Jen went to put away the present she got for Lucas and rushed to take a quick shower. She had found herself in Lucas' room frequently recently that the room she had insisted on using started to feel alien.

After her shower she went to the walk in closet and couldn't help but laugh at herself from all the shirts and t-shirts she had taken from Lucas' closet.

She put on a pair of short shorts and one of t-shirts that covered it since it reached her mid thigh before promptly leaving her room.

As she walked down the stairs towards the kitchen, she heard the door open and saw Lucas walk in as she stood at the foot of the stairs.

Lucas put down his things and opened his arms and Jen helplessly walked into them giving him a hug.

"Did you miss me alot?" Lucas asked, reminding Jen about Laura's prank. Jen goodnaturedly looked up at him with her chin on his chest and gave him a small nod which made his heart warm up.

"Why don't you give me a kiss then" Lucas said with a smile exposing his dimples that had created deep creases on his cheeks.

"Mmh" Jen agreed and grabbed the lapels of his jacket and pulled him closer to her before pecking him on the lips.

"Miss Larson, I thought I taught you how you should kiss me when I get back from work" Lucas said as he wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her body flush to his. They were so close that Jen's hands that were holding the lapels of jacket had settled on his strong upper arms.

"Fine" Jen said and Lucas noticed the mischievous shine in her eyes.She then pulled him down with his tie and locked their lips together.

Lucas let her take control of the kiss but he was not being fully cooperative either making her nip his bottom lip in frustration before he parted his lips with a smile. Jen on the other hand was very tempted to stomp on his foot from frustration but that moment of distraction was enough for Lucas to take the reigns as he slipped his tongue into her mouth.

His fingers were tangled in her hair as he pressed her head closer to his so that he could kiss her even deeper making her weak kneed. At that point Jen could only hold on to his arms as she found herself bent slightly backwards so she could only hold onto him to keep her balance.

After almost another minute of the intense kissing, Jne was finally released and she would have fallen to the ground if Lucas was not holding on to her waist. After a few seconds of orienting herself she glared at the amused Lucas.

"Don't you think doing this is a bit overboard?" Jen asked as she attempted to step away from him but only ended up being held even tighter by him.

"Do you want me to go overboard?" Lucas asked and Jen felt one of his palms sneak up her thigh from under the hem of the t-shirt she was wearing making her speechlessly look at him.

She was not planning on encouraging him so she ignored his actions and smiled instead.

"Go wash up first, i'll go fix us something to eat" Jen said and as she made to walk away once more, Lucas held her back and pecked her lips with a smile before hugging her.

"I missed you today" Lucas said making Jen smile, but when they separated Jen remembered how Laura had teased her about her bruised neck and pointed at her neck that had some light bruising that was sure to be gone the next day.

"Can't you hold back a bit? At least spare my neck, Laura had a field day with this" Jen lamented. Lucas traced the light bruises with his finger before he smiled.

"I held back alot otherwise they wouldn't be red but there would be some black and purple thrown in there too. Besides, you seemed to enjoy it" Lucas said seriously making Jen roll her eyes from incredulity before decisively she left his arms and went to the kitchen.

"Wash up and come down for dinner" Jen said and put a pot of water to boil on the stove.

Lucas smiled and picked up his things before going up the stairs.

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A while later the two of them were sitting at the balcony while enjoying the city's night view and sipping on some wine.

"What time will we go for lunch?" Jen asked Lucas who was hugging her body tightly to his to protect her from the slightly chilly breeze.

"Let's leave at 11am, we'll be there till around 2pm then we can go to the estate from there" Lucas said as he rested his chin on her head.

"Oh, then when will Dave pick the girls up?" Jen asked and made herself comfortable on his wide shoulder.

"Tell them to be ready by 12:30, Dave will pick up Leanna and Nancy before coming to the hotel. The trip will take a bit over two hours from here but from my parents house it should be s bit over an hour or so" Lucas said as he rubbed her arm.

"Mmh," Jen said and texted the four girls to let them know of the schedule. She thought about doing it the next day but she could already sense that she would forget.

After she finished texting she saw that it was already ten minutes to midnight and she looked at Lucas with a smile.

"I want to go to the bathroom" Jen said before she stood up and left the balcony to go into the house.

Lucas watched her leave before he leaned back on the wide sofa and looked at the sky he was soon lost in his thoughts as he carried a faint smile on his face. After a couple of minutes, he could feel Jen snuggle up to him once more making him look at her.

When they made eye contact Jen smiled briefly before looking at the city lights. Lucas smiled and wrapped his arm around her to make her sit closer to him. After a few minutes of silence Jen looked at him once more and smiled happily.

"What is it?" Lucas asked as he looked at her.

"Happy birthday" Jen said and pecked his lips making him smile brightly.

"Thank you" Lucas said sincerely and used his finger to hold her chin up, tilting her face in the process before giving her a sweet kiss that shook her heart.