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 with

as she kissed him on the

the best, Uncle Dez," Andy sang, kissing his

passing Fallon on

his eyes as he and Dez walked to the patio table. "What did you buy them

you. I have to work hard for a girl's

of us

her eyes and said, "I fell before you almost died so stop

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

cola from the cooler beside him. "Seems we have a Winter

Onyx, who lay at his feet. Onyx was a beast

frowning, "I thought

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

to drop the girls off at

going on with this sister? Do you see a love connection with Fallon and her? I hear she's

Cord said. "Then we'd have three seasons in the

ain't even gonna happen," Fallon said as he opened a beer.

in the first place was odd. When Fallon noticed Dez watching him, Fallon gave him his middle finger and a

protest too much, me

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