The Gina Chronicles
Episode 3: Did You Just Mmm My Boyfriend? Easter Sunday 2016, Claudio and Gina have been dating for 3 months now and are getting very serious. Gina decides it's time for the family to meet him. Open on Gina driving Claudio and herself over to Gary and Irene's after she gets off her dinner shift at the restaurant. Everyone has already ate but they are going over for a plate and dessert. Gina: (In the drivers seat talking very fast): I think I'm nervous. Claudio: I think you are right (He chuckles) What are you most worried about? G: I don't know, everything! My brothers! my sisters! The fact that you are the first guy I've brought home in years. Everything!!! C: You think your brothers are gonna give me a hard time? G: Yes they are going to give you a hard time, especially Gary. They think I'm a train wreck. Never mind those two, Krista and Irene are gonna be all over you! C: (Laughing): Oh come on, really??? You think they are gonna hit on me? G: Uh Claudio, have you looked in the mirror lately??? C: (Obliviously) Come on G (laughs), they are married. Don't be silly. Plus they are your sisters. G: I'm telling you Claudio, good looking men like you don't come along everyday. And i'm not just saying that because you are my boyfriend. You are a very sexy man. My sisters are gonna love you! And by love you I mean be ALL OVER YOU. C: Oh my God, okay well whatever. I'm sure it will be fine you are just nervous and maybe a little paranoid because you smoked. They both laugh at that comment but Gina still shoots him a knowing look before they get out of the car. They have arrived. They walk in and Irene and Krista & Jo are immediately over at the door greeting us. Derek and Gary and Claude are seated at the table. The girls are all hugs and kisses giddy with excitement. We enter the dining room and the boys are doing their best Godfather impersonations, Brando, De Niro, Pacino and any other ripoff mobster movie you can think of that depicts Italians in that typical mobster way. We eat dinner and dessert and get acquainted. The usual how did you meet, what do you do for living, married/divorced questions. Eventually the girls get up to clean-up dishes and go about putting food away in containers etc. Claudio gets up at the same time to go use the washroom. Kitchen. Irene at sink washing dishes. Gina and Krista hovering over the remaining ham roast that is in the pan and picking a few pieces out. Gina moves over to help Irene and begins drying the dishes.Irene goes to get another drying cloth in the hallway. Krista still at the stove but now turned towards the opposite direction. Claudio comes into the kitchen and says: Claudio: Can I help you ladies with anything? (He continues to walk across the kitchen back now facing Krista) Krista (Without skipping a beat): MMM!!! Gina: (Spinning around) Did you just MMMMM my boyfriend??!!??? Krista: (With a look of OMG that was my inner voice talking, oh no I've been caught!!! and mumbling through her mouth stuffed with a piece of ham) No, No ,No I was (still mumbling) uh, I was, it was …um it was THE HAM!!! I meant the ham!!! Gina: No you MMM'd my boyfriend!!! Claudio!!! Did you hear that??? Claudio: Yup! Claudio: (To Krista as she is slowly melting in embarrassment wrapping herself around the corner of the wall with her fingers in her mouth) It's okay Krista. (He goes and tries to comfort her out of her embarrassment). Irene enters back into the kitchen all in time with this (eyes Krista and Claudio but not sure what to make of what is happening and then…) Irene (Without skipping a beat) Come on Claudio I wanna show you the basement. Gina: (Shocked and dismayed) You too Irene??? What is going on here??!!! Claudio can't stop laughing and leaves Krista to pick up her pieces. Irene grabs him by the hand and leads him down the stairs. Gina follows. Gina: What is going on here? First Krista now you Irene? (Claudio continues to just laugh). Gina leaves them and goes back upstairs. Gina (slightly dismayed and to herself) I knew it!