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.

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

and forth inside 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 hotel? Look, there's

changed into a more comfortable sitting position and replied in a low voice, "The

then focused back on

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

as if she wanted him to just talk to himself

phone and thinking about meeting Lucas later, he felt more and more uncomfortable,

him, and said, "Do you want to go home

his hand on the table and said seriously with a straight

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

"Lucas won't mind if you leave first. Besides, don't you

told you that?" he immediately

glanced at him but said

he clearly captured the hint of 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

his heart at the thought that Rachel had once intended to spend the rest of her life

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

with a smile, she waved his hand to greet them. "Did

with earlier as well, so we just arrived," Rachel replied. Upon noticing that

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

low when he said

the two of them could hear, she asked,

"I'm fine,"

tone and chuckled. He then pulled out the

always gentle and calm. He turned his head and looked behind him. Seeing his action, Rachel understood, so she asked, "Where is

the hallway, so she went to ask the waiter what kind of fish it is. I

hand and waved

When he saw her protruding belly, his mouth curved into

and sit down. Lucas, how could you let your wife

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

sweet voice, "Rachel, it's been a long

with a smile. She looked down at

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

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