Convincing her (Jen and Lucas)

Chapter 338: Happiness.

Lucas glanced at Jen, who was looking out the car window with a small smile on her lips. He was glad that she was in a better mood compared to earlier and that things went much better than expected. She lightly hummed a tune as she watched the passing scenery, making Lucas smile happily as well as he made his way back to the hotel.

They both took off their coats once they walked into the suite. As Lucas was putting away the coats, Jen turned around to look at him. Her shining gaze met Lucas', and even though her eyes were red-rimmed, he could still see the happiness in her eyes.

"You had a good cry, didn't you?" Lucas asked as he touched her eyelids, forcing her to close her eyes.

"I did, I don't have a reason to be a crybaby anymore. Now if I cry, just know that it's your fault," Jen said with a bright smile. Lucas' smile faltered a bit. How can she say such ominous words with a smile on her face?

"I'll have to work hard so that it doesn't happen then," Lucas said as he pulled her against him before using both hands to lift her face and placed a kiss on her lips.

"Mmh, let me go take a quick shower first then we can have something small and a glass of wine then we can" Jen was saying as her voice disappeared into the bedroom. The smile on Lucas' face faded a bit once she was out of sight. 

He had not mentioned about him needing to leave the country for his studies the following year and he was feeling apprehensive about it as he also did not want to go yet. He combed his fingers through his hair as he felt an impending headache.

In his delaying to tell her, he also ended up forgetting about it completely until she mentioned him being the only one to make her cry from now on. She won't possibly cry, right? He didn't want her to cry, but if she really didn't cry, wouldn't that be a bit weird?

Just like that, Lucas was lost in his own thoughts as he went to the kitchen to get a bottle of water. He leaned over the kitchen counter as he thought about how he was going to go about everything and was only startled out of his thoughts when he heard the bedroom door open and close.

Jen walked out while wearing one of his large hoodies, her long legs completely exposed for him to see.

"Aren't you cold?" Lucas asked as he stretched his arm forward to receive her. Jen shook her head as she walked into his embrace.

"Do you still want to eat?" Lucas asked as he turned his body so he was trapping her between his own body and the kitchen counter. He remembered how much she ended up eating for dinner now that they were talking about it.

"It's not that I want to eat per se. I just want something to chew on while drinking," Jen said as she placed her hands on his upper arms. She noticed that the size of his arms had reduced a bit. He had told her that he had been very thin before, so it looked like rather than get fat, if he stopped working out he would get thinner. Wasn't that more tragic?

"What is it?" Lucas asked when he noticed the strange look in her eyes.

"You got thinner, won't your mother blame me for not taking care of you?" Jen asked as she pointedly squeezed his slightly smaller upper arms. 

Lucas who had probably lost half a centimetre in arm circumference:

She wouldn't notice such a small change, would she? Also, how did Jen notice such a small change?

"I'm going to take a quick shower, I'll be back in a few minutes," Lucas said as he quickly pecked the side of her face. He knew that if he lingered there any longer, he would only get nagged.

Jen unconsciously licked her lips as she watched Lucas who had started undressing before leaving her sight. The sight of his back muscles made her unconsciously swallow. Once he disappeared from her sight, Jen lightly slapped her slightly reddened cheeks. Dating Lucas had turned her into a pervert!

Jen opened the fridge and took out some fruit and a bottle of red wine and placed them on the kitchen counter. After pouring herself a glass, she started preparing the fruit that she brought out.

She took her time preparing it, occasionally eating the last piece that was left in her hands while sipping on wine, and before she knew it, Lucas had come out from his shower. Jen still had a smile lingering on her lips as she looked up at Lucas, and her smile widened as he came closer to her. 

"Do you want some wine?" Jen asked as she picked up an apple piece she had cut before and bit on it. Lucas leaned forward and bit off the piece that was still outside her mouth, making her smack him on the chest playfully.

Lucas leaned his forehead against hers and looked into her eyes. Jen ignorantly blinked as she stared into his hazel eyes. 

"Wine?" she asked once she swallowed the apple she had been chewing.

"Mmh," Lucas agreed, but rather than wait for her to pass him the glass, he directly leaned over and kissed her. He hadn't been able to properly kiss her that day because she had been a walking ball of nerves all day.

Jen placed the fruit knife that she had been using on the side before wrapping her arms around his neck, turning the tame kiss wild.

She opened her mouth against his and Lucas plunged his tongue in it, toying with her tongue, the flavour of apples, strawberries and wine teasing his taste buds. He felt like he would get intoxicated if he kept this up, so he reluctantly released her.

"I'm almost done, you can wait for me in the living room," Jen said as she poured him a glass. But rather than leave her, he stayed back and leisurely watched her finish preparing everything. After she cleaned up, he picked up the plate of fruits and the bottle of wine and walked to the door that led to the balcony.

Jen followed him outside while holding the two glasses in her hands. She involuntarily shivered from the sudden drop in temperature after she stepped out. Lucas placed the things in his hands on the small table before ushering Jen to sit down and leaving.

"Where are you going?" Jen asked as she folded her legs to decrease their exposure.

"I'm coming," Lucas said as he went inside and came out shortly after with a stack of blankets. He sat next to Jen and pulled her close to him before wrapping her up in a blanket.

Jen quickly got warm as Lucas was warming her with his hands and soon picked up the glasses next to her and gave one to Lucas.

"A toast?" Jen suggested. Lucas looked at her smiling expression and reddened cheeks and nose from the cold endearingly before clinking his glass with hers.

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