Convincing her

"What about the stalker?" Jen asked.

"I asked Dave to look into it, they haven't had any leads besides what I was told by Michael, but then last night someone turned up at your house. I hired people to watch over the house and they said that he walked around the area for some time before trying to break into the house." Lucas explained. When Jen heard this she could feel chills all over her body.

"Did they catch him?" Jen asked.

"Unfortunately, they didn't" Lucas said as he sighed in frustration.

"So what happened?" Jen asked anxiously. She was feeling really distressed. She had never experienced this before and since she was living with her family, she never experienced the feeling of being in danger in her life.

"They caught his face and they are currently investigating him, they had found his address but he had already fled although he left with only his necessities, he had left everything in the apartment he was living in" Lucas continued as he too decided to turn off the stove so he wouldn't burn the food.

"So they don't know where he is?" Jen asked.

"Currently they have don't know where he is. Dave said he would update me on the situation tonight. I hope he didn't leave the City because if he left it would be harder to track him down" Lucas finished explaining.

After Jen heard everything she slumped against the kitchen counter.

Lucas went towards her and held her in his arms. He could feel her body shaking and he couldn't help but regret that he told her at this time.

"So what's going to happen?" Jen asked.

"I'm waiting for Dave to update me on the situation, he said he'll have more information later as now they are working with the police.

Lucas did not tell her what they found at the stalker's house yet, she was already shaken by the information he had so far, telling her that the man had been following her for years would not help at all.

"Mmmh, okay" Jen replied. She was shaken, but not to the extent that she would cry. When Lucas had determined that she had calmed down he finally released her.

"Are you feeling better?" He asked holding her face in his hands.

When she nodded he smiled and kissed her forehead before he released her so he could finish up with the cooking. However, when he was walking towards the stove he could feel his shirt being tugged at. He turned around to look at Jen who was still holding on to his shirt.

"What is it?" Lucas asked.

"Can I stay here longer?" Jen asked.

"You don't need to ask. Think of this as your second house, okay?" Lucas said before patting her head. After she heard his confirmation she released him and went to sit on the kitchen counter. After a couple of minutes Jen was still feeling uneasy.

"I'll go shower first" Jen said as she got off the stool she was sitting on and went upstairs.

Lucas watched her leave and helplessly shook his head with a sigh. He felt like he should have told her a bit later, but at the same time it wasn't like the information would change.

Her reaction probably wouldn't be much different from what it currently was. Lucas finished up with the cooking and put everything on the table. He selected a bottle of wine and opened it before putting it on the table with wine glasses.

Rather than sit idly, he went to check on the hot tub since he had never used it before. He saw that half of it was filled and calculated that by the time their food had settled it would be full. When he went back upstairs he found Jen sitting on the dining table sipping on her wine while waiting for him.

"Why didn't you call me?" Lucas asked as he sat across from her.

"I knew you wouldn't be gone for long." Jen said with a smile before she started loading up her plate.

Lucas patiently waited for her and watched her carefully. She did not seem to be upset anymore. He figured that the shower must have helped.

After she was done picking what she wanted to eat Lucas also served up a plate for himself and they both started eating. Jen poured Lucas a glass of wine when it looked like he completely forgot about it.

"Are you being a bad influence?" Lucas asked while raising an eyebrow.

"No, it's really delicious" Jen said as she took a sip from her glass as if proving a point. The sour taste made her mouth water and she couldn't help but anticipate the next sip she would have.

Lucas watched her close her eyes when she drank the wine and couldn't help but also try it. There were people in his circle who went to learn about wines and their origins and the types of grapes used and how old the wine is which he thought to be completely useless to him.

He never bothered learning since he did not have to prove that he was sophisticated since he was one of the people on top of the food chain. He couldn't help but think that people who learn those things just to show off are very pretentious.

When he drank the wine he could only think that it was not bad, the two of them sat and ate the meal and at that time their roles were reversed. SInce Lucas was the one who was always praising her food whenever they ate, now Jen was the one praising his food and Lucas couldn't help but feel slightly embarrassed. Jen couldn't help but notice and she ended up laughing at him.

"Are you feeling shy?" Jen asked her eyes shining in amusement.

"I see you're amusing yourself at my expense" Lucas grumbled. He took a sip of his wine and before he had set the glass back on the table he felt Jen peck his lips. By the time he came back to his senses she had already separated herself from him. She stroked his lower lip with her thumb.

"You're cute" Jen said and smiled brightly making Lucas feel flustered.