"I think you're buying that," Rico told Wyatt.
"I'll sell it to him," Sammy offered and Riley looked ready to buy.
"You're all set to go out there and get yourself a job. What do you want to sell cars or insurance?" Wyatt asked Sammy.
"She's too little to have a job," DJ jumped in to say like he thought she might overtake him and get a job before he did.
Sammy wasn't pleased to hear that. She glared at DJ then she suddenly aimed her fierce expression at Rico.
"Am I in trouble?" he wondered.
She shook her head. "Pick me up so I can be big, bigger than everybody."
"I can do that." Since she was wearing a dress, Rico picked her up and had her sit on his right shoulder as he held on to her. "There, you're big now," Rico told her.
"Pick me up, Uncle Wyatt," Riley said, not to be outdone.
"Uh oh," Rico said. Together Wyatt and Riley had an inch or two on them.
Sammy realized it too. "Oh no, Rico."
"Let's run. They can't beat us if we run away," Rico said. He hoisted Sammy over his shoulder and ran with her while she giggled and squealed.
"Did we beat them?" she asked as they went over to join Sam and Mitch.
"We sure did," Rico told her and she looked so happy. Wyatt was running all over the field with Riley on his shoulders, and Sammy and DJ went over to chase them.
"Why did she look so happy?" Mitch wondered.
Rico wasn't sure how to explain. "The short version is we cheated and we won."
"What have you been teaching her?" Mitch said.
"How to have fun," Rico told him with a grin. He was thinking about what they got up to by the river, and he could swear that Mitch knew it. Rico gave him a look that said, "There's more where that came from."
"Behave yourself," Mitch told him, but he smiled too, so he didn't really mean it.
As Mitch got busy selling something, Rico went off with Sam to help an elderly couple load a tall lamp and a small side table into the back of their car.
"Did you really go skinny dipping?" Sam asked him as they strolled back toward the house.
Rico nodded and smiled at the memory. "Yes. I know this secret spot where no one could see us, but it was still exciting."
Sam looked happy for him. "I'm glad we thought to invite Sammy over. You certainly made the most of it."
"Why? What did they get up to?" Wyatt asked sneaking up behind them.
Rico made sure there were no kids nearby before he told him. "Skinny-dipping. Now tell me how jealous you are."
"Maybe we went skinny dipping too," Wyatt said and sidled close to Sam.
Rico looked to Sam for the answer. Sam stayed silent but he didn't need to say anything. "You didn't," Rico concluded.
"How do you know?" Wyatt demanded.
Rico pointed to Sam. "Check out your fiancé. He's an open book. If you took him skinny-dipping, do you know how hard he would be blushing right now?"
Wyatt admitted defeat grudgingly and only for now. "Fine. But when we do go skinny-dipping, we'll do it better than you."
