Two Italian girl friends sit on their veranda on a warm Mediterranean afternoon having tea and sharing stories.  Their conversation today touches politics, men, the food, crafts and child raising.  They have a few children of their own, and they have different methods of raising them.  The woman with curly, long hair is happily married, while the other is a single mother, also happy.  The man at the wall is the curly-haired woman's neighbor.  He is going for a leisure walk, and he saw the woman sitting there, and stopped over for a sweet hello.  He is on his way, but he doesn't mind a short salutation, especially if it means he can see the short-haired woman for a few minutes.  He has a thing for her, and he would like to take her out for tea some time, but he hasn't had the guts quite yet.  He will when they are alone later this week.  and she will say yes.
