Love by Design Page #4

I'm gonna go take

care of it, okay?

Bye.

- Pickles.

(calming music)

(scooter engine humming)

- [Sofia] You ran over

the hottie from the bar?

- Yes.

- Is he okay?

- I think so.

- That's good.

You met a nice Romanian boy.

- Actually, he's British.

(speaking foreign language)

- Why do you do this to me?

- What did I do?

- Can you hand me

the mayonnaise?

- Here, Mom.

- Oh thanks.

- Not too much mayonnaise

for me, please.

I'm trying to lose weight.

Razvan is taking me somewhere

special for our anniversary.

- Oh, that's sweet.

What are you gonna wear?

- I don't know.

I have a dress,

but getting into it

is like stuffing a sausage.

- Bring it over, I'll

have a look at it.

- It's already in your room.

(giggling)

Oh, that's too tight.

- Are you sucking it in?

- (gasps) Yes.

- Hold still.

- Well I can't when

you're yanking on me.

Ow!

- Don't hit me!

- Don't you hit me!

- Don't you hit me!

Ow!

(giggling)

Look at us, just like old times

when I was the fashion

designer and you were--

- The super model!

Oh, that's depressing.

- [Danielle] I think

the zipper is stuck.

- Oh forget it,

forget it, forget it,

we can have our

anniversary at home.

- No, you and

Razvan should go out

have a romantic dinner.

- I look like a walrus.

Not even this

shapewear can help me.

- Stop it, you have

a fabulous figure.

You're just a little curvy,

like most real beautiful women.

- You mean like a frumpy mother.

- You're not frumpy.

We're gonna go

shopping together.

- I've been shopping.

Designers don't make

dresses for curves anymore.

They only make dresses for

young girls with straight lines.

- I know that all too well.

I could make you a dress.

Something that would make

Razvan's head spin around.

- Really?

- Yeah.

- You'd do that for me?

- Of course.

(giggling)

- Dinner's ready.

Get dressed.

- Mom, this is so good.

I forgot how much I loved

homemade chicken soup.

And you know, I'm gonna

make a dress for Sofia

for her anniversary dinner...

(chattering)

(calming music)

- That's pretty.

- Thanks.

- It's good to see

you sketching again.

- Yeah, I forgot

how much I loved it.

- And I love you.

- Love you too.

- Good night, sweetie.

(calming music)

- Oh hi, Grandpa.

- How's the bike coming along?

- Well, thank you so

much for doing this, bye.

- Bye!

- Hi, where are you going?

- To pick some

fabric to show Sofia.

- Have fun.

- Thanks, bye.

- [Luiza] Bye.

(scooter engine revving)

(calm piano music)

- Wow, this place is impressive.

- Oh, really?

Here, take a look at this.

Would you wear this?

- Well, the workmanship

is pretty darn good,

but the color, and the style...

- And they wonder

why business is down.

- I'm amazed your

people can sew this well

on these outdated machines.

- [Sofia] Yeah.

- They're really

gifted artisans.

- I'll tell them.

- Yeah.

- Everybody!

This is my famous cousin, the

fashion editor from New York.

- [Workers] Hi!

- Ex-editor!

- They don't need to know that.

- [Workers] Oh!

- They really take

pride in their work.

- It shows.

So, I got these swatches

for your anniversary dress.

- Oh.

- And I was thinking

about doing a riff on

the Romanian peasant blouse.

- Wow.

Hey, Oscar, this is

my cousin Danielle.

- [Danielle] Hi.

- Hi, pleased to meet you.

- Oscar is the plant manager.

- Nice to meet you.

- She's designing me a dress.

- Oh, look at you.

- So, what do you think?

- Well, I love them both.

Danielle, you pick.

- Okay, I'll let

you go back to work.

- [Danielle] Okay.

- [Sofia] Peace, bye.

- [Danielle] Bye everyone, bye

Oscar, nice to meet you, bye.

(relaxing music)

Wow.

You're awesome, thank

you so much, Grandpa.

(phone ringing)

- Yeah, I'm looking at

the spreadsheet now.

Where are you?

- [Voiceover] London,

these numbers are abysmal.

We have to offload it.

- Look, hang on a minute, I'm

still assessing things here.

- [Voiceover] You can

assess all you like,

but it's bleeding money.

- [Danielle] Adrian!

(bicycle bell ringing)

- I have got a mountain

of paperwork still

to go through.

I just need a little

bit more time.

- [Voiceover] Why are

you stalling, Adrian.

- I'm not.

- [Voiceover] Well, I'm

not waiting around forever

for you to make

a decision on it.

- Look, Beatrix,

can I call you back?

Okay, bye.

Hi there.

- Hi.

- You fixed it?

- Yeah.

- I didn't tell the landlord

'cause he'd kick me out

on my butt.

- (laughs) Yeah, well, my

Grandpa is surprisingly handy.

- You'll have to

thank him for me.

- I will.

- I was just about to

have a bite to eat.

I don't suppose you'd

care to join me?

I hear they do a wonderfully

mediocre fish and chips.

- Sure, why not.

(relaxing music)

- So, how did you

end up in New York?

- Well, I moved there

to go to college

and decided to stay.

My mom came to visit

me a few times,

but I haven't been

to Romania since.

- Really, why not?

- My job was really competitive

and then when I was

made fashion editor,

the thought of taking a

vacation, was terrifying.

But I sound pathetic with

all these excuses, don't I?

- No, no, not at all.

Work has been a big

priority in our family.

- So what's your story?

- I live in London,

but I've got a new job

sort of taking care

of the family business, since...

My father passed away last year.

- I'm sorry to hear that.

- Nah, it's all right.

We weren't as close as perhaps

we should have been,

but still it's been a,

it's been a big adjustment.

Now I'm over here

sorting out some of

his real estate holdings,

which is proving

a little bit daunting.

(speaking foreign language)

- Thank you.

(speaking foreign language)

- (speaking foreign

language), right?

- That's very good,

(speaking foreign language).

- Well, that is a pretty

pathetic bowl of salad.

Would you like some

of my fish and chips?

- No thanks, I'm a vegan.

- Really?

Well, that is unacceptable,

especially coming

from a Romanian.

- Look, I insist

you must try a chip.

- All right, okay, why not?

- Hmm?

- That was really good.

- Right, now you must

try a piece of fish.

Hmm?

Didn't know what you

were missing, did you?

- You want some of my salad?

- No, I try to keep away from

anything that's good for me.

- I'm sure it has no

nutritional value.

- Well, then in that

case, absolutely.

- Here.

- You sneaky devil.

Give it to me, give it to me.

(door opening)

- [Danielle] Hi.

- Hello, Danielle.

What's that look?

- What look?

- You are all googly eyed.

- I am not googly eyed.

- So, how was dinner?

- Dinner was nice.

- What did you eat?

- Me? Fish and chips.

- [Luiza] She had

fish and chips.

- Yeah, I decided not

be a vegan anymore.

Oh, and Adrian says thank

you for fixing his bike.

Night.

- (speaking foreign

language) She's a goner!

- [Danielle] I heard that!

Mom, have you seen

my sewing machine?

- Did you look in your closet?

- Yeah, it's not there.

- Maybe it's in the guest room.

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