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“It’s about Georgio.”
She took a sip of tea and looked over at Lucia, who again, didn’t leave. “What about him?”
“I want to let him go.”
“Why?” Both women’s eyes opened wide.
“Because he’s insolent and disrespectful.” The door creaked open, and Mylos stuck his head in. “Sorry to interrupt. Lucia asked me to join you when I finished my phone call.”
“Come in,” said my mother. “Go on, Pia, about Georgio.”
“He argues with me about everything. This morning, I asked him to explain what I saw as labor cost overages, and he refused.”
“I see.”
This was not the reaction I expected from my mother. “I’m tired of it, Mamma.”
“You haven’t mentioned this to Paolo, have you?”
“Paolo? Why would I?” I was beginning to get angry.
“What about Matteo? It might be helpful to get his opinion.”
“Would you have said the same to Papà?”
“I’m only suggesting it might be helpful to discuss it with him. If you were to let him go, who would replace him?”
“Elio Cesare,” I answered without hesitation, looking over at Lucia.
Again, my mother’s eyes opened wide. “Elio?”
“Yes. Mylos and I went to visit him. I got the impression he would love to come back as long as Georgio was no longer here.”
“That’s an interesting proposal, but…”
“But I should discuss it with Matteo,” I said when my mother didn’t finish her sentence.
“Sì.”
I stood and left the room, knowing that if I didn’t, my temper would cause me to say things to my mother that I might regret. This was so unlike her. Whenever I discussed matters such as this with her before, she’d always said it was my decision. Why not now? Also, why hadn’t Lucia said anything? She had to know as well as I did that her father would want to come back.
“Do you agree?” I asked Mylos when he followed me downstairs.
“Only in that it might be worth getting his opinion. It’s still up to you to weigh what he has to say against your intuition.”
I huffed and folded my arms.
Mylos smiled and unfolded them. “What was that about?”
“So logical.”
He kissed my cheek. “One phone call and then make your decision.”
It wasn’t that easy. Matteo encouraged me to hold off. When I asked why, he was vague but reiterated he thought I should wait.
I didn’t like it, but given he and my mother felt so strongly, I decided to give it more time. If Georgio persisted in his disrespectful treatment of me, I’d do what I thought best.
When I left the winery office, I found Mylos outside, talking to Lucia. She stopped mid-sentence when she saw me. “Go on,” I said.
