Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

When the boat finally docked, Andre scooped up their son and stepped onto the pier. Mia rushed up to them, ready to plant a kiss on their boy, but Andre, ever the playful husband, gently lifted her chin and stole a kiss for himself first. No way was he letting their son have all her attention.

"All done with work?" Mia asked, a little out of breath.

"Yeah," Andre replied, pulling her close as they made their way home.

Leo had taken Anya out for the day and still wasn't back. Hansen had gotten a bit too much sun lately and wasn't feeling great, so Bruce had rubbed some ointment on his dad and sent him off to bed early.

Later, after tucking their son in, Mia sighed and said, "Honey, you wouldn't believe how weird it felt not having our little guy around today. None of us could get used to it. Every few minutes, someone would start looking for him, only to remember he wasn't here. It felt so empty not finding him."

Andre looked down at their little one, smiling. "Who knew he'd have such a fan club? Everyone's crazy about him."

Mia propped her chin up with her hand, grinning. "Babe, everyone says he takes after me. What do you think?"noveldrama

Andre cupped her face and kissed her, teasing, "You mean when he's up to no good?"

Mia rolled her eyes. "The couch in the living room's looking pretty empty tonight- maybe you should sleep there."

After being away for days, they only came back when everyone else had to return to work.

The day before they left, Hansen and Leo got into a fight, and Leo ended up having to hitch a ride home on the Calder family's jet.

Anya was annoyed. "Chad, you did that on purpose!"

Leo just grinned, loving every second. "What do you mean? Your grandpa smacked your boyfriend on the back with his cane, remember?"

The day before heading home, all four families took a boat trip together. Leo, never missing a chance to stir things up, joked, "Man, it's scorching today. Must be five suns up there."

Anya, sweet as ever, poked her head out from under the sunshade, looked up at the blazing sky, and said, "Chad, I counted-there's only one sun!"

Hansen stuck his head out too. "Yeah, just one."

Molly and Mia caught on almost instantly, bursting out laughing.

Mia was about to explain, but Andre covered her mouth, letting his sister take center stage.

Molly, playing along, pointed to the three boys and the old man, counting, "One, two, three, four." Then she pointed out the window at the sky. "Five!"

"See? Five suns," Molly said, laughing even harder.

The three boys had no idea what was going on, but Hansen suddenly realized his grandson had just called him bald. He grabbed his cane and chased after Leo, yelling, "You little rascal! What did I ever do to get a grandson like you?"

Henry toddled after them, eager to watch the chaos.

After seeing Grandpa whack his brother with the cane, Henry later wouldn't let Grandpa hold it—he insisted Grandpa hold his hand instead.

So, when it came time to go home, Leo lost his spot on the Cedillo family jet and had to fly with the Calders.

Anya was convinced her boyfriend had set the whole thing up. Why wait till the last minute to say something like that?

Leo didn't even pretend to deny it, grinning. "Of course I did it on purpose."

"Chad! I'm telling Grandpa!"

"Go ahead, let him know. He'll just get even angrier. Maybe he'll ban me from the Cedillo family for life, and I'll have to move in with you and be your househusband."

Anya pouted and stomped off to pack her suitcase, still fuming.