"I don't remember them saying 'henceforth', Lolly Pop," he laughed.

She giggled. "I hope nobody else starts calling me that!"

Tommy was searching through the refrigerator. "Pimento cheese!" he exulted. "A couple of bananas, a few pimento cheese sandwiches, some potato chips...what else?"

"Dr. Pepper, of course," she said as she grabbed the bread. "I don't think we need anything else. We normally don't eat more than this for lunch, anyway. We could carry some Gatorade instead of Dr. Pepper, if you want. It's a scorcher, today."

The cousins were soon walking toward the back of the farm. Tommy carried the cooler and Katie had brought a blanket to spread...