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episode two ~ the offer

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"Gianna!" Eliseo's voice shook as he shook her to wake her up.

Gia groaned and turned on the other side, turning away from him.

"Wake up, Gianna," he said, his voice steady now. "What the fuck did you do last night?" He asked angry. "I thought you had died," he groaned, putting his head into his hands.

Gia scrunched her eyebrows, covering her hurting eyes. "I just passed out."

"Why the fuck did you go through my stuff?" He snapped at her, obviously noticing the baggie on his counter and an open drawer.

Not saying anything, Gia just lay on his bed, watching him sit on the edge.

"You should get going," he suddenly stood up, "I'm sure you have school."

"Don't be mad," she pleaded.

"Just get dressed. I'm gonna drive you home."

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"Who's she?" Ludo asked Chiara, a cigarette in her hand.

"A friend of Damiano's," she answered with a grin on her face.

Gianna furrowed her eyebrows at her while Ludo asked exactly what Gia was thinking. "Why are you so happy? Have you been drinking?"

"No, don't you guys get it?" She looked at them, grin still on her face. "We don't need Saverio's phone. We just have to take some photos of you being sexy and mysterious, where you're not recognizable," she explained, looking at Ludo. "And we'll create a profile for Desiree."

Gianna shook her head, "guys," she whined. "Why are you still on this, I thought getting rid of Saverio's phone would be the end of this."

Ludo kept her gaze on Chiara, thinking about what she said.

"What are you waiting for, get dressed!" Chiara exclaimed. Ludo put out her cigarette and got up, little smile on her face.

While Chiara and Ludo played around with taking photos, Gia sat on the couch. She appeared as if she was watching them, but in really she just blankly stared in front of her, thinking about Eliseo.

"Gia?" Snapping out of her thoughts, Gia raised her head up, looking at Ludo in front of her.

"Wanna take some photos too?" Ludo grinned at her, waving Chiara's phone in front of her face.

Looking at Chiara, noticing that she now was also dressed in a sexy dress, she bit the inside of her cheeks and rolled her eyes, pretending to by annoyed, but in reality it took a lot of effort to hide her smile.

"Alright, alright," she let the smile break out.

The girls cheered her on, Ludo threw her one of Gia's dresses that she had kept in here, "you'll look sexy in this."

Dressing in the tiny sequin black dress, she looked at herself in the mirror, grinning at how hot she looked.

"Just don't post it anywhere," she warned them.

"Of course, don't worry," Chiara assured her.

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"Wanna try another one?" Ludo plopped onto the couch next to her friends.

"No," Chiara answered. "I've got to go and get ready. I'm having dinner at Damiano's this evening, with his parents," she told them.

"Wow, so it's serious," Ludovica teased.

Gianna whistled, "that does sound serious," she nodded her head.

"I'm a bit nervous," the blonde admitted. "He's never introduced me before."

"It means he cares," Ludo said.

"Hey, don't stress about it. I mean, Monica is nice, right? She's your coach," Gia comforted her.

Chiara nodded her head, "yeah," she exhaled.

"Of course if you really wanna make a strong impression," Ludo started, taking one of the dresses into her hand, showing it to Chiara.

Chiara looked at the dress, "sure, perfect for meeting his father!" She sarcastically said, laughing.

Gia shrugged, "older men do it better," she raised her eyebrows at her, laughing.

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"I'm home," Gia greeted, walking throught the front door.

"Hey," her father and stepmother greeted back, both in the living room, watching the TV, cuddling on the couch.

Lately, her father spent all his time at home. It was weird, not something Gianna was used to him doing.

Even before he was arrested, it was just Rosa home all the time, sometimes going out to hang out with her girlfriends.

Marco was always too busy with work, and when he was home, it was as if he wasn't. He spent all days locked in his office, working.

So coming home after school or after a hang out with Chiara and Ludo and seeing both Rosa and Marco home was unusual for Gia.

Stopping in the doorway of the living room, she quietly watched them, laughing at the television, muttering things to themselves, completely unaware of the teenager watching them.

Her lips turned upwards in a sad smile. Sighing, she turned around, ready to go into her room.

"You want to watch with us?" Rosa's voice stopped her, "we're watching The Office."

"Your favorite," Marco added, looking at his daughter.

Gia opened her mouth and then closed it again.

"Yeah," she finally said. "Okay."

Coming over to the couch, Rosa and her dad scooted, leaving an empty space next to Marco.

Marco patted the spot next to him, motioning for her to sit down.

Gia smiled to herself and sat down, her dad immediately put his arm around her shoulder like he's done to Rosa on the other side of him.

Marco put a kiss into Gia's hair, "my girls," he mumbled to himself.

Gia's smile widened even more if it was even possible and she cuddled closer to him, genuinely happy.

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Groaning Gia tried opening her eyes, "shh. Go back to sleep," her dad said, his arms under her back and her legs, carrying her into her bedroom.

Listening, Gianna closed her eyes again, as she felt bed underneath her.

Leaning down, Marco placed a soft kiss onto her forehead. "Goodnight."

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end of episode two

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