"Oh no! Please say you are not obsessed with these books too?" Gio said as he approached Betty on the sofa. She was curled up with a book in her hand. "Seriously, Antonella is obsessed with them too. I don't see the big fascination with werewolves and love triangles and that sort of thing. Then there's the phrase: And so the lion fell in love with the lamb… She keeps repeating it over and over again about everything and also something about heroin," he added. Betty giggled. "You're like my own personal brand of heroin?" Betty asked as Gio nodded his head. Betty smiled. "I'm guessing Nella likes Jacob then, seeing as how he's the werewolf. Gio, the book is filled with so much more. It's a love story about a vampire and a human who cannot be together. He tries so hard to keep away from her but he just can't. He loves her too much. You should really give it a try before you judge it," Betty explained as she ran her hand through her hair to remove it from her eyes, "Plus there's nothing more taboo than knowing that you're with someone that you shouldn't be: a sexy vampire, who wants to kill you but can't because the lust he feels for you is so much more."

Gio rolled his eyes and sat down next to Betty. "So, he's a vampire? What does it say about them then?" he asked. Betty smiled and flicked through the book to find the page that it was on. She was glad that Gio was taking an interest in her book. "Okay, here it is: His skin, white despite the faint flush from yesterday's hunting trip, literally sparkled, like thousands of tiny diamonds were embedded in the surface. There are other things too. Erm… ice-cold skin, super strength, eyes that change colour depending on the last time he ate, just little things like that," Betty explained as Gio looked at her. He smirked. "I'll have to borrow it some time then," he explained before he walked out the room, trying to control his head.

Gio walked into the other room and sat down on the bed. Why did this goddamn book have to be so popular? It was destroying everything he had worked to hide from his close ones. Somehow, this Stephanie Meyer had discovered his secret and he had to find a way to stop anyone finding out. Maybe, letting Betty know would be okay. He would need help, but also needed to think things through.

Betty approached Gio in the bedroom and sat down next to him. "You want to know something Gio? You remind me of Edward. You dazzle me a lot and you are very god-like," she said in a quiet voice. Gio smiled at her and took hold of her hand. "Will you tell me some more from your book?" he asked as he smiled a dazzling smile at her. She nodded her head and opened the book that she had placed beside her.

"Erm… Here's one: Bella, I couldn't live with myself if I ever hurt you. You don't know how it's tortured me. The thought of you, still, white, cold… to never see you blush scarlet again, to never see that flash of intuition in your eyes when you see through my pretenses… it would be unendurable. You are the most important thing to me now. The most important thing to me ever," Betty said, "That part is really sweet. I also like this bit: You don't see yourself very clearly, you know. I'll admit you're dead-on about the bad things, but you didn't hear what every human male in this school was thinking on your first day," Betty read aloud and then she giggled, "This part made me laugh." Gio smiled and laughed. It was so perfect for Betty. She didn't realise the beauty that she held. He could see it but she couldn't. After all the different guys that had tried to be with her, she still didn't understand how beautiful she was. "I need to tell her soon before I lose her forever," Gio muttered under his breath so low even Betty couldn't hear him. He looked over at Betty with her nose in the book. "B, I need to talk to you and it's important. We can meet up later, here. I need to go now," Gio said, whilst scribbling down an address. He kissed her cheek gently and then headed out the door. She had no idea what he had been through those 2 years he had been away in Italy, but she was away to find out very soon.