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.

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

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 dust everywhere. I don't think the food here is clean,

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

focused back on her

do as well, he picked up the menu and read it. "The dishes in this

didn't reply anymore. It was as if

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

and said, "Do you want to go home now?

his hand on the table and said seriously

fingers, and added, "I can't leave you

She then said, "Lucas won't mind if you leave first. Besides, don't you think you will only feel out of

told you that?" he immediately shouted,

him but said

of his head. He just couldn't suppress his restlessness, thinking that Lucas would arrive any moment from

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

stood up to go to the bathroom. But when she turned around, she

with a smile, she waved his hand to

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

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

voice was very low

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

"I'm fine,"

in the same tone and chuckled. He then pulled out the chair beside him

calm. He turned his head and looked behind

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

his hand and waved at the

When he saw

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

in his attitude was too sudden and too evident that Rachel didn't know how to

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

at Iris' protruding belly, feeling a

just started to show up, so I'm still not used to it." Iris raised her hand and touched her belly subconsciously. Her eyes were full

hand around her waist naturally. He lowered his head and