Rachael and Gio arrived at the airport to be greeted by an airhostess. "Mr and Mrs Rossi?" she said looking at them. Gio nodded his head. "Welcome! I have been told to come and greet you and tell you that the Getty girls have upgraded your flight to first class." Rachael looked and Gio and shook her head in disbelief.
Over half a day later, they had arrived at the honeymoon destination: Italy. "I was meant to come here with Betty," he said. Rachael smiled and took his hand. "There's something you should know about Betty. She was pregnant when you got back from Rome. When you left she was 2 months gone. She now has a 3 month old baby," Rachael said to him. He looked at her. "Oh well. It can't be mine so frankly I don't care," he said smiling at his wife, "Now let's find the hotel so we can practice the baby making." Rachael giggled and blushed violently.
They arrived at Le Grand Hotel De La Minerve in Rome. After checking in the headed up to their room to dump their stuff and just relax after their long flight. Gio opened the door and let Rachael in. "Oh My…" Rachael exclaimed as she looked around. The room was divided into two sections. One section was a bedroom with a double bed and a living room with a sofa and a wide screen TV, (not that they would be needing that for entertainment) and a walk-in closet. The ceiling had a beautiful intricate pattern on it and a gorgeous chandelier hung from the centre. There was a leather futon at the bottom of the bed. Rose petals were scattered around the bed and a bottle of champagne and chocolates sat on the table.
Rachael walked through to the bathroom and again, was stunned by what she saw. The surfaces were all marbled and there was a jet bath in the corner. Candles were lit all around the room. "Nothing but the best for my baby," Gio said as he hugged Rachael from behind. She spun around on the spot and kissed him passionately. "Come on, we need to rest before we go for dinner up on the roof garden tonight," he said as he pulled away from her kiss. Rachael pouted and yanked Gio's arm playfully. "Okies," he said grabbing Rachael's hand and dragging her back to the bed. He picked her up and threw her onto the bed. She giggled at him as he whipped his top off. "You have no idea how jealous Beatrice will be at me seeing you topless," Rachael said laughing. Gio pecked her lips with his. "She'll have to get used to it I'm afraid to say! You will be seeing it for the rest of your life," he said before kissing her again, "you'll also get to see more than my chest."
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Rachael awoke to find Gio's arms wrapped around her naked body. She smiled at the thought of waking up like this everyday for the rest of her life. A few years ago this would have only been a dream and now it was reality. She rolled over and looked at the clock. It was quarter past 6. She shook Gio by the shoulder. "Wake up gorgeous," she said scattering kisses cross his lips and neck. He continued to snore lightly. "Gio," she said with still no response, "fine then!" She lowered her body down his naked one. "If you aren't waking up normally, then…" She opened her mouth and slipped it over him. He woke up with a startle. "I knew that would work," she said laughing. He moaned as Rachael stood up and wrapped a sheet around her body. "You are such a tease," he shouted as she entered the bathroom.
About half an hour later, Rachael emerged from the bathroom, to see Gio fully dressed sat on the sofa. He wore black slacks and a burgundy shirt. It was THE burgundy shirt, the same one he had worn in TKAA. "Oh my," she exclaimed as she stared at him.
Gio turned around after hearing Rachael emerge from the bathroom. "Holy crap, you look good," he said. Rachael spun around in a circle. "Well, I try," she said giggling. She was wearing silk dress, which was black with pretty jewels around the waist. "You look stunning," he said as he rubbed his hand up and down the soft fabric. "You scrub up well yourself. That shirt is amazing and really suits you," she said rubbing her hand through his hair. "If you keep doing that we will never make it to dinner," he said closing his eyes. Rachael laughed and ruffled his hair up. "Okay lets go then. By the way, it's me going commando this time," she said grabbing his head and dragging him out of the room.
"Wow," Rachael said as Gio walked her onto the roof garden. "This is beautiful." He smiled at her and they walked over to a table. A waiter approached. "Sir, would you like some champagne?" Gio nodded and took the menu from the waiter. "Posso avere certa acqua per il miei marito ed I, prego?" (May I have some water for my husband and I please?) Rachael asked the waiter as he handed a menu to her. The waiter nodded and walked away. "Where did you learn that?" Gio asked. Rachael smiled. "I learnt Italian at University," she said smiling.
After the exquisite meal, they headed out for a walk around the city after dark. The pantheon was less than ten minutes away so they walked there and just walked around the surrounding area for a while. "Gio, I'm tired," Rachael said. Gio smiled and put his arm around her shoulder. "Come on, let's go back to the hotel then," Gio said guiding her back the way they had come.
Rachael lay down on the bed in Gio's arm. "Thank you," Rachael said smiling, "Haha, I wonder how Federico and Elena and Tino and Livia are getting on back home," she said smiling as she drifted off to sleep.