Convincing her

Jen cluelessly went to the cafeteria as Nancy had asked on the message she received. When she walked in she immediately saw the two girls so she directly walked towards them. Nancy was talking animatedly to a very calm Leanna who seemed to nod at the right times so she did not feel like she was talking to herself.

"Hi, girls," Jen said and sat down next to Nancy who was still chattering about random things. 

"Hi, Jen" Leanna answered while Nancy turned to look at her.

"Mmmh, what are we talking about?" Jen said as she put her bag on the table.

"Nancy was just talking about her young sister who will be finishing high school in two years" Leanna summarised making Nancy a bit speechless since she had talked for quite a few minutes already. She didn't think her thoughts could be so briefly explained.

"Aah~," Jen said and nodded as she reached for the juice Leanna had been drinking.

"What happened after the party on Saturday?" Jen asked Nancy curiously.

"She didn't come back home that night," Leanna said exposing Nancy before she could make anything up about what happened. When Jen heard this she choked on the juice she was drinking.

"Really? I didn't know David would be so proactive" Jen said after finally calming down from her coughing fit.

"I don't think he was being proactive. I think it was her" Leanna said and Nancy's face turned red from embarrassment. Leanna knew her well they had been friends for quite a while already.

"It's true? I'm impressed." Jen said and gave Nancy a thumbs up. Nancy didn't believe that these were her friends. Couldn't they even leave her some face? Did they have to say everything out loud?

"From the look her face it seems something happened hey?" Jen said and watched as Nancy's face visibly got even redder than it was before.

"Can we forget about it?" Nancy said as she was tired of feeling embarrassed.

"Mmh," Jen nodded. She also got her fair share of teasing yesterday so she understood how Nancy was feeling.

"By the way. I always thought you liked Leanna in the beginning" Jen said suddenly and the two girls stared at her clearly not expecting her to say something like that suddenly. For the first time, Leanna did not have anything to stay and only looked at Nancy in query. Nancy vigorously shook her head in denial.

Jen saw how they were acting and couldn't help but chuckle. Was what she said that shocking? The two of them looked very surprised.

"Was I wrong?" Jen asked and the two girls finally found their voices.

"I don't like her. Okay I mean I do like her, she is my friend but not like that. I've just admired her for the longest time. Oh my god, Jen!" Nancy said and put her hands. Really, how did she find friends like this?

"Hey, it's no biggie I really thought you were into her in the beginning," Jen said as she laughed.

At this point even Leanna thought that the misunderstanding was quite funny. Nancy could only groan in embarrassment.

The two of them were having fun at her expense. She didn't want to think if Jen had blurted out something like this in front of other people how she wouldn't be able to come back from it.

"I'll really stop this time" Jen said and lifted her hands as a sign of peace. Nancy decided to stay quiet so that she would calm down first.

"The girls moved out of the hotel today. Laura said she'll organise a housewarming party once they're settled" Jen told the girls and their conversation continued for another hour before Jen said her goodbyes and went to the library.

When she entered the large building she felt like she hadn't gone there in such a long time. She walked towards her normal spot and arranged her things before she started seriously studying.

She was completely immersed in her studying for a long time before she was snapped out of her zone when her phone vibrated. 

She saw that Alex had texted her just to check on her. Jen checked the time and saw that it was already past 8 pm. With a sigh she packed up her things and made her way out of her library. She slowly walked to the parking lot as she chatted with her sister and bid her goodnight when she got to her car. 

Jen quickly got into her car and drove back to her house. She was pondering on whether Lucas was already back home or if he would be working late as she drove. It didn't take her long to arrive at the hotel and after parking the car she quickly went up to the house.

She pressed her finger on the scanner and unlocked the door. When she walked in she immediately smelled food. She figured that Lucas was back home so she didn't even go upstairs but went straight to the kitchen.

She saw that his hair was still damp from his shower and for once he was not walking around without a shirt but had put on a light sweater and was wearing a pair of sweatpants. She snuck up behind him and wrapped her arms around his waist.

"You're back?" Lucas asked when he felt her press herself against his body.

"Mmh, I think I overdid it" Jen said and kissed the area between his shoulder blades before resting her head on his back.

"It should be alright," Lucas said with a chuckle. He understood what she was experiencing because even though he was smart and didn't have to repeatedly read something to understand it and only had to read something once, it meant that the bar that he had set for himself was higher than that of other people so he had days where he has gone overboard as well.

"Mmh, I don't even want to think at this point," Jen said with a pout even though he couldn't even see it Lucas could tell that she was pouting.

"You can stop studying, I'll take care of you" Lucas said jokingly and laughed when he heard Jen snort.

"Will you be able to meet this big sister's needs?" Jen asked as she decided she would banter with him.

"Haven't I been meeting them so far?" Lucas asked and turned his head. Jen dodged his gaze and hid behind his back. She decided she will ignore his question.

"Did you work out? Your muscles feel quite tout" Jen said and slipped her hands under the sweater he was wearing. She was not just making it up, his muscles felt quite tout before and she was curious.

"Mmmh, I decided to put the gym to use" Lucas said and moved from the kitchen counter to the stove with Jen still hanging off him.

"Oh, well. Since you're just getting started I'll go freshen up quickly and come help you out" Jen said and released Lucas so she could leave but her hand was caught by him and she was pulled into his chest.

"Jen, aren't you forgetting something?" Lucas asked as he pushed the hair on her face behind her ear.

"Ah," Jen said her eyes sparkling with sudden realisation. She then stood on her toes and pecked his lips before dashing out of the kitchen playfully. Lucas was both surprised and amused. He chuckled while shaking his head and continued working in the kitchen.