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.

with his daughter's choice. He always had

Anya's carload of stuff came in handy, and Leo joked about Anya's blind luck

didn't bring supplies, nearby vendors sold all kinds of meats

the food's freshness like a

Mia, the mom, wandered around with her child, feeling the

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

Mia asked,

to play on," the young man

Andre arrived with a new cushion, unwrapping it and laying it

"He's not settled yet. I'll hold him; he cries as soon

and the young man returned, both carrying skewers of meat and vegetables, placing them on a

river called? The current's pretty strong, and I've never heard of it before." He used

child to her husband, then spread a mat and thin blanket on the cushion for her son to lie on. Anya, wielding insect repellent, sprayed it around to keep mosquitoes

the fish and ate it again. Since then, it's said that eating fish from this river

turned to the young

Most visitors these past few weeks have

was sitting on the

in demeanor, as Mia remarked, "That explains all the high

of the neighboring county but was incorporated into

Hansen recalled recent events, "This place is nice, with mountains, water,

true, I'll bring my grandson here to eat fish when he's taking his

dad's arms, instinctively clutching his dad's finger, miraculously calming

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