Stuck in you

Rachel tried her best to comfort Eric. "If you don't mind, you can have a cosmetic surgery."

"It doesn't matter. It's easy for a man to get scars," Eric chuckled.

"Go and find someone to give you more scars then!" Rachel slapped his shoulder and laughed.

"Ouch! You don't have to be so cruel, I'm not that stupid," said Eric as he lowered his head.

Rachel crossed her arms and frowned. "Then why were you so impulsive? You're a grown man, Eric. You're not a kid anymore, make better decisions!" He shook his head and snickered. "Alright already, I will. I'll stop being impulsive."

"Good. If this ever happens again, I'll be the one to add more scars on you," she said as she applied the ointment on Eric's scar.

Eric winced and the corner of his mouth twitched. Who knew Rachel could be this scary?

Rachel noticed that her ointment had run out and she rummaged through the medicine kit for another one. Suddenly, someone tapped on her shoulder and held out the ointment before her.

It was Jack. She didn't even notice when he got here.

Rachel took the medicine from his hand and said, "When did you get here? Why didn't you say something?"

"I just came in. Didn't you hear me come in?"

"No, I didn't notice. Anyway, thanks for this."

Eric wanted to turn his head to see Jack, but Rachel told him not to move.

Eric made no effort to contest and stayed still.

Jack leaned his back on the wall while crossing his arms and smiling. He noticed that Rachel was in a better mood than yesterday.

"Are you free today?" asked Rachel.

Jack was surprised. Was she trying to drive him away?

After a few seconds of pondering, he answered, "I'm dropping by the company this afternoon."

"I see." Rachel focused her attention on applying the medicine to Eric's wounds

Jack thought she was acting weird so he stood in attention.

'Is she still mad at me?'

After Rachel applied ointment to Eric's back, Eric wanted to wear his shirt but she advised him that he should let the ointment dry out first.

The black scab and the ferocious red wound with thread stitches were still there.

It was still quite painful, but it was bearable enough after the ointment had been applied.

When Rachel went to wash her hands, Jack called Eric's attention.

Eric, who was humming on the back of the chair, was frightened. He turned his head to look at him. "What?" By the sound of his voice, he was not happy to be talking to Jack.

Jack smiled and put his hand on Eric's shoulder.

you want this time?" Eric

eyes glinted as he lowered his head next to

Eric swallowing nervously. Sweat even ran

and stared Jack in the eye. "What do you want? Just tell me already," he said, trying to

want to ask you a question," he said as he patted Eric's shoulder to ease the

said I

alike. Jack

he heard someone talk

turned their heads, unaware of how intimate they looked

his back and looked at Rachel in

pressed her finger against her temple. She shook her head

take his dirty shirt from the sofa. Jack furrowed his brows and

startled by his

need to speak to you." Eric stared at the two of them as they went upstairs. "What the hell? What in God's name are they doing up there?" he muttered to himself when they were out of

her bedroom was open, and the curtain was being blown up

want, Jack?" asked

and put his hands into his pockets. "Why are you angry

I'm not angry," she

at me, I can tell!" Jack sighed and covered his forehead with his hand. "Ever since you came back from the restaurant yesterday, something was wrong

face away from him and thought of an

didn't buy it, he kept pestering her for

finally snapped and shouted at Jack, "Why do you care so much? I told

I care about

kind of man that would admit something like that so decisively, and yet

don't have to worry," she said while covering her

"Rachel, if I did you wrong, please tell me. You don't have to keep it in like this. Don't force yourself to pretend that nothing happened, because that doesn't solve

her emotions? Did she really wear her heart on her sleeves

Jack had really become sensitive

talking. He had thought that she would at least say something after that

as though he had underestimated her bad

sighed again and pretended that everything was indeed okay. "You think too

was going to say something more but his phone rang

and gestured that he needed to take the call; then he

behind the door, Rachel leaned back against the wall as if a bone

dilemma. Jack found out that

must have paid attention to how she acted all this time. Otherwise, he wouldn't have noticed that she was

truth, Rachel did want to tell him, but she changed her mind the moment she opened

the disappointment in Jack's eyes, Rachel thought for a while and finally decided to tell

soon as the decision was made, Rachel saw Jack push the

"I have something urgent

"Jack, please..."

he was really in a hurry. He didn't even have time to listen to a few words. He

looked at his straightened back. The courage that she had gathered

nothing because he couldn't stay for a few more minutes to listen to what

he didn't come home

was puzzled that Jack

could say was "I don't know." She kept her mind occupied by

beside her as she read