Chapter 136: Proposal


    "Where is Laura?"Jen asked as her absence could be felt. Jen knew that she was drunk and since she rarely got drunk since most of the times she had drunk she was with the two of them and both she and Rachel knew how Laura got once she was drunk.


    "I''m getting worried" Jen said and started looking around.


    "Isn''t that her?" Nancy asked as she pointed in the direction of the loungers making the other three girls turn to look.


    Jen helplessly watched as Laura was shamelessly taking advantage of James who was neither encouraging nor discouraging her. In fact it was like he was letting her do whatever she wanted.


    "Aargh, I shouldn''t have brought her right?" Jen said and looked to the other girls for confirmation but they were too intrigued by the way Laura was behaving.


    Jen closed her eyes and took a deep breath to calm herself down. She saw Lucas look at her as if he was really enjoying the show and she looked at him darkly. She went to the bar where he was sitting on a bar stool and stood directly in front of him.


    "What''s wrong?"Lucas asked as he pulled her to stand between his legs.


    "Do you think they''ll be okay?"Jen asked Lucas worriedly. She knew that Laura had a thick face and she would be able to bear the consequences the next day. On the other hand Jen was not very clear on James'' personality so she was worried.


    "I''ll say this again Jen, stop worrying, they are all adults. They don''t need to be chaperoned. If James hates something he would not tolerate it. It''s his personality Jason is living testimony of that so he isn''t being forced or coerced into anything, don''t overthink it, alright?"Lucas said and pushed her damp hair away from her face.


    "Alright, i''ll stop worrying" Jen said and leaned against him.


    *


    "Are you alright?" James asked as he looked down Laura worriedly. She had suddenlye up to him and boldly sat on him andy on top of him. She was treating him like a body pillow as she wrapped her arms around his waist.


    "Mmh, i''m fine" Laura responded as she snuggled even closer to him. James was only intrigued by how she was beingfortable with someone she had just met.


    "Do you drink often?" James asked curiously as he tried not to touch her, so he ced his hands behind his head.


    "No, Rachel hardly drinks and it''s no fun if i''m the only one drinking" Laurained her words muffled as her face was tucked close to his chest.


    "Do you do this often when you drink?" James asked and felt her move. When he looked down at her, he saw that she was looking at him with heavy lidded eyes.


    "Mmh, but Jen and Rachel are much softer" Laura said as shey back down. James took some time to process what she said and when he understood what she was referring to he ended upughing and patting her head.


    "You''re cute" James said for the third time that day.


    "You''re the first guy to ever think i''m cute" Laura said absentmindedly.


    "Is that so?" James asked surprised and received a nod from Laura.


    "But you are cute" James said and patted her head again. Laura looked at him from her position, her green eyes looking directly at his grey ones.


    Laura had vowed not to even consider a man who was too intimidated by her and here she was with a man who was calling her cute and patting her head like a child.


    [A/N: Well, he also thinks Lucas is cute so]


    Laura couldn''t continue staring at him since her face was getting redder by the second. The only thing that was upying her head was how sexy James was.


    "Do you have a girlfriend?" Laura asked James straightforwardly.


    "After all that you''ve already done, does it matter?" James asked Laura who was already treating him like a body pillow.


    "It does" Laura said with a pout and hesitantly started putting some distance between them.


    "Does it?" James teased as he unconsciously stroked her head and he felt her nod.


    "How?" he asked and looked at her curiously.


    "I''ll know whether I should use the number you gave me or not" Laura said and looked at James once more.


    James had always beenbeled as cold and unfeeling, so not many women would tantly flirt with him like this. On that note, most women that he was exposed to were in showbiz and had ulterior motives whenever they were trying to curry favor.


    James tilted his head and looked at Laura who was still clinging to him and chuckled.


    "I''m not dating anyone" James said absentmindedly.


    "What do you think of me?" Laura asked making James raise his eyebrows in surprise.


    "You?" James asked dumbly.


    "Mmh, me." Laura replied.


    "Are you propositioning me?" James asked with a voice filled with incredulity.


    "If not you then who?" Laura asked and pointedly looked to her surroundings to show that she was not talking to anyone else but him.


    "You want us to date?" James asked disbelievingly.


    "Mmh" Laura replied. Although James was pretty confused, Laura had already made up her mind. She thought she would be an idiot if she let a man like him go. She might have not been so direct if she was sober but she had every intention of keeping her to herself the moment she saw him.


    "Seriously?" James asked still incredulous.


    His constant questioning frustrated Laura so much that she ended up ring at him.


    "Why? You don''t like me?" Laura asked as she sat up so she could re at him properly. Her sudden change in demeanor flustered him and he became silent.


    "Why don''t we talk about this tomorrow?" James suggested.


    "I know for sure that I won''t be able to have this conversation tomorrow" Laura responding and stroked his chin. James was captivated by the sight in front of him as Laura was looking at him from a higher position with her bright red hair surrounding them and her heavy lidded green eyes looking at him brightly as if she has already made her decision.


    "Can you promise not to go back on your decision?" James asked stillid back as Laura hovered over him.


    Laura felt like she was taking advantage of him since he was so beautiful. Even though he had a strong muscture, it was hard to ignore his face and the fact that he leaned towards the slim body type.


    "Ofcourse" Laura replied and stroked her thumb across his pronounced cheekbone.


    "Let''s give it a try and see how it goes," James said as he rxed on the lounger and let her do whatever she wanted.