Chapter 340 - Give Steve a chance (1) (1/2)

~Los Angeles~

Early evening, JoAnna and Jeff are getting ready for dinner.

JoAnna just finished dressing up and came out of the walk-in-closet. 'It's not a formal place so we don't need to dress...' Her thoughts stopped there, when her eyes landed on her handsome fiancé looking sharp in a suit, putting his Patek Philippe watch on. She sighed, 'I guess I need to change...' Her outfit was fine, but next to him it really stood out as too plain. Few minutes later, she came out in a little black dress, which is nothing over the top, but shows her curves and long legs perfectly.

”Mrs. White, you are stunning tonight!”, Jeff exclaimed and pulled her in for a kiss.

JoAnna smiled, ”Well, Mr. White I can't let you out-dress me.”

Jeff's eyes opened wide and his lips stretched into a wide smile, showing two rows of white teeth.

”What?”, JoAnna was suspicious of his exaggerated expression.

”This is the first time you didn't tell me not to call you Mrs. White!”, Jeff exclaimed. He pulled her in his embrace up, off the ground, and spun around three times.

JoAnna giggled thinking how silly he is to keep track of such things. ”Oh... well, I guess I should start getting used to it.”

When Jeff stopped spinning them, JoAnna gave him a light kiss. ”I think we should head out soon.” She reminded him that it's easy for them to end up in bed, but she does not want to be late for dinner.

Jeff's mood dropped. ”I think we have few minutes. I want to talk to you first...”

JoAnna was intrigued, seeing that Jeff's expression became troubled.

Jeff was delaying this, but now he can't avoid the topic anymore, ”How is your schedule next week? Can you take two days off back-to-back?”

”I guess I could... what is this about?” JoAnna noticed hesitation in his voice, and immediately thought of Isabella.

”I need to go to Salina this week, to meet with Isabella and her father. I would like you to come with me. We will go in the morning and come back next evening.” Jeff said in one breath.

'Of course, Isabella...' JoAnna frowned. She knows that there is nothing between Isabella and Jeff, and it never was. But she can't help herself feel upset every time she thinks that he almost ended up married to that woman. It two of them met later, there is a good chance that Jeff would already be married to Isabella. That possibility made her chest constrict.

She sighed. ”What will I do there?”

”I need to go... but I can't bear to separate from you. When you went to Seattle, I thought I'm losing my mind. I need you.” Jeff knows that he is acting selfish, but he can't suppress his desire to be with JoAnna all the time.