Deep South (Naive Mistakes #4) by Dunning Rachel

Author:Dunning, Rachel
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: humor, new adult
Publisher: Rachel Dunning

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This is how it went:

Kayla and I were at the door of his store, first floor, ready to leave, ready for a good night’s sleep and then bright and early for coffee with the girls. Carlo was behind a counter with a tall and luxurious-looking saleswoman, going over the design of a piece he’d just completed and which would be on sale in a month.

Just as Kayla and I were walking out, he bellowed in his thick Italian accent: “Girls, I need-a you-a tomorrow. All day. We start-a at-a six sharp.”

Here’s the funny thing: You know what we both said? Without even thinking about it? It sounded almost like a chorus: “Sure.”

And then we walked out onto the street.

I think it only hit us when we were waiting for the train, sitting on a huge pot-plant, resting our feet. “Did we just agree to work tomorrow?” I said to Kayla.

“M-hmmm.” Her eyes were already closing.

We thought about it for a second, watching the home-goers rushing to their trains, eager for their weekend.

“Why did you say yes?” I asked.

“Why not?”

I felt the same way.

There was something electric about working with him—despite the minimum wage, walking our feet off until they hurt (I was wearing sneakers to work now), not knowing what our future was with him. It felt...good.

Fabiano’s was always buzzing. The phones would ring non-stop, press wanting interviews with him (Kayla and I dealt with some of those calls as well), calls asking about upcoming shows, minor magazines asking for his opinion on trends...

He had an entire studio on the photography floor. There were models walking around, photographers, lighting.

“Are we about to drop out of college to work in a minimum wage job fetching things and answering phones?” I asked.

“Looks like it. Have you changed your mind?”

I thought about that for a second before I answered. “No, I haven’t. I think this is gonna work out. Maybe he’s just...testing us.”

“Isn’t Conall like some big-shot name and everyone’s afraid of upsetting him?”

“It seems different with Carlo.”

“Did he give you any tips? Conall. I mean, did he say you’d be put on minimum wage?”

I shook my head.

“It feels good, Leo. It just feels...right. I don’t know, Carlo just seems...‘with it.’ Like he knows his business and he’s just trying to get things done. And if he doesn’t, well, I’m at least gonna ask him for some tips on giving decent head! You know gay guys are the best at that!”

“Kay!” I slapped her shoulder.

“I’m sure it’s a test, Leo. I’m sure.”

“So how do we pass? Do we tell him we want to do some actual design? Or do we simply do the work and say nothing until he gives us the next thing?”

We got our answer the next day.

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