Betty and Gio arrived in Queens 5 minutes late. Betty knew her Papi wouldn't mind as long as she was happy. She knocked on the door and opened it, slightly out of breath. "Hola mija," her father said as he saw his daughter. She kissed him on the cheeks and noticed her sister eyeing her up and down. "Hola Betty," she said coming over to give her sister a hug. "Hey Gio," she said waving at him. Gio said hello and put his arms around Betty's waist. She smiled up at him, flashing him that smile that he found hard to resist. "You two had lunch?" Papi asked, heading towards the kitchen. "No, we haven't Papi," Betty said smiling. Hilda laughed. "They haven't had lunch, however, they have had dessert!" she said. Betty shot her sister a look that told her to silence herself. This made Hilda laugh more. Betty turned a pale shade of red.

"So Gio, how's the business?" Ignacio asked over dinner. Gio smiled and replied, "Everything is going brilliantly at the moment. Your amazing daughter is helping me sort out finances to maybe open another store and hire more staff too. I really would like to get a new store as the next part in my five year plan." Betty smiled. She loved the fact that Gio was so determined to succeed and was also determined to make her succeed too. Gio noticed Betty staring at him and raised his eyebrows at her. She watched the smile on his face and saw the dimple appear too. "Oh no… I won't be able to resist," she thought to herself, "do not look at the dimple or the lips."

Gio loved the fact that Betty was getting more confident. She had moved her chair closer to them as they were sat speaking over lunch. He could feel the heat from her body radiating towards him. Under the table, she put her hand on his knee and he jumped a little in his seat. He hadn't been expecting it and it was a nice surprise. He smiled, looking over at her and kissed her gently on the forehead. Ignacio noticed this and felt a happy feeling rush through him. His youngest daughter was finally happy and this man had no baggage like the other ones she had dated previously. He would be there for her no matter what and he knew that Gio truly loved her.

After lunch Hilda, Ignacio, Gio and Betty sat in the living room and watched TV for a while. They spoke and laughed and Ignacio even took out the photo albums to show Gio. Betty had not been amused and had sat sulking in the corner. Gio put his arm around her and urged her to join in. He was having a lot of fun. They treated him like family and he really enjoyed it. Betty came over from her spot to join Gio and look at the photo albums. They were all pictures of her. Gio looked at one picture that he particularly liked. It was Betty sat in a park with who he figured was her mother. They were making a daisy chain and Betty had the prettiest dress on, black with a pink lace trim. She looked so happy, just like she had done in Rome with him.

He looked over at Betty and noticed tears streaking down her face. He wrapped his arms around her and rubbed her back comforting her. He hated the fact that she was upset. Ignacio watched as Gio comforted his daughter and was thankful. "Gio, can we go upstairs for a little while?" she asked looking up at him with tears still streaming down her face. He nodded and helped her up off of the seat his arm still around her shoulders. She guided him upstairs and took him into her old room. She sat down on the bed and cried. Gio sat down beside her and pulled her into his chest. He cradled her there. "Betty, what's wrong?" he asked, pulling her chin up to make her look at him. He wiped a tear from her cheek and kissed her gently on the lips. "It's just that photo. I love it because it reminds me of a happy time with mom. I miss her Gio. I just wish I could have known her better." He nodded. He knew he would never understand as he had never lost any of his parents, but could understand Betty would never stop feeling sad about her loss. He could try and help her and love her as much as he could. "Betty, I love you with all of my heart," he said looking deep into her eyes. She kissed him. "I love you too Gio," she replied. She smiled as Gio wiped the last of her tears from her cheeks and gave her a big hug. "Come on, let's go downstairs. We can stay here for about half an hour and then go home."

They emerged downstairs, Betty feeling happier. She was the luckiest girl in the world. Gio, feeling on top of the world, smiled as Ignacio looked up at them. Ignacio knew that Gio had comforted her and had made sure that his daughter was happy before letting her come downstairs. He loved Gio like a son and hoped Betty would never let him go.

After sitting in the living room for 45 minutes, Betty and Gio said their goodbyes and headed off back to their apartment. They walked slowly through the park and Gio stopped to buy Betty a cup of hot chocolate and him a cup of coffee. They sat opposite the pond and watched the ducks swimming backwards and forwards and the little children playing on the swings. "Come on you," Gio said grabbing Betty's hand. He pulled her over to the play park and sat her down on the swings. He sat on the swing next to her. Betty kicked her legs out and swung as high as she could. She giggled as her and Gio had a competition to see who could go higher. She loved his competitive side, it had been what had won her over in the end.

Getting off of the swings the slowly headed back towards their apartment. "Gio," she said stopping him in his tracks, "thank you very much for today. I really appreciate you helping me out and cheering me up like that. It means a lot." She stood on her tiptoes and gave him a lingering kiss. He held her had tightly and they walked back to their apartment together, holding hands.