A few days later and a few of the "Getty" girls were arriving in LA to meet Rachael and Gio. They were going to meet later at a local park so that Rachael could show them Gio. The whole scenario confused her, but somehow Gio had been thrown into her life and she was happy. Since then he had stayed at her apartment and they had gotten to know each other quite well.
"Rach, I'm nervous," he said as they sat in the park sipping at their coffee. She looked at him and gave him a reassuring smile. Looking around, Rachael smiled. "Here we go Gio. Here's the first one," she said as she jumped up off of the bench. "Foxy! Haha. Sorry Elena. It's habit," Rachael said as she hugged her friend as she added, "And obviously this is Gio. Gio, this is Elena (also known as Foxy on MGSG)." Gio waved nervously as they all sat down again.
Rachael walked off to get Elena a drink as she sat and spoke to Gio. "So Gio, any insight on what is happening with you and Betty? We all want to know," Elena said. Gio shrugged his shoulders and smiled sadly, "I have no idea. I'm here now though instead of being with her. I just need a bit of space to myself and I can maybe forgive her," he said looking down at his feet. At this moment Rachael came back with a coffee for Elena and saw that Gio was sad. "Excuse us Elena. Will you wait for the other girls while I speak to Gio," Rachael said. Elena nodded and Rachael grabbed Gio's hand and pulled him away to the swing set at the other end of the park.
"Gio, what's wrong?" Rachael asked as she let go of his hand. He looked up at Rachael with sad eyes and a halfhearted smile. "I miss Betty and Elena just started speaking about her. I wish I could just have a look and see how she is and if she misses me," he said miserably. Rachael looked at him and opened her arms for a hug. He walked to her a hugged her tightly. "I'll try and help," she said kissing his forehead gently, "It'll be okay."
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Elena saw two figures walking towards her. "Hey Lauren! Hey Beatrice! How are you guys?" she asked as she gave each of them hugs. "We're fine! Where's the main attraction?" Lauren asked giggling. Elena pointed over to where Rachael and Gio were and saw them hugging. "He's upset," she said finally, "He misses Betty." Beatrice looked over and saw Rachael and Gio walking back, Rachael holding his hand for comfort. She smiled as they approached. "Hey you two," she said smiling as she shook Gio's hand, "I'm Beatrice and this is Lauren," she added. Lauren smiled and waved. Gio suggested that they went to a coffee house and had a seat as he was feeling tired. They all agreed and headed off. "The rest of the girls said they would meet us later after they have had time to settle in to their hotels," Beatrice said, "but we just couldn't wait to meet you Gio!"
