"Ah, ah," Mia struggled to hold her son. "Sweetie, you can't have this."

"Whaaah!" Henry opened his mouth, trying to nibble on his mom's lips.

"Mommy will taste it for you."

"Waah!"

Later, Mia handed her chubby son over to her husband.

Scott led everyone in. People were already picking cherries and greeted Scott like an old friend as they saw him.

"Go ahead, everyone, have fun and eat all the cherries you can pick," Scott announced grandly.

Mia admired the sight before her: cherries as red as rubies, so tempting and luscious.

She reached for some of the lower ones on tiptoes, and Henry also raised his plump little arms.

The silver bracelet on her wrist shimmered in the sunlight. "Waah!"

Mia tasted one. "The ones at the bottom don't get much sunlight, they're sour. But the ones at the top, they're sweet."

Molly Cedillo looked up. "I can't reach."

"I can!" Anya exclaimed.

Tall Andre Cedillo and Chad Byrne both looked at their niece, who claimed she could do it.

Hansen Cedillo was considering using a stick to knock some cherries down but then noticed the ground was littered with ripe red cherries, some falling with a gust of wind. Then Anya said she could do it.

Leo Cedillo chuckled. "You can? What, do you have wings to flutter up there?"

Anya found a lush tree, slung her bag over her shoulder, and, wearing a flowing maxi dress, started climbing.

care about

feet against the tree, then, unafraid of

sighed. "Can't yell,

climbed even higher, happily picking cherries. "The ones at the top

"How did my

and smiled.

sighed. "Such an unusual

a look.

Mia

was standing high on the tree, silent the whole time, his

went over

Officer Chad exchanged

at Anya. "Chad, don't rush;

and break an arm or leg, or worse, hit

an even thinner branch. "Chad, pass me Scott's

as well. Andre watched like someone watching monkeys; his wife was already at the very

looked up at his mother, his

Anya's climbing experience and Mia's skills, needed Chad's

every tree was

to caution, "Anya, be

there are more at the

criticizing, "My girl, why are you still halfway? Anya and Mia have

himself climbed the tree, leaning against the trunk, one hand always ready to support his wife. "Dad, Molly's balance isn't great, just play around in the middle of the tree." Others could

remembered every little thing

noticed this when she was in primary school. So, while others rode bicycles, Chad wouldn't let her, fearing

while, then went to play with his

time, and seeing that she wasn't looking back at him, his little

was filled with

Mia hurried down.

Henry into her arms. "Alright, mommy's done climbing. Let's hold my boy,

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