"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

then, unafraid of getting dirty, she flipped over

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

happily picking cherries. "The ones at the top

was amazed. "How did my child become so

Anya and smiled. "Efficient

an unusual talent, she has

gave her a look. "Thinking of

Mia

silent the whole time, his innocent eyes fixed on Sister Anya. Seeing Anya's actions,

went over

Chad exchanged

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

break an arm or leg, or

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

hesitation, quickly climbed up as well. Andre watched like someone watching monkeys; his wife was already at

up at his

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

was

to caution, "Anya, be careful,

more at

why are you still halfway? Anya and Mia have

tree, leaning against the trunk, one hand always ready to support his wife. "Dad, Molly's balance isn't great, just play around in

remembered every little

in primary school. So, while others

a while, then went to

staring at his mom for a long time, and seeing that she wasn't looking back at

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

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