Convincing her (Jen and Lucas)

Chapter 293: Dry mouth

On top of the swimsuit she received, Rachel also gave Jen a pair of shorts that she could wear on top of it. They were a bit loose but they fit around her waist so it was not a problem. When they got downstairs they were surprised to see the pool already quite busy.

It looked like Jason had pushed James in the water and he had been pulled in with him. And now what was occurring looked like some form of water torture and Jason was being forced in the water by James for a few seconds before he was released long enough to take one breath. At some point, he tapped on James' arm in surrender.

"James stop, I'm feeling dizzy," Jason said when he was given the chance to come up to take in some air. Even though he had said this, there was no hint of remorse on his face at all.

His sixth sense told him that he won't be getting released so he still took in a deep breath. He had thought that James had already drunk enough but he had been wrong and now he was facing the consequences of his actions.

It was especially torturous because he did not even know how long he would be left in the water since James was not being consistent with the timing so he would be underwater from any time between five seconds to almost a whole minute.

He started feeling like his brother had probably done a lot of questionable things in his life. Does he like being unpredictable to this extent? Jason wondered as he was dunked into the water once more and released after exactly three seconds.

"I'm sorry, oh my god, I think I'm gonna pass out," Jason said sincerely. He actually sounded like he was going to break down in tears. James finally stopped what Jason referred to as water torture and pushed him out of the pool.

Jason lay on his back while trying to calm his breathing. James pulled himself out of the pool and took off the turtleneck he was wearing leaving him with the vest he was wearing beneath it.

Seeing how soaked it was, he became angry once more and nudged Jason with his foot kicking him back into the water before a hint of a smile appeared on his face.

Jen went to stand next to Lucas who had been watching the whole play take place with a very amused smile on his face.

"He provoked James again?" Jen asked and Lucas nodded before turning to look at her.

"I was expecting something quite different since it was Laura," Lucas said as he looked her up and down and turned to look at everyone else that was styled by Laura.

"Unfortunately, it wasn't Laura but Rachel this time," Jen said as she laughed at Lucas' comment. After the whole fiasco with James and Jason, things were very easy going for the rest of the party.

"Do you want to change?" Laura went to ask James who was drinking his wine on one of the lounge chairs as he looked at everyone else have fun.

Laura gulped as she failed to hide the fact that she was ogling him as the wet vest he wore did nothing to hide his torso. The wet material clung to his toned chest and abs, and the outline of his tattoo was especially visible.

"He came with his manager, I'm waiting for him to get himself together, he'll get me new clothes," James said as he pointed at Jason who was still fooling around the water.

"But if you stay in the wet clothes, you'll catch a cold" Laura said. James looked at her while contemplating something before he stood up.

"Let's go," James said surprising Laura who was not expecting his sudden actions.

"Eh?" Laura said in half confusion and half question.

"Do you want me to get undressed here?" James asked while raising an eyebrow.

"Aah~ Let's go then," Laura said and led the way out of the pool. James was curious about what she wanted to do that was why he readily cooperated with her. Unknown to Laura, Jen, Rachel and the others had been looking at her.

"Will she be okay?" Nancy asked the other girls. She was also one of those people who could only helplessly admit that James was good looking but he was a bit too intimidating for her tastes.

If she voiced this out loud, the other girls would have looked at her like she had grown a second head seeing that she was with David now.

"She'll be fine," Jen said as she folded her hands in front of her. She found the combination of Laura and James quite interesting seeing how it was so hard to figure out what James was thinking even for people close to him in comparison to how Laura is pretty much an open book when she is with her friends. Maybe Laura would learn to reign in her impulses when she is with him, or maybe James may be much more expressive.

"Come join us in the pool," Nancy said to the completely dry Jen and Rachel.

"Umm, actually-" Jen started but was immediately interrupted.

"No excuses, come with us," Nancy said and pulled Jen with her and Leanna grabbed Rachel before she could escape from them.

While everyone was having fun, it had finally registered to Laura how impulsive she was being as she was looking at James who was deliberately provoking her.

When she brought him to her room, she went to get him a towel as he was still wet, but when she returned she saw him found him standing in the middle of her room without a shirt this. For some reason, she felt like she was being deprived of air concluding that bringing him to her room was probably not the best decision.

"Did you bring that for me?" James asked as he looked at the towel that she was clutching in her hands. Laura followed his gaze and saw that he was looking at the towel she was holding before looking back up at him and nodding.

"Do you plan to give it to me?" James asked with a cocked eyebrow as he stretched out his hand.

"Ah, yes, here," Laura said as she passed the towel to him while smacking her lips together. Her mouth was completely dry.

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