Chapter 3: hesitant
With a couple of days passing, Gio still hadn't contacted Betty. Each day he would torment himself when he went home. After a long day at the shop, Gio would go home to an empty apartment. Sitting on the sofa, he would pick up the telephone and dial the number he had memorized from the business card. Before the call could connect, he would hang up quickly. Questions would start to develop in his mind; 'She might be busy preparing dinner for the family, or even having dinner. What if her husband picks up? Has she told him about me? What would he think about another man calling her up at this time of the evening?'
After literally bumping into Gio the other day, Betty hasn't been able to focus anymore. Her work was beginning to pile up on her desk and she wasn't the same when she went home in the evenings. Constantly checking her cell, she made sure she hadn't missed any calls or messages. Her heart would skip a beat when her phone rang, but after checking the caller ID and recognizing the numbers, she would answer the phone disheartened and unenthused. Going home every night was the same practice, repeatedly checking her cell and being distracted by her thoughts. 'Why hasn't he called? Doesn't he want to catch up anymore? He seemed so interested before. Perhaps it's because of Diego.' Every time Betty had that last thought, she would break down crying.
"Why is mommy crying?" Diego asked her one night. This made Betty collapse into tears even more.
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After having an extremely good day at the shop, Gio went home with a spring in his step. Whilst having dinner, he decided that tonight he was going to call Betty. He couldn't handle it anymore. He had to see her again. He wanted to hear her voice; see her face; touch her skin; make love to her once more…
Clearing away his dishes, he sat down on his sofa, picked up the phone and dialed her number. Hearing the connection, he waited as the phone started to ring. Psyching himself up for a male to answer the phone, he was surprised when he heard Betty answer.
"B? Is that you?"
"Hey stranger! I was wondering when you were going to call! How have you been? How's the shop coming along?"
"Yeah, I've been pretty busy with the shop and getting home late in the evening. However, today we finished on time! The shop's slated to open in four days and so far, we're ahead of schedule; which is great. We should be finished by tomorrow afternoon. Did you read the article in the local paper?"
"That is definitely great news! Actually, I know the person who wrote the article, they were a past pupil from YETI. I didn't know if you'd be in town or not and obviously you are – which is awesome!"
"Ohh Betty, I miss talking with you. There is so much for us to catch up on! Are you busy tomorrow afternoon? Seeing as I finish with the business for a couple of days, I was thinking maybe we can grab a coffee together or something? What do you say?"
"That sounds like an excellent idea. How about we meet at Tino's Café? You know where that is right?"
"Hells yeah I do! My uncle runs that joint. We'll meet there around 5ish? Is that good for you?"
"Yeah, that's fine. I'll see you then Gio. Have a good night. Bye"
"G'nite Betty."
Feeling relieved the conversation went well and he's seeing his Betty the very next day, Gio went to sleep with a big stupid grin on his face.
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