Early that evening, they met for a video chat.
Sarah and Aiden in Fairfield, Sophia and Felix in Seattle, and JoAnna in Los Angeles.
"Where is brother-in-law?" Sarah noticed that Jeff is not there.
"He should be here any minute", JoAnna responded. "Jeff is swamped with work, and he is late from office."
Sophia frowned. "What work is it this late?" It was seven in the evening.
JoAnna defended Jeff. "It seems that his assistant took an afternoon off, so Jeff was left to deal with everything himself. And he wants to clear up his tasks before weekend so that he can focus on this."
"Do you want us to meet later?" Sophia asked. "His inputs are important, and if he will be late..."
"We can't do later." Sarah interrupted. "We have plans. Remember?"
JoAnna sighed in relief. "He is here."
"Sorry I'm late." Jeff told JoAnna and kissed her.
"You should say sorry to us also." Aiden scolded him.
