Convincing her (Jen and Lucas)

Chapter 29: Arrival

As she stepped outside the first thing she noticed was the black Maybach parked outside. She looked at him in question but he didn't notice. It had only been a week but this was the fourth car of his she was seeing.

It's like he had a car for casual parties, for commuting to university, for going shopping, for going to events, she wondered if he went to work with a different car. Jen had guessed correctly but she would find out later. He opened the door for her and watched her get it. He went to the other side of the car and got into the driver's seat and drove off.

Jen looked at the interior and the car truly was very comfortable.

"I thought you would get a driver for tonight, aren't you going to drink?" she asked, she knew that in these events people would end up drinking a lot. Lucas just smile mysteriously and told her not to worry about it. How can she not worry?

"How was your day today?"

"Long, I had to go to work today, how was yours?" Lucas said and returned the question to her.

"I studied for most of it, I talked to my sister too," Jen said with a smile.

"Really? How is she?" Lucas asked curiously

"She's okay, everyone at home is fine" Jen replied. The two of them continued with their small talk for about thirty minutes before they arrived at the venue. The event was taking place at one of the Lewis hotels, the place was huge.

As the car moved across the front of the hotel Jen looked at the numerous fountains at the vicinity, the place was truly extravagant. Lucas arrived in front of the hotel doors, he opened his car door and got out not bothering to turn off the engine and went to open Jen's door.

The valet had wanted to open her door for her but when his eyes met Lucas' he gave up. Lucas opened her door and extended his hand to help her out. She reached out for his hand and stepped out of the car.

Since he was directly in front of her door, when she got out she was almost plastered against him. He could smell the faint scent of roses on her body. It was subtle enough to just tease his senses and it was not overwhelming at all.

Jen lightly tugged on his sleeve to remind him that they need to be going inside. Lucas looked at her for longer and lightly tugged at one of the loose tendrils of hair that framed her face. Although he liked seeing her hair loose, he had to admit that she looked very nice with her hair collected atop her head.

When it was styled like that it not only framed her face delicately, but her neck was also exposed. He traced a finger along her neck and saw her subtly shiver, he knew it was not the time but he couldn't help himself. He gave her a mischievous smile and stopped teasing her.

He finally noticed that the valet was waiting for them to move so he could go park the car. He did not dare look at the lady for too long seeing how possessive the boss' son was of her. Lucas stirred her away from the car and proceeded to lead her inside.

He placed his hand on the small of her back as they walked. Jen became more aware of his hand because her back was bare and she could feel the warmth of his palm against her skin. She turned to look at him and because her heels were pretty high she was almost at eye level with him. Lucas pretended to be ignorant and Jen decided to stay silent.

They were led by one of the hotel staff to the hall where the event was taking place. Jen started feeling nervous the closer they got the venue, by the time they arrived on the corridor that would lead them to the doors of the hall which she saw were wide open her breathing had picked up.

Lucas stopped and asked the staff to leave them alone, he looked at Jen with furrowed eyebrows. He was feeling concerned for her.

"Are you okay?" He asked. Jen nodded and then shook her head.

"I'm nervous, it's been a while since I've been to such an event," Jen said honestly. Lucas gently hugged her to comfort her.

"It'll be fine, I'll be standing next to you the whole time," He said as he gently patted her back trying to get her to calm down. Jen could feel herself relax when she was enveloped in his warm embrace. After a few minutes, he felt her relax in his embrace.

"Are you feeling better?" Lucas checked again. He could feel her nod so he reluctantly released her. He looked at her face and saw that she looked better. When their eyes met he smiled at her and she smiled back before turning to face the door.

Her aura had completely changed and she looked confident and had an air of subtle aloofness. She had returned to being the girl who attended these parties with her grandfather. She had been used to attending these parties, and since they went bankrupt she not only didn't have the time, but she felt like she was going to be scorned by the people there.

She had noticed that people's attitude towards her had changed since that event. Even Tyler had started treating her differently. She shook off the memories and looked at Lucas with a smile, secretly wondering how he would react once he learned about her family.

Lucas was not ready for the pleasant surprise but he appreciated it, he didn't want her to be taken advantage of when they arrived. So he placed his hand on the small of her back again and they resumed their walk to the hall.

The sound of her heels echoed in the corridor until they arrived in front of the door. The moment they walked in all conversation seemed to have seized. The music being played by the violinists was the only thing that was heard. The silence was very brief and soon enough all conversation had resumed.