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.

she had nothing else to do, she took out her

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

more comfortable sitting position and replied in a low voice,

focused back on her

sneered and sat 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 good. They don't

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

that all her attention was on her phone and thinking about meeting

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

in his hand on the table and

raised his two fingers,

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

he immediately shouted, trying to hide his

him but

her eyes. He irritably scratched the back of his head. He just couldn't suppress his restlessness, thinking that Lucas would arrive any moment

thought that Rachel had once intended to spend the rest of her life with Lucas if they

for a while, Rachel stood up to go to the bathroom. But when she turned around,

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

just arrived," Rachel replied. Upon noticing that Jack was still sitting and didn't even look at Lucas, she patted

of contempt, he stood up reluctantly, twitched the corners of his mouth, and said, "Finally,

low when he

voice that only the two of them could hear, she asked, "What's wrong with you today? Are you in

"I'm fine,"

out the chair beside him and invited Lucas expressionlessly, "Have a

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

waiter what kind of fish it is. I came here first to say hello to you and let you know that we are

his hand and

neck and looked 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 the expression

he said, "Come and sit down. Lucas, how could you let your wife walk to

was too sudden and too evident that Rachel didn't

"Rachel, it's been a long time since we last met.

at Iris' protruding belly, feeling a little envious. "How many months

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

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