"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

she leaned her feet against the tree, then, unafraid of getting dirty, she flipped over

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

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

"How did my child become so

Anya and smiled. "Efficient movements, a promising

an unusual talent,

a look. "Thinking of taking

sheepish Mia

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

went over

Chad exchanged

"Chad, don't rush; I'll pick the sweetest cherries from the

break an arm or leg, or worse, hit your

branch. "Chad, pass me Scott's basket, I'll pick cherries

without hesitation, quickly climbed up as well. Andre watched like someone watching monkeys; his wife was already at the

up at his mother, his

and Mia's skills, needed

was

caution, "Anya,

more at the top,

girl, why are you still halfway? Anya

to support his wife. "Dad, Molly's balance isn't great, just play around in the middle of the tree." Others could stand on one foot steadily for a

remembered every little

school. So, while others rode

then

long time, and seeing that she wasn't looking back

was filled

Mia hurried down.

crying Henry into her arms. "Alright, mommy's done climbing. Let's hold my boy, no more

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