"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

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

yell, can't

climbed even higher, happily picking cherries. "The ones

"How did my child become

Anya and smiled. "Efficient

unusual talent, she

look. "Thinking of taking

Mia

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. Seeing Anya's actions, something stirred in others. Silently handing her child to her

went over

and Officer Chad exchanged glances. "Here

looking up at Anya. "Chad, don't rush; I'll

if you fall and break an arm or leg, or worse,

"Chad, pass

hesitation, quickly climbed up as well. Andre watched like someone watching monkeys;

at his mother, his chubby

Mia's

was

moved to caution, "Anya, be careful, darling, don't

are more at the

still halfway? Anya and Mia have reached 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

every little thing about

So, while others rode bicycles, Chad wouldn't let her, fearing

looked up for a while, then went to play with his

long time, and seeing that she wasn't looking back at him, his little mouth turned down in

garden was filled

Mia hurried down.

crying Henry into her arms. "Alright, mommy's done climbing. Let's hold my

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