat.

"Why not?" she pouted.

"You'd just be a handful," he shot back.

Cooper had quietly made sure Jennie couldn't tag along, knowing how stubborn she could be. Before heading back home, he'd even called Owen to secretly get Kristen out of the way. Then he returned by himself.

Mars, whose tailbone had finally healed, and Milka were planning to see their godson off to school, too.

Teddy was already there. Andre shook his head. “The kid's just starting school. Isn't this a bit much, everyone showing up?"

basically our 'firstborn,'

just rolled

the Crescent Park suite, he flopped down, propping his

was coming, he realized it had been ages since they'd all hung out together. That night, he told


a while either, so she was game. "I'll

her life, little Lizzy boarded a plane and flew

everything as her dad carried her off

Cedillo family's house, she met an elderly gentleman who took to her

Who'd have guessed

Mia would give him a granddaughter-he was sure she'd be just as

was used to

big crowds. At the Cedillo home, a parade of relatives took turns lifting her up and cuddling her, but she never fussed. When someone made a silly

Wayne, her two brothers, hovered off to the side, feeling left

girls were a rarity around here—everyone wanted a turn

looked ready to put

Chad, when he got home, couldn't resist picking Lizzy up for a

locked onto Chad's, and


was enough to make Chad wish for a daughter of his

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