"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

feet against the tree, then,

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

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

did my child

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

"Such an unusual talent, she has

gave her a look. "Thinking of taking an

sheepish Mia replied,

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

went over

Officer Chad exchanged glances. "Here we

was already looking up at Anya. "Chad, don't rush;

an arm or leg, or worse, hit your

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

up as well. Andre watched like someone watching monkeys; his

his

Anya's climbing experience and Mia's

tree was

"Anya, be careful, darling, don't

more at

still halfway?

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

every little thing about

when she was in primary school. So, while others

for a while, then went to play with his

for a long time, and seeing that she wasn't looking back

garden was filled with

Mia hurried down.

the crying Henry into her arms. "Alright, mommy's done climbing. Let's hold my boy, no more feeling upset, okay?"

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