Stuck in you

Rachel was still the one knocking on the door.

She was looking overwhelmed. Her hands were covered in bubbles, there were some on her hair as well. Her shirt was a mess, and finally she couldn't stand it anymore. "Can you please come over and help me?" she pleaded.

Mendes was being a handful, it was one crazy thing after the other. One moment he would be draining the shampoo, the next moment he would spray Rachel with water. She could no longer contain him by herself, she had to ask for help.

Mendes was acting all hyper. Instead of taking a nice and calm bath, he was playing with the water and swimming around in the bathtub.

Mendes used to feel too embarrassed to let others bathe him, but it seemed as though he got over it. Rachel worried about what he would do if he was alone in the bathroom. She was afraid that he would run around and slip or hurt himself without their knowledge.

She asked the boy if he needed her help, and this time he agreed without a hint of hesitation. The last time she asked Mendes, he was determined to refuse her.

Rachel realized that it was a trap. The moment she tried to shampoo his hair, the boy threw water on her. Some of the water even got into her mouth.

Rachel was searching for the shampoo but couldn't find it. It took her a few seconds to realize that Mendes had it, but it was still too late for her. When she turned around, he almost emptied the shampoo bottle on her.

The bathroom had become a complete mess. Rachel's hair was riddled with unwashed shampoo and bubbles, and her clothes were soaking wet from Mendes' horseplay.

Jack went inside the bathroom with Rachel. Mendes was seated in the bathtub playing with his rubber ducky.

He kept squeezing the rubber duck and made impish laughter.

Jack and Rachel each sat on a stool beside the tub. Jack shook his head looking at Mendes. "You are a handful," he said, half-disgusted.

"Don't be so uptight, he's just a kid," Rachel giggled.

"Mendes, come, let's rinse off the bubbles on your head."

Rachel placed a blanket next to the tub and covered her knees with a large towel. She had never bathed a child before, so she emulated the parenting methods she read on the internet.

Jack was clueless as well. He was only doing this because Rachel asked for his help. The methods they found on the internet were easier said than done after all.

Jack never imagined him doing something so demeaning in his life. But he was already there and it was best to just get it over with. He rolled up his sleeves and asked Rachel to put the towel on his knees.

Rachel had tested her hand on carrying Mendes before Jack came in, and she might not be able to support him on her own. So she grabbed the towel and carefully laid it down on Jack's knees with her slender hands.

Jack almost froze when she smelled Rachel's hair. She was so close to him that the scent of her hair was overpowering. He felt a sudden urge to hold her, but thankfully she sat back on her stool and disaster was averted.

"Alright Mendes, come here, you little scamp!"

Mendes struggled to get out of the tub with his stubby legs. Rachel and Jack supported him until he got out of the tub and put him on Jack's lap.

arm while the child's leg was on his

and his methods. "Cut me some

really trying to make fun of Jack, he was just very

up and had to fight with the

how irritated and emasculated he felt right now. He thought about what he could've done to deserve this, but eventually he got

your eyes and don't move," Jack

it was time to rinse off the bubbles on the boy's head. She

water splashed onto his pants but Jack was in no mood to delve into such trivial details. His sole objective right now

Rachel. There was something about her

minute, his tension and urges were becoming harder to

away from Rachel. He didn't know what he would do if he

that she didn't notice how Jack

took her eyes away from Mendes, she might accidentally

she finally finished washing his hair. She turned around, looking for a clean towel. When she was

she realized

eyes closed as he held her head closer to his. Jack moved

place as she covered her lips. She wanted to scream at Jack, but she couldn't find her

Mendes open his eyes. He saw how Rachel was dumbfounded,

her all confused. "What's wrong,

shook her head. "Nothing." She tried to calm herself

Mendes' hair, Jack helped the boy to stand

oblivious to what had happened a few minutes ago, climbed into the

for too long, alright? You got five minutes. After that, wipe

that resembled a puppy's. It was his way of

surprise, it didn't work this time. "Listen to

suddenly kiss her like that? But she was sure about one thing, there was no way she would look him in the eye. If their

stay as far away from Jack as possible. She was afraid that he might do it again, and she wouldn't be able to fight

out of the tub to wear his

he got out of his towel and

was not pleased to see the boy ruining the beddings and slapped his little butt. Rachel was still too scared to

bed. Judging from the noise, Jack was just

in front of his

guy and put his underpants in his hand. "Put them

Otherwise, she would roll her

a kid. Mendes was so excited

of trying to convince

By then he would be easier to convince him to put on

was rather warm for an evening. Mendes wouldn't catch a cold even if he