"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

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

yell,

happily picking cherries.

amazed. "How did my child

at Anya and smiled. "Efficient movements, a promising

an unusual talent,

look. "Thinking of taking an

Mia replied,

from the moment Anya started climbing, Henry was staring, completely fascinated, until she was standing high on the tree, silent the whole time, his innocent eyes fixed on Sister Anya.

over

Officer Chad exchanged glances. "Here we

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

break an arm or leg, or worse, hit

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

Andre watched like someone watching

his mother, his

Mia's skills,

every tree was a

moved to caution, "Anya, be careful,

"Mia, there are more at the top, keep

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

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

little thing about

was in primary school. So, while others rode bicycles, Chad wouldn't let

for a while, then went to play with his

mom for a long time, and seeing that

the garden was filled

Mia hurried down.

cherries to her husband, she brushed off the dust and took the crying Henry into her arms. "Alright, mommy's done

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