I thought Channa or sbm12 would have chimed in, but had to answer it on my own. Talked to another OP rep and they will a little more helpful. It can be a mixed itinerary but you either have to have your first flight in biz or the one over the ocean in business.
So my only solution is to wait till that leg opens up or book us on 2 separate flights and we will meet up in London and hope some direct flights open up. The other half isn’t going to be that thrilled about that though.