Chapter 246 - Only for few days (2/2)
~Fairfield~
At the same time while Aiden was on the phone with Jeff, Sarah got a call from JoAnna. ”Hey, baby sis!”
”Hi, Anna... what's up?”
”You know I should lay low, to avoid Greg, right?”
”Yes…”, Sarah was wondering where is JoAnna going with this introduction.
”I'm staying home... but mom is not here, and dad is busy with his project, so I'm super bored.”
Sarah understood JoAnna's hints. ”You want to come here?”
JoAnna was relieved that Sarah seems not to object the idea. ”Yes! Can I? Only for few days...”
”No need to explain. When do you want to come?”
JoAnna exhaled in relief. Part of her was worried that Sarah has some other plans, or maybe just wants privacy with Aiden. ”How about Sunday?”
”Sure... oh, no... ”
JoAnna's heart dropped. ”What?”
Sarah thought for a second before continuing, ”Actually, it's not a problem. Slight a change in plans, but not a problem.”
”What is it?”
”We are heading to Los Angeles on Sunday evening, and will stay there for a week. Come with us.”
”LA? I don't know...” That is where Jeff is. JoAnna does not want to see him until he resolves things on his side. Anywhere else is fine, but idea of going to Los Angeles is making her nervous.
Sarah liked the possibility of JoAnna coming and decided to do her best to convince her. ”You haven't seen my new place. We have plenty of room, it's even bigger than this one in Fairfield. Great views. It has a pool! And a gym downstairs. Streets are full of shops and restaurants that you can check out while we are at work, there is a number of great parks, farmers market only two blocks away... come, come... please?”
JoAnna was hesitating. 'I need to get out of here, and I would like to see Sarah's apartment... Maybe Jeff will not find out I'm there, but even if he does, it's not like I can avoid him forever.' She decided to give in. ”OK. I would like to see it.”
”Great! I will send you the details of our trip, so you can plan accordingly.”
...
Sarah was all smiles when Aiden walked out of the study room after talking to Jeff.
”Guess what?” Sarah hopped excitedly toward Aiden.
”What?” Her good mood was contagious. As soon as he saw her wide smile, he was smiling as well.
”JoAnna will join us in LA!” Sarah exclaimed.
”What?” Aiden panicked on the inside. 'What kind of bad luck is this?'
”She is bored at home, so I called her to join us to Los Angeles. We can even arrange to meet with Jeff if he has free time. Maybe for dinner? Now that they know each other I'm sure they have things to talk about...” Sarah babbled excitedly while Aiden could not believe which way this is going.
”Yeah... I'm sure they have topics in common.” He mumbled. 'I need to make sure Jeff does not find out that JoAnna is staying with us.'