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.

he said, "Your lips are a

"What?"

hospital's drawers. Without missing

no need. I want some

the cotton bud on the table and helped

headboard and let his arm support her head. She took a sip

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

little room for himself. However, seeing as the hospital bed didn't suit his tall height, he had to curl

around her body, so he was very cautious in moving

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

do you have to sit beside me? Didn't you hear

she teased.

course I did." He moved closer to

while no one's around to

help but be surprised by his

wound still

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

wound on her head, they needed to

she woke up that day, Jack's

forgotten what he had told

rose in her

recall what had happened back in the rubble, but she found that her mind couldn't connect things together. It was partly due to her

of her clothes. She wanted to ask him, wanted

thought that she was just uneasy

you fall asleep?" he asked, gazing

by the sudden show of affection, she tried to withdraw her hand, but he

gave up

wrong? You look

up her eyebrows as she tried to remember what

trying to ask for my

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

the sleeping pills, she couldn't go back to sleep

her eyes, the fear of being suppressed under the rubble appeared in her mind over

open her eyes immediately as her

added more to her fear. Whenever she turned her head, she could smell the soil underneath her, as if trying

the lamp couldn't soothe her

"Give me a minute."

as he let go of

that narrow, so he

for them

carried her body to adjust her

couldn't help but cuddle up in his arms. She could hear his heartbeat as her head was pressed against

made room for himself

Rachel realized what he was

stretched his arm and wrapped it around her