Convincing her (Jen and Lucas)

Jen's entire body was aching when she woke up the next day. It was not the first time she was experiencing something like this, but last night was especially intense. Jen lazily stretched her body, waking Lucas up unintentionally. 

"Awake?" Lucas asked and kissed her hair, making her smile before she snuggled deeper into his embrace.

"If you keep acting like this, then we'll be late for lunch with the family," Lucas said with a low chuckle but did not try anything with her. To be honest, he had tired himself out last night too, and as much stamina as he had, he still needed to have time to recover.

"What do you want to have for breakfast?" Jen asked him, her voice sounding muffled because she buried her head in his chest.

"I'll have anything you make," Lucas answered honestly. He glanced at the watch on the bedside table and saw that it was around 7:30 am. 

"Okay," Jen said as she thought of what to cook before she tried to get out of the bed. However, Lucas was being uncooperative and didn't release her.

"Lucas?" she called in question as she looked at him with confusion.

"We'll have breakfast in another two hours, let's rest some more," Lucas said and pulled Jen close.

"I don't want to fall asleep while having lunch with the family, let's rest a bit more," Lucas added when he noticed that she was being hesitant. Jen finally conceded and relaxed in his arms, and soon enough, her breathing became shallow. Lucas kissed her forehead before going to sleep as well.

Lucas woke up exactly two hours later, but after seeing Jen sleep, he did not move so he wouldn't disturb her rest. He watched her sleep for a few minutes before her eyebrows furrowed and squinted as she tried to open her eyes. Lucas kissed her forehead several times when he saw her wake up before kissing her nose and cheeks. Since he was pestering her, she did not have much of a choice but to quickly wake up.

"Lucas, stop it," Jen said with a giggle as he kissed her neck.

"I'm going to wash up," Jen said and stealthily slipped out of his arms. Lucas watched her bare bottom as she rushed to the bathroom to freshen up, a faint smile on his lips.

Jen quickly washed up and got dressed in something simple before going to the kitchen. When she got out of the walk-in closet, she heard the shower running so she did not dally around too much.

Jen started preparing breakfast from the moment she walked into the kitchen. It could even be described as over the top because she made more than she normally did on a normal day. Lucas came downstairs with a pair of sweat pants while he was still wiping his damp hair dry. He stood on the opposite side of the kitchen and watched as Jen busied herself.

"You baked the bread yourself?" Lucas asked as he watched Jen pull out a baking tray from the oven. How long was he in the shower? He started feeling like he showered for too long if Jen had managed to finish baking the bread they were going to have for breakfast while he was taking his time in their room.

"Mmmh, it's been a while, I hope it turned out good. If it's nice, I'll take some to mom and dad," Jen said and Lucas felt like someone tickled his heart. She was no longer saying your parents and was instead calling them mom and dad directly. He was so touched he almost leapt over the kitchen counter to give her a warm hug.

"Let's take it even if it's not nice," Lucas said with a wide smile and Jen speechlessly looked at his goofy expression. She wondered if it had always been so easy to coax him because his reaction was very new to her.

"I won't take it if it's not nice, why would I embarrass myself like that?" Jen asked as she sliced the hot bread. Lucas felt himself salivate at not only the sight of the steaming hot bread but also the fragrance it emitted. There was no way that bread would taste bad Lucas thought to himself as he eyed it with greed.

Looking at his expression, Jen wondered whether she made a mistake or not. If her actions turned her into the family's baker, then that would become a disaster!

"Can I have a taste?" Lucas asked nicely and Jen handed him a slice as she continued to evenly slice the bread. Lucas did not hesitate to take a bite and his eyes closed in happiness.

"Jen, can we make toast with this?" he asked and Jen nodded absentmindedly while continuing with her task.

"What of French toast? It would also taste delicious," Lucas said as he went around the kitchen counter and into the kitchen.

"What are you doing?" Jen asked when she realised that her kitchen space had been invaded.

"I'll help you make the French toast," Lucas said as he popped two slices of bread into the toaster before making preparations for the other two he had stolen away from Jen. His actions even made her wonder if it was really that good.

She had worked in her cafes for a while and she was very familiar with baking, of course, she did not think she was an amazing baker, but it was enough to make a few cookies and bread. 

Her café staff:…

In reality, since Jen had started with cafés, she had been diligent in developing new and unique recipes so her talent in this aspect was quite exceptional. It was just that, the women in her family were too competent in cooking that she did not feel like it was anything special. She always enjoyed the food others cooked than the food she made herself.

Going from Lucas's reaction, Jen decided to pack the bread they wouldn't be able to finish to bring to her in-laws' house when they went there for lunch later. 

With the two now working together, a sumptuous breakfast was prepared and the couple sat at the dining table to devour it.

Jen had not even realised she was hungry until she had her first bite of food. She had eaten last night, but with the amount of energy the two of them ended up expending, it was not surprising that they were starving. 

Jen raised her eyebrows when she took a bit of the French toast that Lucas had prepared as she finally understood why he was so taken with the bread she had just baked.

"If you like the bread so much then I'll just make it for you every day," Jen said with a small smile. In all honesty, she also thought it was delicious.

"If we got married, then you could move your credits more conveniently to my university and we would eat this bread every morning," Lucas said as he looked at her and Jen chuckled at his come back.

"Honestly, if it was my choice, we would get married after two years," Jen said as she looked at Lucas who looked like he was about to despair.