Convincing her (Jen and Lucas)

Chapter 301: Late

Lucas took Jen to the store they went to the previous day after the two of them finished having their breakfast. Jen's eyes sparkled when she was there and they even took her to the upper floor where they had more of the rare things.

Lucas said nothing but just sat on a chair that was brought to him and went through his emails. If he had known that they would be there for such a long time, he might as well have brought his laptop so he could get some work done as she was shopping.

Whenever she asked him what he thought about an item she was interested in, he just nodded and smiled and also occasionally shook his head when he saw things that didn't aesthetically appeal to him.

Lucas sat on that chair for about two hours before he lost his patience. His phone was almost out of charge, and Jen didn't look like she was about to finish shopping.

"Why don't we go get some lunch?" Lucas asked from behind her, startling Jen into almost dropping the painting she was holding.

"You're hungry already? Hasn't it been like ten minutes?" Jen asked without turning to look at him.

"It's been two hours," Lucas replied, feeling miffed.

"Really?" Jen asked and checked her phone to see that it was already past noon.

"Yes, and I'm starving. I think you've probably bought enough things to fill two houses, isn't it enough?" Lucas asked.

"It's not my fault that the things here are beautiful," Jen said as she looked up at Lucas and smiled.

"Next time I'll tell them to hide the beautiful things," Lucas joked as he took the painting from her and walked her to get what she bought checked out.

"Can you deliver these to L. L Hotel?" Lucas said as he paid for the things.

"Yes, just fill the form with more details," the cashier said with a friendly smile. Jen took the form from her and quickly filled it before she gave it back.

"Let's go," Jen said and hooked her arm around Lucas' arm and the two of them walked out of the store. When they were both finally in the car, Jen turned to look at Lucas.

"I was going to pay for those things," Jen said in complain.

"Does it matter who pays for them?" Lucas asked without the least bit of concern in his voice.

"Well, I'm the one who wanted them," Jen said, trying to rationalize. She didn't want to embarrass him in front of his employees, that was why she said nothing when they were still at the store.

"You wanted them, but you'll use them to decorate our home right?" Lucas asked, his gaze focused on the road.

"Well, yes but still, I would have paid for them," Jen replied, but her voice had lost the conviction it had in the beginning.

"Next time, you can buy them, okay? Besides, your boyfriend works so hard every day, but you won't let him spend some money on you? Aren't you still in school?" Lucas teased to lighten the mood. Jen laughed at what he said and nodded in agreement.

"Fine, I'll let my working boyfriend spoil me this once, but I'm paying for lunch," Jen said after she decided that she won't pursue the matter anymore

"As you wish," Lucas answered with a smile. He had paid subconsciously without even thinking about it. So it surprised him when she suddenly brought it up when they were in the car.

After they finished their lunch, the two of them went straight home and the hotel staff delivered their packages when they arrived.

The moment the staff left, Jen found herself trapped between Lucas and the kitchen counter. She had been looking at all the new cups, mugs, and glasses that she had bought and was feeling happy just from looking at them.

"What is it?" Jen asked with a stutter.

"I told you that after we come back home, I'll show you how much I love you, didn't I?" Lucas asked rhetorically. Jen had not taken him seriously when he had said it that morning, they had already done it three times the previous night and twice after they woke up. If they do it again, will he tell her he will show her again at night?

"Is it normal for you to be this active? Won't you fall sick if you do it too much? Should I call Ethan just in case?" Jen asked. She couldn't believe he would still be in the mood for sex even now.

She didn't know that Lucas was compensating for the week where she had been so busy with school that she was too tired to do anything once she came back home.

He knew that starting from the next day, she will resume her borderline obsessive reading after slacking off so much that weekend.

"I definitely won't get sick," Lucas said and kissed her. He didn't bother with teasing her and just made the kiss intense, and even though Jen was questioning him before, she was fully cooperating with him this time.

He carried her from the kitchen to their bedroom and laid her down on the bed. Lucas then proceeded to "love" her as he had promised to the point Jen surrendered. He had completely exhausted her. She lay down on the bed exhausted as Lucas gathered her into his arms. She, however, glared at him as if he was some beast.

"If we keep going at this pace, I'll probably get pre-" Jen said, but she suddenly sat up on the bed.

"What is it?" Lucas asked as he propped his head on his hand.

"No no no, shit," Jen said as she got up from the bed and rummaged through the clothes on the floor. Lucas looked at her in confusion while wondering what exactly made her anxious enough to walk away from the bed with no concern for her nudity.

Jen finally got her phone and unlocked it before checking her calendar and a defeated sigh escaped her lips. Lucas' eyebrows furrowed as he looked at her.

"What is it?" Lucas asked as he sat up in bed.

"My period is late," Jen said as she stood up and went to the bathroom. Lucas could only watch with a dumbfounded expression on his face.

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