An American businesswoman was preparing for a two-week work trip to Italy.
The night before her flight, she was packing her suitcase while her husband sat nearby reading the newspaper.
As she zipped up her luggage, she smiled and asked,
“Is there anything special you’d like me to bring back for you from Italy?”
Her husband laughed, folded his newspaper, and said jokingly,
“An Italian girl would be nice.”
She rolled her eyes, shook her head, and left for the airport the next morning.
Two weeks later, her husband picked her up at the airport.
As they drove home, he asked,
“So, how was the trip?”
“Wonderful,” she replied. “The food was amazing, the people were charming, and Milan was beautiful.”
He grinned.
“And… did you bring me anything back?”
She looked at him thoughtfully.
“Hmm… I bought some wine, a few souvenirs, and chocolates…”
Then suddenly she smiled.
“Oh! You mean the Italian girl?”
Her husband burst out laughing.
“Yes, that’s the one.”
“Well,” she replied calmly, “I did what I could.”
“Now we just have to wait nine months to see if it’s a girl.”
