Convincing her (Jen and Lucas)

Chapter 282: Housewife

"You wait here, I'll go get the car," Lucas said and didn't wait for Jen to say anything before he walked into the rain. He did not run to his car, but actually calmly walked to it and slid inside.

"What up with that guy?" Jen murmured to herself, but still smiled despite the situation. Lucas got out of his parking space and stopped the car close to the restaurant entrance as he could. 

Jen quickly got in the car, but even though she tried to be quick, she managed to get a few raindrops on herself.

"I shouldn't have left my umbrella in the car," Jen said as she gestured at the umbrella in the backseat. Lucas could only chuckle as he wiped off a raindrop from her cheek.

"You're much drier than I imagined you'd be," Jen said as she used a handkerchief to wipe off some raindrops on his suit jacket and his hair. Lucas' eyes bored into hers and Jen stopped her movements.

"What is it?" Jen asked after gulping nervously.

"It's nothing," Lucas said with a secretive smile before he looked away from her and started driving off.

Jen looked at him in question but did not probe. She has learned from experience that it is better not to. The drive back felt shorter since they had to part ways once they got to the office. 

Lucas parked his car in front of the office building and handed his keys over to one of the men who stood outside. He looked at Jen with a gaze that showed how reluctant he was to part with her, and Jen couldn't help but feel a bit bad for not being attentive during the past week.

"I have to go now, I will buy groceries so you can eat your fill tonight," Jen said with a smile.

"You're really not coming up?" Lucas asked as if he was coaxing her to go to his apartment instead of his office. Jen hit his arm and playfully glared at him.

"Can you not make it sound so strange?" Jen said as she looked around.

"Okay, I'll let you go. For now" Lucas said as he smiled at her and pulled her coat around her before pulling her towards him and giving her a lingering kiss. Jen's cheeks reddened even though it was cold outside.

"What? Do you want to come up now?" Lucas asked, clearly teasing her.

Jen felt her face get redder and concluded if she stayed there she would just end up being embarrassed further. So she mumbled a goodbye and opened her umbrella before walking into the rain.

Lucas stood and watched her walk to her car with his hands in his pockets and a small smile on his face. Jen got in her car and after getting properly settled, she drove off.

As she passed by the entrance, she noticed Lucas so she waved at him once more with a smile on her face and Lucas waved back and watched as the car disappeared.

Lucas' expression changed back into his normal neutral expression the moment he turned around. The guards that were standing outside felt like their eyes had been deceiving them from before.

In their hearts, they knew that the lady that was here with him; would be the last person they want to offend if they wanted to keep their jobs.

Jen drove straight to the supermarket to go shop for the things she would need to make dinner. Since she had also promised Lucas that they would drink later that night instead, she also planned on buying more wine. She went around also bought some cleaning products before she checked everything out. 

After packing the numerous bags of products she bought in her car, she finally drove back to the hotel. She was already feeling quite sick of the weather, so she just wanted to get home quickly. Since Lucas was also not around, she would be free to turn up the heat however much she liked.

After parking her car in the lot, she went to take the things that were in the backseat. She was unwilling to make two trips, so she strained all her working muscles to carry all the things she got from the supermarket. She had never been so happy about having elevators that she was at that moment.

After getting into the penthouse, she literally put everything down the moment she crossed the threshold. She quickly took off her shoes and picked up the bags that had the foodstuffs first and went to the kitchen to sort them out.

Like that, she spent the rest of her afternoon sorting out the things she bought and folding the laundry while watching tv. She really displayed the image of the perfect housewife. 

Once it started getting late, Jen went to change her clothes and got to the kitchen to prepare dinner. After preparing most of her ingredients, she turned on music rather than just have the tv act as background noise since she wouldn't be able to focus on it anyway.

She quickly got into the mood and was cheerfully cooking while having short moments of when she would remember the choreography to a song and try to copy it. 

Lucas came back home to a lit house and the smell of cooking, all accompanied by the music that was being heard through the whole house. He hadn't realised how much he missed coming home to this atmosphere until this moment. It was a very comforting feeling.

When he went to the kitchen, even before he saw Jen, he could hear her hum to the tune as the knife was chopping the ingredients in tune. Lucas smiled happily before going to hug her from behind. He had really missed that specific view.

Jen was slightly startled, but she ended up relaxing in his embrace after his familiar scent hit her nose.

"Can you not do things that surprise me when I'm holding a knife?" Jen joked as she finished up with her chopping. Rather than a response, she only felt Lucas leave a kiss on her neck.

"You're back early today," Jen said as she slightly tilted her head to accommodate him.

"Mmh, I missed you. I wanted to see you" Lucas answered.

"But you just saw me this afternoon," Jen said and giggled when she felt his stubble on her neck.

"That's why I wanted to see you even more," Lucas said and kissed her cheek. When she turned her head around to look at him, he immediately grabbed that chance and kissed her full on, on her lips. 

The kiss was especially intense since he had left before she woke up, and she teased him all afternoon. It was like a combination of all his pent-up frustrations. Jen released the knife she was holding and readily turned her body towards him so that the angle wouldn't be so awkward.

Jen brought her hands up and placed them on his shoulders, careful so that her palms don't touch his jacket while Lucas pulled her body close to his as he effectively trapped her between himself and the kitchen counter.

The short opportunity Jen got to breathe in much-needed oxygen was stolen when Lucas slipped his tongue in her mouth as if to taste her. His tongue teased her's to respond to his and Jen let out a moan that sounded both desperate and helpless, only serving to stoke his fire. 

No need to say. The two of them ended up spending an entire ten minutes fooling around in the kitchen. Thankfully, nothing was cooking on the stove.

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