Convincing her (Jen and Lucas)

Jen had joined him for a nap, she didn't sleep as deeply as he did so she was up again in an hour. When she woke, she saw how his face was buried in her bosom and felt a bit speechless for a while. Even when he was sick, he still didn't forget to do this. She thought to herself and tried to sit up.

Her efforts became useless as Lucas pulled her to lie down again in no time. She sighed as she looked up at the ceiling and stroked his hair softly as he continued to sleep. His temperature hadn't changed much and his cheeks were still flushed, but he didn't feel any hotter than he was before.

Jen got lost in her own thoughts as she started thinking about all the things they needed to do tomorrow. She knew that she an appointment with the salon as from late morning the next day and the engagement party would start from late evening to around ten or eleven pm. 

She was hoping that Lucas would break his fever soon so that he wouldn't be forced to go to tomorrow's event while he was still feeling unwell. Or worse, to have to cancel the whole thing because he could not attend. What was worse than that was attending the event by herself without the future groom, which would really paint her as being shameless.

"You have to get better quickly," she murmured as she continued to stroke his hair. Lucas was only half asleep, so he heard her words and a smile that she could not see graced his lips. Jen almost thought he was awake when she felt him hold her tighter, but his breathing had not changed, so she thought that it was just a coincidence.

Jen gradually felt the hands that were holding her loosen and took the opportunity to leave the bed. She left their bedroom and went downstairs to the kitchen to get a serving of food for Lucas. She felt a bit distressed as she thought of how he would have endured the discomfort and continued working until he forced himself into bed rest. 

Since she had prepared food earlier, she just opened the oven that was keeping the food warm and served it in bowls and small plates before placing everything on a tray and going upstairs with it. Jen had gotten spoiled by Lucas, he had always taken the initiative to take care of her and she suddenly felt like she had taken all those moments for granted. 

She carefully walked into their room and was welcomed with the sight of Lucas hugging one of the pillows on the bed, and she felt her heart itch. The view was so cute she could not find it in herself to wake him up. She even thought of buying him a body-sized pillow he could hug to sleep whenever she was not there.

"Lucas" she called as she placed the tray of food on the side table. She had just made a few simple light meals for him, so she was not feeling too pressured. She just didn't want him to eat cold food that was why she wanted him to wake up quickly.

Jen shook his shoulder and Lucas eventually drowsily opened his eyes He sleepily looked at his girlfriend before taking her into his arms and hugging her back onto the bed.

"Lucas, have some lunch before going back to sleep," Jen said as she struggled out of his embrace.

"I want to hold you," Lucas said frankly, and after a moment of silence, Jen resumed her efforts of trying to get out of his embrace. 

"You can hold me, but you still need to eat. Once you finish this bowl of porridge, I'll let you hold as much as you want," Jen coaxed as she brought a spoonful of light porridge to his lips.

"As much as I want?" Lucas asked as he sat on the bed and seriously looked at Jen before she nodded in agreement with their deal. Lucas opened his mouth and was fed a spoonful of light porridge. It had been a while since he was taken care of like this, so he savoured the moment.

"Mmmh," Jen answered vaguely and could not comprehend the look in his eyes at that moment. Fortunately, Lucas was very self-aware and did not make any trouble as he knew that their engagement party was very sensitive, not only to recognize her as the future Mrs, Lewis but also as a position of authority at Lewis and Co. Lucas had not told her but she owned fifty percent of his shares after he inherited the position from his father.

He knew that she was not materialistic, but he could not be careless with such matters, and knowing Jen, he knew that she would not be obsessed with what he owned and was the type of person to focus on expanding what they already owned.

Jen was already looking forward to tomorrow's party. She absent-mindedly fed Lucas as she thought of the itinerary for the next day. 

"Are you feeling better?" Jen asked Lucas once they were done with their lunch.

"No," Lucas answered bluntly, and Jen was at a loss for words.

"Did you have something in mind?" Jen asked him once she noticed that his gaze was focused on Lucas and her the whole time.

"Not really," her partner answered. Before she could say anything, she felt herself get pulled away from him. She was not aware of how possessive Lucas was until she was exposed to this sort of position.

"Let me get you some medicine before you sleep again. Since you were not able to break the fever by yourself," Jen said and stealthily slipped out of his arm, taking the tray with her. Lucas looked at the door that she closed behind her and tiredly sighed.

His head was feeling foggy and his stomach was a bit uncomfortable as he had forced himself to eat. He really wanted to just lie down like a dead fish.

Fortunately, Jen did not take too long and came back to their room with a few bottles of water and some antipyretics. Lucas hurried had one and downed half a bottle of water before pulling Jen back into bed with him.

"If you do this, I won't be able to sleep later tonight," Jen complained but did not stop him from nuzzling his face into her chest.

"If you can't sleep later, I'll tire you out," Lucas said suggestively and kissed the top of her breast as Jen helplessly smiled. That would only be possible if he was well enough for that.

"Okay, you just rest first, then we'll discuss it later," Jen said as she played with his hair. Lucas hummed in agreement before falling asleep. Jen watched over him until his breathing got deeper as he fell deeper into sleep. Once she was reassured that he was sleeping well, she too ended up drifting off to sleep.