"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.

didn't care about appearances at

gripping the trunk, 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

amazed. "How did my child become

looked at Anya and smiled. "Efficient movements,

an unusual talent, she

gave her a look.

Mia replied,

Henry was staring, completely fascinated, until she was standing high on the tree, silent the whole time, his innocent eyes fixed on

over as

Officer Chad exchanged

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

added, "Anya, if you fall and break an arm or leg, or worse, hit your head and

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

climbed up as well. Andre watched like someone

looked up at his mother, his chubby

experience and Mia's skills,

every tree was

caution, "Anya, be

more at the

criticizing, "My girl, why are you still halfway? Anya

"Dad, Molly's balance isn't

remembered every little thing

while others rode bicycles,

while, then went to

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

garden was filled

Mia hurried down.

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

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