Convincing her (Jen and Lucas)

Chapter 30: Meeting the parents

Everyone had already noticed the couple and were discussing them as they slowly made their way towards Lucas' parents. Jen had not thought that she would meet his parents in this event. It hadn't even crossed her mind.

It was too late for her to turn back though so she tightly gripped the clutch in her hand and gracefully walked towards Mr and Mrs Lewis. Lucas noticed she was tense and soothed her by making small strokes on her back.

"It'll be fine, don't worry" Lucas comforted with a smile. Jen could only nod and smile.

They finally arrived in front of his parents and they greeted them. Jen noticed that Lucas looked a lot like his father. She could see how he would end up looking like when he aged just by seeing him.

Jen gave them a bright smile and greeted them, Lucas' father was pleased that she didn't look like she was afraid of him. He was so used to people feeling intimidated around him that this was a pleasant surprise.

Lucas' mother, on the other hand, was a very cheerful person, but she was not to be underestimated. Her personality made her a lot of friends but no one dared to go overboard with her. She returned Jen's bright smile and expectantly looked to her son for an introduction.

Lucas cleared his throat and proceeded to introduce Jen to his parents. The people nearby had suddenly become very attentive as they were also curious about the tall beauty who had been able to capture Lucas' heart. Lucas had never brought a date to these events, so it must mean that he is very serious about her if he brought her there.

"Mom, Dad, this is my date, her name is Jen Larson, Jen these are parents, Hellen and Noah Lewis" Lucas simply introduced.

"It's a pleasure to meet you," Jen said with a polite smile.

"My, my, isn't she a beauty," Hellen said with a big smile as she held Jen's hand with both of hers. When Jen saw her enthusiastic reaction she felt more at ease and could only blush. Her reaction made Hellen smile even wider.

"You can call me aunt Hellen for now," Hellen said before nudging her husband who agreed with that form of address.

"Yes, Auntie, Uncle" Jen said a bit meekly, she didn't know why she felt so embarrassed to address them like that, but Lucas knew that his mother already likes Jen which made his mood even better.

"Is she your girlfriend?" His dad asked in such a low voice the two women did not hear him.

"Not yet," Lucas said with a smile.

"So, you're still friends?" His father prodded, Lucas absentmindedly nodded.

"She's the friend you had a sleepover with?" Noah continued prodding and when he saw Lucas nodding he burst out into hearty laughter. When Lucas heard his father laugh he realised what he had just revealed.

Everyone was surprised by Noah sudden laughter, he hardly ever showed a reaction to anything. Lucas felt a headache coming in, how could his father do that to him? He glared at his dad which only ended up amusing him even more before he decided to ignore him.

Jen didn't know what they were discussing to make Noah laugh so heartily but when she saw Lucas' expression was not curious anymore.

"Lucas, you go around with your father, I want some time with Jen," Hellen said

"But" Lucas started

"It's just for a while, I'll return your girlfriend, don't worry," Hellen said before leaving with Jen.

The two women were different in the sense that Jen was way taller than Hellen but they were talking animatedly that no one had the guts to interrupt them.

"How did you two meet?" Hellen asked with a lot of anticipation

"I met him on my first day of university, I had poured my coffee all over his shirt" Jen said laughing at the memory, it was obvious she would not tell her mother that they had officially introduced themselves at a party where they got wasted and made out in front of everyone before she dragged him to her house.

"Aaw, that is so cute," Hellen said her eyes sparkling, she was a hopeless romantic. Seeing her reaction made Jen smile.

"So, how long have you been dating?" Hellen prodded.

"We aren't dating yet" Jen replied

"Why? You two look so good together"

"I've only known him for a week" Jen tried to defend.

"I married his father after knowing him for a month," Hellen said. Jen did not understand how that was relevant. Hellen was trying to explain to Jen that knowing someone for a long time does not mean that the relationship would be secure and that what matters was that you had good feelings towards each other but it did not seem to have an effect.

"Do you at least like him?" Hellen asked feeling frustrated. She really wanted one of her sons to marry, her oldest son was like a slab of ice and did not look like he was capable of any human emotions.

She had tried setting him up but after he lashed out one time she decided to give up. Her second son was a celebrity, she did not want to put anyone's daughter through the hardship of dating a celebrity, an actor at that just to satisfy herself.

She was not planning on starting to pressure her last child to date for at least another five years but it seemed like she did not have to worry, and since it turned out like this, she was determined to make sure that the opportunity does not slip by. With his personality, who knows when he would date again if this did not work out?

Jen nodded in response to Hellen's question. When Hellen saw this she smiled with satisfaction. She was happy for her son, she did not want to put too much pressure on them and decided that if Jen was being cautious it should mean that she was taking her son seriously.

"That's all you need," Hellen said as she took Jen's hand and patted it.