Convincing her (Jen and Lucas)

Chapter 364: Before the wedding

When all the girls arrived, they finally started with the spa service. As they changed to go get massages, it was inevitable that the bright hickies that ran down Laura's back became visible. They all stared wide-eyed at the back she exposed once she had tied her hair. It was no wonder she had let her hair down.

"Did you finally get what you were looking for?" Rachel asked as she poked a bruised spot.

"Don't even get me started, I didn't know I was such a blabbermouth when I'm drunk," Laura said with a sigh. Her words pretty much said that she ended up snitching on herself.

"Why are you surprised? You're a blabbermouth even when you are sober," Rachel said seriously, making Laura feel even more depressed than she was before.

"So what happened?" Jen asked curiously.

"I wish something happened," Laura said with a disappointed expression. Rachel for once felt sorry for her friend. Laura had ended up liking a man who had very strong self-control, apparently, that even she is impressed.

"Just be patient, it'll happen when it happens," Rachel said in comfort and didn't dig any deeper. Jen also nodded in agreement. James did not seem like the type of person that could be coerced to do something that he did not want to do. 

After seeing Laura's back, she was glad that she did not act too impulsively last night, otherwise, she would have been in the same situation as her friend. 

They then showed the six women into a large massage room where they all climbed up the massage tables and laid down to get their massages. The massage was so comfortable that they even started feeling drowsy towards the end of it.

After they finished, they got their facials and went to take baths at the hot springs. The girls lounged around in the warm water with their face masks on while chatting about everything and nothing.

"Are you alright?" Jen asked Leanna when she noticed that she had been quiet.

"I'm fine, I'm just getting cold feet," Leanna answered with a small smile.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Rachel asked, and the girls went silent when they heard Leanna sigh.

"I'm just worried that we've rushed into this. I realise that I don't really know Ethan that well and that maybe we might actually have big differences in our personalities. I don't want to go through this just to get divorced in a couple of months," Leanna said as she worriedly chewed on her lip.

"Why did you say yes?" Jen asked as she moved next to her.

"Because I love him," Leanna said, her cheeks reddening a bit, but no one could tell whether it was because of the heat or from shyness.

"He loves you too, right?" Jen asked and received a nod from Leanna.

"Live in the moment, don't worry about things that haven't happened, and won't happen," Laura said as she patted her arm in comfort.

"Besides, Lucas' mom always tells us that she got married within a month of knowing Mr. Lewis," Jen said with a laugh. Leanna had never met Mr. Lewis, but just thinking of the man that could sire the three Lewis brothers, she felt that he must be even more mysterious than anyone she knows. Hearing this actually comforted her a lot, and she let go of her worries. She'll cross that bridge when she gets to it, she decided firmly.

After that chat, the atmosphere became even more relaxed and Leanna's mood became stable again. After they took their showers they finally went to the salon section to get their hair and makeup done. They all had different variations of updos except for Laura, who asked to let her hair hang down as she had been instructed by James earlier.

They surprisingly finished on time, and the car that was going to transport them had already arrived. After Leanna was dressed in her wedding dress, she received a heap of praise to the point she was blushing hard.

The white dress with a plunging neckline showed her cleavage and left her back naked as well. White lace decorated her lower back, and the dress hugged her body, therefore accentuating her slim figure. Her arms were covered with the white lace as well, and the dress had a long train that flowed behind her. The dress made her look both sexy and pure, which was a look that was hard to achieve, and it really complimented her temperament as well.

"You look like a fairy," Nancy said, for the lack of a better choice of words.

"Thank you," Leanna said as she looked down, embarrassed.

"Okay, guys, that's enough. We're going to be late," Jen said as she looked down at her phone. She was communicating with Lucas and was already informed that they were already on their way to the venue.

The girls then helped Leanna get into the car before they too split up among the other two cars before leaving as well. Jen was holding Leanna's bouquet in one hand while her other hand was being held tightly by her.

"Nervous?" Jen asked and smiled when Leanna nodded. 

"It's going to be alright, you're a beautiful bride, you'll be happily married and go to your honeymoon if you remembered to ask for a break from the university, that is. I'd advise you to, it'll be hard once the baby comes around. You might end up having another one soon after and then another one after the second," Jen rambled on, making Leanna look at her in amusement.

"I'm having the honeymoon," Leanna said decisively because her heart was telling her that she really might end up like the way Jen described it.

"Good call," Jen said with a laugh before patting Leanna's hand.

"I want to finish my degree before another child though," Leanna mumbled but Jen heard her.

"You'll just have to discuss it, right?" Jen said with a smile. She was really happy for her friend and was looking forward to being called auntie.

They soon arrived, and they quickly took Leanna through the back entrance to go rest in the pre-arranged room. Jen then asked Nancy to go inform Leanna's father that she had arrived and continued to accompany Leanna.

She knew that the ceremony would start in about half an hour, so once Leanna's father came into the room, the girls excuse the family members and left them alone. They knew that it wouldn't be appropriate for them to listen in on their conversation.

Jen briefly looked at the two figures sitting together and smiled nostalgically before closing the doors. When she turned around, she almost collided with Lucas who had been waiting for her to come out.

Jen's eyes roved his body, and they shone brighter as she continued to look at him.

"You look dashing," Jen said as she looked at Lucas' clean face.

"You look beautiful yourself," Lucas said with a smile and grabbed her hand. It would be weird if he did not look good. They had even threaded his eyebrows he had felt like someone was burning them off with a blowtorch.

He didn't believe that there were people who willingly subjected themselves to such torture. He had low pain tolerance and was surprised he was not bleeding after that traumatizing session.

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