Scott hurried over and found five brand-new hundred-dollar bills stashed under the cutting board.

"Officer Chad, for just a few cherries, this is way too much."

Chad hadn't planned this with Molly. It was all her, sneaking over, grabbing his wallet, and leaving the money there.

"Molly really gets me, huh?"

Molly grinned, "Of course, only I truly understand you."

Looking for a lunch spot, Molly found a riverside picnic club on her phone.

Molly nibbled on her thumb, "Chad-"

"Henry's too young."

"He won't eat much anyway."

"The smoke will be strong."

Molly stopped pleading and got down to business, "Chad, if you take me to the picnic, I'll stay over at the Byrne family's house tonight."

Officer Chad, always ready to compromise, asked, "Where's it at?"

A half-hour drive later, they arrived at the bustling riverside, vehicles parked all around. It was a busy weekend. Walking down the slope, Andre carried his son and held his wife's hand, surrounded by dirt paths and the smoke from woodland barbecues. Kids played by the river, and a few high school students in uniforms were there too.

thrilled with his daughter's choice. He always had

and Leo joked about Anya's blind

bring supplies, nearby vendors sold

checked the food's

fetched things, and Molly found a spot to clear some stones. Mia, the mom, wandered around with her child, feeling the heat and Henry's fussiness from lack of

with a donkey, setting a stove and charcoal on the ground, "This was ordered by a Mr. Cedillo. Should

my husband?" Mia asked, patting

the young man said, setting down the stove and making sure

new cushion, unwrapping it and laying it on the ground,

at the drowsy Henry, "He's not settled yet. I'll hold him; he cries as soon as I

returned, both carrying skewers of meat and vegetables, placing

called? The current's pretty strong, and I've never heard of it before." He used to be a politician in Havenbrook, so he thought

thin blanket on the cushion for her son to lie on. Anya, wielding insect repellent,

fish and ate it again. Since then, it's said that eating fish from this river brings exam success. Gradually, it

paused her spraying to listen, turned to the young man, "Do we

what locals believe. Most visitors these past few weeks have been

glanced at Chad, who was sitting on the

noticed Anya's change in demeanor, as Mia remarked, "That explains all the high school students here

used to be part of the neighboring county but was incorporated into Havenbrook during the expansion. It

events, "This place is nice,

fish when he's taking his college entrance exams in 18 years." Henry, cradled by

chubby, rosy-cheeked Henry was later held across his dad's arms, instinctively clutching his dad's finger,

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