“Mr. Fuller!” Summer interrupted our conversation.
He carried her into the car. “What would you like to eat?”
“Ice-cream and a family bucket!” the munchkin blurted at once.
Ashton took a peek at me and said under his breath, “You might want to check with your mommy first.”
Knowing what my answer would be, the sulky smart girl tried her luck by rephrasing her request, “Mommy, what do you want to eat?”
Dining out in a heatwave wasn’t an appealing choice. I pondered slightly and said, “Let’s eat at home.”
Feeling let down, Summer replied unwillingly, “Okay.”
Ashton changed his route and drove us all home.
I made a few simple dishes since nobody had a voracious appetite in this hot weather. After having only a few bites, Summer went to pluck a watermelon again.
She came back with a large one. “Mr. Fuller, let’s eat this together. I wanted to have it with my uncle the last time but he left early.”
Ashton turned to look at me. “Uncle?”
no intention
in half. The ones we planted in our
a big piece and the child, a small one. It was so cute
so he came here to look for you and visit
continued looking at me, waiting for
because of me. I could tell that he’s fallen for someone but he hasn’t realized it. So, he came to
of which, I wonder who’s that
watermelon from the center of the fruit and sent it to my
“I don’t like to eat watermelon.” That’s why Summer always serves our guests that. She
fell, Joseph came by. Ashton stood up and hugged Summer. “It’s getting late. You’d
was baffled, but decided not to
if he stays; I won’t keep him
not staying in
have something that I need to attend to. I’ll come
Summer was dismayed.
bed early,” he
quiet when we sent both Joseph and Ashton off. The heat
the calendar, Summer would
which was a weekend, Joseph
not surprised to see him but was quite astonished to see the
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