Convincing her (Jen and Lucas)

Chapter 28: Preparing for the night.

After having her small lunch Jen went back to her books. She had slacked off a lot in the past two days so she was determined to catch up. She had set an alarm so that she wouldn't lose track of time. At 5:30 her alarm went off finally breaking her concentration.

Her living room floor was strewn with textbooks, and papers so she had started tidying up. She collected everything and went to put them in the other unused bedroom. She had recently thought of turning that room to a study because it wasn't comfortable studying on the floor, the bed or the couch.

She went to her bedroom to start preparing for the party she was going to be going to. She quickly stripped off her clothes and went to her bathroom. She prepared a bath and even used rose scented bath salts and jumped into her shower as the tub was filling up. She quickly washed her hair and got into the bathtub.

The bathroom was filled with the scent of roses and the bath was so relaxing she almost fell asleep. When she had started dozing off she knew she should get out before she was late again today. She removed the stopper and went on to rinse her body of the soap suds that she still had and wrapped her hair in a towel. She quickly brushed her teeth and went to her bedroom.

She took out the dress that was still in the plastic cover and laid it on her bed and sat in front of her vanity to do her make up. After putting on some skincare products she started with the makeup. She didn't want it heavy but for the party, she put in some extra effort.

She was not a makeup guru but her skills shouldn't be underestimated. She quickly put on some foundation and even did a bit contouring and highlighting with some eye makeup. She didn't go heavy with the eye shadow and instead used light colours that flattered her eyes instead.

After she was done with her makeup she started working on her hair. It took almost an hour to finish with her hair, she had blown dried it and styled it in a braided updo. Her arms were aching by the time she was done because she tried so many hairstyles.

She was glad that she could step into her dress instead of pulling it over her head. She closed the button on the nape of her neck and checked herself out on the mirror. She didn't think she would look even better than she did the previous day. She looked more elegant because she had makeup on and had styled her hair properly.

She was so excited she rushed to start picking out her jewellery. She decided on her white gold studs that were embedded with diamonds. They were not high-key earrings but they were beautiful and expensive.

She remembered how Alex tried dissuading her from buying them but they were one of a kind and expensive, mostly because of the necklace that came with them. The chain was also made of white gold and was lined with tiny diamonds that sparkled subtly in the right lighting and at the centre of the necklace was a pear-shaped diamond that lay a couple of centimetres above her cleavage. She also spotted the hair jewellery that she owned and decided to place tow diamond-studded hairpins on her braid. The addition made her look more delicate.

When she turned to look at herself again she was happy to see how good she looked after the addition of the jewellery. She had bought it on impulse and never really had the opportunity to wear them. With a large smile on her wine-coloured lips, she picked up her clutch and threw in her cellphone, lipstick, a handkerchief and wallet before putting on some perfume. It was subtle and was also rose scented she picked up her shoes and went with them to the living room.

As she was putting on her shoes the doorbell rang. She lifted her head to check the time and it was 7:40 pm for once he was late, she thought to herself as she stood up in her five-inch heels and went to open the door. Lucas stood in front of her wearing a black suit with a tie that matched her dress.

He looked as handsome as ever, his hair was styled differently and it made him look all the more masculine. As she looked at him she could feel her heart race and her face flush.

Unlike her Lucas was speechless, it may seem repetitive with how much he thought of and said how beautiful Jen was but at that moment she by far looked her best. The floor-length mermaid style dress was form-fitting and showed off her curves without looking vulgar at all. She looked sexy and elegant at the same time. He thought he would swallow his tongue.

"You're late," Jen said teasingly as a wide smile spread across her face, she was happy to see him.

"Mmmh, you look exquisite" Lucas replied surprising Jen since that was not the response she was expecting.

"You too," She said the smile still on her face. Lucas noticed she was wearing the lipstick he had said he liked and he felt his heart go soft. He presented the flowers he bought for her and she took them with sparkling eyes and thanked him.

"Shall we?" Lucas asked.

"Just give me a sec," she said and quickly rushed back inside. Lucas watched her busy herself as she put the flowers in a vase and picked up her clutch and turned to leave with him.