"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.

care about appearances at

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

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

higher, happily picking cherries. "The ones at the top really are

amazed. "How did

looked at Anya and smiled. "Efficient movements, a promising

an unusual talent,

look. "Thinking of

sheepish Mia

the whole time,

went over

and Officer Chad exchanged glances. "Here we

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

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

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

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

his mother, his chubby neck

lacking Anya's climbing experience and Mia's skills,

every tree was a

"Anya, be careful, darling, don't

"Mia, there are more at the top, keep

still halfway? Anya and Mia have reached

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 in the middle of the tree." Others could stand on one foot steadily for

every little thing

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

while, then went to play

that she wasn't looking back at

the garden was filled with Henry's

Mia hurried down.

the 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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