Convincing her

"Me? Desperate?" Laura said with a laugh. 

Jen knew that she was agitated so she did not say anything until she calmed down. She watched in amusement as Laura was having a monologue with herself. Laura complained that James was not being aggressive but she was being too aggressive herself.

Jen figured that he probably wanted her to realise this herself since telling her could probably lead to more misunderstandings.

"Why are you saying I'm being desperate?" Laura asked.

"Well, you just told me you tried to get him to drink so that he would let his guard down" Jen answered. Laura really couldn't argue about this at all.

"Well, he isn't doing anything. It makes me anxious" Laura said as she sat down on the yoga mat. She looked up at Jen as if she was a student who was seeking enlightenment.

"Is he really not doing anything or is he not going at the pace you want him to?" Jen asked.

When Laura thought about it, James had taken her out on dates on numerous occasions and he would even come to check on her whenever he could when she was working.

This was something that had surprised the staff that she was working with but she didn't think about it at all.

"Well~," Laura said her voice five octaves higher than it normally was proving Jen's point.

"I only have one thought in my head right now," Jen said with a chuckle.

"What is it?" Laura asked.

"James was really the perfect match for you. If it was Jason you wouldn't have lasted this long, both of you would be too impulsive. James knows how to restrain himself." Jen said with a smile so wide that her eyes almost disappeared.

"What should I do now?" Laura asked in despair.

"I think you should stop doing anything. You'll just make things messier. I know you like him, it's so obvious that you do, but try to enjoy the whole experience and not just rush to a goal that you have set cause what happens after you reach it?" Jen asked and watched as Laura seriously thought about what she said.

"You think so?" Laura asked.

"Mmh, for once let him lead you, it's completely new territory for you. It would be disastrous if you rush into things and end up with a belly full of regrets about how you could have done things differently" Jen advised.

She was not a relationship guru but she was very familiar with Laura's personality. She could be very overbearing which would leave a lesser man really flustered.

She actually admired James for being able to tolerate her all this while because she knew if she was in his shoes she would have done her best to avoid her.

"I'll try," Laura said.

"Don't pressure yourself with thoughts of a long term relationship. Get to know him first before you go further" Jen advised while thinking to herself that she was glad that Nancy and Leanna were not around to call her out on her own advice.

"Mmh, I think I understand what you're trying to say," Laura said.

"Can you also try to play hard to get once in a while. You need to push and pull in relationships or it will be too one-sided" Jen continued lecturing. 

"Yes mom" Laura answered as she rolled 

"I'm just looking out for you, don't be like that" Jen said with a chuckle.

"I know" Laura answered her voice a bit quiet as she was deeply thinking about what Jen had just told her.

The two of them continued chatting until it was almost dinner time. That was when Jen left the suite to go back to the penthouse.

It was very nice to have the two girls close to her. Once they leave they would have to schedule when to meet and talk like this. Even though all of them were saying come anytime it was not easy to do so, especially now that all of them were in relationships.

It was obvious that her relationship with Lucas had more progress compared to the other girls but with how Brian was with Rachel, it looked like he would probably be at her place frequently enough.

Laura would be working a lot since James was her manager meeting each other would not be as easy anymore.

She opened the door to her house and saw that the lights inside were on, meaning that Lucas had already returned from work. From the silence that was on the floor, she assumed that he had gone to his room to shower.

She walked to the kitchen and got herself a bottle of water from the fridge before going to the living room. Her gloomy mood brightened up immediately when she got there as she saw that his suit had been brought. It was not hers to wear but she was still happy about it.