Convincing her

Jen picked up the phone as she was wiping her hair. Lucas saw her wet self when he looked at his screen and a wolf whistle rang out of the speakers. Jen could only laugh helplessly when she heard it.

"Did I also catch you after a shower this time?" Lucas asked as he sat on his bed and stared at Jen, whose hair was dripping on her face. He looked at her wet eyelashes that were sticking together, making her eyes stand out more and felt aggrieved as to why the video call was so clear. 

"I wasn't showering, I was swimming," Jen said and smiled at him, her eyes curving making her look sweet. 

"Oh? You finally made use of the pool?" Lucas asked with raised eyebrows.

"I'm at your other place, she is the one who pushed for a swim," Jen said and switched camera perspectives so Lucas could see Alex who was swimming in the pool.

"Alex! Say hi to Lucas," Jen yelled and Alex stopped swimming to look over to her direction.

"Hi, Lucas!" Alex yelled as she waved before she proceeded with her swimming. Lucas laughed when he saw her silly expression and Jen smiled at him. 

"So you left the hotel," Lucas said once he could see Jen again, and she nodded. Jen stared at his half-exposed chest for a while before she snapped out of it. Rather than wait another two weeks, wouldn't it be better to just go right now?

"You are staring, Jen. I never thought I would ever say this, but my face is up here, Miss Larson," Lucas teased her and laughed when her cheeks reddened.

"Stop it," Jen said and focused her gaze on his face. Lucas laughed even harder when he saw her try to not look at anything else.

"It's okay to look. If you don't look, then who else will? Do you want me to show you more?" he asked her and Jen shook her head to say no. What is the point of showing her? She'll just have a harder time sleeping at night.

"How was your day?" Lucas asked her after he had had his fill of amusing himself at her expense.

"It was alright, studied, made lunch, watched a movie, got stalked by my sister. You know, the usual," Jen said as she seriously tried to recall what she did that day.

"I had a busy day myself. Next week will be the end of my life of leisure. I'll start my studies the week after that," Lucas said with a sigh. His schedule was not too tight. In fact, he had a bit more free time compared to when he worked at headquarters.

If this were all he had to do for the rest of his life, he would be very satisfied. Unfortunately, that was not the case. He had his masters on top of his work. As his father had said, he should learn how to manage his time even when he was going to be so busy.

"Don't overwork yourself," Jen said, her tone filled with concern. Lucas nodded and unconsciously caressed the image of her face through the screen. Jen noticed he had become silent for a while and raised her eyebrows in question. 

"I just missed you," Lucas said when he saw her questioning lips.

"I miss you too," Jen replied.

"I miss holding you, I miss hugging you, I miss kissing those lips, I miss your laugh, hell I even miss your crying," Lucas said as he laughed at himself. It was all sweet until he got to the last part and ruined the mood. The whole sentimental atmosphere was built and ruined with just a few sentences.

"Why are you like this?" Jen asked as she tried to hold back her laughter. Lucas did not want the conversation to become heavy. Especially since they are going to be talking about how they miss each other. It could get depressing quite fast.

"I just missed you," Lucas said as he smiled, his charming dimples making an appearance.

"Me too," Jen said and smiled back at him.

The two continued to chat for almost an hour. When Jen ended the call, she realised that Alex had already left the pool area. She got up and wrapped her already half dry body with a towel before leaving the pool area as well. She went back to her room and went to take a shower and even washed her hair. 

She took a while to dry her hair before she got out of her room and went to Alex's room. When she went into her room, she saw her sitting on the bed with her bathroom, her hair still wet from her shower.

"Are you planning on getting a cold?" Jen asked as she walked towards the bed. Alex looked up from her phone briefly before she became engrossed in it once more. 

"Are you still a child?" Jen said as she picked up a towel and started drying her sister's long blonde locks. 

"It's fine whichever way," Alex said but did not stop Jen from drying her hair. 

"Is there anyone you are interested in?" Jen asked her after a few minutes of drying her hair and Alex turned her head to look at her.

"Well?" Jen asked when she didn't receive a response.

"Not really. I thought something would happen with someone, but that does not seem to be the case. It was just wishful thinking from my side," Alex said, and Jen turned her head to get a good look of her expression.

"Do I know them?" Jen asked after some hesitation. She was not sure if Alex was willing to share. She watched in bewilderment as Alex nodded her head.

"Who is it?" Jen asked, curious about who broke her young sister's heart.

Alex hesitated to answer her question. In fact, the main reason for her hesitation was the fact that she would have to admit to having feelings for these people.

"Are you going to tell me?" Jen asked when Alex was too quiet for too long.

"It's Nathan," Alex blurted out and pursed her lips together in both regret and embarrassment.

"Really?" Jen reacted in surprise. She still found it hard to believe, even though Alex had said it herself. What was this about Nathan? She liked someone? A doctor at that?

"Are you serious?" Jen asked her, and Alex nodded while carrying an embarrassed expression on her face. What was the point of being serious if you were the only one that was serious the whole time?

"I did not think that I would ever come to experience you having a crush, but who knew?" Jen said. The two sisters actually have never experienced something like having a crush and talking about it in secret before. It only happened when Jen had been crazy about Tyler before.

"Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like he is interested in having a relationship," Alex said with a sigh. Jen raised her eyebrows but said nothing and waited for Alex to continue talking.

"I didn't express my interest explicitly, we just talked, that day we went clubbing with Jason and David and he said he wasn't looking for a relationship, wasn't really interested in being in one. And he hasn't met someone who would change his mind yet," Alex said with a sigh. 

"Oh," Jen responded, and Alex turned to look at her.

"What's with that bland response?" she asked her and Jen laughed at herself. She was not sure what she should say to comfort her.

"Don't get too hung up, you don't know the reason he is the way he is. Besides, you guys seemed to be friendly with each other regardless," Jen commented and Alex sighed.

"It's not like I can suddenly ghost him after having such a conversation, I'm not immature. Besides, I already know it's going to be impossible, so, I gave up," she said, a small smile on her lips.

"Mmmh, well, you'll find someone else. Maybe they aren't as far away as you might think," Jen commented absentmindedly before her eyes widened in realisation after thinking about what she said.

"What? There's someone that likes me? Who is it?" Alex asked her as she turned to look at her sister. Jen, whose eyes had widened before, acted as if her sudden movements surprised her.

"Someone that likes you? Of course, there is, I'm the one that likes you the most," Jen said and hugged Alex, who was also taken by surprise.

"What's gotten into you?" Alex asked while laughing as she fell on the bed because she couldn't support Jen's weight.

"You are so heavy," Alex complained from beneath her and Jen laughed but did not get off her.

"You don't know this, but I'm the lightest person to my boyfriend," Jen boasted, and Alex let out an annoyed groan.

"It would be strange if he found you heavy with all of those muscles, he could probably carry you even if you were twice your weight," Alex said while still struggling. Jen finally let go of her and rolled over to lay down next to her.

"Forget about Nathan, doctors are too busy anyway. You'll also have to return home, long-distance sucks!" Jen said and Alex burst into laughter. It has only been a week, and she was already like this.

"I will, I'm still young anyway," she said as she stretched. The two sisters chatted with each other well into the night and fell asleep together at some point.