Joey and Alessandro arrived at an Italian restaurant and sat at a booth. A waitress came by with menus for both of them and took their drink orders. The couple then looked over the menu.

"The food here is different than it is in Italy," Alessandro said in Italian.

Joey smiled. She loved hearing her fiance talk in his native language.

"Yes, I remember when Dad first took me there. It was a wonderful trip, especially because I met you," said Joey in Italian.

They smiled at each other and decided on their orders. The waitress came by and took them, then the happy engaged couple waited for their food.

As they talked and sat, they suddenly heard a baby cry. Joey winced at the sound. She tried to ignore it and keep talking to Alessandro, but the cries kept breaking her concentration.

"Don't worry; it should stop in a moment," Alessandro said, reaching across the table to hold her hand.

Unfortunately, the crying didn't stop, and Joey now held her head as if she was in pain. Alessandro got up and went to the table and politely asked if they could take the baby elsewhere to calm it. He explained that he and his fiancée were having a date and that the loud noise was hurting Joey, who had Asperger's Syndrome. Instead of being courteous, the parents were very offended. "We have a right to take our baby out with us! It's very rude to tell us how to parent! Besides, that Autism nonsense is just a made-up illness, used as an excuse to be rude to people!"

Joey started crying, and she ran out of the restaurant. Alessandro glared at the parents and ran after her.

Joey stood outside the restaurant, crying. Alessandro walked to her and hugged her. She cried in his chest.

"It's okay, Joey. I'm here."

"How can they be so mean?!" she screamed, choked up.

"Not everyone understands."

Joey cried more, then gradually calmed down. Alessandro said, "Our pizzas should be done by now. Let's go back inside."

Joey shook her head. "I can't do it. I can't go back in there. I'm sorry."

Alessandro rubbed her back. "Okay, let's take the food over to my place. How does that sound? We can have a nice, quiet date there."

She nodded, and Alessandro went back into the restaurant. Minutes later, he came back with two pizza boxes. They rode a taxi to Alessandro's place. They watched a movie and ate pizza before Alessandro took Joey home. They kissed each other good night and promised to see each other the next day.