Stuck in you

Jack gazed at Celine coldly. "You better know where you stand. Remove your hand."

His words had a double meaning.

Looking at the way his eyes flashed with such intensity, she could feel her mind going blank. "I-I won't be like this in the future," she stuttered out.

She was afraid that Jack wouldn't be as forgiving this time around.

If he was pissed at her now, it would be harder for her to get back into his good graces next time.

"Your apology is cheap! Just like you," he spat. Without giving her a chance to speak up, he drove away.

The skies rumbled in anger, and soon enough, rain drizzled around her. Even nature was mocking her every being.

Celine squatted on the ground and hugged her legs tightly. She shivered under the rain. At this point, it felt as if her whole life was falling apart right in front of her.

In the ward, Rachel shifted in her bed uncomfortably. It was then that she realized how painful it must've been for Lea on her first night when she had gotten injured.

They got hurt in the same month. 'That must mean we're good friends,' she thought, snickering at the irony.

As soon as she woke up, sunlight poured through the corners of the blinds. She sat up and struggled to get out of bed.

However, as soon as she stepped on the floor, Rachel could feel a sharp pain poking her on the hips. Her legs trembled from the feeling. She was about to support herself using the chair only to fall forward. Her chin slammed against the handle, and she cried out in pain.

Suddenly, the door was pushed open. Jack sprinted over like a knight about to save his queen. He held her up and placed her back onto the bed. "Are you okay?" he asked hurriedly. "Did you hurt yourself?"

Staring at his sudden appearance, she furrowed her eyebrows. "Why are you here?"

"I happen to pass by when I heard you. What were you planning to do?"

"Nothing."

Rachel wanted to pee, but she was too embarrassed to tell him.

When he saw that her face was growing redder and redder by the second, he understood what was going on. Jack stretched out his hand and offered to hold her up. "I could take you to the bathroom."

She turned her head, struggling to cover the blush that had bloomed on her cheeks. "No thanks," she murmured. "Celia's coming over."

"You're a doctor. Do you really think it's healthy for you to hold it in?"

he insisted. Upon seeing how stubborn she was, he cocked up an eyebrow. "Or do you plan to just do it on the bed?"

it," she snapped, waving her fist at him.

you say, but it's still unhealthy." He grinned when she finally agreed for him to

talked and looked at each other

open, he took it as his cue to pick her

from them. Maybe then he could hold her for a longer time being. In fact, he wished that he didn't need to let go of

he placed her back onto the bed, she

"Thank you."

shy gaze, hope grew

strands of her hair. With a faint glint in his eyes, he said, "I haven't had breakfast yet. What do you want to eat? I can go

"breakfast," her stomach

her hand over her belly and tilted her head. "I would like some steamed buns and soybean

"Okay, I'll buy them."

season wherein osmanthus blossoms were in full bloom. Among the green leaves were clusters of

with a thermometer in her hand. She placed it inside Rachel's ear and

closer to the woman lying in the bed.

'I smiled sweetly?'

"No, we're just friends."

the nurse realized that she might have crossed the line. She

and recall how much they had gotten along in the

from how they had

Jack returned with a plastic bag. She

the brand, her eyes widened. "You bought the buns from that

couldn't have bought it

onto the plastic plate. He handed her a pair of chopsticks. "The

Rachel picked one of the streamed buns and took a bite. The taste brought back so many memories. She almost groaned at the

out of the country for three years, so she

gone to the Chinatown in France, but their steamed buns always tasted different from

a tissue from the drawers. He wiped the sauce from the corner of her lips. "You should eat slower,"

haven't eaten this in such

"Have you eaten

yet. You

it inside her mouth. She looked like a chipmunk, with her cheeks bulging

back for good, she

home. If she was on a night shift, she would've bought some snacks

took out a business card and handed it to her. "It's not that far from the hospital. In fact, it's

the hotel

"When did this happen? Isn't the rent in your hotel

a small smile on his face. "The second floor of the hotel has actually been renovated. It has plenty