When they walked into Aunt Anita's house, Gio notice Betty was still slightly smiling and shocked that he had kissed her. Gio didn't even know why he had kissed her but he was glad he did it. His lips still tingled and it wasn't even the kind of kiss that he wanted to give her.
Betty's head was still swimming with questions as to why Gio would just kiss her like that, not that she was complaining in the least bit. Betty's lips still tingled and she knew she was probably blushing big time. She felt like this was her first kiss with the way she was acting. Betty tried to keep the grin off her face especially since they just sat and watched as Gio's grandfather was put in the ground.
"Sure Betty, have everyone think you're being insensitive." Betty thought.
"Betty, I am going to see if my mom and aunt need some help with lunch. Why don't you go sit and chat with my sisters?" Gio announced. He could see Betty was ready to run out the room when he mentioned that but he watched as she walked over to where his sister's were sitting.
Gio had three sisters; one Betty had already met and knew that Nella didn't like her. The oldest sister Nicolette, who was married to Jorge, seemed nice but was too consumed with her own family to talk. Then there was Sophia who was named after her grandmother who reminded Betty a lot of Hilda.
"My bother mentioned you work at Mode magazine. That must be your dream job." Sophia stated as she looked over Betty. She could see why her younger brother liked her. She was pretty in her own way and Sophia could see her fitting in their family just fine.
"I love my job! I want to own my own magazine one day, so, it's a step in the right direction." Betty let out. She could tell Sophia was a lot like her brother in a way. She asked questions without coming across as nosy just curious.
"It's probably bonus points that your boss is hot, isn't it?" Sophia said with a smile that resembled Gio's.
"Well he is handsome, I think he has come a long way since he started being Editor and Chief but every now and then he has a lapse of judgment that I have to clean up." Betty explained hoping it would make Daniel look good. "But who doesn't?"
"Oh, so, what is up with you and my Bro?" Sophia asked curiously knowing that Gio wouldn't give her any details.
"We have been friends for a while and Saturday we are going dancing." Betty said as she noticed Nella and Nicolette turned to face her.
"Wait, my brother asked you out, as on a date?" Nella asked. Wondering why in God's name would her cute brother go out with her?
Betty knew Nella was not going to like that but she didn't care. It was just a date. "We're just going on a date. It's not like we're getting married or anything."
Gio came in just to see Nella almost flip out that he was taking Betty on a date. Nella was a little bit too honest sometimes. She got that from their father even though she never met him. Their father was a jerk and left the family when Gio's mom was still pregnant with Nella. Gio witnessed numerous occasions when Gio's father would come home and verbally abuse his mom. He would have to have a conversation with Nella later.
"Hey, Nella, back off and go help mom in the kitchen." Gio said sternly as he sat down next to Betty.
"Sorry about my little sister. She has a tendency to be too honest sometimes. She gets it from our dad." Sophia let out as she smiled at Gio. Sophia got up to go see if her mom needed extra help.
"Nella's harmless. She just doesn't know when to keep her mouth shut." Gio stated as he squeezed Betty's hand.
"Gio, you don't have to apologize for your sister. I have a nephew who is the same age practically. We stopped apologizing for him a long time ago. They're teenagers who are honest and you don't want to change that for anything. Besides I just think Nella is just looking out for you." Betty stated as she smiled at Gio.
Gio was in awe of this woman. No woman ever put up with Nella's attitude but Betty not only put up with it she didn't want Nella to change.
"Your awesome, you know that, right?" Gio said softly as he leaned in and kissed Betty on the cheek.
"No, but it's nice to hear from time to time." Betty said as she looked at Gio. Betty could honestly say that she was falling pretty hard for Giovanni Rossi and they hadn't even been on their first date. But one look into his coco brown eyes and she fell hook line and sinker.
