Stuck in you

Letting out a sigh of relief, Jonathan stood up and said, "Let's have dinner first." He acted as if nothing had happened,

Rachel smiled to herself, and thought, 'See, he's no longer concerned about where on earth Jack has gone.'

And so it was time for him to find out what had happened between her and Jack. As she ate, Rachel pondered over how she might deal with Jonathan's questions.

After they finished eating dinner, Jonathan challenged Rachel to a game of Go. Rachel agreed, and went with him to the study upstairs.

Jonathan took out his chessboard, set it up carefully on the table, and arranged the black and white stones. They sat down opposite each other.

Jonathan stretched his arms and rolled up his sleeves. "It's been quite a while since the last time I played Go. I hope you'll take it easy on me."

Rachel said modestly, "You'd still be a better player than me if you took a ten-year break."

Jonathan giggled, flattered by her compliment. He waved his hand to brush her words aside and said, "Come on, it's been ages since we played Go. Let's have a warm-up game first."

Rachel nodded in agreement, and said, "Please!"

Rachel and Jonathan then began a silent battle with the black and white stones. At first he was taken off guard by her moves, and when he realized that she was really playing to win, he was totally unable to gain the upper hand.

Within twenty minutes, Jonathan suffered a crushing defeat.

Glancing at her father-in-law's gloomy face, Rachel felt a little embarrassed. Trying to offer an excuse, she suggested, "Maybe the color was bad luck for you."

Jonathan silently nodded and they exchanged the stones.

Not daring to be careless again, Jonathan spent an attentive hour with Rachel, absorbed in the game. At last, the game closed in a tie.

Jonathan shook his head in dissatisfaction and said, "Let's play again."

And so the third round began.

After her nap, Tracy awoke to find that the two were still playing Go in the study. She asked the servant to prepare some fruit. Then she took it upstairs by herself.

The two were completely focused on the board, and paid no attention when she came in.

Noticing the intensity of their concentration, Tracy put down the plate lightly and didn't say a word.

Of course, she knew what her husband's temper was like, so Tracy went to a corner and sat down, watching them play Go in silence.

Ten minutes later, at the brink of defeat, Jonathan had lost his spirit for the game. He put down his last stone in frustration, closed his eyes and sighed, "I lose. I'm getting old!"

way out of the awkward situation, she dropped the black stone she

said, he had lost the game. He had no chance of

smile, "You're my teacher in the game of Go. This only means

consternation. He shook his head and tapped on the board. "I'm getting old..." He looked at her with a meaningful look, and said, "At my age, I can only play Go to kill time.

silent by his comment.

carried over the plate of fruit,

their relationship, but she hadn't expected him to be so frank. She hadn't

he would not wait so long if he

topic, but she felt that Jonathan's question was too abrupt, so she rushed forward to distract them.

and smoothed her hair. Pretending that she still had other things to do, she walked away and said, "After you've done, go out for a walk. The weather is

and said,

for many years, Rachel was

with them simply meant nothing. They had enough

a little more enthusiastic toward Rachel. But then she discovered that the relationship between Rachel and Jack was as cold as ice, and Jack even

enough. Even though it wasn't written on her face, her lack of warmth toward

she didn't like Rachel either. She felt that her son had been wronged, and that he

wrong with her, she didn't impress Tracy, who thought that Rachel had no idea how to satisfy

dissatisfied with her, but she

her marriage to Jack and wanted to end it. But now, she

Tracy left the room, Rachel knew what

other well, but it was difficult for them to

deliberation, Jonathan asked gently, "Is

touch with him

touch" sounded weird to describe

she mean by them sleeping together last night?' Jonathan

and then

her lips and almost burst

about to offer a word of encouragement. If they were willing

open his mouth, Tracy returned to the study. She couldn't hide her excitement. "Jonathan! Jack is back! You two must come down

totally unprepared for that. They couldn't believe their ears. She frowned, feeling confused. Hadn't he said that he was with Celine? Why did he come back there, out of

"I'll teach that brat

on the table, and said with a smile, "Dad, please don't embarrass him.

there was a

the stairway after Jonathan. When they reached the lower

his son. When

tongue, but disappeared in a flash. He went straight to Jack and began to complain. "Where have you been?

a big deal about it. One of our VIPs had some problems and I

relief. She winked at Rachel,