One other thought.
It was either very brave or very foolish of Levi to tell Casey what happened between him and Brooke. If Casey starts spreading that round the school she will get the reputation of being a slag (or whatever the relevant terms is there and then) and she'll also ditch Levi like a hot potato for spilling the beans as opposed to the seed! 🙂
Oh boy - the trap is baited now.
I was willing to give Casey the benefit of the doubt until he continued to refer to Matt, Luke and the others as 'fags'.
Having read @ReaderPauls post it is sad to discover how many stories we will now never be able to read.
Sadly gone from us far too young. A good friend who always had time to encourage others and one who never failed to respond to comments on his stories.
He will be sorely missed - and not just for his amazingly imaginative stories.
I suspect there are two possibilities of which that is one. The other is that Casey has gay inclinations which he daren't reveal to his family or other friends, but thinks he may be safe to do so with Levi on the assumption that because he lives in 'the gay house' he must be that way himself.
That was a birthday and a half! Easy to understand Levi being overwhelmed when compared to his previous ones.
As an aside 'spruiking' is a word I've never come across - must mean something to the locals.🙂
The walls that enclosed Levi's childhood and upbringing are now showing cracks. I suspect though it will need more than another six days before they come tumbling down, especially as there doesn't appear to be a Joshua around...🙂
I'm not trying to start a fight over this, but, unless I'm missing something, there is no reason to presume that Rachel's father was any older than Matt's at the time she became pregnant. I thus don't see retirement is a relevant point.