Is this destiny?

~ Las Vegas, the base of the Army of Chaos ~

1:43 PM

A helicopter silently descended on the ground behind the mansion (aka the latest base of the Army of Chaos), lifting a cloud of red dust from the ground.

Sarah helped JoAnna step out of the helicopter while one member of the army of Chaos took two bags: JoAnna\'s carryon and JoAnna\'s medical bag.

"I didn\'t expect that you will come here on such short notice." Sarah admitted that she is surprised to see her sister. "Thank you."

Earlier that morning, Sarah ended her phone call with JoAnna and an hour and a half later, she got a call from Noah, informing her that JoAnna is at their main base, ready to head to Las Vegas.

"She says that she can come right now. Should I arrange a helicopter?", Noah asked Sarah.

"Uhm… Yes, please. Make sure it\'s the new one. The old ones are noisy and might disturb the babies…"

Back to the present…

Sarah glanced inside the helicopter, behind JoAnna. "Just you? Where are your bodyguards?"

"They are not my bodyguards. They are Jeff\'s, so I left them with him."

"You two had a fight?", Sarah guessed.

JoAnna sighed. "Can we go inside? I could use a glass of water."

Sarah was not sure what to think about JoAnna avoiding the topic. JoAnna never avoids any topic, so this must be bad. As much as Sarah is curious, she does not want to make JoAnna upset.

"OK."

Sarah observed JoAnna\'s face and she can see that JoAnna\'s eyes are red. "Did you cry?"

JoAnna ignored Sarah\'s question. She looked around. "Not a bad place. Can I stay here for some time?"

Sarah opened and closed her mouth before responding. "Sure."

Sarah led JoAnna to the study, which is currently the only room in the mansion with privacy. Aiden joined them as well.

Aiden also noticed that JoAnna came by herself. "Did you leave Bridgette to hold the fort while you are here? Where are your bodyguards? I don\'t think that Jeff would be fine with you moving around without them…"

JoAnna shook her head. "If Jeff cares about me, he would not allow a bed climber to claim his office."

Sarah was not sure she heard that right. "What? Can you explain, please?"

JoAnna took another sip of water and started her explanation: "After our talk this morning, my plan was to go and visit Jeff at work and tell him that I will come here to help you out. Considering that it\'s half an hour ride with a jet, I would be back by dinner time if Jeff does not approve me staying overnight, and honestly, I would miss him as well so even though I packed a carryon, I would head back home for the night if Jeff does not join me. When I arrived at the White corp. HQ, he was in a meeting, so I decided to wait for him in his office…"

JoAnna sighed and continued: "A woman named Vera came from the back room. You know, the room with a bed. She told me that she is Jeff\'s assistant who takes care of his needs and it\'s none of my business to know more than that. She treated me like an outsider, threatened to call the security to kick me out, and told me not to eat the handmade pastries which she personally made for Jeff. So, there you have it."

JoAnna looked at Aiden. "That is your brother. Telling me not to come to work because I should stay home and rest and take care of his unborn babies while his office is filled with women who are extremely eager to please him, oblivious that he even has a wife."

Aiden shook his head in disbelief. "Jeff would not…"

"Jeff would not what?", JoAnna interrupted him. "He would not allow a woman who covets him openly to make herself at home in his office? But he did."

JoAnna shook her head and switched to sarcasm: "And that is not all because apparently, it is not his fault. It\'s Steve\'s fault because Steve is in charge of deciding which woman can get close to my husband, and me coming unannounced caused an inconvenience."

Aiden bit his lower lip and decided to diminish his presence. He never saw JoAnna this angry. Jeff is in trouble and Aiden knows that whatever he says, he will not help his brother and there is a chance that he will be pulled down with Jeff as well.

"I am sorry, Anna.", Sarah said while giving JoAnna a hug. "With your growing belly and babies on the way… it must be hard on you."

JoAnna\'s chin trembled for a moment before she dissolved into sobs. "I feel alone. From early in the morning to late in the evening, he is at work, and whenever I call, he is in a meeting. And when I saw that woman acting like she owns the place while not knowing that I am Jeff\'s wife, it hurt."

"What is the status between the two of you?", Sarah asked when JoAnna calmed down.

"I left without telling him where I\'m going. And I left any tracking devices behind as well."

Sarah thought that something is missing. "Jeff allowed you to leave without a way to reach you, and without bodyguards?"

"I sedated him, so he was unable to stop me. And I told the bodyguards that if they follow me I will get rid of them and no one will find their bodies.", JoAnna admitted and looked at Aiden. "Don\'t tell Jeff that I am here, please. I am not ready to face him."

"He must be worried.", Sarah said cautiously.

"He should have thought about that before allowing that woman in his office.", JoAnna said angrily. "Don\'t judge me. What would you do if Aiden is so reckless to allow any woman near him? What would you do if you find out that a woman is making him food and coming out of his bedroom while he is asking you to be obedient and stay at home?"

If anyone understands the dangers of a woman coming too close, Sarah and Aiden do. They both agreed that they will not tell Jeff that JoAnna is with them.

"We will arrange a room for you here. Feel free to stay as long as you feel like it.", Sarah said with compassion.

"I don\'t want to do this.", JoAnna admitted. "But I am tired of fighting with Martha\'s and Regina\'s and all the other bed climbers while Jeff pretends not to see them. I thought that we are over this, I really did. I thought that I can focus on my babies and that we will be a happy family, and now I feel that we are back to square one. I am tired of everything, and I need a break."

"Do you want to eat? Rest?", Sarah offered.

JoAnna thanked Sarah for the room, but she refused the rest. "I\'m not hungry. And my body feels fine. Can you tell me the status of the girls? It will help me prepare before I see them. I need to keep busy in order to prevent myself from getting depressed or enraged."

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