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

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.

low voice, "The wind

then focused back on

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

anymore. It was as if she wanted him to

about meeting Lucas later, he felt more and more

you want to go home now? I'll stay

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

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

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

immediately

glanced at him but

the back of

that Rachel had once intended to spend the rest of her life with

while, Rachel stood up to go to the bathroom. But when she turned around, she saw that the door

she waved his hand to greet them. "Did I make you wait for too

something to 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 him on

twitched the corners of his mouth, and

low when he

heard it clearly, so she frowned and pinched his waist secretly. With a voice that only the two of them could hear, she

"I'm fine,"

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

calm. He turned his head and looked behind

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

raised his hand

neck and looked at the door. He saw Iris coming to them in light steps. When he

and sit down. Lucas, how could you let your wife walk to the counter alone with her big belly? You should have gone and

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

her hands, and said in a sweet voice, "Rachel, it's been a

doing fine," Rachel answered with a smile. She looked down at Iris' protruding belly, feeling a little envious. "How many months now?" she

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

around her waist naturally. He lowered his head and said in