Ciao by Melody Carlson

Author:Melody Carlson
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9780310426745
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2011-03-05T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter

11

Blake is somewhat apologetic the following week. We go out for our usual date on Friday and have a pretty good time, but I feel off balance and confused. I’m just not too sure about our relationship anymore. I know it’s because I had assumed things were going to change between us, in a good way, and then they didn’t. Also there’s that whole blind date thing … and Grace, who, to my surprise, has become a regular part of the dating cast. I can tell that Blake still thinks she’s pretty cool. Is there more to it than that? I don’t know. I feel worried. And Blake is so caught up in the TV show that he seems oblivious.

As a result, I’m very glad to go back to work on our show, and planning for the Milan trip is a good distraction. This time I decide to follow Paige’s example and do my research. Mollie becomes my study buddy, a plan that has a twofold reasoning on my part. Obviously, I really need someone to help me brush up on Italian fashion so I can hold my own against Paige. But the larger reason is I know Mollie’s a little bummed that she’s not back in school yet. “Winter term will be here soon enough,” I reassure her. And I tell her that she’s wise to give herself — and Fern — more time to adjust. Fortunately, she seems to have moved well beyond the baby blues or postpartum depression or whatever it was, and most of the time she seems pretty normal. And she’s more than happy to help me. This research is a natural fit for Mollie—she loves following fashion and the names of the designers roll off her tongue almost as easily as they do for Paige.

“It’s a good thing the show isn’t dependent on you for your fashion expertise,” Mollie tells me two days before we’re scheduled to leave for Italy. She’s been quizzing me on designers all evening.

“Hey, I mistook Rossi for Rosso — so sue me.”

“Well, Sergio Rossi might sue you if he heard you saying that Renzo Rosso launched the Eco Pump.” Mollie shakes her head like she can’t believe how dense I am. “And Rosso might sue you if you said that Rossi owned Diesel.”

“Maybe I should just forget about both of them—if I can’t keep them straight, what’s the point?”

“The reason I told you about Sergio Rossi,” she persists, “is because I thought you’d appreciate his commitment to sustainability. The Eco Pump is a biodegradable shoe, Erin. He uses this stuff called Liquid Wood for the heel and the sole. Plus he treats the leather with an ecological tanning process. And part of the profits from his sales go to Good Planet. I thought you’d like to mention that, if you get the chance.”

“Right.” I nod. “I remember now.”

“And Renzo Rosso is of interest because of Diesel. You said you like Diesel designs.”

“You’re right. I do. But right now my head is so full of names like Pucci and Prada and Versace and Gucci and Biagiotti and Balestra.

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