Convincing her (Jen and Lucas)

Chapter 72: Mrs. Lewis?

Jen noticed that Lucas had zoned out as he was looking at her which made her eyebrows furrow in concern.

"Are you alright?" Jen asked as she changed her sitting posture. She moved closer to Lucas and put her forehead against his.

"You don't have a fever, are you feeling sick?" Jen asked as she moved back to look at him properly. It didn't matter how she looked at him, he looked completely normal.

"You've been quiet all morning, is something going on at work?" Jen asked her eyes still filled with concern. Lucas looked at her and couldn't help but feel touched from her concern. He pulled her over so she could sit on the space between his legs after changing his sitting posture.

"I'm alright, there's nothing going on at work, don't worry about it" Lucas said as he wrapped his arms around her torso so she could lean against his chest.

"Really?" Jen asked as she leaned against him, her head resting on his shoulder.

"Mmmh, we'll go out for lunch in three to four hours, when we're hungry again" Lucas said changing the subject.

"Okay" Jen replied. she decided not to probe anymore.

If he wanted to tell her he would have already done so. The two of them were seated comfortably already immersed into the movie they were watching. After a while Jen took her phone and couldn't stop the gasp that escaped her lips.

Her social media had completely blown up, it was not comparable to when she posted the picture she took with Jason but the response was still big. Her post was like a confirmation of the dating rumors that had been circulating from the party that they attended.

What she did not expect was how the news outlets had also made the picture she posted a source of news. There was so many speculations going on in the comments that she couldn't help but laugh at some of them.

"People think we're cohabiting" Jen said as she was reading some of the comments that she had been tagged in.

"Aren't we?" Lucas asked as he rested his chin on her shoulder so he could also see what she was reading.

"I came to visit" Jen said with a laugh as she lightly hit the hand that was resting on her stomach.

"Mmh" Lucas responded, neither agreeing or disagreeing.

"See this, the article says that we're going to get married" Jen said as she laughed in amusement as she smacked her leg lightly.

"Really?" Lucas said as he moved forward as he tried to read some of the article that was displayed on her phone. His movement made her move forward with him so she was slightly bent over.

"Mmh, how did they even come to this conclusion? People should write novels if they can be this creative just from seeing a picture" Jen commented as she continued to scroll the various posts.

[A/N: It's not that easy Jen.]

"Should we do it? To prove them right" Lucas asked in a low voice. When Jen heard this she couldn't help but sit up straight even bearing Lucas' weight. She was feeling flustered and excited at the same time. She knew he was joking so she was disappointed in herself for feeling so excited.

"S-stop messing around" Jen stammered before she tried to distract herself with her phone.

Lucas couldn't stop the smile on his face when he saw how nervous she became. Jen didn't know that if she had decided to play along, he would have definitely made sure to marry her as soon as possible. Even though they haven't known each other for long, Lucas knew that Jen would be his last woman.

Jen noticed he had grown quiet once more and she turned her head to check on him only to see an indulgent smile on his face. Before she could say anything, she saw his face get closer to hers before he softly kissed her lips.

"Are you sure you don't want to reconsider?" Lucas asked mischievously.

"Stop playing" Jen said before she turned around to hide her burning face.

"Really? Mrs. Lewis?" Lucas continued with his teasing making her feel even more embarrassed. Jen hit his leg with her fist in her embarrassment.

Lucas laughed and took hold of her chin and raised it up so her head was tipped backwards. She was leaning on his arm that was supporting her back so she wouldn't be uncomfortable. Lucas looked at her flushed face and her eyes that were evading his gaze.

"Jen, " Lucas called her making her look at him.

He did not say anything, but in her heart, she understood what his gaze was trying to tell her and before she knew it she was being kissed again. The kiss was not overbearing, or filled with desire like it normally was. He kissed her gently, as if he was trying to let her know of her position in his heart.

Jen would be stupid if she did not understand his actions and she couldn't help but feel touched by his actions. She rested her palm on his cheek as she responded to his kisses and she could feel the muscles on his face move as he smiled briefly before continuing.

When Jen had heard him joke about getting married she did not expect that she would have had such a big reaction. She had thought that her heart would stop from how fast it had been beating. She had even started feeling nervous, but she knew he was joking since they haven't even been dating for long.

It would be too irresponsible if they decided on such life changing matters so soon. But at that moment, as he was holding her in his arms she could not help but feel his sincerity and she could also feel her eyes water.

Lucas finally released her and Jen buried her head in his chest as if she was trying to calm herself down. Lucas smiled as he stroked her hair. He was happy because he knew that she felt the same.