Convincing her

"You finished all the bread last night!" Jen complained after she opened the fridge. She wanted to have some toast, but that wouldn't be possible now.

Lucas moved behind her and looked at the contents of the fridge. He smiled apologetically when he saw that they had really finished the bread the previous night. 

"I can have some delivered," Lucas said as he rubbed her waist in comfort. Jen mock glared at him but did not dissuade him, which meant that he should get it ordered.

"It won't take long, right?" Jen asked, him as she took out the other things she wanted to make.

"It'll be here by the time you finish preparing everything else," Lucas said and pulled out his phone to order the bread. 

Jen then started moving around the kitchen looking for the things she'll need to cook. Since she was not familiar with the kitchen, she ended up opening and closing multiple drawers and cabinets repeatedly before she was able to collect all the things she needed.

"Do you need any help?" Lucas asked from the other side of the kitchen counter. 

"It's okay, I have to get familiar with the kitchen anyway," Jen said as she cracked some eggs in a bowl. Lucas did not push her and accompanied her instead.

About fifteen minutes later, the doorbell rang and Lucas got up from his position and went to open the door.

He had ordered a couple of things besides the bread and also things for Jason so after swiping his card, to pay for the things, he picked out his things and asked the delivery man to take the rest of the things to Jason's house.

"Now we can make toast," Lucas said as he put the bread on the kitchen counter while stocking the fridge with a couple of fruits he ordered.

"Can you help with that? I'm almost done here," Jen said as she glanced at the bread on the counter.

"Mmmh," Lucas agreed and went to perform the simple task of making toast. He brought her plates when he noticed that she had already started looking for them.

"Thank you," she said and moved the things from the pan to the plates. Lucas took the plates to the table after adding the toast to them while Jen poured herself a glass of juice.

Lucas had already started the coffee maker, so Jen just poured him his coffee and brought the mug and glass to the table.

Lucas pulled out a chair for her and she sat down as she placed the things in her hands on the table as Lucas sat down next to her. 

The two of them sat together and enjoyed their breakfast as they talked about miscellaneous things. After they finished breakfast, Lucas took the initiative to do the dishes and left Jen at the table to enjoy her glass of milk. During this time after the wedding, Jen had regained her former figure, which had made Lucas very satisfied.

"What do you want to do today?" Lucas asked as he was finishing with the dishes.

"I want to swim, it's been a while," Jen said after some thought.

"You're right, and the weather looks good today," Lucas said as he glanced outside. The skies were blue with a smattering of white fluffy clouds.

"Right?" Jen said with a smile as she stood up with her empty glass and went to the kitchen to put her glass on the sink and hung off of Lucas.

"Behave," Lucas said when he felt her lips kiss the bare skin of his back. 

"You don't make it easy," Jen said as she watched the movement of his muscles when he lifted his hand to put a plate on the dish rack. He looked good when he was putting on a shirt, even better when it was a t-shirt. But he looked best when he was taking them off.

She touched his back for a few seconds before deciding to get out of the kitchen as she would be accused of tempting him if she continued to do what she was doing.

"Should we take a walk outside after this?" Jen asked him as she went to the opposite side of the kitchen counter.

"Whatever you wish," Lucas said indulgently and leaned forward to peck her lips. Her eyes widened in surprise before she was able to compose herself.

"You should go put a shirt on," Jen said as he was washing his hands.

"There's no one here anyway except for Jason," Lucas as he stretched his back. Jen swallowed and shook her head as if to tell herself to come back to her senses.

"You should still put on a shirt," Jen said firmly, and went to the living room to avoid being 'convinced' otherwise. 

Lucas smiled as he watched her retreating back and went to their room to put on a shirt as he was ordered.

*

The only sound that had filled the room was of groaning and panting. If James did not know what was going in that room, he would have misunderstood the activities that were going on inside.

He opened the door to the room and was greeted by the sight of Laura doing chin-ups. Her hair was tied up in a bun and her body was glistening with sweat.

"three more," the trainer said to her.

"You said that four times already," Laura complained breathlessly before clenching her teeth and doing another rep. James' eyes narrowed when he saw how much skin she was showing.

She was wearing a pair of tights and a sports bra, her now toned abdomen in full display, the making the shining ring on her navel even more eye-catching.

When she noticed James, she stopped doing her work out and rushed to him. James nodded at the instructor who greeted him. He then looked at Laura who had wanted to cling on to his arm but hesitated because she was sweaty. His eyes roved over her body and she looked away from him with reddened cheeks.

"If you'll excuse," the instructor who suddenly felt like a lightbulb said and she quickly left the training room closing the door behind her.

"James I'm tired," Laura whined once the trainer left.

"You look good," James said honestly, and a smile blossomed on her face.

"Hearing you say that makes it all worth it,�� Laura said with a wide smile. James pushed back the wet strands of hair that were stuck to her forehead as a shallow smile played on his lips. He was glad that he had chosen a female instructor.

He wasn't worried that something would happen between Laura and a male instructor, but rather, he was just too paranoid, and a bit selfish. She was ignorant about matters between men and women to the point it stressed him out at times. 

If he knew she remained that way because of how cautious she had become after Rachel's experience, and also because of her impossibly high standards on her man's aesthetics maybe he would feel a bit more reassured because there were not many men that look like him.

"Mmmh," James replied absentmindedly as a finger traced along the definition of her rapidly developing abs.

"If you like it so much then I'll continue to work out like this," she said with a shiver but did not stop him.

"No, that won't be efficient, just shoot these series of sports-related commercials and go back to your normal regimen, you'll have to walk the runway in three months," James said and held her waist with both his hands. Even though her skin was slightly damp, he did not show any hesitation when holding her.

"Okay, I'll listen to you," Laura said and placed her hands on his chest so they weren't pasted against each other. James smiled when he heard her response and the rare to see dimples at the bottom corners of his lips appeared.

"You are being obedient today," James said as one of his hands moved to her lower back and pulled her closer to him so she was pressed against him.

"I'm covered in sweat," Laura complained at the lack of distance between them. She was very self-conscious, especially after knowing how neat and organized James always kept himself.

"Mmmh, you still smell like vanilla," James said, referring to the shower gel she uses. Laura was frozen because James had leaned down to sniff her neck. He lifted his head and watched her blink furiously at him and couldn't help but chuckle. 

She was so good at flirting with him to the point she acted completely shameless, up until he reciprocated, then she would be flustered and start acting shy with him. 

"Since you listened so well this time," James said and held her face in his hand before leaning down and kissing her lips. Laura closed her eyes and welcomed his kiss. She held on to his black shirt as she pretty much surrendered into his kiss. 

He used his thumb to pull down her chin, and his tongue invaded her mouth. Feeling her tremble against him made him smile and deepen the kiss even more, and he licked her tongue and coaxed her into responding to him.

Laura licked his bottom lip and actively responded to him, even though she was in a more passive position. James smiled into the kiss before separating from her. He felt that if they continued, they might find other creative methods of using the equipment in the room.

"I'll come over tonight," James said to her, his voice a bit husky.

"I'll wait for you," Laura answered obediently an answer that pleased him so much he kissed her again. Unbeknownst to him, Laura had already learned just what buttons to press when she was with him. 

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