Stuck in you

Rachel put down the vacuum cup and was about to help, but Lucas shook his head and pointed to the chair, motioning her to sit again.

He put the box down in front of his feet, wiped his hands on his pants, and asked in a low voice, "Are you free tomorrow night?"

"Yes. Why?" she asked.

He replied slowly, "I want to invite you and Jack for dinner. We haven't had a meal together ever since."

That afternoon, when Jack came to pick up Rachel from work, she suddenly remembered Lucas' invitation, so she told him about it.

Jack didn't answer at once. His fingers were tapping the steering wheel while he seemed lost in thought.

Rachel couldn't figure out what he was thinking. Raising an eyebrow, she asked, "Are you not available?"

"I am," he answered quickly.

But then he added, "How can you let him invite us to dinner when it should be us treating him to a meal?"

"It doesn't matter," she replied casually without thinking too much.

He didn't say anything more. He looked straight ahead and focused on driving, but his heart complained silently, 'Of course it matters. We should invite Lucas and treat him to dinner as a couple.'

The next day, Rachel finished her work earlier than usual. She looked at the time and called Jack. "Are you almost here?"

"I'm still in the office. Give me a few minutes." He was actually packing up while talking with her on the phone.

"Alright."

Thinking that he must be busy with something, she sat on her desk first, took a report, and read it slowly.

After a while, her phone on the desk vibrated. When she picked it up and opened the inbox, it was a message from Lucas. He said something unexpected came up, and he would be late.

It was only then that she noticed the time. Half an hour had already passed from the time they had agreed to meet. She replied "Okay" and immediately called Jack.

Jack was already at the gate of the hospital, so she quickly packed up and strode to the entrance.

Since the rush hour had already passed, they arrived at the hotel in less than ten minutes. Led by the waiter, they walked into the booked room. Lucas wasn't there yet.

down. Since she had nothing

the room with one hand in his pocket. He peeked through the window, then touched the TV rack beside it. With a frown, he smacked his lips and asked, "How can you make a reservation in this

comfortable sitting position and replied in a low voice, "The wind

back on her

well, he picked up the menu and

if she

all her attention was on her phone and thinking about meeting Lucas later,

at him, and said, "Do you want to go home now? I'll stay here and

his hand on the table and said

out his hand, raised his two fingers, and added, "I can't

then said, "Lucas won't mind if

told you that?" he immediately

at him

irritably scratched the back of his head.

at the thought that Rachel had once intended to spend the rest of her life with Lucas if they got

for a while, Rachel stood up to go to the bathroom. But when she turned around, she saw that the door was pushed

waved his hand to greet them. "Did I make you wait for

We had something to deal with earlier as well, so we just arrived," Rachel replied. Upon noticing that Jack was still sitting and didn't even look at Lucas, she patted him on the shoulder and whispered, "Stand

up reluctantly, twitched the

was very low when

waist secretly. With a voice that only the two of them could hear, she asked,

"I'm fine,"

then pulled out the chair beside him

head and looked behind him. Seeing his action, Rachel understood, so

kind of fish it is. I came here first to say hello to you

raised his hand and waved at the

He saw Iris coming to them in light steps. When he

and sit down. Lucas, how could you let your wife walk to the counter

was too sudden and too evident that Rachel didn't know

to Rachel, held her hands, and said in a sweet voice, "Rachel, it's been a

She looked down at Iris' protruding belly, feeling a little envious. "How

baby has just started to show up, so I'm still not used to it." Iris

walked over and put his left hand around her waist naturally. He lowered his head and