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.

ones you're requested," he said

you, Uncle Dez," Rhea said as she kissed him

Andy sang, kissing his other

on the way in. As Fallon approached, he shook

and rolled his eyes as he and Dez walked to the patio

I'm not like you. I have

said, "some of us almost have to

and said, "I fell before you almost

at their light-hearted mention of the incident. Some folk can't move

Cord said as he took a cola from the cooler beside

lay at his feet. Onyx was a beast of a dog, and

frowning, "I thought you

bit disappointed but he understood that Spring had a life before him. "I hope you can meet her before you fly

we fly out to Arizona to drop the girls off at Jacob's folks for summer break." Cord shrugged then said, "Maybe we

a love connection with Fallon and her? I hear she's a beauty too," Winter

said. "Then we'd have three seasons

gonna happen," Fallon said

first place was odd. When Fallon noticed Dez watching

protest too much,

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