"Laney is stuck too," I tell him.

"We'll be there -- beep -- as we can," Dad says.

I look at my caller ID again. It's Mom now. "Dad, Mom is calling. I have to go." I click over again. "Mom? I thought you had a procedure."

"I'm going in, sweetie, but I just heard fantastic news," Mom says. "E! wants to carry our reality show!"

"I thought we nixed the show idea," I say discreetly. I can feel my anxiety level rising by the second.

"Not completely," Mom says lightly. "I've been exploring it and I think it could be a great way to redeem our character after that horrid Fashionistas article. The exposure from that show could get you a TV show ten times better than that silly Alaska one."

My skin starts to prickle. I'm tired of Mom ignoring what I want. This is my career and she has to let me have a say. When I fix things with Nadine and Liz, maybe it's time for me to sit down and talk frankly with Mom too. "Mom, I like that show."

"Kaitlin, don't pretend to care about it that much," Mom snaps. "Seth told me you've been too busy this week to even take a meeting with them."

I've put off everything lately, but after what happened Thursday night with Lauren and Ava, I realized that had to change. I'm taking control of my future. That Alaska show, the play, Manolos -- I'm going to make it a priority to try to get one of those projects even if I am terrified of moving on. Seth was out of town on Friday, but he's back today. As soon as I hang up, I'm calling him. "Mom, I have to go," I tell her.

"They're calling me in too," Mom says. "Give Daddy and Matty my love!"

I scroll through my numbers for Seth's and dial, but I hear someone clear their throat and I look up. The stylist is standing in front of me, waiting. Oops. I guess my new assertiveness will have to wait till after I'm primped and I pick out my wardrobe.

Choosing something glamorous to wear isn't tough. I adore a navy Stella McCartney dress, salivate over a Jay Godfrey one that is similar to the one I wore to Vanity Fair's party, and can't get enough of a pair of Rock and Republic's wide-leg jeans and an Alice and Olivia wrap sweater. Since there will probably be three outfit changes (you need at least one look for the cover and sometimes two for the inside photos), the stylist tells me I can use them all.

I'm so glad I listened to Laney and took this cover offer. I was a little hesitant about doing Sure because a lot of people whisper that it's not true journalism.