A Taste of Spring

Chapter 35

Cord pushed his large frame out of the patio chair and met Dez halfway. They did the universal male embrace/clap on the back hug.

"I hope so. I need more testosterone in my home, man. With Winter, Andy, Rhea, Val, and Onyx...I'm feeling like I'm trespassing."

"Where is Val? She didn't fly in with you guys?"

"Uncle Dez!"

"Dez!"

Dez looked out over the yard, finding the girls in the pool. The two of them climbed out and came running toward him, dripping wet but with huge smiles. He hadn't seen the girls in person for almost six months.

Rhea got to him first, hugging his right side. Andy wrapped her arms around his left.

"Girls," Winter said as she passed holding salad dressing in her arms. "You're getting Dez all wet. Go. Get dried off so you can eat."

Andy pouted but looked up at him. She crooked her finger at him so Dez bent low to the girl's eye level. "Did you bring them?" Andy asked.

"I did," Dez said.

"The colors?" Rhea whispered.

requested,"

as she

Dez," Andy sang, kissing

backed away and ran for the house, passing Fallon on the way

his eyes as he and Dez walked to the

beside Cord. "Hey, I'm not like you. I

"Yeah," he said, "some of us almost have to die for

narrowed her eyes and said, "I fell before you

mention of the incident. Some folk can't move on from trauma but Winter

have a woman now, Dez," Cord said as he took a cola from

also took a few cubes of ice and handed them to Onyx, who lay at his feet. Onyx was a beast of a dog, and if she wasn't so well trained he would have

thought you

other plans." Dez was a bit disappointed but he understood that Spring had a life

are staying with Fallon for a couple more days before we fly out to Arizona to drop the girls off at

see a love connection

have three

happen," Fallon said as

family about Summer in the first place was odd. When Fallon noticed Dez watching

man doth protest too much,

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