He liked when she smiled at him for just being able to read the label on a bottle of olive oil.
When she told him that she was excited to explore the ship, the first thing that came to Gio's mind is that he wanted to see her expressions of excitement. He wanted to know how she would react when she saw the gardens and the lounge that moved from one deck to another. He wanted her to smell the aroma of the many restaurants and exclaim that she wanted to try the food.
He would see the excitement of families and couples as they toured the ship but had long ago stopped longing for that same connection with someone. No, that wasn't true, he had just buried it or sought a replacement in empty s****l encounters with women at the various ports. After a while the ship became just a place to work.
