"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.

about appearances at

against the tree, then, unafraid of getting

sighed. "Can't yell, can't scold, can't

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

"How did my child

looked at Anya and smiled. "Efficient movements, a promising

sighed. "Such an unusual talent, she has

her a look.

Mia

fascinated, until she was standing high on the tree, silent the whole time, his innocent eyes fixed on Sister Anya. Seeing Anya's actions, something stirred

over as

Officer Chad exchanged glances. "Here we

was already looking up at Anya. "Chad, don't rush;

if you fall and break an arm or leg, or worse, hit your head

even thinner branch. "Chad, pass me

like someone watching monkeys; his

at his

experience and Mia's skills,

tree was a

"Anya, be

are more at

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

took great care. The proud captain 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

every little

primary school. So, while others

up for a while, then

had been staring at his mom for a long time, and seeing that she

garden was filled

Mia hurried down.

took the crying Henry into her arms. "Alright, mommy's done climbing. Let's

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