Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Chad called his mom. “Hey, Mom, just letting you know, I'm calling in sick for Molly."

Coleen didn't skip a beat. “What'd she get up to last night?”

It was nearly noon when Molly finally rolled out of bed. She lay there for a moment, still groggy, before the panic hit—she was supposed to be at work. She reached for her phone to call her mom, but then noticed she'd already had a call that morning.

Molly squinted at her screen. "Wait, did I already call? Ever since I became a mom, my memory's a mess. I have zero recollection of that call."

Wayne, hanging nearby, said, “Dad~"

"What's up with your dad?" Molly asked.

Wayne just sighed and flopped backwards onto the bed, giving up on trying to explain.

When Cooper's plane landed, he didn't bother heading to the Irvin house first-he made a beeline for the Cedillos'. "Sweetie!"

"Cooper!" came the reply.

Uncle and nephew gave everyone a show, running across the room to each other like it was the finale of a

rom-com.

pumping, dove straight into Cooper's arms and

enough of him-every time they were finally reunited, Henry's cheeks ended up squished

“Love Cooper!” Henry giggled.

school soon, so here's a present from your uncle. If you ever miss

her son, smirked. "With how he is, don't be shocked if that

waterproof one,"

shook

it with Mia's phone. Later, while Andre was at

a few, Andre finally picked up.

on the other end.

“Your uncle's back, isn't he?" Figures his brother-in-law would get his son some

laughed. "I'll be home tonight. Call your grandparents and tell them we're all going out for dinner." When he hung up, Andre saved the number as “Son.” Just seeing it made

son saved in her contacts as

both families met up at the Majestic Dining

“Listen, dude, try not to get us called into school every

of the game, already had a roster set up

coming," Leo warned as he set Henry down-Anya didn't even

Henry again. In Cooper's world, his nephew was 90% of everything; the

uncle's favorite. Even at dinner, he insisted on sitting right next to Cooper. The big round table was packed with