Authors note: This is what I would like to see happening when season three starts back up. This story will be probably ten or more chapters.

Obviously this is a Gio and Betty story!

Rated T for now! Maybe rated M for later chapters.

Betty stood on the balcony of her hotel room depressed. Although Italy was gorgeous and she was thankful she came to experience this, she wished she was here with Gio. Betty knew she made the right decision with this quest to find out who she was without a man but she kept picturing Gio's hurt expression.

She was glad that she didn't choose Henry. She kept picturing her life with Henry and what she saw didn't appeal to her. She did love Henry at one time and she always imagined him proposing. When he finally did it though he chose a time when she was finally learning to let herself go. If she had chose Henry she would have never ended up in Italy.

Betty walked back into her hotel room and took a deep breath today was the first day of her adventure. She picked out her outfit and walked into the bathroom. She started the shower than removed her night clothes from her body.

As she stepped into the shower all she could think about was Gio. What would they be doing if he was here with her? She wondered if they would be exploring the Vatican, maybe the Leaning Tower of Piza. She also wondered if they would have been sharing a room, would they have shared a bed, would he have joined her in the shower. Betty blushed as she thought to herself "Stop thinking like that, Betty.

Betty stepped out of the shower and began her day. After she got ready she decided to order room service and sit on her balcony. She was just about to sit down outside when her phone went off.

Betty ran to answer her phone. "Hello!" Betty let out

"Hey, Betty, how is Italy?" Daniel asked as he heard Betty's voice.

"It is beautiful here, Daniel. Thank you so much for planning this for me." Betty announced.

Daniel picked up on the sadness in her voice. "Betty, are you ok?" Daniel questioned.

"No, but I will be when I come back." Betty said softly.

Daniel frowned at the thought of Betty not enjoying herself. He hoped when she came back she would be happy. Betty was his best friend and all he wanted was for her to be happy.

"Daniel, how are you doing with Daniel Jr?" Betty asked.



"We are doing well! He is the coolest little boy. I still cannot believe he is mine." Daniel announced as he looked over at his son.

"Daniel, you are going to be a great father to him." Betty said as she pictured Daniel smiling over his son.

"Thanks, Betty. I appreciate that. But really I was calling to check on you." Daniel let out.

"I know and I will be fine. Take care, Daniel and I will see you in a month." Betty announced.

"Take care, Betty. See you in a month." Daniel said as a he hung up the phone.

Betty put her phone down on the table next to the bed and went back outside. Room service came shortly after her phone call and she enjoyed her Mimosa and her breakfast.

Gio sat on his balcony of his hotel room and enjoyed the view. He thought that coming to Italy for self discovery would be much more fulfilling. He kept thinking of Betty and wishing she was there with him. He thought that the view he was experiencing would be much better if Betty was here.

He could hear Betty describing this view. God he loved her and only hoped when she came back from her trip that she would be ready to be with him.

He thought about what would have happened if she had come with him on this trip. What would they have done? Would they have gone to The Vatican, The Leaning Tower of Piza, and maybe enjoyed the all white pizza that he was craving.

He could also imagine what it would have been like to wake up next to her, laugh with her as they drank wine from the finest Italian vineyards and what would it be like to make love to her. Gio could picture her lying underneath him as he touched her intimately. "Geez, Gio, you need a much needed cold shower!" Gio thought.

Gio picked out a button down shirt to wear and a pair of jeans. He walked into the bathroom and stripped of his night clothes. He turned on the shower and turned the knob all the way over to cold. He stepped into the shower and let the cold water hit his chiseled body.

After his shower, he order room service and walked back out to his balcony bare footed. His phone rang from inside the room and he ran to go get it. He picked up the phone and smiled when he saw who it was.

"Hey, B, I thought you weren't going to call me while we were on this trip?"Gio questioned as he smiled at the thought of Betty being right across the hall from him.

"I couldn't help myself. Plus, you are breathing in the room across from mine and I cannot do anything about it." Betty said softly.



"Well actually you can do something about it. You just choose not to." Gio let out as he pictured Betty slightly frustrated.

"You know I needed to do this on my own. I want to be the best girlfriend I can be and I cannot do that until I know who I am without a man in my life." Betty announced. She pictured Gio sitting on his balcony shaking his head, knowing she was already failing at her first rule for coming on this trip.

"Well, you made up the rules and you are already failing, Betty. Of course, if I had it my way you would be sitting in my lap right now."

"Yah, I know, but we both need this time. I needed to clear my head and you needed inspiration for your sandwiches." Betty explained

"I know, I guess than this is goodbye until next month." Gio stated quietly.

"Yah, I guess so. Bye, Gio."

"Bye, B." Gio said. He hung up his phone and put his head in his hands. Gio had no idea how he was going to make it for one month, knowing Betty was just across the hall.

Betty sat with her head in her hands and let out a frustrated sigh. How in the world was she going to make it one whole month knowing Gio was across the hall?

"A whole lot of cold showers!" they both thought out loud!