Jax Taylor and Publicist Girlfriend Lori Krebs Hold Hands While Leaving Dinner

Jax Taylor and Lori Krebs‘ relationship is clearly more than a summer fling … because they happily held hands after a dinner date at a restaurant that’s popular with celebs.

The pair walked out of Craig’s in West Hollywood after breaking bread Thursday night … with Jax wearing a black shirt and jeans, while Lori stunned in a low-cut brown dress.

Lori carried a designer handbag while Jax held tightly to a takeout bag. They smiled for the cameras before disappearing into a waiting black SUV.

As you know … we first reported this shocking romance back in July, when we obtained photos of the pair getting real cozy in a swimming pool down in Mexico.

It came as a shock to many because Lori was the longtime publicist for Jax and his ex-wife Brittany Cartwright. Brittany fired her after Lori informed her of the pics.

Brittany’s blasted Lori and Jax in the months since we published the pics … referring to her former PR pro as a “snake.”

Text messages between the exes the day after news of Jax and Lori’s relationship broke show Brittany told Jax not to let Lori around their son … threatening him with legal action if he didn’t comply.