Also... in Italy they view honesty above manners, and tend to get to the point fairly quickly. Kaylee is the product of her raising, to be sure, and Laura is also one to not 'beat around the bush'.

As for Wells lying, it's a lie that she was already told, he was merely supporting it. Course, he agrees with you, which is why he's going to be pretty much completely honest in the next section.

This section is a 'Get from here to there' section, and yes, will probably bear just a little resemblance to the final version.

You can bet your boots, if you wear any, that I'll be sending the revisions to you through email to check out. Why waste LJ bandwidth?