"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

she leaned her feet against the tree, then,

"Can't yell, can't scold,

had climbed even higher, happily picking cherries. "The ones

was amazed. "How did my child

looked at Anya and smiled. "Efficient movements,

sighed. "Such an unusual talent,

a look. "Thinking of taking

Mia

tree, silent the whole time, his innocent eyes fixed on Sister Anya. Seeing Anya's actions, something stirred in others. Silently

over

and Officer Chad exchanged glances. "Here

rush; I'll

break an arm or leg, or worse, hit your head and become a

to an even thinner branch. "Chad, pass me Scott's basket, I'll pick cherries

like someone watching monkeys; his wife

looked up at his mother, his

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

was a worried

to caution, "Anya, be careful, darling,

are more at the top,

you still halfway? Anya

also 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

little thing about

in primary school. So, while

a while, then went

that

the garden was filled with Henry's

Mia hurried down.

her husband, she brushed off the dust and took the crying Henry into her arms. "Alright, mommy's done climbing. Let's hold my boy, no more feeling upset, okay?" "Aw,

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