Convincing her (Jen and Lucas)

Lucas was at a loss for words. He had imagined all kinds of things happening to them tonight, but a marriage proposal was at the bottom of his list.

He looked at her and saw that she was very nervous about everything. It was no wonder she drank so much before mustering up enough courage to propose to him. He looked at her and a bright smile appeared on his face. Unlike her, who had been sceptical and hesitant, Lucas was very sure of himself.

He wanted to marry her in less than three months of knowing her. After being denied a few times, he thought that it would be better to cater to her own pace. If he was being too fast, it was better to slow down to his pace to match hers. That was why he had told her that when she was ready, she should let him know.

"Should we go register tomorrow?" he asked her as he held her tightly.

"Is that a yes?" Jen asked him as she held his face in her hands.

"Mmmh," Lucas nodded as he looked up at her. Jen leaned forwards and kissed his lips. She was experiencing a myriad of emotions, from happiness to relief. Lucas received her kiss with a smile on his face. He was already planning on marking this date on his calendar. 

Lucas felt a drop of liquid on his face and he automatically opened his eyes. Pulling away from Jen. Lucas wiped her tears with his thumbs before stroking her cheeks.

"What is it?" he asked her as he watched her sniffle while clumsily wiping her own tears.

"I just got overwhelmed. I'm sorry," Jen said, and Lucas chuckled before leaving a peck on her lips.

"What are you sorry for?" Lucas asked her with a smile. He was in an excellent mood right now.

"All those times I refused. If you rejected me, I don't know what I would have done," Jen said and hid her face in his neck.

"It's alright, how could I refuse you?" Lucas asked her as he stroked her hair comfortingly. Her moment of being emotional was very short-lived, as she was also very happy that he accepted her proposal.

Seeing that Lucas had forgotten about the little box she had given to him, she opened it and took out the gold band that was studded with emeralds and took Lucas's left hand in hers. Lucas watched in concentration as she slid the ring in his ring finger and a smile appeared on his face as he looked at the ring. The emeralds were very low key, and the ring was to his tastes.

"Give me a second," Lucas said and easily lifted her off his lap before he disappeared into his bedroom. Jen picked up her wineglass and took a sip from it as a smile played on her lips.

Not even an entire minute passed before Lucas returned and sat down next to Jen. She looked at him curiously as he took her left hand in his.

"I've been carrying this around for almost a year," Lucas said as he pulled out a white box from his pyjama bottoms. He opened it and took out a ring that was embedded with a large ruby that was decorated with emeralds.

Jen looked at the ring with wide eyes before looking up at him. Lucas slid the ring on her finger and Jen put down the wine glass she had been holding before jumping into his arms and kissing him.

Lucas leaned against the armrest as he embraced her and kissed her back. Her lips and mouth were filled with the taste of wine and he felt like he was slowly getting drunk on her taste.

Jen was very touched with the knowledge that he had not been proposing lightly the whole time and was actually determined to have her from the beginning. She had always thought that it was a 'heat of the moment' thing for him.

"We should celebrate," Jen said and leaned back to pick up their wine glasses and handed Lucas his glass. Lucas looked at Jen, who had already taken a sip of her wine.

"Is this why you wore white?" Lucas asked as his fingers traced the edges of her bra. Jen had already forgotten that he had opened her robe earlier and her lingerie had been exposed. Her cheeks flushed at the sensation of his warm fingertips lingering on her breasts.

"Wear red on the wedding," Lucas said as he scratched the nipple that was currently hidden under the fragile material.

"It'll be next year anyway, no worries," Jen said as she looked at his hands with hot eyes.

"Next year?" Lucas asked her, and Jen blinked at him.

"Mmmh, once you are finished with your masters," Jen said, and Lucas looked at her in surprise.

"You want to wait till then? Can't we just do it tonight?" Lucas asked her as his hand caressed the side of her thigh. Jen looked into his eyes and was almost tempted to say yes.

"Let's marry when you are available. I don't want to get married just for me to leave you alone for another year unless we visit each other," Jen said as his fingers caressed his pecs and teasing his own nipples. It was like she was trying to prove that she was not the only one that was in a disadvantage.

"I want to make it official as soon as possible," Lucas complained, and for the first time resented his father. Noah, who was having fun with his wife, suddenly sneezed.

"Have you fallen sick?" Hellen asked Noah, who had pulled away from her to sneeze.

"No, I think someone it badmouthing me behind my back," Noah said as he gathered Hellen back in his arms.

"We will babe, and I would do it right now, but we both know that our mothers would kill us we made such decisions," Jen coaxed. Hellen wanted to brag about her sons' weddings in front of all her friends.

If she ended up receiving a notification of marriage in replacement of her first chance of bragging, she might end up coming to Country M just to scold Lucas. That was Hellen. Diane would directly lock her up.

"We can sign the papers today and have the ceremony at a later date," Lucas coaxed. He only had to convince Jen at the moment. Jen looked at the man who seemed eager to marry and a helpless smile appeared on her face.

"We can do that, but I want to do it traditionally. Am I old-fashioned?" Jen asked as she stroked his chin. Lucas immediately became helpless against her. It was one thing if they were doing it for the sake of their families and a completely different matter if he was doing it for his now fiancé.

"No, I'll listen to you," Lucas said and smiled at her. Jen leaned down once more and kissed his lips. This was probably the happiest she has been over the past two years.

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