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 else to do, she took out her phone and browsed the

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

into a more comfortable sitting position and replied in a low voice, "The wind is strong today, maybe that's why

focused back on her

Since he had nothing to do as well, he picked up the menu and read it. "The dishes in this restaurant don't look good. They don't even have new

if she wanted him

attention was on her phone and thinking about meeting Lucas later, he felt more and more uncomfortable, and his

put down her phone, looked at him, and said, "Do you want

instantly threw the menu in his hand on the table and said seriously with a straight face, "No way. He invited the

his two fingers,

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

that?" he immediately shouted, trying to hide his

at him but

contempt in her eyes. He irritably scratched the back of his head. He just couldn't suppress his restlessness, thinking that Lucas would arrive any moment from

the thought that Rachel had once intended to spend the rest of

up to go to the bathroom. But when she turned

his hand to

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

up reluctantly, twitched the corners of his

low when he

his waist secretly. With a voice that only the two of them could hear, she asked, "What's wrong

"I'm fine,"

then pulled out the chair beside him and invited Lucas expressionlessly, "Have

and looked

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

raised his hand and waved at the

stretched his neck and looked at the door. He saw Iris coming to them in light steps. When he saw her protruding belly, his mouth curved into a smile, and the expression in his eyes

time, his voice sounded enthusiastic when he said, "Come and sit down. Lucas, how could you let your wife

his attitude was too sudden and too evident that Rachel didn't

and said in a sweet voice, "Rachel, it's been a long time

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

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

naturally. He lowered his head and said in