Convincing her

Jen and Lucas were both tipsy when they left the restaurant. Diane had left before them and left the couple alone, but both of them ended up over-indulging themselves so they were driven back to the hotel.

The hotel personnel drove their car to the underground parking, and the couple got into their private elevator. Jen was in a good mood because her mother did not make trouble for her, so she was being very generous and receptive to any affections she received from Lucas.

As expected, that night they ended up having drunk sex with each other before they fell asleep in each other's arms. 

Jen woke up earlier than Lucas on the following day and didn't try to linger in bed like she did the previous day lest they ended up having sex again. She was feeling a bit hungover, so she took some time getting out of bed. 

She went to take a shower before going to the kitchen. She had no appetite at all, but she made something for breakfast as she walked around with a bottle of water.

As she put breakfast on the dining table, Lucas came downstairs while towel drying his hair. He was unaware of his presence until he stood behind her, trapping her against the dining table. 

"Good morning, miss Larson," Lucas said next to her ear. Jen felt her body tremble when his warm breath teased the side of her neck.

"Morning," she said and turned around to look at him. She noticed that he still looked a bit sleepy as she continued to study his face.

"DIdn't you rest well?" Jen asked him as she lightly brushed her fingers on the edges of his reddened eyes.

"The night was too short," Lucas mumbled as he rubbed his face against her soft palm.

"A kiss will wake me up though," he added as a mischievous appeared on his face. Jen scoffed in incredulity. But as incredulous as she was, she still stood on her toes and pecked his lips.

"Tea or coffee," she asked, and Lucas looked down at her with a smile before leaning over and giving her a deeper kiss. Jen had to resist the urge to hug him because she knew that once she did they might as well forget about breakfast. 

"Well?" she asked while a bit breathless from the kiss. Lucas looked into her brown eyes and resisted the urge to kiss her again.

"I'll have tea," Lucas said with a smirk. Before he could react, Jen slipped under one of his arms and went to make two cups of tea. He did not sit down and waited for her to return. When she handed him the cup of tea she made, he finally sat down to have breakfast together.

Jen was not really planning on eating and seeing how lethargic Lucas was and the disinterest he had for the breakfast she became a bit worried.

"Are you alright?" Jen asked him as she reached for his forehead to check his temperature. She found that his forehead was a bit warm.

"I'm okay," Lucas answered and took a sip of his tea.

"You have a fever," Jen said bluntly, and looked at him who was currently half-naked while sitting on the dining table.

"It will blow over," he said nonchalantly. Jen wouldn't have minded if it was any other day, but their engagement party was tomorrow. They could skip meeting the two families meeting today but tomorrow's event could not be postponed. So before Lucas could stop her, she had already dialled Hellen's number to inform her that they won't be able to make it because Lucas was not feeling well.

Hellen offered to send the family doctor, but Lucas vehemently refused, so Jen told her that she was going to give him some medicine and let him rest. If his situation worsened, then she will ask for the doctor.

Hellen reluctantly agreed and told her that she would tell everyone that the luncheon that they were going to have today was cancelled. After saying more comforting words to her mother-in-law, Jen hung up the phone and checked Lucas's temperature again.

"Let's go upstairs, I'll make you porridge instead," Jen offered as she stood up to support him. Lucas was not feeling so weak that he would have to burden his girlfriend with his body weight, he just felt very tired.

That was the reason why he cooperated with her readily. Jen tucked him into the bed and increased the temperature of the air conditioning before leaving the bedroom to make him something easier to digest.

Jen went to the kitchen and made some porridge and served a small portion in a bowl and took some medication together with a bottle of water upstairs. Lucas had fallen asleep without realizing it after he was covered in the warmth of the duvet. 

Jen tried to be as silent as she could, but Lucas still woke up from her subtle movements. Lucas yawned as he blinked in her direction and Jen became flustered.

"Is that for me?" he asked, snapping her out of her straying thoughts.

"Mmmh, have some breakfast before taking your medicine," Jen said and motioned to feed him. Unsurprisingly, Lucas did not turn her down and became very cooperative with her care for him.

The feeding process went fast, and after he had his fill of breakfast, he took his medication and chatted with Jen for a bit before laying back down in bed.

"You must have overdone it over the past few days," Jen said as she pushed his hair away from his face as she looked into his tired eyes.

"I wanted us to have time together," Lucas mumbled half asleep and Jen felt touched for some reason.

"You need to take better care of yourself, don't overdo it," Jen said and leaned forward to kiss his forehead.

"Mmmh," Lucas agreed, and a faint smile decorated his lips.

"Just rest for today, don't think about anything else," Jen said as she covered him properly. She knew that he was very tired and he had overstrained himself to land in such a predicament. She had never seen him so worn out from the day they started dating, so this was all new to her.

"I'll listen to you," Lucas answered as his voice drifted off. Jen sat next to him until he was fully asleep before she gathered the utensils and left the room.

She felt a bit guilty as she walked into the kitchen, but since it had already come to this, she might as well take good care of him so that there wouldn't be any mishaps on their engagement day.

She did the dishes before preparing a light lunch and going back upstairs. Since they wouldn't be able to meet, she might as well spend more time with Lucas. She touched his forehead once she sat down next to him and went to look for a cold compress before slipping into bed next to him.

Next time, she will have to ask Martin to make sure he does not abuse himself like this. She was not used to seeing this vulnerable side of him.

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