Convincing her (Jen and Lucas)

Lucas had finished getting ready after thirty minutes and went down the stairs fully dressed with the exception of his jacket and tie. He could smell the food Jen was cooking from the moment he left his bedroom and only then did he realise that he was actually hungry.

After putting his jacket and tie on the couch together with his briefcase, he went towards the kitchen where he saw Jen set two glasses of juice on the kitchen counter. Lucas went to her and hugged her from behind before kissing her neck.

"You really didn't have to" Lucas said making Jen scoff.

"Can't you just thank me for breakfast and gratefully eat it?" Jen mock complained making Lucas laugh.

She did not make a lot of things, she filled up his plate with scrambled eggs, bacon and toast. She handed him a cup of tea too since she knew he would be having his coffee later. She did not know that his coffee maker would not be going to work that day.

Lucas set the table and the two of them sat together and had breakfast.

"I'll be working late today, Dave won't be coming in" Lucas said half way through their breakfast.

"Oh, is he sick?" Jen asked.

"He is probably exhausted, he had been running around all weekend trying to settle the issue with the stalker. If I don't give him a day off I'll be a slave driver" Lucas explained. Jen felt slightly guilty when she heard that so she only kept quiet.

Lucas took out car keys from his pocket and put them on the tabe before pushing them towards Jen.

"What's this?" Jen asked.

"Use the car since I won't be able to pick you up" Lucas explained.

"But I said-"

"I'll worry less, besides we still don't know where the stalker is, having the car will be safer and more convenient. Don't argue with me on this" Lucas said firmly in a tone that brooked no discussions. Jen nodded and continued eating her breakfast.

They soon finished eating and Lucas helped her clear up the tale. He was once again chased out of the kitchen when he wanted to wash the dishes so he went to the living room and starting tying his tie.

Before he could finish Jen took over the task and quickly made a neat symmetrical knot that even made Lucas look at her in surprise.

"Are you sure you only practised on your grandfather?" Lucas asked suspiciously making Jen laugh.

"Don't worry, I never did this for Tyler, he always wore turtlenecks." Jen said with a smile.

"Were you getting jealous?" Jen asked as she straightened his collar.

"If I perfectly braided your hair and said that it's because I used to braid my grandmother's hair, wouldn't you get suspicious?" Lucas asked for the sake of comparison. When she heard it like that she could understand his reaction.

"Can you braid hair?" Jen asked curiously.

"I wouldn't know what to do with it" Lucas replied as he pushed away some stray strands of hair that fell on her face.

"That's good to hear" Jen said and handed him his jacket and briefcase.

"I'll see you tonight" Lucas said as he looked at her from the open front door. Jen smiled and nodded before waving at him.

"Come here" Lucas said and gave her a lingering kiss as a goodbye.

"How can you send me off so half-heartedly?" Lucas asked after he pecked her forehead and got into the elevator.

He smiled at her as the elevator doors closed and Jen finally blushed in embarrassment. She thanked her luck that there was only one penthouse on the entire floor otherwise if they had neighbours, she would not know what to do with herself.

Jen went back inside and started getting ready she had over two hours to get ready so she took her time to get ready. Before she left she made sure that the things in the house were in order before she picked up the keys that Lucas left for her and finally left the house.

When she reached the parking lot she was not sure which car Lucas had given her to drive so she pressed the button the car keys and she saw the headlights of a black Audi flash twice. She quickly went towards the car and saw that the car was really good to look at. She happily got into the car and turned it on before she smoothly left the parking lot.

She had not driven a care for almost two months so by the time she arrived at the university her mood was really good. After driving to school her decision to buy a car was reaffirmed. She had worn a short white summer dress with nude block heels and braided one side of her hair and tied up the rest in an updo since she had so much time to get ready that morning.

When she arrived in the lecture hall there was only one other person in it. She looked at him and went to sit next to him. Michael was completely engrossed in his books and was surprised when he felt someone's presence next to him.

When he turned and saw that it was Jen, he smiled politely and continued to read. He remembered how she had misunderstood him repeatedly and thought that the best course of action in that situation was to just stay quiet.

"Umm, Michael" Jen called softly. Michael turned to look at her in inquiry.

"I'm sorry about last time, I had totally misunderstood you" Jen said apologetically.

Michael looked at her in surprise as he did not think she would actually apologise. Jen watched as his slightly slanted eyes widen and couldn't stop herself from laughing. Now that she was not looking at him as a creep he really reminded her of Jake.

"Oh, it's okay, I did not approach you properly in the first place so I understand why it was easy for you to misunderstand me" Michael said with a boyish smile. Jen had the sudden urge to ruffle his hair so she decided to open her bag and take out her own books.

"How old are you?" Jen asked suddenly.

"I'm 18" Michael answered. Jen couldn't help but feel like an old lady, but he was the same age as her young brother.

As she looked at him she kept remembering Jake, she will have to give him a call after her classes. Jake was almost finishing high school and didn't seem to have any plans beyond that. She couldn't help but compare.

"You're really young" Jen commented to fill the silence.

"Am I? If I started university when I was done with high school i'd be on my second year, I wandered around thinking of something to do for more than year" Michael said unintentionally divulging a lot of information about himself.

"Oh? and what made you decide on university?" Jen asked.

"I thought I might as well be doing something as I decide what i'll do with my life" Michael answered.

Jen could only look at him incredulously. 'So he came to waste time?'

"So do you know what you're going to do?" Jen asked curiously.

"Yes, I plan to work in Lewis & Co." Michael said with a wide smile when he remembered how Lucas had asked him to go to the company on the next day.

"Really? Do you have a goal in mind? What position would you like to hold" Jen asked curiously.

"Shouldn't I atleast get to be the vice president?" Michael asked with a smile. Jen looked at Michael incredulously.

"How ambitious!" Jen exclaimed. She had expected him to say that he wanted to open his own business later but she had to admit, being the Vice president of Lewis & Co would be even more lucrative than starting your own business.

She looked at Michael in a new light, and also made a decision. She had to introduce her careless young brother to him, even if he is careless, his pride won't allow him to slack off when faced with someone like Michael.