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 took out

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 asked, "How can you make a reservation in this

replied in a low voice, "The wind is strong

focused back on

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

didn't reply anymore. It was as if

on her phone and thinking about meeting

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

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

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

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

that?" he immediately shouted, trying

glanced at him but said

in her eyes. He irritably scratched the back of his

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

hand to greet them. "Did I make

that Jack was still sitting and didn't even look at Lucas, she patted him on the

contempt, he stood up reluctantly, twitched

voice was very low when

a voice that only the two of them could hear, she asked, "What's wrong with

"I'm fine,"

and chuckled. He then pulled out the chair beside him and invited Lucas

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

the aquarium along the hallway, so she went to ask the waiter what kind of fish it is. I came here first to say hello to you and

raised his hand and waved

coming to them in light steps. When he saw her protruding

you let your wife walk to the counter alone with her big

too sudden and too evident that Rachel didn't

to Rachel, held her hands, and said in a sweet voice, "Rachel, it's been a long time since we

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

used to it."

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