Convincing her

"You're here," James said to Lucas who was standing behind their mother. Lucas closed his eyes like he had resigned himself before he smiled at James.

"Big brother, it's been a long time since I saw you," Lucas said and went to sit next to James who had been lazily sipping his tea. 

Jen looked at the two men and understood why James had continued treating Lucas like he was still a child. It was like he automatically reverted back into the cute younger brother that he used to be in the past.

"Hi, James" Jen said while still carrying an amused smile on her lips.

"Jen, how are you?" James answered politely, finally taking notice of Jen.

"I'm fine, you?" Jen asked.

"I'm doing well," James answered with a smile. Jen froze for a few seconds before she came back to her senses. 

Jen sat on another couch and Hellen came to sit next to her after she relayed orders to one of the maids to bring them some tea. Jen was thankful that they did not just directly start eating because she would have just nibbled on her food.

"How are you two? Lucas isn't giving you any trouble, is he?" Hellen asked Jen. She was determined to take her side because she knew if Lucas and Jen ever broke up, she might have to give up any hope of seeing her last son married.

"No, he isn't, actually he-" Jen started talking but got distracted by James and Lucas.

"What is this?" James asked with furrowed eyebrows and when Jen looked at what he was pointing at, she wished for the earth to open up and swallow her.

James was touching the hickie that Jen had left in the space between Lucas' neck and shoulder. Since Lucas bruised easily and how Jen was lost in passion at that moment, the hickey was not even red, it was already purplish in colour.

How could she not notice it the whole time they were together? How could Lucas wear such a wide v neck t-shirt? She didn't believe that he had not seen it.

"Oh, this?" Lucas said as he touched the spot before he looked at Jen. Jen felt like he had definitely plotted against her. It definitely was not an accident.

Hellen saw the hickey as well and looked at Jen with raised eyebrows since Lucas' action of turning to look at her was a dead giveaway of what had transpired between them that had led to the hickey in the first place.

"It's nothing," Lucas said, but everyone had seen him look at Jen. He had basically told them what had happened.

Although Hellen had tried to control her expression, she could not help but smile. If the two were already sexually active, then the chances of Jen getting pregnant were increased. She might not have to wait for long to have a grandchild. 

If Jen knew what she was thinking, she would have definitely demanded that she and Lucas stay celibate throughout their relationship. What grandchildren was she thinking of?

When James so how embarrassed Jen looked he decided to drop the issue. He had momentarily forgotten that his young brother was dating and that things like this were bound to happen.

As he tried to look for something else to talk about, Jason's cheerful voice was heard from the entrance of the house. It echoed throughout the whole house. Everyone looked at each other with amused smiles because they knew that if their father was around, he wouldn't have dared to act without restraint.

"Mom! I'm home!" Jason shouted and walked to the living area where everyone was. Even though Jason could get annoying, Hellen found him to be the most endearing of her sons.

She stood up to greet him and rather than just hug her he even carried her and spun around a few times making Hellen laugh while smacking his shoulder.

Jen thought it was cute, the two brothers were used to such displays, so they were not too affected. They knew that if their father was around, he would not have dared to pull something like that.

Jason held Hellen's shoulders to steady her when he had set her down. Hellen hit Jason's arm twice while glaring at him.

"You haven't stopped you mischievousness" she complained and rather than look remorseful Jason hugged his mother again.

"Mom, you know I just missed you. If dad was here, he wouldn't let me express myself like this" Jason said. It really looked like the brothers enjoyed bullying their mother.

"Tsk tsk, let me go. We'll have this conversation once you have a girlfriend like your brother" Hellen said and slipped away from Jason before going back to sit next to Jen.

Jason went to greet Jen before he greeted his brothers, forcing his way into sitting between them. Jen had to stop herself from laughing loudly from how ugly James' expression became when Jason sat next to him.

"You haven't been in the office. Don't tell me that you are completely fixated with Laura" Jason casually blurted out what was going on in James' private life.

"Who is Laura?" Hellen asked as her eyes lit up with interest. She was determined to support anyone who was able to capture the heart of her iceberg son.

"She's actually Jen's friend. She was just signed as a model and James here even agreed to be her manager" Jason said, blurting out everything without restraint. This was why Hellen was fond of Jason.

"Is she your girlfriend?" Hellen asked James, her eyes shining with excitement. James, on the other hand, picked up his cup of tea and sipped on it but did not answer his mother's question.

Hellen did not need a solid answer. If there was nothing between them, then he would have denied it since Jen was around. This must mean that there is something happening between him and the mysterious Laura.

"You should bring her around for me to see," Hellen said excitedly.

"That won't be necessary," James said without even thinking about it. He had no intentions of bringing Laura over until he was sure of how their relationship was going to progress. He did not want to burden her or himself unnecessarily.

Hellen pouted in disappointment when she was turned down so coldly but did not push the issue. She knew she wouldn't be able to change his mind even if she wanted to.

"Lucas, is sister-in-law responsible for this?" Jason asked as he stroked his thumb over Lucas' hickey.

Jen who had just been able to get over her embarrassment from before felt her face become hot. She was tempted to glare at Lucas but she couldn't even do that so she just resorted to looking at her hands.

Lucas just slapped his hands away but did not answer him. Jason did not give up and continued pursuing the matter.

"This looks nasty, it must have been intense. What were you doing?" Jason asked not knowing when to let things go. This time Lucas glared at him and he was smart enough to know that he should stop otherwise a fight would happen.

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