“I used to live here; it’s a lovely little town, just east of Milan.”

I smiled and patted his shoulder, “Well, that means it’s nearby, of course I’ll visit, and it’s the least I can do for you saving me.” He turned away from me and my hand slipped off his shoulder.

“Maybe I shouldn’t go?” I asked and he shook his head quickly.

“No I want you to go, I’m fine, really,” he assured me and I felt he was convincing himself more than me.
“How did you know that I’d find that necklace?” I asked finally, breaking the silence and he turned to face me, confused.

“Well, it was stolen from that building just after the dream, I guess I just assumed it’d been you, then when I asked about it, you seemed to think nothing of it,” he explained and I giggled.

“I didn’t steal it from Italy! But I suppose I did end up ‘stealing’ it from the Landon’s, I was going to put it back but they weren’t very kind to me,” I said and he looked up at me with confusion.

“Weren’t very nice? They’re thief’s!” he said in an outraged tone.

“No, their Tanghar,” I said and he gasped.

“You were confronted with a family of Tanghar?” he asked and I couldn’t hold back my laughter.

“No, I dated the son of Viktor, the man who stalked us tonight, they had me right where they wanted me, even got me to agree to go to his house and ‘meet his parents’,” I finished and Alonzo’s jaw dropped.

“How did you make it out?” he asked intrigued.

“Well it’s rather a long story-”

“I think we have time,” Alonzo said with a smile and I giggled.

“Yes, I suppose we do.” As we sat down onto the grass I retold my adventure, reliving the terrible time in my head, at some points he would interject asking things like, ‘No way!’ or ‘That really happened?’ and they made me laugh because I realized his mood was nice and happy again.

“So will you be there if I go to visit?” I asked him after I was finished telling my story, his lips frowned at this.

“Yes, I suppose I will be,” he said and I smiled.

“Good, I’d love for you to meet my friends,” I said as I leaned back onto the grass, he stayed sitting upright, his shoulders rigid.

“Have you ever been in love?” I asked suddenly, the words slipping out before I could catch them.

“Yes, I do believe I have been in love before,” he said solemnly as he turned to face me once more, “I’m guessing you have also?”

I smiled and nodded, “Yes, I love him more than I’ve ever loved anyone, so much that I think I’m insane sometimes, without him, I don’t know what I would do,” I said and Alonzo nodded.

“Indeed, once we fall in love, we become attached,” he said and I looked up at him.

“Wait, do you mean the Livid Children ‘become attached’?” I asked and he laughed.

“No Summer, people in general, when you really love someone, and I mean really love, then you are both one, not two, therefore you become attached.”

“Oh,” I sighed and Alonzo leaned back and laid down next to me. “The stars are beautiful,” I whispered and he smiled.

“Do you make wishes?” he asked and I smiled.