Convincing her

Jen rushed to get dressed the moment she got back to the house. She knew she was already pressed for time so she rushed through her routine. Fortunately, Lucas had not started calling to check on her yet. Granted, it could be because he had gotten busy and he had forgotten about making plans with her.

She browsed through her wardrobe and settled for a cream coloured dress with striped that was loose and had a belt that she would tie into a bow in front of it. She smiled with satisfaction when she looked at her reflection after wearing the dress.

After she tied the attached belt around her waist, the loose dress ended up accentuating her slim waist making her look like she didn't try too hard to look good.

She put on some light makeup and wore a pair of wedges and chose a purse that would match her outfit before taking one last look at herself in the mirror before she left the house. She got into the Audi that she had gotten so used to driving that she had forgotten that she had only intended to borrow it before she got herself her own car before she called Lucas.

Lucas had been occupied from the moment he had entered the office. He was especially busy because his father was now away and he had delegated most of his work for him to handle even though he was not a direct superior.

There was a long line of directors before him but his father still chose to make him slave away at the company.

Whenever David informed him about his daily schedule, he couldn't help but think that his father was really sadistic. To some extent, he wondered what he would have done if he was also unwilling to take over the company like his two brothers.

One of the important projects that had been handed over to him was the building of the new mall. Lucas had a small idea of what had been going on since his father had scolded one of the directors in front of him but he had to read extensively on the current progress and annoy the staff to submit things that they already did before. Unfortunately for them, he was too busy to care about their feelings.

As he was completely engrossed in his work, he was very startled when his phone started ringing suddenly. He picked it up without checking who was calling as he was still engrossed with what he was reading.

"Hello?" Lucas said as he scrolled through the page he was reading on his computer.

"Lucas?" Jen's voice echoed in the office and just like that his attention was thoroughly disrupted.

"Jen" Lucas said as his body completely relaxed and he comfortably leaned on his office chair.

"Are you busy?" Jen asked.

"I was" Lucas answered honestly.

"Mmh, you didn't forget about our lunch date right?"Jen asked with a chuckle and Lucas heard the sound of the care being turned on through the speaker.

"I didn't" He half lied. He hadn't forgotten about the plans he had with Jen, he had just gotten carried away with work and lost track of time.

"Whatever you say. I'm leaving home, I'll probably be there in fifteen minutes, so you can start wrapping up for lunch" Jen said. She understood that he was busy and there was no point in giving him grief about it.

"Mmh, I'll be waiting for you," Lucas said and Jen's laugh echoed in his office. He had put the phone on speaker so he could continue reading comfortably but he ended up being thoroughly distracted by it instead.

"Mmh, I'll see you soon. I'll call you when I arrive" Jen answered. She had already gotten out of the hotel parking lot and was already on the road.

"Mmh, just let me know," Lucas said as he sat straight on his office chair. He really planned on wrapping up for the afternoon so he would go for lunch before he resumed when he came back to work.

"Okay, I'll call you when I arrive. I love you" Jen added after her statement. She was still awkward when came to being affectionate but the incident where Lucas doubted her feelings was caused by her lack of expression. She was trying to make an effort, but no one ever told her that it would be hard to say those words.

"Mmh, I love you too sweetheart:" Lucas answered before the call ended. He had a big smile on his face after the call. He knew that Jen was trying her best and she was going out of her comfort zone in an effort to make their relationship more solid. He recognised the fact and he respected it as well.