Convincing her (Jen and Lucas)

Chapter 25: Showing her something

Lucas insisted on cleaning up and this time Jen didn't try to resist instead she went to her room to fix herself up some more. She put on a light pink lipstick that gave her a softer look and put on her boots.

After stuffing her purse with things she thought she would need, she finally got out of her room. Lucas was done with the dishes by then and was waiting for her. They finally left the house at around 12:30 pm. They both got into Lucas' car and drove off.

"How has work been?" Jen asked him curiously

"Well, I'm busier than ever before, I was expecting it but it still came as a surprise how much I have to handle. Although I did work while studying the work I was responsible for wasn't too much so I wouldn't burn out, but now it's not the same anymore" Lucas complained.

It felt good that he could do so, if he talked to his mother about it she'd complain to his father about overworking him which didn't really improve matters. His friends wouldn't really understand because they were either still studying or plotting against their siblings for the rights to inherit their family's companies. They would just think he is being a cry baby.

"I can't really fully understand since I have people to manage these things for me, although when I started out with my first caf things were busy, I'd go home after a day's work. Don't neglect yourself, work will be harder if you do" Jen said as she patted his shoulder in comfort.

She didn't say much but he was touched and if he wasn't driving he'd be hugging her. So at the moment, he could only give her a genuine smile. Their trip went on fine and they finally arrived at L.L Hotel. Jen was baffled, she thought they were going shopping but he took her to a hotel instead? She looked at Lucas disbelievingly.

"Why are we here? I thought we were going shopping" Jen said amidst her confusion.

"We will but first I have to show you something," Lucas said and got out of the car and went to open her door.

"Show me something?" Jen asked with a hint of sarcasm. Did he think she was two? A grown man brings a grown woman to a hotel to show her something? This train of thought made her scoff with incredulity. She sent Lucas a fierce glare and refused to step out of the car.

"Come on Jen, don't be difficult. I'm being honest" Lucas said. He didn't have to bend down since he was driving his range rover velar. He honestly preferred larger cars because they were much more spacious. Jen looked at him with doubt before reluctantly getting off the car.

They had used the underground parking so they went straight for the elevator. Jen did not notice that on the side they had parked at Lucas' car was the only one that was there. He used a key card to open the elevator and there was a fingerprint scanner inside the elevator that he used to get it to run.

The elevator went past the 40th floor and stopped at the 41st floor and opened. There was only one door and it was directly in front of them. Lucas used his fingerprint to unlock the door and what greeted Jen's eyes was definitely not what she was expecting. There was so much floor space that was completely empty. There was no furniture and the place looked stripped bare except for the painted walls.

"What's this?" Jen asked curiously as she stepped out of the elevator.

"My new home" Lucas said sheepishly.

"But it's empty," Jen said and then she connected the dots to the shopping trip he talked about. So they were going to shop for furniture and appliances.

"So we're going to buy stuff for your house?" Jen asked as she walked around the place. She had to admit, it looked very chic and barely had any walls and looked like the whole place was filled with windows. The view from the 41st floor was not bad at all. She could see the numerous buildings that surrounded the hotel all the way to where the ocean was. She could imagine how breathtaking it would be at night.

The place was very spacious, as she moved around she found the stairs and asked she could go up to take a look. Lucas nodded and she proceeded to go up the stairs. She walked around the upper floor and also opened the bedroom doors to peek around. There were three bedrooms and they were all self-contained, but it was obvious which room Lucas was going to stay in.

His bathroom was big enough to fit in her bedroom and bathroom combined, and her room was not small by any means. There was a shower equipped with a rain shower head, a bathtub, there was even a Jacuzzi in there. Jen was definitely impressed.

She turned around to see Lucas watching her she avoided his gaze and continued looking around.

The other rooms were also spacious with luxurious bathrooms but couldn't compare to the first room.

"So you want to furnish the place?" Jen asked

"Yeah," Lucas replied with a nod.

"Is that why you asked for my help?" Jen continued to ask. Receiving another nod from Lucas. Lucas continued the tour and showed her the indoor swimming pool and gym she failed to notice before and the terrace. After they were done going around they discussed his preferences and finally left to go do the actual shopping.

Jen liked decorating and coordinating things. Anyone who knew her from the beginning would know that she was the one who was responsible for the interior of all her restaurants and even the cafes. The only reason she was not studying interior designing was because she was a business owner and it was something she did to amuse herself. She did take some online courses on it because she was interested but that was as far as she was willing to go for it.

Jen didn't know that Lucas asked her this so he could spend even more time with her. In short, it was an excuse because he could have asked Dave to find him an interior designer to work on his place.