Convincing her (Jen and Lucas)

Chapter 48: Together

Jen went in to shower after Lucas and by the time she was done, Lucas was pretty much already dressed. She borrowed a shirt from him which ended up being too big forcing her to fold up the sleeves and tucking one side of the shirt into her shorts before walking out.

When she walked down the stairs, she saw Lucas at the front door letting in one of the waiters from the hotel restaurant who brought in their brunch. After he set everything on the table he left the cart in the hallway so he could come and pick up the dishes.

The couple sat together as they were having their brunch but didn't talk since Lucas was busy on his tablet. It seemed like he had important business that he had to address and even forgot about eating even though the food was right in front of him. When Jen realised packing his plate with food didn't make a difference she found herself feeding him directly.

Lucas was not expecting her to do this and because he knew he would go to work late he asked Dave to push back his meetings for the day but there were still things that needed his immediate attention that he had not addressed. He had automatically opened his mouth when he felt the food against his lips as if it was the most natural thing for him to do.

The two of them ate like this until they had polished their food. After they were done, Jen loaded up the trolley and left it outside. She went back inside to pick up the rest of her things when she saw Lucas preparing to leave.

"I'll take you home," Lucas said as he was fixing his tie. Jen went to stand in front of him to help him out and Lucas let her do what she wanted as he watched her become engrossed in straightening out his tie.

"I don't want you to be later than you already are," Jen said and pecked his lips.

"Then you can drop me off at work before you go home," Lucas said as he pulled her by her waist, but Jen didn't let him take any liberties with her as he was already late.

She stepped out of his embrace and handed him his jacket before she quickly put on her boots and picked up her purse and they both walked out of the penthouse. They went into the elevator and watched as the floor numbers changed in silence.

The elevator finally stopped on the ground floor, Jen noticed it didn't go all the way to the underground parking but opened at the hotel lobby. Lucas put his hand on her lower back as he led her towards the front desk.

The two of them were greeted by the receptionists there surprising Jen. She would understand if one of them greeted them but all four did, she looked at Lucas in question but he did not say anything about it.

"This is my girlfriend" Lucas suddenly declared startling Jen who was not expecting him to say that all of a sudden.

"Good afternoon miss," the four ladies said in unison still maintaining their amiable smiles.

"Oh, good afternoon," Jen said with an awkward smile before viciously jabbing Lucas' side with her elbow. The detached look in his eyes faltered for half a second before he was back to normal.

"Tell the manager to arrange a new key card for me, and if she doesn't have one make sure to give her access to my place, understood?" Lucas continued in a tone that left no room for questions.

"We'll arrange for it immediately" the four replied in unison again surprising Jen.

Did they have the ability to read each other's mind? She couldn't help but wonder as she looked at the four ladies. At this point, they had already drawn enough attention of the guests and staff at the lobby. Jen tugged at his sleeve signalling to him that they should go. Lucas couldn't help but smile at her embarrassed expression surprising the staff at the lobby before leaving with her.

The impression that was left with the staff is their boss leaving with the tall long-haired beauty that seemed to have the ability to make him smile. If they had not seen it themselves, they would have never believed it.

As they left the lobby Jen spotted Dave waiting for them outside the black BMW that was parked in front of the hotel. He opened the door to the back seat and Lucas gestured for Jen to go in first before following her inside. The door closed and Dave ran to the other side of the car and got into the driver's seat.

Dave drove off and soon they were on the road on their way to Lewis & Co.

Jen received texts from both Nancy and Leanna who were checking on her since they did not see her around campus that day. She reassured them that she was okay and that she couldn't come to the university due to an emergency but she would be there soon.

Jen looked at the emergency she had just been discussing and saw that he was answering emails on his laptop with a pair of glasses on his face. She had never seen him wear glasses but she had to admit that they looked good on him. She started wondering why he looked so good regardless of what he was wearing or doing and soon she was in her own world.

Dave's phone suddenly rang and he picked it up with the earpiece he was wearing. Lucas only heard him fire numerous questions at the party that was on the other side of the call before he sighed and told them he would be there in half an hour.

"Sir-" Dave started before he was interrupted by Lucas.

"It's okay, you can go after you drop us off at the company," Lucas said his gaze still focused on the laptop.

"Alright sir" Dave replied and continued driving towards the company.

"Do you have anything urgent to do today?" Lucas asked Jen who had not been paying attention to their conversation.

"Huh? Oh not really" Jen replied.

"Can you stay with me at the office for some time? There is an emergency Dave needs to attend to immediately" Lucas asked.

"Um, sure I guess" Jen replied. She didn't think it was a big deal and she probably didn't have to wait all day right?

Lucas was soon focused on his laptop again as Jen continued messing around with her phone. Soon enough they arrived at the company. As the car slowed down, it drew people's attention. They saw Dave hurriedly get off the driver's seat and went to open the back door where Lucas got off coolly.

They had started greeting him but they then noticed that he had stretched out his hand that was soon held by a delicate hand. Jen stepped out of the car after receiving Lucas' assistance and gave him a bright smile in thanks.

However, the smile didn't last long as she soon realised that numerous pairs of eyes were on the two of them. Jen did not hate attention but she was currently wearing shorts and Lucas' shirt that was clearly too big for her and a pair of boots.

She couldn't help but feel self-conscious. She was unaware that people were trying to figure out how someone could still look so beautiful while wearing such low-key clothes.

After composing herself, she hooked her arm in Lucas' and they both walked together in the building. The way they walked together left no room for doubt that they were a couple.