Stuck in you

Jack caught up with Rachel, asking why she was angry.

She could feel the warmth of his palm again.

She endured the embarrassment silently and said, "Don't worry about me. You should go back! I'll walk around by myself for a while and look for my friends."

Jack pretended not to understand her. "Your friends? Who else came with you other than Lucas?" he asked.

"Lea."

Jack remembered that Rick had told him that Lucas had brought two women with him. So the other one was Lea.

There was no doubt that Lucas maintained a good relationship with them.

Jack said, "You have an unusual relationship with Lucas,"

He abruptly stopped. 'Am I getting jealous?' he asked himself inwardly.

Rachel thought otherwise, thinking that he just wanted to know why she and Lucas were really close.

She explained subconsciously, "We have been friends for nearly ten years."

She had been friends with Lucas for nearly ten years, meaning that they had known each other since they were around fifteen or sixteen years old. It was strange not easy for them to maintain such a long-term friendship.

Jack's heart skipped a beat.

A soft breeze came as they stood near the window.

Outside, the fireworks exploded,

adorning the night sky.

Neither of them talked at that time. They stood in the comfort of the silence as they observed the magnificent parade in the sky.

After a moment's silence, another round started. Rachel got startled by the noise of firecrackers.

Before she could react, Jack already reached out to hold her. The fireworks were more intense this time.

When Rachel came to her senses, she had found herself leaning against Jack's chest.

He frowned and asked, "Are you scared?"

Rachel was frightened by the fireworks, but now... she was more uncomfortable with him like this.

Rachel pushed him away immediately. There had been so much physical contact between them the last few days alone than there ever had been in the last five years.

She raised her hand to put aside a strand of hair from her face. Her heart galloped in her chest. "I need to look for them now."

little confused. "Why don't you just call

Lucas' number, but he didn't

night sky. It was so beautiful,

floor,

Finally, he found her.

that what he saw this

on the other hand, stood there with a pale face, looking at Jack and

breath outside, not expecting

another. She moved two

again. They said something and then gazed outside

burst of fireworks, Celine was unable to

hid in the dark like a paparazzi, following their

Her heart broke.

no longer felt sorry for her. No wonder he didn't respond when she told him about what

he get close

realized that she had been missing out on

and sadness. She couldn't just barge in so boldly as if

around and left, she followed them. She sneaked behind them, wanting to see what they were going to

Lucas. As Lucas was on the top

mean to look for Lucas in the first place.

followed her

with an excuse to get rid of him. "I need to go

"The bathroom? Okay. Go ahead." He stopped and didn't

her lips and smiled in secret. She

Jack stood still and stared at the floor blankly. What was he doing? Why did he have to follow

her in the beginning. It was fun to see her nervous and at a loss for

And then...

he needed to think over

as he

narrowed his

like the public ones.

prevent something embarrassing from

for a while, Rachel thought that

when she opened the door and silently walked

stopping in her tracks. She hid in the corner as

moment, she looked up, only to see

the corner of the wall and

and Celine was over. But it doesn't look like

annoyed, her

foolish for believing him and even more frustrated that she had fallen for his trap. They lived together, ate together, shared the same bed, and held

The next time Jack tried to tease her again or did something inappropriate, she would

for a long time, but neither of them came back. Michael