Chapter 760 - One day before wedding (J&J) (1)

After brunch, in front of the entrance of the main building of Golden Ocean Resort…

"If I find out you had a stripper on your lap, the wedding is off…" JoAnna narrowed her eyes at Jeff. "With Sarah by my side, I will know it before it happened!"

"Got it, no strippers.", Jeff obediently confirmed and leaned in for a kiss. "We are going on a boat, guys only… so unless one of them starts stripping, I am safe."

JoAnna laughed and gave him a big hug. "I miss you already."

Jeff smiled while enjoying the sight of clingy JoAnna. "I miss you more… I will see you tonight. The guys are going crazy in the limo while waiting."

JoAnna peered on the side. "You are not the last one out… but fine…"

She gave him another kiss and headed toward the second limousine which was waiting for all the girls to get in before driver takes them to their destination.

"Come on… we need to go." Jeff reminded Aiden and Felix who were saying their goodbyes to Sarah and Sophia.

When all of them got in, the limousine started.

"What's up with you?", Russel asked Jasper whose expression was not pleasant.

"He is like that since brunch.", Christopher responded instead of Jasper.

"Did something happen?", Vincent asked.

"It's more like… something didn't happen." Bradley gave everyone a knowing look. When he saw that all of them are looking at him blankly, he raised his voice: "Come on! Don't tell me you didn't notice that he failed last night with maid of honor and that this morning she is all bright and cheery while Jasper has a storm cloud above his head?"

"Shut up!", Jasper squeezed through his teeth and that caused a wave of 'Ohhh' sounds from his friends.

Aiden is looking at his phone with a small smirk on her face. He is observing a dot on the map which represents Madison's location (her cell phone), in the area of downtown Los Angeles. He knows that this limousine is going to a nearby harbor from where they will board a boat (how Jasper called it) and spend the afternoon there. Madison has no chances of interfering. After that guys are going to the gentlemen's club, but Aiden, Felix, Jeff and Steve already have plans not to go there so even if Madison shows up, she will end up empty handed.

Aiden reminded himself to thank JoAnna for stepping in this morning. And he is happy how it all turned out: Sarah knows that Madison is after him, and nothing major happened that can make Sarah hate him.

He finds Madison delusional and annoying, but other than the possibility of her telling Sarah about his past, he does not believe that Madison poses any real threat. However, Sarah reminded him of more than one occasion when he underestimated other's ability to scheme. Aiden is happy that he and Sarah are together in this. He hopes that this afternoon passes soon, and he can go to be by Sarah's side. If this is not for Jeff, Aiden would not join.

…

Girls are lively in the limousine which is luxurious and provides snacks and drinks.

"Don't get tipsy, yet! Our first stop is paintball!!!", Ellie exclaimed and that invoked loud shrieks from most of the girls present.

"I'm sorry that you can't participate…", Ellie told Sophia.

"Don't worry about me. I will watch the score and read my book. Lately, I learned to appreciate unexpected rest sessions.", Sophia responded while rubbing her belly. She would like to participate, but considering her pregnancy, she has to sit this one out… and she does not want to say this to Ellie and to spoil the mood.

"How come Trevor didn't want to join the guys?", JoAnna asked Jill.

"Trevor arrived early in the morning and didn't get much rest. He is catching up on his sleep.", Jill responded. Also, Trevor didn't want to go because he does not know any of the guys attending bachelor's party, and Jasper was giving him unpleasant looks during brunch for some unknown reason… but Jill does not want to mention these points. It's not important because after tomorrow, he will probably not see those guys again.

Sarah is looking at her phone with a small smirk on her face. She is observing a dot on the map which represents Madison's location (her cell phone), in the area of downtown Los Angeles.

"Is she still busy looking for Aiden?", Bridgette asked while peeking over Sarah's shoulder.

"Yes. You two did good. Thank you."

"Not a problem. What will you do with her tomorrow?"

Sarah shrugged. "I don't know… I am more for a break-few-bones approach when it comes to conflicts, but I can't do that tomorrow because we will be at a fancy wedding. I really-really don't know how to handle these situations where I need to predict her moves and set traps in advance. That is something that Sophia and Anna can do."

Bridgette agrees with that. Sarah is more… straightforward and scheming is not something she does. But that does not mean that she is helpless. Bridgette decided to give a reminder to her friend. "That Madison is not the first person to pursue Aiden on your watch, correct? I remember that at work there used to be a person… Evalina. How did you deal with her?"

"I didn't… she just disappeared."

"But she disappeared for a reason. There was an email saying that she is banned from the company, and how much I know, you had something to do with it. Did you forget about that?"

"I forgot… Thank you." Sarah sank in the car seat and started recollecting how she dealt with Evalina. She exposed and embarrassed Evalina without even facing her in person. And she can do the same with Madison. There is no need to rush, she can find out what Madison cares about (besides Aiden)… and then find the information that can jeopardize that… Sarah felt lighter now that she has some kind of a plan in place. And she reminded herself that she is not alone.

Sarah remembered her talk with Aiden, earlier, during brunch. They promised to watch each other's backs. And one crazed girl is nothing compared to the Eastern European families who are lurking in the shadows… but that one crazed girl can cause damage. Two of them recollected people like Philip and Ed and Dodson brothers and Klark sisters… oh, and Lexi… all seemingly harmless people who wanted to get in between them. And no matter how harmless they were at that time… they had some dangerous plans in place and if they managed to execute those plans, they would cause damage.