Convincing her (Jen and Lucas)

Chapter 26: Stolen kiss.

The two of them went on discussing what they need to buy during the drive towards the shopping centre and Lucas was not expecting Jen to be so passionate about it. It really came as a surprise to him.

Since they were so busy talking the drive did not feel as long as it actually was and the finally arrived. Jen looked at the big letters at the entrance that read Lewis & Co. and was silent for a moment.

"We're literally shopping at your shop," Jen said as she got out of the car. Lucas laughed as he heard her say this.

"Well, not to brag but we have the best stuff in the country. Besides, isn't it better to keep it in the family?" He replied clearly amused by her reaction. She just shook her head and walked towards the building.

She had never been there before but the place was huge. There were shops for everything. Boutiques, beauty shops, Furniture, Appliances, Supermarkets, a cinema, It was a proper mall but more. Of course, not all the shops belonged to Lewis & Co. They were considered landlords to the other shops since they owned the whole place.

"Do you want a tour first?" Lucas asked clearly amused by how she kept looking around.

"Maybe later we have a lot to do now," Jen said and was surprised when Lucas held her hand and walked with her towards the place they sold appliances. They spent almost two hours in there choosing things. Lucas was mostly silent when Jen was picking kitchen appliances as if he was leaving it to her since she would be the one to use them.

It wasn't that he did not know how to cook, he rarely had the time to do so, so he never actually bothered.

After they were done making their orders he instructed them to immediately send them to the hotel and also asked for the personnel to install what could be immediately installed. Afterwards, they went to buy furniture and most of the colours they went with were whites, dark blues and greys. Jen found black and white would not feel homey and since Lucas was not into warm colours she received his approval when she suggested those colours.

After two hours of hopping on beds and trying out couches and looking at shelves and everything they went to a fabric shop, then a shop that sold kitchenware. They were all over the place. After another four hours, they were finally done.

Since Jen still wanted to look around, they went to some brand name shops and she bought a couple of clothes.

In one of the shops, Lucas had seen a dress that was very captivating. It was a dark maroon long dress that had a deep plunging collar that went all the way down to just above the navel and the back was exposed all the way down to her waist. He didn't hold back and asked Jen to try it on. Jen looked at the dress and understood why it caught his attention.

She took it and went to the changing room to try it on. When she walked out and Lucas saw her he almost choked on his own saliva. It did not look vulgar on her at all. He walked towards her and circled around her to see how it looked at the back. He moved her hair out of the way to properly take her in.

"You look stunning," Lucas said with a mysterious look in his eyes. He turned her around so she would look at her reflection on the mirror and she had to admit that she really looked amazing in that dress.

Lucas did not even ask for the price and gave the sales lady his card to pay for it. Jen was surprised by his action.

"Lucas, I don't think I have anywhere I can wear this dress, I really don't need it," Jen said trying to stop him.

"Do you have plans tomorrow evening?" Lucas suddenly asked

"No"

"Now you do, I was reluctant to ask you earlier but seeing you right now," Lucas left his sentences hanging and didn't finish it. It would be a lie if Jen said that she was not flattered by his reaction to her.

She nodded her head and accepted the dress. She was not a person to give someone a hard time if they wanted to spend their money on her. She didn't reject gifts since someone was thinking of her when they buy them. If she returned the dress, he didn't even have sisters he could give to, besides, she loved it so she accepted it.

Of course, she thought like this because she was completely unaware of how much it actually cost. It was the only dress in the store and it didn't have a price tag attached to it.

It was already 8 pm by then so Lucas took Jen for dinner. After a delicious meal, Lucas dropped her off at home. Lucas had clasped Jen's hand in his while carrying her shopping bags in another and walked her to her door.

"Thank you for today," Lucas said as they stood in front of her door looking at each other

"No problem, will you need help putting everything together?" Jen asked

"No, I don't want to abuse you like that, I'll handle everything," Lucas said. Jen nodded a bit disappointed but she didn't insist.

"Thanks for the dress" Jen said again with a smile.

"It was my pleasure" Lucas replied. When he remembered how good she looked he couldn't stop the smile that graced his face. Jen was stunned for the nth time since Lucas smiled a lot when he was around her and every time she saw his straight white teeth and dimples when he did she was always stunned by how handsome he actually was.

"Goodnight," Jen said and moved closer to him for a hug. Since she was not wearing heels she felt a bit shorter that day, her head came up to his shoulder, she felt petite in his arms. She had already released and wanted to step back but Lucas kept on holding on to her.

She looked up at him in question and it was at that moment Lucas left a peck on her lips then released her. She was not expecting that so she was dazed for a few seconds before returning to her senses. She blushed and turned to unlock her door. She almost left her things with Lucas from how she was rushing. Lucas handed her things to her and gave her a kiss on her forehead and watched her go inside her house.

He also turned around to leave when he reached his car he looked towards her house again before going in and driving off.