Convincing her (Jen and Lucas)

Chapter 374: Horse riding date.

After riding up a hill, the couple stopped at a tree to take a break. Jen's face was damp with sweat and Lucas could also feel some sweat drip down his back. They were passengers, but they were already sweating. It was so hot but it was also quite refreshing to be outside.

"I didn't know horse riding would be so exhausting," Jen complained as she sat down on the grass, sighing when a cool breeze cooled her skin. Lucas looked at her flushed face and smiled.

"It can be regarded as an exercise. You are going to know why when you wake up tomorrow morning," Lucas said as he too sat down. When he first started, everything ached the next day, his arms, his abdomen, his thighs, even his butt ached.

Jen looked at him after he said those words and felt a bit apprehensive about how she was going to wake up the next day. After the two took a quick break and admired the scenery, Lucas stood up once again.

"Should we go back?" he asked as he stretched his hand towards her. Jen nodded and took his hand and stood up. She knew if they rested for too long, they would feel too lazy to go back down. So after making sure that Jen was securely sitting on the mare that she was riding, Lucas got on his own horse and started the journey downhill.

The horses were galloping on the way down and the experience was quite thrilling. Jen's hat flew off her head, and if it wasn't for the string hanging below her chin, she would have lost it completely. As they got closer to the stables, the two of them slowed down significantly.

The two finally stopped when they were right outside and the workers at the stables went to take the reins from the two. Lucas held Jen's hand and the two of them walked into the stable, making a beeline for the refrigerator where they stored their things.

Jen handed Lucas a bottle of water before taking one for herself and even took a granola bar after taking a short break. The two started making their way back to the house. They walked leisurely as they enjoyed the scenery and ate their snacks.

Lucas held Jen's hand and kept stealing glances of her. He had about two months left before he had to leave, but he felt like he did not have enough time to spend with her even if he wanted to.

He was swamped with work in the office, and he was very frustrated that it was so difficult to make enough time to spend with her. 

The hold he had of her hand tightened as they strolled leisurely, and not too long after, the house came into view.

"Do you want to come here again before" Lucas wanted to say before he leaves, but he eventually left the sentence hanging. 

"Definitely, we should have come here sooner," Jen said, already understanding what he was trying to say to her.

"Then I will bring you over," Lucas said as he pulled her closer to him and draped his arm over her shoulders before kissing the top of her slightly damp forehead.

Jen smiled as she looked at him and he smiled back warmly, the dimples on his cheeks making an appearance.

"Let's go inside, I feel so sticky. I want to take a shower and tour the rest of the house," Jen said, and the two resumed their walk back.

Jen breathed a sigh of relief when they were back in the air-conditioned house and took off the hat that had been hanging on the back of her neck during their walk back.

"I'm going to wash up first," Jen said and rushed up the stairs when she received a nod from Lucas. 

When he walked into the kitchen, he opened the fridge to check what he had and saw that there was a jug of fresh juice, some sliced fruits and even dessert. He smiled when he saw how attentive the lady was before closing the fridge again.

When he had gone up for a change of clothes, he had called his housekeeper to prepare something small to eat. It was already late afternoon, and he knew that they would be hungry when they got back.

He found a note on the kitchen counter telling him that the rest of the food was in the oven.

When he opened it, he was immediately 9verwhelmed with the smell of roasted chicken and herbs. He also noticed that she had baked potatoes for them.

Smelling the food just stimulated his own appetite, and he could even feel saliva pool in his mouth.

He closed the oven and took a bottle of water before heading upstairs to the bedroom. When he walked in, he immediately heard the sound of the shower running and was reminded of what had happened the previous night with Jen.

As tempted as he was, he stopped himself from going into the shower and just went to change out of his slightly damp clothes.

He took out a towel and wrapped it around his waist, and in a timely manner, Jen entered the closet while wearing a robe. Lucas smiled when he noticed her blatantly ogling at his body but did not take advantage of her distraction.

"If you are too hungry, there is some food in the oven, or you can have some fruit in the fridge. You don't have to wait for me," he said as he ruffled her hair.

"Okay," she said as she turned around to rummage through her things. If she continued standing in front of him, she would continue to stare and then she would probably do something that is going to delay them too much.

She wanted to enjoy the day as a proper date, and even though it was still a date at home, it was still a date in a different home.

After letting Jen know that she could eat, Lucas went to take a shower himself. Jen quickly got dressed and left the room to continue touring the house as she waited for Lucas.

She saw that there were three other bedrooms on their floor and that there was what looked to be a game room fully packed with video game consoles, a pool table and a large screen that covered up on the wall. She also saw some other devices that she recognized and others that she could not recognize. 

She lifted her eyebrows in surprise since she didn't know that Lucas enjoyed playing video games. It wasn't that he did not enjoy it; it was that he did not have time, and his group of friends were all equally busy, so there was no one to entertain him even if he did find the opportunity to play the games.

She closed the door to that room and opened two more doors to rooms that were completely empty. It was like he had not decided what he was going to do with them yet.

What she noticed was that there was no study or office in the house, which would be reasonable since it was a vacation house, anyway. 

It seemed like he created an environment for himself to let go completely and relax rather than being constantly reminded to work instead.

Jen went back downstairs and made a beeline for the kitchen. She was a bit hungry, but she still wanted to wait for Lucas, so she opened the refrigerator and took out a plate of fruits.

After rummaging through several drawers, she finally found some cutlers and slowly enjoyed the juicy fruits as she waited for Lucas.

She did not have to wait for him for too long as halfway through her plate of fruits he came downstairs too. He followed to the kitchen and stole a piece of fruit from her plate before opening the oven.

"You could have started eating," he said as he used a rag to pull out the hot trays from the oven.

"I wanted to wait for you so we could eat together," Jen said as she took another bite of fruit.

"Bring the plates, they are in that cabinet," Lucas said before diving into the oven again to fish out another tray. Jen brought out two large plates and the two of them dished out their food on them directly.

They both didn't take too much because they did not want to ruin their appetite for the dinner that they will go have later. So after serving themselves with food, Jen asked to go watch a movie in the small theatre while eating.

Lucas agreed and took some drinks from the fridge so they wouldn't have to go back and forth too much. Just like that, the couple followed each other into the mini-theatre.

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