Author's note: Here is chapter two. I hope you guys like it. Reviews are like Chicken salad sandwiches to Betty. She can never get enough.

It had been one whole week since Betty talked to Gio and she was miserable. She missed talking to him and telling him everything. Now here she stood in front of the Leaning Tower of Piza and all she wanted was one moment with him. The Tower was beautiful and it was lit up perfectly.

Betty remembered a quote that she heard that would describe this experience perfectly. "Life isn't about the number of breaths you take but about the moments that take your breath away." Physically Betty's breath left her body as she stared at this building. She was thankful she got to experience this moment.

She told herself that she owed Daniel big time. She would clean his house, scrub his floors, and do his laundry. "I will even spare him the disappointed look for the rest of his life." Betty thought. "Ok, that one I will have to think about some more."

Her mind started to wonder to Gio and it made her feel a little low. "He is somewhere in Italy and I cannot do anything about it."

Gio walked into the small café and order an espresso. After he got his order he went back outside to sit on the patio. He watched all the hustle and bustle of the town's locals and smiled. He loved how no one seemed to be in a hurry to get anywhere. In New York it always seemed that everyone was in a hurry no matter what.

One thing out of the corner of his eye caught his attention. An old woman and old man sat on a bench arguing in Italian over the simplest thing as who did the dishes last but Gio could see the love that radiated off of them. He pictured what his life would be like with Betty as he watched the old couple and smiled sadly.

It had been one week since she had called him and he missed her terribly. "God, Betty, why do you have to be so stubborn?" Gio thought. He knew she needed to do this but man it was killing him. He was tired of taking cold showers when he could be taking warm ones with Betty. "Wow, I am going to need another cold shower."

Betty walked into her hotel and walked past the front desk to the elevators. Betty walked into the elevator and was just about to press her floor when someone yelled "Hold the elevator." Betty held the door open button as the person stepped inside the cart.

Giovanni Rossi stepped onto the cart and smiled as he saw who was holding the elevator. Fate must really love him because there stood the most beautiful sight ever. "Betty!"



"Gio!" Betty said surprised. She knew eventually she was bound to run into him. But she could not believe it happened in one week.

He looked real good. "Sex on a Stick was more like it." Betty thought as she took in what he was wearing. He wore a white button down shirt, a pair of blue jeans and of course his leather jacket. He smelled like after shave, cologne, and his natural scent. Betty was wishing the elevator would move a little faster before she pushed the stop button to molest him.

Betty wasn't the only one enjoying the view. Gio thought she looked good enough to eat. She wore a white blouse that showed just enough cleavage. A red sweater that matched the head band in her hair, and a black flirty skirt. Gio also noticed she wasn't wearing any tights and he smiled. "Damn." Gio thought.

"Hey, B, how are you doing?" Gio asked.

"I'm good, and you?" Betty questioned,

"I'm good." Gio let out.

Betty noticed he was taking a couple steps towards her and knew that it wouldn't be a good idea. "Oh no you don't you stay on your side of the elevator, and I will stay on mine!" Betty said in a panic.

"Why?" Gio asked with a mischievous smile.

"Because, I would be breaking every rule I made up. Also I don't trust myself around you."Betty let out, flinching at her choice of words. In actuality she didn't trust anyone more than him, but she knew it was for the best.

Gio felt like he had been kicked in the gut by her announcement and took a step backwards. "Well, all I was trying to do Betty is give you this." Gio said softly. He reached into the small bag he had and handed her a leather notebook that she could write in. "I saw it today at a small gift shop and thought of you. I thought you might want to write about something you saw. Then I thought you could share what you wrote with me when we got back home. I am sorry for making you uncomfortable." Gio said as he stepped off the elevator.

Betty panic as she stepped off the elevator to go after him. "Gio, wait!"Betty yelled but it was too late. Gio had already shut the door to his hotel room.

Betty eyes snapped open as the door to Gio's hotel room shut. She was breathing heavy and her heart hurt. She was glad that it was only a dream, because she didn't think she could take it if it really had happen. She knew she needed to call Gio just to make sure though.

Betty picked up her phone and pressed the number three. A smiling pickle showed up as she pressed the call button. It rang three times when Gio finally picked up. "Hey, B, you are breaking rule number one again?"Gio let out. His voice was low and husky and Betty inwardly groaned. She loved it that he called her B.



"I know but it is important!" Betty said flustered.

Gio picked up on the panic in her voice and immediately was worried about her. "Betty, are you ok? Nobody hurt you, did they?" Gio asked concerned. He threw his sheets off and started to get dressed.

"No, I just had this horrible dream, I said something that hurt your feelings and before I could say I was sorry you shut the door in my face."Betty let out as tears streamed down her cheeks.

"Betty, I am breaking rule number two, I am coming over to your room." Gio said softly as he hung up his phone before Betty could protest. let out as tears streamed down her cheeks.

Betty hung up her phone and let out the sob that threatened to come out. There was a knock on her door and she ran to get it.

Gio stood outside the door when she opened it and she catapulted herself in his arms. Gio walked both of them into the room, he shut the door with his foot. Gio never saw anyone more beautiful than Betty at this moment. He could tell she was visibly shaken. He cupped her face and saw the tears streaming down her face.

"Betty, it was just a dream." Gio stated as he looked into her chocolate brown eyes.

"I know but I couldn't take you being mad at me. That is why I had to call you, just to make sure it weren't really mad or hurt in any way." Betty said softly. She could feel Gio's thumbs brush her tears away.

Gio pulled her into another hug as he rubbed her back. "Betty, I am not the type of guy that gets upset and not talks about it. You should know that by now. I would never leave things unsettled between us." Gio explained as he played with her hair.

Gio could remember Henry walking from Betty when things got to be hard. He made a promise to himself to never walk away from her no matter what.