*Caterina*
“We have a problem.”
My ears perked up as soon as I heard Leo’s voice from the other end of the phone, and I glanced at the seat next to me where Elio sat with a resigned look.
“Of course we do.” He sighed heavily as an answer. He paused, then said, “Hold on.”
Elio glanced at me, and I immediately looked away from him, leaning over to grab the book I’d brought from my bag. I opened it up to the bookmarked page, pretending to be reading it. I swerved my eyes across the words on the page, none of it actually making it to my brain, but I knew Elio wouldn’t know that.
Satisfied that I wasn’t listening, Elio said quietly into the phone. “What’s the problem then?”
Despite Elio’s attempts to be quiet and discreet, Leo was a rather loud guy, and I could hear him perfectly with just a little focus.
