Chapter 41

I had no idea why Theo acted all familiar with Levi. I could clearly hear their conversation on the balcony while I was still lying in bed because I didn’t feel like getting up. Another reason was that I wanted to hear what Theo talked about with Levi. They discussed Italy, the typical weather, and Levi’s busy schedule. But one sentence from Levi stunned me. “If Glenn sees you wearing just a thin shirt while the weather is this cold, he will scold you,” Theo responded with laughter. It wasn’t the way Levi talked to Theo that baffled me, but the fact that Levi repeated a similar sentence that I said to him when we first became neighbors. I never expected he would remember.

Eventually, I got up, though I only sat on the edge of the bed. Gio’s words echoed again in my mind. When I talked to Gio, he didn’t mention Levi anymore, which I was grateful for. Although he still asked about Theo, we mostly talked about work, social and economic conditions in Australia and Bali, and books. I f