Convincing her (Jen and Lucas)

Chapter 81: High School?

"Do you think you can sleep?" Lucas asked as he continued to hold Jen in his arms. He was leaning against the headboard with Jen settled comfortably on his lap while leaning on his chest.

"After some time" Jen replied softly. She knew it would take her quite some time to be able to go back to sleep after the scare she just had.

"Should I get you anything?" Lucas asked as he continued stroking her back. Jen shook her head in response and just snuggled against his body.

"Let's go downstairs, I'll make you some hot chocolate" Lucas said as he started making his way out of the bed.

"Can't we just stay like this?" Jen asked as she wrapped her arms around his naked waist.

"We can, but let's go downstairs" Lucas said and lifted her off his lap. Jen pouted for a while before she put on her slippers and followed Lucas to the kitchen.

Lucas immediately went to the fridge to get milk and moved around the kitchen to get other ingredients. When he stood in front of the stove to start making the drink, Jen circled her arms around his waist and leaning against his warm back.

"Are you tired?" Lucas asked as he stirred the mixture in the pot.

"Mmmh, I told you we should have just stayed in bed" Jen grumbled as she held him tighter and rested her head between his shoulder blades.

"It will help you relax. just give me a few more minutes" Lucas said as he watched the mixture get thicker.

"Whatever you say" Jen replied and continued clinging on to him. Lucas smiled as he continued to finish up with the drink. When he walked over to a cabinet to get a mug, Jen did not even bother to release him and dragged her feet as she walked behind him.

"It's done" Lucas said after pouring the hot chocolate into a large mug. He did not bother with the dishes and just soaked them in water in the sink before walking towards the living room.

Lucas did not go to the normal couch they normally sit on together but to a more spacious chaise lounge sofa bed that was placed in front of the ceiling to floor windows. Although they could not enjoy the view since the curtains were closed, it was a very comfortable place to relax.

Lucas forced himself out of Jen's embrace and handed her the mug before picking up the blanket on the sofa and pulling her to sit between his legs. Jen settled comfortably on the sofa bed before she was covered by the blanket that Lucas was holding in his hands.

Her front was covered by a banket and her back was leaning against his warm chest so she was feeling very warm. In addition to that she was holding a hot mug of hot chocolate so she could not complain even if she wanted to.

"Have a taste" Lucas said when he noticed that Jen was zoned out. She nodded before she brought the mug to her lips and sipped on her drink. The hot chocolate was smooth and thick and had just the right amount of sweetness.

"Mmmh, this is so good" Jen said with a wide smile as she got comfortable in his embrace.

"I know, my mother used to make it for me before I went to bed when I was young. I was quite spoiled compared to my older brothers" Lucas said as he rubbed his palms against her bare arms.

"It's expected. My young brother was also spoiled" Jen said feeling aggrieved.

"It must be the perks of being the youngest" Lucas said when he noticed she was silent once more.

"Mmmh," Jen said as she brought the mug to her lips once more and taking a sip of the rich drink she was given.

"I'm curious about how you used to be back in school" Jen asked as curiously. She didn't know much about Lucas. Most of what she knew was what everyone else knew and a couple of other things that no one else could know unless they had dated him before.

"I remember when I had transferred to the same school with Jason. He was on his last year of highschool when I transferred and I was a junior (11th grade). I was the complete opposite of him. He slacked off on his studies but he was not stupid he got good grades and was mostly in the first ten ranks of his year but he focused more on the friends he made in school. I was focused more on my studies and since at that time James had already told my parents that he would not take over the family business, and they generally had no hopes for Jason. So they placed their hopes on me. I felt really pressured then" Lucas started narrating.

"I can empathise" Jen said and brought his free hand around her torso so she could play with it. She could remember how she felt pressured as a first child to perform well in school to "set an example" to her siblings.

"The students didn't know which family we were from. In fact they didn't even know we were siblings. Our characters were so different that they did not see the physical resemblance. Besides that, we hardly ever hang out together. Jason would look for me when he had something to tell me or something he needed but never went out of his way to avoid me. I on the other hand, felt like he was a bad influence. I was so naive." Lucas said with a chuckle. Jen quietly continued to listen to him.

"I remember that one day I was in the school cafeteria having my lunch when one of the notorious students decided to use me as a source of amusement" Lucas said with a chuckle. Jen had grown even quieter. She worried that he was bullied in school or something along those lines.

"I was sitting alone on the table reading emails from my father about work when he threw my plate on the floor. Normally people would at least be surprised but at that moment I felt nothing. I only thought that the kid was pitiful" Lucas said with a smile.

"My expression must have reflected my thoughts since the kid got angry suddenly. I remember Jason watching the confrontation from across the cafeteria. He looked like he was curious about what I would do, but when the kid wanted to get physical it was when he interfered" Lucas said. Jen handed him the hot chocolate she was holding and gestured for him to drink before he continued.

"What happened?" Jen asked curiously.

"He beat him up. I might look tough now but I was really skinny when I was still a teen. Jason got annoyed with it every time he saw me that he dragged me along whenever he went to work out or practice for his debut afterwards. At the time I had stood up to leave and Jason followed me out of the cafeteria. Both of us stood outside the cafeteria next to each other and looked at the commotion inside, as if we were not involved" Lucas said with a soft chuckle.

"Oh" Jen said before leaning back on his chest.

"Jason told me that day that if I still plan on being related to him I better not let everyone walk all over me. He said that even if I want to mind my own business through high school, I shouldn't forget that i'm a Lewis" Lucas said with a laugh. Jen couldn't help but smile when she heard this.

"He was so cool even when he was still in high school~" Jen said with a sigh making Lucas chuckle.

"I remember arrogantly telling him that I wouldn't lower myself to the level of those idiots, to which he answered that I did not have to lower myself to show that I'm better than they are. He said that I did not need to prove myself to them but I should act like a Lewis. He asked me, what was the point of the advantage I had if I was not going to use it?" Lucas said fondly.

"You two must have been close" Jen said and heard Lucas laugh at her statement. He could say they were close and that they loved each other. It's just that they would feel annoyed every time they saw each other's faces.

"Anyways, it was at that point I decided to stop being lowkey. Since every one found out that we were brothers after the incident. I knew if anyone did anything to me there would be hell to pay. But as Jason said, why did I need to wait for people to do something before reacting? I just had to make it so they were too scared to try something in the first place" Lucas said.

"You didn't become the school thug right?" Jen asked mischievously making Lucas laugh.

"I didn't have the time for those childish games" Lucas replied as he pulled Jen closer to himself.