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I remember learning that in grade school.Who said The U.S. educational system is messed up😄

Had I known who you were when this first posted it would have been perfect timing as it was a day before my birthday .I would have considered it a early birthday present. A couple of things Gianni should be reminded of for the most part he is no different then the traditional parent who has doubts and worried they are doing it right.The details are different but the concerns are the same. For any shortcoming Gianni thinks he might have Sami is still 150% better off with them then any kind of alternative

That is a good of idea as any Sami being a muslim makes that more interesting.One other thought nobody mentioned as long as Reza is based there I'm sure Otto may want to visit this place from time to time when unbeknownst to him what does he find? I forgot the exact wording but when Reza asked Otto if there was a boy back home he didn't want to talk about it .Sounds like it was a bad experience which could have influenced Otto's actions in Ravello

These kind of scenes are difficult to write without a reader saying to oneself I've read this before but @Libby Drew hit it out of the park.(Couldn't think of a Frank Lloyd Wright metaphor that wasn't already used)

In all of Reza confusion I think the readers overlooked the obvious. The determining factor might be the activity that Otto was starting at the end of the chapter he is probably a whole lot better at it then Tania (if she even did it all). What you said about Father Stefano would explain what he said to the other characters in Revello. I had that thought but I figured if true you would reveal that which you did. There are no shortages of double entendres not only from you and Otto but also the readers😄 .Speaking of innuendo I had a stupid friend who thought that was Italian Preparation H....(sorry about that)

I didn't realize they went that far back it makes their story that much more interesting

Have you ever visited the U.S. ? Based on what you said DON"T!!!!! I exaggerate ...but not by much

I guess you only do that in certain situations like on days that end in "y"

I just started to read this chapter and the part about Reza agreeing to go anywhere with his parents to avoid Otto.So before I continue with the chapter I'm going to say wherever they end up going Otto and family will also be there.OK back to reading the chapter to see if I'm right

I ask this only because I wonder if I missed this. Was there any mention in the previous stories about Angelo understanding and apparently being able to speak a little English? It would make sense because he would have picked it up from Gianni but as far as I can remember that was never brought up

You know Reza pretty much was presented with the perfect solution with Tania text when Otto asked “What’s up?” He could have truthfully said 'My GF just text me" and that probably would have gotten rid of Otto but he didn't ....🤔

I get that children's feeling can be complicated and I'm trying to take that in account but didn't Louise realize what Davis had been through? It shows a lack of compassion on her part. Maybe we shouldn't plant this idea in Ronnie's head many people don't realize this.But if Ronnie has a girl there are a handful of girls across the country that are placekickers for their High school football teams.

I"m glad you mentioned this takes place in 2009. so the Toto stuff and Dani Hadn't happened yet.Had the world recovered yet from the 2008 financial collapse? I only ask because Reza family's is able to book a vacation. The German boy has to notice that Reza is looking at his sisters so I wonder if he's looking at Reza like he's playing a gag or something. Was there something else about Reza that told Gianni he was a Brit

A Brit coming to Ravello why does that sound familar🤔 Will he cross paths with that other Brit? The way you described Reza I picture somebody sarcastic but in a humorous way.I grew up with a friend like that he always got adults to do double takes but he was undeniably funny

I love all the positive comments and I don't even in the slightest disagree with any of them.Having said that leave it to me put a dark lining to a silver cloud(I don't even know if thats a saying😄) I get the distinct Impression that Giaco and Emilia didn't reconnect with Marco because they wanted to they did so more for the sake of Dani .Giaco in particular looks like he still has his doubts at least Emilia acknowledges they've been stupid. Since you said in a chapter comment that they are still in a future story I can't wait .You've been saying you always think this is the last story. Considering you're never sure it makes you're already great stories that much more amazing.

I think it was more than that. Travlbug came close to what I'm about to say I think Giaco realized that if or when he decides he really wants Dani in a more intimate way he may not be available. One more thing in the mix to add to his confusion. This is so brilliantly done. I literally just though of this so my theory maybe flawed as hell .Does Gianni have dual citizenship? If he does couldn't they go to England and with Helen's help(I think that was her name my bad if I don't remember right ) adopt Sami in England?The ban in Italy would not apply to a couple who legally adopted in another country would it?

That is by far the best course of action for Dani to take. Here is something I can see happening in a few years. Giaco has a legitimate attraction to girls say he meet another girl that he fancies. Things would be different this time this girl would live in town as opposed to leaving by the end of summer and this girl might be smart enough to realize that Giaco and Dani will need their "friend time". So what happens then? Does anybody see any parallels between this and what happened with Toto/Michele? There are some differences of course but there are more similarities. I can see Michele having a talk with Giaco about the conflicted same-sex feelings Giaco may have for Dani.

What is it about the boys of Ravello that screws up relationships😄 I only thought this could happen because Angelo mentioned the possibility of Marco being into Dani but I wish it didn't happen poor Marco (yeah he won me over) I say this in 20/20 hindsight but when Dani said “I’m sorry, Marco,” he said awkwardly. “I can’t do this. Not yet.” When Marco asked if it was because of Giaco Dani could have answered "I can't do this with Giaco either" It would not have even been a lie in a way. @travlbug thinks Dani might not be able to fix this I think he can .But if he can't nobody can One thing that had he puzzled why was Marco uncomfortable with Dani having his shirt off? When a nice looking friend of mine had his shirt off I never complained.I was wondering if it was an Italian culture thing but then my next though was perhaps Marco was struggling from not staring at Dani. I got really good at looking while pretending I wasn't looking.Well at least no one punched me)

I wonder if you two saw the movie Blazing Saddles there is a scene where that are planning a welcome ceremony where they they say 'The citizens of Rockridge would like to present you with a Laurel (hands over the laurel)and hardy handshake. I would not be surprised if @drpaladin finds the clip and posts it here

There is one very difficult thing while reading these chapter comments and that is seeing Mawgrim's comments . I really miss him. Marco really needed a friend and you can't do any better then Dani. I see one possible downside . IF!!! and only if Angelo's observation from a previous chapter is right then I can see Marco doing what Emilia did in an unexpected moment and Dani not being ready for it much to Marco's disappointment . I might be bringing up something that won't happen but it's in the back of my mind

I'm surprised nobody made this possible future scene.Gianni and Angelo ends up fostering Sami because of what he has done with Sami Marco gets to visit Sami. It is here that Gianni sees Marco's pokemon drawing and then instant connection

Would this be the equivalent of a director's cut in a Blue-ray

Of course Marco will be upset to hear what happened to Sami but unless Marco is dense he attitude toward Dani should improve he was beginning to thaw out toward Dani anyway.The fact that Dani saved Sami and his friend Toto nearly dies in an attempt to save Sami should only help Marco realize that what happened here was no fault of Dani If Angelo is right about Marco falling for Dani then Marco will realize that they no longer have Sami connecting them anymore.Dani will again make overtures about being friends and this time I see Marco while trying to downplay it accepting because he will see this as a last chance to have any kind of connection with Dani.

I too would like to echo what @Summerabbacat and @raven1 said about the scene with Gianni and Dani. The letter Gianni mom said was especially touching two words to me that had a lot of impact IMHO "Love Franchesca ". You can also see that the one-on one time Gianni spent with Dani outside the group of friends showed Gianni that Dani can be trusted with something personal. Marco must have a incredible amount of patience to be able to achieve what he has been able to with Sami I wonder if that foreshadows something he might do in the future. While Marco deep down is a good soul his moodiness can be off putting. Was he that moody with Giaco and Emilia and I'm wondering if thats a contributing reason why both of them don't seem to anxious to reconnect with Marco

Gianni did the eulogy perfect. I think initially Dani didn't think the "date" was a big deal but after Giaco very thoughtfully said to Dani "Just don’t hurt her, okay?” the usually insightful Dani should have then thought about that and then try the clear the air with Emilia about what she expects on this "date".Since Emilia had no idea about Dani I'm guessing she didn't know Marco's feeling about Giaco either.. All this talk about somebody forgetting about their friends when they have a GF reminded of a time. While Giaco said "This is new to me" said he didn't want to hurt Laura's feelings I had a friend who was an adult (sort of at least legally) who did did the same thing with me and other friends I knew the score so I rolled with it. Then all of a sudden for like a week straight I was getting phone calls daily and he was coming over a lot .Finally he tells" Evette and I broke up" And I said "Yeah I know" and he said "How could you know I haven't told anybody yet" and I said "Because you've been here the last week If you two didn't break up you wouldn't be". I know him well enough to know that he wanted to say something in the worst way but for once I had him toung-tied😄