Chapter 64 - Good Profile

Joanna went back home looking happy and radiantly cheered. Making me wonder what happened to her for gluing such a smile on her face.

"What's going on?" I asked, dying to know how her job appointment went, she seemed happy so I deduced it went well.

"They said I will start next week!" She exclaimed and I embraced her tightly.

"That's amazing." I squeezed her in my arms.

"Moreover..." she cleared her voice departing from the hug and looking down shily. 

"The man we met at the shop went to visit me. I don't know how he found about my name but he waited for me outside the whole time and then asked how it went."

Even talking about that her cheeks grew red and I understood how much she liked him already. He didn't seem a bad boy at all.

"What is his profile?" I asked ironically referring to some more information about him.

"His profile is 29 years old boy, currently studying and working. His name is Justin and he asked me if we could have dinner together tomorrow."

So much good news altogether, I clapped my hands in joy. 

She deserved to be happy and to have nothing but positive things from life because she was one of the best people I ever met and life owned her lots of positive things to balance the bad she went through.

"I like him, he was chatty and seemed genuinely interested in getting to know me better." She continued taking a breath thoughtful. "I hope things go well."

I shook her head and lifted her chin up to look at her, when her gaze met mine I smiled.

"Things will go well!" I said, confidently and hopeful in fate.

She went to the kitchen to make a risotto for dinner, I watched her cooking smiling.

"I had never had a serious date before." She started.

"I don't even know what I am supposed to do during dates."

I placed the dishes on the table and cut some bread.

"it's just a date, Jo. You will probably get to know each other better."

I said, trying to soften up her worries.

"I had never talked about my father to anyone beside you..." Her voice got stuck in the bottom of her throat.

"You don't have to talk about that the first date. You will when you feel ready to do that." I wrapped my hands around her shoulders and took a spoon to taste the rice. 

"If the first date goes well then I will invite him to come here and I can make lunch for us together." 

She made two portions for the rice, she handed me mine.

"Thank you. Of course, you can bring him here. I would love to annoy the two lovebirds." I wicked at her and she chuckled.

I took a fork of the rice which was of course delicious as always.

"How did the promotional event go?" She asked, pouring our glasses some wine.

"It went well, Nicholas showed up and he seemed quite convinced about buying from us." I finished the rice and put the dishes in the dishwasher. Then I made the only thing I could make, coffee for both of us.

"You and Cameron make such a great couple." She commented even if I could perceive a tone of mischief in his voice.

I sighed, "we do, unfortunately, we just have one more week before we have to report to Simon the progress." 

I knew already that starting to work alone and not seeing him every day would be hard at the beginning after seeing him daily. 

He made my days even when I wasn't in the mood and the job would surely be less funny without him by my side.

"You will still see each other?" She asked, arching her eyebrows.

"I don't know, I guess we could." I smiled unconsciously when I remembered about his invite to spend the weekend with him. He probably knew that would be the last week we spent working together and wanted to save up more time for us.

We spent the rest of the day clearing the house putting on face masks and dedicating the evening to have a good time together and rest from the tiring week at work.

Joanna even wrote down a menu that she wanted to plan out before starting her trial time at her work. 

She wrote down all the recipes and then when she finished we hugged good night snd finally went to sleep.

** 

The next morning Joanna was occupied the entire morning to talk to her family who had the amazing idea to call her and to scold her for leaving her house unattended.

Joanna told them that she needed some time for herself and that she did the best thing she could do for her mental health.

Joanna even told her cousins and her aunts that she planned to come back when she felt better.

I heard their voices screaming and scolding her for not planning a proper funeral immediately after his death she justified herself saying that she was going to do it she only wanted to take two weeks away from that house.

When she hung up the phone she looked exhausted and worn out by their cousin's rebuking so she took a deep breath and decided to plan the funeral that day then she will have to book her flight and get back home to attend the funeral and lock her house so that her annoying relatives wouldn't snoop in her business anymore.

Joanna took three days to plan the funeral and invite all the guests and I decided to take a day off work to travel with her and give her all the support she needed on that day.

That day we left at 6 am and landed in the early morning, then we went to her house and I helped her to clean up and box some things to set in the garage.

When it was almost 11 am we drove to the cemetery to attend the funeral, we both wore two big sunglasses and black dresses.