After a sumptuous dinner that Carlo had come to expect from Zia Filomena and her daughter, Gia took him to the piazza to find Arabella. After spotting her at a table, Gia and Carlo joined her.
“Vino rosso?” Arabella asked, raising her glass.
“Sì, sì, perfetto,” was Giovanna"s ready response.
The conversation proceeded easily and covered topics familiar to the young women.
“Bianca is now working at the dress shop,” said Arabella. “Her mother doesn"t like it, says that there was no reason to go to the university "if you"re only going to make aprons," she says.” Both of the girls laughed at this, knowing that Bianca got her degree to please her parents, but they also knew that the young lady"s hands could make beautiful magic with even homespun fabrics.
Gia sipped some wine, held the gla
