"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

gripping the trunk, she leaned her feet against the tree, then, unafraid of getting dirty, she flipped over and slowly stood on

"Can't yell,

cherries. "The ones at

was amazed. "How did

looked at Anya and smiled. "Efficient movements,

unusual talent,

her a look. "Thinking

Mia replied,

standing high on the tree, silent the whole time, his innocent eyes fixed on Sister Anya.

went over as

exchanged glances. "Here we

at Anya. "Chad, don't rush; I'll pick the

fall and break an arm or leg, or worse, hit

moved to an even thinner 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

at his mother,

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

every tree was a

to caution, "Anya, be careful, darling,

are more at the

still

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

every little

in primary school. So, while

a while, then went to play

for a long time, and seeing that

filled with Henry's crisp

Mia hurried down.

took the crying Henry into her

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