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,

"What?"

cotton bud from one of the hospital's drawers. Without missing a

no need. I want some water," Rachel

on the table and helped

leaned against the headboard and let his arm

was done, he put away the glass, but he didn't withdraw his

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 he

unhealed wounds around her body, so he was very cautious

but lean against his hold. In such a way, his warm hands gave her comfort that she

beside me?

she teased.

course I did."

while no one's around to scold me." He landed a kiss

be surprised by

wound

bandage wrapped around her head. She smiled bitterly. "It's

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

woke up that day, Jack's words

had forgotten what

in

she found that her mind couldn't connect things together. It was partly due to her exhaustion. Her body still hadn't recovered from the

as she pulled the hem of her

thought that she was just uneasy from not being

can't you fall asleep?" he asked,

affection,

up soon

wrong? You look

her eyebrows as she tried to remember what Jack had said to

trying to ask for my

I close my eyes, I feel like I'm being buried under

she couldn't go back

closed her eyes, the fear of being suppressed under

her eyes immediately as her heartbeat raced

turned her head, she could smell the soil

lamp couldn't soothe her

"Give me a minute."

him as he let go of her hand and

The bed wasn't that narrow, so

for

her body to adjust her

movement was so gentle that she couldn't help but cuddle up in his arms. She could hear his heartbeat as her head

room for himself

he was going to do, she

his arm and wrapped