 Gigi is first introduced as a waitress at the Bon Jour Café in Paris, Texas, who constantly argues with diner owner Moe Stubbs.She is a single mother having trouble making ends meet, as her son Shane's father was a Navy SEAL who had died in action.Not realizing that co-worker Viki Davidson is wealthy and is only working as a waitress to temporarily escape her life in Llanview, Pennsylvania, Gigi tells Viki her dreams of becoming rich; Viki tells Gigi that rich people have problems too.