>>212967340Cherries don’t ripen overnight and he wanted to wait until hers was just starting to go overripe on the cusp of fermenting before plucking it and savoring the deep heady musky complex aroma. All the other cherries were taken years ago by the impatient birds but he was a wise crow biding his time, protecting that one cherry on the tree. Watching it grow more and more juicy and plump always at risk of being poached or spoiling. The wait itself was part of the process. The ultimate forbidden fruit.