Stuck in you

Austin exited Jack's office after the conversation.

Jack looked blankly at his computer screen. A pen spun atop his slender fingers.

Austin had aired his observation. For the past two days, he appeared to be slacking off at work. Jack was chagrined to realize he committed mistakes.

The man had never allowed his business to suffer before. Definitely not for any private matters.

He prided himself of his discipline in drawing a line between his public and private interests. He didn't expect that he would bend his self-imposed rules by falling in love with Rachel.

In the meeting earlier, Rachel had sent him a message asking what he wanted for dinner.

Ignoring his subordinates, he had chatted with her with a dash of excitement, the meeting totally forgotten.

The pen finally stopped, and Jack, who was thinking for a long time, finally made a decision.

What Austin stated was totally justifiable. He had allowed his emotions to override his reasons. He needed to strengthen his resolve and separate public affairs from personal ones.

After working hours, Jack drove back without waiting for news from Rachel.

The rain fell steadily without let up since morning. Alongside the road, leaves drooped under the weight of the droplets, adding a striking color to the foggy weather.

His piled up work and health condition put him in a consistently bad mood lately. He was only in a good mood if Rachel was beside him, but because of work, he couldn't accompany her often.

He needed to squeeze out time from his busy schedule if he wanted to spend time with her.

Although Rachel didn't know what he had done, it didn't matter.

It was a good thing to get the snail slowly come out of its shell. From being wary of him, she was now willing to come closer to him.

They were barely making any progress. But now, it was getting much better.

Jack felt intensely happy when he reached his apartment. His eyes were fixed on the brightly lit window.

He clearly knew that from the day Rachel moved in, the light in his house would always be on.

Rachel did nothing for the whole day. Jack was a neat freak and had stringent conditions with the housekeepers.

In particular, they had to clean up and kept things in order. His obsession with cleanliness warranted that every corner was flawlessly swept, dusted, and scrubbed.

They all observed the rules. Basically, a housekeeper was scheduled to do the cleaning once every two days.

Although the house looked cold and cheerless, there was never a trace of dust or grime.

As a result, Rachel did not need to clean anything except for her own mess when she decided to cook.

were idled and feathered without a hurry. She walked around in the morning and then went back

for her by noon. Rachel was woken up by

was here to supervise her and not the

was so embarrassed with herself that she planned

consulted with one of her previous

so busy, she didn’t notice the time. When she received a

thing is to have a good rest, pay

what she was saying. They chatted for a while longer and the nutritionist discovered that Rachel was customizing the plan

questions, and when she learned that it was designed for a

asking Rachel, who the lucky guy

much attention and detail to every meal, there would be no better care for the

she was a heart major and not a

was about to find an excuse to say goodbye.

hurried off under the pretext of

eloquent. Although they only talked via Internet, Rachel was afraid that she might find

not good at telling lies. Her only way out was to dodge her questions and

home as soon as possible. When he landed at the doorway, he paused and

rang the doorbell for a moment, and then heard the door being opened inside. Lights flowed out as Rachel pulled

woman he liked stood at

the moment. A wave of warmth filled him up, spilling out

he could ponder about it further, Jack yanked her in his arms and kissed

guard. Before she could make any reaction, she was lead into the house

frightened?"

away. Of course, she was alarmed! As soon as the door opened, she was seized

"I almost slapped you!"

"No way!"

I opened the door to a

mischief as he viewed his surroundings. The house felt a little different

another pair of shoes were on the floor. Even

disappeared for a day, but so much had

before tidying up the table.

her and took a peek at her notes. "Are you going to buy some fruits and

in the evening. It was still early in summer, but the skies were

"Then let's go!"

room and took a quick change of clothes, while Jack

were out of the

street lamps were lit, casting a

radio played an unfamiliar English song. Soft melodies filled the

to the song and hummed in a low

swiftly shifted into a blur. Not long after, they arrived at the mall. Moving within the stalls, Jack was in charge of pushing