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Piazza Bella - Aperitivo: I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | X | XI | XII | XIII
Piazza Bella - Antipasto: I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | X
Piazza Bella - Primi: Prologue | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX
When we left Giovanni’s vineyard, I felt conflicted and a little sad, as though I was walking away from something I wanted. On the one hand, I wanted to discover an exciting man I had just met; on the other, with new information, I needed to rationalize my relationship with Liam and come to terms with the rights and wrongs on both sides of that debacle.
Outside was winter, but in my heart, it was spring, advancing rapidly into summer and new beginnings. Sticky buds opened tentatively from branches that felt out the cold for a hint of warmth, just like my heart.
The following two days of our wine tourism dissolved in my consciousness like pavement chalk drawings when it rains. Colors, landscapes, vineyards, and people became a beautiful tapestry, among which the only thing I could remember with exacting precision was the wine we chose and how each sip made me feel more positive about my life.
On our return journey home, Bella sat beside me, and as I took comfort from her, I thanked my father a millionth time for giving me a sister to love and be unconditionally loved by. I leaned my head on her shoulder, thinking about our shared father while staring at my mother across the aisle, deep in a conversation with Margarita and Sam.
I was the luckiest of my three family members, having both in my life. Bella nudged me as I nodded off to sleep because she had something on her mind.
“I want to ask you something private, Carla. You are not obliged to answer.”
“Go ahead… we have no secrets.”
“Did you want to sleep with Giovanni?”
“Yes, but how did you guess?”
“Simple. I put myself in your shoes.”
“You would sleep with him?”
“In your shoes, yes.”
“Why?”
“To rid me of Liam, try out Giovanni and see if he still wanted me afterward.”
“If I had slept with him and there was no future, there would be safety in my departure for both of us.”
“Yes. It would have been simple for you to satisfy your horny tendencies, then walk away and see if he comes looking.”