Convincing her (Jen and Lucas)

Lucas went to work in a very good mood. He felt taken care of, something that he had not felt for a long time. Some of the secretaries had already arrived by the time he arrived in the area where his office was situated in. He nodded at them, a trace of a smile still lingering on his lips. When he opened the glass door that led to Dave's office, he saw him sitting at his computer.

Dave stood up to greet him and Lucas waved at him happily with a wide smile on his face. Dave was definitely puzzled. Just the previous day Lucas was in a bad mood but he was walking around with a wide smile that morning.

After deciding on not dwelling on the issue, he resumed his work. Lucas walked into his office and prepared all the things that he needed for the meeting, he went on to do his things on autopilot and by the time he walked into the main conference room his mood was still good.

On the other hand, Jen had cleaned up the kitchen and went back to bed. It was still too early in the morning, and since she had been working hard to compensate the hours of studying she had previously forgone, she was glad she finally got the chance to rest. She got under the thick covers and got comfortable.

Although the weather was not cold, the air conditioning in Lucas' room was pretty low, and after sleeping with him for a couple of nights, she noticed that he had a naturally high body temperature, so he was like a burning furnace next to her every night.

This made it very comfortable for her to sleep with him when he was around, and she couldn't help but notice the difference when he was not around.

After some struggling, Jen was finally able to fall asleep once more. By the time she woke up, it was already noon. She picked up her phone that was charging on the bedside table and checked on the messages she received.

After going through her notifications she went into her social media and wasted some time there for about thirty minutes before she decisively locked her phone and headed towards the bathroom.

She quickly showered and shampooed her hair, she got out of the shower after thirty minutes and dried her body before donning one of the bathrobes that were hanging in the bathroom.

She decided to blow dry her hair since it had been a while and she hardly did it because it took such a long time to do since it was so long.

She patiently dried it as she brushed it straight before tying it up so it wouldn't get in her way. She picked out one of his t-shirts and paired it with her shorts before she went downstairs. She had left her laptop bag in the living room, so she took out her laptop and started studying.

She was engrossed in her reading for almost three hours before she grew bored. She picked up her phone and scrolled through her contacts before finally deciding to call Lucas. He picked up his phone on the third ring and his deep voice reverberated through the phone's speaker.

"Hello," Lucas said as soon as he picked up the phone. He hadn't checked to see who had called him before he picked up the phone.

"Babe, how are you?" Jen said as she stretched her body across the long couch.

"I'm fine, just… busy" Lucas said after a pause. Jen could hear the sound of papers being shuffled all over the place and she could imagine how busy he was.

"Am I bothering you?" Jen asked as she continued to listen attentively.

"No, not really" Lucas replied and Jen heard the sound of papers being tampered with stop.

"That's a relief, have you had lunch?" Jen asked as she too started packing up the mess she had made of the living room.

"Not yet" Lucas replied still sounding distracted.

"Why?"

"I have so many things that I have to revise after attending the meeting this morning" Lucas answered. Jen could already imagine how much work was needed for what he needed to fix.

"Delegate Lucas, I thought we had this conversation last night," Jen said but did not receive a reply.

"I'll bring you lunch in a bit, okay? It's harder if you're working in an empty stomach" Jen said and cut the call before Lucas could say anything.

Lucas only looked at his phone before shaking his head in amusement before going back to work.

Jen, on the other hand, walked into the kitchen and started preparing lunch. She was hungry since she just had a slice of toast and a glass of milk that morning, so she went all out when she was preparing lunch.

After she was done, she neatly packed the lunch in containers and put them in an eco-bag she found in the kitchen. She knew that the bag was definitely sent by Lucas' mom because of how pretty it looked.

After she was done packing the lunch, she went back to his bedroom and got ready. She put on an off-shoulder knee-length blue dress and a pair of heels. When she looked at herself in the mirror she was satisfied as she felt that she at least looked more presentable compared to the last time she went to his office.

As she rummaged through her bag, she noticed that the only make up she had was the one in the purse she carried the previous day, so she decided to go very light on her makeup.

She carried her heels downstairs and mentally check listed everything she needed. She saw that Lucas left her his access card so she picked it up and put it in her purse before putting on her heels. Once she was sure she was ready she left the house and got into the elevator.

She arrived at the lobby after some time and directly went to the front desk. All the five receptionists recognized her and greeted her in unison. She slightly flustered by their actions and awkwardly smiled at them.

"Good afternoon, can I get a taxi here?" Jen asked after they greeted her. She really felt awkward because when five people chorused a greeting towards one person, it was bound to draw the attention of everyone else.

"Of course," the said in unison. Jen's mouth almost dropped open. She couldn't help but wonder whether they read each other's minds. As freaky as it looked it was also fascinating, but she felt too embarrassed to continue to play with them.

"Just one of you answer me okay?" Jen said in a whisper.

"Yes ma'am" a chorus of responses was heard and Jen was tempted to smack herself in the head.

"Forget it, can the taxi come and pick me up right now?" Jen asked. This time only one of them

replied.

"Yes, should I call one for you miss?" One of the receptionists replied. Jen nodded in response and the receptionist picked up the phone and started talking to which she assumed was the taxi driver.

"Your taxi is waiting for you out front, should I escort you?" The receptionist asked after cutting her call.

"No need, no need, thank you," Jen said as she left the hotel lobby in a rush.