*Caterina*
I pulled my sunglasses from the top of my head, letting them fit snugly on my nose as the world turned into shades of gray. Darkened, it was a relief because the sun above us was somehow worse than in LA.
Elio waited for me at the end of the catwalk, a smile on his face as he discussed things with a nearby guy in a suit. I didn’t recognize him, but he seemed friendly enough as I stepped down next to my boyfriend.
He nodded at me as I stepped onto the cement and went right up to Elio.
I let out a little breath of air, unsure of how I was feeling. I’d been nervous about coming back to Italy, but now that I was here, it didn’t really feel that much different from California.
It was a warm, dry heat overhead, and I could smell the familiar scent of the salt of the ocean on the wind but otherwise, I felt completely normal, to my surprise. Elio sent me a questioning glance and I nodded to let him know I was okay, grabbing his hand and intertwining it with mine.
