Stuck in you

Jonathan shook his head with a smile.

After a while, as Tracy was about to fall asleep, she suddenly heard her husband calling out her name.

She opened her eyes and frowned. "What's wrong?"

There was long silence before he finally spoke again. "Jack and Rachel are incredibly troublesome."

It turned out that he was also concerned for them. Tracy's heart rose uneasily as her sleepiness dissipated.

The old man sighed. "Well, we can just agree to let them divorce if they truly wouldn't get along with each other."

Her eyes widened. "What? Are you sure?"

"What else can I do?" Jonathan shrugged helplessly. "He isn't young anymore. He might as well do what he likes."

The woman gaped at him. Her mouth opened and closed like a fish blubbering for water.

"Besides, Rachel is already a grown woman." He smiled. "We're using him to make up for her loss, but look at the way he treats her.

Don't you think it's just plain torture? Doesn't she deserve better?"

Tracy pursed her lips and tilted her head. "Do you know something?"

"What? No." He shrugged. "I just thought about it now. Let them handle their own matters. They're not children anymore."

"That's true." Tracy sighed. It was much easier to tell Jack what to do when he was much younger.

In the hospital, Rachel moved under her sheets. "I can't sleep," she uttered.

Hearing her words, Jack couldn't bear to lie down anymore. He sat up and looked around, only to see her lying quietly.

Her eyes were as black as night.

As the rain splattered against the window pane, Jack pushed aside his quilt and got out of bed. He quickly fetched her a cup of warm water.

Rachel shook her head, implying that she didn't want to drink it later. He set it on the bedside table.

"What's wrong?"

After a moment's silence, her fingers fidgeted.

She hesitated at first before replying, "Every time I close my eyes, I feel scared."

Jack's heart ached at her words. He quickly sat on the edge of the bed and reached out his hand. He smoothed over the messy strands of her hair.

"I can't sleep either. What are you thinking about? Talk to me."

Rachel tilted her head. "You can't sleep either?"

Something flashed in his eyes. His gaze quickly fell on her lips.

answering her, he said, "Your lips are

"What?"

missing a beat, he poured it with water and dabbed it against her

I want some water,"

on

let his arm support her head. She took a

away the glass, but he didn't withdraw his arm from

tried to make little room for himself. However, seeing as the hospital bed didn't suit his tall height, he had to curl one of his legs just because

were still unhealed wounds around her body, so he was

lean against his hold. In such a way, his warm hands gave her comfort that she had never

me?

she teased.

"Of course I did." He

to scold me." He landed a

be

wound still

bandage wrapped around her head.

sew up the wound on her head, they needed to shave strands of her hair off. At the thought, she snorted.

she woke up that day, Jack's words were interrupted by the

had forgotten what he had

rose in her

she found that her mind couldn't connect things together. It was partly due

thoughts shifted to what Jack had said and did. Her fingertips grew cold as she pulled the hem of her clothes. She wanted to ask him, wanted to clear all the misconceptions in the air, but he misunderstood

that she was just uneasy from not

asleep?" he asked, gazing

gaze was filled with tenderness. Shocked by the sudden show of affection, she tried to withdraw her hand, but he didn't let

up soon

wrong? You

as she tried to remember what Jack

he trying to ask for my

I close my eyes, I feel

pills, she couldn't go back to

being suppressed under the rubble appeared in her

her eyes immediately as her heartbeat raced

rain outside added more to her fear. Whenever she turned her head, she could smell the

lamp couldn't soothe her

"Give me a minute."

watched him as he let go of her hand

bed wasn't that narrow, so he didn't

was enough for them to lie side by

quickly carried her body to adjust her position on the

but cuddle up in his

for himself

what he was going to do, she

and wrapped