Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Andre said, "...It's pronounced 'bed,' not 'bump.""

Still not getting an answer about where his wife had gone, he tried again, "So, where did Grandpa head off to?"

Henry, proud of his new vocabulary, piped up, "He went off to karaoke!"

Mia came out of the bathroom with a face mask on, catching sight of her two favorite guys looking all chummy again. Henry was perched on his dad's lap, fishing around in a snack bag, popping treats into his mouth one by one.

Spotting his mom's masked face, Henry yelled, "Mommy, your face looks broken!" Before he could finish his snack, Mia swooped in and hauled her little troublemaker away to tidy him up.

Andre let both kids get away with their mischief for now-after all, they still had guests around.

That evening, Molly kept venting to Chad about their son's antics. "Chad, seriously, if you don't believe me, just ask Sweetie-didn't he pick on me all day?"

Officer Chad glanced at their son, who just sat quietly on the edge of the bed, not saying a word.

Molly pointed at him dramatically. "See? He's not denying it!"

When it was time for bed, Jade wouldn't stop chattering in Chad's ear.

Eventually, with his eyes closed, Officer Chad muttered, "Molly, I barely slept at all last night. Please, let me rest a bit."

Molly noticed the exhaustion on his face. "Okay~"

She knew Chad hadn't slept because he'd been worried about her, his little handful.

She crawled over, pressed a soft kiss to his dry lips, and didn't say another word.

Chad closed his eyes, turned on his side, and pulled his wife close.

At Riverside Estates-

Anya could hardly catch her breath under Leo. After finally finding out where she was last night, he'd actually slept well. Now, rested and full of energy, he was determined to make up for lost time.

Anya's senses were overwhelmed, every nerve tingling.

"Chad, enough already," Anya gasped in Leo's ear, her voice breaking between words, half pleading, half bargaining.

But Leo's ears were tuned out to everything except her.

When it was over, Anya threatened, "Chad, if you keep this up, I'll stick pink vinyl all over your car!"

Leo looked at his blushing girlfriend and grinned, "Which of those two troublemakers put you up to that?"

Anya kept quiet.

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Wait-how did Chad know it was Aunt Mia's idea?

"Fine, then I'll dump water all over your laptop," Anya added, absolutely serious.

Leo was quiet for a moment. "That's got Molly written all over it, doesn't it?"

Anya blinked innocently, refusing to answer.

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bombarded with dozens of videos of muscle-bound guys from his wife's favorites folder on his way home.

"Uncle, you're welcome. Just your resident Good Samaritan at work."

The next day, after lunch, the plane was already waiting for them.noveldrama

The Cedillo family came to the airport to see them off, not quite ready to say goodbye.

Aimee chatted with everyone, promising to invite them to her hometown next time.

It wasn't just the grown-ups who'd become friends-even Henry and the other kids had really hit it off.

"Henry, say goodbye to Jared."

Henry reached out and gave his little buddy a hug.

As the two boys hugged, someone called out, "Hey, hey, what are you two up to-

no kissing on the lips!"

One of the toddlers had gone in for a big open-mouthed smooch.

As they pulled the kids apart, Molly quickly covered her son's mouth. "Gotta protect my boy's first kiss!"