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 said with confidence.

Dez," Rhea said as she kissed

Uncle Dez," Andy

Fallon on the way in. As Fallon

and rolled his eyes as he and Dez walked to the patio table. "What did

"Hey, I'm not like you. I

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

said, "I fell before you almost died

Some folk can't move on from trauma but Winter

a cola

cubes of ice and handed them to Onyx, who lay at his feet. Onyx was a beast of a dog, and if she

"I thought you

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

we fly out to Arizona to drop the girls off

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

have

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

odd. When Fallon noticed Dez watching him, Fallon gave him his middle finger and a grin. Dez

doth protest

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