For the next three weeks, Lucas kept coming home earlier every day. His workload was gradually decreasing while David's was gradually increasing. Even Michael was taking on more responsibility than he had before.
On Thursday of the third week, Jen came home from university and found Lucas home already. She had to double-check the clock on the wall to make sure that she was not hallucinating.
He was lounging on the couch in front of the tv his expression showing that he was feeling too lazy to move. Jen put down her bag and went to stand in front of him. Only then did he finally notice her presence.
"You're home," Lucas said with a smile and reached forward to pull her down to sit with him. Jen flopped onto the couch, almost causing her to be exposed with how the skirt of her dress rode up her thighs.
