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.

nothing else to do, she took out her phone

the other hand, Jack restlessly walked back 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

position and replied in a low voice, "The wind is strong today, maybe that's why the room is a

back

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

she didn't reply anymore. It was as if she wanted him to just talk to

on her phone and thinking about meeting Lucas later, he felt

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

hand on the table and said seriously with a straight face, "No way. He invited the two of

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

her gaze and pursed her lips. 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, trying to hide his

glanced at him but said

the back of his

to spend

go to the bathroom. But

a smile, she waved his hand to greet them. "Did I make you wait

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

stood up reluctantly, twitched the corners of his mouth, and said,

low when

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

"I'm fine,"

the same tone and chuckled. He then pulled out the

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

beautiful fish in the aquarium along the hallway, so she went to ask the waiter what kind of fish it is. I came

raised his hand and

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

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

sudden and too evident that Rachel didn't know how

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

smile. She looked down at

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

and put his left hand around her waist naturally. He lowered his head and said in a gentle voice, "You must be tired. Have a seat