Convincing her (Jen and Lucas)

Chapter 302: Hard life

Lucas got off the bed after getting over his dazed state and wore his boxers before going to the bathroom door and knocking. He did not know what she was thinking or what she was doing to couldn't help but worry.

"Jen, are you okay?" Lucas asked, but no response came from the other side. The inside of the bathroom was eerily silent.

"Jen?" Lucas called, expecting a response, but only silence greeted him.

"I'm coming in," Lucas said and paused a bit to listen for a response, but he couldn't hear anything from this end, so he just interpreted her silence as she was okay with it and he went into the bathroom.

He found her sitting on the toilet seat, and she looked lost in her thoughts. Lucas took the bathrobe that hung on one of the hooks in the bathroom and went to cover her with it.

"Why aren't you covered? You'll catch a cold," Lucas said as he tried to cover every inch of exposed skin with the robe. Lucas then knelt on one knee in front of Jen and took her now cold hands in his.

"Talk to me Jen," Lucas said, and Jen's eyes finally became focused as she looked at him.

She tightly gripped his hand as she tried to calm down and Lucas did not pressure her into talking, but just accompanied her as she was going through her moment. After a few minutes, Jen finally opened her mouth to say something.

"I overreacted, it's just five days late, it's not like I missed it," Jen said. It was as if she was trying to convince herself not to worry.

"Are you okay?" Lucas asked, not paying much attention to what she said. If she felt like she was overreacting, then she wouldn't look like her spirit just left her body.

"I'm fine, I just got scared. If it still doesn't come after two weeks, I'll get a test," Jen said as she carefully looked at Lucas' face to gauge his reaction. Contrary to her expectations, he looked very calm. He was so calm it was unnerving.

"Aren't you nervous about this?" Jen asked, her curiosity getting the better of her. Lucas smiled when he heard her question.

"Of course I am, but I'm just nervous, I can't do anything until we are certain right?" Lucas said as there was no confirmation yet, he had no reason to panic about uncertainties.

If it turned out that Jen was pregnant, he would be ecstatic about it, but he couldn't say that now as the timing would be bad. And Jen might get the idea that he had been trying to get her pregnant by not using protection.

Although he pulled out most times, there were days when he was so lost in the sensations that the last thing on his mind was pulling out.

"Now, let's wash up, then I'll help you sort through the things we got today. How does that sound?" Lucas asked as he stood up from the floor. Jen nodded her head in agreement and stood up with him as she took off the robe he had used to cover her.

"You make life so hard for me," Lucas said with an exaggerated groan as he looked at her body with heated eyes. Jen laughed and smacked his shoulder before going to the shower. Lucas joined her soon after he took off his boxers.

By the time they got out of the shower, Jen's mood was not as low as it was before. Although she had been kissed and grabbed by Lucas in the shower, because "he couldn't help it" as he put it, he didn't go any further than that.

Jen wore a pair of shorts and stole a t-shirt from Lucas' closet before she went back downstairs. Lucas joined her shortly after and the two got to work. Lucas mostly helped her with the heavy lifting as she dealt with the smaller things that she had gotten.

The cupboards in the kitchen were now fuller than they were before. Lucas was quiet, but internally he was wondering why they needed all these things in the first place. It was just the two of them living in the house; he felt like having different types of cups that perform the same function was very unnecessary.

Especially when they were by the dozen or half a dozen. Now he can't even count how many they had, he could just be relieved that their kitchen was big enough to accommodate all these things and more.

It was already past 6 pm by the time finished arranging the dishes and decor in the house and the two of them were sitting in the living room cuddled together while watching a movie.

The house looked very different from how it normally did. Jen had just added a few things cautiously before, but after Lucas kept calling it their home, she became more confident in having more of her colour show in the house.

"Babe, I'm hungry," Jen said as she buried her face in Lucas' neck.

"For what?" Lucas asked as his fingers stroked her thighs. Jen playfully smacked his chest when she heard his question.

"Obviously for food, how can you be like this?" Jen said as she pulled back to look at him with a playful glare.

"What do you mean? I was asking what you wanted to eat, what's wrong with that?" Lucas asked, feigning ignorance.

"I want to eat meat," Jen said with a pout while looking away. She knew he was teasing her, but she couldn't stop the blush she knew appeared on her face.

"What? What do you want to eat?" Lucas asked loudly, pretending he hadn't heard what she had said.

"I want to eat meat," Jen repeated, not knowing he was pretending.

"I can't hear you, can't you look at me while you talk?" Lucas said as he moved his fingers higher up her thigh.

"Are you listening to me with your eyes? What does seeing my face have to do with hearing what I want to say?" Jen asked as she turned to look at him.

"It has everything to do with it," Lucas said with a chuckle as he moved closer to her.

"I said I want to eat meat, why are you coming closer?" Jen asked as she placed her hands on his chest. She did not sound like she was reprimanding him at all. In fact, she sounded very flirtatious. Lucas pulled on her leg, making her lay down on the couch as he hovered on top of her.

"What meat do you want to eat?" Lucas whispered as he kissed the side of her face.

"I want chicken," Jen said with a giggle. What questions was he asking her while whispering so sexily in her ears? She couldn't help but feel that they were being silly. Lucas didn't let her amusement last for too long as he kissed her lips and the giggles stopped.

"I'll go make you chicken," Lucas said after he released Jen, but as he wanted to leave the couch, she pulled him back and kissed him again. She was unsatisfied with the short kiss, so she planned to kiss him for longer. Lucas readily cooperated with her, and just like that, another ten minutes passed.

"If we keep this up, you might as well forget about dinner," Lucas said after he let her go.

He looked at her flushed face and slightly swollen lips, all of that paired with her loose hair surrounding her like a halo made him unconsciously swallow. Jen's eyes were heavy-lidded as she looked at him, and Lucas could feel the temptation to go another round with her.

Perhaps Jen was right when she asked him if there was something wrong with him. He even started thinking of calling Ethan to make sure that everything was fine with him.

"I'll come to help you out," Jen said as she propped herself on her elbows. Lucas got off of her so she could stand up. She then walked towards him and hugged his arm. Lucas cleared his throat when he felt his arm being cradled by a pair of breasts. Jen looked at his face, and a mischievous smile appeared on her face. She couldn't help but tease him back after his play of words earlier.

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