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.

pulled out a chair and sat down. Since she had nothing else to do, she

then touched the TV rack beside it. With a frown,

sitting position and replied in a low voice, "The

back

down. Since he had nothing to do as well, he picked up the menu and read it. "The dishes in this

if she wanted

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

"Do you want to go home now? I'll stay here and

menu in his hand on the table and said seriously with a

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

pursed her lips. She then said, "Lucas won't mind if you leave first. Besides,

immediately shouted, trying

him but said

hint of contempt in her eyes. He irritably scratched the back of his head.

Rachel had once intended to spend the rest

few minutes. After sitting quietly for a while, Rachel stood up to go to the bathroom. But when

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

just arrived," Rachel replied. Upon noticing that Jack was still sitting and didn't even look

full of contempt, he stood up reluctantly, twitched the corners

was very low when he

it clearly, so she frowned and pinched his waist secretly. With a voice that only the two of them could hear, she asked, "What's wrong with you today? Are you in a bad

"I'm fine,"

replied in the same tone and chuckled. He then pulled out the chair beside him and invited Lucas expressionlessly,

and calm. He turned his head and looked behind him. Seeing his action, Rachel understood,

the waiter what kind of

then raised his hand and waved

he saw her protruding belly, his mouth curved into a

let your wife walk to the counter alone with her big belly? You should have gone and asked for

change in his attitude was too sudden and too evident

said in a sweet voice, "Rachel, it's been a long time since we last met. How have you

have been doing fine," Rachel answered with a smile. She looked down at Iris' protruding belly, feeling

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

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