Chapter five

Betty woke up on Saturday morning with a smile. She was excited that it was her first date with Gio tonight. Last night she realized she had nothing to wear for their date, so, she and Hilda were going to go shopping for a dress. She wanted the dress to still be her style but sexy. She got out of bed and pick out an outfit to wear shopping. Once she was finished picking out a pair of jeans and a sweater she hopped in the shower.

She finished getting ready and headed down stairs to eat breakfast. Hilda was already primped and ready to go as she sat and ate.

"Betty, take the food to go! We got some serious shopping to do." Hilda said excited as she grabbed Betty's hand and dragged her out the door.

Two hours later and a dozen dresses tried on, Betty was about to give up. They were walking along the mall when they walked past Betsy Johnson and there in the display was the perfect dress. It was a beautiful red dress with a sweet heart bodice, an empire waist, and a flirty skirt. The straps of the dress were covered by a black jacket. Betty thought the dress was perfect without it.

"I don't care how much that dress is I want it!"Betty said as she dragged Hilda in the store.

The sales lady got Betty's size as she looked through the rack of the dress she wanted. She found the dress in her size as it was the only one left. Betty walked into the dressing room and after a couple of minutes she walked out.

Hilda let out a squeal as she saw Betty in the dress. It looked like it was made to fit her and she looked fantastic in it.

"Betty, you look awesome in that dress." Hilda exclaimed as she smiled at her sister.

"It is perfect, Hilda. I have to have this dress." Betty let out

"Oh, you're getting this dress even if I have to help you pay for it." Hilda said as Betty walked back into the dressing room. While Betty was in the dressing room Hilda saw a pair of shoes and a purse that would look perfect with the dress and purchased them. She put them in one of the other bags to surprise Betty later. Betty came out to pay for the dress. The dress was $150.00 dollars and Betty didn't mind spending that. After they were finished Betty had two hours to get ready for her date.

When Betty came home she went up stairs to take a bubble bath with vanilla in it. After her bath she started to get ready by Hilda doing her hair. Hilda put big curls in her hair as she smoothed out her bangs and pinned them back with bobby pins; making her hair look really stylish. Then Hilda helped her with her makeup. She put light powder on her face covering her freckles just enough. She put a pretty pink eye shadow on Betty's eyes followed by eyeliner. Then she finished the look with mascara and a pinkish red lipstick. After she finished helping Betty get her hair and makeup done she went into her room to grab the purse and shoes. Betty put the dress on and smiled she looked beautiful and sexy. Hilda walked into the room as Betty turned around.

"Wow, I wish Mom was here to see how pretty you look." Hilda said as tears started to form in her eyes.

"Hilda, don't make me cry before my date." Betty let out as she tried to hold back the tears.

"When you were changing back into your clothes I found these shoes and a purse to go with that dress." Hilda said softly as she gave Betty the shoes and purse. They were the perfect red color as Betty put the shoes on and then she gave Hilda a hug before she started crying.

Betty's dad knocked on the door before he entered.

"Betty, Gio is here."Ignacio let out. "Mija, you look beautiful."

"Thanks Dad, will you tell Gio I will be down in two minutes?" She asked

"Yes, sweetheart." Ignacio announced as he walked back down stairs.

"She will be down in a minute."

"Ok," Gio said as he went to sit down on the couch. Hilda walked down and smiled at Gio.

"Hey, Gio," Hilda said as she walked into the kitchen.

Gio was about to get up to go into the kitchen when he heard heels clicking on the stairs. He walked over to the stairs and almost fell over when he saw Betty walk down. She looked absolutely beautiful and incredibly sexy that he wished he was still sitting down.

"Wow, you look… Wow…" Gio stammered as Betty giggled.

"Giovanni Rossi at a loss of words that would be the first." Betty said as she looked Gio over. He looked very handsome in his black shirt and black dress pants.

"You look very beautiful, Betty." Gio let out finally as he gained his composure.

"Thank you. You look very handsome." She complimented.

"Well, we better get going. We have dinner reservations at seven." Gio said. He couldn't take his eyes off of her.

"Bye Dad, bye Hilda, I love you guys!" Betty yelled

"Bye!"

Gio took her to a restaurant in SoHo called Mike's. He explained it had the best Italian and Greek food he had ever eaten in his life outside of his grandfather's. They walked hand in hand into the restaurant. As Gio went up to get their table Betty took the opportunity to look around. The place was very beautiful but relaxing and Betty liked that. The colors of the restaurant were black and red with pictures on the wall of famous Italian actors or painters, some were even Chefs.

"Betty, they are taking us to our table now." Gio let out as he put his hand on the small of her back to lead the way.

Betty and Gio sat down in a round booth that could sit five people if they had a big party. They both scooted to the middle to sit next to one another. Gio had grabbed her hand once they were comfortable as they both ordered a glass of the house wine.

"I know I said this before but you look extremely beautiful. But you're always beautiful." Gio complimented as he looked at Betty's chocolate brown eyes.

"Thank you. That means a lot to me to hear you say that." Betty said softly as she stared into his coco brown eyes. They stayed that way for what seemed like an eternity until they heard a cough.

"Can I start you guys with an appetizer first or are you ready to order?" The waiter asked as he looked at the couple in front of him.

"Are you ready to order, Betty or do you still need some time?" Gio asked

"Can you give us a minute or two?" Betty announced.

"Of course!"

"Ok, what is good here?" Betty asked Gio as the waiter left.

"Well, personally I love the Calamari…" Gio could tell by the look on Betty's face that Calamari was out of the question.

"How about we get the Greek salad and Chicken Ravioli?"Betty announced

"Good choice. I knew there was a reason why I am dating you. It wasn't just because you were cute," Gio let out as he smiled at Betty.

Betty giggled a little as she turned two shades of red.

"I think we should also get the Tortolini with creamy marinara sauce. It is probably one of my favorites when I come here." Gio said

"Well, then we should get it." Betty exclaimed

The waiter came back and took their order and refilled their wine glasses. Betty knew she needed to eat something because she was feeling a little tipsy from the wine. There was bread on the table so she decided to eat a little bit of it, so, she wouldn't make an ass out of herself.

Their food came about ten minutes later and Betty was feeling a little bit better. They both talked about what they did the last couple of days before they knew they were getting the bill to leave.

Gio knew that the club wasn't too far away from the restaurant they were at.

"Hey, do mind walking to the club? It is just around the corner." Gio asked as he threaded his fingers with Betty's.

"No, not at all. I could use the fresh air," Betty said as they started walking to the club. Once they made it to the club, it seemed like it had just started to get busy. They stood in the small line to get in.

Betty and Gio made their way into the club and found a small table to sit at. There were quite a few people who were already dancing. Betty stood up and grabbed Gio's hand to pull him to the dance floor.

Gio showed Betty a few moves before he put his right hand on her waist and his left hand clasped into her right. He pulled her into his body as he did the same moves he did when they were in her sister's salon. Except this time there was no Henry to interrupt or Hilda cheering them on.

Gio's body was pressed pretty close to Betty's as she started to feel exactly what he was talking about that day in the salon. She could feel his breath on her neck and now he had both hands on her waist pulling her even closer to him.

Before Betty got too close to Gio, he spun her around and dipped her. Betty laughed slightly as she came up and was again pressed against Gio's body. The one thing Betty didn't remember from their first time dancing together is Gio's body ever being rock hard. She remembered it being a little bit soft quite like her body used to be.

After a couple more dances Betty and Gio decided they needed a break and some drinks.

"Can we get some water and a couple of margaritas?" Gio asked the bartender as he watched Betty look around the club. She looked cute seating there. Her hair was a little messed up and her makeup was starting to wear off but she still looked pretty. She was starting to look more like herself and not so glamorous.

Gio came back with their drinks and smiled at Betty as she drank the water down.

"I was thirsty." She said sheepishly.

"I can see that." Gio said

"So, when did you start working out?" Betty asked as smiled at Gio. Gio looked at her like she had found out some big time secret or something.

"Well, I started right after my date with Hilda. I went to the doctor for a physical and he was concerned about my blood pressure and my heart. So, I decided I needed to work out more often and take better care of myself." Gio announced. It wasn't the full truth but he didn't want to tell her that he saw how ripped Henry was when he dance for Betty that he got jealous and started working out. But the doctor did tell him he needed to take better care of himself.

"Oh, Hilda and I have been doing yoga and running on the treadmill since Henry left. I felt it was a good stress relief and after all that Pink Berry ice cream you brought me I gained seven pounds." Betty let out with a small laugh.

After another hour of dancing and talking Betty was ready to call it a night. Gio hailed a cab since they both had enough to drink and they had him take Betty home first.

Once outside of Betty's house, Gio walked her up to her door. Betty turned around and placed her hand into Gio's.

"I had so much fun tonight with you." Betty let out softly as she moved closer to Gio.

"So, does that mean there might be a second date?" Gio joked as he pulled her closer. Their lips were a millimeter away from touching.

"Most definitely." Betty whispered as their lips touched. Gio wrapped his hands around her waist as he kissed her trying to pull her close. Betty's tongue invaded his mouth as their tongues rubbed together. Gio sucked gently on her bottom lip as he felt her fingers play with his hair on the back of his neck. He heard a small whimper when his fingers touched her bare skin of her neck. Their hands roamed each other's backs as they continued to kiss. They completely forgot about the taxi sitting there or the roaming eyes of Hilda peeking out the window of their house.