Convincing her (Jen and Lucas)

Chapter 323: Being teased again.

"Come here," Lucas said as he pulled Jen into his arms. He could tell that she was not in the mood to do anything with him so he had just planned to wait for her to talk to him about what had happened since it looked like it bothered her. 

Jen, however, had started nodding off in the living room so he carried her to the bedroom. What had made him even more confused was how she could not fall asleep once she was in bed and she kept tossing and turning, which also made him lose his sleep.

"What's wrong?" Lucas asked once Jen had settled down.

"Sorry, I know you're tired," Jen answered as she draped on his waist. 

"Mmmh, you know you can tell me anything right?" Lucas said reassuringly as he stroked her hair and he felt her nod against him. After a few minutes of silence, Jen was finally able to arrange her thoughts.

"I had a wonderful time with Alex tonight, we had dinner then we went out for drinks," Jen said but paused again for a few seconds.

"She asked me to talk to mom. She and Jake have been having a hard time because of how things are between us," Jen said and became silent again. He noticed the way she was clutching the duvet in her fist while trying to control her emotions.

"Do you want to talk to her?" Lucas asked as he played with her hair.

"I'm not sure, but after meeting Alex I couldn't help but feel that I have been very selfish with my decisions over the past year," Jen said as she took a deep breath to calm her emotions.

"Did she ask you to reconcile or talk?" Lucas asked to clarify, but also help Jen properly digest what Alex had told her.

"She asked me to go shout at her and vent," Jen said with a teary laugh and Lucas laughed in amusement with her.

"Then you can go shout at her and vent your feelings. They must have a hard time because they don't know what your position is on what happened," Lucas said as he pulled back to look at her face which was now damp with tears.

"It hurts my heart to see you cry Jen," Lucas said as he wiped her tears, making her choke on a sob.

"Can you not be so sweet? I also want to stop crying," Jen said as she furiously blinked her eyes. Lucas chuckled and kissed her forehead before wrapping her in his embrace again. 

"Are you feeling better?" Lucas asked after she had calmed down and he felt her nod. He pulled to look at her face to make sure she was not lying. When he saw that she was really better than she was before, he smiled at her, which in turn made her smile back.

She touched the side of his face with her hand and traced the dimple that had appeared with her fingers before reaching forward and kissing his lips.

"Thanks," Jen said against his lips and Lucas pulled her towards him to kiss her again. He was wondering why she would tease him with a peck on his lips especially with the current atmosphere in the room.

Jen opened her mouth against his and he slipped his tongue into her mouth, and before she knew it, she found herself under him. She wrapped her hands behind his neck and her legs around his waist as he plundered her mouth.

She kissed him back just as enthusiastically and their breathing started getting heavier. Lucas bit her bottom lip before licking it to soothe it and trailed his kisses down her chin towards her neck. After fooling around with her for a while, Lucas turned over, so she was on top of him.

"Okay, now let's go to sleep," Lucas said as he pulled the duvet to properly cover the both of them.

"Are you serious?" Jen asked in a daze as she was yet to recover.

"Mmmh, I was just showing you how to thank me next time, a peck will not suffice," Lucas said as he rested a hand on her thigh as he closed his eyes.

Jen blinked her eyes before laughing at herself. She ended up falling victim to his teasing, but she was not mad at him. She looked at him and noticed that he was already asleep as his breathing had evened out. She pushed back the hair that had fallen to his face with a smile before she snuggled up to him and fell asleep as well.

The next morning, Jen was able to wake up early and for once she didn't have to worry about Lucas being late for work. She went to take a quick shower and deposited their clothes in the washing machine before going to the kitchen to make breakfast.

She wanted to make something sumptuous, so she ended up ordering things from the front desk. It did not take long before someone came to deliver the things she wanted and she immediately started making breakfast.

She heard Lucas come out of the bedroom when she had finally put the toast in the toaster.

"You woke up early," Lucas commented as he looked at all the food she prepared.

"Mmmh, I wanted to make you a big breakfast," Jen said with a sweet smile. Lucas combed back his bed hair and stretched as he walked into the kitchen.

"Why aren't you wearing a shirt?" Jen asked as her eyes followed him to the coffeemaker.

"It's okay, they're constricting you know?" Lucas said as he prepped his coffee and run the coffee maker.

"Aren't you cold?" Jen asked while putting the toast on a plate.

"Now that I think about it," Lucas said as he walked towards Jen and wrapped his arms around her.

"I woke up because I wasn't warm anymore," Lucas continued and buried his face in her neck. 

"I forgot to tell you something last night," Jen said deciding to change the topic as she saw the signs of getting taken advantage of.

"What is it?" Lucas asked without releasing her.

"I told Alex about your proposal of having F.D.E in your hotels," Jen said as she turned around to look at him as she felt weird talking to him about something so serious with her back turned to him.

"Oh? And?" Lucas asked as he placed his freed hands on the kitchen counter, trapping her in the process.

"She almost started scolding me, but she is open to the idea," Jen said with a smile.

"That's great, I'll tell Michael to draft a proposal," Lucas said and kissed her cheek before going to pour himself his cup of coffee. 

"Alright, just let me know when will be a good time to discuss this with her then I'll set up a date," Jen said as she carried the plates of food to the dining area.

"I will, I'll let Michael handle it, it would be a good experience for him, besides, he isn't here for a holiday like I am," Lucas said as he brought out the rest of the food from the kitchen.

"Mmmh, is there anything you want to do today?" Jen asked Lucas as they both sat down to have breakfast.

"Hmm, there is," Lucas said with a mischievous smile.

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