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.

exact ones you're requested," he

you, Uncle Dez," Rhea said as she kissed

Andy sang, kissing his

the house, passing Fallon on the way in. As Fallon approached,

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

you. I have to

of us almost have to

fell before

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

he took a cola from the cooler beside him. "Seems

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

Winter said, frowning, "I thought you were bringing her

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

before we fly out to Arizona to drop the girls

see a love connection with Fallon and

have three seasons in

Fallon said

looked at Fallon. The fact that he told his family about Summer in the first place was odd.

doth protest too much, me

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