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me. I get the feeling that she has a belief that no one in
this industry should be thin. I could tell her that I’ve eaten junk
food for the last few days and then thrown it all up due to nerves,
but then she will think I have bulimia so I decide not to say
anything.
    “Of course, I feel great!” I reply excitedly.
“Thank you again for having me. I hope I make you proud. Where do
you want to set up?”
    A little while later I stand back proudly as “4 seasons by madie” is on display. I’m
especially excited about the fall designs I created. The summer is
winding down and my wedding is in the beginning of October, so I
took my time with that particular season. I expect that those will
be the first to go. I turn to see that customers are already coming
in the door. I fidget a bit, fix my hair, and smile. Here goes
nothing!
    A few hours later, I finally sit down. What
an amazing, fun day! We took several pictures, and many friends
stopped in to see my feature. Bev introduced me to all of her
regulars, and I’ve had many requests for my business card. I’m
feeling both overwhelmed and excited that I’ve also met some
potential clients. But doing hair will always be my number one love
(other than Cole of course). As I start packing things up to leave,
my grandmother and Ellie finally show up.
    “Madison, I apologize for us being late, but
we had to run a few important errands.” My grandmother kisses my
forehead and walks directly toward the display. I hear her
introduce herself to Bev. Knowing Grandmother, she is hoping to
become best friends forever with Bev because Bev is very well known
in Beverly Hills. Not that Grandmother is an opportunist, but she
wouldn’t mind telling her friends that she knows Bev
personally.
    “Wow, Madie, I’m impressed,” Ellie exclaims.
“This is a really cute shop. Once again, you outdid yourself.” I
can’t decide if she is truly being kind or just sarcastic.
Regardless, I feel like I’m on top of the world so I decide to just
thank her for coming. Before I can say anything, she makes a
beeline for Sienna.
    “Sienna, I was hoping you would be here,” she
says. “We have a lot of wedding plans to discuss.” I can tell that
Sienna is biting her tongue. “Not only that . . .” she continues,
“I have to tell you that it really is a small world after all. I
met someone who knows you; his name is Luke Price.”
    I feel like I’m having an out of body
experience. That’s a name that doesn’t come up very often with us
and leave it to Ellie to open up old wounds. I feel bad for Sienna
because that name brings up a lot of pain for her. I think that’s
the reason she hasn’t been able to move on with Ace. I hurry to try
to defuse the situation before Sienna gets upset.
    “Ellie,” I whisper, “let’s not talk about
Luke; that’s a really touchy subject.” She looks at me with a
puzzled look. “Oh. I didn’t realize, sorry,” she says
unconvincingly. I breathe a sigh of relief as I feel like I stopped
a major volcano from erupting; however, I was wrong.
    “This sounds really juicy; you have to tell
me what happened,” Ellie says. Her eyes are wide and innocent, and
I realize she probably doesn’t know the story. Who says the word
juicy anymore anyway? Sienna still hasn’t responded, but I can tell
she is on the verge. She very calmly starts speaking, and I can
tell she doesn’t want anyone to think this situation still bothers
her.
    “Madie, it’s totally fine; we can talk about
Luke,” she says, giving me a big fake smile. She turns to Ellie.
“Luke is my ex-boyfriend; we broke up several months ago. Not on
the best terms, but I do wish him luck in the future. Where did you
meet him?”
    “Wow, I really am sorry for bringing up your
ex-boyfriend,” she exclaims. ”I met him at a party my friend was
having. We ended up talking for a while and somehow Madie’s wedding
came up. He mentioned he knew you pretty well and asked how you
were doing. That was