"Come on Gio," Betty yelled running away from him. She darted off along the path leaving Gio panting behind her. "Betty!!!" he yelled chasing after her. The sun was hot on his back and there was no wind to cool him down. It was a perfect summers day. He took a deep breath and got a sudden burst of energy and took off after her. She ran backwards, looking at him trying to catch up and laughed at him. She stopped and darted behind a tree, waiting for him. When he reached her she pounced from her hiding spot and he grabbed at her waist, but she jumped out of the way. "Giovanni Rossi! Are you seriously telling me that you are tired after a little jog like that? Where's all that stamina gone? Come on you can catch me," she goaded him, jumping out of his grasp yet again, giggling at his misfortune. She wasn't going to tell him she wanted his arms around her, it was more fun making him work for it.
Betty darted around the back of another tree, turning back briefly to blow a kiss in Gio's direction. This drove him crazy and he wanted her more than ever to be in his arms. "That's it Miss Suarez, you are getting it now," he said running around the tree. When Betty was within a few feet of each other, Gio jumped at her. He grabbed her waist and pulled her to the ground. He laughed feeling her tiny figure underneath him. She giggled, looking up into his gorgeous eyes and smiled broadly. Gio looked at Betty and took in every detail of her – her stunning, straight, white teeth and her sparkling brown eyes. She was beautiful and he was glad that they were finally together.
"So Betty," he started kissing her between each word, "You broke your promise. You said you would not tease my in public like that again. Naughty girl, driving a poor man crazy like that. All I wanted was one little kiss and you ran away from me. You'll have to make it up to me!" There was a twinkle in his eyes and he raised his eyebrows suggestively at her. "Oh really," she said rolling her eyes at him. She was getting used to this sort of comments and had finally worked out how to play him at his own game.
"I will, I promise. I have an idea." She leant over to him and whispered in his ear, blushing slightly. She nibbled on his ear lobe and Gio gulped. Where had the sweet and innocent Betty Suarez he had met 4 years previously gone? He obviously brought out a wild side in her and he definitely liked it. "Well, I never thought I would hear that coming out of your mouth, Miss Suarez. However, I am very glad it did," he said winking at her. She blushed again. He cupped her head and kissed her passionately, still lying on top of her. She dipped her tongue into his mouth, which took him by surprise. The sexual tension was building and Gio was becoming very hot under the collar. He wanted Betty to rip his shirt off of him there and then and kiss every inch of him. "Control yourself man," he thought as he pulled away from Betty and helped her up off of the ground, brushing the loose strands of grass off of her clothing.
"Come on Gio, we have to get moving. We have to be at Papi's in ten minutes. You sure you can keep up the pace?" she said darting off again. He laughed and tore after her, his head spinning, and they ran all the way to Queens, hand in hand.